Perfect or Disaster!

A Hermione Granger and Severus Snape fanfic;

By emsslovesronalways;

Disclaimer – I own nothing but the plot;

"Miss Granger, stay back after lesson." Snape announced just after the bell had gone to indicate the end of double potions and end of lessons for the day and week this bitter January afternoon.

Hermione packed away her belongings slowly as she waited for her friends to leave.

"Do you want us to wait for you, Hermione?" Ron asked apologetically. He seemed to think that it was his fault she was being held back.

This wasn't the case. She knew Snape could see right through her. She'd been avoiding eye contact and saying nothing all lesson. This was unusual for her.

"No, its okay guys, I'll see you later on." She replied and walked up to the professor's desk thinking how she was going to tell him.

Ron and Harry left her with pity plastered on their face. They didn't know what had been wrong with her the last couple of days. She'd been really distant, hardly eating, not talking and sleeping all the time, not to mention she was ill a lot lately.

Once the boys were out the room and there wasn't a student in sight, Snape met Hermione in the middle of his classroom and swept her up in a tight hug.

"Hermione, what's wrong?" He asked as he caressed her face. He'd seen her shaking during the lesson.

Ever since she, Harry and Ron came back to officially do their 7th year from defeating Voldemort she'd concentrated a lot on her studies.

Just before she left school, she and Severus had started a relationship, only a weak one at first, no promises held due to the situation, but after Voldemort was gone, they'd taken it to the next step. They'd made a few promises. To always be there for each other was one of them and they moved to the next step in the sex department.

They'd fully made love a month before as they celebrated Christmas together. They now spent as much time together as possible.

"Please, Hermione, tell me, my love." He begged.

She couldn't face the look of worry on his face.

"Can we go somewhere a little cosier, it's really important?" She finally replied.

"Of course," Severus told her and held out his hand for her to take before walking her towards his private quarters where she'd been so many times.

He sat down on the sofa and pulled her onto his lap and kissed her cheek sweetly.

"Severus, I'm pregnant!" She announced.

Severus went into shock. His breathing became extremely breathy and he was staring at the snake pattern above his fire place where a picture of him and Hermione cuddling together lay.

"Are you sure?" He was finally able to ask after his heat beat had restarted.

Hermione nodded and mumbled something about going to see Madame Pomfrey the evening before.

"Does anyone else know, apart from Poppy?" He asked.

"Professor McGonagall." She told him. "I had to tell someone and I thought she'd be best. After all she helped us get together and she's the only one who knows about us."

Severus nodded his agreement to her decision but he had another important question he wanted, no, needed to ask before he could change the subject.

"Do you want to keep it?" He asked regretfully.

Hermione had no words. She started at a lose thread on the rug on the floor. She didn't even look like she was paying attention to what he was saying.

"Hermione, my love," Severus said a little louder, "Do you want to keep it?"

To this she looked up and kissed him lightly on his lips before answering in a hushed voice.

"Yes." This was the answer Severus was afraid of hearing. "It's yours. Of course I want to keep it. Its due when I've finished school. Mum and I have discussed babies a year or so ago. She said she didn't show with me till she was 6 months gone." She reassured him.

To this, Severus didn't reply but kissed her sweetly on her forehead.

"We'll work something out." He promised her and she fell asleep on his shoulder.

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When Hermione woke up half way through the night, she noticed two things. One, she was in Severus' bed. The other was that Severus wasn't next to her. What she found there instead was a small piece of folded parchment with her name on. She unfolded it to see what Severus had left her.

Hermione,

If you've woken up before I'm back, I just wanted to tell you that I've gone for a walk to clear my head with our news. It took me by surprise but I'll tell you more when I come back.

I love you,

Severus, xxx

Hermione sighed and looked over to the clock at the side of the bed. It was 4:40 in the morning.

What the hell is he doing walking around at this time of night? She thought to herself.

Without Severus there she found it hard to sleep. She stared blankly to the ceiling until she finally drifted back to sleep.

oOoOo

Hermione woke up again when she felt Severus making his way back into the bed.

"Sev?" She mumbled.

"I'm here," he replied and he pulled her even more gently than usual into his arms and kissed her lightly on her nose.

"What time is it?" She asked her voice thick with sleep.

"It's 7:40." He replied reluctantly.

Both knew that she was about to question his motives about being awake half the night but she didn't have the power to do it. The whole shock of the pregnancy and the lack of sleep from worrying about how she was going to tell him had caught up on her.

After mumbling something about watching out in the morning, she snuggled into his chest and fell back asleep. Severus sighed slightly, wondering how she was going to treat him in the morning after the thoughts that had been swimming in his brain.

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At 10:00am, Hermione woke up again but this time to the sound and smell of cooking. After sorting herself out in the bathroom, she walked through to the kitchen to where Severus was frying bacon.

"Morning, darling," he said as he swept her into a hug and kissed her slightly on her forehead.

"Hey," she replied and helped him with the food by buttering some bread.

After they'd eaten their sandwiches, Severus knew it was time for him to come clean about why he was wondering around the grounds so early in the morning.

"Hermione, I have to tell you something." He announced once they'd gotten dressed.

"What's wrong, Sev?" She asked and walked over to him to peck him on the cheek.

"It's about the baby." He told her. "That's why I was out last night."

"Oh," she replied.

"I don't think you should keep it." He told her after a short pause.

He looked up to see her reaction and wasn't surprised when shock, anger and worry were prominent on her beautiful features.

"Excuse me?" She finally asked when her brain had digested his news.

"It's not that I don't love you, Mia, I do truly, it's just you're so young and we're not even married." He explained.

"Please, just don't talk to me right now." She told him as she made her way out of his rooms, wiping a tear away as she went.

Now you've done it Severus, he cursed himself mentally.

That's the first chapter guys, please review. xD.