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A/N: Wow I was surprised at the lack of reviews for the last chapter. Was it really that bad? And we were doing so good too. Please read the note at the end!

~ Chapter 12 ~

"I'm sorry I didn't ever send you that owl. If the circumstances were different I probably would have never-" she paused to take a deep breath and rethink her words. "I heard what happened in Diagon Alley. How could you? Yelling at a stranger. It's one thing to treat your students that way but-"

"Miss Granger, I realize that I was a little out of line but she did run into me. Not the other way around. And if you came here to talk to me about my teaching methods or such as that then this conversation is-" He was cut off by her shaking her head and raised hand. "Then I don't see what this has to do with-"

"It has everything to do with what I came here to talk to you about." She fought to keep the tremor from her voice. "That little girl was…she is…"

"Spit it out already," he said clearly annoyed.

"She is your daughter."

"That's impossible…" he stated.

"It is possible because, it's true. We have a daughter, believe it or not, she is yours."

"How can you be sure?" He looked ready to crack.

"That night was my first time. Do you really expect that I would sleep with someone after that?"

"Oh god, I…I'm so sorry…" he said. Reality seemed to hit him like a ton of bricks. "Why didn't you tell me before?" His rising anger was becoming evident.

"I went away to protect us. If Voldemort knew what had happened…I didn't want to loose either of you." She bowed her head.

"What is her name?" he finally asked. She handed him a copy of the birth certificate. He read it with out loud with awe. "She will be attending Hogwarts this year, won't she?" Hermione nodded.

"I made Albus and Minerva her godparents. I figured you would like that better than Harry or Ron."

"For that I am grateful. I'm not sure I like the idea that they will be around her so much anyway. Tell me more about her."

"She has your eyes and hair." She took a book out of her bag and stood up. She transfigured her chair into a couch and patted the seat next to her. He hesitantly moved next to her. "Here is some pictures from the past eleven years." She opened the book to the first page. It had pictures from the hospital. They continued to go through the album. A single tear fell down his cheek when he saw the pictures of Mellody's first steps. "I'm so sorry to have kept you from all these milestones."

"Hermione, you did what you thought was best. Although I wish I could have been there, I'm glad that you both were safe," he replied.

"This is for you. We have a copy at home." He took it and held it to his chest. It was as if it had become his lifeline. "Now I'm sure that you have some things to get done and I have to go find Mellody and Ron so we can finish her tour of the school. I suppose we'll see you at dinner?"

"Of course." She got up, left his office, and made her way to Hagrid's hut.

A/N: Well that's it for today. I originally only wrote up through chapter 14 but for the past few weeks I've been playing around with other possibilities for the rest of the story. Any ideas would be very helpful. Thanks for those who did review and were waiting patiently for me to get my shit together.

PatsySO: I think having Snape as a dad would be quite interesting but this time around it didn't work out until now. Oh and I kinda started the alt ending but it has a bit of a twist from everyone's suggestions.

plastic: No problem! (: Aww the cliffie's not too bad I hope.

tangerine_kisses: Sorry about the long waits for chapters. Hope this was up to scratch.

islandgirl: Of course I had to stop there. It would have been too predictable to stop when she told him. Glad you're enjoying this.

Honey666: I totally understand about wanting to read something as soon as possible. I never imagined someone wanting to do that with this story though. Being late isn't so good, Sev doesn't like it either.

sam: Thanks for reading and your feedback!

Allore NightShadow: Thanks. I like this story idea too (: