Short and A one shot oh and a day late. Kinda a follow up to Phantom cause I used the kids names but you dont have to read Phantom Hogwarts way vol 1 to understand this one.

Another Year Older

A tribute to Severus Snape's Birthday

Hermione sat waiting her husband's return home from work. 'Why must he work on his birthday?' she wondered to herself. One of their twins was slowly being rocked to sleep. The child was their daughter, their little Aria. Vincent, Aria's twin brother, was already asleep in his crib, yet for some odd reason his sister just did not want to go to sleep at all.

Aria made a small whine and began to cry. Hermione being the ever patient young mother simply began to sing a soft lullaby to her daughter, "When at night I go to sleep fourteen angels watch do keep; two my head are guarding, two my feet are guiding; two are on my right hand, two are on my left hand, two who warmly cover two who o'er me hover, two to whom 'tis given to guide my steps to heaven. Now, hush my child. Sleep till dawn. Let thy angels to you be drawn."

"There's that voice I hear in my dreams," Hermione heard from behind her.

She turned in her seat and looked up into the eyes of her husband, Severus Snape. "Good evening Darling, happy birthday."

"Don't remind me." He murmured as he leaned down to kiss his wife.

"Why what's so bad about turning another year older? I have no problem on my birthdays."

"Well, you wouldn't. You're so young."

"You're young too, Severus. Besides what does age matter when two people love each other?" Hermione asked as she got up to put Aria down to bed.

Severus followed her into the nursery. She was a perfect wife and a perfect mother he knew he didn't deserve her. As Aria was placed in the crib next to Vincent Severus noticed the robes she was wearing. Beautiful green velvet hugged her curves that where brought by the birth of their children. Silver and black lined the bottom of the velvet robe.

When Aria was finally snug in her crib, Severus turned his wife around and whispered into her ear, "You were right, age doesn't matter. What's another birthday when we love each other so much?"

"You're right its nothing. I love you." Hermione and Severus kissed and by the end of the night they were in bed doing the same thing and more.