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A quiet October night was broken by the sound of infant crying. A lone, cloaked figure walked towards a home that had its front door opened. He walked into the home and saw a man laying motionless on the floor. His blue eyes staring...lifeless. He made his way upstairs where only one door was opened in the hallway.

His eyes glistened with unshed tears as he took in the lifeless body of a woman. He knelt down and picked up her body, crying and holding her to him.

An infant boy stood in the crib crying, a mark on his forehead. Another baby laid in the crib, silent.

"Severus?"

The man looked up, his black hair clinging to his cheeks from his tears. An elder man stood in the doorway.

"You said you would protect them." Severus choked.

The man sighed and walked over to the crib.

"They put their trust in the wrong person, rather like you, Severus."

"Albus...the Dark Lord is gone."

"But he will return! And when he does the boy will need protection! The girl too!"

Severus looked up in confusion.

"The girl?"

"Yes, the boy has a twin."

"She lives?"

"Yes, but barely. To the world she will be lost along with her parents."

"To the world, Albus?"

"Yes, to the world. Severus, I must ask you for a favor."

Severus looked at him, waiting for the favor to be asked.

"I must ask you to raise the girl as yours. She will be known as a Snape, not a Potter."

"...But the Dark Lord is gone."

"He may return. If you truly loved her...you'll do this. She has her eyes."

"No one can know..." Severus stated.

Severus laid the woman down gently and stood up. He peered down at the baby girl who laid motionless in the crib. But he could see now, the rise and fall of her chest. But her onesie was stained with red on her chest, right where her heart was.

"Albus...Does she have a scar too?"

"She may very well bare a mark as well. We will find out once we get her to Madam Pomfrey."

With a final look at the nursery, the men grabbed the babies and vanished.

Severus stared at the baby girl who laid in the bassinet he had been given and stood in his home.

How was he to care for a baby? This baby was going to be known as dead to everyone, except himself and Albus Dumbledore. Anyone else who had seen her today wouldn't know she was the girl Potter twin. She was just going to be a baby that they had found as well tonight who needed help. The boy had been sent to live with his muggle relatives. Both babies bore a scar after tonight. The girl did in fact have a mark on her chest, just a little above her heart. She had been lucky to live through it. Both of the children had.

He had been told her name was Lucina, but was always called Lucy. She would be known forevermore as Lucina Snape, a baby he had found one night and taken in.

A small whine drew him from his thoughts. He looked down and was met by green eyes staring at him. She did have her mother's eyes.

Sighing, he picked up the baby and cradled her.

"You're safe now Lucina."

I'll look after your little girl, Lily. I swear to you.

The next morning the Daily Prophet's headline was both good news and saddening news.

THE DARK LORD IS DEFEATED!

3 confirmed deceased: James Potter, Lily Potter, and Lucy Potter

Only one lone survivor: Harry Potter - The Boy Who Lived

Severus sighed and closed the paper.

Lucina would grow up without knowing the truth...at least until she was ready. She would have a better life than her brother would, that much Severus knew. The boy was sent to live with the muggles. He remembered the jealous sister of Lily's and wondered just how she would react to finding the boy? Shaking his head, he looked over at Lucina who was fast asleep.

She would grow up knowing magic and everything he could teach her.

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