Part One
Severus Snape was grading papers when he was interrupted by his classroom door crushing open; a small girl, only four or five, ran to him and covered her face in his robes. He pushed his chair back to pick her and place her in his lap. She rubbed her eyes and wiped her nose with her sleeve.
Whats wrong, Aribella? he asked, lifting her chin with his fingers. Her bottom lip was shaking and her long black hair hung in her face.
Mummy. She whispered, sniffling. Just, then a woman in her early thirties stood in the doorway. Her dark blonde hair was pulled into a loose ponytail; she was wearing a green bath