I own nothing! I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters! I just own the Snape family members (except for Severus, of course), and the other OC's.
Kiru stormed into the Great Hall, her entire house having already gotten news of her temper tantrum in Potions by word of mouth, and the other houses were on just as equal of an alert. The entire school knew by now that she'd inherited Snape's infamous temper, and that he wasn't going to scold her since it pertained to the Marauders. Nevertheless, Horace attempted an apology, to which the fourth year almost threw a giant hissy fit. She was a hair's width away from doing so when her father put his hand on her shoulder to calm her down.
"Enough, Kiru," he said sharply. "Who did what now?"
"Walrus," she snarled, "Was babying those precious Marauders like they were some angelic force sent from above to be treated like angels! And to top it off, he said you were badly behaved when it was the Marauders that threatened everyone's lives on a weekly basis!"
"Horace," Severus growled. "I don't know what the hell Kiru said, but if she goes through with that promise, I won't be punishing her. Don't mention the Marauders in front of either of us again, and I'm sure that if you wrote to Lupin, he'd explain why everything they did was wrong. He always was the brains of the bunch, even if he was somewhat of a coward, and somewhat … foolish."
"I apologize, Severus," Horace said simply. "I didn't realize that she knew who the Marauders were. I didn't realize that you had almost been killed by them. What happened?"
"Lupin," Snape snapped. "Ask him, not me. I'm bound by secrecy and the Unbreakable Vow. Kiru, eat your lunch and come with me once you're done."
She ate like lightning, hurrying so that she could go on ahead to his classroom, but was confused when he led her to the hospital wing. She sighed heavily as she saw who was lying down with Q-tips covered in cleaning potions shoved in her ears. She knew Eileen wouldn't be able to hear her, so she simply sat down and held her little cousin's hand for comfort and to calm down. She was furious still, but calmed down now that she was out of the way of her walrus of a potions teacher, who wouldn't even let her brew when he'd challenged her. Oh, she hated the man, that was for sure. She was desperate to help her cousin, and the smaller girl whined in protest at the potions.
"I'm sorry, girls," Madame Pomfrey said at last. "But I'm afraid that my cleaning solution will be doing more harm than good. Kiru, you're a Musiclancer, is there something you can do?"
"There's the song of healing," Kiru said. "But I'm pretty sure that only works on mental problems. It might help since this is a permanent problem."
"I – I can hear!" Eileen cried out excitedly after the song was played. "I can hear again! How?"
"I'm a musiclancer," Kiru shrugged. "The song I played will heal any permanent damage that cripples someone in a drastic way. For example, your ears were deafening you. Frank and Alice Longbottom were returned back to their normal state from before they were tortured with the Cruciatus curse for hours on end and being in St. Mungo's for fifteen years as a result."
"Oh, thank you, thank you so much, Kiru-chan!" Eileen cried happily. "Oh, but now I'm late for Transfiguration, I think!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure dad will give you an excuse," Kiru grinned as she led her cousin to the classroom she needed to be in. "Be warned, she's an animagus. She can transform into a tabby cat, so watch out."
"Thanks," Eileen grinned sheepishly. "Is Uncle Severus an Animagus?"
"Yeah, his is a black King cobra," Kiru grinned, and Eileen's eyes widened. "It's true, no lie. Actually, I think that's what our lesson's on today. Oh, crap, I've got Defense right now!"
Kiru scampered off back to her father's classroom and opened the door just as he was in the middle of the lecture. He ignored her, and she sat down to take notes. Sure enough, it was indeed on the properties of an Animagus and the differences between them and werewolves. Kiru had quite a few answers for her father since he was one, and he even drilled her about whether or not magical creatures were an option. She grinned, assuring him that they were and that the most famous one was a Phoenix animagus by the name of Merlin.
"Now, does anyone know of an animagus – aside from Professor McGonagall?" Severus asked, and nobody but Kiru put their hand up. "Hand down, Kiru, I know you do. Nobody else? Well, you're all a bunch of incompetent dunderheads that haven't been paying attention."
Jiyu swooped in, carrying a piece of parchment. Severus read it, sighed, and glared at Kiru, who had her eyes glossed over in meditation and wasn't paying the least bit attention anymore.
"Professor?" Hebiga asked hesitantly. "Wh-what's going on?"
"Kiru helped one of the other students break out of the hospital – Kiru, stop that this instant!" he snapped as he saw her begin to transform. "I never said you could try to transform, and the next person who tries gets sent straight to the Ministry of Magic for trying to become an illegal Animagus! You have to be registered to become one. You can ask anyone who is one."
