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CHAPTER 7
The Hospital Wing was empty, thankfully, and Severus sat Aurora on the bed closest to the back of the room. She laid back and pulled her knees up to her stomach, as if she was in pain.
"Aurora-"
He watched as Aurora pulled the pillow on the bed over her head and turned her back on him, he had suspected that this would happen. Clearly the poor girl was embarrassed. She had every right to be upset and angry, but as he stared at his back he could not help but feel obligated to comfort her.
But he was Severus Snape and comforting was just something he was not good at, no doubt learning would be most beneficial.
Aurora began to sob into the pillow, it was not fair! Why did she have to go through this torment! She did not want to be checked, she did not need to be checked! She was fine! Aurora banged her fists against the pillow and kicked at the mattress. She felt like a baby but she did not want this!
She knew what would happen, Professor Snape would find out what she had done and he wouldn't want to have her anymore. Aurora knew all too well what people were like and how they were; she knew that because she was an impure freak that no one would want her!
Well Aurora would not wait around for that to happen. Standing she made her way to the other end of the room. She looked to see her Professor coming back and as quickly as she could she slipped out the door and into the hallway.
Severus came in with Madam Pomfrey to find that her bed was empty.
"Damn!" he spat.
"Now Severus, do not worry we will find her."
Severus wasn't listening he was to busy trying to figure out where Aurora would go.
"I'll go looking for her; the others would just send her into a panic attack." He said rushing away.
He looked down both hallways and took the one that led to the grand staircase and followed it. He looked down and saw a little red head rush out the door to the Entrance Hall. He sighed in relief and continued to follow her. Severus decided that he would give her some space so that way she would not run off if she saw him again.
His onyx eyes followed her scurry out the castle, closing the large doors behind her.
Aurora still had tears in her eyes and it was very hard to run and cry at the same time. But she would continue to try, that is until her feet tricked her and she ended up on the ground right next to the fountain. She shrieked in pain but eventually just ended up ignoring it.
She pulled her hand up to her face and saw that blood was trickling down her wrist. More tears streamed down her face and she slammed her hurt hand down on the ground again. Her scream could be heard but Aurora did not care. She was so fed up with everything! She hated her life and everyone in it! As a matter of fact she would give anything to just drop dead right then and there.
The blood was making her hand all sticky and Aurora didn't like the way it felt. The water in the fountain relieved the stinging and with a sigh she swished her hand around in the cool liquid. She leaned against the fountain and looked up into the starry sky.
"Why," she sobbed, "what did I do…God, why do you hate me?" she cried.
Realizing she was not going to get an answer she continued to sob.
"God does not hate you child."
Aurora looked up into the face of her mentor and cried harder.
"What…what do you…w-w-ant from me?!" she cried. "Why…do…you want me?"
Severus sat down next to her.
"Why wouldn't I?" he asked gently.
Aurora laughed sarcastically, "Who would want…a freak like me…an…impure…piece of…crap!" she covered her eyes leaving a streak of blood on her cheeks.
"You are not a freak Aurora, and who told you such a lie?"
"My…my Aunt and Uncle…"
"Yes and they are ones to talk of being pure." He spat sarcastically. "Why would you consider yourself impure?"
Aurora howled in sorrow and sobbed loudly.
"I…I…am…not a…v-v-virgin…" she sobbed.
Severus looked shocked, it was strange because he had already known that Aurora had been raped, but he did not think that the child would blame herself.
"Aurora-"
"God…says that…that girls who do not wait to have sex within marriage…are…impure…" she sobbed.
Severus shook his head and wiped a stray tear that was falling down his child's cheek. Yes, she was his child. And now she would always belong to Severus.
"You are not impure and God will love you no matter what you do, and child yes you are a virgin. What happened to you was heinous and evil, and not your choice. God does not look down on you for that, he loves you more then anything."
"But…I let him!" she sobbed taking his robes and clutching it in her small hands. "I gave up fighting!"
Severus took her hands in his own and held them tightly.
"Aurora, you are a child, you are not supposed to have to fight every day of your life!"
"But…-"
"No buts, it is not your fault…you are not to blame."
He pulled Aurora onto his lap and held her close as she sobbed and argued with him. He rocked her back and fourth slightly and continued to allow her the freedom to cry her heart out.
They sat there for what felt like forever until Aurora's cries weren't so profound. With a sigh he helped her stand straight. He pulled out a tissue and placed it over her nose.
"Blow." He said casually.
Aurora did so and sighed with relief when she could breathe again. Her Professor folded up the dirty hanky and with a wave of his wand made it disappear.
"Let me see your hand child." He said holding his out.
Aurora did so and winced as she uncurled the bloody mess. Severus sighed and stroked the cut with his finger. It wouldn't need stitches or anything, thank Merlin, but it needed to be cleaned properly.
"Madam Pomfrey will have to take care of this." He said releasing her hand.
"Professor Snape," Aurora whispered, "I am sorry I ran away from you."
Severus nodded. "I forgive you child, but just to be safe please do not do it again."
Aurora nodded.
"Otherwise I'll have to boil you into a potion of some sort."
Aurora laughed and nodded.
When they got back to the hospital wing Severus was pleased to find that it was still empty and Madam Pomfrey was still waiting for them. He led Aurora back to the bed and went to Madam Pomfrey.
They were whispering to the point that Aurora couldn't hear them, normally this would make Aurora nervous, but at the moment she was so exhausted that she really could have cared less. She pulled her legs up onto the bed with her, noticing that her shoes should probably be taken off. She fumbled with the strings to untie the black shoes she was wearing but she eventually gave up with the frustrating knots.
