Disclaimer- Snape and Sinistra belong to J.K Rowling but Carla is mine. Hope you like this story, it just came to me when I was in one of my very boring lessons.

Chapter 1

It had been a long hard day for Severus Snape he had lost three of his favourite cauldrons, thanks to the clumsiness of Neville Longsbottom, and somehow his store of potion ingredients had been broken into. After making note of what had been stolen he left his classroom and made his way towards the room of Aurora Sinistra.

For some reason unknown to Snape Aurora Sinistra had become a part of his life, and as much as he hated to admit it he was quite happy for her to be there.

He got to the room and let himself in, Aurora was sat on the bed looking as though she was trying her hardest to do an impression of him. He decided not to push his luck he didn't want another accident like last time when she had been angry with him he couldn't walk for a week, and she'd made him go a whole month without sex, she was a cruel women. So he walked in and seated himself in the armchair in front of the fire, and started to read.

"Good book?" she asked in a harsh tone

"Yes, you should know you told me to read it" he replied in the same tone, then remembering the thing about not pushing his luck he silenced himself before he could be sex deprived for another month.

"I found something interesting in your room today" she continued

"I have told you not to go sneaking around in my room how many times do I have to tell you?"

"I was not sneaking around in your room I had to go into your room I had left my favourite jumper there! And are you not going to ask what I found in your room?"

"Fine what did you find in my room that was so interesting?"

"A letter written in a child's handwriting, shall I read it to you?" not waiting for an answer she continued.

"To Daddy, I miss you, Uncle Graham said you were coming to see me soon. I have got lots to tell you. Come and see me soon. Lots of love Carla xxxxx"

After she had finished the letter she looked up to see Severus looking extremely white and uncomfortable.

"So when were you going to tell me you were a father? I thought you hated children? Why is your daughter living with your brother instead of you? And I thought you were an only child" realising that she had said all this without taking a breath she took a breath then started again "We have been together for three years in that amount of time you have had plenty of time to bring the subject of this child up, when were you going to let us meet or does she not even know about me?" Severus suddenly found the floor extremely interesting, Aurora then knew the answer "I thought I meant more to you than that"

Severus took a deep breath and spoke "I was going to tell you about Carla when I thought the time was right, I don't hate children only Potter and his gang, and Graham is not my brother he is a friend I have known him all my life he is one of the only decent friends I've got. Carla is living with him because it is not safe for her to be recognised as my daughter, the dark lord could use her or hurt her to be sure of my loyalty"

There was then silence, Aurora taking the time to absorb all this information and Severus contemplating his next step, he should of told her after it had taken them 5years to realise his feelings and manage to do something about them he was going to lose her.

Severus walked over to Aurora and put his arm around her, but she shrugged him off.

"Aurora, please I was going to tell you!"

"Were you really, would you have told me if I hadn't of found that letter today?"

"Yes, maybe not straight away, but I would of done"

"Yeah right!"

"Aurora you're not being fair"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IM NOT BEING FAIR, I'VE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE MAN I LOVE HAS A DAUGHTER THAT HE HASN'T BOTHERED TO TELL ME ABOUT!"

"AURORA I HAVE CARLA TO THINK ABOUT ASWELL, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW SHE WOULD REACT, SHE'S ONLY SIX."

There was silence yet again, then Aurora spoke "Alright I understand that, I want to know everything and I want to know now.

Severus sighed but replied "Alright"

Next chapter: Learn of Carla's mother and birth.