When she finally got her letter on her eleventh birthday she was so happy. Thought her life would be a bit more normal. Her at school and making friends and seeing her father and family more now it wasn't her getting tutored and her father teaching in opposite timetables. That was until her father sat her down and explained that to keep her safe from the Dark Lord they couldn't reveal their relation. A dead man. A dead man is what is keeping her from her family. She didn't quite believe that was the whole truth but she didn't question it much out side of the small shouting and calm arguing back from her father till she ran to her room.
So now most thought of her as a muggleborn, can't hide as a half blood and not name a pure blood relative. she dropped her middle name and her fathers as she got to the school, so, Raven Evans - her and McGonagall had decided the 'Lily' middle name seemed to obvious to keep - was how the world would know her.
She spent the month she had left waiting to go to school rereading the books for first year, she'd read them already but she decided to prepare for the start of the new year by rereading the needed texts, and bluntly ignoring her father to the point of even leaving her potions book in their front room out of reach to make it obvious she wasn't reading it. Petty of her yes but it did seem to annoy her father enough. They ate in silence, McGonagall was the one who had to sit with them both and force them to talk properly a few days before the school year would be starting.___
She was dropped off at the platform earlier then the other students so that her father and McGonagall could be ready to greet the students at the otherside. The people around her in the train station didn't really pay attention as the got the train to the school, she sat mostly alone in a quiet cabin on the train writing in her charms book around spells she wanted to try, and maybe adjust a little. That was until another girl started a conversation, another first year, which continued carefully as for the rest of the journey talking about what they were excited for and which lessons they were most interested in trying. Charms and potions for Raven, Defense for the other girl. It was fun, but new for her to talk to people of her own age group. She didn't realise how easy it could be to make friends.
She was smiling as she got sorted into Slytherin, she always knew she'd follow her father there as much as Dumbledore and McGonagall teased. As she stood and walked towards the table she mumbled a small spell and let her dark hair change into a bright coloured green to match her house colour. Making a small scene of herself knowing her father would hate the flashy dramatics, she could almost hear him mention how ' Gryffindor' the act was, but she always did like her hair bright colours so why not stick with green this time, for a little while at least. She sat and watched as her new friend was sorted into Ravenclaw clapping for her and making a note to see if they'd share any classes at some point.
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First year started fun. Though she did have a few pure bloods attempt to threaten or bully her, in house only - no showing in house bullying or rivalry was allowed - it wouldn't have looked good if other houses saw that. Her blood status didn't exactly sit well with them, so they made it clear whenever possible. But after a while she made it clear that she didn't like her mother's name being used against her, that name wasn't an insult and she didn't want it used as such. When her words weren't taken seriously then a cauldron happened to melt or explode during potions classes without them understanding how their 'perfect' potion had got ruined and having to deal with the fall out from Snape himself who either didn't notice or didn't feel the need to point out Ravens actions. And there was a early wake up call from ice water, and just one, or two, bleeding face(s). The verbal assaults and jabs slowed and the physical ones almost completely stopped bar the rare brave student.
Though her father did end up talking to her about her actions in the potions lessons. Scolding her for doing so and reminding her of what could happen if something went wrong. She didn't like the reminder, but understood why he did so. The safety in potions was important, and on him in school lessons, so she stopped, mostly.
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Raven is a Snake
FanfictionRaven Lily Snape is the daughter of Severus Snape and Lily Evans. She was the year below Harry in school and was brought up by Severus, she knew of her mother and respect the women for what she did in her life. Though she never enjoyed keeping her f...