The Light Through The Clouds
[July 30]
An old man with silver white hair and gleaming half moon spectacles walked down the abandoned street of Porter as he twiddled his fingers in front of him. As he continued to walk down the street you could hear his shoes on the gravel and hear his breath through the air. Finally the old man stopped and turned to walk into the entrance of an old park, inside there were two park benches, one was occupied by a lady wearing a decrepit shawl holding a little bundle in her lap, the other a policeman waving his baton and whistling. The old man walked over to the lady and sat down calmly and collectively, he took out some odd looking gold coins and a letter and handed it to the women. The women took off her shawl to reveal a beautiful lady with wavy jet black hair and piercing green eyes. The women smiled at the old man and handed him the bundle.
"Abigail it is a pleasure to meet you." The old man said.
"Albus Dumbledore, the pleasure is all mine." Abigail responded
"So, what do you think about the weather today?" Albus asked his head tilted up to the sky.
"Perhaps the weather will be cloudy, with some rain?" Abigail responded with a chuckle. Dumbledore was well respected and sometimes, she thought, a little bit queer.
"So shall we get down to business?" Albus responded.
"Of course, the money you gave me should last me quite a while and I'm sure I can hide from Tom. As for her-" Abigail said placing her hand on the bundle.
"I would like to name her Taylor." Abigail finished.
"Very well, and Abigail do you want her to know about her father?" Albus asked.
"No, never tell her about her father just tell her he died when she was young. If I'm still alive when she is older, I will reveal everything until then-"Abigail paused and pulled out a bundle of letters.
"Give her these every birthday up to her 18th birthday. I wrote some letters so she will know I am with her." Abigail said, handing Dumbledore the letters. Dumbledore nodded and placed the letters in his robe. Dumbledore stood up and carried the bundle in his arms while cradling the baby and looking down on its peaceful and serene face.
"Who will she be staying with?" Abigail asked.
"Someone I trust." Albus replied. Abigail stood up tears brewing in her eyes and looked down at her baby girl one more time before disappearing in a whoosh. Dumbledore looked down once more at the baby girl before walking away with her cradled in her arms. Dumbledore walked for a little while longer and what a queer sight, a old man in purple robes holding a little baby covered in green blankets. Finally Dumbledore reached his destination, Spinner's End. Dumbledore went to A black and worn down house with a dead tree looming over it and rang the door bell twice. A man with greasy black hair and black robes opened the door a crack to see who it was.
"Severus, please do be kind a allow me to enter." Dumbledore said merrily. Severus opened the door fully and allowed Dumbledore to walk in; Dumbledore looked around the room and waved his hand. No sooner had he waved his hand when the whole room tidied up and two fluffy couches appeared. Dumbledore sat down and gestured for Severus to sit down as well. Reluctantly Severus took a seat and stared at Dumbledore.
"Well, I come here with an offer" Dumbledore said.
"And?"Severus asked.
"This is Abigail's daughter, Taylor. Abigail cannot take care of her seeing that Tom is still after her. I am putting her in your hands." Dumbledore said brightly, handing the bundle to Severus.
" I am not a baby sitter, nor am I a fool. By having this child the Dark Lord will be after me." Severus replied, pushing the bundle to Dumbledore again.
" I assure you that Tom does not know of this child, if he did I'm sure that he would have killed Abigail by now and perhaps even this child." Dumbledore replied.
"And what do I gain out of this?" Severus asked.
"My trust. You asked me to guard the Potters from further harm and I fulfilled your wish." Dumbledore said.
"Yes and in return I am your spy, what more do you need." Severus said.
"This child is very important, I hope you realize that Severus. This child has the blood of both the Riddle family and the Morgan family." Dumbledore said.
"You mean that it…she is the daughter of-"Severus paused.
"Yes." Dumbledore stated.
"And will Lily be safe?" Severus asked.
"Her family will be safe to the utmost of my ability." Dumbledore replied, handing the baby to Severus. Severus took the bundle and looked down at the sleeping girl. Dumbledore nodded and stood up then quickly remembered the letters.
"Ah, I almost forgot you will need these." Dumbledore said pulling out the letters that Abigail had given him.
"How old is she?" Severus asked?
"She was born today, to answer your question."Dumbledore replied.
"What should I do with these letters?" Severus asked.
"Read them to her every birthday." Dumbledore replied, heading toward the door.
"And I have to, change her diapers… and buy her clothes and all of that?" Severus asked with a disgusted look on his face. Dumbledore merely chuckled and opened the door; he turned around one last time.
"Good luck Severus." Dumbledore said before closing the door and disappearing on the doorstep. Inside the house Severus was holding the baby just as she started waking up. The baby looked up at Severus and grabbed his nose giggling and then kicking him in the face. Severus almost dropped the baby but managed to keep hold of her and brought her upstairs. Severus entered a room that was in tatters and looked like something from a horror movie, but with a wave of his hand the whole room changed into a little nursery and he put her in the black crib that he had made appear. The little girl smiled at him and reached up when he put her down in the crib. Severus looked at the girl and put his hand down as she grabbed onto his finger and tugged. Severus looked at her without smiling and quickly went downstairs for a long drink.