Chapter 4
When we got inside the classroom and sat down I asked Draco "why are you turning pink?" and he just glared at me and I just gave him my sweetest smile. Professor Snape started calling roll and he paused at my name and then continued. He talked to us about the class and then gave us our assigned potion for the day "Draught of Living Death" so I opened up my mother's old book and started the potion using her notes and what I also recognized as my fathers hand writing. I finished the potion and sat back in my seat and waited for Snape to come by and check my Potion. He came up and looked at my potion and then picked up my book off my desk he looked at it for a moment and stopped at where my name was written right above my mothers he looked at me again and set my book down and walked off Draco asked "What was that about?" I just shrugged my shoulders and picked my book back up and started reading till class was over. I wanted to talk to him but decided maybe Dumbledor might know what he was talking about by letting him approach me.
A couple of weeks passed and no attempt to talk to me was made by my father, I had talked to Dumbledor who said Severus was afraid I wasn't real. It was really bothering me and I was wondering if he was ever going to talk to me and act like a father. One night instead of eating supper I decided to take a walk around the lake. I had Magic with me and also knew I was being followed but I knew it was someone whom Magic trusted or they wouldn't have still been following me. We sat down by a tree and I waited for them to approach. The person who sat down beside me was Draco he didn't say anything just handed me a letter which read:
Draco,
I know the Miraz family had a son, Slade and a Daughter, Miranda but she was killed by the Dark Lord for what I do not know, as for her involvement with Severus I don't remember, I know they were friends but anything else and I'm at a loss and If Miranda Had a daughter with Severus I know she would be powerful, if Klaire is their daughter she will probably be able to help us but we Must be Careful as to not be detected. The Dark Lord will also not want this child to be alive either so do not talk to anyone else about her. See if you can find out more about her if you can and I will do the same on my side. Please be careful.
With Love,
Father
I looked up at Draco and asked "why do you and your father need to know about me?" "If you are who we think and hope you are you are our way out of this Hell. You see my father was forced to join the Dark Lord to protect my mother and I. We have been trying to find away out to disappear. Are you the Rumored Child of Miranda Miraz and Severus Snape?" the last he said in a whisper. "Come with me." I looked around and whispered to Magic took Draco's hand and took off back up to the Castle. When we neared Dumbledore's office he stopped me "I can't be seen going in there." "You can't be seen anyways" "what" "Magic" and I pointed to the cat in my arms. We heard footsteps and I mouthed watch. Professor McGonagal looked right at us and didn't notice anything when she was gone I said "see" and continued on my way to Dumbledore's office. I said the password and led the way up the moving spiral staircase. We reached the top and I knocked "come in" we walked in and he looked up and said "Miss Miraz you can put Magic down now!" "Oh" "and Mr. Malfoy do what do I owe the Pleasure?" Draco looked at me and I said "Trust him" so Draco handed him the letter after he finished reading it he have it back to Draco and said "Sit" Draco and I Sat and Dumbledor started talking in what I knew was a long story. "Your father can't remember anything about Klaire because Voldemort erased the memories of those close to Severus as to make sure they didn't try to rise against him. Klaire is indeed the child of Miranda and Severus but of course this information is not to be repeated until its time. Severus knew that Voldemort did not want her alive so when she was one Severus Ordered an Order member to take her and hide her with some muggle Family, he did not want to know any details yet until he was sure Voldemort could not harm her. She was taken to muggles and disguised and then he left since we were in the middle of the first war with Voldemort but before he could give anyone else her whereabouts he was killed and since he was made her secret keeper we could not find her. We didn't know if she was alive or not and just hoped that we would be able to find her once the war was over. We didn't find her until last year though so she went to her Mothers parents the Miraz family and they trained her in the things she was going to need to know from here on out. Severus knows who she is but does not want to loose her again and is still trying to keep himself out of Voldemort's grasp. Your family and several others can not remember her but soon it will be time to reveal her to them and one they see her they will remember. I have come up with a plan to get all of the old families together and to let them know Klaire and to also get them into a safer place. Soon you will not live in fear anymore. Expect to hear something by Halloween." "Thank you sir." "And Klaire your old friends and their families will also be a part of this as is the Order." "Ok" "I think its time you get to bed now" "goodnight sir"