All right, I will join. How shall we start? Should I make a character profile? Are you new here? If you are, then welcome to the Chatterbox.

Sorry, I forgot to put this on here, but I'd like to be Snape.

I'd love to join! I'd like to be a different character that does not appear in the books.

Name:

Year: First

Description: 5'6", strawberry blonde, sea green eyes

House: Ravenclaw!

Sorry I keep forgetting things, but I'd like to start the RP at Platform 9 3/4.  Anyway, I'd like to get someone to play Lily; if you would like to, please volunteer. Also, volunteers wanted to do James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pedigrew (sorry if I spelled his name wrong), and Remus Lupin.  I know that some of them AREN'T horrible, but for this RP, since it focuses on Snape(!) and Lily, they will probably end up as the main enemies (sort of a Malfoy to Potter relationship), and I know that I said a minimum of three people. More would be nice, but to start out with, three would probably work fine. 

@Admin- why is this thread at the bottom page? Why isn't it at the top? What makes it go to the top?

@Everybody- Sorry, forgot my name! Whoops! My name is Alexis, but I want Snape to just call me Alex. Please??? I want to start at Platform 9 3/4 too, Afton. I'm going to go ahead and write my first bit. Oh, and by the way, I'm a pure blood, but I'm not all hoygy-toygy (is that even a word?) about it.

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ALEX~~~~

I'm waiting and waiting for the train to come. My youngest sister reaches her grubby paws up to my knee and  tugs my skirt. I lean down, and she smothers me in a grape jelly and peanut butter kiss. I kiss her back.

"Pomise you love me, thissy?" 

"Yes, Lissy. I do."

"'Tay!" she smiles and continues to waddle to the train.  It's my first year at Hogwarts, so I've got the jitters. I kiss my mothe'rs cheek, tell the kids bye, and then I... step through a pillar. I see the Express. It's magnificent! I step on to the train. My mother rushes through right as the train pulls out. She's wildly waving and screaming something. Hmmm... I see most of the seats are already taken. I wander down. I see a mostly empty compartment a boy who must be my age and seems to have a permanant scowl on his face is sharing with a young girl, also about my age, with long, auburn hair and green, almond-shaped eyes. I open the door, and step in bashfully. 

MORE LATER MUST FIND BRAINS!

So... Here's my first actually post containing part of the story! Thanks for your part, Claire! Oh, by the way, my name doesn't actually make this clear, but I'm a girl. I just like playing guys. Any guy who wants to play a girl, although these are VERY rare, are welcome.

@ Everyone- I'd like this RP to take them all the way through Hogwarts, although that will probably not happen... Anyway, here's Snape (<3!)

SEVERUS SNAPE~~~

I look around the station.

"Lily promised she wouldn't go to the platform without me!" I think. "She wouldn't break her promise, would she?" All of a sudden, I see her, standing with her parents and... wait, where's Petunia? I hope she's not causing trouble for Lily. Oh good, she's standing behind her mother. I wave at Lily, trying to attract her attention, without her sister noticing me. It doesn't work. Petunia sees me first, and she sticks her tongue out at me. Ah well, could be worse. Lily finally notices me and runs over. 

"Severus! I'm so glad you're here! My parents won't believe me when I say that I need to walk through the pillar to get to the platform. Will you and your mother please come and help explain?" 

I nod happily, and my mother and I, well, my mother really, go and explain about the platform. Lily and I try to ignore Petunia, while she sends us furious looks. 

Finally, we go through the pillar and on to Platform 9 3/4. Lily gasps and looks around.

"How do they fit this into the pillar? It's HUGE!"

"I don't know, Liliy," I say. "We should probably get on the train now."

"Oh, right. Yeah, we don't want it to leave without us! Wait for me, ok?"  She runs back to her parents and gives them both hugs.She tries to hug Petunia as well, but she turns away at the last moment, leaving Lily looking sad.

I wave her back over, and we board the train. Since we got here early, we find an empty compartment and quickly stow our luggage in the racks. Soon after we get situated, a girl who appears to be a first year, too, steps in. She seems shy and bashful.

"Do you mind if I share this compartment with you? This is the least full one."

Lily nods and the girl sits down.

"My name's Alexis Loris, but you can call me Alex. What's your guy's names?" she asks.

"I'm Lily Evans, and this is Severus Snape. Is this your first year?"

"Yes", she replies. "Is it yours, too?"

"Yes," I say.

Suddenly, the compartment door opens. Two more boys walk in and sit down.

"Hey. Can we share this compartment? My name is James Potter, and this is Sirius Black."

