Voldemort sat in front of a roaring fire. The flames cast an eerie glow on his snake like face. He propped his elbow up on the arm of the chair and rested his chin in his hand. He had tortured Severus greatly for him not informing him of the Mudblood carrying his child. He had learned from another source of the child. He had called the father to be to him and told Severus he wanted to baby to be his successor. He had no heirs and the Snape child would very powerful. He could over look the baby being a half blood since himself being one. He would teach the child the dark arts and he would far more powerful then himself. The plan was perfect. He only has to wait for the baby to be born.
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Severus sat in the chair next to the bed and pulled out his wand. He waved it over Hermione's stomach and the image of John came into view. He slipped his wand back up his sleeve. He watched his son's heart beat and he slowly moved his thumb and stuck it into his mouth. He gently rubbed her stomach.
"Be strong John. You have to make it for Mummy. She loves you so much. I need you too." He whispered and pulled out his wand and the image vanished. He grabbed his left arm when pain shot through his arm. "Sarah," he looked in doorway at his sister, "sit with her."
She nodded and took the seat that his brother had just gotten up from. Sarah watched her brother sweep from the room. She knew the only time he left with his right hand over his left arm he been called to the snake.
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Severus appeared in front of his master and bow. "You called me My Lord."
"Yes, how is the Mudblood?" hissed Voldemort, who had named his most loyal death eater's child his successor.
He lifted his head. Severus knew he would have to truthful. He hoped that the evil wizard would know how to save his son. "They were poisoned my lord."
"Poisoned!" hissed Voldemort. "What poison Severus and who poisoned them?"
"Molly Weasely poisoned them with Slumber Draught." the spy told his master.
Voldemort rose from his throne and struck the death eater across the face his ring slashing his right cheek. "You fool! You will bring her to me. Leave now and bring her to me."
Severus rose to his full height. "Yes my lord," and he was gone with a pop. He knew that Voldemort was actually the only one that could save Hermione and John. His mother had given John a potion that would slowly remove the poison from his little system, but he would actually have to put his trust into the Dark Lord.
Voldemort swept from the throne room and down to his large potions lab. He had chosen Snape's child knowing how powerful the child would be and he needed a powerful wizard to keep his mission of removing muggles and Mudbloods from the world.
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Voldemort stepped into the lab. It was large with steal tables, vials, cauldrons, tools and thousands of herbs and books on the right side of the lab. They had belonged to Salazar Slytherin himself.
He grabbed several books and flipped them open and began his search for the antidote. He remembered reading about it several years ago. He had to insure his heir's safety.
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Severus gently lifted Hermione up into his arms and laid her head down onto his shoulder. Eileen, Albus and Minerva entered the room, and women asked him were he was taking Hermione. He sighed heavily and looked down at the woman that would be his wife and the mother of his son.
"I know is sounds strange, but the Dark Lord is the only one that can save them. He knows the antidote to the poison. He wants me to bring Hermione to him."
"What?" yelled Harry who was standing in the doorway. "Are you mad Snape?"
"Potter the Dark Lord will not kill his successor. I'm well… intrusting the Dark Lord with my family. Merlin help me I will do everything to save them; even if it is in care of the devil himself. Now let me pass!"
Albus pulled Harry from the doorway and leaned forward and whispered in his ear. "Tom is in a way doing a kind act. He's saving a life. Think about it Harry maybe this will kill the horcux we found. The locket maybe destroyed. Tom will destroy it himself."
Harry's eyes widen in shock. He kissed Hermione on the forehead and let Snape carry Hermione down the stairs. "You better be right Snape if not I'll kill you myself!" He yelled after him.
Severus turned around, "I will gladly you let you do it," and he left Prince Manor.
Eileen sat down on the edge of bed. She sighed heavily and looked at the pillow where Hermione's had been. She knew in away her son was right. Tom Riddle had been a brilliant wizard. He was two years behind him. He mainly kept to himself, but he was smart wizard that passed through the halls of Hogwarts.
"Please be right about this son." whispered Eileen.
Harry and Ginny sat down next to the witch that had quickly welcomed them into her home. Eileen rested her on Harry's shoulder. She would take comfort anywhere she could get at moment.
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Voldemort careful began the long process of the Slumber Draught. He dropped three pinches of moonstone dust and stirred gently two clockwise. He dropped three drops of black rose petal oil into the liquid and watched turn black.
He turned to the thick journal and ran his long boney white finger across and down the page. He grabbed dragon heart string and dropped one long string into the black boiling liquid. He lowered the flame and returned to the potion.
"Enter!" snapped Voldemort.
Severus slowly walked into the large lab, and gently closed the door behind him. He was only few that had been inside the Dark Lord's private potions lab.
"Good Severus you're here. I need your blood." said the Dark Lord.
The spy didn't say a word but rolled his sleeve. The dark wizard took a vial of Severus's blood. Voldemort turned to the potion and slowly poured the blood into the potion. He stirred to the right and then to left. He smirked and watched it turn from black to white. He turned the flame down to simmer for twelve hours.
"Take me to Granger." hissed Voldemort.
Severus nodded and led his master to a spare room that was in the upper part of the hideout.
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Voldemort entered the bedroom and found Hermione lying in the bed. She turned her head side to side and beads of sweat rolled down her brow. The Dark Lord's eyes narrowed at the thought of Weasely poisoning his successor.
Voldemort walked up to Hermione and checked her pulse and found it very high. He pulled his wand out of the sleeve of his robe. He waved it over her body. He was stunned to find that the poison wasn't just affecting the baby but her health. The baby's heart was extremely weak and Hermione's heart beat hard to keep the baby's life going. He waved his wand again and his body shook with anger her magical core was extremely weak that would lead to John's magic to become weak. He didn't need a weak successor.
"Mrs. Weasely knew what she was doing that was sure. I haven't seen this potion this strong in awhile. Well apparently the Mudblood knows how to brew an advance potion as this one." hissed Voldemort and put his wand up his sleeve.
The dark lord sat down in a nearby armchair and watched the young woman sleep. He knew that she had to be in a great deal of pain. He couldn't do anything. Not yet. The potion had to simmer.
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12 hours later….
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Voldemort stood next to Hermione and gently lifted her head off the pillow and poured the potion down her throat. He laid her head back down on the pillow. He had to wait an hour for it to take effect.
Severus stood at the end of the bed watching the Dark Lord attend to the woman he loved. He couldn't believe that such an evil wizard was taking care of a muggleborn while knowing he could not stand the sight of them.
Voldemort turned to Severus and said, "The only thing we can do is wait."
He bowed his head, "Thank you my lord. What can I do in return?"
Voldemort looked down at Hermione's stomach and laid his boney white hand on her growing belly, "She will bare the child here. I will be the one that will deliver my successor."
The spy hid his shock and bowed his head, "It would be an honor."
"Retrieve me within an hour." said Voldemort and swept from the room not understanding the feeling that consumed his body. He only knew that it was strange something he had not felt since he was boy.
Severus sat down in the chair next to Hermione's bed and held her hand. He watched her sleep praying that the potion would work. He wanted his family alive and safe. He still couldn't wrap his mind around the dark lord saving his son's life. What was going on?
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