Chapter 1

Lily was rushed to St. Mungo's as soon as pain surged inside her. Screams filled the room as Lily went into labor. Nurses kept on ordering her to push until the baby was out.

"Almost there sweetheart. Just a couple more…." said a female nurse with brown hair. She had blonde streaks tracing the design of her bun.

"Madame Maxwell, how much longer?" Lily breathed as pain swept through her body.

"It will probably take another five to ten minutes now keep pushing and breath." Madame Maxwell ordered.

Lily nodded as she breathed heavily. Severus gripped onto Lily's hand tightly as she gave another blood curdling scream. It was another five minutes until the cry of a small baby sounded the room. Madame Maxwell smiled as she started cleaning the child. Lily breathed in relief and success as she smiled at the ceiling. She breathed heavily as Madame Maxwell walked back into the room with a clean child in her arms.

"It's a girl," Madame Maxwell smiled as Severus went to grab his child. He walked his daughter over to Lily as they both smiled and cried with joy at the sight of their new born.

"She's beautiful," Lily breathed. The baby had a light layer of black hair and her mother's nose. Her skin was a snow white pale. The baby's weeps went to hiccuping as she was rocked in the arms of her father. The child she was waiting for was finally hers. Tears of joy slided down her face as Severus rocked the child in his arms.

"She looks so much like you," Lily smiled.

"Just wait until we see her eyes. I bet she has your eyes," Severus replied. The child still had her eyes closed as she was rocked to sleep.

"Still thought of a name yet?" Severus asked.

"I still don't know," Lily replied.

The two were enjoying themselves with their first few moments with their new born until a boom sounded from the bottom of the hospital. Screams were heard throughout the hospital from the first to eighth floor.

"What the hell was that?" Lily asked nervously as Severus clutched their daughter tightly in his arms. James Potter suddenly burst into Lily's room breathlessly as he glanced at the two nervously.

"Death Eaters…..attacking the hospital! Oh…..and congratulations on the new born," James breathed as Lily and Severus gazed at each other nervously.

"Death Eaters? Why would they come here?" Lily questioned.

"You're the spy Sev. You should know," James breathed.

"I haven't been spying in weeks James. I was working at Hogwarts this past month," Severus replied.

"You-Know-Who's here. Has Dumbledore spoken to you yet?" James asked as Lily nodded. She then realized something. The Dark Lord was here and Dumbledore mentioned her daughter starting her fate the minute she was born.

"No. This can't be it! The fate really is starting!" Lily cried anxiously in her head.

"The Marauders and I were heading towards your room until we heard the explosions of curses. The Dark Lord is outside the hospital. Pettigrew overheard him saying that he was after one of the children here," James replied as Lily's eyes widened. Her daughter was truly in danger.

"Lily, he can't be possibly after her can he?" Severus asked anxiously as Lily nodded having the same thought.

"Dumbledore was right. This could possibly be her fate," Lily shuddered as James stood at the front of the room awkwardly.

"Was this the wrong time to come?" James asked.

"No. It's fine," Lily replied as she gazed at her daughter once more. More booms sounded the hospital as Lily and Severus stood close together looking at their daughter nervously. Lily then shuddered in sadness with tears streaming down on her face. She was about to make the biggest sacrifice in her life.

"We have to give her up. We have to hide her identity and everything about her from You-Know-Who! She'll find a loving family and look for us when she desires to find us," Lily quivered as Severus and James stared in disbelief.

"What?! No! Are you crazy Lily? We're not abandoning her! I'm not going to let her live the way I did!" Severus retorted as he clutched the child tighter.

"I know you didn't deserve to live like that Severus, but we have to give her one try!" Lily replied as Severus gazed down at their daughter miserably. James had a lump in his throat after that big decision Lily decided to make.

"She'll find us some day. I know she will," Lily said with hope gleaming in her eyes. Madame Maxwell boomed into the room as she breathlessly stood on her feet.

"She's right you know. Hiding her identity is a good idea. We are being watched. There may be traitors out there on the loose," James replied.

"We're evacuating the patients," Madame Maxwell breathed.

"Just give us a second," James said as Severus turned to Lily.

