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Prologue

"The prophecy was very clear Severus," Lord Voldemort told him with very little patience. "Hanna is the key and the answer to my problems. And you are going to help her, aren't you? Remember that I am the answer to your problems as well."

Severus was whiter than usual as this request was far more complicated than he had bargained

for when the dark lord first sought him out for help. He expected spying or helping round up

some betrayers but this was a whole lot more complicated. Bringing a child into the world for the

Dark Lord just didn't feel right to him.

"You know that you are where you are because of me, Severus. Your life depends on me," Lord

Voldemort reminded him.

9 Months Later:

Hanna screamed and cried child birth hurt a lot more than she had anticipated. Severus

was with her, holding her hand and trying to comfort her. He was absolutely terrified. He couldn't imagine leaving the fate of his son up to the dark lord. Hanna had discussed running away with him but it looks like she has changed her mind. She was scared and Severus couldn't blame her.

When the baby finally emerged Severus realized that this wasn't the son that Voldemort had wanted them to have. This baby was a girl. That didn't matter to Severus though-it was love at first sight. This baby, his baby was the most beautiful thing he had ever laid eyes upon. One look at her and he knew that he had to protect her, no matter what.

"The Dark Lord won't be pleased," exclaimed Hanna's sister Dawn.

In that moment, Severus snapped back to reality. Things could get very bad if the Dark Lord got angry.

"Dawn, can I talk to Hanna, alone?" Severus requested.

"Hanna, the baby is a girl. You know what that means don't you?" He asked her and she nodded a little, obviously exhausted from giving birth. "We need to run," he answered for her. So they did, even though Hanna was still recovering, it was time to get moving. They didn't know how long they would have before the Dark Lord requested their presence.

"Severus?" Hanna turned to him as they got to their place of hiding. "What do you think of the name Madeline?"

Hanna didn't want to run, she was too afraid of what the Dark Lord would do when he found her. Her sister was right, the Dark Lord was not happy about the baby being a girl, not happy at all. But the Dark Lord could not dispose of her because it was going to be her son that would save him in the end, according the prophecy.

Severus had to go on a mission for the Dark Lord that lasted a few months and when he came back it was obvious that Hanna was pregnant again. "This time with a boy," she said. "We checked."

"Who is we?" Severus asked, jealous and curious at the same time. He had grown to love Hanna but it was obvious that she saw her purpose in life to serve the Dark Lord. Or maybe she was so afraid of him that she couldn't say no to him.

"The Dark Lord, Severus," she said matter-of-factly, rubbing her stomach.

"Where is Mia?" Severus asked, looking for signs of his baby girl.

"Upstairs sleeping," Hanna said as Severus went quickly up the stairs to her.

Mia was sleeping and looked so sweet and so beautiful. "I will protect you, Love. I promise," Severus cooed to his daughter.