Author's note: I've had this idea in mind for quite a while and have been kicking it around, attempting to expand on it. However, tonight it arose from the depths of my mind and forced me to let it out. So, that's what I'm doing. I don't quite know where this will go, or if it'll even go any farther than this, but I'm open to suggestions for events to happen before or after this (Jackie, that's your area of expertise).
I hope you enjoy and please review (I beg you! I've recently discovered that getting no reviews leads to me being rather deterred from writing, no matter how badly I want to).
As per usual, I own nothing from the Harry Potter world, and would only consider myself to own those characters that you don't recognize, meaning Selina and Eric.
And again, as per usual, those of you already acquainted with Selina and/or Eric, this story bears no relation what so ever to the others. In fact, I think you'll find this is rather a different twist on the norm.

A Disgrace Redeemed

Selina Snape had always been kind hearted. She was never mean or judgmental towards her peers and never got into trouble. She was always kind and caring towards all that would let her; she didn't fit the Slytherin profile at all.
That being said, many wondered why she had been placed in the Slytherin house. It was true her father, Severus Snape, had been a resident in his years but that seemed very little reason for Selina to have been placed there.
As a result, may of the Slytherins despised and taunted her to no end. It was their favorite past time when they had nothing else to do. They could taunt her while she was off with members of the other houses, or simply when she was in the Slytherin common room or dormitory.

Severus had always seen his daughter as a disgrace to him. When it came to his actions towards Selina, he was much the same way as the Slytherin students. He neglected her, but would take any chance he got to inform her that she displeased him and that he wished she'd be more like the other Slytherins.

Selina had learned to hold her tongue and simply take the taunting. She had learned the hard way that trying to stop it only made it worse, especially when it came to her father.
She had never much spoken of how her father acted towards her, thinking that if she told someone too much, a harsh punishment would follow.

That being said, Selina was both shocked and fearful when a servant came to her and informed her that her father asked to see her one mid summer's evening.

Her father never asked to see her.
What had she done? Or had he snapped and felt like taking his anger out on her?
She thought over the possibilities as she made her way to the den.

"You wished to see me, father?" She asked rather softly, trying to hide the slight quiver in her voice.
Severus' head snapped up.
"Speak up, girl, if you expect to be heard!" He snapped.
Selina winced.
"I…I said you wished to see me, father?" She said a little louder, her voice still quivering.
"Of course I did, I would not have called you to me if I did not!" Severus replied sharply.

The room was silent for a few moments, and then Selina spoke again.
"Well?" She asked.
"Well what?" Severus demanded.
"What did you wish to see me about?" Selina replied.

Severus rose from his seat and walked to Selina, striking her across the face.
Selina winced again, but said nothing.

"Patience is a virtue. It's time you learned that." Severus said.
"I'm very sorry, father." Selina replied.
"I don't want to hear it!" Severus snapped.

The room went silent again, until the clock struck ten.

"It is time. Follow me. The dark lord wishes to meet you, though I do not know why. He never approved of your mother, and you're turning out to be more of a disgrace than she was. Perhaps he wishes to kill you as he did her." Severus said, heading towards the front door.

Selina felt a tear on its way, but forced it back. The mention of her mother had been unbearable.
Her father had always told her that the dark lord had killed her mother shortly after Selina had been born. The reason? Selina had been a girl.

It was expected of the wives to give birth to boys, and anything else was seen as disgraceful.

Selina followed her father for a short distance, then he stopped and blindfolded her, telling her that she could not know where they were going from there.

As the blindfold made it increasingly difficult for Selina to walk, Severus was forced, rather reluctantly, to pick her up and carry her the rest of the way, giving Selina even less of an idea of where they were going.

Eventually, Selina found herself being placed on the ground again, and the blindfold was removed.
She looked around and found that she was in a rather large room, a few unrecognizable people standing up against the walls.

"I have brought her, my lord." Severus said to a man standing a short distance in front of them.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Go say hello." He added to Selina, giving her a rough shove forwards.

The shove was so hard that Selina found herself falling to the ground face forward. She put her arms out to catch herself, and landed rather roughly on her wrists.

A sudden unbearable pain took over her right wrist, and she struggled not to cry out.
She forced herself up onto her knees and gripped her wrist, realizing it had probably broken.

"Selina, I told you to say hello." Severus ordered from behind her.
"H…hello." Selina said, pretty sure about whom she was talking to.

"So, this is the disgrace you continue to talk about, is it Severus?" Voldemort said from in front of Selina.
"It is, sir." Severus replied.
"Well, I can certainly see why you'd think so. She is weak. Not only physically but mentally as well." Voldemort said.

It was his calm tone that was scaring Selina more than anything else.
"I assure you I am not weak minded." She said.

