Chapter 7: Precious Moments

Severus Snape has never been more worried in his life, even after Lily. When he saw his only daughter on a stretcher, whatever had kept him down disappeared. He managed to get out of the seat, and rushed down to his daughter. No one dared stand in his way. He went down to the tent.

"Where is she" he said worriedly, Harry stared at him strangely, but he didn't care. His daughter was hurt bad. Nothing could stop him from worrying.

Madame Pomfrey went to Severus.

"Severus" she scolded "you are making a scene"

"I don't care," the usually cryptic potions master said "Where is my daughter, where is Sabrina."

"Special cases" Madame Pomfrey said "she was sent directly to Saint Mungo's"

Snape exited the tent, his cloak billowing in his wake. Hermione and Ron stepped out of his way just as they were going to the tent to check on Harry.

"Was that just Snape?" Ron asked Harry

"Yeah" Harry said "What happened? Did something happen to Sabrina?"

"The Dragon bit her." Hermione said "She managed to stab it in the eye. I think she may have blinded the beast."

"They didn't bring her here" Harry said

"Yeah" Hermione said "They went directly to Saint Mungo's"

"I hope she's alright" Harry said

"We all do" Ron said "Imagine what would happen to Snape if she didn't make it"

Snape sat on a chair in the Saint Mungo's Dangerous Dai Llewellyn Ward. All Creature Induced injuries are sent into this ward on the first floor. He sat beside Sabrina's bed his face full of worry. The daughter of Athena lay on the white hospital sheets paler than the potions master. The healers did everything they could, even with the help of Severus, they were still unsure of her condition. The Peruvian Vipertooth is known for its large fangs and deadly poisons. Even with Nectar and Ambrosia they weren't sure if she would survive.

Severus didn't want this to happen. He can still remember the day she had appeared in his doorstep.

Memory

Nineteen year old, Severus Snape sat in his living room in Spinner's End. Intoxicated with Firewiskey, the young lad mourned for the loss of his mother. He lost the only three people whom he had loved. First was his best friend, Lily. The first woman Severus Snape has ever loved. Then his mother, the only one who has ever cared for him. And more recently, a girl named Annie Wyse.

She was his classmate in his Potion Master's class. She helped fill the void left when Lily didn't forgive him. He loved her. The bitter man wasn't so bitter when he was with her. But when he was about to court the fair maiden, she disappeared.

His sadness grew, drinking to drown his sorrow. Then the door bell rang. Grumpily he went to take the front door. Like how he felt, the weather was sad and poured loudly. When he opened the door, a child in a basket was on his doorstep. He was shocked to say the least. Before doing anything drastic, he took the child into his sitting room, away from the harsh cold night. A small note was on the basket. He took out the worn piece of parchment.

Dear Severus,

I am sorry I had to tell you this way. I am Athena, goddess of wisdom. I'm sorry to bring her to your life when you are having a time of hardship. I cannot conceive a child but rather they are from thought. Like me, she is what most would call a brain child. Her name is Sabrina Eileen. As her mortal parent, you have to raise the persistent young heroine. She wanted to live with you. She was persistent to come to this life as your daughter. I know this is much to ask, but it would be greatly appreciated if you were to take care of the young girl. Though if you disagree, I would understand. But she could only go to camp when she is at an older age. I have faith that you will be a good father Severus.

Take care

Though intoxicated, young Severus understood. He stumbled to the basket sitting in the room. The young girl was soundly sleeping. He took her into his arms. The small child with s small tuff of black hair and a sharp nose, unlike Severus, it wasn't hooked. Other than the hair, she had also inherited his thin lips. He pressed her head towards his heart.

The young girl woke, her eyes fluttering open. Intelligent grey eyes looked back at his black ones. Since then he vowed to himself, he will take care of this child. To raise her unlike how his father had raised him. To let her feel loved.

"I won't let you down Annie"

Six years had passed since Severus Snape had gained a daughter. And she was the apple in his eyes.

