It was half a week before Christmas break was to end when Eileen Snape got a letter from Sally Jackson. She opened it and read it, before standing and going to Severus's room. She knocks on the door. "Severus?"

The door opens to reveal Severus. "Yes, Mom?"

Eileen tilts her head and smiles. "Would you like to go with me to pick Rosa up?"

Severus smiles and nods. "Yes. Let me get shoes on." He then goes and grabs his shoes, putting them on, before he went back to Eileen.

Eileen pulls Severus to her and apparates to just outside Sally's apartment.

A man's voice can be heard yelling from inside the apartment. "I told you to pick up more beer! My buddies are coming over to play poker!"

"I-I know, Gabe. I-I haven't had time to go to the story yet." Sally's voice, sounded a little more timid to Eileen then it normally was.

"And why haven't you had time to go to the store, Woman?!"

"I-I've been helping Rosa pack her things. S-She's leaving with a friend of mine to head back to school today."

Eileen frowns and raises her hand, knocking on the door. She didn't need to hear anymore to know what was going on.

The door opens to reveal a drunk bald man. "What?!" Anger evident in his voice.

Severus jumps and moves to stand closer to Eileen, he'd only ever heard that emotion in his father's voice.

Eileen looks at the man, putting a hand on Severus's shoulder, she may not be able to protect him from his father, but she'd be damned if she let another man raise a hand to her stepson. "I'm Eileen Snape, a friend of Sally Jackson. I'm here to pick Rosalina Smith up and take her back to school."

Sally walks to the door and lightly moves the man out of the way, she had bruises on her arms. "Eileen, she'll be a minute. Come on in."

Eileen notices out of the corner of her eye the glare the drunken man was sending Sally. She then walks into the apartment, keeping Severus close to her side, and goes to the couch, sitting down. "Thank you, Sally."

Severus sits on the couch, right next to his stepmother, who's always been there for him and tried to protect him from all dangers, and looks up at her.

The drunk man storms out of the apartment, slamming the door.

Sally looks at Severus and smiles weakly. "Sorry that he scared you, Severus."

Rosa comes out of her room with her stuff and walks to Sally. "Mama?"

Sally leans down and kisses Rosa's forehead. "Be good at your friend's and have a good rest of the school year."

Rosa hugs Sally and nods. She then goes to Eileen and Severus. "I'm rea-"

"Sis?"

Everyone in the living room turn to see Percy leaning doorway of his and Rosa's room, in his pjs.

Percy walks to Rosa and hugs her, tears forming in his eyes.

Rosa hugs Percy back and kneels. "Perc, I'll be back at the end of the school year. And when I come back, I'll introduce you to all of my friends. I'll also by you some candy, but you have to be good for Aunt Sally."

Sally looks at Eileen and nods, silently telling her to take Rosa and go.

Eileen nods to Sally. "Rosalina, it's time to go." She then shrunk Rosa's stuff and put it all in her pocket.

Rosa kisses the top of Percy's head and then stands, going to Eileen.

Eileen grabs onto Rosa and Severus and apparates them to just outside a white two story house. She then leads both children to the door and knocks.

A young blonde girl, who looked to be older than Severus and Lily, opened the door and looked at them with pale blue eyes. "If it isn't the Snapes!"

Severus nods to the girl.

Rosa lightly grabs Severus's arm and looks at him, whispering, "Sev."

Eileen looks down at the blonde and folds her arms. "Are your parents here, Miss Evans?"

The blonde nods and calls out behind her. "Mum! Dad!"

A woman with long blonde hair walks to the door and looks at the visitors with bright green eyes that reminded Rosa of Lily's eyes. "Mrs. Snape, to what do I owe the pleasure?"

Eileen looks at the woman and puts a hand on Rosa's shoulder. "May we come in, Mrs. Evans? We need to talk to you and your husband."

The woman moves away from the door to let them in and then shuts the door after the three are inside. She then leads them to the sitting room. "Have a seat, Mrs. Snape. I'll get my husband." She then walks out of the room.

Eileen sits on the couch and looks at Severus and Rosa, she didn't like how Rosa didn't seem to talk much.

Mrs. Evans walks into the sitting room followed by a man with short red hair and blue eyes.

The man looks at Eileen and frowns, sitting down in an arm chair. "What's caused you to come here, Mrs. Snape?"

Eileen looks at the man. "Mr. Evans, my son and this girl are friends with your youngest daughter and go to school with her."

Mrs. Evans smiles at Severus and Rosa. "Wow. I knew your son went to school with Lily, but I don't think I know the girl."

Severus looks at Mrs. Evans and takes Rosa's hand in his.

Eileen looks at the Evans. "This is Rosalina Smith. I was friends with her mother, until her death. Her guardian is a friend of mine and since she lives in the U.S, she asked me to be a way to get Rosalina back to school since her son is sick. And I can't take Rosalina and Severus to the train station when it's time to go back. So I and Rosalina's guardian were wondering if Rosalina could stay here with Lily and then she and Severus go with you to the station."

Mrs. Evans frowns. "We adults should talk it over."

Eileen nods. "I understand." She looks at Severus and Rosa. "Both of you go to the park."

Severus stands and then helps Rosa up. They then walk out of the house and to the park. Shortly after they get to the park, Lily and the blonde joins them.

Lily runs to Rosa and hugs her. "Ro!"

Rosa hugs Lily back and smiles. "I'm glad to see you, Lil."

After the children left the house, Mr. Evans looks at Eileen. "What is up with Miss Smith?"

Eileen sighs and looks out the window. "I can only guess what is wrong with her, Allan. All I can guess is that her step-father is abusive."

Mrs. Evans gasps and puts a hand over her mouth. "D-Does her abuse the poor girl?"

Eileen looks at Mrs. Evans. "I don't know, Madison. "I don't even know if he abuses my friend's son. But from what I've gathered, he's like Tobias and is abusive to my friend."