AN: Don't worry. I haven't quit writing my other story. But I had this one in my head for a few weeks and I wanted to write this down before I lost it.

IMPORTANT AN PLEASE READ: The name Ebony Riddle (not the middle name) comes from JuMiku, so for those who have heard of her (or him) and have read the story DO NOT flame me.

The story is called "Ebony Riddle and the truth of the boy-who-died" which is now being written by Shadow Crystal Mage.

Dislcaimer: No Crossover. Just Harry. Don't him so stop rubbing it in.

"Blah": Talk

'Blah': Thought

Onto the story.

Ebony

Prologue

Flashback (15 years ago)

"Severus! Severus! Are you in?!" Severus, please! I need your help!"

That night, there was a woman knocking frantically on the door of a cottage. The woman would have been a beautiful sight to see with her seemingly flawless skin, lavender eyes, and raven hair, if it wasn't for the fact that she was in full panic and looking over her shoulder every other second. She held in her arms a small bundle wrapped loosely in a blue blanket.

The woman knocked and yelled for another thirty seconds before the door opened a creak and there appeared the man she was asking for. Severus' eyed the young woman before her eyes widened a centimeter at who it was at the door.

"Izayoi? Is that you?"

The woman, Izayoi, smiled with tears in her eyes to see his face. She held her bundle closer to her chest as she in a choked voice, "Hello again Severus."

Severus opened the door fully and looked around the area. "What are you doing?"

"You've read the Prophet lately, haven't you?"

"Yes."

"Then you know of the verdict?"

Severus sighed, "Yes, I do."

"Then you must know why I'm here. I need your help! They are going to kill her! You're the only one I know that would help me with this!"

"Shhh. Someone might hear. Come in! Hurry!" He whispered loudly.

She walked in quickly and Severus slammed the door and double locked it.

They walked into his living room. Izayoi sat on the couch near the wall and Severus sat in an armchair across from her. That's when the bundle in Izayoi started to squirm and a tiny wail erupted from it. She unwove it to reveal a small head. It was a baby. A baby girl to be exact. It was a cute little thing. It had tufts of black curls on its head. She would have looked like a normal tiny baby girl, if it wasn't for her eyes. They were a stunning blood red that seemed to glow. At first sign of light, the baby stopped its crying and opened her eyes to see her mother. She smiled innocently and giggled.

Izayoi smiled back at her baby as tears went down her cheeks.

Severus smiled sadly at the sight before and decided to start the conversation. "How old is she now?"

"About four weeks." She answered as she gave her index to her child to grab.

"Can I hold her?"

Izayoi froze a moment before picking her child up and putting her in Snape out held hands.

Snape put her against his chest and just held her in silence while she just stared at him. Then suddenly she laughed and snuggled into his chest. Severus chuckled. "She seems to like me."

Izayoi smile grew, "Well, you are her godfather after all." Her face suddenly turned serious as she said, "Severus, you have to help us. They're going to kill her by tomorrow. Maybe you have an idea of where we could go."

"Of course. Come with me." He gave the baby to her and stood up. He walked briskly to the other side of the cottage, Izayoi walking closely behind him, her baby freshly wrapped in her blanket as it slept once again.

They stopped in front of a fireplace. Severus took Floo powder out of a box sitting on a table nearby.

"Okay just step in and say 'Severus' Sanctuary'. It should take you straight there. Ask for Mippy, she should help with all your needs. There's a town nearby that you can get all that you want there."

Tears of gratefulness sprang up in Izayoi eyes. "Thank you so much Severus." She one-arm hugged him and in her excitement she kissed on the cheek.

A light blush appeared on his face as his eyes widened slightly. Izayoi blushed as well and said, "Thank you so much Sev. You're the most wonderful friend I could ever have," she touched his cheek with her free hand, "I hope to see you again soon in the future." She smiled again and went into the fireplace and choked out "Severus' Sanctuary" and spun out of sight.

End Flashback

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'That was the last time I saw either of them.'

"Severus, anything to report? Severus? Severus?"

"Hey! Snivellus wake up!"

Severus snapped out of his rut and looked up to see a puzzled order and a smug Black. "Apologies. What was that again, Dumbledore?"

"I asked if there was anything to report."

Severus sighed before answering with a drawled, "I am afraid that I have nothing serious to report. The only thing that I have is that the Dark Lord knows something that he's not even telling his inner circle of followers. It's like he knows about something but he's just not telling us about it us until he knows for sure."

There was a silence in the room of Grimmauld place 12 where a Order of the Phoenix meeting was in session before there was a loud snort.

"Sure, that's what you want us to think."

Dumbledore tore his gaze from Snape to Sirius who was leaning back on his chair with his eyes closed. He admonished him with, "Now Sirius. Snape is our only spy who is in with Voldemort and his followers. We have to trust him and what he says."

