A/N: Since the first chapter was rather short given that it was only a prologue, and I got two reviews right off.. here's another!

Silver and Blue

Chapter 1: Arrival

A sigh escaped a young girl's lips as she sat on the swingset just outside the orphanage. She'd lived here her entire life. All eleven years of it. No family had come for her, and now no one would want someone so old. The girl spent most of her time either out here, or reading a book in her room.

She was considered an outcast here, but the bullies left her alone as well. They hadn't always, not until strange things started happening that she had no explanations for.

One time, she'd been sitting in the very spot she was now, when two of them had come over. She'd been scared, and somehow one of them, their hair had turned blue, just like that. A few boils had appeared on the other's face. While she laughed, finding it amusing, they'd run off to tell the owner, thus naming her a 'freak'.

She didn't mind though. She liked the peace and quiet of being alone, although some company would be nice every now and then.

What did she know about herself, you might ask? Not much. She knew of herself as Selene Snape. An old man with a long beard and a young woman with fiery red hair and emerald green eyes (her mother, she'd been told), had dropped her off here long ago. There was no explanation of why (the mother looked devastated), just that times were troubled. The two had never been seen again.

"Miss Snape?"

Startled from her thoughts, Selene blinked and looked up, recognizing one of the younger girls of the orphanage. She frowned then. The girl was staying a good distance away, like she was afraid.

"Yes?"

"Mrs. Ewing would like to see you."

Selene stood. Mrs. Ewing was the owner of the orphanage. While she could be friendly at times, it wasn't wise to keep her waiting. So, she quickly rushed off inside, muttering a thank you to the girl.

Long black hair flew behind her in the wind as she ran. She had dark, onyx eyes that matched the color of her fathers. On this summer day, she wore a baby blue short sleeved shirt, along with a pair of jeans. Both looked a bit torn and old, some small stains on the shirt, but Selene didn't mind. She liked them best.

She ran through the entrance door, just in time. She saw Mrs. Ewing, an elderly woman in her early 70's, standing with two men. One of them she felt like she should know. He was young, had short dark (and a bit greasy) hair, and onyx eyes. He wore a pair of strange dark robes, as he stood next to the other man. This man looked exactly like the one she'd been told about. He had a long beard, strange robes as well as a twinkle in his eye that possibly unnerved her a little bit.

"Ah, Miss Snape," Mrs. Ewing turned to her then as she walked in, panting a little. Both men turned to the young girl. The elder smiled, the other's expression didn't turn at all, though it was much different on the inside.

Despite not having inherited any of her mother's looks, Severus saw so much of her in the young girl. So much so that to describe with words would be too much.

"Hello, Miss Snape," the elder man said calmly as he stepped over to her, shaking her hand, which she of course did, a bit hesitantly. "My name is Albus Dumbledore, and this here is my companion, Severus. We would like to have a word with you, on a few private matters, if you have the time."

"O-Of course!" She took her eyes away from the younger man next to him, and nodded. "I've got nothing but time."

"Good. Shall we then, Severus?"

"S-So... let me start from the beginning," Selene began, sitting on the bed in her small room. It didn't have much: a bed for one, a desk, window and closet. The walls were all a plain white. "You're Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of a school of.. magic. /Magic/. And you're saying I'm a witch."

"Yes, that's correct," the headmaster said calmly, sitting in the chair across from her that was at her desk. Severus remained in the doorway. "Go on."

"This is a school that you're inviting me to, because I'm a witch," she said, pointing to herself for emphasis. "That's why these strange things have been happening around me. I'll learn to better control all that." At the headmaster's nod, she continued.

"My parents both went there," she said quietly. My mother was a..." she thought for a moment on the correct term. "Muggleborn. A woman named Lily.'' At that, a pained look crossed the Potions Master's face, but only for a few seconds. "And... my father is, standing," she swallowed. "Right there."

"Severus?"

The younger man tensed, and standing, he was only starting to take a step towards Selene, when she took off out of the room. Albus frowned, twinkle in his eye gone. Severus was looking back to where she'd run off, watching even until he could see no more.

"Give her time, Severus. It is a lot to take in."

Severus sighed. He'd waited eleven years, he could wait a little bit longer.

TBC