Amazing Grace
Warning: Tissues required….
Chapter one: Devastating News
Hermione and Severus Snape is sitting at St. Mungo's with their only daughter Gracie Snape. For quite a long time. The family sits in a small room with an examining bed and three chairs. They wait patiently for the doctor to arrive to see what the news is.
"Mommy? Daddy?" Six year old Gracie starts as she sitting on her mother's lap. Severus is beside his wife of thirteen years.
"What is it honey?" Hermione questions her daughter.
"I don't feel very good. Will the doctors be able to heal me? Are they gonna tell us what's wrong?" Gracie asked. For such a small little girl, she asks a lot of questions. Like Severus always says: "Like mother like daughter".
"Yes Gracie, the doctors will tell us what is wrong and hopefully they will heal you." Hermione said. Severus stares at her.
"Hermione, what do you mean by hopefully?" Severus asks.
"You'll just, never know love. I've never really trusted any hospitals, but I bet it might just be the flue." Hermione replies, sighing. Her faith lacking.
"We will see." Severus concludes as he kisses his wife on the cheek.
About five minutes later, the doctor comes in with the results on his clip board in hand.
"Mr. and Mrs. Snape, I do have your results for young Gracie." Dr. Smith starts. By the look on his face, Severus and Hermione felt that there is something seriously wrong.
"What is it Doctor?" Hermione's voice trembles.
"I'm sorry to be the one to bare the bad news. But unfortunately, your daughter Gracie has Leukemia, a cancer of blood-forming tissues, hindering the ability to fight infection. It's very difficult to cure and may…." Dr. Smith pauses as he sees the reaction of Hermione as she winces and tears that start falling down her cheeks. Severus gathers his wife in his arms and holds her tight, silent tears gently falls from his eyes.
"What kind of treatments can be provided for her?" Severus questions, failing to hide his tears.
"We do, but though we have treatments, using them will only pro-long her situation." Dr. Smith answered.
"How long?" Severus asks.
"Without Chemotherapy or radiation: two months. With it: about a year." Dr. Smith answered.
"Alright then, we'll do the chemo thing, when should we come back in?" Severus inquires.
"Her first treatment will be next Monday, at three o'clock, will that work?" The Doctor scribbles the time on a piece of paper, making a note.
"Yes, yes of course." Severus answers. Hermione nods but still in tears. Gracie looks confused she doesn't understand what is going on and why her mother and father are crying.
"Very well, I will see you next Monday." The doctor finished, dismissing them.
"Thank you." Severus nods as he took hold of his wife, helping her up and taking Gracie by the hand.
When they leave the hospital, Severus couldn't help but shed more tears as he apparited his family back home. When they enter their home, Hermione collapsed into Severus's arms as he had to let go of Gracie's hand to catch her.
"Daddy? What's wrong with mommy?" Gracie asks.
"Mommy doesn't feel to good right now Gracie, can you go to your room or watch television for a while, while I help your mommy lay down?" Severus asks his daughter in a soft tone.
"Yes daddy, get better mommy." Gracie looks up to her mother. She then leaves to go watch cartoons in her bedroom. Severus lifted Hermione up into his arms and led his wife to their bedroom. Then he gently lay her onto the bed as Hermione continues to sob into his chest.
"Hermione, my love, everything is going to be fine, just have faith." He tries to comfort his wife.
"NO! It's not okay Severus! Our daughter is going to die!" Hermione weeps.
"I know but until then, we will just have to spend as much time with her as we can." Severus said, rubbing her back.
"We will Severus, as much time as possible." Hermione said with in thirty minutes, Severus found his wife asleep. He gently laid her down onto their bed, and tucked her in. He kissed her lightly on the forehead, as he left the room to check on Gracie.
When he found Gracie in her room, watching the Wild Thornbarry's, he smiles. He was truly sadden about the results. But there was nothing he could do, but to pray to all the god's above to help save her.
"Gracie?" He said. Gracie turns around and smiles brightly to her father.
"Yes daddy? Is mommy going to be alright?" Gracie asks.
"Come here little one." Severus requests. Gracie did as she was told, Severus wraps his arms around his little girl and hugged her tightly.
"Yes Gracie, mommy is going to be alright, she is just sad by the news." Severus said.
"What is the news daddy? What's wrong with me?" Gracie asked.
"I don't know how to explain this, but you are very sick, you have this, illness per say that is almost incurable. But the doctors will do everything in their power to save you Gracie." Severus tried to explain.
"Will I die?" Gracie asked.
"I don't know, We'll just have to wait and see, but I know one thing, you will not die without a fight." Severus said.
"Okay daddy. I love you." Gracie said as she kissed her father on the cheek. Severus smiled as he kissed his daughter back.
"I love you too, my little one."
A/N: It's been awhile, I need to revise my stories and re-edit. I realize how long ago these stories have been written and well…I'm appalled at my grammar and my spelling. Also, in hopes to promote my new book "Spirits of Justice" I will let you know, that it has been edited by an English major that use to be one of my professors.