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Summary: A girl from Harry's past is now Snape's newfound daughter. Later on there'll be a Snape adopts Harry, story! Also, Harry will have a whole new family. Lots of mystery, angst, fun, romance…etc!

A/N: Thanks a lot for the reviews! I appreciate it! The meeting between Harry and April will be around Ch. 10.

Selena/April will be April from Sev's. POV.

Chapter 4: The Meeting and the Letters.

It had been two weeks since that night when Severus had seen his daughter. He still couldn't believe it. He wanted to go sooner and see her again but between Dumbledore, The Dark Lord, Potter and his dead mutt Godfather, he had been too busy. The day before the end-of-the term, Dumbledore had requested an Order meeting, which really in fact was Severus' own wishing. Not that Severus had said much. He had just told the headmaster that Potter was atrocious at Occlumency. And he had also said, in private of course, that after the mutt's death, Dumbledore might want to make sure that his precious Boy-Who-Lived was treated alright by his relatives. As he had seen they weren't the sort of muggles one would want, not that he would ever admit (even to himself) that Potter wasn't spoiled at home.

Now he finally had the chance to reveal himself to Eveline. He hoped that he wouldn't have to tell April of her heritage today. He wasn't sure how he would tell her, yet alone make her understand. So, today he would go meet the mother. Or Eveline for that matter. He wants to get to know his daughter and there was no better way to do it then talking with Eveline, her mother who has raised her since she was two days old.

Since Severus was so unsure of how to break the news to his daughter yet and this way he could get to know her without meeting her directly. Not yet anyway.

Severus apparated to Wales, following the same path he had two weeks ago. He was wearing a black muggle shirt and black slacks and dress shoes, his wand hidden inside his right sleeve. When he reached the house, his anxiety had vanished and he was once more wallowed in his calm. He hadn't felt this nervous in a long time. After, Savvy's death, he had locked his heart up behind a stone wall that was slowly turning into a wooden one.

He opened the main gate and wandered inside. The house was big, yet not overly, and beautiful. Seeing that the last time he was here it was dark, he hadn't noticed how feminine the house felt. The garden was beautiful and filled with exotic flowers of every kind. The front door, along with the house, was painted in a light color. Even the car was yellow. As he looked around without looking too noticeable he wished dearly and hoped with all his heart that his daughter wouldn't turn out to be a spoiled brat. He could certainly live without another Pansy Parkinson. However, in his heart he knew that his daughter would be far from spoiled. He just knew that she'd be perfect just like her real mother. April will be exactly like Savvy.

When he reached the front door, he knocked on it with the knocker twice. The door opened to reveal a pretty woman in her young thirties.

"Yes, how may I help you?" the woman said as she looked at him. Her green eyes filled with confusion.

"Hello," He said politely, "I'm here to see Ms. Eveline Malloy."

"Oh, well, you're looking at her." The woman, Eveline said.

Severus inclined his head and said:

"I am Severus Snape from Hogwarts. I understand that you may be expecting me."

Eveline's eyes widened as comprehension dawned over her features. Her smile faded as she studied him over.

"Come in." She invited him in.

"Please have a seat." She ushered him to the couches before excusing herself for a minute.

The living room was big. It had a huge television set, full with the speakers and some kind of a loud hearing machine. There were light blue couches and small tables of a dark red color. The floor was covered in cream colored carpet and the walls were adorned with paintings and photographs. Severus could clearly see a young April in those pictures. Overall, it had a 'perfect family' setting. However, there was no sign of a male living there which pointed to Severus that Eveline wasn't married yet.

Eveline came back minutes later with a tray of tea in her hands. She offered Severus one, which he accepted.

"Thank you, Ms. Malloy."

"Please, call me Eveline." Eveline proffered graciously. Her hostess attitude reminded him a bit of Narcissa Malfoy only more prettier and kinder.

"Selena isn't home yet." She said and Severus nodded. "She's gone to a friends and won't be back before tomorrow. But I have a feeling that you're not here to see her."

"Yes, I'm here to talk to you. I understand that you know of my wife's wishes before she passed away. And so I am here to take April to Hogwarts."

Eveline grew grim, yet nodded understanding this man's and his late wife's wishes. Eveline had been waiting for this day for a long time but she still wasn't ready to let go of her daughter. Even after 16 years.