"Are you one, sir?" one of the girls asked, and Severus rolled her eyes and dove to land himself right on her desk in cobra form, hissing angrily. The students, naturally, screamed, except for Kiru who was again trying to figure it out.
"That's your last warning, Kiru," he hissed angrily. "The next time I catch you, you will be punished!"
"But, dad, that's not fair! Why can't I be an animagus? That's just not fair!" Kiru whined, and Severus lunged back to the front of the classroom.
"While in my snake form, Kiru brought up a very good point," Severus growled. "There are reasons that you cannot become Animagi yet, and the reasons are simple. There are two rules of being an animagus when you're registering. One, you must be of age, and two, you must have a legitimate reason to do so."
"What was your reason, Professor?" one of the girls asked.
"To spy in the war," Severus replied. "And anyone who asks which side is a fool. It shouldn't take a brain to put two and two together."
"But Professor," Kiru objected, "Professor Chessie said that one and one make three, or that sometimes it'll make four. What'd she mean?"
"You know good and well what she meant, Kiru Sarabella Snape," Snape snapped. "And don't you ever bring that up again in my classroom!"
Kiru grinned sheepishly and nodded. Skullduggery flew in at that moment, carrying yet another piece of parchment for the professor. He sighed, read it, and his eyes narrowed. Skullduggery started singing "Bad Boy" by Cascada, which Severus chose to ignore. The rest of the class passed without a problem, and he pinched the bridge of his nose in disgust as the bell rang.
"Two feet on the differences between Animagi and Werewolves, and the laws and regulations concerning them," he called out at the end, and the first years were led by his tiny niece, who was excited about hearing again.
"Professor Snape! Kiru fixed it!" she cried happily as she raced up and hugged him, despite his furious demeanor. "She fixed it! You don't have to worry anymore, Professor!"
"Good for you," he murmured, this tiny bit of news almost making his day. Kiru had been a hellion, and he hoped for the life of him that Eileen wouldn't follow her cousin's footsteps. "Take your seats."
"Killjoy bitch," a Gryffindor murmured, but immediately shut his mouth when he saw his Defense Teacher's evil glare. Eileen was close to tears at all the insults that were being thrown her way for no reason aside from her being half-deaf before.
"There will be no silly wand waving in this classroom, and you will only practice the spells I am teaching you, is that clear?" Severus growled. "And swear words will not be tolerated from anyone that is not thirteen yet. You will need to learn to defend yourselves, and it is my duty to do so. Should you fail to follow my instructions, you will receive detention and your house will be docked points. Yes, even from Slytherin, should the need arise."
"Professor? Why was Eileen not in Charms class?" one of the Gryffindor students asked, and he glared at the tiny blonde girl. He grimaced, knowing he was in for a very long year.
Kiru yawned as she entered the Slytherin common rooms after dinner one Friday after class just weeks before Christmas vacation. Eileen was sobbing hysterically, and Prefect Bree had her hand around the tiny girl to comfort her. Kiru stormed up and crouched in front of her tiny cousin. She lifted her up off the couch gently and led her to their relative Professor for a Calming Draught or perhaps a study session to make up for what she'd missed. He was grading papers when they'd knocked, but eagerly let them in since they were family. He knew he was babying them, but he didn't care. Eileen needed to be babied some, she was desperate enough for it, and most definitely abused enough for it at the orphanage.
"Eileen," Severus said calmly as Dumbledore and McGonagall entered his office through different methods. "I need you to tell me what those other children did to you at the orphanage. If you don't tell us what's wrong, we can't help you, child."
"I – I get picked on by the older boys," she sobbed. "I – I remember one time I was crying after one boy said that my hair was greasy, and an older boy came up to me saying he would give me a surprise if I took my pants off. I refused, but he tore them off anyways and he – he – it hurt – it hurt so much, Professor! I went to Mrs. Quickly, but she said to stop crying like a baby and that men and women did that all the time for fun when they were alone and that I should have been proud to do that at a young age! I didn't want it, Professor, I felt like I was dying, I wanted to die!"
"It's alright," he soothed as he rubbed her back. "If anyone tries that here, they will be expelled. Right, Albus?"
"Of course," the headmaster said gently. "Rape is not something that is tolerated here at Hogwarts, and stealing isn't either. I remember another orphan who stole things as a trophy, and he turned out to be a very dark and foolish man, no matter how smart he was."
"Did you know my daddy?" Eileen asked, and the trio of teachers froze up, unsure of how to continue.
