Author's note: What's this a second chapter post on the same week? As I had said, I am trying to post two chapters a week, but was caught up on jobs and gym. Some of the words are from a Philosopher's Stone (Credits to JK Rowling) such as Hagrid instructing the first years, Professor McGonagall escorting the first years, the 1991 Sorting Hat poem, and the sorting ceremony. I still put Quirrell there, and I am intending to make him having importance, because there will be a twist in my version of the story. Heather, an OC I created is a witch, a muggleborn to be exact, and no I am not pairing her with any other Hogwarts students, she will date later when she grows up by other men, but I am pairing her with Gareth, their best friend, and you will see why. Peter has begun being explored on this chapter, because there are more questions than answers, and I am happy to explain it to you as the story progresses. I also liked writing the tense moment of Severus and Lily, because I am having a feeling in the Canon World, when Severus died and met Lily in the after life. I am having a guess she would be saying what I am writing in this tense conversations, because frankly, she would be right. If he did changed his values, why does he sneer over students, and show favoritism on Slytherin of all houses, Also I did not put him as a head of Slytherin, because the head is still run by Slughorn, you will see why later. Severus will never change because it is his true self, I am not bashing him, I am doing him a reality check, because it had happened to my best friend, I will not give too much detail, let's just say, it wasn't a pleasant experience, so without further a do, here is Chapter 11.
Chapter 11
31st of August 1991
Snape Flat
Today is the day, Damian is finally heading to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
It didn't ease the fact that he is always an early riser, and they must head to King's Cross Station at 11 AM sharp
His father is already in Hogwarts yesterday, and today he will embark to the greatest school a wizard can dream of
His mother looked at him with love and warmth, that he can tell she is struggling not to cry
"Oh, don't cry mother, I will write as the first week ends, I promise. I will also drag father to write you a letter too as you promised" Damian said, trying to ease the tension
He got embraced by his mother for a minute, and then the time is almost 9 AM, so they must be on the train station as soon as possible
They sat together for a hearty breakfast one more time, and then his mother told him, that they will have a ride, heading to the station
King's Cross Station, London
It was very crowded in the muggle station, and the letter implies that they must be in 9 and 3 quarters platform
Damian got confused because while he was examining the platforms, there were only platforms 9 and 10
He chances a glance to his mother for assistance, but got a bit annoyed on a wide smile of his mother
As if on cue, he heard the Weasleys ushering, and seconds later the Longbottoms too
The Potters had arrived also, and it puzzles Damian since Andrew is younger than him only 2 years, so why do they come at this special moment?
He got a bear hug from the matriarch, and pat in the back by Mrs. Potter
"First time?" he heard Mrs. Weasley asked
Damian finds himself nodding a bit quickly
"Allow me Molly" he heard his mother interrupted the matriarch
His mother came close to whisper on his ear
"All you have to do is walk straight to the wall, best you move when your eyes closed" his mother whispers
Damian nods but finds himself swallowing in nervousness where it must be a crazy idea for anyone to walk straight to the wall
"Let me show you, Percy, show Damian how it is done" the matriarch said
He watches the elder Weasley nods, and ran straight towards the wall, only for the elder Weasley vanish in thin air
"Go on" the matriarch Weasley said
Damian found a bit of courage, and adheres his mother's advice
He held the trunk tightly, and he begins to run toward the barrier, expecting to be hit, but instead he felt a warm breeze in a second
The barrier had showed the platform that was indeed 9 and 3 quarters
The train looks beautiful and breathtaking for Damian
He turns to see Neville passing by, Ron and his mother, Mrs., Potter, and lastly his mother.
He sees Mrs. Weasley holding a sour looking Ginny, and he came close to give her a big hug, whispering
"Can't wait to see you next year, and don't worry Gin, I will write to you too" he said in a whisper
He sees the mesmerizing chocolate brown eyes nod, and the cute grin begins to form
"You take care of yourself Damian, and control Ron too, Merlin knows what he will do there" Ginny laughs
Damian finds himself laughing also, and they made a long hug for a couple of minutes
The whistle of the train was evident, telling them they must board now
He turns to give everyone he cares about, a long hug just like he did to Ginny, especially Mrs. Potter, which was strangely feeling much better.
