The newly named Piper woke up to the woman from the night before shaking her.
"Piper, honey, wake up.
Piper gave the woman a confused look. Piper? Where had that come from?
"Piper is the name that we have given you. Do you not like it?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
Piper merely held her arms up. These people gave her more affection than her own parents had. She enjoyed every minute of the affection.
Mrs. Weasley picked up Piper and walked to the bathroom. "Piper, I am going to give you a bath.
After Piper's bath she was changed into new clothing. Just as Mrs. Weasley had finished brushing Piper's hair, a red haired boy came to the door.
"Mum! Mum! He's here! Harry's here!" He said breathless. He ran back out the door. He could be heard running down the hall.
"Oh dear," Mrs. Weasley said. She held Piper's hand as they walked downstairs to where a lot of people were gathered. Everyone was gathered around a black haired boy. He was smiling happily. Mrs. Weasley dropped Piper's hand and ran to hug the black haired boy.
Piper was confused. Who were all these people? There was a blue haired woman and more red haired men. There was also another gray haired man. Piper noticed a head of what looked to be wet, black hair. She noticed the cold, black eyes that were suddenly colder. She noticed the hooked nose.
Piper recognized the man. She crept to where he was standing. His arms were folded. He looked angry. She tugged on his robes and when he looked down, she held up her arms.
Snape was angry. Here was Potter, the boy-who-should-not-have-lived-but-did. One third of the Golden Trio. Spawn of the pain in the arse that lived to make Snape's life hell. Oh goody. Excuse Snape if he was not throwing a party.
Snape looked down after feeling a tugging on his robes. He saw the girl, no, Piper. She held her arms up. Snape gave a frustrated sigh and ignored the girl. He did not like children. He taught them, but that did not mean that he liked them.
Piper was frustrated. She wanted to be held. This man reminded her of her parents. He only needed a little love. She decided to hug him, but much to her dismay, she discovered she could only reach his legs. She hugged his legs anyway.
Snape looked down, startled. There was this girl, the girl he was trying to ignore, hugging him. Him! He ignored her and she hugged him!
He gave another frustrated sigh, then bent down and picked her up and placed her on his hip as he had seen others do. Piper smiled at him. He ignored her and went back to glaring at Potter.
Snape came to a startling revelation that day.
It was terribly hard to be intimidating when you were holding a child.