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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 List
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Chapter 18: To See You Smile

Severus stood idly by while the nurses helped Hermione into a rather ugly, shapeless gown and into the hospital bed. Spells were cast to monitor baby and mother and then they were left alone. The silence was deafening. Severus thought that perhaps he should be talking but he wasn�t certain what a person was supposed to say during such an occasion. Everything seemed trivial compared to what she was doing, and he felt completely helpless and useless.

�Are you alright, Severus?� She asked from the bed between pains.

�Do not concern yourself with me, Hermione. Focus on you and the baby right now.� He said from her bedside.

�Have you changed your mind now that it�s all coming to a head?� She asked tearfully. He could see the hurt and the fear in her eyes and it made him nauseous. How could she even think that?

�No, I haven�t changed my mind. I just don�t know what to do. You are in pain and there is nothing I can do to make it right. I feel like I need to make it better for you but I can�t�.my hands are tied and I don�t know what to do with myself.� He looked shaken and if another pain hadn�t been coming she probably would have been touched by the emotion he was showing.

�Just be with me.� She groaned grabbing for his hand and squeezing for all she was worth. He bore the pain with a straight face, he had endured worse though he prayed she wouldn�t damage his hands as they were his livelihood. Just as the contraction eased off there was a soft knocking at the door as it opened and Harry and Ginny potter stepped in.

�Sorry we took so long, we had to wait for Mum to come watch James.� Ginny said as she rushed to her bedside. �So, the Castor Oil worked then?� She asked.

�Ummm�.it was actually your other suggestion that did the trick.� Hermione said with a red face.

�Oh�.well that was certainly more pleasant than castor oil I think.� Ginny said casting a sly glance at Severus. Harry, having been privy the conversation between his best mate and spouse, knew exactly what she was talking about. He chuckled and slapped Severus on the back good naturedly.

�Nice job, Snape. You shagged her into labor, kudos to you.� Harry laughed. Severus turned towards him with a scowl.

�I liked you better as a morose teenager. This�funny Potter is a little reminiscent of Sirius Black, he never took anything seriously either.� He said.

�I had enough serious to last me a lifetime, you have too, so lighten up and enjoy life! You have to admit that things are a hell of a lot more interesting for you now that you have Hermione. What�s better than lying about all day with a pretty witch in your bed, I ask you?� Harry was grinning at the stoic wizard, determined that he would eventually win the man over.

�Actually it was the prefect�s bathroom. OWWWWWWW!� Hermione rolled onto her side as another pain rushed over her. Ginny dabbed her forehead with a wet cloth and tried to coach her to breathe deep and even.

�Ugh�.that place gives me the shivers.� Harry said, shuddering visibly.

�Why would a bathroom bother you so much?� Severus asked his eyes locked on the panting woman lying in the bed. Hermione groaned and rolled onto her back, laughing when she saw Harry�s face.

�He was molested by Moaning Myrtle in that bathroom during the Tri-Wizards tournament.� She said, sighing in relief as her body relaxed.

�It isn�t funny, I still have nightmares about her cold hands reaching for my dangly bits.� Harry said. �It�s enough to cause permanent shrinkage.�

�Stop talking about your penis, Harry.� Hermione groaned from the bed. �It�s about as bad as talking about your sperm.�

�Why would you be discussing Potter�s sperm?� Severus asked as he watched Potter pull a chair up to Hermione�s bedside.

�When Mione said she was going to use a donor to get pregnant my darling wife offered her my services.� Harry saw Severus frown and he was amused.

�That�s rather generous of you, Mrs. Potter, not many women would be willing to share their husbands with a friend.� Severus drawled. Ginny looked up and smiled.

�I thought so! I thought it would be great if our children were related.� Ginny gave Hermione�s hand a squeeze.

�And you share him often?�

�Oh no! I didn�t mean for them to have sex! I just thought that Harry could give her some of his sperm to use.� Ginny grinned. She was just as strangely happy as her husband. Severus began to wonder how such a thing was possible after all they had seen. How had they gone from a nightmare of a childhood to being such blissfully happy people in adulthood? Could he potentially find that same peace and contentment with Hermione?

�She turned me down�.didn�t want my sperm anywhere near her she said.� Harry feigned a disappointed look. �Doesn�t seem to be the case with you, however, seems you got to be the lucky guy.�

Severus looked at her, her hair was clipped to the top of her head in a mess of curls, her face was red and sweaty and her lips were chapped, but she was still beautiful to him. Harry was right; it seemed that luck had finally shone down on him.

�I am a very lucky man.� He said quietly, still looking at her. She smiled but it was replaced quickly with a grimace of pain.

�Oh god in heaven this hurts!� She groaned, arching her back and screwing up her face.

�How did you handle this, Potter? It is horrifying.� Severus asked the young man beside him.

�Mione is actually doing pretty well, seems like she is moving along rather quickly. Ginny was in labor for nineteen hours, by the time James was born she was so exhausted they thought they would have to take him via cesarean, but she found the energy somehow to finish it off. That is what makes women so amazing, Severus, they can be exhausted to the point of near insanity yet they will still find the energy to do what needs to be done. It is never more evident than when you see them with your child.� Harry could see the concern and distress on Severus�s face and he could completely empathize. He had been there not so long himself; he knew the helplessness that came from watching the woman you love go through such intense pain when there was nothing you could do for them.

�I just want it to be over.� He said, wincing at her low scream of pain. The medi-witch came in and Severus and Harry were quite content to move behind a privacy screen and let Hermione be examined. They stood there nervously, listening to what was going on on the other side. They both started when the screen was pulled back and a short, portly woman in a long blue gown with a white apron was looking between them.

�Which of you is the father?� She asked.