"I'll get her out of here while you go and fight those people. She'll be safe at an orphanage far away," Lily said as she held out her arms for her child.

"You're weak Lily. How are you going to escape from here?" James asked.

"I'll apparate out of here. We need to get her to safety immediately," Lily replied. Severus in the meantime leaned down and kissed his daughter for the first and last time.

"I love you baby. Always and forever," Severus quivered as he shakily handed the baby to Lily. Lily grabbed the baby's warm touch as tears of joy and sadness filled her face.

"Be careful Lily," Severus told Lily as she nodded once he and James dashed out of the room. Lily slowly got up to her feet carefully as she held onto her child tightly. She discussed her plan with Madame Maxwell as Maxwell escorted her out of her room. Other nurses were dashing down the hall with their patients as Madame Maxwell took Lily towards the exit.

"Once we get outside, be prepared to apparate when you're at your full health," Madame Maxwell ordered Lily as the two carefully climbed down the stairs. The two ran outside into the cold night five yards from the hospital as flashes of lights filled the rooms.

"Now. Go now!" Madame Maxwell yelled anxiously as a beam of light hit the grounds near the people as they backed away anxiously.

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The cold night boomed with thunder as Lily clutched her baby tightly. She couldn't tell where in the wizarding world she was. At least she still had her newborn in her arms. But not for long. Thunder boomed in the distance as rain poured down harshly on the two.

Lily did her best to keep her baby from the rain as she continued walking bare-footed upon a muddy and rocky trail. She reached around her hospital gown hoping she still had her wand around with her. Surprisingly she still did wondering how it got there. She shrugged that thought off as she concentrated on getting her baby to safety. The baby started weeping softly again as Lily cradled her in her arms.

"It's okay sweetheart. Mummy's here," Lily said as she smiled at the child who calmed down softly to the cradling. She continued down the trail until she saw a dimly lit place in the distance. She walked over to the place with her legs shaking in coldness. She walked up to a sign near the building reading, "Sallourie's Orphanage."

This was the place Lily needed to be in order to get her to safety. Mainly to hide her identity. She walked closer to the home as a manor like view from the outside of the home appeared right before her. The place however, looked slightly disheveled as the lights flickered. She walked to the entrance of the manor which had a small porch the perfect size to place her child. Baby was slightly cooing as Lily looked back to at her to see that her eyes were about to open. An emerald green glowed as the baby peeped it's eyes open. Just like Severus said. She had her eyes.

"Oh sweetheart. You're safe now. You're safe…...Selena….." Lily breathed. She loved that name the most. "Selena, Prince Lily Snape. That's your name. We'll need a disguise name," Lily added as she thought of any possible disguise names. All she could come up with was a different more catchy name. Emma. That disguise name to her seemed to suite her baby was as Selena cooed once more.

"How about Emma? Emma Azul Jones?" Lily smiled gazing down at her child as it cooed once more. Lily carefully placed her down right at the porch of the orphanage as the baby started whimpering up again.

"It's okay Emma. I'm sorry. I have to do this. I want you to know that I will always love you no matter where you are," Lily said softly as she picked up the child's small hand, kissing it softly. She trembled upon the child as it cooed softly again.

"I can't stay. If I stay, they'll go looking for me which might make you more vulnerable to the wizarding world. I have to hide your identity,"

"Mummy loves you. Dada loves you. We know you'll find us someday…" Lily said pulling out the wand she had pointing it at Emma as the baby's hair suddenly changed from a silky black to a bluish black. The tone of her skin changed from a snow pale white, to a darker shade of a pale color. And lastly, the eyes really changed the looks. They darkened into a dark blue color that was bold for the appearance.

"You still look beautiful to me," Lily smiled as she picked up her daughter one last time. She trembled and wept softly knowing that it will be a while for her baby to find her.

"This is goodbye for now. I love you. Always and forever," Lily cried as she placed the child out of her arms shakingly like Severus. She pulled out a jewel which was attached to a golden chain with an emerald crystal hanging at the bottom of it. She tucked it in the baby's blankets hoping that her daughter will cherish it in clues to finding her. She knocked on the door of the orphanage and ran out of sight into the dark and rainy night.