Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

On my list of favorite quotes is one that says, "Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice." It inspired me to write this little one shot on what, other than love, made Lily Evans as strong a woman as she was.

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Sugar and Spice

"Daddy?"

He looked up from the work on his desk. "Yes, princess?" His 5 year old daughter Lily walked up to him and he turned his chair to pick her up and put her on his lap.

"Can I ask you a question?" He smiled. She was a curious little thing. Her bright green eyes shined with curiosity and her red hair swayed as she tilted her head to the side.

"Of course," he replied.

"My friend Annie and her other friends said little girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice. Is that true?" She looked pleadingly to her father like every little girl does when they desperately want the answer to one of their many, many questions. His face turned thoughtful as he pondered the thought.

"You know what Lily? I've never met a girl like that. I think that little girls are made of courage and determination. They're made of sacrifice, commitment, and toughness. They're made of talent, and heart, and guts. Because that's what every little girl needs to get through in life."

"And her Daddy!" Lily piped up. He looked down at her and smiled.

"Yes, and her daddy."

"Daddy?"

"Hm?"

"Do you think I'm like that?"

"Of course you are!" He exclaimed. "Especially if you're your mother's daughter. Which I'm very inclined to think you are." Lily nodded.

"Okay Daddy."

"Alright, now if that's all, go play and let Daddy finish his work." Lily nodded and hopped of her daddy's lap, and ran off to go do little girl things. And all through her life, she remembered what her Daddy said. When the time came to show what she was really made of, she proved to Voldemort that this little girl was made of courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. Because that's what little girls are really made of; the heck with sugar and spice.