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The Potions Master's Baby	By : soldiersgirl0709 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 63467 -:- Recommendations : 8 -:- Currently Reading : 6
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Chapter Thirteen: When Past and Present Witches Collide

Severus wasn�t exactly cheery as he made his way back to Hermione�s rooms. He had returned to his own quarters to shower, shave and change for the day. He had tried to keep from being seen, sticking close to the walls and using passageways whenever possible but he was seen regardless.

�Severus, is that you?� Minerva had asked as he approached the dungeon stairs. He had cursed silently and slowly turned to face her.

�Good morning, Headmistress.� He inclined his head in her direction.

�You are still wearing your dress robes.� Minerva observed. �I take it you haven�t been back to your quarters yet?� She was grinning like the Cheshire cat as his eyes narrowed.

�It isn�t your concern.� He said.

�I am not going to say anything, Severus. I think it quite wonderful that you and Ms. Granger are working things out and I think it wonderful that you are, dare I say, falling in love.� She picked a piece of lint from the sleeve of her robes and flicked it aside. �Just try not to let the students see the two of you moving between your quarters at all hours. I shall open a connection between your floos.�

Severus had been seething as she marched down the hall. He was a very private man and was beginning to have a hard time with his relationship being public. He knew that there was no hope for it, but he still didn�t like it when people commented on it. He had readied himself quickly and headed back to the woman waiting for him. He let himself into her rooms and stopped in his tracks when he saw her.

She was standing in the middle of the sitting room scanning a list in her hands. She had her hair pulled back into a long ponytail, her face was radiant with her flushed cheeks and bright eyes. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a long sleeved tee shirt that accentuated the roundness of her tummy. She looked up and treated him to a smile that had his gut twisting.

�You�re back!� She said. �I think I missed you.�

�You missed me after only an hour?� He felt her words clear to his soul and prayed that she meant them, that they weren�t just pretty words.

�I did.� She said, lowering the list and meeting his eyes. �Does that surprise you?�

�Yes, I don�t think anyone has ever missed me before. What are you wearing?� He asked, staring at her shirt.

�Oh, um, this is the only maternity shirt I have.� She said, looking down at the white printed tee. She looked so casual next to him but the tee shirt and the low rise jeans, which she was able to fasten beneath her tummy, were all she had that fit comfortably. �It was a gift from Richie.�

The shirt was snug over her belly where a small black cauldron was screen printed directly over the little mound. In purple lettering it read Brewed By A Potions Master.

�Well, I suppose it will leave little doubt as to who fathered the child.� He said, thinking that the shirt would garner a lot of stares.

�Do you want me to change?� She asked, suddenly feeling self conscious.

�No, you are fine. Shall we go?� He asked. Hermione raked her teeth over her bottom lip; she didn�t want to embarrass him.

�Let me change, I don�t wish to embarrass you.� She said, turning towards her bedroom. Severus grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back to him.

�No need, you aren�t going to embarrass me, Hermione. It isn�t as though my role in your pregnancy is going to be a secret, though the how shall remain as such.� He caressed her arm with gentle fingers and she smiled.

�Just let me get my wallet and wand.� She went to a small writing desk situated beneath the window and shoved her wallet and wand into her back pockets. Severus couldn�t help but admire the lush roundness of her bottom encased in tight denim. He tugged at his collar as he felt the heat of arousal rising. He couldn�t look away and was having second thoughts about her offer to change. Something long and shapeless sounded wonderful. �Okay, I�m ready.� She said turning sharply to catch his flushed face and guilty expression. �Were you ogling my bottom?�

Severus cleared his throat and searched his brain in vain for something to say. Something that would excuse his behavior, but he was drawing a blank. It was difficult to find excuses for something you had no remorse for.

�It�s alright, I don�t mind. I�d ogle yours too if I could see it.� She winked. Severus remained silent and offered her his arm. Inside however he was thrilled that she was attracted to him and had no problem saying so. They headed for the small clearing just outside of Hogwart�s grounds where they apparated to the High Wizard�s District, an upscale little village where the upper echelon of magical society did their shopping and socializing.

They appeared at the end of Main Street and walked leisurely along the walkway to their tea destination. Food had moved to the top of Hermione�s priority list. It was the first thing she wanted upon waking every morning and on occasion the need for it would wake her from a dead sleep, her stomach growling and in desperate need of something random, like tuna salad at three in the morning.