Sirius cracked one eye on him and muttered, "Whatever." And closed it.

As the meeting continued, Severus slowly fell back into his slump thinking about his dearest friend and her child. Izayoi had been friends in school with almost everyone at the time. But she was the best with him and, unfortunately, The Marauders. She was in Ravenclaw: the house of the intelligent and usually neutral. That's what made her the best to be around. She never judged. She just… listened and understood. She was the best kind of friend and sort of an in between for all of the houses, at least that how she was seen. She was the prettiest girl in school and almost all of the boys in our year wanted her for themselves (or just wanted her in bed with them) but she managed to stay single and abstinent by the end of graduation. Well at least for that long…

Soon after graduation and Potter and Evans were married, Izayoi was captured by the deatheaters and raped by the Dark Lord himself. She was rescued but no one ever thought of the ramifications of the sexual assault. Soon after she became pregnant, but people didn't know it was his child since she told no one of the rape due to shame. And when she finally had the baby, the nurse was shocked to see instead of lavender eyes on the child there were a pair glowing blood red ones. It soon came out that she had bore the Dark Lord's child and that he in fact had raped her during her capture. The wizarding world was outraged by this phenomenon and wanted the child immediately killed. Izayoi hade even gone as far as naming it: Ebony Morra Riddle. No one would take Ebony for a goddaughter. They did not want something like that smudging their names. Not even the Marauders, four of her best friend would take her. So when Izayoi asked Severus to be Ebony's godfather, he almost immediately granted it to be so. She was abandoned by her friends because she chose to let Ebony live.

Ebony was only three and a half weeks when the Wizengamot had made the final verdict to execute her. They did not want to risk the uprising of another Dark Lord (or Lady). Surprisingly almost all of Izayoi former friends and Dumbledore stood fully for killing the baby and it was made official: Ebony Morra Riddle would be killed on that next Friday, which was only a five days away.. Severus felt sorry for her but there was nothing he could do to help her without outright breaking the law. It wasn't until Izayoi came knocking at her door asking for desperate help to save her baby girl that he got a stroke of genius. He sent them to a secluded place in the States where they could be safe.

A few years later when he out was out of the clear (Severus had been suspected to have helped them) he decided to visit where they lived to find that they were long gone. The house elf gave him a note that Izayoi had written herself a few months ago. It had said that the British Ministry had asked the American to help find Ebony to be executed and they agreed to. She realized it wasn't safe anymore and decided to go to a little 'sanctuary' of her own and, to keep him safe, she will not tell him where it is. She once again thanked him for all the trouble he went through for them and hoped to see him again soon.

Her wish never came true.

Twelve years came and past and he never saw her again. After six years of searching, both Ministries called off their searches for Ebony. And everyone thinking that she was probably dead they slowly forgot about it.

But Severus never forgot. And he never forgave neither.

He hated the people around him for what they did. She had been a member of the Order before her capture and rescue and they all turned their backs on her. She was nothing but kind, generous, and thoughtful to those around her, and they were everything but that to her in return. And here they were in their false happiness, acting as if they had not sent a young woman with a pure heart to exile. It was sickening to still sit with them, but in order to get rid of the Dark Lord for good he had to work with them.

As he sat there the words the Dumbledore and the others spoke just went in one ear and out the other. But there was one phrase that caught his attention and caused him to raise his head.

"Yes. Her name is Ebony. But it couldn't possibly be that Ebony. She hasn't been seen fifteen years; neither her nor her mother."

Dumbledore sighed. "Yes, I know Moody but we have no evidence that she is absolutely dead, just that she hasn't been seen."

Severus was rarely confused. He was usually in the know. But right now, he was. "What? What's going on?"

Half of the Order looked at him before Dumbledore answered, "Weren't you listening Severus? Arthur had heard his daughter, Ginny you remember, talking about going to a concert for this singer named Ebony. She seems to be a real hit with the young wizarding world population around the world."

Severus thought about that for a second. What if it was her? Maybe she was alive? And if she was, was Izayoi alive as well? He could only hope.

Oh, they're talking again. Better listen.

"Now Arthur just in case this is she, do you have any pictures we could use? Maybe she uses her real face on stage instead of a glamour."

"I could probably ask Ginny for a poster of her. The way she speaks of this Ebony, I'm sure she has one."

"Make sure you do that. Well if there is no more business, this meeting is adjoined." And everyone rose to leave. But Snape sat for a few more seconds thinking of the possibilities of Ebony's and Izayoi survival before getting up and going home.

End Chapter

AN: So how do you like it? Really good? Really bad? R&R. Im almost done with the next chapter of my other story so don't worry about that. TTFN.