He turns to his mother, and she was on a brink of tears
He kisses his mother's forehead, whispering that he is keeping his promise
"Merlin, I forgot to bring an owl!" he suddenly remembers
"Don't worry, I will head to Diagon Alley right away, you will get your owl by tonight" his mother said
The second whistle came again, and it was a final call
He waved at them goodbye, and then went inside on the train which the train began to move
He saw Neville chatting with Ron, and they looked at him, signaling to sit on the compartment on the right
Damian grins, because this is a year where he will make new friends, while he misses his muggle friends, a lot
He misses Heather, he was supposed to tell her that he has relocated from St. Grogory Primary School, but how can he explain it in further details? He will make a mental note for this later
He sat on the right side of the compartment, and stares at his friends, smiling that this is it
"We are in bound to Hogwarts!" Neville made a small whoop
"Yes, indeed Neville. I am so excited, and hungry" Ron made a small growl
"Honestly Ron, all you think about is food?" Neville made an eye roll
"What? Can't a bloke eat?" Ron shrugged, but Damian can tell his best friend's ears flush in embarrassment
"I cannot wait to be in Gryffindor, where brave dw…." Before his friend exaggerated a bit, Damian heard the compartment slowly opening
"Excuse me, is this seat ta… Damian?" the sound he hadn't heard nor expected
"Heather?" Damian whispers
He stood up, and hugs his best friend fondly
He heard a small cough from Ron where Damian awkwardly flushes
"Oh, where are my manners, Neville, Ron, you guys remember Heather right?" Damian said
It took them a second to notice that Damian's strawberry blond haired friend was a muggle, well a witch
"Oh! You were a muggle we met in Damian's party" Ron blurted
"I can say, I am a witch now, but my family isn't magical" His best friend Heather said
"You might be a muggleborn" His friend Neville said
"A what?" Heather said
It was Damian to explain
"Look Heather, I am a half-blood, my father is a half-blood, my mother is a muggleborn, as for you, you had said your family isn't magical, so you are a muggleborn" Damian elaborated
"I just knew there was something magical in you, I just couldn't prove it" Damian said
"You mean you lied to me Mister?" his best friend crossed her hands and made a playful glare to him where Damian flushed
"How was I supposed to know that you are magical? I am not a seer, also my parents had instructed me not to show any magic to muggles" Damian shrugs.
"Wait now that you mentioned it, I remember one time in kindergarten, you were crying your ears out, and Mrs. Johnson had tried to calm you down that her hair had changed into green" Heather ponders
Damian turns to see his friends beginning to laugh "Oh shut up you two, I remember that day, it was Dudley who stole my chocolate" Damian said
"Dudley who?" Ron asks
"Allow me to explain, there was a big bully in our school or was right now, his name was Big D. Dudley Dursely" Heather said
"And he used to love picking on anyone on his sight, and Damian happens to be his favorite sport, by throwing balls on his face, and pushing him to the mud" Heather said
"Heather, it is in the past" Damian flushes a bit
"No Damian, this is abuse, if you hexed him to oblivion" He sees Ron getting very angry, the famous Weasley temper
"Might I remind you Ron, Dudley is a muggle. If I made magic, as if I can do it wandless, the ministry would come and take me away to Azkaban" Damian said
He sees Ron opened his mouth twice but no sound coming out
"Like I said, it is in the past, now I barely even think about it" Damian said
"Oh, that's because you are so prude and noble, oh believe me Ron, he was the smallest and skinniest in frame, Gareth and I are the only ones who would shield him" Heather smirk
"Hey!" Damian playfully glares
"And you like me for that" Heather continued to smirk
Deep down Damian appreciates having a loyal friend like Heather and Gareth too, which brought him the question he wanted to ask
"How's Gareth by the way? Did you tell him?" Damian counters
He sees Heather blush a bit, his suspicion got the better out of him, the thing is, Damian is not into girls at a moment, not in a romantic sense, he is 11 for Merlin's sake!
