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For Abby.
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Tiny stomping foot steps barged into Snape's work area, where he was setting up the ingredients for a simple sleeping draft.

The now 6 year old Rose came stumbling into the room and floated up into her chair, almost knocking the cauldron off the desk. Snape steadied it with an eye roll and went back to his ingredients.

"Alight Rose. You want to be good at potions just like me and your mum right?" Snape said while looking into Roses big green eyes. She nodded vigorously.

"Well I have prepared some ingredients  for an easy sleeping draught. All you have to do is do exactly as I do." He explained pulling out her very own mini cauldron. She nodded once more.

Then they started with the preparations. Grinding the beetle, chopping the beech root, and adding them in periodically.

After about 10 minutes of constant storing they let it cool.  Then Snape poured both of theirs in flasks. Snape's, the perfect version, was clear with a hint of blue hue. While Roses, was also clear, with more of a tint of blue.

"Well done well done!" He praised her. Even some of his third years couldn't get that close to a perfect potion.

"Now we'll test them, and compare the results." He turned two cups into mice. He poured his into ones mouth and it immediately fell over asleep. Then he took her flask and opened the top.

He looked at her expectantly and she smiled and started doing a drum roll on the desk.

He gave the mouse the liquid and stepped back. 1 second, 2 seconds , 3 seconds passed before the mouse very ungracefully slumped down, fast asleep.

Rose started smiling and clapping as she floated to the ceiling.  He swung her down gently into a hug. He then returns her to the ground.

"My have you grown so much, making your first sleeping draft, who's knows what'll be next." He sighed.

She thumps out smiling while Snape watches her go.  She looks so much like lily. Even now you can see it. Long curly hair, cute little nose, and almond shaped green eyes. She looked almost exactly like her mother except for her dark black hair. That would always reminding him of James.

Well all that is in the past. He just had to remember that and he would be fine.

He sent two floating sea horses after her to keep her occupied while he cleaned up the bits of Beatle and the rest of the draught.

Who would have thought. Him Severus Snape, would actually be good at taking care of a child. Keeping her a secret hadn't proven to be very difficult. The only people who new of her existence were him, Dumbledore a few of the teachers at Hogwarts, and Narsisia and Draco. But even they only new a made up story on how Rose came to be his.

He had to admit though. He loved her like she was his own. She was brilliant in every way. The only problem is she needed her own voice.

And he was going to provide her with one. He had to.