Okay, new story. I own nothing and jessirose85 thanks for the plot.

"Can you repeat that Headmaster?" I said shocked.

"Severus," Dumbledore said calmly, "You have a daughter."

"How is that possible?" I asked shaking my head.

"Well, when a man and a woman," he said laughing.

"I know how it's possible," I said glaring, "I just never thought that I'd have a daughter."

"You do," he said smiling, "And she's coming to Hogwart's this year."

"Why can't she stay where she is?" I asked confused, "Wait, where is she anyway?"

"She's in America at Salem Academy," he explained as he sat down, "Her mother, Julia Lefebvre, developed cancer the last few months of the school year. Your daughter, Adalyn, started to act out. She ended up getting thrown out of Salem for her actions. I got a letter from Julia a few weeks ago. She asked me to take Adalyn as a student. I said yes. Julia died two weeks ago and Adalyn is coming on the train as we speak. You will meet her after dinner."

"I'm guessing I don't have a choice," I said sighing.

"She's your daughter Severus," he said standing up, "She knows you never knew about her and she's not angry."

"I can't take care of a daughter," I said sitting down.

"Yes you can," he said leaning against his desk, "You take care of the Slytherin children wonderfully. You've helped them more than you know."

"Do you really think I can do this?" I asked taking a deep breath.

"Severus," he said his eyes twinkling, "I know you can."

"Do you know what house she's going to be in?" I asked hopefully.

"Yes," he said nodding, "She'll be in Ravenclaw, although it was very close to being Hufflepuff."

"Than she'll have a chance," I said sighing.

"She's smart Severus," he said moving away from his desk, "She's a great potion maker, almost as good as you. So, you'll take care of her, won't you?"

"Of course I will," I said standing up, "She's my daughter."

"Good Severus," he said sitting down, "I'll see the both of you after dinner."

I nodded my head slightly and left the room. How was I supposed to take this news? I have a teenaged daughter who just lost her mother, the only family she's ever known and I'm supposed to take care of her now.

Is it possible for me to take care of someone that I've never met? I understood that Adalyn wasn't mad that I wasn't around for most of her life, but I had so much to catch up on in her life.

There was so much I needed to learn about her. I only knew that she lived in America, her mother just died, and her name was Adalyn. I needed to talk to her before I could say anything about her.

"Severus," Minerva said walking up next to me, "How has your day been?"

"Fine," I said sneering, "If you take in account that I just found I have a daughter."

"You have a daughter?" she asked surprised.

"Yes," I said sighing, "She will be coming here this year."

"What house is she in?" she asked opening the door to the Great Hall.

"Ravenclaw," I said walking in with her, "Although Dumbledore says it was close to being Hufflepuff."

"Thank Merlin she's not in there," she said shaking her head, "I'd be afraid of what they'd do if they found out she was your daughter."

"It would be like Hermione Granger being in Slytherin," I said sighing, "She is a good student, but she would be torn apart in Slytherin."

"Yes she would," she said nodding, "Now, when do we get to meet your daughter?"

"When she comes in from the train," I said sitting down at the table.

"Then I get to see her first," she said smiling, "Let's see if I can point her out of the crowd. I'll see you soon Severus."

"Good-bye Minerva," I said as she walked out of the Great Hall.

The rest of the teachers walked in the Great Hall and took their seats. I watched as the students came in. My eyes scanned over everyone until they landed on a girl walking in with Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley.

The girl had long black hair with a dark purple tint, her eyes were a dark brown, almost black color, her skin was snowy white, and she had a soft smile playing on her lips as she watched Hermione.

I continued to watch her and noticed that her hair had a slight curl to it and her eyes were trained on Hermione as she moved. Is it possible that she was a lesbian? Can I handle having a gay daughter?

"Stop thinking Severus," Dumbledore said from next to me, "Get to know her before you decide anything."

"Yeah," I said nodding my head slowly, "You're right."

"You'll like her," he said firmly, "She's like you in some ways."

"I wonder if that's a good thing," I said sighing.

"It is," he said smiling, "You're a good person to those who you trust."

"That would explain why I'm not nice to people," I said rolling my eyes.

"Severus," he said shaking his head.

"It's fine Headmaster," I said starting at the girl again, "I understand."

I looked back at the girl and saw her give Hermione a small hug before going to sit at the Ravenclaw table with Luna Lovegood. The two girls kept laughing and talking to each other as they walked.

Luna and the girl seemed to be getting along wonderfully until Cho Chang walked up to them. The three girls talked for awhile until Cho rolled her eyes and walked away angrily.

"Did you figure out which girl is your daughter?" Minerva said from in front of me.

"The girl with Luna I believe," I said calmly.

"You're right," she said smiling, "Harry and Hermione introduced me to her. She's very polite."

"That's my daughter," I said my eyes going wide, "That's Adalyn."

"Yes it is," she said taking a deep breath.

"That's going to take awhile to get used to," I said shaking my head.

"Wait until you meet her," she said shrugging, "She's a good kid, but a little eccentric."

"I can't wait," I said looking back at her, "I really can't."