"Severus, I got my Hogwarts acceptance letter!!"
As usual, Snape arrived under the willow tree.
The moment she saw him, Lily couldn't wait to fly towards him.
Her face was brimming with a brilliant smile as she shared the joy in her heart with her best friend!
"Congratulations. Now we really are going to be classmates."
Snape also smiled.
"Did the letter say who would take you to Diagon Alley? Generally speaking, for students born in Muggle families, a professor will take you shopping for the first time."
"Yeah, Deputy Headmistress Professor McGonagall said she would take me to Diagon Alley after receiving my reply. Will she be a very strict person?"
"Maybe. If you're worried, I can take you instead. Now you have no reason to keep putting off getting your wand."
"Really?"
Lily's eyes lit up instantly.
Compared to a professor she had never met, a young child was naturally more willing to travel with her partner.
"Of course. And I think our friendship over the past two years can more or less stand the test of money."
Snape's words were slightly teasing.
Lily, who had been a bit embarrassed, immediately rolled her eyes. She was no longer as unfamiliar with Snape as when they first met.
She patted his back carelessly and laughed, drawing out her voice:
"Then I'll trouble you. When I make money in the future, I'll pay back the Galleons I owe you."
"As you wish."
Over the past two years, apart from going to *Felinnon's Herb Shop* to purchase magical ingredients, Snape hadn't had a good stroll around Diagon Alley for a long time.
Taking advantage of this new student enrollment was a good opportunity to relax.
A cool breeze blew past.
Snape and Lily lay side by side on the hill, staring entranced at the willow branches swaying in the wind.
Sunlight like gold leaked through from time to time, generously bringing some warmth.
"I was born in a Muggle family. Will this affect my schooling at Hogwarts?"
Thinking of something unknown.
In the complete silence, Lily's originally excited emotions slowly subsided, replaced by anxiety about gains and losses and a faint sadness.
"It will. In fact, due to certain special reasons, the consequences of entering Hogwarts now will be more serious than in the past."
Without any thought of sparing Lily's feelings.
Snape decisively told her the cold reality, speaking in a low, soft voice:
"There are always people who view blood status as everything because apart from that, they can find nothing else about themselves to boast of.
They will contemptuously call you a Mudblood.
And when you hear those three words, don't hesitate—just punch them in the face."
"...Ah, won't I get expelled for that?!"
Snape looked at Lily strangely, leaving her dumbfounded with a sentence:
"What do you think I taught you so many jinxes for? Since they can't understand human language, use your fists to reason with them properly.
Violence can't solve all problems, but it can solve the people who raise the problems!"
After a moment of stunned silence.
Lily suddenly burst into deafening laughter, unable to stop until she clutched her aching abdomen.
"Thank you, Severus. I will definitely take your advice when the time comes."
"Mm. If you can't win, remember to call for help. I guess you'll definitely make many friends after being sorted."
"But you will always be the best of my friends."
Lily said without hesitation.
The oppression in her heart vanished, and she finally revealed the fundamental reason that made her feel sad on this supposedly happy day.
"Do you remember my sister Petunia?
When I received the acceptance letter today, my mum and dad couldn't help but start cheering for me, celebrating that our family produced a wizard!
Of course I was very happy, but Petunia obviously didn't think so. Now she's started distancing herself from me again."
"..."
"Why aren't you talking? Why don't you give me some enlightening advice like just now?"
"I already gave you my advice two years ago. As long as you don't want to give up the relationship with your sister that's become like strangers, you must endure her unreasonable tantrums for a long time."
"But she's my sister."
Lily muttered to herself in distress.
"The same blood flows in our bodies. Our relationship should have been close."
"Then continue to persist. Try not to show the magic of wizardry in front of her, pretend to be deaf and dumb, until one day you can no longer endure it yourself."
Snape shrugged.
"As long as you don't regret it, as long as you think it's worth it, then do it.
But one day you will find that you actually don't need to put down your dignity to please anyone, even if the other person is your sister."
Lily looked at Snape half-understandingly, her eyes clear but foolish.
Just like that Violet Raven who always liked to watch the fun.
However, the only difference was:
Juliet was faking it, while Lily was for real...
Thinking of this, Snape also extremely rarely burst into a sudden fit of laughter, the joy of entering Hogwarts in his heart venting freely under the stimulation of this moment!
After a while.
Lily stared at Snape, who had finally calmed down, and said with certainty:
"You're laughing at me."
"No."
"No, you are laughing at me!"
Rolling his eyes, Snape couldn't be bothered to pretend in front of this good friend of two years.
"Yeah, I am laughing at you."
The air was quiet for a second.
Immediately after, Lily lunged out with lightning speed!
With a smirk that couldn't be more obvious at the corner of her mouth, her target was straight at Snape!
However, faster than her movement was Snape, who was well-prepared, drawing his wand cleanly and neatly.
"Wingardium Leviosa!"
A Levitation Charm hit Lily precisely.
In an instant, the omnipresent gravity lost its meaning, causing the girl to scream as she floated up, unable to advance an inch!
"You cheated!"
"In a magic duel, being weak is the original sin."
Unflustered, he put away his wand again.
Under Lily's gaze, which looked like she had lost her parents, Snape placed a copy of *The Standard Book of Spells*, which she couldn't be more familiar with, in front of her.
"Given that school is about to start soon, I think it's necessary for us to clear the 34 hours of tutoring time you still owe me. What do you say?"
Lily raised her head.
She looked at Snape with a dull expression, then clearly saw a devilish smile rising on Eric's face!
Suddenly, only one thought remained in Lily's heart:
*So there is no love between us anymore, right?*