"I know about Lily." said the girl. Severus froze mid-footfall. He felt as though he'd gotten the wind knocked out of him. "She's my mum." her chin lifted, her eyes clear. "She wrote me a letter… I got it just before I started Hogwarts. She told me all about you… you're the only person she mentioned, but I guess that makes sense, since you're my father. Who else was she supposed

Severus returns from a rendezvous with the Dark Lord. His daughter knows this, because she's been waiting.

Harry Potter is ready to end things for the sake of being whole again. Severus Snape may just realize his own chance has been sitting right in front of him all this time. Severitus AU.

Harry Potter was not the only one marked that fateful Halloween, Severus Snape is given a chance at redemption in the form of a daughter, and fate may just be a bigger problem than the three of them thought. It doesn't pay to say it hurts sometimes, when it only gets much worse. *ON HIATUS AND UNDER MAJOR EDITING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*

A mother's love is supposed to protect her children. So why does it seem like it's doing the opposite?