The winter break came and Hogwarts was oh most empty. Emily walked the halls without bumping into students. No noise, even with her hearing aids in. She kind of like it, a peaceful walk gave her time to think. Why Ron Weasley hated her? Why everyone would stare at her, and talk behind her back? Why she couldn't remember what happen to her? This thing repeated in her head all the way to the great hall. The Great hall was all made up for the Holiday, even with only a handful of student and staff. She walked farther in seeing Hagrid was setting up the tree. Emily made her way over to him, loving the lights at this time of year. It's the one thing she remembered from being a child. As she looked to the tree her father watched her, from the door way. As Hagrid handed her the star and lifted her up to place the star on top. Making him remember the old time when he first got her.

~~~15 years ago

Severus waved his wand making the light float up to the skinny tree. It wasn't a tree he would have picked but it's the first tree his 2 year old daughter picked. It had to be special see that it was the first Holiday with his child. As the last light hit the tree the little Emily clapped and smiled. Which made him smile, making his way to his daughter. She looked to him with her bright green eyes. Her mother's eyes, the knock at the door drew him away. He looked to her before he went to the door. On the other side was Albus Dumbledore with gifts. To someone who didn't know him he looked like Santa Claus.

"What bring you here Albus?" Severus asked letting him in and taking his clock. The headmaster of his new job never came to see him.

"I came to see how you are doing with the child?" Albus said, "And to bring you gifts." He said with a smile. They walked into the room seeing Emily in the same spot looking at the tree. Holding her patchwork bunny Albus got her before she want to Severus. "Has she spoke yet?" He asked setting the gifts on the table.

"No she hadn't and this morning I drop the tree when she was taking a napping." Severus said sighing and running his finger through his hair, "I want to check on her and she didn't move or anything." Albus moved in closer stomping his foot on the ground making the floor move. Emily looked to him, giving a smiled lifting her little arms for him to pick her up. Albus did so giving her a kiss on the check.

"She may have lost her hearing when she had that fever." Albus said as he took a set placing Emily on his lap.

"My thought as will." Severus said taking a set and letting out a sighed, "She hate St. Mungo's. The last check up I took her to she'd cry the whole time."

"But she needs to go. Do so spells to keep her mind off the fact she there. She does like lights." Albus said with a smiled as the small child pulled candy out of his pocket. Albus laugh and opened it up for her.

The next day, Severus sat in the waiting room with Emily. Making blue butterfly out of his wand, making his daughter giggle and try to grab them. He had been doing this for the last half hour, but she never cried. He never noticed that someone else came in.

"Severus, what are you doing here?" Severus looked up seeing Lily with her new baby boy in her arms. He was crying but not as load as Emily could.

"Emily has a check up today." Severus said, "Something a parents does for their child." Lily said nothing but looked to Emily who looked to her. She titled her head to the side. Tears began to full Lily eyes. Right then a Healer came out, with a huge file in her arms.

"Emily Snape." She said. Severus picked up his daughter. As she wrap her arms around his neck, knowing he would keep her safe.

"You changed her last name?" Lily asked Severus looked to her. Severus looked to her with coldness in his eyes.

"She is my daughter" Severus said walking into the back room. It was that day He found out, his daughter was deaf. When he began to learn his daughter language.

"'Father'" Severus came back from his daydream, seeing his daughter much more a woman then a little girl.

'Yes Emily?' He asked

'ok, you?' She asked looking worried.

'I am fine' He signed again, 'you ready to go to dinner?' Severus asked watching his daughter nodded. They walked off having a nice dinner off school grounds.