Severus didn�t complain, he had skipped breakfast and welcomed the nourishment as well as the detour from the department store. It was a relatively new concept in the wizarding world but was fast becoming popular because of the convenience and savings. Severus despised it, he despised all shopping actually. He did it only when necessary and generally went in with a list, ticked it off and then left.

Hermione had a list, but it was vague. Maternity clothes, but she didn�t list what she needed or how many. Baby clothes, again, no note about what or the quantity. Pram, Infant Seat, Cot, Bedding�.on and on the list went with vague objects but no specifics. He suspected that he would be shopping for a good, long while.

Their meal turned out to be quite enjoyable, despite the disgusting pile of pub chips smothered in cheese, bacon and sour cream that she devoured as though she had never tasted anything so divine. He started to say something about it but her grin and contented sigh stopped him. He could feel himself winding tighter and tighter around her finger with every passing day.

Shopping was just the sort of hell he imagined. It involved him standing in a little shop for expectant mothers leaning against the wall uncomfortably with the other fathers while she flitted from rack to rack outfitting herself for the coming months. He had to give her credit; she didn�t go overboard with her purchases. She bought several pieces that could be mixed and matched for work and a few for casual wear along with a few nightgowns. He stood beside her, his arms laden with clothing while she sorted through the rack of nursing bras. Over and over he watched her loosen the flaps, searching for one that would be comfortable and easy to maneuver.

She finally decided, tossing four onto the pile of clothing in his arms right beneath his nose.

�Oh I don�t like these!� She whined.

�I can not see what you are referring to.� Severus said from over the mound of fabric.

�Oh�maternity knickers�.they are huge! I could tuck them under the bra and have a swimsuit they are so huge! I can�t wear these.� She said. �What am I going to do now?�

�You could go without.� He said, earning a few snickers from nearby males who were in the same predicament.

�Oh you would love that wouldn�t you?� Hermione scoffed. �I suppose I could go to the lingerie shop and just get some low rise knickers instead. Yes, I think that�s what I�ll do! Come along, Severus; let me pay for my clothes then you and I are going to the Wicked Witch.� Severus followed her with the other men�s lucky bastard echoing in his head.

The lingerie shop did not prove to be any more comfortable than the clothier. If anything it was worse. He stood there for over an hour while she rifled through basket after basket of knickers. He wasn�t sure why it mattered what color and cut they were, no one was going to see them aside from maybe him and he really didn�t care, if they were to a point that he was seeing her underwear then they were in the way and he would only care that they were gone and quickly. But it seemed to be of importance to her so he stood there, several large shopping bags dangling from his fingers, while she shopped.

They were being observed and Severus knew what they were thinking. He would be thinking the same thing were he seeing it. A young woman with a much older man, pregnant, wandering about a lingerie shop. He would be thinking that lecherous old pervert, he�s already got the poor girl pregnant and now he�s trying to outfit her for more of his perverted games. She seemed oblivious to it though, smiling prettily as she began searching through a rack of negligees and selecting two of them. He wondered if those were for his benefit because once again, if they were to a point of seeing lingerie then they were going to be in his way.

Things seemed to move in painfully slow motion at the department store. They waded in and out of aisles filled with cots and prams and swings and several other brightly colored contraptions that he couldn�t begin to recognize. How could one little person need so much? He found himself leaning against a counter while she spoke to a salesperson about ordering a nursery suite for the baby. He had insisted on paying for half but had no idea what was needed so he was content to step back and let her handle it. He could take care of the easy part, the paying.

�Well if it isn�t Severus Snape.� He turned towards the low, raspy female voice and was stunned to see a face from his past. Lissette Dupree was one of the few female death eaters. Actually, she would be better classified as one of the Dark Lord�s concubines as her role in the movement was strictly sexual. He had spent time with her during the war, preferring to take her in lieu of the muggle women who were kidnapped, tortured and raped. The Dark Lord assumed that Severus had a bit of a tendre for Lissette, but that wasn�t the truth of it, she was simply the lesser of the two evils. He could live with what occurred between him and the witch because she was willing. He would never have been able to live with himself had he accepted one of the captives.

�Lissette, it has been a very long time.� Severus could not deny that the woman was still exceedingly beautiful. But he knew that beneath that lovely shell laid an ambitious and greedy witch who would attach herself to any wizard who had the slightest bit of power and influence.

�Too long.� She purred, looking him over. He wasn�t a very attractive wizard but he more than made up for his lack of good looks in bed. She was between keepers at the moment and wouldn�t mind revisiting old times. �What brings you to the High Wizards District?�

~@~

Hermione smiled as the clerk stepped away to place the order for her. She had chosen a collection of dark cherry wood that came with a cot, rocker, bureau and changing table. She had also ordered a pram and a few other items, all to be delivered by month�s end. She turned around and her stomach tensed when she saw Severus talking with a very tall, very slim, very beautiful witch with long raven hair.

