Always (A Severus Snape Love Story) Years 1-2 (Sylvia's Version)

Chapter 6: The Truth

We stayed that night in a hut on an island in the middle of the sea. Vernon and Petunia took the upstairs bed and Dudley took the couch downstairs, and since there was no place left for us to sleep, we slept on the floor in dusty sleeping bags. Harry was drawing a birthday cake on the floor with eleven candles and I was absentmindedly drawing a lily. Harry looked at Dudley's watch as it beeped 12:00.

"Make a wish, Harry," I said.

"Make a wish, Violet," He replied.

He blew the drawn on candles and I blew the Lily.

"Happy birthday, Harry," I said.

"Happy birthday, Violet," Harry smiled.

BANG. BANG. I jerked up with Harry and Dudley jumped off the couch. Petunia and Vernon came downstairs, Vernon carrying a gun.

"Who's there?" Vernon squeaked.

The door gave one final bang and it crashed to the floor. The Dursley's screamed and I pushed Harry to behind the wall as a man entered, who was very large, and another man entered, who wasn't nearly as big. The other man I recognized. He wore black robes and had long black hair.

"Sorry 'bout that," the giant chuckled. He put back the door.

"I demand that you leave at once, sir!" Vernon yelled. "You are breaking and entering!"

"Dry up, Dursley, yeh great prune!" The giant said, and snapped the musket in half so that the ceiling floor was cracked. The giant approached Dudley. "Harry, I haven't seen you in years, but you're a bit more long then I could have expected, particularity right in the middle!"He laughed.

"I'm... I'm not Harry!" Dudley cried.

"I... I am," Harry said, stepping out with me.

The other man smiled brightly and I walked over to him.

"Hello, Violet," He said. "I'm Severus Snape."

"Um, do we know each other?" I asked.

He pulled out a locket and clasped it around my neck. THE locket. It glowed brightly.

"I believe we do," He said, still smiling.

"It was you," I said. "You sent me this!"

"Indeed I did," Snape replied. "Consider it a birthday present. And here's another one for you."

He handed me a letter and I opened it.

Dear Ms.Potter,

You have been accepted to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A list of supplies for your year at Hogwarts is inclosed. The Hogwarts Express leaves on September 9th at 12:00. We hope to see you there.

Yours Sincerely,

Professor M McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

I looked up at Snape. "What does this mean?" I asked.

"It means that you're a witch, just like I am a wizard," Snape replied.

"Really!?" I asked. "After all this time?"

"Always," Snape said, starring into my eyes, as if reading my soul. "Now, we can go shopping in Diagon Alley, for as you can see, your brother has already left."

I looked and didn't notice a thing.

"Unless you'd rather stay here..." Snape smiled.

I giggled and exited the house with Snape into the cold rainy outdoors.

"Take my hand,"Snape said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I trust you," Snape replied.

I smiled, taking it. There was a whoosh and we disappeared into the night sky

spinning

and

spinning

and

spinning

until it stopped.