Spinner's End. A bleak neighborhood, consisting of muggles and not to their notice, also a magical society that lives under the radar. Then out of nowhere, appear a witch and a wizard. Along with them is a small, scawrny, beat-up girl of five years old. Her long, messy, dirty jet-black hair, covers her porcelain face. She walks slowly, following the witch and wizard.
Then they stop in front of one of the houses and knock on the door a few times. Then a shadow of a man appears at the glass of the entrance's door. Then appear a man with black hair and eyes, porcelain skin, and a hooked nose, open the door and look at both of his uninformed guesses.
"Professor Severus Snape, good afternoon. We are from the ministry and we have some delicate matter to discuss with you, sir" said the Wizard and gestured towards the little girl at his back.
Snape frowns as he looks at the little girl who only looks to her feet.
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Albus Dumbledore knocks on the door of Snape's house. Snape opens the door and lets Dumbledore in.
"Where is she?" asked Dumbledore with a bright smile.
"In the reading room" answered Snape, gesturing Dumbledore to go in.
As soon as Dumbledore gets into the reading room, his heart sinks as he looks at the sight of the little girl. Knowing that someone has entered the room, quickly the girl looked up and saw Dumbledore. Her black eyes meet Dumbledore's blue eyes. They look at each other for a while. The little girl startles when she saw tears fall from the old wizard's eyes.
Snape just watches as Dumbledore walk and kneels in front of the girl. Dumbledore's gentle and kind smile put the little girl at ease. There's a cut, bruises, and scars on her face.
"How are you, my dear?" asked Dumbledore in a warm tone of voice.
"I......I'm well. Thank you. And how are you?" asked the little girl, politely but scared.
"Oh! I am well, my dear. My name is Albus Dumbledore. What is your name?" asked Dumbledore, smiling.
"I am Serenity Snape" answered the small girl.
"Serenity. That is a beautiful name" smiled Dumbledore.
"Thank you, sir ", says Serenity with a small smile.
"You are welcome, Serenity ", says Dumbledore and gets up. "Please wait here until we come back alright?" asked Dumbledore.
Serenity node her head. Snape closes the door and both men walk to the kitchen. As soon as they get into the kitchen, Snape panic.
"I cannot raise a child! I am not suited to be a father!" snapped Snape.
"No one was ever suited to be a parent. They learn to be one along the way, Severus" says Dumbledore kindly.
"I don't know if it is the right decision to discuss this with you, Dumbledore" sign Snape, realizing that he may have made a mistake.
Dumbledore might be a good teacher, a great wizard. But the old wizard has never fathered a child.
Dumbledore laughs and takes a seat by the dining table, and taps on the table gesturing for Snape to take a seat opposite him. Snape takes a seat and relaxes.
"You will be a good father, Severus. I knew it" convince Dumbledore.
"What wisdom tell you that I can father a child? Let alone the one that is not mine" said Snape direly.
"You know pain like no others do. You love unconditionally, selflessly. You are willing to put your life on the line for the one that you care for. Severus, you know how to care for others, without asking anything in return. That is already a trait of a father" explain Dumbledore.
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The Father's Journal
Fanfiction"Where is she?" asked Dumbledore with a bright smile. "In the reading room" answered Snape, gesturing Dumbledore to go in. As soon as Dumbledore gets into the reading room, his heart sinks as he looks at the sight of the little girl. Knowing that so...
