The sound of coughs felled the halls of the Snape apartment. After leaving the Malfoy's Party Emily came down with a bad cold. Severus sighed as the cough got loader and sound more painful, he poured the potion in to a glass. He hated seeing Emily sick. He felt as if he could do nothing to help.

"Seems to sound like she getting worse" Severus turned seeing Albus in the door way with a bottle of firewisky.

"Yes, but this will help." Severus said holding the glass up. He walked back to Emily room handed her the potion and got out, "What brings you here? Seeing it is New Year Eve I would have thought you be partying with the others." The bottle was sat on the table.

"You might want a glass before I tell you." Albus said, Severus gave him a look. "Lily and James Potter have somehow came back from the dead."

"What?" Severus said looking to Emily door seeing it was still closed, "but how?" He asked opening the bottle.

"That I don't know, but she wishes to see her daughter." Severus eyes got big when Albus said this. Severus said nothing he poured a glass and drank it down fast. He couldn't say no, Emily had a right to see her mother even know about her mother. "It's time to tell her."

Severus nodded, "When she wakes in the morning now let her rest. I think this news might make her worse then she is now." He said pouring another glass.

"Good, I'll leave you with the bottle I have a party to get back too." Severus nodded as he taking another drink. Thinking on how his going to tell his daughter about her mother and why she left her.

In the morning Severus walked in to his daughter room with another potions. She looked to be better. Nose still red from all the blowing and whipping she did.

'Feel how?' He asked after setting the glass down.

'coughing stop.' She signed setting up more in her bed taking the potions. She took it making a funny face as it want down her throat. Then Severus placed a photo on her lap. In it was her as a baby and a red head woman smiling. 'who?' She signed.

'your mother.' Emily looked to her father, ' she wishes to see you.'

'Why? Why now?' She asked, Her father took her hand, holding it tightly.

'She loved you, with you and Harry it got to much for her. Once you got sick she couldn't do it anymore so she gave you to me.'

'wait Harry my bother?'

'half.' Severus signed, 'rest.' He kissed the top of her head and walked out. Emily looked to the picture running her fingers a crossed it. Till she fall fast asleep.

She was woken by a knocking to their door. She got to her feet and looked out her door, seeing her father talking to the woman in the pictures.

"I want to see her Severus." She said oh most in tears.

"As Albus told you she not well. " Severus said looking to her, "I promise when she better I will bring her to you." Emily Cough breaking her cover. 'Emily you up why?' he asked in sign.

'I felt the knocking.' Lily watched her daughter, seeing her eyes. Seeing her as a beautiful young woman not the child she gave away. Severus turned back to Lily.

"Come in." He said,' come meet your mother.' Emily nodded and came out from her room. She walked to the living room curling up on the sofa, covering her legs up with the blanket that lay on the back.

"Severus, why do you move your hands?" Lily asked then gasped. After she said it, she knew what it was.

"Yes, Lily she is." Severus walked leading her into the living room, "She doesn't have her hearing aids. She still getting over a cold." Lily nodded and sat in an arm chair. Severus took his seat, setting close to his daughter so he could sign for her. Lily the cat came out of Emily room and took her place on Emily lap.

"I thought you hated cats Severus?" Lily asked.

"I do but Emily always wanted one. It was her gift from me." Sevuers said pointing his wand to the fireplace liting it. "Where James and harry?" He asked.

"Talking to Albus. James told me to come see Emily."

For an Hour Lily talked to her daughter about how she was sorry and was now going to be in her life. Then Emily fall asleep on the sofa. "Should we leave her here?" Lily asked. Severus shock his head and picked his daughter up making the cat jump down.

"I need your help." Severus said it was the first time she heard this. Lily nodded, following him into Emily room. "Can you pull back the sheets?" He asked. Lily nodded and pulled them back watching as Severus placed Emily down then covered her up. He looked back to his old lover, "If she feeling up to it tomorrow you can meet us for dinner with your husband and Harry." Lily was shocked but remember Severus could be sweet.

"Only if her cold is gone." Lily said looking to Emily, "Harry wants to meet her. His said his friend Hermione been learning sign along with Ron."

"He is made to learn." Severus said walking out of the room, Lily right behind him to the kitchen. "He was picking on Emily so both Molly and myself thought it was best he learn." He poured himself a glass of wine along with Lily.

"I won't hurt her Severus. I know I missed up with her when she was young. But I want to be there for her now." Lily said holding the glass.

"I understand." Severus said taking a drink of his own, "When she better you and your family can have dinner here, if James behaves himself." Lily smiled.

"Thank you Severus." She hugged him and sat the glass down, "Will I have to go James should be done speaking with Albus." Severus nodded and showed her to the door. "Oh, Severus?" she said before she walked out.

"You did a good job raising our Daughter." And with that she walked out.