"I understand, even though I am not happy about it." She said. "You don't know how it hurts to let her go to someone else."

As she said this, Severus' eyes constricted to show his displeasure.
"Look, Ms...Eveline, I understand yet I am no stranger. In fact I'll probably protect her more that you ever can."

"I'm sorry, Severus, i meant no offense. It's just that I had thought and hoped that I will protect Selena all my life. I thought that if I hid her from the magic world, she would be less likely to leave me. When she didn't get her acceptance letter from Hogwarts, I was very relieved but now, I don't know what to do. I have kept a lot of control over her magic and have protected her explicitly. I even have wards on the house. I'm sorry to say but you have to understand my situation. I don't want to give up my Selena."

Severus pondered over what Eveline had said. He could see how much she loved April. He also knew that if he really wanted April to be happy with him, then he'd have to let her make her own decisions. And Eveline had looked after April and treated her like her own daughter.

"Alright how about this, I do want to have April's guardianship but I want a shared one with you. If it's fine with you. That way she can see you anytime she wants. I'll be her father and you can continue being her mother. However, this summer I want to take her with me so she and I can learn more about each other. If you want you can take her shopping to Diagon Alley over the summer whenever you would feel necessary. Also, I wouldn't mind if you would like to see her over the school year. You have taken care of April and I think that it is your right to stay in her life. I am sure she'd be glad to have you in this time of confusion when I would have to tell her the truth."

Eveline's eyes were sparkling with unshed tears.

"Thank you very much, Severus." She said.

Severus nodded uncomfortable at the grateful gesture and took a sip of his tea to hide his embarrassment.

Eveline must have sensed his discomfort so she quickly changed the subject.

"So, tell me how will you tell Selena the truth."

"Actually, I don't really know. I wanted to write her letters and explain about this situation."

Eveline nodded deep in thought.

"Hmmm. That seems like an OK idea. Do you have Savvy's letters with you?"

Severus reached into his inside pocket and retrieved the small package that was for April and handed it to Eveline. It was still sealed shut and they could clearly see Savvy's handwriting on the front.

"If you want, I can give this to Selena and explain to her the truth. The only problem is that I would have to explain that she's a witch and that I was one too. But I suppose I would have to do that. It was my mistake to hide her from the truth so now I would pay it gladly too."

Severus smiled slightly at the sarcasm Eveline used to end her statement. She seemed like a very kind person with a witty personality.

"So tell me a bit about yourself, Severus. What do you do, where do you live, what are you likes/dislikes? Before I send me little Lenny off, I want to familiarize myself about you."

"After Savvy's death, I became a spy for Dumbledore and he also offered me a teaching post in Potions, which is my greatest talent and interest. I actually live at Hogwarts but I want to take April to Prince Manor, which is very well hidden from a lot of people including other Death Eaters. After the Dark Lord's death, I haven't connected myself with my other associates. So I would deem Prince Manor the second safest place after Hogwarts. But you know how prying our Headmaster can be in other people's affairs." Severus ended.

"Really, if there was one thing, I would have never been able to guess that Dumbledore was so nosy. However, I understand your situation. He can also be quite manipulative. Anyhow, tell me more about Prince Manor. How is it like?"

"I haven't been to Prince Manor in a long time, I lived in the Snape Manor with Savvy. Nevertheless I have two house elves left in the Prince Manor and they would set up April's room quite satisfactory. Before getting April, I plan to have Prince Manor cleaned out and ready for people. The manor is a grand place, many sizes bigger than this house. I will have rules but I'll make sure not to kill April with boredom. Now tell me more about April. What is she like?" Severus asked her curiously.

"Selena is very kind and sweet. Her behavior is exactly like Savvy's. She's calm and a very occupied child. However, she does have quite an anger, which I think may be from you." Eveline answered as Severus shot her a mock-offended look. "She loves to read, listen to music and she's very bright. She's a quick learner. Her favorite color is red. She just finished her 10th grade at a private school here. She is very friendly. She also, likes to swim and she has not one but ten sweet tooth. She can't live without sugar and she has quite an imagination. She hasn't ever had a boyfriend and she can be quiet stubborn. Though she would never admit to that. Over all, I think she's a lot like Savvy. Her other ways, as I'm sure, resembles yours, since I didn't know you much at Hogwarts. Oh and her favorite dish is a Chicken Tikka and Apple Crumble. Her new favorite is Bara Brith and Cornish Pasties." (A/N: I have no clue what some of these food are!!! Anyway sorry for so many boring personality paragraph's, I have to explain my characters! Enjoy)

Eveline finished her 'essay' and sat back a bit tired and took a sip of her tea.