He should be focusing on becoming a wizard, and then focus later romance and stuff
"I couldn't do it Damy, it was hard for me not to tell him that I am a witch, you know how Gareth acts" Heather said
"Wait, so this Gareth hates wizards?" Ron did the unthinkable
"No" both Heather and Damian said simultaneously
"Sorry, Gareth is one of our best friends, he would be devasted to learn his best friends are in fact a wizard and a witch, so it must be that hard on him" Damian said and Heather nods
Damian helped Heather to put her trunk on top of the compartment and helped her to sit right beside him
They made small talks until the sound of their compartment door opened
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" A bossy sound of a girl asked
"No" Ron answers
Damian sees the girl completely, and she had a dark brown bushy hair, and she is short, on Ginny's frame. She was smiling and struggled to help her trunk
He almost stood up but was stopped by Ron. Ron stood to help her trunk and he sees her mouthing thank you
She sat on the left of Neville and dusts herself off and already wore her Hogwarts robes
"I am Hermione Granger" she said, offering her hand
"Neville Longbottom" Neville took her hand on a handshake
"Ron Weasley" Ron did the same
"Damian Snape" Damian did the same
"Heather Haddock" Heather instead hugged the small girl
"So, you all are magical?" Hermione asks
It was Damian to answer
"Yes, but Heather here is a muggleborn. Are you born with magical parents?" Damian asks politely
"No" Hermione answers
"Then that makes you a muggleborn, like Heather" Damian replies
They made small talks, and the lady with a candy counter comes by once or twice, offering them candies in which Damian bought few
He had learned that Hermione is a very bright girl, top of her classes in straight As, a muggle stuff he and Heather knows
She went to a primary school in London, while he and Heather had gone to St. Grogory primary school
All in all, she is a fun girl to know of, albeit a bit bossy, and a bit know it all
She had been constantly buggering everyone about her knowledge on Hogwarts, in which Damian was indeed fascinated, but it made onto a whole different level of being what's the right word obnoxious
"And so, the school had awarded Harry Potter as the boy who lived" Hermione ends the long speech
As if on cue, he heard a compartment door opened, and there he is, the pointy faced, pale blond, grey blue eyes of Draco Malfoy, strangely his sister did not show up.
He was accompanied by two unusual friends, a dark-skinned boy, and a tall brown-haired boy
"Did someone say Harry Potter?" Draco asks
"Relax Draco, Harry Potter is a myth" The Dark-skinned boy tried to reason the frantic Draco
"Trust me Blaise, Draco here is too prideful for his ego that he will ever meet Harry Potter" the brown-haired boy laughs
"Zip it you too" Draco flushes a bit
He sees Draco glancing over him, and then the sneer returns
"Oh, it is you, merry meet Heir Snape" Draco bowed
Damian knows the Pureblood bow, he was taught bits of it from his father, but frankly he didn't care
He secretly enjoys that Draco got a bit embarrassed by him for not showing the same 'respect' he wanted
"I am appalled that you are hanging out with those…filth" Draco said
As if she had read his mind, she stood up, taller than Draco, and then spoke
"Now listen here rich boy, my name is Heather Haddock, I may be a muggleborn, but I can whoop your sorry arse even without my wand, and that's as if you can fight without a wand." Heather yells
He enjoys seeing the pale blond boy squirm in fear
"And second of all, no one dares to bully my best friend but me" Heather said
"And third of all, rich or not, we will see how our academics would do, because get ready rich boy, I am coming for you" Heather said
The pale blond boy pretty much melted on the floor in shame.
His friend Heather sat on his right, and then glared at the boy
Damian only smirked
"You will pay for this Snape, better yet, I will personally speak to your father to watch your mouth" Draco smirked
"Go ahead, I am sure father would love to hear you" Damian smirks back
With a swift, the embarrassed boy and his friends had left, leaving the children on the compartment laughing
As the laughter dies, it was Hermione who spoke
"You think you would be excelling academically?" She asked in a know-it-all tone
Damian turns to see the knowing smirk of Heather, and before he tries to ease the situation, she already ignited the fuel
"I am Hermione, get ready also, because I cannot allow bullies like Dudley or even this ferret looking git bully us because he's rich, and I can smell an obnoxious rich boy when I see it. Dudley is rich too" Heather said with a smile
"You are on Heather, race to be the best of the best" Hermione smiles back
"I have it to you Damian, you really have a good pick on friends, I like this girl, from now on we will make a group that no one dares to mess us up" Heather said
"Fred and George had mentioned that there was a group called the Marauders, they are like brothers or something, we can form something like that" Ron said
"And what are we supposed to do Ronald?" He glanced at the scandalized look of Hermione
"Relax Hermione, we will just form a group on helping another, fighting against bullying and stuff" Ron said
Damian turned to see Ron for a bit, and he can tell Ron is lying.
