Ch.8

A few days later, Emily was back to her old self. She sat in the living room of her father and hers apartment. She sat reading the next book in the Anne Rice book, The vampire Lestat. Her hearing aids were in her room, being dead. Severus was setting the table seeing as the house elf had brought food up. Now and then Severus would peak in seeing his daughter deep in her book. He smiled and got the wine out.

A few minutes later there was a knock at the door. Severus turned and went to the door seeing Lily, James, and Harry on the other side. "Come in, Emily in the living room reading." He said stepping aside, hoping James won't start anything. But he walked in and handed him a bottle of wine.

"Thank you for letting Lily see Emily." He said seeming more grown up then when he was in school. Severus took it and showed him in.

"She is Emily Mother after all." Severus said walking into the kitchen to place it on the table.

They walked into the living room seeing Emily curled up in her chair deep in her book. She wear a nice white blouse with a black vest. Her legs were covered by pair of tight black pants. She looked so much like Lily but with her father's black hair. James looked to her as she flipped the page, not looking up. Severus flicked the light making Emily look up and smiled. "' Guest are here.'" Emily nodded and put her book aside getting to her feet. Lily hugged her daughter, tightly then pulled away.

"This is James my husband." Lily said as Severus signed, "And this is your half brother Harry. Harry this is your half sister Emily." Emily nodded to her brother and gave him a smile. Harry nodded back to her, more shocked that Snape was letting him in his home.

"'will Dinner ready.'" Severus said showing the way to the Dinner room. It was small, but had enough room for everyone. Emily took her seat between her mother and father, as Harry took a seat in between his mother and father. Still trying to put all of this together, after getting his parents back and finding out he had a sister. As they ate it was quite at first.

"So what do you do Emily?" James asked. Emily looked to her father who signed what he said.

"'I'm a teacher aid.'" She said, "' I help my father and in the hospital wing. I also teach a sign class. That starts this week.'"

"Oh that's nice." Lily said before taking a bit of food.

"I'm taking the class." Harry added, Emily looked to him a bit shocked. She knew Ron, Hermione, a girl by the name of Luna Lovegood, and Draco. But this was the first time she hear that Harry was in it also. Harry gave her a smile, "I want to learn how to talk to you." This made Emily smiled and returned to eat. When dinner was over Everyone return to the living room where Severus pulled out his photo albums for Lily to look through. She looked over each page seeing how her daughter grew. James looked over her shoulder. Severus looked to the one she was at now. Emily was no older than ten in this picture. Her long black hair was in two breads with green ribbon at the end. Severus was at one side and Albus at the other.

"That was when Albus took Emily and I to the magic school over sea that deals with deaf witches and wizards." Severus said handing the adults glasses of wine, handing Emily a glass also. Lily flipped to the next, where Emily was in her school uniform. "That school didn't have houses, each year wear a different color. That was her first year." Emily stood hair still in breads but red ribbon that matched her tie and the strip at the bottom of her skirt. Lily flipped the page again Seeing Emily in a lovely black ball grown with a green bow around her waist. Her hair was in perfect curls some pin back with a green butterfly clip. "That was her first ball, her headmistress sent me this one."

"I missed so much." Lily said holding back tears. James placed his hand on her shoulder.

"You did it to protect her." James said He looked to Severus, "When the death eater were after us. I thought it would be best if Lily gave Emily to you. So she won't have to be a part of this."

"I understand." Severus said looking to Emily was nodding off in her chair as was Harry. "I think We should get this two to bed." Lily and James nodded.

"Do you think this weekend Emily and I can go to Hogmead, just her and me?" she asked.

"I don't see why not. I have to go on a trip with them." Severus said looking to his daughter, 'sleep. Tell mother bye.' Emily nodded and got to her feet hugging her mother, Step father, then Harry. Then want to her room. Severus showed Lily and her family to the door.