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Time Heals All Wounds	By : kierasama Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 17294 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Chapter Twenty Three: An Unexpected Visitor.

The months had passed uneventfully, and with Hermione's due date looming ahead, Severus and herself had set up the nursery. The walls had been painted yellow and a beautiful white bassinet had been erected and placed there. The room was filled to the brim with toys, nappies, and the like, all from their friends. They had scarcely had to buy anything themselves.

Hermione had been overjoyed when Lily and James told them that they were pregnant and due to be married in early February. Severus had been happy as well, and had made amends with James, for Lily and Hermione's sakes. Hermione and Lily were currently out looking for wedding robes for Lily, while Severus had been coerced into going with the marauders to shop for James dress robes.

"Oh! Look Hermione!" Lily exclaimed. "Isn't this just adorable?"

Hermione turned and gasped at the little toy broom. "Oh Lily! I know James would love it if you bought it for the baby!"

Lily smiled and patted her stomach. "I think he'll love it too, Hermione." She and James had found out the sex of the baby as soon as they could. Lily said that she would never be able to wait until it was born to know.

Hermione waddled to the wizard at the register and said, "How much is it for this toy broom?"

"Ten galleons and three sickles." He replied.

When the look of elation on Lily's face dropped, Hermione took it from her and said, "It's a gift."

"Oh Hermione I couldn't!"

"You can and you will. You and James have gotten Severus and I too many things as it is. It's our turn to repay the favor." Hermione grinned as she paid the man.

"Thank you so much Hermione!" Lily gushed as they left the store.

"Ow!" Hermione said irritably.

"Whats wrong?"

"Nothing...my stomach just hurts a little." Hermione smiled. "Nothing to worry about."

"Well if your sure..." Lily relented.

"What do you guys think?" James asked.

Severus looked up from his book, as did Remus.

"My god James." Remus said in shock.

Severus smirked. "It looks about as good on you, I think, as it would a pregnant hippogriff."

Remus held back a laugh, as he said, "Prongs, I'm sorry, but I don't think blue is your color."

James glared at Sirius, who was currently rolling on the floor in complete mirth.

"You said it would look good Padfoot!" he said accusingly.

Sirius looked up at him to apologize when he burst out laughing once more.

"Potter, I do not think you look very menacing whilst wearing that powder blue atrocity." Severus said. "Better stick with basic black, else Lily will desert you at the alter."

James looked down at himself, "I guess your right..." he was interrupted however, by a silver doe sliding through the wall as if it were a ghost.

The doe lifted it's head and addressed Severus. "Hermione went into labor. We're at St. Mungos now. Hurry."

Lily's patronus dissipated and the group turned to Severus who was an even paler white. "I'm going." he said as he turned on the spot and dissapperated.

Severus apperated into the lobby of St. Mungo's Hospital, and hurried to the witch running the information desk. As he approched, the witch spotted him, and grinned sexily. "Why hello there, handsome." she said. "How can I be of...service?" she asked him, running her eyes up and down his body.

Severus noticed the way she was looking at him, and said, "Why yes, I do believe you can."

"I thought so." the witch began, "So what do you say to five thirty?"

"I think my wife would kill me if I was late for the birth of my child." Severus snarled, causing the witch to jump and blush. She hadn't noticed his ring.

"I'm sorry sir, and what would be the name?"

"Severus Snape, here for Hermione Snape." Severus said irritably.

"One moment." She tapped a paper on her desk. "Delivery room 319, third floor."

When she looked up to see if he had heard her, he wasn't there. "Damn. He was so handsome too." she pouted.

Severus found Hermione's room and per the mediwizards instructions, donned the robes given to him. Once dressed, he hurried into the room.

"Severus!" Hermione called. "Thank god your here! The baby is early!"

Severus stepped up to the bed and took his wife's hand. He looked at Lily. "Thank you for the patronus, Lily."

"It was no problem Severus." she said smiling. She turned to Hermione. "I'll be in the waiting room."

"Okay. Thanks for your help Lily."

She smiled again and left the room.

Hermione turned her attention to Severus. "Severus...I'm scared. the baby is three weeks early! What if something is wrong? I-" Hermione cried out as a contraction hit her.

Severus grimaced as his wife crushed his hand.

When the contraction stopped she hit the button at her bedside.

A nurse hurried in. "Yes dearies?" the elderly woman asked.

"Would you please get the doctor? The contractions are five minutes apart."

"Of course." she hurried out.

"How long have you been here?" Severus asked.

"About an hour. When they started getting closer together Lily called you."

"Hermione," Severus said kissing her. " I love you."

"I love you too Severus."

"Mrs. Snape," the Mediwizard said as he approached her bed. "You say they are five minutes apart?"

"Yes sirAAAAAAHHHGH!" Hermione squeezed Severus hand until he felt it would break.

"Well lets take a look down here and we'll see what we're dealing with." he lifted the sheet from her knees and after a few seconds he popped up and said, "Well Mrs. Snape, it looks like it's time."

"Now on the next Contraction, I want you to push. Can you do that for me?"

"Yes."

"Okay...one...two...three...PUSH!"

Hermione felt the contraction and pushed as hard as she could. "It's not working!" she cried out. "Oh god it hurts so bad!"

Severus didn't know what to do. He just stroked her hair out of her face and let her squeeze the life out of his hand. This was going to be a long labor.

Hermione let out a loud scream.

"You're almost there," the doctor said. "I can see the head. One more big push..."

