So here is another ending. I'm glad I did this series, even if it's really short, and not very good. I still liked it alot.

Severus hadn't felt anything but intense sorrow since Lily Potter was killed. He stormed into the Potter's home, only to find it in shables. He ran as fast as he could into the boy's room and his heart shattered. There she lay, frozen and pale. He faintly heard the baby's cries over his own. He vowed never to love again. Elaine was wrong, you can only love once, nothing could convince him other wise.

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The letters came only once a year after that. Elaine knew of Severus's feelings. She decided it would be best to bother him as little as possible. It was only when the child was ten did he see Elaine again. Severus woke up one morning to knocking at his manor's front door. Severus opened to door, and had felt something for the first time in ten years. He was surprised.

"Hi Severus." Her whiskey like voice rang out.

Severus could only gape in response.

"Can we talk?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Severus continued to stare. He had no idea what she was doing here.

"I need to tell you I'm going to die next spring, just before Clarisse turns eleven." She replied reading his mind.

Severus finally snapped out of it.

"What do you mean you'll die?" He asked confused.

"Well can I bloody come in or not? Blimey." She says getting mad.

Severus moved aside to let her in. In her usual fashion she goes and sits on Severus's favorite chair. She stares at him and he goes and sits across from her.

"Severus you know I'm powerful right?" She starts.

Severus nods in agreement. Although powerful was an understatement in his mind.

"Well there's no way a human shell could keep up with this much power forever." She continued.

Severus blinked in surprise.

"So your saying you're dying because your too powerful?" He questions.

"Yes. My body can't keep up." She replies happy he understands.

"So you've come here to tell me you're dying?" He asked in disbelief.

Elaine laughs. Severus simply waited for her to explain, Elaine has always been mad.

"I came to talk about Clarisse, and to ease my own soul." She told him.

Severus became confused again. Then he remembered that Clarisse was his daughter. He saw anger flash across Elaine's eyes, then it faded.

"Yes, our child, she'll be eleven next Spring." She informed him again.

Severus's eyes widen.

"Will she go to...?" He questioned.

"Hogwarts, of course, I've already arranged things with Dumbledore." She replied.

Elaine then sighed and that's when Severus saw how sick she really was. Elaine always had a glow about her. Now that had seem to fade quite a bit, barely there. Her hair went from like the sun, to a dull blondish brown. Her eyes looked tired, like she hasn't slept in years. Severus felt his heart move a little.

"I need you to know that Clarisse will seek you out." She informed him.

Severus already knew that. He remembers Elaine mentioning that in the beginning of all this. Suddenly Elaine was on her knees holding his hand.

"Severus I beg you, please don't let her blame herself for me dying, I would've died on the same day anyways." She pleaded with him.

Severus was again shocked. Elaine had never begged in his presence before. She was the one people begged to. Looking into her eyes, he saw something that amazed him. It wasn't him, or their relationship. It was her love for her daughter, and the sorrow of leaving her. This chocked Severus up a bit.

"I'll tell her Elaine, I will." He promised while squeezing her hand.

"Thank you Severus." She said.

She then got up and turned to him.

"I've already told you this once before, you can love many people in your life and love someone the most." She paused, "I promise you by the time you die, it will not be Lily Potter, it will be your daughter Clarisse." She finished.

Severus didn't know why, but those words struck his heart. He knew he should've felt anger, what she said could be offensive. Yet for some reason it wasn't. He didn't excatly believed what she said, but he couldn't find it in himself to argue. Elaine had never been so passionate before. So instead he picked up a First Year potions book he had lying around and handed it to her.

"Perhaps I don't deserve to do this, but would you give this to her." Severus asked.

Elaine beamed while taking it. For a moment Severus saw who she once was. Her aura once again glowed like the radiant sun. She was once again the Elaine he grew to love. Severus was taken aback by his thoughts. Elaine then coughed and Severus noticed a little bit of blood in her hands.

"I have something that may help." Severus offered.

Elaine smiled and shook her hand.

"That's okay Severus." She replied.

Then with one last kiss good bye Elaine left the manor for the second time. This time though, there was no hard feelings. This lightened the the heavy clouds over Severus's heart just a tiny bit.

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When the next Spring came, and the school year was to start, Severus became a bit anxious. Today his daughter would start Hogwarts. She would be there to find him, her father. Severus wasn't sure if he would even be able to identify her. All he really knew was her name.

The doors to the Great Hall opened and the new students filed in. As they started to crowd the front, Severus noticed a pair of golden yellow eyes. Instantly he knew that was her. That was his daughter. He was surprised to find himself be amazed by her. Elaine wasn't lying when she said Clarisse looked like him. The thing he could find about Elaine in her was her eyes. That beautiful golden sun color. She looked over to him and smiled.

Severus's heart started to beat again. It was slow, but it was there. He didn't understand at the time that Elaine was right. What he did understand was that when the time came, Severus was going to be a father.

Hope you liked it, and I'm restarting my GeorgexOC fic

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