Hello! I am very excited for this new installment of Evolynn. She's going to Hogwarts folks We skipped the year between the Potter Girl and now, so she's going off to school.

Evolynn Potter and Severus Snape walked down the crowded street of Diagon Alley. The girl clutched her godfather's hand and practically pulled him along behind her. Today was the day that she got to buy her supplies to leave for school- most importantly her wand. Severus knew how excited she was. She had been living with him for two years now and he had heard about Hogwarts more times than he would have liked.

It was weird for him to see his little girl (yes, he referred to her as his girl now) almost off to Hogwarts. She had come to him a slim, much shorter version of Evolynn. Now she was taller, much less like a little girl. Severus hoped that she would be in Slytherin so she wouldn't slip away from him anymore.

They had already gotten her spellbooks (an event that had taken much longer than it should have based on her love for books) her cauldron and potions ingredients (which also took a great deal of time seeing as Severus was the POTIONS master), her robes, her set of phials (glass, not crystal), telescope, and a set of brass scales. The only thing left was the wand.

"Look!" she shrieked. "Olivander's! It's right there!" Evolynn had dropped her godfather's hand and was sprinting to the wand shop. Before Severus had reached the corner on which the shop was, the bell on the door that signified a customer's coming or going had dinged. Evolynn had entered the wand shop and was in a full-fledged conversation with the owner by the time Severus entered. She turned when the bell dinged and looked him in the face, green eyes glowing with excitement. Snape heard the last of their conversation. "You look just like your mother, Miss Potter. It's like she was in here just yesterday buying her wand. After thanking the man, Evolynn turned around, laughing.

"Where were you?" she joked.

"I don't choose to run everywhere I go, Evolynn, unlike some people. Now, go back to your wand choosing." He sat down in a small chair in the corner of the room and watched as Evolynn picked up the wand Mr. Olivander had placed on the counter.

"Pine, thirteen and a half inches, unicorn tail hair. Light; good for charmwork." Evolynn stared blankly at him, still holding the wand. "Well, give it a swish."

She did. And shattered a window.

This process repeated four more times (breaking several more things) until Evolynn was handed one more wand. Mr. Olivander smiled. "I think this one will suit you quite well. Willow, fifteen inches, phoenix tail feather. Sturdy, perfect for transfiguration. I think you will find it satisfactory.

And that she did. When she had waved the wand an gotten great results (fixing the shattered window) and turned back to get Severus' approval her face was positively glowing with pride and joy and excitement.

Mr. Olivander took the wand and looked down at the girl in front of the counter. "I was surprised to see that your brother was not with you. I remember when he got his wand two years ago. He has a phoenix tail feather in his as well," he said conversationally. But at that moment, at that mention of Harry Potter, her brother, all the joy and glow in her face disappeared. Her face darkened and she turned away as soon as she had her wand in her hand. The bell dinged and she was waiting outside the door.

Snape walked over and gave the wandmaker the money he owed. "She doesn't speak to her brother," he stated. Olivander looked ashamed. "You wouldn't have known," said Snape as he walked out the door. Somehow, this made Olivander feel better. He knew it was Severus Snape's way of saying that it was okay.

When Severus caught up with Evolynn (who had started to walk back to the Leaky Cauldron) he grabbed her shoulder and stopped her. She was still quite short, though she had grown in the past two years. "You mustn't let that bother you so much, Evolynn. You are going to accept that people will ask about your brother. Even now, he is very famous. Now, I don't want to have to say anything else about it. Please move on."

She swallowed hard and nodded. Evolynn Potter wasn't used to hearing her brother's name, or even hearing about him. Severus very well avoided talking about him, and she certainly never brought him up.

Things had been bad between them since the year that she had come to live with Severus. But last year, the two of them had had a horrible fight. Harry had said that she was betraying him and the memory of their parents by living with Snape. He said that living with a follower of Lord Voldemort was like being one. Evolynn had told him that Severus had been best friends with their mother, and that she had completely trusted him, but Harry had refused to listen. They hadn't spoken since last July.

But she had to grit her teeth and not let it bring her down. With Hogwarts just around the corner, she had to remember that Harry would be there too. She would see him there daily. Hearing his name couldn't send her into hysterics. Taking a shaky breath she said, "Can we go home now? I want to pack my trunk." Then, adding a smile, "I still have to pick what books to bring!" So, grabbing Severus' hand, she began to get back her joyful excitement.

As they walked to the Leaky Cauldron, Severus thought about what life had been like just two years ago. Evolynn had just come to live with him, and he remembered distinctly when she had asked if they could go the next day and get her a wand. Then, Severus had thought that it would be a very long time before she got her wand and went to Hogwarts. But here she was, holding her new wand tightly in her hand. In four days, she would be leaving. Of course, Severus was going too, but she wouldn't be with him all the time. She was growing up. There would be more kids around- not to mention Draco Malfoy. Severus knew for a fact that he fancied his little girl. She was far, far too young for that. But never mind. It was going to be alright. He would see her every day and keep an eye on her.

When they got back to the pub, Evolynn looked up at her godfather. "Thank you," she said. Assuming that she was thanking him for the supplies, he nodded. Did she think that he wouldn't get them for her? "No, I meant thank you for making me feel better."

Oh. That's it. "Any day, Evolynn."