Ron is a bit of mischief, and so was Damian, he can still remember a prank he did onto his father, and how he swapped his father's shampoo onto a food color gel prank
It had sent his father into overdrive, but Damian had always been innocent, as so he thought
"Ok, then I am in" Hermione said
With that they made a cute pact on their pinkies
"Why aren't you all in school robes, we have only" Hermione yelled a bit on scolding them into following the rules, and looked at her watch and then spoke
"1 hour till we reach Hogwarts!" Hermione scoffs
Damian ushers Hermione and Heather to leave the compartment as they are going to change onto their uniforms, and so they had implied, leaving the boys to change
It was getting dark in Scotland, and the train was getting slower and slower until the whistle of the train, signaling that it had stopped
The students had begun to leave the compartment, only the first years remained in their seats for a moment
They heard a loud roar of ''irst years 'irst years, you can come around'
Damian and his friends ran to meet the sourcing sound and it was from a giant man
He had a rough beard that almost took his face, and Damian could tell that beneath the rough exterior, there is some kindness, only time could tell
The giant man told the first years to sit on a boat that was on the right side of the station, and Damian sat in a boat with Neville, Ron, and a couple of two blokes he doesn't know of
"I am so excited to be in Hogwarts! Me mum had told countless stories about it" The sound of a thick Irish accent boy
"Yeah, me too, but not as much you Seamus, I am a muggleborn, so it might be a complete different experience" The dark-skinned boy said
Damian waved at the two boys, and they waved back as the boat began to move, they were amazed of how the castle shines in the night
It was an unforgettable experience, the castle did indeed glisten in the night
He found himself whispering 'whoa' and was caught by Neville nodding, also whispering 'whoa'
He couldn't see where Heather, since they are clearly on a different boat, but he can tell she is thinking the same thing as he is thinking
It took them a minute to reach on the shore of the rock, and the giant man helped them to sit
"'ou alright there Har…. Damian?" The tall man asked
Damian caught the slip, but didn't put much in thought, as he was distracted by the beauty of the castle
"Sorry, do I know you?" Damian asked
The giant man looked sad for a moment, but masked it quickly
"My name is Rubeus Hagrid, and welcome to Hogwarts, follow me Damian, follow me firs' years!" Hagrid shouts
They were following the giant man, and they walked till the figure of a tall lady
She was wearing a maroon robe, and a pointy hat
She had a brown hair with wisps of grey
She looked serious and nods courtesy to Hagrid as he approaches
"The firs' years Professor McGonagall" Hagrid bows
'So that was Professor McGonagall, the one who signed on his letter' Damian ponders
"Thank you, Hagrid, I will take it from here, follow me first years" Professor McGonagall replies
Damian, along the students, are following the stern professor, and the large doors of the castle, opens slowly, giving away the statues, guarding, and the fire, lit.
To reveal the beauty inside of the castle. They were following on a long hallway, and then the stern professor had stopped, turning to face them
"Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchraft and Wizardry, before you all get sorted, let me give a brief explanation on houses should you choose, there are four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and lastly Slytherin"
"Each house will be your house to share, sleep, and study for the end of the term, breaking the rules, you will lose house points, following the rules, attend the classes, and perform extra curriculars, you will be rewarded with house points, understand?" She made a stern eye contact
"Understood" all said
"Tonight, there will be a special feast, but first let's examine on sorting you all on which house you belong, now follow me" Professor McGonagall said
Damian watches her uttering a silent charm, and the two doors, open.
To reveal a massive hallway, with four tables, neatly aligned
At the end of the hallway stood the professors, he chanced a glance to see his father, did not smile, but made a small nod
He was surprised to see Mrs. Potter, sitting on the table, waving toward him
He heard a small whisper from Neville implying
"Why is Aunt Lily here?" Neville whispers
"I don't know, but I am sure she is a new professor, but the question is which one?" Damian answers in a whisper
He felt Neville nods, and then they had stopped in between the hall, where the stern professor, puts the hat on a stool, and the hat's eyes and mouth forms, singing
"Oh you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hatssleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!"
