Always (The story of Liliana Minerva Snape)

The letters and the end of year one.

Severus looked at the letters that Dumbledore gave him, the letters that Lily had wrote him and Liliana. He never opened the letters fearing that she knew herown demise and Liliana's future. He threw them back into his potions book from his years at Hogwarts and placed it on his shelf. Today was his last day of "class", or in reality babysitting a group of young soon to be angsty teens. Today was Liliana's last day of her first year after weeks of protecting Harry and Lilana from Qurriel and Voldemort. In which Harry defeated the few nights before.

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In the Slytherin Common Room, there was a nonstop gossip of the "boy who lived" greatess achievement. Liliana sat down on a nice comfortable armchair evasdropping on a couple of older slytherin students.

"Did you hear that the Potter boy destroyed Professor Quirrel with his own bare hands!?!" the slytherin student capturing much attention from the common room.

"I heared it took so much of his power to do that ...that he is in the infirmary as we speak!" a older slytherin girl squealed at the older boy.

Malfoy hissed and let out a snarl at the older slytherin students amazement of the event potter was in. "Potter this...Potter that.... I can't wait to go through this again next year." he said exaggerating the moment at hand

"You know, Dre. It might not happen again, maybe it was this year that Hogwarts needed saving?"Liliana said in a way to let Draco reflect on what he said.

"It did not matter that Potter saved the day this year or any year . He will still be that boy who lived and be Dumbledore's greatess asset." Malfoy said with his back turned to Liliana.

"I'm going to see him today in the hospital wing."

"Why do you care about him?"

"Why do I care about you, Draco? The same reason both of you are very dear to me." Liliana said without another word to Draco, left the common room. She headed to the hospital wing and saw Dumbledore ending his conversation with Harry and ran into Liliana. 

"Liliana, my dear, come to see Harry?" Dumbledore said with a wide smile on his face as she nodded in reply.

Liliana quickly walked toward the bed where Harry sat and smiled up at her. "I guess you heard of what happened ?"

"The entire school knows Harry. How are you? Does your scar hurt?'

"I'm fine and no it stopped hurting after ...well... yesterday."

"I'll meet you in the Great hall?" 

"Alright"

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Later that night ...

The staff table was filled with food and professors as the students from every house came in and sat in their section. The Great hall was filled with Green and Sliver, meaning that the Slytherin House once again were going to win the house cup. Though this changed throughout the speech Dumbledore gave before the feast leading to Gryffindor winning the house cup. Many of the Slytherin students were outraged, Liliana on the other hand (though a little upset) was eager to come back for another year at school.

Severus looked at his daughter throughout the celebration changes from Slytherin to Gryffindor. Minerva nudged him slightly with a note in his hand. he quickly took it reading its contents. "I would like to speak with you before you leave." 

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Severus closed the door behind him. Minerva's office was very warm compared to his cold dungeon office. "Severus, Is it true? Dumbledore wants her to be apart of the order, that he wants her to become Harry's protector and a spy.", said Minerva worried for her goddaughter.

Severus sat down on the couch by the fire place. "I suppose so, Minerva."

"I assume you told him no, and yet he will continue as planned."

"There is no changing the plan, I've told him repeatedly. I have to help her but, I can't keep her from this ."

"There is nothing we can do, Severus there must be something?"

"I've tried , Minerva! There is nothing I can do but, help her!" Severus looked as though he seen a ghost. His words from the past were betraying him now."

"I promised him, anything, Minerva.  I didn't think it would constitute for her." 

Minerva sat next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "We will figure this out, Severus. I promise you that."