Chapter one
" Severus, do you think they will .." I asked so quietly I didn't think I had a voice, " what recognise you" Severus always knew what I was about to say. He had been the one teaching and looking after me for the last 2 months, Dumbledore had asked as a favour as he believed I deserved a second chance.
"Do you believe I deserve this Severus, people will know who I am and will not like that I'm starting at Hogwarts" I stated.
" y/n I do not believe in second chances except in your case, and it is professor Snape"
A week before all the students arrived back Severus showed me around Hogwarts, I had heard so many stories but I never thought I would have the chance to see it myself. The great hall was magnificent, the ceiling looked like a night sky with candles floating everywhere, you could feel the magic warm up your bones. The four tables set across the floor with their colour houses ready and inviting to all the new students. Severus hoped I would end up in Slytherin as he had grown fond of me during the last two months but Dumbledore hoped I would end in Gryffindor. Secretly I hoped I was going to be put into Gryffindor as i didn't want to to be a Slytherin, I had read many books and had been told many stories all indicate that Slytherin was cunning, powerful and evil. I didn't want to be any of them, I wanted to be brave and strong like Gryffindors, my only friend was a Gryffindor to his surprise and I hoped that would be me to.
The day had arrived the first day of year one. I had dreamed about this day long before Dumbledore had found me, I was already at Hogwarts so I didn't get to go on the train, I have been told that the views are to die for. I stood patiently at the doors of the great hall as Severus had told me to do, I saw tall, small, big and thin people walk past me, I never had seen so many people before. I began to sweat slightly as I heard the whispers, the stares that was coming in my direction. "Welcome to Hogwarts,"said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts."
One by one professor McGonagall called the students names and each time they would be sorted their house cheered, " George Weasley" a funny looking redhead with a big smile sat on the stool, I looked around and to my surprise the same boy stood next to me, he looked down and smiled. " Gryffindor" and the house cheered. I looked at the Gryffindor table and saw three more redheads cheering much louder. Must all be siblings I thought " Fred Weasley" "Gryffindor" all of them in Gryffindor must be a family trait. Severus and Dumbledore where all looking at me waiting for my turn, I could hear the whispers growing louder " is that the girl" "yeah I heard she's a"
" y/n Grant" I slowly walked up to the stool and professor McGonagall and tried to shut out the comments being made. Sitting on the stool ever pair of eyes where on me waiting to find out where I belonged.
"Humm, I haven't come across a mind like this is years, hum you would do very well in Ravenclaw you are quite smart for your age, wouldn't be any good in Hufflepuff I see. Gryffindor would be a fine fit but so would Slytherin" the sorting hat revealed. " Not Slytherin" I begged. " Must be Slytherin" the hat shouted. The house did not cheer, they all just started as I slowly walked down and sat at the table away from as many people as I could. I could see Severus form a small smile, I could feel the eyes on the back of my head and the conversation that was being made about me, I didn't want to be here and they didn't want me here
Dumbledore made his speech, thought I wasn't listening " Let the feast begin"
