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Chapter 1
**prologue**
** Bellatrix POV**
My darling Severus and I could never have been happier as we watched little Milia sleep. Her black hair, a sharp contrast to the white sheets in her cot as her curls covered her pillow. My hand rocked her cradle back and forth until finally she was asleep and it was our turn to go to bed.
The following morning Milia played quietly on the marble flooring of our parlour room, lining her alphabet blocks in a row and frowning if the colours didn't look right before swapping them to her liking. Myself and Severus entered the room, my heels clicking on the floor alerted our angel of our presence and she smiled that oh so adorable smile in greeting. I couldn't help but smile sweetly back at our little Miracle. Severus watched the greeting between Mother and Daughter and chuckled slightly as he kissed my hair and rested his hand on my lower back.
I sat on the brown leather sofa as Sev reached down to pick Milia up before joining me with a giggling little girl as Severus plopped down on the sofa ungracefully –not that he cared when it came to Milia-. Both of my reasons for living stared at me waiting to hear what it was I had to say, although Severus already knew our reason for breaking up her playtime was, sometimes I really do wonder if he actually regresses back to a childlike state.
Pulling a small black box from my green velvet gown I handed it over to Milia and watched her face concentrate extremely hard before she managed to pop open the lid revealing a small golden locket. Taking the box off of her for only a moment I lifted the necklace from its cushioning before giving the box back to her to hold onto.
"This is a present from Mummy and Daddy Milia, it will keep you safe as long as you have it on your person" I wasn't quite sure why I was explaining this to a one year old –maybe it was for my own sanity who knows-. With one of my newly pedicured long nails I popped open the locket to reveal a picture of her when she was first born being rocked side to side in my arms whilst Sev wrapped his arm around my waist protectively. I remember looking down at something so small as she slept peacefully in my embrace and wondering how we got so lucky.
We were giving this to her as a keepsake on her first birthday as a reminder that no matter what happened we would always be there for her.
"We will always love you Milia" Severus kissed the back of her head as I carefully manoeuvred the locket around her neck and fastened the crab clasp closed.
"Where is my granddaughter as I come bearing gifts of the 'cute and cuddly' kind," I turned around to see my Father standing in the door way holding a small pink gift bag.
Severus placed her onto her feet and only let her go once she got her footing right, holding her hands straight out to the side as if she was walking the tight rope she walked halfway to the door before falling on her cushioned bottom and laughing. My Father walked over to where Milia was sitting on the floor -with her hand around her newly locket heading directly for her mouth-.
"Good thing you thought to put a protective spell against the locket to stop it from being damaged Bella" Sev whispered in my ear as his breathe tingled down my neck before standing to shake my Fathers hand in greeting –Merlin forbid if he ever did forget-.
"I never thought I would ever see you holding a pink bag" I chuckled and stood up to cuddle my Father to distract myself from my need for my Husband. Inside the bag was a soft brown teddy bear with a name tag around his paw. Chuckling to myself I handed the bofle bear over to the birthday girl. The locket dropped immediately forgotten as one of the bears ears bore the pain of being bitten. –oh the joys of children teething-. Looking up to her Father and Grandfather conversing softly to them she looked on in awe with her eyes nearly as black as her dads, Milia already absolutely worshipped the ground the males walked on and I knew in her eyes they could do no wrong.
The rest of the day flurried past in a blur of pure happiness, neither I nor Severus could believe our little girl was a full year old. My Father stayed for another hour or so before departing for the evening. Severus had booked a table for two at our favourite restaurant although it was Milia's birthday but it was more than that.
It was a full year that we had her to ourselves. Bringing our precious Milia into the world was not easy on myself or our unborn little girl. Every infection or bug going around I would catch it and end up with a week's stay in St Mungos growing weaker by the moment.
Even after she was born she had to stay in Hospital with respiratory problems. I couldn't bear see my little girl so tied up in tubes and on monitors, without Severus and My Father by my side. But she came and was healthy and we couldn't have been more proud of how beautiful she is.
"Let Mummy please tie up your hair," I said as I sat down next to her and ran my fingers through her shoulder length black hair bringing it into bunches. I had my favourite blood red velvet gown on with my vintage High heels Father brought my back from Russia. "Now we are going out for a little bit so Nanny Gina will be here to look after you tonight. Be a good girl for her darling" Milia frowned before nodding her head in acceptance, much like her Father she found it hard to trust people easily.
I gave her a kiss on the cheek before tearing myself away; It would be the first proper outing I had agreed to without her coming with us. "By princess see you later," Sev said as he also gave her a kiss on the cheek, "Shall we go then," He held his arm out for me to take, placing my hand in the crook of his elbow I looked back to see Gina playing with Milia.
The evening was fantastic and I felt guilty for almost forgetting about our Milia at home. We talked and laughed like a couple of young teenagers all over again … It was magical. Once we had eaten our meal Severus paid the bill and escorted me from the restaurant. Holding onto my hand he stroked my knuckles with his thumb in an affectionate manner as he side-apparated us back home.
Standing in the garden something was amiss, the house was eerie … too quiet for my liking. I eyed Severus who withdrew his wand at the same time as I. We raced inside and opened the living room door, the toys were still sprawled over the floor and there was no sign of Gina who was normally still awake and would have cleaned up after our messy monster.
I stayed in the hallway as Severus inspected the kitchenette/dining room area, My heart started to pound erratically in my chest, something was not right. I watched the moving pictures on the walls of various key points in Milia's life. Her first picture being taken, her first tooth being cut, her first steps she took and when she first learned to crawl. My heart sank as my Husband came from the kitchen shaking his head. Severus gripped my hand as we headed up to Milia's room. The door was open a-jar with the fairy night light reflecting up onto the roof. It rotated to make it look as if the pink fairies were dancing. We went in with wands drawn expecting anything and everything.
In the corner sat Gina tied up in an unconscious state, her head leaning onto the wall as her eyes were closed. A cotton handkerchief gagged around her head to prevent her from … well I was not sure what it was meant to do because she still could have screamed and potentially bitten. Thick rope cut into her skin, tying her ankles and wrists together. Bringing me out of observations, Milia lay screaming in the arms of a man we both new. Alistair Moody. He turned round and chuckled evilly as he apparated away with Milia in his arms. All I could do was fall to the floor and cry.
**Hermione POV**
**Sixteen Years Later**
, can't someone shut that god dam alarm clock off,' I thought as I sat up in bed squinting as the sun came through the gap in the thin lilac curtains. Blinking my eyes rapidly I allowed them to readjust to the lighting as I remembered that today was my seventeenth birthday and the day I would go back to Hogwarts to fulfil my position as Head Girl. 'I wonder who Head Boy is' I thought as I got up to have a shower to make myself presentable.
The shower woke me up enough to be able to see and think more clearly. Once clean and dry I through ( threw not through) my towel in the wet washing basket and returned to my room where I went over to the mirror to dry my hair.
"WHAT!" I screamed as I looked into the mirror.