Hey everyone, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Sorry for more quotes from the book again, JK Rowling does it best (all quotes in italics). Soon the quotes from Snape's memories in the 7th book will end. Next chapter is about James and I'm really excited to write this one. Please check out my other story Harry Potter: After the Final Battle. Please Review! Thanks- HT188

Chapter 2: Answers

"Mummy can I go to the park today?" Lily asked sweetly. Now that Petunia was away at a piano lesson Lily might actually get the chance to talk to that Snape boy again.

" Well, be careful and I will be right outside in the front yard gardening, ok?" her mother said knowing the park was just down the road.

Lily excitedly ran off knowing that if Snape were there, today would be the day when she would finally get some answers.

She found him under the same tree he was hiding behind the other day, he sat there smirking slightly as though he had been expecting her.

"I believe we haven't been properly introduced, I'm Severus Snape" Snape said while sticking out his hand and slightly blushing.

"Lily Evans" she said buzzing with curiosity about this small boy.

Very direct she said, "What did you mean by calling me a witch the other day?"

"Oh that, you see this is kinda hard to explain. There are magical people in the world who are witches and wizards and the nonmagical people like your sister are called muggles. Magical people like you and me get to go to this school called Hogwarts when we turn 11, I can't wait. And there's and Ministry of Magic and the Ministry can punish you if you do magic outside school, you get letters."

"But I have done magic outside of school!"

"We're all right. We haven't got wands yet. They let you off when you're a kid and you can't help it. But once you're eleven," he nodded importantly, "and they start training you, then you've got to go careful."

"Oh Sev, do you mind if I call you Sev?, I can't wait to go to Hogwarts, but we have 2 more years. Tell me more, I wanna know everything!"

His only response to the question of his name was to just blush harder.

From then on Lily met Severus in the park every week and the two were well on their way to becoming best friends.

Petunia seemed left out, her little sister no longer told her everything anymore. Lily was keeping a secret and she acted like the two sisters were no longer best friends. What secret?, well she would just have to find out.

"Will the letter really come by owl?" Lily whispered.

"Normally", said Snape. But you're Muggle-born, so someone from the school will have to come explain to your parents".

"Does it make a difference, being Muggle-born?"

Snape hesitated. His black eyes, eager in the greenish gloom, moved over the pale face, the dark red hair.

"No," he said. "It doesn't make any difference"

"Good," said Lily, relaxing: It was clear that she had been worrying.

"You've got loads of magic," said Snape. "I saw that. All the time I was watching you…"

"I just hope I won't be behind everyone else at school."

"Tell me about the dementors again. If I use magic outside school—".

"They wouldn't give you to the dementors for that! Dementors are for people who do really bad stuff. They guard the wizard prison, Azkaban You're not going to end up in Azkaban, you're too—"

He turned red again and shredded more leaves. Then a small rustling noise behind him made him turn. Petunia, hiding behind a tree, had lost her footing.

"Tuney!" said Lily, surprise and welcome in her voice maybe her sister would finally understand her.

"Lily what are you doing here with him? You know I told you not to talk to him. How could you Lily I never see you and you never tell me anything anymore" Petunia said as she ran off back towards the house.

"I have to go after her, to explain. I'm sorry I'll see you later Sev" Lily said as she too ran off.

Severus was left alone, sitting under the tall tree. The tree he had come to know as "their tree". He knew without a doubt that he was in love with Lily, whose hair gleamed like a burning fire.

"Tuney, I'm sorry I didn't tell you but Sev has been telling me about being a witch and going to this school called Hogwarts…"

"And you really believe that nonsense Lily, he's obviously making it up just to spend time with you, he's weird and you are too little to understand not to associate with people like that. Just stop this nonsense about Hogwarts, please!" She said while leaving Lily and walking to her own room.

Lily knew that what Sev told her could never be a joke and she knew that she seemed to be growing farther and farther apart form her sister every day. Sadly, their friendship might not be possible to save, no matter how hard Lily tried.