"Dad!" exclaimed Ginny as she hugged her father tightly. He returned the embrace and seated the child on his lap.
"Um..dad, who's the girl?" asked Ginny gingerly. Her father looked up and sighed.
"She's quite a story. But to put it short, she's your sister."
"What?!" Ginny cried. Too many surprises in my life, she thought
"Let me explain. Before your mother died, she gave birth. I had no clue until a couple of days ago. I heard you were coming so I decided to tell you then. I found her under my bed in my room. She was playing 'Hide and Seek' as muggles call it. I named her Tigerlily Waverly Snape." Ginny sat silent. She looked the girl over. Tigerlily resembled Snape and Caitlin. She had black hair up till her shoulders. It was braided in two and a few strands dangled in her face. Her eyes were pure light green. Freckles were sprinkled on her nose and cheeks. She smiled at Ginny. Her cheeks were rosy and she had the face of a very pretty young girl. Ginny couldn't help but smile.
"How old is she?" Ginny asked, not wanting to do any math at the moment.
"7," responded Snape. Prof. McGonagall sat there, awaiting the conversation to end.
"You're my sister?" asked Tigerlily in the sweetest, honeydew voice.
"Yep," replied Ginny proudly, happy to finally not be the only girl or the youngest child in the family.
"I like you!" she squeaked and hugged Ginny tightly. Draco looked at the girl, awaiting his hug.
"Who's he?" asked Tigerlily.
"He's my husband." Ginny smiled. It felt good to say that.
"He looks mean," stated Tigerlily, narrowing her eyes and crossing her hands over her chest. She walked over to Draco and walked around him, inspecting him cautiously. "He's a Slytherin." Draco smirked. The kid was smart.
"And how did you guess?" asked Draco as he picked her up and swung her around and around in the air. Tigerlily giggled and cried," More! More!"
"Does that mean I'm cool?" asked Draco.
"Yeah! Now more! More!" Draco spun her around a couple more times then placed her on his lap. She lay back and took deep breaths, trying to regain her air. Ginny smiled.
"Now back to the kids. I understand you are aware of a muggle child?" asked Prof. McGonagall.
"Yes. It seems that Hope isn't a witch," Snape replied. Ginny gasped and Draco almost fainted. How could that be? They were a pureblood family!
"No way!" cried Ginny. But then she remembered how Hope hadn't been able to see Hogwarts and how she couldn't get on the broom or do any magic at all in class. Ginny sighed. Draco was lost.
"My child is a MUGGLE!" he cried in total rage. Tigerlily scampered hurriedly to Ginny's lap and buried her face in Ginny's chest, afraid of Draco's sudden rage.
"Draco, honey, calm down. There isn't anything wrong with that. It isn't her fault. Calm down." Draco looked at Ginny for a second and seemed to calm down. He seated himself. Then Hope walked in, her eyes red and puffy.
"I'm sorry daddy!" she cried. Draco felt guilty all of a sudden.
"It's okay, baby, it's okay," he said as got up and comforted her. They talked outside for a while and then came back in followed by Aqua and Chris.
Aqua was different. Her black hair was dyed pink at the tips and she had a belly-button piercing that showed clearly since her shirt was revealing her navel and stomach. Her Slytherin badge shone brightly and Ginny muffled a cry. What had happened to her dear Aqua?
"Yo mum, wassup?" she asked. "Why y'all here? Someone die?" Ginny looked her daughter in the eye.
"Yes, Megan, Matthew, Jacob, and Eric were found dead in the Astronomy Tower. And Kyle died. Do you know anything about this?" Ginny asked suspiciously.
"No mum," replied Chris. He had his blonde hair in his eyes and it was freaky how much he resembled Draco. Ginny sighed. This mystery was really hard. Draco rubbed her back and shot her a Malfoy smirk. Ginny giggled.
"Who's the girl?" asked Aqua. She lifted her hand to wipe a strand of black hair from her face and revealed a chain bracelet.
"Aqua Riddle Malfoy, what has gotten into you?! Tattoos, piercings, and dyes? What is this nonsense?" asked Ginny, outraged at her daughter's behavior.
"I'm older now, mum. That was when I was little," rebelled Aqua. "No need to get mad, mum. Chillax (a word made up by 1 of my classmates)! It's not like the world is ending! Parents!" she said with disgust as she walked out of the door, Chris behind her. Ginny was now glued to her seat in worry.
Her little Aqua, all gone.
"Daddy, who was that?" asked Tigerlily as she tugged on Snape's shirt.
"That was Ginny's daughter," he replied, amazed at his granddaughter's behavior.
"She's evil. I bet she's got lots of Daddy's blood in her!" Tigerlily cried. Ginny looked away. Aqua wasn't Draco's child. She was Tom's. Oh lord, her mind echoed. No one bothered to tell Tigerlily about Aqua's true background.
The conversation continued.
"Since we have no leads whatsoever to these deaths, I suppose all we could do is wait until another mysterious…death," Prof. McGonagall said as an owl landed on her desk and handed her a letter. "It says that there has been another death, right now. It seems that Jessica Longbottom has been found dead near the Slytherin Common Room. Oh dear, poor Neville," reported Prof. McGonagall. "Well, that's another death. But we still have no clues. I'm sorry Ginny and Draco, but we'll keep searching. And if we find anything out, we'll tell you. Thank you for coming." Draco took Ginny's hand and Hope followed behind them. As they got outside, Snape came up with Tigerlily,
"Gin, I want you to meet someone. I don't think I can raise Tigerlily by myself. So I've found a new wife. Follow me," he stated. Ginny was interested.
"How long have you known her?" she asked.
"Oh, I just met her. But she's so lovely and sweet. And there she is." They had now landed in Ginny's old home in America.
On the couch sat a lady. She looked around 20. She had chestnut brown hair that fell in soft curls at her shoulders. She had the deepest blue eyes that reminded Ginny of looking into the sky on a clear July day. She smiled and Ginny could tell why her father liked her. She looked pretty nice.
"Hi! I'm Serpena Martinelli! It's real nice to finally meet you!" she said.
"Hi. I'm Ginny. It's nice to meet you, too," Ginny stated.
They sat down and Draco, Ginny, and Serpena spent hours chatting. Tigerlily ran around playing Hide and Seek with Snape. It was a very entertaining site. Ginny had already figured out why her father liked Serpena. She was funny, pretty, nice, polite, played the piano, guitar, and drums, knew a lot about muggles, and spoke many languages.
She was perfect.
Ginny was talking later on with her father.
"So, what do you think of her?" Snape asked as they walked outside.
"Yep. She's really nice and talented."
"You know, after Heather died, I never thought anyone else could take her place, and I still don't. But I need someone to help me take care Tigerlily."
"I get it."
"So I'm going to marry her." He paused and silence ensued, but not for long.
"What! But dad, what about mum! You can't forget about her!"
"Who said I was going to forget her? I just need someone Gin. I miss your mum dearly, and there isn't anyone who can take her place. Do you understand that?" Snape tilted Ginny's face up to his and she looked him in the eye.
"I understand."
"Thank you, Gin." He placed a kiss on her forehead and headed back inside.
Ginny sighed.
She walked back inside and little did she know that this was only the beginning of a long, tragic, twisted, and mysterious life.
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