AN: I am not a rich English woman. Too bad, cause then maybe I would have the chance of owning Harry Potter. Nope, not mine. I wish it was though. I could pay off my college loans then.
I was never supposed to be here. I knew that. But I didn't have anywhere else to go. So this is my story. It's probably not one you'll be interested in since there were so many more interesting things happening at the same time. My name is Zephyr Snape. I am the daughter of Samuel Snape and Melissa Owens. My uncle is Severus Snape.
I know that many of you are surprised that Severus Snape has family. My father, his brother, was Severus' younger brother. I know that both of them had an interest in Melissa Owens when they were younger. Uncle Sev, however, chose to remain silent in his regard for her. His silence is what led to my creation, and to the man he is today.
I understand that my uncle is intimidating. But he has always treated me kindly. It was not uncommon for him to spend some time with my family and me during his breaks. Life always had a little more emphasis in it when he came to visit us. I think that he had feelings for my mother, but knew that he couldn't have her. He never let my father know of it though. I think this was extraordinarily kind of him. If he had, then there was a possibility that his relationship with my entire family would have become strained, and I would have hated that.
My family was always very important to me, but I was always the least powerful of us all. After all, a seventeen year old is never as powerful as someone twice her age. They had more knowledge than I could possibly hope to have yet. Their experiences should have helped them. I could never protect them. Not from something they couldn't protect themselves from. My father and mother died in a Death Eater attack. That is where our story begins.