"If you must," I sigh and start talking to Lily.

@ Lizzy- Thanks for the welcome. It IS my first time here. My friend Claire (who is also on this thread) started me on this. Yes, I would appriciate it if you would make a character profile if you are making up a character, but you could also play an original character from the books. We still need someone to play Lily, James, or Sirius. Lily is a priority, however. Hope my post isn't too long!

Can I join? I love Snape, AU and the Marauders era. :)

Name: Alice Blithely

Year: 1

House: Slytherin (<3)

Physical Appearance: Short, straight auburn hair, blue-green eyes, short and skinny.

Blood Status: Pureblood 

YAY! Thanks for joining, Olive.

Here's my next piece:

SEVERUS SNAPE***

"Severus, what House do you think I'll be in?" asks Lily. "I really hope I'm in the same house as you!"

"You'll probably be in Slytherin, same as me," I say. "We'll probably end up together!"

"I hope I get into Ravenclaw," adds Alex. Alex must not be much of a talker. That's the first time she's spoken since she introduced herself. I notice she has something on her cheek. It looks like peanut butter and jelly.

WILL ADD MORE LATER STOP MUST FIND A TIME MACHINE TO GO BACK TO THE YEAR 6666, WHERE I'M FROM STOP BYE STOP.

ALEX~~~

"Do you mind if I share this compartment with you? This is the least full one."

The girl with auburn hair nods and I sit down.

"My name's Alexis Loris, but you can call me Alex. What's your guys' names?" I ask.

"I'm Lily Evans, and this is Severus Snape. Is this your first year?"

"Yes," I say. "Is it yours, too?"

"Yes," the boy answers. I pull out my book and start reading Little Women. I probably shouldn't be reading it, but it's so good. 

Suddenly, the compartment door slides opens. Two rowdy boys enter, shoving each other as they do so. They sit down, forcing me to curl up into a ball.  Oh well, at least I'm familiar with this treatment.

"Hey. Can we share this compartment? My name is James Potter, and this is Sirius Black." I really don't think our answer would have much mattered to them. 

"If you must," Severus sighs and starts talking to Lily.

"Severus, what House do you think I'll be in?" asks Lily. "I really hope I'm in the same house as you!"

"You'll probably be in Slytherin, same as me," Severus replies. "We'll probably end up together!"

"I hope I get into Ravenclaw,"I add. I can't belive I actually spoke. WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING? What if they don't like me? What if they think I'm ridiculous? *sigh* I had hoped that this place would be different.

I notice that Severus boy staring at my face. I start reading again. The two idiotic boys start arguing with Severus. I try to shut myself out to the book. It's getting pretty heated. Lily stands up suddenly.

"Come on, Severus, let's go find a different compartment! Alex, you can come, too," she says in a haughty voice. I shake my head. They get up and leave quickly. Potter and Black continue arguing about something. Potter suddenly stops and his eyes light up as he turns to me. Oh boy!

"Soo, Alex. Glad you stayed with us instead of that low class scum. You're welcome by the way. You don't really want to be in Ravenclaw do you? I mean, com'on, right?" he grins devilishly. He then seems to realize something. "Oh gosh, you're one of the Loris, aren't you?" "By the way you've got something right about," he pauses, then his hands circle my whole face, "well, everywhere!" Black laughs at that one. He then continues to make some rude gestures and bad words about me and my family. To think that I had a smidgen of hope that at least some people might actually like me here. With that thought, I barge out of the compartment, tears streaming down my face. I collide smack dab with Severus. I fall on top of him. Potter and Black double over laughing at us and turn away.

I'm rubbing the P.B.&J. off my face furiously. Severus pulls me up to my feet. I start out running, but Severus catches my arm. I see his eyes. Deep dark brown. It's at this point I decide I really like him.

"Wait here, Alex. I'll go get our luggage, and then you can come with me back to our compartment." I manage to nod through my tears. I curl up again. They are taunting him. I wish I could do some thing. He makes a reach for the bags, and then they have him down on the seat.

MUST GO RUNNING LOW ON BRAINS!

"Who would want to be in Slytherin?" asks Potter. "I think I'd leave, wouldn't you, Sirius?

Who asked for your opinion, Potter?

"My entire family have been in Slytherin." replies Black coolly.

"Blimey, and I thought you were a decent bloke!" Potter punches Black playfully in the shoulder. I don't know who decided that this was normal?

"Heh, well, maybe I'll break the tradition."