"Rebellious too, I see." Voldemort commented.
"When she chooses to be." Severus replied, glaring at his daughter.
"You may step back now, Severus. I wish to speak to her alone a while." Voldemort said after a few moments of silence.
Severus nodded and backed towards a wall, joining the others.

"How old are you, girl?" Voldemort asked.
"I just turned eighteen." Selina replied.
"Ahh, yes. I remember you. I just happened to witness your birth. I must say, your father was greatly displeased that you were not a boy." Voldemort said, not circling Selina.
"As I am told." Selina replied.
"It was only very shortly after your birth that I myself killed your mother, the disgrace that she was." Voldemort continued.

Selina had had enough of this kind of talk about her mother.
"My mother was no disgrace! All she did was have me instead of a boy! I don't see how anyone could see that as a reason to see someone as a disgrace. I'm sure she could have had a boy if she got pregnant again." She snapped.

Voldemort's eyes flashed.
"Your mother was more of a disgrace than you'll ever know! Crucio!"

Selina fell to the ground again, screaming in pain.
She didn't notice a new person enter the room and stand off to the side, away from the rest of the group.

"Perhaps that will teach you to hold your tongue!" Voldemort said when he finally ended the spell.
Selina merely lay there, breathing heavily.

Voldemort watched her as she lay there, shaking his head.
"Weak." He said.
"I have no use for a weakling like her, but at the same time I am in no mood to kill her without reason." He looked up at the people around the room.
"Have fun." He finished, heading towards the exit of the room.

The people that had been standing against the walls approached Selina, surrounded her, and began to beat her. All but the one that had entered while Selina was under crucio that is.

Selina could do nothing to resist, thus just lay there and cried out in pain.

Selina was already on the verge of loosing consciousness, as Voldemort was about to leave the room.

It was then that the newcomer stepped forward.

"Father!" He said, loudly so as to be heard over Selina.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the speaker, shocked looks upon their faces.

"Eric!" Voldemort stopped and spun around.
"What have I told you about speaking out of turn? In front of my followers none the less."
"I'm sorry, father. Punish me as you will, but I don't feel this is right." The newcomer, Eric, said.
"I'll let you get away without punishment this time if you tell me why I should spare her and never anyone else? You've never complained in the past about what I've had done to people." Voldemort said.
"She's Severus' daughter, and though she may be seen as a weakling and a disgrace, I think you should give her a chance to redeem herself. She could become a great asset to you." Eric commented.
"And me." He added quietly.

Voldemort looked rather shocked, having heard the last bit.
"A great asset to you?" He asked.
"Eric, are you saying you wish this girl to be the one you marry?"
"I know you feel the same as Severus about her, but I think she's perfect as she is. I'm sure we could make her stronger if that would please you." Eric said.

He knew his father would not approve of his feelings towards Selina, but he'd had them for quite some time and thought he should act on them before it was too late.

Voldemort was silent for nearly ten minutes.

"Very well." He finally agreed.
"You may have her, heal her, and marry her. However, you know quite well how it works with pregnancies. She must have a boy or suffer the same consequences as her mother did. I won't have you complaining about it if that ends up being the case." Voldemort stated.
"I assure you I will do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen, but won't complain if it does." Eric replied.
"Very well." Voldemort said with a mild sigh of frustration.

Despite his evil nature, there were times when he could deny his son nothing.
He turned to his followers and nodded at them.

They immediately backed away from Selina and went back to standing by the walls.

"Go fetch your prize." Voldemort said to Eric.

Eric went over to Selina, who had fallen unconscious at this point. He gently picked her up and carried her away.

Another Author's note: All right, well, that one went a little farther than I'd planned. Looks like there will be more. Once again, I find myself typing away and thinking up more and more as I go along. Thus, now I have more planned, but now seems like a decent place to end.
Originally I just had the scene where Selina falls face forwards in my mind. That's what started it all. That's all I had when going into this too, so I'd say I did an ok job of expanding, lol.
I took another idea I've been kicking around, changed it and added it in (Eric stepping in while Selina's being beaten. That idea was originally that Selina was Voldemort's daughter, witnessing a beating and gets it to stop, then helps the victim), so that took care of that.
Anyway, don't forget to review and let me know what you think! Ideas are always welcome as well. If you'd prefer to e-mail me ideas, you can do so. My e-mail's tweetyiscool29 (at) aol (dot) com. Or, you could IM me ideas. Yahoo ID: tweetyiscool29. AIM sn: tweetyiscool29. If you chose e-mail, please title it "fic ideas" or just "ideas", so that I know what it is and don't accidentally delete it.
Is it ironic that just after uploading this, the song "Daughters" came on? "So fathers be good to your daughters..."