Hermione stood in front of the mirror in her private bathroom. She had made Head Girl. The hard work had finally paid off, but the down side was that Draco Malfoy had made Head Boy and had a room across the common room. They had to share a dorm to Hermione's dismay.
Hermione had changed some over the summer break and Draco had noticed. She had tamed her messy frizzy hair to manageable curls and had formed a womanly figure. She was in no counts a model shape, but didn't look like a thin skeleton.
Hermione took a deep breathe and clasped a necklace around her neck with a diamond dove. She made it lay flat against her green shirt. She had found it one day digging through her mother's old jewelry box. She loved the small detail in the craftsmanship that her mother, Jane gave it to her. She added the last bit of touch up to her makeup. She pulled back her hair in a low ponytail. She left the head's dorm to met Ron and Harry.
Hermione turned down the corridor and ran into something hard dressed in black robes. She looked up from the floor and her eyes made contact with a pair of black cold eyes.
"Ten points from Gryffindor Miss Granger." hissed Professor Snape and yanked the young woman to her feet.
"I'm sorry sir." whispered Hermione.
Severus narrowed his eyes at her and the dove around her neck caught his eye. He lifted the dove gently to get a better look and hissed, "Where did you get this?"
Hermione gave her Potions Master a puzzled look. "My mother gave me the necklace sir."
"Denton Miss Granger at six sharp do not be late," and he swept passed the puzzled witch and the to the hospital wing. He needed to speak to his godmother.
Severus entered the Hospital Wing through a secret side door. "Aunt Poppy?" he whispered looking around the small sitting room.
Poppy turned around and saw Severus standing in the door way. She sat her hot cup of tea down on the nearby table. She stood up from her chair.
"Sweetheart what's wrong?" she asked pressing her hand against his forehead.
"Where's my Daisy?" said Severus, his black eyes pleading for an answer.
It hadn't been the first time her godson asked about his daughter. He asked at least three times year. She would always recieve the same answer.
Poppy sighed and sat back down in her chair. She picked up her tea and took a long sip. She had removed the memories of her goddaughter's whereabouts. She feared if she had been captured and her mind probed for information Daisy would be completely safe.
"Love I don't know. I removed the memories. I wanted her to be safe." whispered Poppy. "Why do you want to know?
Severus walked further into the room and sat down in a nearby armchair. He told her about the dove necklace that he saw on Hermione Granger's neck. Poppy looked at him in thought and shook her head.
"No it couldn't be Daisy?"
Severus closed his eyes and sighed heavily. "Why not Aunt Poppy? I'm going to find out. I want my Daisy."
"You can't Severus. Voldemort will do anything and everything to get her. She's the only-"
"I want my daughter. You know I have wanted her in my life. She's all I have left of my Lily. I will get my daughter in my life." he hissed and left the small private common room.
Poppy watched Severus's black robes vanish from sight with a heavy sigh. She rose from her chair and walked up to a china cabinet, and stared at a vial that contained the memory of the location of Daisy Lily Snape. She had taken the vial from the cabinet many times over the years, but had never watched her younger self do the hardest thing she had ever done. They did everything to protect their little Daisy. They had promised Lily to protect her "Little Flower," as she called her. Poppy reached for the cabinet but was shaken from her thoughts when she heard her name being called. She sighed and went to attend to the injured student.
Hermione sat in the Gryffindor common room with Harry and Ron before her detention with Professor Snape. She couldn't really understand why he had given her the detention. He had seen the necklace and turned around and gave her detention. She told her two best friends. The boys couldn't understand either. It was something Snape would do to give anyone detention.
"Well, guys I have to go. Professor Snape wouldn't be happy if I was late." said Hermione, getting up from the couch. "The crazy man I just don't understand him." she whispered as she stepped out of the portrait hole.
Harry narrowed his eyes at the idea of Snape. He couldn't stand the bat. He could swear that he was a vampire. He had done much research about them. Snape had many characteristics of a undead, but he had no way to backup his claims. He had told Ron and he believed Harry, and he too wanted to know if it was true.
