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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 four: Godparents

Hermione was sitting on the couch in her living room. She was snuggling her two babies close to her while kissing them on their downy heads. Her babies. Little Severin and Sadie Snape. Her little boy looked like her, though with out the curls. His little nose still had the milia speckles that most newborns got. His eyes were a few shades lighter brown than Hermione's. Her baby girl had her fathers looks sans the nose. She too had the speckles on her nose and cheeks. Her eyes were a light gray blue, that would likely fade to a straight gray like her fathers.

They had been gurgling and making baby noises up at her, while waving their tiny arms and legs when their father came into the room. "Just got off the floo with Lily and the others. They will be here in an hour or so." he smiled at her. "They want to see the babies." Severus said.

"Oh! That's right. They haven't met the twins yet have they?" Hermione asked.

"No, not yet." Severus replied. "Thus why they are coming tonight. They said Albus invited them to stay for the feast."

"Oh! That will be lovely!" Hermione said happily.

One of the babies began to cry. Severus held out his arms for the child.

Hermione handed Severin to him. "He may need a change." she told him. "Are you up to it?" she asked with a smirk.

"My dear," Severus began with a fake pompous air, "I am sure I can change a nappy with no problems at all." he laughed at the look on her face.

"No sarcasm Severus. Just change the damn nappy." She laughed as he playfully stuck his tongue out at her.

After he changed Severin, he and Hermione changed the children's outfits before their friends arrived. Which wasn't more than a few minutes later. Hermione was selecting a book from the bookshelf when the wards alerted them to visitors.

Hermione hurried out of the room to the hallway that led to the portrait hole. She pushed it out to reveal Lily, James, and Remus.

"Hermione!" they called out happily.

"You're here! I'm so glad to see you!" she stepped aside to let them enter. Once the portrait had closed she hugged a very pregnant Lily, and then Remus. She looked around. "Where's James?"

"He said he couldn't come because he is on an assignment for the Auror's office." Lily told her. "We're spending the night, so he'll be here in the morning."

Hermione looked understanding. "Well, he can't help it. It is his job after all."

"Well, anyway, come in!" she said suddenly. "The twins are through here."

"How are they?" Lily asked.

"Still not sleeping through the night. Though that's to be expected. They are only two weeks old of course." Hermione laughed.

"Of course." smiled Lily.

"Severus!" Hermione called. "They're here."

Hermione led them into the sitting room where Severus sat on the floor holding a stuffed lion above the babies. He looked up and flashed a smile. "I think they like this one." he said. "Hello Lily, Remus." Severus inclined his head toward the latter.

"How have you been, Severus?" Asked Remus, shaking his hand. "How is fatherhood treating you." he grinned.

"Well. Thank you." Severus said.

"Hi babies!" Lily said after she hugged Severus. "My you are so adorable aren't you?" she asked them as she tickled their tummies.

Severin squirmed as he kicked his legs and waved his arms. "You want me to pick you up?" Lily asked him. She scooped him up and said, "Wow. That's such a good little boy!"

While she cuddled Severin, Remus was holding Sadie. A few minutes later though, she began to fuss. He held her out to Hermione. "I think she wants you." he told her.

Once Hermione had calmed her down, the bell rang for supper. They stood and Severus took his son back from Lily. They left the rooms and headed for the great hall. As they walked Hermione asked Lily, "When James gets here tomorrow, Severus and I have something important to ask you. But it is a secret until them okay?"

Lily looked curious. "Sure...is it really important?"

"To us it is." Hermione told her. She looked up ahead of them where Remus and Severus were walking.

"So Severus, Hermione told us you had professional pictures done of the twins?" Remus asked.

"Yes. I took them down to Hogsmead while Hermione was sleeping. I got individual shots, and some with them together. The photographer wanted one with myself in it, so I had that done too." he reached into the inner pocket of his robes and pulled out four pictures. He proudly handed them to Remus.

"Hermione wants to take the twins to get one taken with her. As a matter of fact, I think she is going after dinner. Maybe Lily will go with her, and we can have a drink without the women here." Severus suggested quietly. He took a peak over his shoulder at the girls. He turned back to his friend. "Hermione hates it when I drink even a drop of alcohol, so when she leaves with the babies I sneak a glass or two."

"Hahaha!" Remus laughed. "Whipped eh, Severus."

