It was a cold, dark night in Nocturne Alley many years ago. The alleys filthy passage ways were all quiet and undisturbed, until a cloaked figure entered the alley. He was a taller man with greasy shoulder length black hair, a long hooked nose, and sallow skin, this mans name was Severus Snape. His black robes and cloak billowed behind his trembling feet.
He made an immediate right turn to a tunnel just past Borgin and Burke's where he curiously found a woman, who seemed to be waiting for Severus. She had a beautiful silhouette as she leaned on a wall. Her long black hair fanned to the left as an icy breeze came down the tunnel. Severus seemed to know at first glance who she was. Bellatrix Lestrange.
Bellatrix was a silhouette until Severus drew his wand and a light illuminated the entire tunnel. Bellatrix, was too lacking happiness.
" Well if it is not Bellatrix Lestrange, what brings you here tonight, I hope you are not wishing to waste my time with your owl." Severus spat sarcastically, which made Bellatrix pull out her wand.
" How dare you taunt me you half blood! Would you like to know or would you like to go off and have another tea party with Dumbledore!" Bellatrix screamed.
As Bellatrix's fury echoed down the tunnel, Severus gave Bellatrix a cold hard stare. There was long, stomach twisting silence.
" Out with it." Severus said, finally breaking the silence.
" I-I-I'm pregnant." Bellatrix stuttered.
"And how does this affect me in any way?" Severus coldly asked.
" Your the father you idiot, and its guaranteed. The identification charm proved it" Bellatrix spat, lowering her eyes.
Severus didn't know what to think, weather to be happy about all of this, or to be sorry for the poor child since it was a spawn of Bellatrix Lestrange.
" So you expect me to raise the child while your off doing the dark lords bidding?" Severus asked coldly.
" No of course not, she will be around me to assure she will become loyal to the dark lord and she will be around you during her years of education." Severus froze, this was the last thing he expected, or wanted at the moment.
In several months time, it was well proven to Severus that indeed Bellatrix was really pregnant with his child. Bellatrix latched quiet close to Severus, which annoyed him greatly, she paid more attention to Severus more than she paid attention to her husband, who didn't seem furious at all that Bellatrix was having another mans child, probably was braced for it. Bellatrix's sister, Narcissa, came to visit Bellatrix once she got the news, which was not long after Severus had acquired it. Narcissa brought along her husband, Lucius Malfoy. Bellatrix was proud to have a wonderful child on the way to start a future generation to the dark lord's work, and she sported her pride around anyone she socialized with, bragging about how her child would be pleased to assist the dark lord Voldemort. Along with carrying a child, Bellatrix was spending her time doing the bidding of the dark lord. Severus on the other hand was at Hogwarts, teaching, and consulting with Dumbledore about how to protect his unborn child from Lord Voldemort.
" I have another concern besides you know who, what about the Order, what if they hold it hostage, use it for ransom, even kill it. Dumbledore you have to help me." Plead Severus.
" The answer Severus, is quiet clear, send it off to another school, somewhere save, but close, in case there is a threat towards it. But I honestly doubt that The Order of the Phoenix will harm your daughter or even bother to kidnap it." Dumbledore said, his light blue eyes looking into Severus's black.
" The closest school here is Beauxbatons, and that is the last place I'll send my child." Severus said alarmed.
"Oh no, never Beauxbatons, I was thinking Durmstrang, it will need to be taught in combat, not how to act like a Veela" Dumbledore said.
Their conversation was interrupted by an owl that had flown in Dumbledore's office. It carried a note which was addressed to Severus. The note read.
Severus, come as soon as you get this note, Bellatrix is in labor, she is in a lot of pain and she will need you to watch over the baby after a few days, but she insists you be here. We are at the Malfoy Manor, I am sure you remember where it is.
Narcissa Malfoy
"Go Severus, protect your child from the possibility that Bellatrix might try to kill the poor thing after its been born." Dumbledore suggested. Severus immediately apparated and found himself at the Malfoy manor. He saw Bellatrix gasping for air. Severus ran over to the scene and held Bellatrix's hand, as much as she hated her, he was glad that she actually had kept something alive around her for this long. He noticed Narcissa pick up a crying bundle and handed it to Bellatrix.
" Its a girl." Narcissa said, smiling from ear to ear as she handed the blanketed child to Bellatrix, who actually seem to have interest in mothering it. Severus gazed at his daughter, she was crying even louder in her mothers arms, which considering her mother many babies would. Bellatrix handed the baby to Severus, for she needed to rest. Once in Severus's arms the baby calmed down, and even fell asleep. Bellatrix was throwing out some random names to name her child. It was a long discussion of what the new baby girl was to be named until Severus came up with one that Bellatrix seemed to agree on, the baby's name was now Archer Donnavera Lestrange Snape. Born September 28th, 1977.
Only a few years passed when the downfall of Lord Voldemort came into play. Archer got to know Voldemort a little bit, she even was told to call him my lord by her mother and stepfather, Rodolphus Lestrange.
Snape was suffering greatly, he sat alone in the sitting room in his house while Archer was asleep. He then took a picture out from a box in . It was couple pictures of a beautiful, redheaded witch. One from when she was as young as ten or eleven and she was with him, and another that looked like she could be Severus's age. He cried more and more now. Severus pressed a picture of the witch when she was his age to his heart and muttered under his river of tears.
"Lily, Lily, Lily, Lily." He repeated this several times. Severus cried loudly.
Archer, who was woken by her fathers tears came out from her room in her nightgown and slippers and sat next to Severus. She wiped the tears from her fathers cheeks and hugged him.
" Why are you crying daddy?" Archer asked in her sweet high pitched baby like voice.
" I lost someone very dear to me, in the hands of Voldemort." Severus said, he wasn't going to lie to his daughter, he couldn't come up with one.
" But I thought Lord Voldemort was good, only hurting the ones who could hurt me and cousin Draco."
" Well he became bad, he hurt some very good people who would never hurt any of us unless if we hurt them."
" Mummy was lying to me, you were right daddy, I'm sorry, but mummy hurts me really bad when I don't agree with her."
" I know, I can't be mad at you."
" Will you be okay if I leave, I'm getting sleepy."
" Yes, now go to bed, your up way too late."
Archer ran back into her bedroom and immediately fell asleep. Severus felt a fraction better, but it couldn't erase the fact from his mind that Lily Potter was dead, and that he would have nightmares of her dead body for the rest of his life.