At the age of six, young Sabrina had taken an interest in Ancient Runes, though Severus, at that time, couldn't totally understand how she could manage to read that text when she couldn't read normal English. That was also the first time Sabrina has made a friend by herself. Severus was having detention with one of the Gryffindors. Stanley Williamson, the Slytherin Prefect, suddenly burst into the room making both student and teacher to look up.

"Sorry to disturb you, Professor but there is a problem. Peeves is in the common room, the Baron is nowhere to be found and he won't listen to any of us. He already woke the first and second years."

Severus stood up and glared at the fourteen year old teen serving detention. "I expect at least five of these cauldrons to be finished when I return, Mr. Weasley" Severus Snape said then walked out of the room with Williamson at his wake.

Bill Weasley grumbled under his breath and resumed to scrub the cauldron. Then while he was scrubbing the cauldron, the door to Snape's study opened.

Bill expected to be scolded on when he pulled his head out of the cauldron but instead he was face to face with a young girl. She was younger than the first years. She had shoulder length black hair, a small stuffed owl in her arms and intelligent grey eyes. But right now there were showing more fear than intelligence.

"Daddy?" she called but couldn't see anyone other than Bill, she looked at him "Have you seen Daddy?"

"What are you doing away from home?" Bill asked concerned he was really curious how there was a kid in the room, much more in the rooms of Severus Snape, the most kid hating man in the world.

"I am home" the kid said "I live here with my daddy"

"What's your name?"

"Sabrina Snape" she said "but call me Brina."

"Snape?" Bill said "As in Professor Snape?"

"Yeah" she said happily still clutching her owl in her arms "he's my daddy. What's your name?"

"I'm Bill" he said "Why are you out here Brina?"

"Peeves is in my room again." She said "He scared me and woke me up. He put really big spider on my bed. What are you doing here?"

"I got detention" Bill grumbled

She raised her eyebrow, much like Snape "What did you do?"

"The cauldron blew up" Bill said "A bad kid put a spider in the cauldron"

"You don't need Spiders in potions." Sabrina said "You're in what year?"

"Fourth" Bill said "And yes we didn't need it but the kid wanted to do it. I didn't get there in time. So the potion blew up"

"At least no one got hurt." She said "That will be terrible. Do you mind if I keep you company, I don't want to go back to my room. The big spider is chasing me."

"Why not?" Bill said "But I have to finish these cauldrons first"

"You do know there is an easier way to do that?"

"I don't think Professor Snape would want …."

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him." Sabrina said going through the supplies that Snape has told Bill to use. There was one bottle that looks more like grease than detergent.

"What are you…"

Then she gently placed a drop on the bucket of water

"You're supposed to do that after…"

"That's what most people say" Sabrina said "But look at the instructions"

She handed him the bottle and there was something written, but it wasn't written in English.

"I can't read it." Bill said "I think it's written in…is that Greek?"

"Really?" she asked squinting at the words. "I really don't know. I can only read runes and some weird letters in some of the books. Normal letters always jumble up when I read them. Anyways its supposed to coat the cauldron with some kind of oil so it would be easier to use, but in very small amounts it actually makes scrubbing out the old potion easier. Try it."

Curious and uncertain with the young girl's words, he reluctantly tried it. Strange enough it made it easier to clean. The brush, along with most of the ingredients, was sliding off the cauldron.

Bill looked at her in shock.

"I told you so" she said smiling then went to the book shelf. She took a book on the fourth shelf, which she could barely reach.

"Careful" he reaching for her hand. He took out the book and handed it to her. not before looking at the title. "Ancient runes?"

"Yeah." She said smiling. "I like the stories they tell in this one. So I can read while you're finishing those cauldrons." She went to Snape's table with her book and owl.

"Okay?" Bill said returning to his detention. He finished half of the cauldrons he was told to do. But Snape returned to his fifth. Or the fifth since he left.

He was about to make a mean remark to Bill when Sabrina had spotted him.

"Hi Daddy!" she said happily from his desk. His remark was cut short.

