[Zhongyingmei] My dad is Voldy

Severus stayed up all night experimenting with a new recipe for Veritaserum, which reduced the brewing time of Veritaserum by a third.Severus looked at the charming pale yellow liquid in the bottle with satisfaction, although tired, but being able to improve such a potion with such a long history, even by a small amount, is a matter of pride for a potion master After all, so many potions masters in history have failed, not to mention that Severus greatly shortened the brewing time of Veritaserum.

Looking at the sky that was about to light up, Severus thought happily, fortunately there was no potions class this morning, his good mood would not be spoiled by those little trolls who insulted the word potions every time they attended class destroy.Moreover, he should also have a good rest. If Anita knew about it, she would definitely teach him with a puffy face like a little adult to eat and sleep well, and not to forget to eat and sleep because of the potion.Thinking of his daughter, Severus' whole aura softened.

However, Severus had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by a knock on the door.Severus put on his robe with a dark face. The person who knocked on the door had better be urgent, otherwise, he would know the consequences of waking up their Potions Master in the middle of the night.

"Anita?!" Severus looked at the little girl standing in front of his door with bare feet and pajamas in surprise, "Why..."

Before Severus could finish his sentence, Anita suddenly jumped at him.Severus subconsciously squatted down and hugged Anita, feeling the slightly trembling body in his arms and the hands tightly holding him, Severus swallowed the question in his mouth, and patted Anita lightly Ta's back, comforted her in a low and soft voice, "It's okay, it's okay."

Anita didn't want to cry at first, but when she heard Severus' voice, she felt aggrieved for some reason, and the tears flowed down completely against her will.

Severus was overwhelmed to find that not only had he failed to comfort his daughter, but he had made her cry.Although he has been a father for 11 years, he still has nothing to do with his crying daughter.

However, continuing to stay at the door like that is not an option, Anita is still barefoot, and the basement is so cold at night, Anita ran over in only her pajamas, what should I do if I catch a cold?Severus simply hugged Anita and sat in front of the warm fireplace, frowning and patted Anita's back quietly to comfort her, although he didn't know why what he said just now made Anita cry, but for the time being he It's better not to talk.

When Anita gradually stopped crying and shaking, Severus asked, "What happened?"

"I dreamed that I was dead and I would never see Dad again." Anita still buried her head in Severus' arms, her voice muffled.

"It's just a dream." Severus was relieved to hear that Anita was crying so hard because she had a nightmare, "You won't die, I promise."

"Can Daddy guarantee that Daddy won't die too?" Anita asked, looking up, looking into Severus' eyes.

Severus averted his eyes from Anita's, he suddenly realized that he couldn't bear the heavy expectation in Anita's eyes.He didn't want to lie to Anita, because he really couldn't guarantee that death was a normal ending for a person like him.He was already on the brink of death when he agreed to Dumbledore to be a double agent for the Order of the Phoenix.What's more, he now promised Dumbledore to protect the little boy surnamed Potter.

However, seeing Anita's uneasy and begging expression on her tear-stained little face, and Anita's eyes starting to well up again because of his hesitation, Severus couldn't bear to refuse.It's too cruel for him to tell his daughter that her father will die.

Moreover, how could he be willing to die and leave Anita alone?

"I promise." Severus finally promised, only he himself knew the weight of this promise.

Hearing Severus' promise, although Anita still had tears in her eyes, a big smile appeared on her face.

"So, can Dad promise not to sacrifice his life for anyone? Not even for me, even..." Anita wanted to say that she couldn't even do it for Harry Potter, but suddenly she thought that she shouldn't know Dad For Lily's protection of Harry, he quickly changed his words, "Even if it's for Professor Dumbledore."

"Anita, I can't guarantee that. You can't ask a father to guarantee that his daughter will die." Severus said.

"It's not about dying, it's about not saving at the cost of Dad's life. No one's life is worth Dad's own life." Anita said seriously, looking into Severus' eyes.

"Anita deserves it," Severus replied, looking back into Anita's eyes, equally earnestly.

Anita sniffed, trying to hold back the surging tears.

How lucky she was to have such a father as Severus.

And as a daughter, she can never refuse her father's wishes.All she can do is to become strong and cautious enough to never put herself in a life-threatening situation.

"Of course, I will do my best to keep myself safe." Seeing that Anita's eyes were red and about to cry again, Severus added hastily.

"Then, no one else is allowed except me, not even...Professor Dumbledore." Anita swallowed the word "Harry" back into her stomach.

"Okay, I promise." Seeing Anita's jealous look, Severus smiled.

Although she got her father's assurance, Anita was not sure. After all, Harry was Lily's son, so it was different for her father.

Although I know Harry is completely innocent, I still can't help but hate Harry.

"Are you still sleeping? About two hours more." Severus asked.

Only then did Anita notice Severus' tired face, and she nodded quickly, "Sleep!"

"Am I taking you back?"

"Daddy, can I sleep with you?" Anita asked coquettishly.

Severus froze for a moment. In fact, Anita slept by herself since she was a child, and she would only sleep with him when it thundered. Since she was seven years old, Anita secretly came to Hogwarts to find him because she was afraid of thunder. After his punishment, Anita somehow overcame her fear of thunder and never slept with him again.

Seeing that Severus didn't object, Anita jumped off his lap, ran to his bed and lay down, covered the quilt with only a pair of eyes exposed, looking at Severus obediently.

As soon as Severus lay down, Anita rolled into his arms.

Severus hugged Anita gently, and the father and daughter fell asleep in an embrace.