Severus scowled darkly. "Want to try saying that again, Lupin?"

Remus raised his hands in surrender. "Sorry, sorry!"

"What's going on here?"

The men turned to find Hermione and Lily standing behind them. Hermione hugged Severus around the waist, "You're not fighting are you?"

"What!" Lily demanded. "Fighting? You both know better than that! Hasn't this last year changed anything?"

Lily looked deeply disappointed. "I thought you were friends now."

Hermione had let go of Severus and stepped back, taking Severin with her. Lily stepped forward and smacked each of them on the arm. Severus winced at the look in her eyes.

"We weren't fighting, Lily, I swear." Remus said hurriedly.

"We were just joking." Severus finished.

Lily narrowed her eyes at the two of them before nodding her head. "That had better be all it was." she threatened as she pushed past them, Hermione on her heels.

The men sighed and followed the girls into the great hall. They took seats at the head table and waited for Albus to address the students.

Hermione smiled at Professor Flitwick, "Thank you for the chairs Filius. It's easier to feed the babies without having to hold them."

"It was my pleasure." Chirped the tiny professor. "Just a simple charm after all."

Hermione smiled again in thanks. She turned to Lily. "I was planning to head down to the village to get my picture with the babies. Would you like to join me? You can get one done of yourself, and give it to James as a present. His birthday is coming up soon right?"

"Two weeks." Lily replied. "I would love to go. I wanted to get a picture done of myself during pregnancy. Something to show the baby when the eventual, 'where do babies come from' question is asked."

The girls laughed.

The dinner was delicious, as usual. Tender roast beef, Roasted garlic potatoes, Cauliflower and a creamy cheese sauce. There were soups, and salads with an assortment of dressings. For dessert there was black pudding, treacle tarts, and fresh fruit with whipped cream.

After dinner when Hermione and Lily left, Severus and Remus retired to Severus' rooms. They poured two glasses of firewhiskey and sat back to talk about how Severus' apprenticeship was going. In three years he would have completed it, and after he got his mastership Slughorn was planning to retire, leaving the job to Severus as they and the headmaster had discussed.

Hermione and Lily arrived at the wizarding photo studio, and after talking to the photographer, Hermione sat with Severin and Sadie on her lap. The photographer shot bubbles out of his wand and the children clapped happily as he snapped the photo. He used the same tactic when they took the pictures with Hermione with each of the babies in turn. Hermione and Lily each picked up a baby and posed together. This time he made two baby birds fly out of his wand and do a fluttering dance. The twins laughed and pointed to the birds.

After they were finished at the photography shop, when they had been told that the pictures would be sent to each of them respectively, they headed up to the castle. Hagrid had sent the thestral drawn carriages down for them, and on the ride they talked.

"Hermione, when the baby is born, will you be the godmother?" Lily asked Hermione seriously.

"Really? Oh Lily I would love to." she hugged her friend. "Is Sirius going to be the godfather?" she asked, already knowing the answer.

"Yes!" she grinned. "How did you know?"

Hermione smirked. "Just a hunch." they laughed.

"Do you know what is going to happen when Severus becomes the potions teacher in three years?" Lily asked curious.

"Not really, it's three years away after all. I'm assuming that our quarters will change, and I know that he'll have more authority. Haha. But other than that..." Hermione said not knowing much about the future Severus, her being only a student at the time.

"Aww. Look Hermione!" Lily said with a smile, pointing at the babies. They had snuggled up to each other in their sleep. Severin's little arm had fallen across his sister in a protective gesture.

"So cute! I wish I had a camera so I could get a picture of this. Too bad they didn't fall asleep like that at the shop." Hermione said making a mental note to save this particular memory into her pensive when she returned to her rooms.

When they reached the castle, Lily walked with Hermione, and helped to carry the twins into the quarters, and snorted when she caught sight of the two previously sober men. "Hey Hermione." she whispered. "Come in here."

"What?" Hermione whispered back. She entered the room as she took off her cloak. "What is it?"

"Look." Lily pointed to the two men. They were lying half across the couch. Severus' head was towards the fireplace, and his feet were hanging off the couch somewhere in the middle. Remus' head was on the opposite end of the couch his arm dangling off the edge, with his legs across Severus', who let out a loud snorting sound causing Remus to growl in his sleep.