�He is.� Harry said pointing to Severus when he realized that the woman was looking at him assumingly.

�Oh�.well then, she is ready to push and she wants you to stay with her.� The woman said, looking a bit disappointed to discover that the older man was baby�s father.

�Stay with her? But I thought I would wait in the hall�� Severus backed up a step and Harry was stunned, he had never seen Snape back down from anything.

�The wizarding world has caught up with the times, Sir; fathers are active participants in the birthing of their children now.� She said. �Come along and be with your witch.� She turned on her heel and went back to Hermione.

�Go on, Snape. You won�t regret it; nothing is more amazing than watching your firstborn come into the world.� Harry encouraged.

�Potter�.what if I am a lousy father? What if I ruin their lives?� Severus asked softly, his mind filled with images of his own miserable childhood.

�Sir�Severus�you have everything it takes to be a good father. My experience of you was that you were strict and rather tough on us, but you wanted us to succeed. You protected me and the others nearly at the expense of your life. You care about Hermione, I can see that, and I know you care about the child. You will be just fine. Now go to Hermione.� Harry said, nudging him forward.

Severus went to her bedside as Ginny and Harry exited to the waiting room. She turned her face up to him, her eyes teary and her expression nervous. He swallowed hard and held out his hand for her. She took it and pulled him closer, pressing his hand to her cheek and closing her eyes as though she were drawing strength from that simple touch.

�Alright, Ms. Granger, you are fully dilated and your little one is sliding easily into place. I think that with just a little effort from you we will see its beautiful face in no time.� The medi-witch said as she guided Hermione�s legs open wider. The blankets were pulled off of the bed and Hermione�s gown was pushed up over her tummy, leaving her completely exposed. A nurse came in pushing a small bassinet filled with blankets and baby supplies then took up the position on the other side of Hermione.

�When your next pain comes I want you to draw your legs up, tuck your chin to your chest and push for a ten count.� Hermione nodded and squeezed Severus�s hand.

�I feel it�.� Hermione groaned as the tightening pain began to intensify and radiate into her back. She pulled back her legs, tucked her chin down and began to push while the nurse counted to ten. She took a deep breath and repeated the actions.

�Very good! You moved the little one down a few inches! I think you are a natural, Ms. Granger.� Severus glared at the woman. Didn�t she realize the importance of concentrating on her work and not jabbering? �Alright, Ms. Granger, again!�

For nearly an hour Hermione labored to push their child into the world. Over and over she would curl her body up and push until she was red faced and gasping. Then the medi-witch smiled and looked up at them.

�It looks as though it has its daddy�s black hair.� She said, gesturing for Severus to look down. He could see the very top of a tiny head covered in wet, black hair. He exhaled forcefully and looked back to Hermione.

�So close, love.� He croaked, pushing her curls back from her face where they were slipping free of their clip. With another couple of pushes a tiny, smushed face was revealed and with another a small, round body slid free and the room echoed with the shrill cries of a newborn.

�Severus, what is it?� Hermione asked weakly, panting and exhausted.

�A baby.� He said, dumbfounded as he watched the medi-witch cut the baby free of its mother and pass the squalling infant off to the nurse.

�I meant is it a boy or a girl.� She said, wincing as her belly continued to cramp while the medi-witch pressed on it.

�Oh�I didn�t look�� He said, trying to clear the fog that enveloped his brain.

�You have a baby girl.� The medi-witch chuckled as she tended to the afterbirth and the tidying up of her patient. In short order Hermione was changed into a clean gown and was resting on clean sheets. The nurse had cleaned up the baby and swaddled her in a warm blanket before handing her to Severus. He held her to him awkwardly as he settled into the chair near Hermione�s bed.

He held her so that Hermione could see her as well as he tugged the little knit cap from her head. Both parent�s eyes widened as the thick, black hair stood straight up off of her tiny little head. She was beautiful, her face round and pink. She had her father�s hair for certain but her lips were a perfect cupid�s bow like her mothers and her little button nose showed no signs of being hooked or over large just yet.

�Congratulations to you both.� The medi-witch said softly as she finished up. �I will send your friends in.� She let herself out, followed by the nurse and Severus and Hermione were left alone with their daughter.

�She is beautiful.� Hermione said, running her fingertips over the silky hair.

�She is more than that.� Severus�s voice was choked with emotion as he looked at his child. HIS child, something he never thought to experience. Guilt suddenly swamped him that he had wanted Hermione to terminate in the beginning. Had she done as he asked he would never have seen the amazing creature looking up at him. �Are you alright?�

�Oh, I am fine now. Just fine.� She said, watching Severus tug the blanket open and touch each tiny little finger.

�You were amazing. I don�t know how you bore the pain.� His breath hitched when her tiny little fingers curled around his and held on tight. That was when it happened. Severus Snape�s lips lifted and spread into a real, full on, authentic smile for his daughter. It was beautiful and he looked years younger. The sight brought tears to her eyes.

�Oh, Severus, it was worth it to see you smile.�

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I made Mione�s labor easy because my first one was miserable�..at 18weeks I had to have a cerclage put in then I stayed in bed until 35 weeks when they had to take it out because it ripped through my cervix�.then I walked around for another 2 weeks dilated to 4 before my water finally broke in the middle of the night..from that point it was 15 hours before I could push�.pushed for 2 hours only for him to get stuck and require help from a suction cup to be born�..second baby my water broke at 34 weeks I was in labor 3 hours before they cut the cerclage and he slid into the world with only one push�..third baby�I went into labor at 31 weeks when they put me in the hospital�.my water broke at 32 weeks and they removed the cerclage�..finally at 34 weeks they let her be born, she slid into the world with no pushing at all�..I don�t know if I will have any more children LOL�.so I write the pregnancies I wish I had�.normal. =)

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