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"Excuse me Sir, but tell me what?" I asked, absolutely flabbergasted by what he was saying.
"Your mother, Morgan Willows, was my wife. We met at Hogwarts, she was Lily Evan's best friend. That is why your name is Lily. Morgan…your mother was a wonderful woman and she loved you children very much." He paused, waiting for a reaction. I had none to give him. There were no words for what I was feeling.
"When I was a young man and still married to your mother, I was one of Lord Voldemort's supporters. This was the reason your mother left me. She took you and your brothers to Surrey to lead normal lives without the threat of evil. I always respected her for that. She did what she had to do and left her world. She re-married the man you know as your father, William Thompson, but insisted you children keep her maiden name. I never stopped loving her. She would have wanted you to know. We kept in contact, and she said that I was to change your names to Snape if anything was to happen to her. So erm…now I suppose you will be Lily Katherine Willows Snape…that is if you agree." The story ended. I still sat there uncomfortably shocked by all he told me.
"D-Do my brothers know?" I stuttered. At that moment I realized I was shaking like I had never shook before. My whole world was turned upside down.
"Y-Yes, I told them all after their potions classes this morning. They have agreed it is best to have their names changed. So…what do you say?" He looked so nervous and hopeful. And then it dawned on me. This man, this hated man, was my father. I couldn't not agree…It was the right thing to do.
"Erm…yes. I agree. I mean it is only fitting that I have your name. Seeing as you are my erm…father." It felt so strange calling him that.
"It will take some getting used to of course, but my office door is always open if you need to talk." He murmured his face hopeful still.
"Sir? What shall I call you?" I asked earnestly.
"Well…I suppose during classes you call me professor, and you can call me Dad other times…if that's alright."
"That will do. Well goodbye…Dad. See you at dinner."
I walked slowly out of the dungeon and up the stairs. I was afraid I was going to topple over at any second. I had still not sunk it all in yet. Professor Severus Snape, my father? Absurd. But it was true. I wondered how my friends would take it.
At that moment, I did go toppling over, and would have hit the ground, if a pair of hands hadn't scooped me up. I looked up to see two familiar beautiful gray eyes stare back at me. Draco Malfoy. The wrong boy. The boy I had just begun to fall for. He helped me get back upright, but then, at the time when any normal person would have let go of me, he still held on to me. Just as I was wondering what the hell he was doing, he brushed his lips against mine. I felt as though a bolt of lightning shot through me. I held on to him. I kissed him back. Hard. I had a lot of emotions going through me. The kiss ended, much to my dismay. I could have kissed him forever. But then, he let go of me, and we went our separate ways. We never said a single word.
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"You're Snape's daughter?!" Ron screamed. I was afraid he'd take it this way. He hated Snape. Against my better judgment, I began to cry. Just a small tear at first, then a sob escaped my throat. I wasn't used to this Ron. He was scaring me. I felt like he was mad at me for some reason. Only it wasn't my fault. He noticed me crying and lovingly wrapped his arms around me.
"Oh Lily I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to…" He started to apologize.
"No, no it's okay. I've just gone through a lot today. I'll be alright. Can we go get some food? I'm so hungry." I choked.
"Of course." He led the way out of the common room, and put his arm across my shoulders as we walked to dinner. It didn't feel right, Ron and me like this. We weren't dating, oh no. But he did things like this all the time. He was my best friend after all. Was I leading him on?