Snape barged into St. Mungo's, his eyes wide and his breathing quick and raspy. He'd just received news from Bellatrix and Narcissa that Cherry had been taken into labour. He swiftly made his way over the counter and told the nurse in his voice full of authority whom he wanted to see.

"I assume you're referring to Mrs. Cherry Lupin, correct?"

"Yes, I-" he stopped abruptly and stared at the nurse. Did she just say Cherry *Lupin*? He blinked a few times, wondering if he'd heard correctly, before shaking his head slightly and smirking.

"Yes, her, I would like to see her. I heard that she's gone into labour"

"Yes, but she's already had the baby" the nurse told him. Snape cursed softly under his breath. Why was he always late for things when people needed him the most? He cleared his throat slightly and asked to see her.

"Yes, of course, sir. But, may I ask who you are?" Snape was starting to grow irritated. The woman knew perfectly well who he was, yet she had this annoying grin on her face and he clenched his fist to make himself calm down.

"I am Severus Snape, Potions master at Hogwarts, now, could you please show me the way to Cherry's room. I am a good friend of hers" The nurse nodded, smiled idiotically and led him to Cherry's room.

Snape calmly walked into Cherry's room, shut the door behind him and sat down next to her. She looked up from cooing over her baby girl to looking at a familiar face. She broke down into tears and hugged him.

"Oh, you're here! I didn't think anyone would come to see the baby!" she pulled away from him with watery tears and smiled weakly. Snape looked down to the little baby and stared at it. It looked so fragile.

"Is it a girl or a boy?" he questioned curiously.

"It's a girl. I called her Lily. I've always loved that name and . . ." she trailed off, still staring at her child, trying her best not to cry "I was going to talk about it with Logan, but . . . I don't think there's any chance of us seeing each other again. I was hoping if maybe you would be the godfather?" she questioned hopefully. Snape froze and locked eyes with her, wondering if she was joking.

"Y-You want *me* to be Lily's godfather?" he cried, leaping up from his chair "*Why?* I-I wouldn't be a good godfather, I *hate* children and-and Logan wouldn't accept it. Plus the fact that I've got to be two role- modals, a Death Eater and-and I've got to help Albus with the good side. I'll be teaching most of the time or planning lessons! I'd never have the time to look after her!"

Cherry sighed and wiped away her tears, nodding slightly.

"I-I understand" she whispered. Snape suddenly felt guilt flood through him.

"I'm sorry"

Cherry looked at him and put on a fake smile.

"It's alright; could you at least hold her for me? I need to eat something. I'm starving!" she exclaimed. Snape hesitated and slowly took the tiny child in his arms.

"Here, support her head and her back" Cherry instructed. Lily made a small whining noise, then lightly held onto Snape's robe, falling back into a deep sleep. Snape's eyes widened as he stared worriedly at Cherry. She merely smiled.

"It's alright, see? She's fine" Snape's jaw dropped on seeing Lily already asleep

"I never thought I'd see the day when a baby wouldn't cry on being held by me!" Snape exclaimed, watching the baby with awe "You know what? I think I will be Lily's godfather, who knows? Maybe she might do me some good" Cherry giggled slightly, then quietened down, giving Snape a stern look.

"I want you to do something for me" Snape nodded and smiled slightly.

"What?"

"Take Lily to Logan, I feel that it's too dangerous for Lily to be around me. My father could do anything to her. Take her to Hogwarts . . . for her own safety-and another thing, I'm going to try and bust Harry out of my father's place"

Snape nodded in understanding, held the baby out to Cherry to give her one last hug, then took the baby under his robe and made for the hospital's fireplace.

"Goodbye Lily" Cherry whispered, tears streaming down her face as she buried her face in her hands.

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Snape arrived in Dumbledore's office, still holding tightly onto baby Lily. Dumbledore looked up, his expression serious and grave when he saw whom it was.

"Ah, Severus, where were you? I've been needing to speak with you about Harry. It seems his friends have gone to try and save him" Snape gritted his teeth; he was needed by everyone at the moment, what was he thinking when he said yes to being Lily's godfather?

"Could you possibly give me five minutes, Albus? I need to speak to Logan Lupin about his daughter" Dumbledore's expression immediately changed to one of happiness.

"Logan's child? What's her name?"

"Lily. Cherry named her" Dumbledore smiled.

"She's a lovely woman; I just wish that she wasn't threatened into taking Harry. No doubt that no one else trusts her anymore"

"You trust her?" Snape asked hopefully. Dumbledore nodded.

"Of course. She's too good to have gone over to the Dark Side, even if she is Tom's daughter, so tell me, did she ask you to be Lily's godfather?" he questioned, his eyes twinkling. Snape's jaw dropped.

"How-?"

"It's obvious from how close you two are that she would've asked you"

"I swear you're psychic sometimes" Snape muttered. Dumbledore chuckled slightly, then his expression changed back to one of seriousness.

"Deliver Lily to Logan, then meet me back here, we need to discuss how we're going to stop Harry's friends from heading into danger" Snape nodded and quickly made an exit.

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Logan sat talking with his father and mother. They'd been talking about Harry's friends rushing off to save him.

"I just don't know what we're going to do . . ." Logan trailed off on seeing Snape enter the Gryffindor common room. James stared at him.

"What the hell are *YOU* doing in here?!" he yelled. Snape glared at him.

"Ssh Potter, be quiet! Lupin, I need a word with you *now*" he hissed, turning to Logan. Logan raised an eyebrow.

