Quote from luke on June 29, 2026, 2:13 am

This is my first chapter of my long fic. I think i will honouring this site to post first chapter before i released it in my account on AO3 And FFN.

Chapter 1: A Living Bread

Summer 1968,Spinners end. Snape House

" Its empty again" Severus sighed while he opened up the food tent

"Hey,eileen ! Trying you freakish trick again! There is hungry man in this house who need food!!" Yelled tobias from sagging sofa in middle of the dusty living room

The door clicked and Eileen snape came out of main bed room. She is skinny woman with raven hair fall to the back and her eyes sunken but she didnt want to cower now. She reply coldly "how many i must told you tobias? Magic cannot duplicate food. Thats the law of the gamp"

"Then trying it again!!!" He insisted

"I cannot!!"

They row and row . Severus slipped from their view and walked out of house. He didnt need them,he will find food on his own way

The road he walked continue to less dust and have good painted wall. Severus then reached his destination. The mr bale potato merchant

Mr bale which is tall and have round belly with cold brown eyes and black short hair,unluckily came out of the wrong time. He see severus walked toward  him.

His face shown disgust. That was make sense. When severus is hown in near his shop,there are loss 2 or 3 potato. Even thought it was small loss. Stealing still stealing.

"Oi kid.do you hear me? I dont want to see your face ever again after i caught you stealing once. You understand? "

Severus nooded.

Then severus moving to next target,the Wilson bakery far from apple seller near end of road. This bakery situation yesterday is not too crowded, he slipped  past to the back of bakery,to place he know there are bread. The trashcan

The owner of Joe actually see severus who took bread often from trash can . But he didnt say anything about it. He just dropped the bread to trash can after bread is already displayed one day. Fresh from the oven,the motto of bakery.

Severus then took from two baguetta from trashcan. Luckily owner always use plastic to not let bread touch trashcan. Oftenly he just go to the trashcan and his stomach is full for the day.

Severus then sit in near trashcan,eating the bread greedily from trashcan. At least his stomach will full for a day

At least he know there is one muggle scum that know how to not forbidden him to eat.

After eat, he then go back to riverbank. It was his favourite place,to just lay down at the lawn and enjoy the sun while he using his mom blouse. No one is near him and no one is mocking him. Only Peace

"Lily,dont do it!!"

He suprised at the sound. Playground only have 2 child. The child was blonde hair and the younger with dark red hair. The dark red hair girl throw herself into air,her expression show happines and freedom..

She then landed happily,and took her sister arm and then say "okay then,i am hungry,lets go back home tuney"

Tuney then just hummed and then they walked home.

There is no way.....

Is she a witch too.....?

But why her sister told her to not do it? As long as there is no witnesses,they can use magic how much they wanted......

Unless off course. she was muggleborn.....

For some reason,severus face that always scowl turned into smile. Finally found a peace that he was not only magical children in this town.......

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The living room felt quiet after dinner is served and all of dishes is clean. Petunia is go back to her room and lily sit down in dinner tabble. Her face in the table. Sulking.

"I miss dady Mum"

"Me too sweetheart" answered photinia evans,while cleaning the stove

"When will daddy back home??"

"6 month later,sweet heart"

"Too long!!"

"I Know" said photinia with her eyes down

Clock  keep ticking,the sound felt heavy to lily heart

Photinia then clean her hand then touch lily head gently "your father need to regain his soul for living.we must support him"

"Living? But he is alive right now!!"

"Yes,lilyflower,but i would told you when you are old enough,it was very long story"

"Okay" lily smiled. Her mother always to be kind to her children,even when they become prat

"And tuney told us you jump out of swing again"

Lily pouted again and look sideway "its just playing mom"

"Yes,but its dangerous,lily. I dont want you to get hurt. We didnt know if hurting like eze again"

Lily grimace.that was time when ezekiel, the children near the house trying to swing like lily and end up being broken leg. Her father is so anggry about it that he grounded lily for 2 month to never play

"Just please dont do recklessly sweetheart. We didnt know what happened to you. Hope we find the cure" said photinia.worriedly

"I am Not sick!!"

"Yes,but we must make sure you are safe..thats all"

Lily then give little voice and then nodded. She then watched her mom clean rest of the house

"Mom,can i sleep in your bedroom today"

"Off course sweet heart" photinia smiled

Lily grinned. She will not let her mother sleep alone again.

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"I know who you are....." severus breathing hard

"You ,you are a witch......" confessed severus

Lily then show dislike face  "thats was not nice thing to say to somebody!"

"No! My mum is witch. I am wizard too. I can show you" Offered severus

<"Wizard!!!" Petunia screamed  cannot contain her laughing "i know who you are, you are the snape boy from spinners end. The one who eat from trash can!!"

The flash of hurt is shown into severus face. He thought people didnt know. It actually gossip around town

"Cmon lily,lets go out of him" offered petunia,quickly Grab lily hand.  She didn't want to associate with "unnormal" people.

Lily then only look at severus then focus his gaze  on petunia back. Let herself being led by petunia hold her hand steadily

Severus can  only see lily go away. Hurt that his trying to not be alone failed miserably.

He then Go Back to riverbank. Just enjoy the sunlight alone is already a sanctuary for him needed for this day. At least the sun will never yell or whipped severus