Prologue:
Lily Evans sat in her bed in room 438 of Rigimsee hospital, Wolverhampton, holding her newborn baby closely in her arms. Looking down into the tiny, shriveled young face of her first child, Lily couldn't help but to feel an insurmountable pride at the life she had helped to create. At the same time, she felt an immense sorrow at the decision she was going to have to make. Lying on a table beside her was a pile of brightly colored pamphlets, the uppermost of which proclaimed: "Wolverhampton Child Welfare: Do What is Right for Your Child." Although the idea of her baby growing up in some one else's family, or even worse, some orphanage, believing that their parents did not love them enough to keep went against Lily's morals, James' reaction would be worse if were he to find out. Due to his work with the Order and the understanding help of Albus, she had been able to keep her condition from him. She had had to listen to Albus's almost weekly assurances that James would be fine in the end, but she knew her husband better than that. Oh, surely he would understand that, as they had only just officially gotten engaged, at the time of conception she did not expect their relationship to go anywhere, but only if it were someone else. No, James must never know about the baby, and certainly not of the child's parentage. He would never forgive her if he found out who the father was.
Ever since she first received the letter from Hogwarts, telling her she was a witch, Lily had been friends with the strange boy who had explained this whole new way of life to her: Severus Snape. Now, she held his daughter in her arms, deciding which adoption agency/ orphanage would be best for her. Lily would not even consider contacting Severus to inform him of the birth of his daughter, for one thing, he didn't know that their one night together had had any lasting effects on her life, and for another, she did not know where the hell he was-for all she knew, he could be a Death Eater now, and close personal friends with Lord Voldemort.
So, even though she most definitely had the means to supply for this baby girl, and would certainly love her, she knew she would not be able to keep her; James would know that the child was Severus'. She would have to subject this innocent child to a like of rejection and loneliness. However, she was determined to make sure her daughter went to a good place, where she would be adopted by someone who would treat her right, and be assured of the impossibility of attack from Death Eaters. Resigned to her task, Lily began sifting through the different pamphlets in earnest, searching for the right one.
A/N: This is my first fanfic I have ever published, so pretty please tell me what you think.