This story has been submitted for Watty Awards 2012. Please do vote for each chapter if you like what you read :) Much appreciated! Summary: Have you ever wondered what Severus would have seen if he looked in the Mirror of Erised during Harry's first year at Hogwarts? Well now you can find out (with a bit of drama along the way!) :) This story is in line with the events in canon. This fic is primarily told from Severus' point of view, with minor input from Albus and Harry too. Also includes a scene from the past when Lily finds out that Severus became a Death Eater. Also see Severus' POV of his final moments alive in the Shrieking Shack.

My name is Rowena. I am the lover of Tom Marvolo Riddle, the Dark Lord Voldermort. I have stood with him since childhood. A new recruit has come to us, Severus Snape soon we become friends and I discover something i'm not sure I wanted to know... I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER BOOKS/FILMS, EXCEPT ROWENA MADALAX. ALL THE SPELLS, CHARACTERS, PLACES ETC BELONG TO JK ROLING

"You see, Miss Blackwell... It is you're duty to make them realize that they are not as different as they say. Show them that unity is the only way to win. That their unity is the only way to save themselves. That is, after all, the reason you are here, in the wizarding world. Your destiny to is bring these enemies together to win the war." Julia Blackwell has a destiny that she must fulfill, and one far greater than she could have ever imagined. Follow Julia's journey and watch as her world cracks open when a visit to her aunt, the famous J.K. Rowling unearths family ties much deeper than could have ever imagined, and a world of magic opens before her. The wizarding world's biggest secret is about to be unlocked, and in the process, Julia get's herself into trouble, get's a little bit lost and somewhere along the way fall's a little bit in love. But as in any story it's always love that gets a girl in trouble...