The whole students in the table, including the professors were clapping very hard for the song, and then the clapping died down, waiting to hear the sorting happen
"I will call your name, and you step forward to be sorted" Professor McGonagall said
"Abbot, Hannah" Professor McGonagall shouts
A tall, blonde girl, braided in pig tails, sat on the stool, nervously, as the hat was placed on her head, and within a minute, the hat roared 'Hufflepuff!'
The second table clapped loudly, and the amused girl, ran toward the second table
"Bones, Susan" Professor McGonagall shouts
A chubby redhaired girl ran to the stool, and within a minute it yells 'Hufflepuff!'
"Boot Terry" Professor McGonagall shouts
The hat reveals "Ravenclaw!'
'Goldstein, Anthony'
"Ravenclaw!"
'Flinch-Fletchley Justin'
"Hufflepuff!"
"Brown Lavender"
A very nervous girl sat, and the hat yelled 'Gryffindor'
She is the first to be in Gryffindor now
'Haddock Heather" Professor McGonagal shouts
Damian sees the always confident girl, turn into a nervous reck
She sat on the stool, and the hat seems to talk to her for 3 minutes and then yells 'Ravenclaw!'
Damian clapped, despite feeling a bit sad that she is not in Gryffindor
"Granger, Hermione" Professor McGonagall shouts
Damian watches the bushy haired girl, sitting on the stool nervously, and he can already predict a 'Ravenclaw; but instead, the hat yells 'Gryffindor!'
'interesting' Damian ponders
'Snape Damian" Professor McGonagall shouts
It's his time, and he heard murmurs and whispers saying, 'is this Professor Snape's son?' or 'a greasy git having a son?'
He wishes to hex them, but that would make them believe what they say
He walks towards the stool, to chance a quick glance over his father, and his father made a polite nod.
He sat on the stool, and the hat was placed on top of his head
"Oh difficult, very difficult, and there is something, something buried deep beneath" The hat said
'What is beneath?' Damian ponders
"I can tell you don't even know your true self boy, a forgotten thing, don't worry, the truth will be evident soon enough" The hat said
'What truth?' Damian ponders
"Ask your father, he will tell you everything, as for what you have, you can be in any house, but at the same time you have an impulsive behavior to protect the ones you love, very Gryffindor like" The hat said
"But at the same time, you possess cunning, and resourceful tendencies that would make you excel in Slytherin, but where to put you?" The hat asks
'Not Slytherin, not Slytherin' Suddenly Damian found himself uttering the words, he loves his father, very much, and he will ask his father about what the hat is implying
But his reason not to join Slytherin, is by facing the bully, Draco Malfoy as his roommate
"Not Slytherin eh? They can help you to achieve glory" The hat pointed Damian to the last table
'Please, please, anything but Slytherin' he utters
"Ok, suit yourself, better be…Gryffindor!" The hat yells
Damian made a sigh of relief, and turned to see a very shocking look of his father, and the warm smile of Professor Potter
He felt a sudden headache on his right brow, aching him a bit
A soft nudge from the stern professor, pulled him into a reality where he is joining in Gryffindor table from the far left
The students on the Gryffindor table kept clapping loud, and the Weasley twins were chanting his name, but he can tell it was a bit strained.
The clapping died down and waited for the sort to end
"Malfoy Draco" Professor McGonagall yells
Damian instantly turns to see the pale blond ferret, thanks to Heather, sits on the stool, and the hat barely touched his head, and yells
'Slytherin!'
The arrogant git smirks, and Damian finds himself sighing in relief that he is not in Slytherin
"Weasley Ronald"
Damian smiles to see Ron walking nervously on the stool and the hat took a minute to decide and spoke
'Gryffindor!'
Damian clapped the loudest, and embraced Ron into a hug
'Longbottom Neville'
He sees the round-faced blonde boy walking through the stool, and sighed in relief that the boy is sorted into Gryffindor
"Finnigan Seamus"
'Gryffindor!'
"Thomas Dean"
'Gryffindor!'
"Zabini Blaise"
'Slytherin!'
"Nott Theodore"
'Slytherin!'
"Bulstrode Millicent"
'Slytherin!'
"Parkinson Pansy"
'Slytherin!'