Hermione began to giggle at the reaction. "Well..." she said as she got herself under control. "Want to stay the night here? Seeing as the boys won't wake until noon tomorrow."

"Yeah, okay." she said. Lily followed her to the bathroom where she was given a toothbrush.

"You can freshen up while I put the babies to bed." Hermione told her.

"Thanks Hermione."

Fifteen minutes later found them asleep, and Severus on the floor. Remus had rolled over and knocked him off the couch. Both men were snoring loudly; Remus, with drool on his chin.

The group awoke the following morning to loud knocking, coming from the entrance to the suite. Severus got up off the floor, grumbling, and stomped to the portrait hole where he pushed it open and said rather rudely, "What?"

James looked at him sheepishly, "Sorry," he said, "I didn't mean to wake you, though, you slept half the day away. I've already been down to breakfast. It's nearing lunchtime, and the headmaster said you ought not miss it, so he sent me down to fetch you."

"Why didn't you come down earlier in the day? Why wait until now to do so?" Severus asked, still upset at being woken up.

"Because you are all adults, and I had hoped that you would act like it and not stay up so late that you cannot even attend breakfast." James said in a mature voice. He caught sight of Remus where he lay on the couch, and ran forward, "Remmy!" he jumped on his friend and was instantly pitched to the floor where he peered up at his friend with teary eyes. "But...Remmy how could you? What did I so to be tossed to the floor?"

"So much for being an adult." said Severus sneeringly.

James pouted unbecomingly.

"James, you aren't causing more problems are you?" asked his pregnant wife.

"Never my Lily Flower, I just tripped on my way to waken Remus." James defended himself.

"Yeah, I'm sure." Hermione said as she gave her friend a hug. "Here." she handed Severin to him.

"Uh...what are you giving him to me for?" James asked.

"Change his diaper, you'll need the practice." Hermione grinned as she handed off Sadie to Lily. "Both of you need to practice so get to it. Then we can go down to lunch."

Lily immediately began cooing at the baby, who waved her arms happily.

James made a face as he realized that Severin's nappy was a dirty one. It took him a while, but he finished as best as he could before handing the baby to his father. "Here you go." he said.

Severus took his son and kissed his forehead. "Are you ready for lunch Severin?" he asked his son, who giggled and bounced at the mention of food.

Hermione took Sadie from Lily and the group headed to the great hall. After they entered the hall, Hermione stopped her friends. "Hey, hold up for a second." she said, "Severus and I have something we'd like to ask you before we sit."

Lily's eyes brightened with curiosity. "Of course." she said.

James looked confused, but gestured her to speak.

"Severus and I were wondering if you would be the twin's godparents." Hermione told them with a smile.

James looked unsure. "Severus and I don't really get along, are you sure Hermione?"

"We've talked things over," started Severus, "and we both decided on this. We would be honored if you would accept."

"Well, if you're sure." James said. "I'll do it."

"Lily?" Hermione asked her friend. "Will you be Severin and Sadie's godmother?"

Lily stared at Hermione for a few seconds before saying, "Of course I will! I promise I will take good care of the kids if anything should happen Hermione."

Hermione smiled and started to speak. "Thank you both! It means so much to-" she was cut off by a huge gust of wind. She looked around her, and noticed that all the candles in the great hall were flickering wildly.

The headmaster instantly waved his wand at the candles, preventing them from extinguishing. The wind was still blowing strong, though, causing their robes to whip about them erratically.

"Severus, what's going on?" Hermione asked her husband, frightened.

He was staring at her in horror. "Hermione..."

"Hermione! We can see right through you!" Remus said shocked.

Hermione opened her mouth to speak when a loud booming voice said, "Hermione Snape , viator of time. Sent ut preteritus prohibeo quod restore, you're absentis est universa. Is est vicis ut reverto ut vestri own vicis."

Hermione's vision was going blurry, her surroundings seeming to mesh together. Her hearing wasn't doing to well at the moment either. She heard her husband calling her, begging her to stay with him. But that wasn't right...she wasn't going anywhere was she? "Severus? Severus! I can't see you! Severus!" she called in a panic.

"Hermione! Hermione!" Severus fell to his knees as the image of his wife disappeared completely. "She...She's gone." his mind went blank. He fell backward, and hit his head hard on the stone floor. The last thing he heard before his conscientiousness faded to black, was the cry of a child.

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