Kali Snape

By: Kylie Malfoy

Rating: PG-13 – For later events.

Disclaimer: I own Sylvester Snape, Serenity Snape and Kali Snape. And I'll mention anyone else I own later, otherwise, anyone else belongs to J.K. Rowling!

CHAPTER FIVE

Severus Snape carried his daughter into his sleeping quarters and set her on his bed.

"Kali… what's wrong? Why are you like this?" Severus asked.

"B-B-Because… t-that l-l-letter you h-had g-gotten from my m-m-mother… you w-w-were h-hurt b-b-by it…" she stuttered, "A-A-And… it hurts m-m-me to s-s-see you in th-th-that sort of s-s-state…"

Severus arched and eye brow, and Kali continued, "A-A-And t-to kn-know th-th-that m-my m-m-mother w-was a D-D-D-Death E-Eater… it's n-n-not a good f-f-feeling… A-A-And y-y-you never t-t-told me… all's I knew a-a-about mother w-was that sh-she left m-m-me on y-your d-d-d-doorstep…"

"I didn't think I was obligated to tell you such a thing, Kali! You must understand that!" Severus exclaimed.

Kali wiped her eyes on her robe sleeve. "I'm a-a-acting foolishly…"

Severus shook his head, "No, you are not acting foolishly, Kali. It is not a sin to express your emotions openly. I never taught you that… I ws only a fool not to teach you such important things… I never taught you love, only hate…"

Kali looked up, her eyes wide in shock. "But father! Y-You have t-t-taught me love! You t-t-taught me t-to love!"

Severus shook his head. "No, I did not. I merely taught you to hate. I was a Death Eater, Kali. You knew that. Being a Death Eater consumed every emotion I had, every emotion except for hatred! I never knew how to love someone before! Serenity, your mother, was a mere crush compared to what I feel for you! I love you, Kali! You're my daughter! And I never taught you how to love!"

Kali remained silent. She had sat up on Severus's bed now, but her head was bowed and she was fiddling with the sleeve of her Slytherin robe.

Severus sat down next to her and put an arm around her. "Kali… you are just like me. You hate those who I hate. You like those who I like. You have inherited all of my curses! Look at you! You are a mere replica of myself, only female!"

Kali didn't know how to take that; as an insult or a compliment, so she remained silent.

"Kali, look at me," Severus suddenly ordered.

Kali looked up. Her eyes met Severus's, and for a moment, there was silence. The similarities between Severus in his daughter were utmost disturbing.

They both had black eyes, thin lips, greasy black hair… Kali was unmistakably a Snape. Most parents would be proud of their children; how they were raised and how they inherited their parents's traits.

But not Severus. He regretted every trait that Kali inherited from him. As he kept the gaze with his daughter, his mind flashed back to earlier that day, when Kali had came in to his class late. And when he announced the fact that Neville's potion had wrong results… her face lit up in excitement, just as his did.

Kali was growing up as Severus had. Hated by all who were in separate houses, only the Slytherin students even acknowledged her… but Kali grew up with one thing Severus had not… love from her father.

Severus and Kali held that gaze for what seemed like forever. But Severus was engulfed in a painful memory of his childhood past… and Kali could read him like an open book.

**FLASHBACK**

"Severus! You little wimp! Get up and fight back!" Severus's father hit him across the head, causing the adolescent to fall back and collide with his closet door.

"I-I-I will not fight you… father…" Severus whispered.

"Who do you think you are?!" Severus's father kicked him.

Severus stood up bravely. His young features were stained with blood from the abuse from his father.

His father punched him in the face, causing Severus's nose to bleed. He kept standing, allowing his father to do what he wished until he was through.

"And you don't answer?! What sort of wuss are you?!" his father gave Severus another harsh blow to the head, and Severus just weakly fell.

"Father… you may abuse me as much as you wish! I WILL NEVER BECOME A DEATH EATER!" Severus bellowed.

In return, his father cast the Crutiatious Curse on poor Severus, and left the adolescent twitching on his bedroom floor.

**PRESENT**

Kali looked horrified. "Oh my gosh… father! You were abused like that?"

Severus nodded slowly. "I was. My mother tried to stop my father, but he killed her. So eventually, after I couldn't stand the abuse any longer, I became a Death Eater like my father wanted."

"And this sadistic man was my grandfather?" Kali whispered.

Severus nodded slowly, watching his daughter's features change from terrified to angry to melancholy.

Then she burst into tears and hugged her father. "Oh daddy!"

Severus was rather surprised by his daughter's sudden actions. But he enveloped her in a hug, an embrace only a father could give… an embrace that Severus had never gotten in his entire life…

"Shhh.. it's okay, Kali…" he whispered, resting his chin on her head as she sniffled.