A/N: Another story from me, sorry it took so long! Merry Early Christmas!
Prologue
"Lucia, baby girl, daddy is going to take you to an old...friend's house, okay? It's alright, he'll take good care of you," Roxanne Hawthorne was telling her 3 year old daughter as she put the child's coat on her.
"When will you be back, momma?" Lucia asked quietly.
"I don't know, baby girl... now go with daddy, okay?" Roxanne said, tears threatening to fall. SHe stood up and looked at the child's father, Severus Snape. "Be careful, Severus."
"You don't have to do this," he told her.
"Yes, I do. He wants her and I dead, Severus. I can be a distraction while you escape with her," she said, hugging him. "I love you," she added before dissapearing out the door.
Severus picked the small child up, his black cloak covering her.
"I don't like strangers, dadd," Lucia whispered as they approached Albus Dumbledore.
"He's not mean, Lucia. You'll be safe with him," Severus told her. He looked up at the old man and said, "Thanks you, Albus." Dumbledore nodded, watching the two.
"Will you and momma be back, daddy?" Lucia asked, looking at her father's face. She didn't understand why he looked so sad, but it upset her. All he could do was nod and hand the child over to Dumbledore.
"Take care of her," Severus told him, but it sounded like a warning. "Goodbye, Lucia."
"Love you, daddy!" Lucia called to her father as she watched him walk away.
"Come on, let's get you home," Albus said, carrying the small child. "Do you like tea?"
"Yes, sir," Lucia whispered.
(End of Prologue)
A/N: End of prologue, tell me if you liked it! Favorite pls!