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Scarlet’s eyes widened in fear. “Lucius is suppose to kill me?” Severus nodded. “Yes, he’s defying the Dark Lord by staying with you and not killing you. Tell me something. Would you have saved Potter if you hadn’t seen what you saw about the girl?” Scarlet shook her head, “No. I would have just killed the kid without a second thought. I never thought they had hopes and dreams like us.” Severus smiled slightly. “There people too, Scarlet. What I want you to do is after your of age is,” He paused as if fighting to find the right words. “I want you to move away from the war, hide at your moth-” “No! Either find me a place to hide here near you or nowhere at all.” Scarlet said jumping up. “I will never go back to her! If she wanted me around then she would have told Davvy to just buy a new house!”

Scarlet glared at him and continued, “I have been with her for years and had to live with the thought that you didn’t want me, that you didn’t care about me. You know what she said when she thought I wasn’t listening? She said, ‘he’ll turn her away and she’ll be on the streets’ then she laughed! She doesn’t …she never cared about me…or you…I didn’t even know who you were. I thought Davvy was my father until my sixth birthday. She made a cake and instead of ‘Happy Birthday’ it said ‘Davvy’s not your dad’. I cried for hours because of that.”

“Scarlet, I didn’t know. If you want you can stay in the Order’s Headquarters. Only, and only after you finished school.” He leaned narrowed his eyes. “Understand?” Scarlet nodded. “Yes, I understand. I just don’t want to go back.” She walked to the door then stopped and turned then ran to her father. She hugged him, “Be careful, Daddy, and stay alive. Please, stay alive, I don‘t want to lose you.” Severus stood there in shock, frozen to the spot.