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I awoke to a horrid scream. I got up and ran into the living room to find the source of the noise. I knew that Severus' baby was coming today but the baby that I laid my eyes upon could not be 3 months old. She was definitly Severus', there was no doubt about that. She had his black hair and dark eyes. But she was lucky if she weighed more than a newborn and I had no idea how she was sitting up by herself. She wore a dirty white sleeper and had no socks on her feet as she sat on the cold stones. She looked at me and held her arms out to be held. I picked her up but she kept screaming. I took a closer look at her and she looked like she had faint bruises along her cheekbones and she had a red ring around her neck.
"Oh, you poor baby. Your mommy didnt tell us what your name was. Whats your name, pretty darling?" I cooed at her. She just wobbled her head and whined in response. "Lets go wake up daddy, huh?" I took her into our bedroom and sat on my side of the bed. I nudged Severus gently.
"Darling, we have a little visitor." I said. He woke up and looked at the baby with wide eyes. After a moment she picked up her tiny hand and waved at Severus as if to say "Hi Daddy".
"Oh, sweet Merlin." He breathed.
"That's what I was thinking. I dont know how she didnt wake you up with her horrid screaming. But she is sweet though." At this moment she started whining again which prompted me to find out why she was wailing in the first place. "Let's check your diaper, huh baby?" Which reminded me, "Severus, she needs a name as well. Her mother didnt tell us."
"No, love. I hate to say it but she probably didnt name her. Im surprised that she had her as long as she did before she gave her to us. Just look at the state of the poor infant. Shes all bruised up and wearing dirty clothes."
"Not to mention there was no baby bag with her. We need nappies, clothes, toys, bottles, pyjamas, shoes, formula, not to mention a crib and a pushchair. And we need two of everything! Its like we are going to have twins!" I said. I pulled her off of my shoulder and laid her onto the bed on her back to change her nappy. "Oh Severus, shes freezing. Will you conjure up a blanket while I do this? And put a warming charm on it. There's no telling how long she was sitting on the cold stones." I pulled off the wet and dirty nappy and realized it was cold too. "Even her nappy is cold." I cleaned off her little bottom and conjured up a fresh nappy. I strapped it onto her and cleaned and freshened her sleeper and wrapped her in the warm blanket.
"There we go little one." I said and laid a kiss on her forehead.
"Youre going to be a great mother" Severus said and kissed me chastely.