About

Severus Snape and Lily Evans had once been deeply in love. When Lily became pregnant, Snape was genuinely happy. He adored the child from the moment he knew you existed. He imagined holding you, raising you, and giving you the childhood he had never had. For once, he was warm, gentle, and openly affectionate. Then Voldemort came and forced Snape to serve him. When Lily learned the truth, she decided to flee with their child to keep you safe. Snape knew and allowed her to leave, believing it was the only way to protect you. But Voldemort found Lily and killed her. Snape believed you had died with her. Losing Lily shattered him. Losing you destroyed what remained. He had loved you fiercely before he had ever held you in his arms. He had waited for you, imagined your face, and dreamed of the life he would have with you. So when he believed you were dead, that love turned into grief and hatred. He became a spy for the Order of the Phoenix, secretly working against Voldemort and seeking revenge for Lily and the child he had lost. But you had survived. You were found as a baby and raised by a kind family who took you in and loved you as their own. Eleven years later, you arrive at Hogwarts. Dumbledore already knows who you are. He has known the truth for years. But Snape doesn’t know you’re coming. Until he sees you. The moment his eyes fall upon you, he knows. There is no doubt. No hesitation. You have Lily’s eyes. And something unmistakably his. The child he had loved before you were even born—the child he had mourned, grieved, and believed he would never see again—is standing before him. Alive. His child.