A/N: I'm terribly sorry for those who got the two Chapter 2s. I fixed it now. I also changed the summary, because I suck at writing those. I hope you like the continuation of chapter 2. Please review!
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Chapter 2: A Mysterious Family (continuation)

When Severus opened his door, he wanted to immediately shut it and pretend he never opened it. He thought it would be Dumbledore, but instead he saw a woman, a girl, and the Potter boy. The woman had long, raven colored hair slung over her shoulder in a ponytail, she wore a black coat, black combat boots, and black gloves. This woman, like Severus, really liked the color black. The little girl clutching the woman's hand was peculiar. Her long hair was as white as snow, she had an eye-patch over her right eye, and she wore the exact same thing the other woman was wearing. Severus guessed that they were mother and daughter. Then he saw Harry standing next to the mother/daughter duo. Severus frowned, but before he could say something the woman said, "Hello, neighbor! I'm Evangeline Mullen." She said so joyfully and innocent, Severus cringed. "I'm terribly sorry for disturbing you, but this young boy wandered over into my yard a while ago. You see, he came because my daughter's voice lured him into wonder and amazement. After that I sort of scared him a little, so I gave him some cake and hot chocolate. When I saw the time, I realized it was time to eat lunch. So I'm here to take advantage of lunch and invite you over so we could talk. Get to know each other better. I make the most scrumptious beef stew." She said it all in one breath, staring at Severus expectantly.

Severus just stared back at her in disbelief. He never talked to his neighbors because they simply were afraid of him, or they knew him ever since he was a child. This woman never approached him once, but all of a sudden she invites him over? "I would like to politely refuse, and I apologize that the boy wandered onto your property." Severus narrowed his eyes at Harry, hinting he will scold him later.

"Really? Oh but I insist, I won't have you over longer than 30 minutes. I promise."

The look in the woman's eyes made Severus doubt her. "I'm-" Severus started to say when he noticed the Potter's boy face. He was looking down sadly. Did he want to eat lunch at this woman's place? Something inside Severus told him to not make the boy sad. Severus let out a large sigh. "Alright, I'll have lunch. But no longer than 30 minutes." He could have sworn the woman's face would brighten a dark room in an instant.

As Severus walked towards Miss Mullen's door, he felt many magic wards around the house. He stopped immediately in front of the porch, staring at the woman warily. She ushered the children inside, then looked back to Severus. "You feel my wards, don't you?" she asked quietly. "I know I'm very suspicious, but you have to trust me. Please trust me." Severus froze. Please trust me were almost the exact words Severus used to try to get Lily back. Miss Mullen looked sad and almost scared. Severus felt a little sympathy for the woman, and rejection would surely break her. He walked into the house, seeing the the woman smile.

Eva felt as if she could smile forever. Mr. Snape was warming up to her little by little, and that made Eva happy. If they became really close, she could tell him the secret she's kept for four years. Eva pulled out her wand, 'Cypress wood with unicorn hair, 12" and reasonably supple flexibility.' That is what Mr. Ollivander told her when she got her first wand. She lightened a fire in the fire place and proceeded to make lunch. "Mr. Snape, would you like some fire whiskey, or some hot chocolate?"

"Some hot chocolate would be fine." Severus replied, looking around the house. "And please call me Severus."

"As long as you call me Eva." The house Eva lived in was small and cozy. She had a color scheme of golden yellow and dark green, with beige colored walls. The parlor was lined with books, some ancient and some fairly new. Most of the bottom shelves consisted of children's book's about magic and wizard history. Harry and Eva's daughter Anna were reading a book on simple charms. Harry looked utterly fascinated with what magic could do. "Severus, come into the kitchen and get your hot chocolate, then we can chat." Eva said somewhere in the kitchen.

Severus went to the kitchen and sat in a wooden chair at a worn table. Eva brought two large mugs of rich dark chocolate and set them on the table. She then sat down on a chair opposite of Severus, blushing when it creaked. Eva took a deep breath and said, "Let me start first with the reason why I approached you today instead of any day in the last four years I've lived here. You see, I tried to make peace with my other neighbors, but they all shut the door on my face. I thought about coming to you, but I chickened out in fear of more rejection. So I have been raising Anna all by myself. There were times I took her to the park to become more social, but the wives thought I was suspicious, so they told their children not to play with mine. I recently thought about moving to a wizard community, until young Harry wandered into my yard." Eva paused and summoned her daughter into the kitchen. "Severus, this is my daughter Anna. She'a four years-old and…has a rather strange right eye." Anna removed her eye-patch and opened her right eye.

Severus's eyes widened. The girl's right eye was green, but it looked like a snake's. The only other person with eyes of a snake would be the Dark Lord. The only strange thing was that it was only one eye. Severus looked at Eva for an explanation, but she shook her head. "Do you know what caused this?" Severus asked.

"A little."

"Is it a curse?"

"No. Maybe. But I have a feeling that it has something to do with her father. And before you ask, I will not tell you who her father is until we have a mutual trust." Eva's eyes showed sadness, but determination. "Harry was the first child to not run away from my daughter in fear. This is her only chance to make a friend. And maybe mine too." She looked at Severus pleadingly. Severus Snape does not make friends. Not after what he did in his fifth year at Hogwarts. He was also an ex-Death Eater, so who in their right mind would trust him?

"Before you try to befriend me, I'll tell you about myself. I'm Severus Snape, apparently known as the youngest Potions Master. I was apart of the Dark Lord's inner circle, but became a spy for Albus Dumbledore. After the Dark Lord vanished without a trace, Dumbledore offered me the position of Potions professor at Hogwarts and I took it. To make understandable, I'm an ex-Death Eater, Potions professor, and spy." Severus was waiting to be thrown out of the house, but all he got was a head tilt.

"Who's the Dark Lord?" Eva asked innocently.

A/N: And I leave it at that. Hoped you liked it. Please review. I value other's opinions greatly.

So, fun story: In creating my OC Evangeline Mullen, I made her a Pottermore account. I know, I'm weird but I couldn't make up what her wand or her patronus. So I became one with the character, and found out the important info. I mentioned what her wand was in the chapter, so you know that. Her patronus is a very unusual one. It's a vulture. I need to look into vultures, so I might leave fun facts about vultures in the next chapter. Her house is Hufflepuff. I was surprised at first, but then realized what a great house it is for her. You know, I wish that I could find out what her animagus form would be, but Pottermore doesn't have something like that. At least I think.

Thank you Guest, for reminding me Hagrid couldn't Apparate. I forgot.