And lastly the Padma twins, Damian sees one got sorted into Gryffindor, and the other got sorted into Ravenclaw
The sorting had ended, and then the students, including Damian, sat on the table, waiting for the headmaster speaking
"Welcome to our new students of Hogwarts, and another year for older students. Tuck in" The headmaster twists his ankle
The food suddenly appears, and it was smelling amazing, Shepherd's Pie, Pork Chops, Roast Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and etc
Damian couldn't believe there are so many foods that he has a hard time to dig in
He politely chooses only Shepherd's Pie, because it was his favorite, and added some Mashed Potatoes, to suit the hearty food
He heard a loud grumble of eating, and turned to glancing over and chuckles under his breath that ofc this is Ron doing
He wasn't the only one, Neville joins the laughter, and sees Hermione shook her head, they also politely picked their food while Ron pretty much devoured what's available.
It was a good feast, and then the desserts appear thereafter, Damian found himself craving for two desserts, the Yorkshire Pudding, and the Treacle Tart
The tart was beautifully made, and the Yorkshire Pudding was delicious and fluffy
Damian felt like Ron for a second, he couldn't help on getting one, two, or more.
It was also a good dessert, and then the students turn to see the headmaster standing up and wait for the speech to begin
"Now we are fed, I want to assign a few important pinpoints" The headmaster said
"Magic outside the classroom halls is not allowed, the forbidden forest is forbidden to cross for a reason, the third floor on the stairs are out of bounds, The caretaker Filch is assigning another new regulation about pranking and etc."
Damian sees the headmaster's eyes turn onto the twins, but what they don't know that there is another mischief maker in the room
"Lastly, let me proudly announce two professors, Professor Quirinus Quirrell has accepted to take the position as a professor of Defense of Dark Arts" the headmaster said
A short man with a long violet turban stood up nervously, and the students clapped moderately
"Secondly, Professor Lily Potter has accepted to fill in positions as a professor of Potions" the headmaster said
Damian couldn't believe that, neither his friends
He sees the kind professor standing up and smiled to the students
The clapping was the loudest Damian had seen, even more than him
He looks at his father for a brief second, and can tell his father is having a strained smile under
"Thank you for your warm clapping, with this, time to head to bed, goodnight" the headmaster said
The prefects of the houses stood up and ushered the students to walk toward their dorm rooms
Percy had escorted Damian, and his friends for their dorm rooms on the right, Damian made a last handshake with Heather, before separation
They made a long walk to the hallway and was halted by a huge statue of a fat lady
'Password?' She asked in a sweet tone
"Caput Draconis" Percy said
The statue opened, revealing a portrait hole
The prefect ushers the students to step foot
Two prefects of Gryffindor Percy Weasley and Mathilda Jackson, stood on the front and spoke
"Welcome to Gryffindor common room" Percy said
"This will be your room for the next seven years" Mathilda replies
"Breaking the rules, you will lose house points" Percy added
"Sneaking into the girls dorm rooms are enchanted, so if any of your wise crack manages to sneak, the stairs will be enchanted into slide" Mathilda said with a smirk
"Should any problem arise, you come to the Head of Gryffindor, which is Owen Williams and Samantha Dickson" Percy said
The students nod for their words
"Your trunk is already on the room, and you can leave now" Percy said
Damian, Ron, and Neville bid farewell to Hermione, and they walked to their dorm room
Damian smiled, because this will be his home, his third home after his actual house, The Burrow and Potter Manor, and now this.
"We are in Gryffindor!" Ron yells
"Quiet Ron, yes we are" Damian smiles
"I cannot believe this" Seamus replies
"Me neither, I had read all houses, and respected all, but Gryffindor had appealed to me the most" Dean said
Damian smiles for their remark, and starts to pack his clothes into the closet
He took off his robes, and begins to wear his pajamas, and get a good rest sleep, since tomorrow is the beginning of classes, and Damian had always been an early riser.
Before he sat on the bed, he heard a knock, and he said 'come in'
It was Percy, and he spoke softly
"Professor Snape has told me to bring you into his office" Percy said
Damian wonders why his father would summon him on this time?
