Lily didn’t know that in that moment she had met someone who would come to love her more deeply than anyone could imagine. For her, the moment that the black haired boy in front of her had said that he was like her, she was just happy to have found a friend. Someone who could understand her. Still, she was hesitant.

“What do you mean?” she asked.

Severus, not knowing what else to do, picked a dandelion from the ground and waved his hand over it. Instantly it changed into a deep pink peony which he gave her.

“We're magical.”