Hermione knocked on the potions classroom door. She heard a slick voice call, "enter," she opened the door and stepped over the threshold. She closed the door behind her with a soft click.
"I'm here for my detention Professor." said Hermione.
Severus looked up from the potion he was brewing and said, "Come here Miss Granger." She walked up to the man that stood at a long lab table. "Hold out your hand. May I have a drop of your blood for the potion? I can not use my own."
"Y-yes sir." said Hermione.
Severus grabbed a needle and pricked her finger. She let three drops of her blood fall into the yellowish purple liquid. He told her to wash the cauldrons. She nodded and went over to the sink and began to wash them quietly without complaint.
Severus breath hitched when he watched the yellowish purple liquid turn blue. Hermione Jean Granger was indeed Daisy Lily Snape. He quickly grabbed the table to keep standing on his feet.
"Daisy." whispered Severus looking at the young woman with chestnut hair. "Miss Granger," she turned her head, "please come with me."
"But sir-"
Severus waved his wand and the cauldrons were cleaned. He motioned for her to come to his office. Hermione looked at her Potions Master puzzled. She nodded and followed the man to his office.
"Miss Granger, there is no such thing as muggle-borns." said Professor Snape once they were settled in his office.
Hermione's brow frowned, "Sir, no such thing as muggle-borns?"
Severus nodded. "I am a pureblood Miss Granger and so are you." he told her carefully. But there are half bloods."
"Because a witch or wizard marries a muggle." said Hermione.
"Yes. But how am I a pureblood?" she asked puzzled. "Am I adopted?" Hermione chewed on her bottom lip.
Severus sighed and nodded his head. He went into telling the young woman about altering John and Jane Granger's minds to make them think that Hermione was their daughter.
"B-but why?" Hermione said with tears in her eyes.
"It was for your protection." he whispered.
Hermione's eyes widened. "One of my parents is a death eater. Aren't they?"
"Yes. They are. I had your godmother take you away from the wizarding world. I altered your appearance." He whispered and summoned the potion from the classroom. It landed neatly in front of him. "Here is the test." He dropped two drops on a piece of parchment. "Here are your parents." He slid the paper over to her.
Hermione watched names appear on the paper.
Name: Daisy Lily Snape
Birthday: September 19, 1979
Father: Severus Tobias Snape
Mother: Lily Rose Evans-Potter
Hermione covered her mouth in shock. She was a love child. A bastard. Half sister of her best friend Harry James Potter. She closed her eyes and tears she had been holding back started to fall down her cheeks.
"Why take me away? Why let me be raised by strangers? Why?" Hermione screamed.
Severus quickly left his seat and knelt down in front of newly found daughter. "Daisy it wasn't safe to-"
"My name is Hermione. Not Daisy!" she yelled and ran from the office in tears.
Severus sat down on the floor and buried his face in his hands. He let the tears fall that he had been holding back. He did he think she'd embrace him with open arms. He shouldn't have brought up her truth of her parents.
"Oh Lily I wish you were here my love." he whispered to the empty room. "I just want our daughter. I want to love her. I want to be-" he broke down into hard sobs.
Hermione ran down the corridors her tears blinding her vision. She saw Malfoy and threw her arms around his neck. She sobbed into his shoulder. Draco was too shocked to push the mud blood away. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He slowly went down with her when her legs gave out from under her. They slowly went down to the floor. Hermione gripped the front of his shirt her body shaking violently.
Draco soothingly rubbed his back as she sobbed into his shoulder. He had dreamed her in his arms, but not a broken woman. He had loved her since her third year. Hermione whispered incoherent sentences. The only thing he could make out was Snape and not a Granger.
"I can't breathe." Hermione gasped for air.
Draco lowered Hermione's head and rubbed her back and chest. The panic attack became worse. Draco looked around for help, but no one was coming.
"Hold on Hermione. Expeto Patronum!" and a dragon shot from his wand.
The dragon flew down the corridor down to the dungeons since Professor Snape was the closest to them.
Severus pushed his still shaky body up by the arm chair in front of him. He sat down with a heavy sigh. He saw a dragon in front of him. He knew that the patronus belonged to his godson, Draco. He jumped up from the chair and ran from his office and down the corridor following the dragon's directions.
