SEVERUSSNAPE'SP.O.V.
It was only a few months after the murder of my wife before May Beth asked me what happened.
"Daddy, who killed her? I wanna know so I can beat them with their own medicine!" May announces, swinging around a fake wand.
I smile softly. "Well, you won't get anywhere with swinging a wand around like that." I take my daughter's hand, leading her to a room with test dummies, the ones I use for my own practice.
She looked around in amazement -- I had never brought her in here. Mary said it was the worst idea to bring our innocent child into a room of destruction.
Mary...my dear Mary. Golden eyes, bronze skin, slender frame, golden hair...my Mary. The love of my life, the woman who dared to love a man like myself. The woman who bared our dear May Beth, and who was to bear our second child.
I am damned for what I did to my wife. I murdered her -- she was kissing me as I murdered her. I murdered her as she was in love with me, showing me her love. I am damned for life for the deed I had done, and for the rest of my life I will live in shame.
But, for now, I am raising my dear May Beth Snape, my own flesh and blood, the living body of me and Mary's love. I will protect this child with everything I have, even if I am killed.
"Daddy? You're dazing out again."
I shook my head, looking at my young daughter. I sit on the floor, putting the young five-year-old on my lap. I stroke her silky black hair, her golden eyes staring into my dark ones. I kiss her forehead lightly.
"Daddy, what was Mummy like?"
I blink blankly. How was I to describe somebody as perfect as Mary had been?
"She..." I search through my mental dictionary for the words I wished to place on the caption of my late wife, "your mother was young and beautiful. She was amazingly smart--"
"Smarter than you, Daddy?"
I smile weakly, "Yes, weaker than I." I continue on with describing Mary, the words coming out smooth like butter, "she was...a goddess. She was just amazing, and I know for a fact you will be just like she had been."
May blinked in surprised before blushing at my compliment. I kissed her head lightly.
"Now, I must be a good father and teach my daughter to be an amazing witch, shouldn't I?"
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Points to the Damned
FanfictionMary Anne Snape -- she was Severus Snape's wife, his only protection against the world. She had been pregnant with their second child before the Dark Lord murdered her. Well, before the Dark Lord ordered Severus to murder her. Now Severus has damned...
