A dark haired, tall man sat in a rocking a chair cradling a baby towards him. The child's cries were soothed as the man softly started singing.
Come stop your crying it will be alright

just take my hand, hold it tight

I will protect you from all around you

I will be here, don't you cry

For one so small you seem so strong

My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm

This bond between us, can't be broken

I will be here, don't you cry "Shhhh" he whispered to the child as he rocked back and forth in a plea to get the child to sleep. Smiling up to him, the child's eyes slowly drooped. Giving off a small smile, the man continued his singing nurturing the child
that obviously meant so much to him.
Cause you'll be in my heart

Yes you'll be in my heart

From this day on, now and forever more
You'll be in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be here in my heart always. As the man continued his soft melodic crooning, a young woman came and joined him. However, the man was so caught up in his song and his child, he did not acknowledge the woman's entrance.
Why can't they understand the way we feel?

They just don't trust, what they cant explain

I know we're different but, deep inside us

We're not that different at all
Chorus "Love, come to bed. Emrys is asleep and won't wake up anytime soon" whispered the woman in the man's ear lovingly. The man nodded and finished his song softly.
Don't listen to them, what do they know?

We need each other to have to hold

They'll see in time...i know...

When destiny calls you you must be strong (you gotta be strong)

I might not be with you, but you got to hold on

They'll see in time..i know...

We'll show them together cuz
Chorus Standing up, he placed a soft kiss on the head of the sleeping child. Looping his hand around the waist of the woman, he walked out of the room still whispering the last lines of the lullaby he had sang to his child.
You'll be in my heart (you'll be here in my heart)

no matter what they say (i'll be with you)

you'll be here in my heart (i'll be there) always..

always...i'll be with you

i'll be there for you always, always and always

just look over your shoulder

just look over your shoulder

just look over your shoulder

i'll be there always.... Less than two years later, Helena Snape and Emrys Snape were killed in a attack by the Death Eaters in Diagon Alley. The Severus Snape, many knew and loved, as a great father and a loving husband disappeared never again to see the light of day. A new Severus Snape was born, one which many students feared and hated. Nevertheless, somewhere inside the current Severus Snape lives a man grieving for the loss of his precious child and wonderful wife. This Severus in hidden in the hearts of his deceased wife and son.

Challenge:

Write a story that features Severus Snape as the main character. He must have had a wife (named Helena) and a son (named Emrys) at one point in his life (Basis on above story!) Any ships, but story must be based on healing and moving on. Email Madame Moony if/when you start writing it...I want to read it! Can be anything from a one-shot to a sixty-chapter story! Must have Madame Moony's challenge or You'll be in my heart challenge in the summary...in the actual summary or at the beginning of the story I don't care!

Have fun with the basis of my story, I allow as much artistic license as you want as long as it has some basis in this story! Please email me! Or leave a review with a link to your story, I am eager to read anything and everything generated from this challenge!