It was the night before Christmas. The snow had just stopped falling on the grounds of Hogwarts. Emily sat in the setting room of her and her father's apartment. She sat curled up in a large black chair looking at the photo album her father had put together, with the help from the other teachers. She smiled looking at how she grew, along with how long her hair got. Noticing that she has never cut her hair, she looked to her hair. She looked up to her father as he walking in with a gift. She smiled and reached down to get his gift.

'No gifts for me.' He signed setting her gift down, setting in his seat next to her.

'I give you one every year.' She returned handing him the green wrap gift. Severus took it giving his daughter a look. It was true each year she got him a gift, from being little and making little frame, to buying him books. Severus slowly opened it, it was a Photo album with a photo of Himself and his daughter. From the trip he made to the state in the summer. He looked to his daughter. 'Open' she signed. He did opening it slowly seeing pictures of them and of Emily school year, things he missed.

'Thank you.' He said hugging her and kissing her check, 'your turn.' He said pushing the box to her, which slowly moved, making Emily jump. She looked to her father who nodded to open. Slowly she opened it having a small kitten jump out. It was black with a white spot on her chest. Emily smiled and looked to her father, jumping in to Emily arms.

"Thank you" she said to him, which always made him smiled.

'You need someone.' He signed then touching her face. She smiled as the kitten jump on her shoulder, rubbing her head against Emily face. 'Now sleep.' She nodded kissed his check then want to her bed. Severus waited to hear her door shut before going back to looking through her book.

Emily looked around her room as the kitten jump down and over to the bed, where she made herself at home. This made Emily smile as she took off her house coat and slippers before crawling into bed. Pulling up the cover up then waved her wand to turn off the light.

The next morning the staff that stayed for the holiday meeting in the great Hall before the student came down. After they all exchanged they gift they had a nice quite breakfast before the students came down. Emily pored a little bit of milk on a plate for her kitten that still had no name. Albus tap Emily's shoulder having her look to him.

' Emily, cat name what?' Albus asked. Emily looked to the old professor and thought for a bit. Having no clue what she was going to call her fury little friend.

'I don't know.' She signed

'Lily?' Severus looked to Albus with a look he gave all of his students, but Emily smiled.

'Like, pretty flowers.' She signed smiling down to lily, who'd had just finishing her milk. Severus said nothing not wishing to hurt his daughter feeling. Some of the students started coming down and some of the staff returned to their rooms. Severus took Emily back up to their housing, to get ready to go to the Malfoy's. They both changed, Severus put on his best cloths. Emily put on a beautiful dark green dress. She pinned her hair up into a neat bun having her hearing aid show. She made sure everything was perfect before walking out to her father. As she made her way to him she did a spin showing everything off.

'Beautiful' He signed handing her cloak to her, with the free hand. She smiled and put it on. Lily came walking out towards them. Emily went to pick her up, fixing the green bow around Lily neck. They made their way to the fireplace to floo the Malfoy's.

At the other side of the fireplace was Narcissa was there waiting. As Emily came out Narcissa waited for Emily to take off her cloak then hugged her.

"Oh Emily you look just lovely." She said taking her hand and pulled her into the Living room, where others were waiting. Severus walked quickly behind them, "Emily you know Draco." Emily nodded as her father made his way to the front of her so she could read his signs. "This is my Husband Lucius, your godfather." She went on but Emily paid no mind. She looked to Lucius Malfoy Remember seeing his somewhere. She came back when she said the last person name. "And this is Leon Riddle." Narcissa said moving her closer to him. Leon got up. He was dressed in a nice black suit. He smiled to her. "He also knows how to sign." Narcissa left her there as she went to see what was holding the drinks.

'Hello, Emily.' Leon signed trying to be nice. She signed nothing petting lily's head as she lay in her lap. 'Sorry' He signed, 'sorry I didn't want to hurt you.' She looked to him. 'I was asked to get to the headmaster.'

'You lied to me about you being deaf.' She signed angrily.

'Sorry.' He sign again he looked around and took her arm, 'come out side, please.' She nodded and got up with him. They made their way out side.

'What do you want?' she asked.

'Sorry. I not want hurt you.' He signed spotting Narcissa watch from the window. He waved his wand and closed the drapes. 'I want to fix it.' He sign reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small box. 'Please open.' Emily looked at him for a bit then slowly took the box, opening it. She gasped at what was inside. It was a sliver necklace with a green rose charm. She looked up to him. 'Because, I'm sorry.' He said she nodded.

'Thank you.' She signed and hugged him. At that moment the snow began to fall again.