Can't Catch Me Now / Severus Snape

2. Slytherin Legacy

"Okay. I can do this I can do this. Not so scary- hey Draco."

"Why are you fretting snape?" Draco questioned. "You are a slytherin legacy."

" you mean you are not nervous at all?" Harry countered. 

"Nah slytherin through and through." Draco assured.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. Now, in a few moments, you will pass through these doors and join your classmates. But before you can take your seats, you must be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Now while you're here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you house points. Any rule breaking, and you will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup."

" It's not real, the ceiling. It's just bewitched to look like the night sky. I read about it in Hogwarts: A History." Hermione was telling as McGonagall leads the first-years to the front where the Sorting Hat lay on the stool.

"Will you wait along here, please? Now, before we begin, Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words." Minerva added, Harry looked to his parents and sister at the head table, LIlith smiled when she saw him. 

"Our boy." Lilith whispered, Severus reached behind Aria's chair and grabbed LIlith's hand. 

"Our boy." He agreed. 

" I have a few start of term notices I wish to announce. The first years please note that the dark forest is strictly forbidden to all students. Also, our caretaker, Mr. Filch has asked me to remind you that the 3rd floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death. Thank you." Dumbledore remarked before sitting back down.

"He has an old kitty cat." Aria remarked. 

"Yes he does and he is very possessive over her." Lilith added. 

" When I call your name, you will come forth, I shall place the sorting hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses. Hermione Granger."

" There isn't a witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin." Rom remarked.

"My parents are both slytherins." Harry corrected.

"Oh... ummm." Ron looked away awkwardly.

"Ronald Weasley."

"Thats me." Ron ran off. Harry looked to his mother wondering when he would be called, the names were never in order, chronological like LIlith would have preferred. It seemed to be completely random so Harry waited for his name to be called taking slow deep breaths. Draco was called up and the hat barely touched his head before it shouted Slytherin. Draco nodded heading to the green slytherin table happily.  

"Harry Snape."

"My baby!" Lilith declared. Harry turned red. "Sorry honey." Lilith cooed.

"Hmm...difficult, very difficult. Plenty of courage I see, not a bad mind, either. There's talent, oh yes, and a thirst to prove yourself. But where to put you?" The hat remarked. "Hmm... better be... Gryffindor!" Harry looked shocked as he stood up. He looked to his parents but they were clapping for him. Gryffindor?

"Say, Percy, who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?"

"Oh, that's Professor Snape, head of Slytherin house." Percy remarked.

"What's he teach?" Hermione questioned.

"Potions." Harry answered. 

"But everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies. He's been after Quirrell's job for years." Percy informed them.

"Hes my father." Harry added. They all looked to him. He never felt so out of place in a house the hat deemed he was meant to be in. They all seemed to hate slytherins.

"I thought Harry was going to be in Ssssslytherin." Aria questioned confused. "He's with the lion heads." 

"He is." Lilith agreed. "But thats okay." 

"Is it?" Severus teased. LIlith whacked him. 

"It's a fine house." Lilith agreed. "Eat up, I'm not cooking you a midnight snack." She informed Aria. Aria piled more food onto her plate. Harry kept glancing up at the head table and at Draco, already making a ton of friends it seemed but harry had got off on the wrong foot just by being born a Snape. 

"Hello, Sir Nicholas. Have a nice summer?" Percy questioned.

"Dismal. Once again, my request to join the headless hunt has been denied." Nick remarked as he floated away.

"I know you! You're Nearly Headless Nick!" Ron declared. Harry smiled up at Nick.

"I prefer Sir Nicholas if you don't mind." he corrected. "Hello Harry. I see you are in Gryffindor this year, well done." 

"Thanks." Harry whispered but he didnt feel like it was worth a congratulations.

"Nearly headless? How can you be nearly headless?" Hermione countered.

"Like this." He grabbed his head and pulls it to the side. His head is hanging on just by a thread. The kids jumped back.

"Ahh!" Ron shouted.

"Gryffindors, follow me, please. Keep up. Thank you." Percy remarked as he kept going.

"Ravenclaws, follow me. This way." another head boy remarked.

" This is the most direct path to the dormitories. Oh, and keep an eye on the staircases...they like to change." Percy warned.  "Keep up, please, and follow me. Quickly now, come on. Come on." the staircase began to move under them.

"Seamus, that picture's moving!" Neville declared.

"Look at that one, Harry!" Ron agreed.

"I think she fancies you." Harry teased giving his new housemate a nudge. Ron scrunched up his face. Maybe harry could win them over. 

"Welcome to Hogwarts." One of the portraits declared.

"Password?" the fat lady questioned.

"Caput Draconis." Percy remarked. The Fat Lady smiled and nodded in confirmation. The painting opens up to reveal a doorway in the wall, leading to Gryffindor Tower. "Follow me, everyone. Keep up, quickly, come on." they gathered around looking at their common room, red banners.

" Gather 'round here. Welcome to the Gryffindor Common Room. Boy's dormitories, upstairs and down to your left. Girls, the same on your right. You'll find that your belongings have already been brought up." Percy informed them.

Harry moved to his room, he was bunking with Ron, Seamus and Neville and another boy he hadnt met yet. He let Hedwig his new owl out of his cage and let him fly around. But as his new roommates got ready all chatting happily Harry realized how much he missed home already. Even though Hogwarts was his home, he was down with his family, now it was going to be like an endless sleepover with strangers.