"I'm afraid that your father was that orphan, Miss Snape," Albus said gently.
"Does this mean I'm naughty and deserve to be punished?" Eileen sobbed, recalling how the orphanage punished her for whatever mistakes another orphan had made, always using her as a scapegoat.
"No, child," the two Animagi said firmly. "You are not your father, and neither are you your mother. You are your own person, and that will never change."
"But," she sobbed. "But it's true! I'm a freak, and deserve to be punished! Mrs. Quickly says so all the time, and… and she says that I should have died like my mommy and that my daddy should never have stayed at Wool's since her grandmamma took care of my daddy when he was like me!"
"Eileen, look at me," Severus snapped angrily. "I don't care what Mrs. Quickly taught you, we are going there this weekend with Veritaserum to get the truth out of those little bastards. All you have to do is point them out to me, and I'll make sure that they regret ever laying eyes on you. Little one, how many times did the older boys hurt you after taking off your undergarments?"
"At least twice a year," she sobbed. "They – they said that it was the only thing that was trashy enough to be my birthday and Christmas present! They said that if I told anyone, they'd hurt me like that until I died!"
"Do not fret, Miss Snape," Minerva said harshly. "You will not be going back there."
"Not to live, anyways," Severus growled. "We will, however, be giving those boys a taste of their own potions, so to speak. They won't be adopted anytime soon after I'm through with them, don't worry, and they most definitely won't be doing that to anyone else. Now, let me think, what animal thinks about mating more than anything else?"
"Severus!" Minerva cried out in shock, and Eileen jumped and hid under his couch for protection.
"Now look what you did, you old cat!" Severus said angrily. "Come now, Eileen, come out from under there so we can finish this. Don't make me get a truth serum, I will no matter how illegal it is to use on someone who isn't of age yet."
As soon as Eileen began telling her Professors every detail of every beating that she could recall, she couldn't stop. It hurt her inside to keep it all in, and now that she was finally getting an adult to listen, she had a faint but growing glimmer of hope that justice would be brought. Severus was furious, and was more than just angry at what was going on at that orphanage. She kept her eyes on the floor the whole time, keeping his handkerchief over her eyes to keep the salt water from flowing onto the floor, her robes, or his couch. This tiny girl had endured worse than he had, and he was sure to let his master in on his findings. He knew that it was up to him and his master to get back at those little brats for what was going on, and was more than happy that he was about to be summoned for a Death Eater meeting.
"He's calling," Severus told the two other Professors. "I'll need to take Eileen with me to meet him. He knows that she's at school, he's done the math and figured it out, and he won't leave me alone until I do so since Christmas is around the corner."
"Go," Albus said sadly. "But be careful. Take Kiru with you for extra protection."
"I will," Severus said calmly. "Kiru, Eileen, come with me, and whatever you do, stay silent."
He led them out to the Whomping Willow, down the path and to the Shrieking Shack. Eileen was visibly shaking since they were off of school grounds, and was in a room with someone of the opposite gender. It hadn't stopped the older boys before when a different younger girl was in the room when they wanted to rape her, and she knew that if she was terrified enough, she could somehow get away from him without dying if she was lucky. He held his arm out, and Eileen stared at it before gripping it tightly and he apparated into the lobby of the Malfoy Manor. He led the two girls through the manor and into the sitting room where Dolores Jane Umbridge was levitating above the table, shrieking profanities and anything unprintable under the son.
"At long last, the prodigal daughter returns," Voldemort crooned. "Ah, well done, Severus. I presume she knows of her lineage?"
"Yes, my lord," Severus said bowing his head slightly. "She knows everything. My lord, I'm afraid that her circumstances are – as Dumbledore put it – mirroring your own during your childhood, with Sarah's quiet spirit mixed in. I'm not sure how to continue, but it must be done away with, in my opinion."
"Eileen," Voldemort growled, "Come here and stand by me, child."
Eileen silently obeyed, unsure of what was going on, but knew that her uncle had given her father regular updates on her activities and health issues. Voldemort grinned triumphantly at the small, but extremely powerful and terrified, girl standing next to him silently scanning all the Death Eaters. She knew each one by name, but only from what her uncle had taught her.
"My loyal Death Eaters," Voldemort began proudly. "I would like you to meet Eileen, Severus' niece and my daughter."
So yes, Eileen is Voldy's daughter. Disturbing, I know, since he can't love. But, he did it to punish Severus for trying to save Lily. I know it doesn't add up, but all will be explained later in time. There are other factors that I can't reveal yet.
Reviews are extremely appreciated.