"Will you give April the letter tomorrow." Severus asked. "After you give it to her, I want to write her a letter of meeting her as her dad. Would you give that to her as well. I'll send you an owl at night."

"That'll be fine."

Severus looked at the pocket timepiece and stood up.

"I should get going. Thank you very much Eveline. And it was a pleasure to meet you. I am happy knowing that Savvy put April in very good hands."

Eveline blushed and stood up too.

"You're too sweet, Severus. (A/N: I'm sure she's the only one who thinks that!) I have raised Selena as my own daughter because she is like mine and it's no problem at all. It was a pleasure meeting you as well. It's good to know that you'll take good care of her."

Severus and Eveline exchanged their goodbyes as Severus left. A second later, Eveline heard a familiar 'pop' of dissapparating and she smiled as she closed the door.

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1. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Alive!!! on page A2.

2. The Complete Happenings at the Ministry. on page B3.

3. Rufus Scrimgeour succeeds Cornelius Fudge. on page C6.

4. "The Chosen One" dubbed to the Boy-Who-Lived! on page A5.

5. The Real Prophesy. on page F15.

6. Sirius Black Proved Innocent. on page E23.

These were some of the titles of The Daily Prophet released during the first weeks of the summer. And between it all was Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived!

Harry Potter was having the strangest summer till now. On one hand, he was happy that the Dursley's were avoiding him and treating him very well. He got to eat at the table with them and was fed pretty much the same food. All because of the idle threat Alaster Moody had said a week ago.

And on the other, he was awfully upset about what had happened during the ministry couple of weeks ago and wasn't getting very much sleep. Every night, he had guilty nightmares about either one Sirius Black his dear, late godfather or he had horrifying nightmares about the ever feared Lord Voldemort, who showed no remorse in slaughtering many people. As he couldn't care any less now that the whole wizarding world knew that he was back.

But now everything was slowly changing in the small house in Surrey. Every three days Harry Potter was said to write letters to the Order of the Phoenix to show his well-being. And since Vernon Dursley, his uncle was threatened, the uncle made sure to see what his nephew had written to those freaks. Every three days, Harry would find himself being called to the Dining Room, where his uncle would dictate to him of the content of the letters Harry is supposed to write. So for the first week, the Order received the letter on time in Harry's handwriting, showing his happy existence.

And then something happened that none foresaw.

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Harry was waiting impatiently for his uncle to come home. Which was by far a different feeling. Tonight, Harry had to send his fourth letter to the Order, when his uncle was present. And it was already the third night. His letter should have been sent by now. Aunt Petunia and Dudley had gone to visit a friend of Harry's aunt for the night. So, Harry was alone. And whenever Harry was alone, his Aunt or Uncle always made sure to lock his things away under the stairs. Which included poor Hedwig in her cage.

So now Harry was stuck at home, alone. With all his things instead of his wand, packed away under the stairs. Worse was that the only thing Harry had left were some sweets, his invisibility cloak and other minor things which were under the loose floorboards in his room.

So that night Harry stayed up, hoping that his uncle would come home. But Harry didn't particularly care. If his uncle wanted the members of the Order to come then who was Harry to stop him.

Surprisingly, that night no one came. No one from the Order came to check up on Harry. Next morning, Harry's Uncle came home in a rush. He thought that the place would be crawling with the Order.

"Where are you freaky friends? I thought they would be here since we you weren't able to write those freaky letters to them." his uncle demanded and continues menacingly, "They'd better not come here when we aren't here like they did last year."

"The members of the Order didn't come. But we still have to write their letter. Better late than never."

So, Harry sat and wrote the small letter in front of his obese uncle.

After that day, something changed in his uncle. A change Harry didn't notice before.

And everything changed in a couple of days. Everything became hostile.

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A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Wait for more till next week!

I know that you are a bit confused about Harry right now but next week would be worth the wait!!! I promise. There'll be a lot of Harry Angst!

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