He grins devilishly at Lily, who pointedly ignores him. I smile at this, not the grinning part, the ignoring part.

"Where are you going, if you get the choice?" 

Gryffindor, I'd bet you anything. That's the sort of arrogant jerk he seems to be.

"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart! Just like my dad."

Knew it. I snort and James turns around and confronts me.

"Do you have a problem with that?" he asks me.

"No," I say. "If you want to have more brawn than brains, go ahead."

"Well, then, Snivelus, where do you hope to end up? Seeing as you have neither!" adds Black. 

Lily suddenly stands up and glares at them, then turns around and looks at me.

"Come on, Severus, let's find another compartment. Alex, you can come too, if you like." I stand up as Alex shakes her head, and Lily and I walk out of the compartment to the accompaniment of Potter and Black's taunting.

"Oooh-See ya, Snivelus!" they call, as well as some less nice things aimed at Lily. I want to go hit those boys, but Lily is walking so fast, I'd loose track of her if I went back to do that.

As I jog to keep up with her, I notice that Lily's face is red, and that she has tears pooling in her eyes and running down her cheeks. (This is me. Snape is all poetic like.) I want to comfort her, but I don't want to embarrass her by giving her a hug in the middle of the hall.

Suddenly, I notice an empty compartment. Apparently, Alex must not have looked in this part of the train, or some kids decided to move into a different compartment. Lily and I get open the door when I realize that we left our luggage in the compartment with Potter and Black. Lily looks like she's going to start crying even harder if she has to go back in there, so, although I'd really rather not see them ever again, I volunteer to collect our stuff by myself.

Back at the compartment, I notice them bullying Alex. They've surrounded her, and she looks really scared. I'd barge in immediately, but I don't think it would do much good. Better to wait for an opportune chance.

As I'm watching and waiting, Alex jumps up and runs out of the room. Before I can react, she runs into me and we both fall down. I help her up as she's wiping the P.B.&J. off her face. As soon as she is on her feet, she tries to run away, but I grab her arm.

"Wait here, Alex. I'll go get our luggage, and then you can come with me
back to our compartment." She manages to nod through her tears, and as she curls up into a ball on the floor, I walk into the compartment.

"Hey Snivelus, where's your girlfriend? Did she leave you? Serves you right if she did!" I try to ignore their taunts and reach for Lily's suitcase.

The next thing I know, I'm flat on my back on the seat. Potter and Black stand over me, glaring. Apparently, I angered them by paying their stupid insults no mind.

Potter pulls back his fist, and then hits my nose. HARD. I feel the bones grind as I sit up, hoping that they have finished with me. I grab the suitcases without any more trouble, grab Alex's book, and quickly exit the compartment.

Luckily, my nose doesn't start to bleed till I have made it back to the conpartment. I hand Alex her book, and then allow myself to relax and enjoy Alex and Lily's fussing. Being fussed over is a relatively new feeling for me. My mother's usual sentiment if I came home with a bloody nose and two black eyes was to tell me not to get blood on the carpet. Recently, I've been going over to Lily's to get cleaned up when I get in a fight, because her mother always fusses nearly as much as Lily, and I need to get away from home. For that matter, I try to make up an excuse to go to see Lily every day anyway. She gives me a reason not to run away till it's time to go to Hogwarts.

"Sev, I think you need to see a nurse this time. Your nose is really swollen. I think that Potter boy may have broken it again!" She says Potter like an insult. It's quite comforting.

"Oh no! You've had your nose broken before?" asks Alex. I nod, trying to keep blood from running into my mouth. "That's terrible!!"

"Yeah. It got broken about a month ago. He got in a fight with two 15-year-olds," Lily says rather proudly. "My mom and I took him to hospital because he was bleeding all over the place, weren't you, Sev?" 

"Yes I was, and if my memory serves me correctly, didn't you go out the next day and yell at those boys? Your mom was quite upset about it."

Lily nods and gently pokes my nose. I flinch away from her and Alex's ministering, and use a piece of the Daily Prophet somone left in here to stem the bleeding.

"I'll go and get you some ice," Alex offers, but I just shake my head. I don't want to put something bitingly cold on my nose, thank you very much.

"Um, I was wondering, are you two together?" I think I hear Alex say. Maybe Potter damaged my ears when he punched me. But no, I think not, as I distinctly hear Lily say, 

"No, we aren't. We just live in the same neighborhood. Sev was the first person to tell me I was a witch!"

"Oh," Alex says, as she turns pink and turns away.

TO

BE 

CONTINUED

after I find a time machine and return to my hometime to have a party.