Hermione tightened her grip on Severus now limp hand, and pushed. Several seconds later she heard the scream of an infant, and relaxed visibly.

"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Snape, It's a boy!" the doctor said smiling at them, holding up their small son.

Severus looked at his child, then down to his wife. His beautiful wife. He was a father.

"You're a daddy Severus..." Hermione said to him weakly. A second later found Hermione grimacing in pain once more. "Ah! Whats going on!" she cried.

The doctor lifted the sheets, and then looked at them. "Well...it appears we aren't done yet Mrs. Snape."

"What do mean we're not done! Severus what does he mean?" Hermione said panicking.

"Just that Mrs. Snape. You were aware you were carrying twins, weren't you?"

"What! Twins!" Severus exclaimed.

"Yes, although the second baby could have been hiding behind the first, that happens often enough." the doctor said as Hermione was hit with another need to push.

"You need to push Mrs. Snape..." the doctor added, before calling the nurse. "Nurse, will you please clean up the baby while I finish up here."

"Yes doctor." she said taking the baby from him.

Hermione began the process once more.

"Stop pushing Mrs. Snape! You need to stop pushing! Do not be alarmed, but your baby is in distress." the doctor said calmly.

"What! What's wrong with the baby!" Hermione said beginning to panic.

"Please stay calm, try to breath."

"Hermione darling, you need to breath, in and out, in and out." Severus captured her face in between his hands and he breathed along with her.

While Hermione was distracted, the doctor called the nurse to help him. "It's a breech."

Twenty five minutes later they heard the cries of a second baby.

"You have a healthy baby girl." the doctor said. He cleaned off the baby and brought Hermione both of her children.

He laid them on her chest gently, before taking out his wand and waving it over Hermione's stomach. A green glow shown and the doctor said, "Well, there are no more surprises, and in a bit you'll have delivered the placentas and then you can be fixed up.

He smiled at the new parents. "Congratulations." He left the room.

Hermione stared down at her two beautiful babies. "Hello my little loves, so it was you that kept kicking me."

She looked at Severus, "I love you Severus. Thank you for my babies."

Severus smiled softly at her, and kissed her. "I love you too Hermione."

Hermione held out his son. "Would you like to hold him Severus?"

"I...don't know how...I've never held a baby before..."

"It's easy, just support the head like that," Hermione showed him how to hold his son. "See, your doing it Severus, your a natural."

He looked down at his son. "Hey little one," He spoke softly so as not to frighten him. "I'm your daddy,"

Hermione smiled as she watched Severus with their son. She turned her attention to her daughter. She softly stroked her downy hair. Both had straight hair like their father, but her son had her hair color. Her daughter's hair was as dark as Severus'.

"They have your nose." Severus said to her. "I'm glad."

"Oh Severus, I happen to like your nose."

"Well," he smiled, "I'm glad all the same."

Just as he was about to kiss Hermione, both babies let out loud cries. Severus looked horrified. "Oh god what did I do!" he exclaimed.

"Nothing." Hermione laughed. "They're just hungry that's all."

"Oh." he looked relieved.

Hermione lifted her shirt and positioned her little girl at her breast. She eagerly latched on and began to suck. She held out her arm for her son, and when Severus handed him to her, did the same for him. Once she had both babies eating, she kissed her husband. "I'm so lucky, " she said. "To have found you."

"As am I, my love." He replied.

They were interrupted again, by the nurse. "I'm sorry, I just need to fill out the children's birth certificates. So lets see, today's date is November 17, 1979. Place of birth, St. Mungos. What is your son's name?' she asked Severus.

Severus looked at Hermione. "It is customary in my family that the first son's name starts with an 'S'."

"That's fine."

"Severin Sumner Snape" Severus said proudly.

The nurse asked for the spelling. Once she finished Severin's birth certificate, she moved on to the next, filling out the same date,and place of birth, she then asked for the name.

"Sadie Samara Snape." Hermione told her. When the nurse left to file the paper work, the doctor came in.

"The twins' tests were fine, and they can go home today, if you would like." he said. "You are welcome to stay the night, as Mrs. Snape needs to rest, and the babies can stay in the nursery, but the choice is up to you."

Severus looked at his wife.

"I think we'll go home. The castle is the best place to be at a time like this."

The doctor nodded. "That is fine, did you bring any clothes for the babies?"

Severus shook his head. "No, it was...unexpected."

The doctor turned and quickly found two sets of infant pajamas. He handed them to Hermione who smiled and thanked him.

Hermione showed Severus how to dress the babies. She showed him with Severin. When she had finished, she handed him Sadie. "Now you do it."

Severus slowly dressed his daughtor, and smiled proudly as he completed his task.

After Hermione was healed, and given a pepper up potion, she dressed and they were ready to leave. Severus had gone out to tell Lily and the boys that they were leaving, and that they could come by sometime in the next few days to see the twins.

They had to travel by floo, for apparition was bad for the babies.

The fire in their rooms flashed green and they stepped out, carrying their sleeping children.

Hermione and Severus took the babies too their room, and gently placed them into the bassinet. They stood for a long while just watching them sleep. When Severus saw Hermione yawn, he realised that she too was exhausted. He charmed the room to let them know when the babies began to cry, and then he guided Hermione to their room. He lay next to her and kissed her sweetly. "I love you, Mother of my children."

"I love you too, daddy." Hermione smiled as she fell into slumber.

A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. Please review and let me know what you think.
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