Disclaimers: Harry Potter isn't mine.
A/N: This chapter picks up nine years later. Enjoy.
"Mommy, Tobias keeps poking me and he won't stop." whined six year old Adara.
"Tobias, leave your sister alone and go clean your room or ask your father to let you help mix potions." said Hermione. "Adara it's your naptime, and have you seen your sister?" Hermione asked her youngest daughter.
"No Mommy, I haven't seen Akira since she went with Daddy after breakfast." answered Adara.
"Ok sweetie, now go to your room and take your nap." Hermione instructed. "Don't forget that Aurora and James are coming over to play later." said Hermione. Hermione started heading to her bedroom and walked by Tobias' room where her son sat on the bed looking very unhappy. "Tobias, what's wrong with you, I thought you went to help Daddy with potions?"
"I hate potions, and magic, I wish I were a Muggle." Tobias said with contempt in his voice.
Hermione looked shocked but tried not to show it as she looked at Tobias and said "Don't say that, you are going to grow and be a wonderful Gryffindor or Slytherin wizard and make your father and me very proud. I think that you only feel this way because you live at Hogwarts and see the other kids learning the magic that you have to wait a couple more years for. But, at least you have Aurora to wait with, give it time; you'll learn to love magic."
That's what she thinks, Tobias thoughtto himself. He watched his mother get off his and leave his room; as soon as she shut the door behind him he reached under his bed and pulled out a book he had been reading entitled: All You Need to Know to Live Like a Non-Magical Muggle.
Hermione collapsed in her bed sighing with relief. She was pregnant with her and Severus' fourth child, and this pregnancy wasn't being very kind to her. Severus was supposed to be at this very moment mixing a potion that would make her feel better. As she lied there she thought about what Tobias had just told her. I really hope that he didn't mean it, that's all this family needs right now. She and Severus had been fighting quite a bit lately and she was hoping that it was just from both of them being exhausted and frustrated. Hermione didn't know what she would do with Severus, especially with another child on the way. I love Severus Snape so much, and I really hope he loves me back. Hermione's eyelids drooped and closed as she fell asleep.
"Hermione, wake up." Severus said as he shook his sleeping wife. "Potter and Ginny are here with their children, and I have your potion ready."
Hermione sat up and threw herself into Severus' arms and began to cry. "Hermione, what's wrong, are you okay?"
Hermione shook her head no and said "I had the worst dream; I dreamed that you told me that you didn't love me anymore and then you left, Severus please, please tell me that you love me, and you don't plan on leaving me, I don't think that I could take it. I know things have been rough lately, but I love you, and we can work it out."
Severus held Hermione tight and kissed her forehead and told her "I love you, and I will never leave you. I think our problem is that its summer, and we're here with the kids mostly all the time, and I'm tired because I'm doing that potion research for the Ministry, and you're tired and frustrated because you're having a difficult pregnancy, and you're hear with these yahoos all the time. I think that once this baby is born, and schools back in session things will get better. I also think that we desperately need to hire a nanny. What do you think?"
"Well, it's a relief for you to tell me that you would never leave me. Yes, I do think that summer and the kids are making things rough, and a nanny would probably relieve us of unneeded and unwanted stress. But, now that we have all that out of our system, we should go and be social with Harry and Ginny. Oh, and just to let you know, Tobias said that he hated potions and magic." Hermione finished.
"Oh really, so he hates magic and potions does he? I really hope that it's a silly phase because he's going to be a great Slytherin wizard, and I will remind him of that later tonight, or tomorrow." Severus said as he and Hermione headed toward the living room to meet their guests.
After the Potter family had left and the children were getting ready for bed Severus went into Tobias' room. "Hey son" he greeted. "I just wanted to come in and say hello and ask you to come and help me with potions tomorrow so I can teach some things that you'll need later on that will help you become a great Slytherin wizard."
Tobias rolled his eyes and said "No thanks Dad, I'd rather sit here and read my book, I'm not very fond of potions."
"Okay" Severus responded, not quite sure what to say. "So, what are you reading, I hope it's good."
"It's a book that Mom gave to me called Hogwarts: A History yeah, it's interesting." Tobias answered.
When Tobias answered Severus laughed a loud, booming laugh and shook his head, while his son looked at him inquisitively. "Sorry" Severus apologized "it's just that your mom had read that thing cover to cover a couple of times before entering Hogwarts, and I find it rather amusing that you're already reading it. Good night Tobias, happy reading."
A/N: I hoped you like this chapter. Up next is Tobias' tenth birthday.