Damian nods and follows Percy, and they had a longest walk into the dungeons of Slytherin
He sees Percy knocking the door politely and heard a rough 'come in'
"Professor Snape, your son" he heard Percy made a polite bow
"You may leave Percival" he heard his father growled a bit
He sees Percy nods, and leaves them for a moment
Damian wonders why his father acts that way, but acts much different towards him
"I assume you got what your wish Damian" his father's tone was indeed strained
"Yes father" Damian replies
He sees his father sighing and rubbing his temples
"I cannot control what you really want, with that, I am happy, congratulations" his father said
"Thank you, father," Damian replies
"Come here" his father offered
Damian smiled and took his father's offer, by embracing a blissful hug
"Just to let you know, I am very proud of you Damian, your mother is proud of you, always remember that" his father whispers
"Thank you, father, really" Damian smiles
He resisted the urge to ask him what the hat was implying, it was a blissful moment to even think about it, but Damian got the best out of curiosity, he will ask but in a polite way
"You have to leave now, get a good nights' respect" his father said in a matter of factly.
Damian nods, and before he opens the door, he turns to face his father, asking the dreading question
"This mean Professor Potter will replace you?" Damian asks
"No, Li…. Professor Potter and I had decided to fill you all in bi-weekly" his father answered
Damian made a polite nod, and then left the chamber.
He was escorted by Percy, surprised to see the elder Weasley, waiting for him
The had arrived back to the common room, and had heard Percy uttering 'Good night'
Damian replied, and opened the door quietly to see his friends, are already sleeping
Damian sat on his four-poster bed, smiling for the time and a moment that he is in Hogwarts, the Hogwarts of School and Witchcraft Wizardry, there is nothing but a better moment for this, with that he drifted on a good dream sleep.
Slytherin chamber dungeon
A polite knock snapped Severus for a second, he was neatly arranging the curriculum, and uttered 'enter'
It was Lily, and she was braiding her hair
Severus stares at her beautiful form for a moment
"Hello Severus" Lily said softly
"Hello Lily" Severus replies
"I know we had spoken about arranging the class schedule, but I… I never thought of coming back here, it had been 12 years since I scolded you right here" He sees Lily staring at the floor
Severus couldn't remember the moment, but then a sudden memory of Lily yelling over him when he was renouncing his ways as a Death Eater
"I remember" He whispers, but can tell Lily caught it
It was much more awkward, because he couldn't muster a courage to see her, neither she can do the same
He had hurt her, much more than he did onto Olivia, he had a chance for redemption, but he ruined it, because he was seduced by dark arts
He was also seduced by his friends, of thinking the superiority and gain
He had realized his mistake thereafter, when he had been forced to watch the girls 12 years ago, it was a horrible experience for a 19-year-old, let alone a 31-year-old remembering such a heinous memory
He wanted to apologize to Lily, he had a right, because he had taken her son, her firstborn son
He will be hated even more by her when she remembers that she had a son, because she will think that he snatched her away from him
'Curse Pettigrew' Severus thought, he really hated the coward, at least Severus isn't a coward, he is still digging onto Peter's past, because behind the façade, there is something much bigger than that
The worst part is, he had fulfilled the debt to her husband, by taking care of their son
It hurts, cuts like a knife, a favorite muggle song Olivia use to listen, by the muggle singer Bryan Adams
It did indeed, because he had really been different, yet still retains the brooding, and a bit of Slytherin pride in his heart, but he has stopped being cruel
He had stopped torturing people, and didn't want to even utter any unforgivable curse
The sad part is, his own curse had been used, toward Black, so with this, there is another reason to add salt into the wound.
"What are you thinking?" Lily broke the silence
Severus snapped his head and stared at the weird look of Lily
It was more of like a disappointment rather than pity
She is disappointed to him because she had become a beautiful, confident, and never gets tired until she gets what she wants
As for him, he is still brooding, but a master of not showing, he is married, to a beautiful wife, but still, his brooding demeanor, didn't soothe the idea that he is in pain
If he had actually lost Lily, it would've been much worse, the problem is, what's worse, being in pain while she is alive or if she had been truly gone?
