"You better be in Gryffindor, Lily" Severus Snape whispered into Lily Evan's ear. The two young 1st years were just about to be sorted into houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lily was muggleborn, so she wouldn't have known anything about Hogwarts until her letter came, if she had not met Severus, who told her all about magic and Hogwarts.
"I'll try " replied Lily, nervously twisting a lock of her long, dark red hair in her fingers. Severus watched her intently. Wow, she looks so beautiful, he thought to himself. Her bright green eyes were filled with excitement. Severus sighed, then turned his attention back to the sorting hat, who had just sorted Durgar, Emily into Hufflepuff. He knew Lily's name would be called soon.
"Evans, Lily" Professor McGonagall, head of Gryffindor, called.
"Good luck!" Severus said.
"Thanks, Sev" Lily smiled anxiously at him before she headed to the front of the Great Hall, where the sorting hat was. Lily slipped it onto her head.
"Gryffindor!" It immediately cried. Everyone (except the Slytherins) cheered. Severus clapped loudly, smiling. He had always wanted to be in Gryffindor, but now he needed to be in Gryffindor. He just had to be in the same house as Lily!
Several minutes later, Professor McGonagall finally called Severus' name. Slowly, he walked up and put the hat on his head.
"Hmmm......you could do very well in Slytherin, very well indeed. But I see that you are quite brave and loyal too, so I'll have to put you in........GRYFFINDOR!" Severus broke into a wide grin and raced over to sit next to Lily.
"Yay! Were in the same house!" Lily said excitedly.
"Yea, good job. Especially you, beautiful" someone said. Severus tensed, then both he and Lily looked across the table and saw James Potter, a fellow Gryffindor 1st year. Severus glared at him. Did he fancy Lily? His Lily?
But Lily just blushed and said brightly, "Hello, I'm Lily Evans. And this is Severus, Severus Snape. He's my best friend." Severus looked at James, and saw with satisfaction that James was wearing an extremely jealous expression on his face. Severus smirked.
"Nice to meet you," James said coldly as he turned away from Severus and Lily. He began talking to another 1st year, Sirius Black, who was sitting next to him.
Lily frowned at James sudden coldness, then began chattering excitedly to Severus, who wasn't paying attention. He still was going over those words in his mind; 'He's my best friend.' Lily Evans, the prettiest, nicest, and smartest girl in the school, thought of him, Severus Snape, the shy and greasy black-haired reject, as her best friend. Once again, he broke into a wide grin.
"Sev...? Sev!! Are you even listening to me?" Lily asked indignantly. Severus turned his attention back to her.
"Err....Now I am!" He said apologetically.
"Well I was asking you if you wanted to go check out the Gryffindor common room."
"Oh...Yeah, of course!"
Lily and Severus got up from the table and headed into the hall. They eventually found the staircase that led up to Gryffindor tower, and then spotted the fat lady's portrait.
"Uhh...Sev, whats the password?" Lily inquired, glancing over at Severus. Severus shrugged his scrawny shoulders, then looked around for a prefect. The only person in sight, however, was James Potter, who must have wanted to follow Lily back to the common room. Severus groaned softly, so Lily couldn't hear him.
"Hey Lily, how are you, babe? Miss me?" James asked Lily as he strolled toward her, winking. James was quite good looking, he was tall with messy, jet black hair and a lean, muscular body from playing Quidditch. Severus scowled and Lily rolled her eyes.