He slowed down when he approached Draco. He quickly knelt down next to the young man. He saw the young woman's face. He knew it was Miss Granger.
Severus gently cradled Hermione's face with his hands. He looked into her brown eyes. "Shh. Relax. Take a deep relaxing breath."
Hermione gasped for air trying to catch her breath. She closed her eyes and listened to the slick sooth voice whispered words of comfort. The words were gentle and sweet. She felt her body relax and her breathing slowly normalize. She slumped into his arms.
"It's all right. Shh, it's all right my Daisy." He whispered. He hummed the song he use to sing when she was baby. "That's it Little Flower. Sleep. It will all be well in the morning."
Hermione slowly fell asleep. Severus rose to his full height and lifted her into his arms. He swept down the hall to the hospital wing with Draco not too far behind.
Draco opened the Hospital Wing doors and Professor Snape entered the wing with sleeping Hermione in his arms. Draco ran to get Madame Pomphery. She entered the wing followed by the young Slytherin.
Severus laid Hermione down on one of the nearby beds, and stepped back so Poppy could have a look at the young woman. She waved her wand over the sleeping witch and looked up with a slight frown.
"Tell me what happened young man." said Poppy to Draco.
Draco quickly explained about Hermione having a panic attack and was unable to help her. He had called for Professor Snape for help. She nodded and looked at Severus.
"What did you do?" hissed Poppy angrily. Severus opened his mouth but quickly closed it. "I told you not to find her Severus! Is was and is not safe! You have placed her in mortal danger young man!"
Draco looked from godmother to godson wondering what they were fighting over. It was rare that Poppy got angry and this was not a pretty fight. Severus bit his lower lip.
"I know." he whispered. "I just want my child Aunt Poppy. She's laying right in front of me."
Poppy covered her mouth in shock. "Miss Granger's Daisy." He nodded. "Why didn't I see it before? Gods Severus this poor child's life has just been turned upside down."
"I know. I know." he said watching Draco sit down in the chair next to Hermione's bed. "Should I brew the Removal Draught?"
Poppy shook her head. "No not yet dear. Give her some time to think things over." He nodded. "Now go back to bed dear."
He shook his head. "No I'm not leaving my little girl."
"Very well. But get some rest." she looked at Draco. "Both of you." They nodded and she left the wing for her bedchambers.
The next morning Hermione covered her eyes with her arm blocking out the morning sun from her eyes. She felt like she had been punched in the chest. She looked around and found herself in the Hospital Wing instead of her warm bed. She turned her head and saw the two people she did not want to see. Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape both asleep in chairs next to her bed.
Hermione groaned out of the pain in her chest when she took a deep breathe. Severus's eyes snapped opened and he leaned forward with a sigh of relief. Draco slowly opened his eyes and saw the woman he secretly loved awake.
"Oh thank goodness." said Severus. "You had worried. Lily was the same way when she was extremely upset." Hermione narrowed her eyes at her Potions Master. "I understand and I leave you alone," and he rose from his chair. He walked to the door.
"Wait." said Hermione causing Severus to stop in the doorway. "Did you love at me all?"
"I have always loved you, my Daisy. I have waited years and prayed to see you again. I'll give you all time you need. I must stress to you the importance to keep this quiet." Hermione nodded and he turned to his godson. "I shall explained later."
Draco nodded and watched his godfather's black robes vanish from sight. He turned to Hermione and asked what happened last night. She took a deep painful breath and explained that she was daughter of Lily Evans and Severus Snape.
"I think he placed a charm over me to look like my parents." whispered Hermione. "Do you believe me?"
Draco looked at her in the eye. He slowly shifted threw her memories. He pulled out before she even knew that he was in her mind. "Yes. I do believe you. I'll help you through this. It's best you don't tell Potter or the two Weaselys it would cause a lot of problems for all of us."
Hermione nodded in agreement. Poppy checked her over one more time then dismissed her from the wing. The couple made their way to the head dorms in silence both wrapped up in their thoughts. He quietly made a vow to protect her with his life. He was his godfather's daughter and the woman he loved.
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