She recognized the emotion for what it was, she was jealous. She wasn�t sure why, she had no reason to be, but it was there. With it came anger and a need to mark territory. The lioness felt that her pride was being threatened and her hackles were up. She withdrew her wand and with a little spell her already snug shirt became skin tight, her little round belly unmistakable. She put on her sweetest smile and headed for Severus.

~@~

�You should pay me a visit, Severus, we could revisit old times.� Lissette cooed as she walked her fingers up his arm.

�I don�t think so, Lissette.� He said, brushing her hand away and watching the practiced pout that graced her lips.

�Alright, that is finished now.� Hermione said as she approached, her soft, sweet smile still in place.

�Ah, Hermione�erm�did you get everything you needed?� He asked, edging away from Lissette.

�I ordered the big items but we still have to get the smaller ones and clothing. I hope our baby likes what I chose.� She turned towards Lissette and laid her hand on her tummy, smiling. �Hello.�

�Hermione, this is Lissette Dupree. Lissette, this is Hermione Granger.� Severus made the introductions uncomfortably. Hermione extended her hand to the woman, shaking her hand firmly.

�Nice to meet you.� She didn�t really mean it, but calling the woman a slag wasn�t polite. �How do you know Severus?�

�We are old�friends.� The woman sneered. �You?� Hermione grinned and laid both hands on her belly.

�Severus and I both teach at Hogwarts.� She said. �And we are having a baby in a few months.�

�You what?� Lissette looked at Severus who was standing stiffly beside Hermione, eyeing her suspiciously. �Severus, is she serious? Are you having a child with this�girl?�

He could see the smug grin spread on Hermione�s face and he knew that the little witch was playing the part. She was jealous of Lissette and had come to stake her claim. His long neglected ego stood up to take notice. It felt decidedly pleasant to be desired, to have a witch lay claim to him, and he was rather impressed by her Slyhterinesque tactics.

�As you can plainly see, Lissette, Hermione is just under six months pregnant with my child. Our first.� He added, watching the surprise register on her face.

�I had not heard that you were married, such things usually make the papers.� Lissette said, looking for all the world as though she were sucking on a lemon.

�Oh we aren�t married.� Hermione said brightly, a little too brightly for her not to be up to no good. �We just live in sin.�

�I�uh�oh�� Lissette stammered, not sure what she was supposed to say to that little bit of news.

�I think that it is nearing time for our film, Hermione. We really should get going before we miss the beginning.� He said tightly, gathering up the bags in one hand and putting his free arm around her waist. �If you will excuse us, Lissette.� He said, turning Hermione towards the exit and guiding her onto the street.

�I don�t like her.� Hermione sniped as soon as they were outside.

�So I gathered. You weren�t being very polite inside.� Severus kept his arm around her and led her down Main Street towards the cinema.

�She was obviously coming on to you. Why should I be polite to a woman having a go at my wizard?� She asked. Gods he loved the sound of that.

�You have nothing to fear from Lissette.� He said softly.

�How do you know her?� It was a question that had no good answer. He wasn�t sure that she would ever understand half of the things he had been called upon to do in his past nor did he want her to know. Some things were just better left alone.

�Lissette was one of the few female death eaters.� He said quietly so that the people on the street would not overhear. �She served the Dark Lord for nearly a decade.�

�You were lovers.� The words were strained, tinged with anger and jealousy.

�Yes.� He refused to lie to her.

�She is very beautiful.� Hermione began to wonder how she would compete with that. She had no idea that his previous lovers might be so stunning. Truthfully she hadn�t given the notion of his previous paramours a second thought. If that was what he was used to, then maybe the baby was the only reason he was courting her.

�On the outside, yes. Inside she is as ugly as a hag.� He could feel the stiffness in her back and knew she was doubting herself. �Whereas you are beautiful both inside and out.�

She turned to look at him, he appeared sincere as he led them into the cinema, but Hermione couldn�t fight the doubt niggling at her.

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I began having pangs of guilt as I normally do not make you wait so long for lemons�.so, I decided to bump up the updates! Lemons are coming�.prepare yourselves! And my new fic is nearly done if you can believe that! It has come so easily, pouring out of me in a flood of tears and I have to say, I am really proud of it and can not wait to put it out there for you all to read =)

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