When he saw it by himself, seeing her lying on the floor
Severus wept for her, he really thought she would be gone, not dead in a level, but he had sensed a powerful memory charm
He did his research and was surprised for a weak rat to do such a powerful memory charm
If it is done correctly, the person who was affected, would lose his or her memory, forever
Like Alzheimers, the muggle counterpart
That's why he is in pain, because if the worst thing would happen, her fate would be worse than death
Because she would be alive, but felt lifeless
He knows she is waiting for his answer, and he doesn't want to tell everything he is thinking about, so he did a wise thing
"I am thinking about the time we spent together as children, we were young and innocent" Severus replies
She did an 'oh' sound, but did not go further
Severus remembers the great times after his argument with his drunken father, and stares at the two girls playing at the park
That was a long time ago, but now, everything has changed
"Well, if you hadn't called me this vile word Severus, I might have stood by you, but I digress, you had always been distant, Jamie had been right about you." Lily said
Before Severus responds, he was shut by her hand, inferring 'let me explain'
"I know it had been 16 years for me to finally express what I feel, you want to know what I feel on our friendship?" Lily asks
Severus nods a bit quickly
"I feel stale, nothing. I feel you did not care about me; I feel you are so engrossed onto your past; I feel you didn't want to explain why you act this way" Lily said
"Is your petty spoiled husband told you about this?" Severus couldn't help it, no one insults him, especially if it was that bad with Lily.
"That's the thing Severus, you are still think about you, everything is revolved about you, my father is a drunken abusive guy, my mother seems to love me, I am always distant, I am always fascinated on the wrong side, and seem to follow my classmates because they share the same temptations I have" Lily said
"You had never been abused Lily!" Severus yells, and it shunned her
"Yes, I may have never been abused by a father, but I had been abused by the two people who was once meant the world to me" Lily reveals
"What?" Severus asks in a complete shock, comparing his shock that Damian became a student in Gryffindor
"I had been abused by my sister and you, but you had hurt me the most, my sister, despite our differences, is still my sister but you on the other hand." She continues
"You had been listening to my frustrations, yet you didn't do nothing, I had told you everything I like yet you did nothing, and when your best friend Mulciber tortured me, I saw you there yet you did nothing" she continues
"I was wondering why me? Why would I give second chances on a guy who is clearly not into me, not in a romantic sense, and no, I wasn't into James, because you know that I had loathed him" she said
"You know that I had despised him, yet you did nothing, instead you cower in the shadows, you let your friends do the dirty work, and you had always been distant" Lily said
"I do not condone what James had done, because it was childish and he was a bully, he had admitted that, but his intentions were pure, with no harm" She said
"You on the other hand, you were harming people, I know that, because Olivia had told me, she had told me how you enjoyed torturing people" she said
"But I had renounced my ways Lily, I swear" Severus tries to reason
"You may have been somehow reformed, but the act is still there, the motives, and the desire. You had been so far down into the pit of darkness, that there is nothing that would pull you into the tunnel of light." She spoke
"I know I am being harsh on you, but I am trying to give you a reality check, you think you had changed, but you are still you, and you would never change what you are." Lily said
Severus sees her turning to head for the door, opening and then turns to speak to him with a broken tone
"I had believed in you Severus, many times, but now. I am not sure, because if you really have changed, you wouldn't even join the Death Eaters in the first place. See you tomorrow morning" she said those words and left
Severus was absolutely stunned, he couldn't believe what he is seeing, he had been cemented, by Lily of all places
He sighs loudly because with her carefully detected words, she is right.
He is fooling with himself on being changed, seeking redemption
Because he is still in fueling rage
Albeit it was dimmed in some sense, but the feeling, the sensation is still there
She is right about how he did not become the best version she wanted him to be
He couldn't believe what she had said, because for the first time, she is right
Severus always thinks she is wrong in some senses, but this time, she is right
He sat in his chair, staring at the ceiling, and for the first time in years, he is crying
His sobs on the night of Halloween 1981 were out of pity, that he didn't came to save her
In this sense, he is crying because she is right, all she had explained is his true self, the self that 'cares' is another persona
His self is hated, anger, lust of power, and narcissism is his true self
He had to vent his sobbing, by writing a letter to Olivia
He took a parchment paper, and wrote everything about the first night of Damian being sorted into Gryffindor and his unconventional meeting with Lily, he wrote how she had shown his true self, and wrote that he is genuinely crying
He signed himself, and summoned his owl to be sent in his home address of London
The owl had vanished out of sight, Severus turns to stare at the glistening moon, his sobs are still there, and he lets it out silently, better than crying loudly and everyone would hear that.