"May I ask as to why you need to talk to me alone?" Snape sighed and held out a baby, who whined slightly at being outside in the cold.

"This is your daughter Lily!" he snapped. Logan's jaw dropped on seeing the baby as he stood up and observed the girl, unable to believe it, then his eyes narrowed.

"I don't want her" he snapped back "She's also a part of Cherry and I want nothing to do with her!"

Snape clenched his jaw and tried his best to calm down.

"I think you should also know that I'm her godfather"

This seemed to shock everyone in the Gryffindor common room as James, Sirius, Lupin's and Lily's jaws dropped. Logan just looked astonished.

"So, she's been doing everything without me, huh?"

"She's had no other choice, seeing as you've been here, instead of being by her side"

"She's betrayed us all!" Logan shouted. Baby Lily whimpered slightly at the loud voice and clung to Snape's sleeve. Snape glared at him.

"Maybe you should get all the facts behind why she did what she did instead of just accusing her" Snape hissed in annoyance. Logan smirked.

"Alright then, let's hear it, why did Cherry take Harry and betray us?" Logan questioned, sitting down next to his father.

"If you'd like to know, she did it to save your entire family! She's saved all your lives! If she hadn't have done what she did, then you'd all be dead by now!" he snapped irritably "And I not only heard that from Cherry, I heard it from the Dark Lord also. Cherry told me that she's going to try and get Potter out of The Dark Lord's headquarters. Now, if you'll be so kind as to take your daughter, I have a meeting with the Headmaster about your children running off to save Potter" he said, thrusting the baby into Logan's arms and storming off, leaving everyone else gaping after him.

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Prongs, Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, Ron, Hermione, Emily and Jay landed outside Tom Riddle's house. Prongs gulped slightly on seeing about a dozen Death Eaters standing guard outside the house.

"There's no doubt about it, we've come to the right place" Ron whispered. Everyone else nodded in agreement.

"Right, Hermione and Emily, you two, try and find a way to sneak in. The rest of us will hex the Death Eaters guarding the entrance over there, alright?"

"Do we really need that many to hex the Death Eaters?" Wormtail asked apprehensively. Prongs nodded confidently.

"They're gonna be more powerful than us kids, so we need twice as many people to take them down" Everyone nodded in understanding.

"Right, let's do it!" Ron yelled out as they all ran towards the Death Eaters, wands raised.

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"Hey Peter" Cherry said, putting on a fake smile. She'd been let out of the hospital a few hours ago and had gone straight back to her father's headquarters. Luckily, she hadn't seen him yet, so she needn't be worried about her daughter. Pettigrew looked up, shaking slightly on seeing Voldemort's daughter.

"Hello, mistress, how are you?" he asked worriedly.

"Just call me Cherry, Peter. Listen, I wanted to talk to you about something" she told him. Pettigrew calmed down and watched her with curiosity in his eyes.

"What?"

"I heard that you betrayed your friends because you were scared of death, right?" she questioned. Pettigrew lowered his eyes to the ground in shame as he nodded.

"But why. You'll die sooner or later, won't you? So what's the point on postponing it? If you're to die, then you die. It'll happen soon anyway, it happens to everyone" she informed him. Pettigrew's eyes widened as if realizing it for the first time.

"I'll die anyway" he mumbled under his breath. Cherry nodded.

"But, I'm so scared" he admitted; Cherry smiled kindly at him.

"I know so am I, if I'm honest, I'm absolutely terrified, but I'll always put my life on the line for my friends. I just don't see why you shouldn't do the same"

"They hate me now" he said in a high-pitched voice "We could never go back to being friends"

"That may be true, but you could always prove yourself. Even after what you've done, you could always help Harry escape" she told him. Pettigrew's eyes widened in shock.

"You want me to betray the Dark Lord?!" he yelped. Cherry shrugged.

"Like I've told you before Peter, you'll die sooner or later, why prevent the inevitable?" she questioned. Pettigrew nodded shakily.

"I agree, but- I don't want to betray him" he whispered. Cherry's face dropped.

"Well, it's your decision" she said casually "I'll see you later" she told him as she turned on her heel and stalked off

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Cherry silently crept passed Avery and knelt down in front of the cell, watching Harry sleep.

"Harry" she whispered, poking him with her wand "Harry, wake up!"

Harry stirred slightly and opened his eyes. His eyes fluttered for a moment as his eyes lingered on, before narrowing at her.

"What do you want?" he snapped "Come to have a good gloat that you fooled us all?"

Cherry shook her head and muttered a spell to unlock the cell.

"Come on, I'm getting you out of here"

Harry's eyes widened as he gestured for Cherry to look behind her. Cherry turned around to face a sneering Avery.

"Where do you think you're going with Potter, Cherry?" Avery asked.

"Oh, I'm taking him back to safety where he won't be in danger" She told him casually. Avery narrowed his eyes as he aimed his wand at her.

"I don't think so" he snapped in a cold voice. Cherry pulled out her own wand and aimed it at his chest.

"Oh, but I do"

"I think maybe a bit of pain might do you some good, the Dark Lord's given me permission to do so" He raised his wand, but before he even began to utter the spell, Cherry said the first words that came into her mind.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" She screamed. Avery fell to the floor, dead. Harry gaped at Cherry in shock and nervousness. Cherry looked at herself in shock, then she narrowed her eyes and gave a little shrug.

"He had it coming"