Hello! This is my first fanfic, so it might suck :P This does not follow the plot of Harry Potter, completely different plot XD This is rated "T" just to be safe, there might be a few more mature things in it, so... yeah. I'm gonna shut up now. Enjoy!

By the way, reviews make me happy and motivate me to write XD

I do not own anything Harry Potter! accept maybe young Lily :D

Chapter 1

Severus Snape apparated to Godric's Hollow with an abrupt POP. Black robes billowing behind him, he rushed to the farthest house on the right. Lily Evans, the girl Severus had loved since they were 8 years old, had sent him an urgent patronus that simply said "Help!". Accepting the plea, he had grabbed his cloak and set off.
Now he stood outside the bright yellow house, and not hesitating for a second longer, Severus ran towards the house. Not bothering to knock, he burst through the front door.
"LILY! Where are you?"
"Severus…."
Severus rushed to where he heard the horrible rasping sounds. Going down the hall, he found Lily on the ground, sweating and looking exhausted. Beside her was a white bundle of cloth.
"Lily! NO!" Severus ran to her side and stooped down. He took her in his arms and cradled her. "What happened? Please tell me so I can fix this!"
Lily rasped and whispered "Dark… L-Lord…"
His eyes filling with tears, Severus shifted Lily in his arms and thought desperate thoughts. "Well… M-Maybe there's…. a spell or….a potion, or… something…. anything…"
Lily closed her eyes and put a finger to Severus' mouth. "No, Sev, it's too late for me…. Just promise me a few things."
"Anything."
"I love you so much… promise me you will always love me, no matter what."
"Lily, you could do anything… marry someone else, try to kill me, I don't care! I will always love you…"
Lily's breathing was slowing down, and so was her heart.
"Lily…Lily… please don't leave me…"
"Promise me…. P-Promise me… you'll take….. Care of… her…."
"Her? Who is her?"
But at that moment, the warm hand that Severus was clinging to went cold, and fell to the floor. Lily breathed one last short breath, and then she was gone.
Steady tears were now falling from Severus' eyes, and dripping down his hooked nose. He gave her one last kiss, then covered her up with a nice white bed sheet. He couldn't bear to look at her unmoving body.
Still steadily crying, Severus thought of her last wishes. The first one was easy: Love Lily no matter what. He did that regularly every day anyway. The second one was mysterious: Take care of her. what - rather who - was HER? Did Lily mean bury her body, put it in a peaceful place? Did she mean tell her annoying sister, Petunia, she had died? But before Severus could think on the subject more, a large scream followed by many sobs erupted from somewhere in the room.
Severus jumped about a foot off the ground and covered his ears. He scowled, pulled out his wand, and muttered, "Silencio!"
This gave Severus one hour to investigate. He looked around, under the bed, in the corners, places in the rest of the house, but no luck. By the time he returned to the room, his silencing charm had worn off. He covered his ears and looked in the bundle of white blankets. What he saw nearly made him faint.
He finally understood what her was.
A little baby girl sat crying in the middle of the bundles, waving her fists in the air. Severus sat, alarmed, not knowing what to do. He had no experience with children, let alone how to comfort one, or hold it properly. When he tried to pick it up, a piece of paper fell out. He set the baby down and muttered, " Silencio cin moro….." This silenced the baby for 5 minutes.
When Severus picked up the paper, he saw familiar swirly handwriting. Lily had written a letter that explained everything:

Dear Severus,
By the time you are reading this, I'll probably be on my way to heaven. I'm guessing you are very confused, so I'll explain everything.
That night I invited you over after James died, well, it had some… unexpected results. You are a father. She is your child, please take care of her. I haven't named her yet.
The Dark Lord arrived at my house tonight. He wanted to kill the baby, but I guarded her, and he tried to kill me. Well, it worked. But not on the baby. She now has a big scar where he tried to hurt her.
Seeing that you have no experience with children, this is how you hold her: make sure to support her head, and cradle her body. The rest of parenting sort of comes naturally.
Never forget, I'm watching over you and her!
Lots of Love,
Lily

Severus folded the note and tucked it safely in his pocket. He then walked slowly over to the baby, who was now wailing again. He picked the baby up, and shifted her in his big arms until her head was supported and he was cradling her. He rocked her a little, and she slowly stopped crying and calmed down. "Hmm… Well, I could name you banshee, you sure sound like one," Severus said to the girl, a little smile forming on his lips. It was then Severus noticed she had a small tuft of red hair, and she looked up at him with big, beautiful, emerald green eyes.
"Lily," Severus whispered.