"Sabrina, What are you doing here? I thought I told you to go to sleep?"

"You did" she said "And I was. But Peeves was in my room again, he brought this really big spider, it kept chasing me around my room. Then I couldn't find you, so I started to talk to Bill. He helped me reach the book. Why did you put it up so high?"

"So you would stop coming to get it in the middle of the night when you're supposed to be sleeping."

"Well, I can't sleep with that spider in my room so I had to come here. Don't blame him if he's not yet done" she said at him with a courage that could rival a Gryffindor.

Snape coughed. "Mr. Weasley, we're done here, finish the rest tomorrow night"

"Uh… Good Night Sir! Bye Bri!" Bill said practically running out of the door.

"Bye Bill!" Sabrina said waving at him.

"Alright" Snape said looking sternly at Sabrina "Bed. It's late"

"I can't!" she said "There's a big spider! It's as big as my hand!"

"Alright come on then" Snape said bringing a jar with him while holding out his hand for the little girl. Sabrina jumped off his chair and took his hand in hers with the other on her stuffed owl. And they went to eliminate another arachnid for his potions.

Two more years later.

The eight year old Sabrina was nervous. Her father was bringing her somewhere. They were riding a plane and her father isn't explaining anything. All he said was that it was a place where she'll be safe.

Travelled all the way to an unknown country where they talk strangely. They talk in a more... free than formal. It was strange to Sabrina.

"Daddy, where are we going?"

"Somewhere you'll be protected" he said simply

"But Hogwarts is safe." She countered. "no one can come get me there"

"But not from monsters" Snape muttered. Then turned behind him looking if anyone is looking, he held tight to Sabrina and her duffle bag. They Apparated to a strawberry field, a few miles away was an arc, holding what looks like a golden apple.

"Is that where we are going?"

"Yes" Snape said "Come on we better hurry."

They swiftly walked towards the arc, which confused Sabrina greatly. Until a roar echoed through the field.

Snape cursed. He handed the light duffle bag to his eight year old daughter. Then looked at her in the eye. "Sabrina, I need you to go to that arc. As fast as you can"

"You're not coming?" she asked

"I can't go through the arc" Severus said then grabbed his daughter in an embrace. "Don't worry about me. If all goes well I'll see you at Christmas in Hogwarts."

"I'm not leaving you."

Severus gave a forced smile "Why must you be so stubborn?"

Then the roar was louder. A large beast was coming towards them, it was running…fast.

"Come on" Snape said pushing her towards the arc. In fear, she complied. She ran towards the arc while Snape blasted spell after spell towards the beast. But it only bounces off the creature.

Sabrina didn't go in. She dropped the bag. She was at a loss. She couldn't fight the beast, nor can she let her father die. 'I am weak, I can't do anything' she thought.

No you are not said a woman in her head. Her voice was as stern as her father's and just as wise. Then she felt something on her side. Like Magic, there was a sword with a scabbard clipped on her side.

It was long, more than half her height. As if on instinct, she took the sword out of the scabbard. It was two and a half foot long of Celestial Bronze. But it weight almost like nothing.

She charged for the beast. She used the side of the blade, practically slapping the beast sideward with an unreal strength for an eight year old.

Then in a swift movement, she stabbed the dark beast. But instead of it ended up with a carcass, it dissolved into dust. Then she dropped the sword and hugged her father.

Severus Snape looked at his daughter now. She was still the apple in his eyes. Even without seeing her every day of the week, even when she wasn't the best potioneer or witch. She was everything to him. He couldn't bear lose her. He knew he was a bitter man, but he doesn't want her to see him as that, he doesn't often tell her that she is loved. And he is afraid. Afraid that she will die before he could tell her.

"Dad…"

Alright finally done! After a few weeks. Sorry I haven't updated for like…a few weeks…I got sick earlier this week, and I only got an idea for this like…sometime last week. So…yeah now I'm better but since I have studies I have to slowly update everything…really slowly. Hehehe sorry

Anyways PLEASE READ AND REVIEW