Emilla Potter

Unforgettable memories

- Are you alright Emilla? - Ms Cewers asked standing at the end of her bed. The girl just nodded. Another nightmare. Why can't they just stop or at least fade? Does she need to remember everything? She sat up and dried up her tears. She saw another man standing behind the governess. A new psychologist. How many doctors were here to talk to her in the past eight years? As if Ms Cewers could read her mind she introduced the tall man.
- You've got a visitor! This is Mr. Snape -  she looked at her. Milla was sure, they tried to wake her up 'cause of the worried spark in their eyes. But she was thinking about something else...
- Snape? - she looked at the man. He had a large, hooked nose, his eyes were almost as black as his shoulder-length greasy looking hair. The man nodded and sat down next to her bed on a chair.
- Yes darling. I'll leave you two here - Ms Cewers said as she closed the door.
- Are you Severus Snape? - the girl was too exited to wait. Snape's eyes widened. He nodded when he couldn't react any other way due to his surprise. 
- H-how do you know me? - he asked with a little stutter - I'm sure, we have never met before
- No, we haven't met, but mom and dad had two or three photos at home with you on it - she said.
- Mom and dad? - Severus looked at her confused. Emilla only nodded. When she saw the confused look on his face she went on.
- You were in the same year as them. Mom said you two were friends for long but then for some reason she couldn't be your friend anymore... she never said why...
As the kid spoke Severus felt more and more lost. She looks a lot like her but... but they died. She died too. Only the boy lived without any explanation. Could she be Potters other kid?
- Your parents ar-were Lily and James Potter? - he asked. He wasn't looking at her, she didn't understand why. She realized that she haven't said their names. Only when it was needed. Even when she had to tell, she liked to ask someone else to do it. If anyone came here to meet the children, they only heard the first names of everyone.
- Yes, sorry. I forgot to tell that. It slipped out of my mind - she said. But with this answer the man only looked more uncomprehendingly. He restlessly sputtered another question.
- Wait... You can remember that? They died when you were... two?
Emilla couldn't undersand the sudden nervousness from him.
- Yes? - she mumbled. It was obvious. She remembered everything. Or she shouldn't? Severus jumped up from his chair anxiously.
- Sorry but I have to go... - he said and rushed ot of the room.
Severus was lost. He was deep in his thoughts, trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. One day he saw this girl as she played outside with the other kids but she stood out from the others. He had been watching her from the distance for a while because he had a feeling that she might be a witch. With a little help from Dumbledore he was able to talk to Amelia Bones from the Ministry of Magic. She searched through the list of orphan's with magical abilities only to find out, that nobody was listed from the Children's Home in Cokeworth. Mrs. Bones came to the orphanage to see the girl with her eyes and she couldn't explain how a young witch slipped out of the names. After a few discussions in the Ministry they asked Dumbledore to talk to this kid as the principal of Hogwarts but due to some international conference he had to ask the Ministry to find someone else. This is how Snape got here as he was the one who lived the closest, and is a teacher at the school. He should have a talk with her about  magic, the school and the wizarding community, but she knew everything. That's not normal. Like... if she had a wizard and a witch as parents she should forget everything under eight years. This makes no sense  he thought. And there again she says she is Emilla Potter! Few people saw the destruction the Dark Lord left at the Potter house. It couldn't even be called a house. He made it equal to the ground. Snape was there... he saw it with his own eyes. And he saw James, Lily and Emilla there. All the three of them were dead. He saw it. Severus knew he wasn't wrong. At that time Hagrid already took Harry to the Dursleys because of Dumbledore. That again confirmed him. The Keeper of Keys and Ground would not leave there a living child. He looked around and realized that he is already in front of his front door. As he became aware of this, he almost ran up to the fireplace. Stepped in, threw a pinch of floo powder down and said: Ministry of Magic. Bright green flames came to surround him as he disapeared from the chimney.

After Severus Snape left the orphanage without any explanation Milla let out the tears she was holding back. She could still hear his stutter in her mind: your parents ar-were...
She lied before. She hasn't forgotten  to tell him their names. She just didn't want to. She dreamt about them again and it hurt. They were so... alive. She opened up her diary which was more like a drawing notebook. She started to draw him. Black eyes, longer black hair. A few times she closed her eyes, so she could use her memories of him. His fists in front of his face, the hooked nose. His clothes. As she calmed down a little after three hours of drawing the drawing-Snape almost looked like the real one. She heard two soft knocks on the door. When the door flung open Severus Snape stepped in the room.
- I'm sorry for before - he started, - I would like to talk to you about a few things.