She laid back in the bed keeping her feet dangled over the edge so she would not mess up the bed clothes. She closed her eyes and began to fall asleep, Aurora had to admit for a hospital bed she was pretty comfortable.
When Severus and Madam Pomfrey came back to find Aurora asleep he heard his colleague suppress an 'Awe'.
"Should I wake her, Poppy?" he asked in a whisper.
"No, Severus, I can do this while she sleeps."
Severus nodded and left Poppy to her work.
He waited at the Healer's desk tapping his fingers impatiently on the wood. When Poppy finally came back he stood and was very disturbed to see that the Healer had tears in her eyes.
"Oh, Sev," she breathed, "That child's body has been so abused. I did a magical scan she has not been a virgin since she was five."
Severus felt his fists tighten.
"Along with that," she wiped at her eyes, "She has never been to a proper doctor before in her life Severus, and she has absolutely none of the prescribed vaccinations that a child of her age needs."
"I will set up an appointment with Mike for that, he will no doubt see her."
Poppy nodded.
"She has a stomach infection Severus, and I cannot pump her stomach because there is nothing in there to take! I am going to give you a potion for that but it has some pretty dodgy side affects. So that means that you will have to monitor her."
Severus nodded.
"I would not recommend giving her a lot of solid food Severus, soup and broth."
Once more he nodded.
"Severus, there is one other thing." She let out a sob. "You understand how magic will try and preserve a wizards body, how it will try to protect us. Well, when Mr. Dursley, penetrated…he…it…the magic destroyed her chances of having children."
Severus turned to Aurora who was fully dressed and sleeping peacefully.
"What!?" he whispered frantically
"She will never be able to have children because the magic can no longer differentiate between threat and love, it put up a barrier. It's the ultimate form of birth control."
Severus sighed sadly.
"Isn't there anything you can do, Poppy?" he pleaded.
"She is so young Severus, and there is so much damage now, you know that her body would not be able to handle that kind of magical repair and I don't know if her body would try and fight back."
Severus bowed his head and nodded, he knew that this would be hard on Aurora, but he could honestly say that it was really hard on him as well. He could never imagine feeling the way she did, yes he was abused but even his father had some morals. What Vernon Dursley had done, will haunt Aurora forever. She would never be able to have a family of her own, her blood line would die out. A person could always adopt, but there was a certain connection between a mother and her child, and now Aurora would never know that.
"Do you want to keep her here?" he asked.
Poppy shook her head and went back to her desk.
"Keep her in your quarters Severus, no student needs to know about this."
Severus nodded and said, "I won't be able to stay with her twenty- four seven Poppy, I have classes to teach."
"Well Severus, why don't you give a student leave and allow one of them to keep an eye on her?"
"You want me to keep a student in my quarters?"
"Well not just a random student, pick a trustworthy victim."
Severus sighed, knowing Madam Dragon he would not be able to win this argument. As a matter of fact Poppy Pomfrey had to be the only person he could never win an argument with…Albus Dumbledore was the other.
He went back to Aurora and pulled her up into his arms. Out of instinct the child's small arms wrapped around his neck and her head nuzzled into his shoulder.
"Severus," Poppy cooed, "that daddy look really suites you."
Playfully Severus glared at her but he couldn't help but smile. At least he looked like he knew what he was doing. He walked down the hallways of Hogwarts and smiled, all the students were in their beds asleep, this was always good. That meant that no one was wandering around the corridors acting like a complete and utter moron.
He would have to talk to Aurora about the floors she was not allowed to visit. He knew all too well that the rules were something she hadn't paid attention to when the Opening Feast was held. The only important rule he wanted to instill in her was that the third floor corridor was forbidden.
He noticed that when Dumbledore had discussed that she was talking to Draco the whole time. He could not believe that Albus had been so foolish as to let a three head dog be put in the school. He also could not believe that the Headmaster had hired Quirrel to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Sometimes he truly did question his bosses sanity.
They walked into Severus' quarters, unlike all the other doors his was locked both by magical and muggle means. He did not approve of anyone being in his rooms other then himself. He would have to teach Aurora how to open them later but right now all that needed to be done was his little snake being put to bed.
He had a spare bedroom in his room, courtesy of Albus. Until this day he could not figure out why the Headmaster had decided on giving him a lodging space that had two rooms, but now he knew.
He opened the door and set Aurora on the full size bed. Gently Severus removed her socks and shoes after which he placed them next to her nightstand. Then with a flick of his wand he transfigured her clothes to pajamas.
Very carefully, for he did not want to wake her, he placed Aurora into the warm bed and pulled the covers up to her chin. Her eyes opened slightly.
"Night daddy."
Severus stared shocked at what Aurora had just said, and at first he did not know how to react. He was not mortified by that title; it actually felt right to be called that by Aurora.
When he turned back to the child he found her fast asleep once more, with a small smile he stroked her red hair. He rose from the bed, for some reason leaving like this did not seem to fit. How had he always imagined it…how had his mother done it?
He leaned forward and very gently he kissed the top of Aurora's head.
"Sweet dreams little snake, I will see you in the morning."
That was it, just as his mother had done it. Just as he would have done it if Lily had chosen him to be Aurora's father. Well, looks like he was going to be Aurora's father, and the funny thing was…Severus was looking forward to every minute of it.
There's Chapter Two everyone, I would really appreciate your reviews. Oh, if you don't like the story, because it's AU I would appreciate you not sending me messages. I find that when people send me those reviews I feel less compelled to continue with the story. But any good reviews you have or suggestions for chapters I would be delighted to hear them!!!
