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Chapter 8: Minerva’s Secret

Severus sat there in obvious shock. How would Minerva know to ask if

Daylan had shown any telepathic abilities? “ Are you going to explain to us

how you would know that?” He asked earnestly.

Minerva looked down at her hands. “Before I started teaching here I got

caught up in a whirl wind romance that was doomed from the beginning. I

was young and careless and did not realize that the man that I had fallen in

love with was married. Not long after we started seeing each other I found

out that I was pregnant, when I told him about the baby he got very angry.

He told me that I was to get rid of it. No one could know that he had a

bastard child out there. It would ruin his marriage and his life, he said. So I

left England and went to Italy and stayed with my aunt. When my daughter

was born she was the light of my life. When she was two months old I found

out that she was deaf. I thought that she would never get the chance of living

in our world and I was crushed. But when Jocelyn turned three I got the

shock of my life, she was telepathic. When I took her to a Mediwitch she

told me that it was not that uncommon for magical children to display rare

talents to compensate their disabilities. She stayed with my aunt when I

came here to teach. I never told anyone that I had a daughter. She will be

thirty-one next month. She knows who her father is even if he doesn’t know

that she exists.” She said tears streaming down her face. It was the first time

in over thirty years that she had told that tale to anyone, and it was still hard

to do so.

Albus looked at Minerva kindly, “ If you don’t think it to be too painful

could you tell us who the father is. If you don’t want to we would

understand.”

Minerva took a deep breath; she needed to tell someone the truth had been

locked up for too long. “Jocelyn’s father is William Malfoy, Lucius is her

half-brother.”

Needless to say Severus was shocked. To find out that Minerva had a

daughter that was his age was one thing; it was mind blowing to find out that

the woman’s father was William Malfoy.

“If you thought that it would help I will contact my daughter and see if she

would come and help tutor Har… Daylan so that he is up do speed with

others his age.” Minerva said think that she Jocelyn would probably be the

best person to tutor the young boy. “I imagine that it would probably be

easier for her to teach him sign language and also to help with develop his

telepathic abilities.” She wanted to be able to help this child as much as she

was able to help her own.

Albus looked at Severus and saw that he nodded his head in ascent. “ Yes

Minerva I think that would be a delightful idea. I t tha that we could all

learn from your daughter. I will arrange for secure transportation here to the

school. I imagine that she would like to stay in your own quarters; I will

make sure that the house-elfs prepare a room for her.” Albus said the twinkle

evident in his eyes.

“Thank you Minerva, you don’t know how much this means to me and

Daylan. I think he will benefit tremendously from your daughter being

here.” Severus said quietly gracing Minerva with one of his rare true smiles.

Daylan at that time decided to shift in his father’s arms again trying to get

comfortable. “I need to get this young man to bed. It has been a long and

trying night.” He said as he stood and walked toward Daylan’s bedroom

door. He laid his sleeping son on the bed and pulled the covers up around his

small shoulders. With a flick of his wrist and a few choice words he cast a

warming charm on the blankets and then he placed a small kiss on his

forehead. As he was walking away Daylan’s quiet voice filled his head

< I love you Daddy. > he said in a sleepy voice.

Severus smiled. < I love you too my sweet child, now back to sleep and I

will see you in the morning. > He was still in awe of his son’s telepathy and

it would definitely would take getting used to Daylan’s voice talking to him

in his head. He turned and flipped the light off as he walked out the door.