Rest in Pieces
By JennyRice07
Summary: Just read the chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Authors note: Thanks to all of my wonderful reviewers. Please continue to review. Love and Brownies to you all! And I want to thank my beta FireChildSlytherin5 for fixing this chapter. The next chapter will be up next week sometime.
Chapter 10
Love and War
"The Order claims that they have a plan in place. I just wish that they would hurry up with it. How many more innocent people are going to die?" Ginny said, set a cup of tea in front of the other girls. She sat down in her chair before she continued, "I mean did you see what Draco did to Marietta? He mutilated her. And she was his wife! He mutilated his own wife for not being a pure blood. And the ministry just lets it happen!"
"Of course the ministry just lets it happen! Lucius controls the ministry! Hence the reason this is a ghost town now." Hannah replied, taking a drink from her tea.
Hermione pushed her own tea back. She'd been feeling a bet sick lately. She blamed it on the stress from the war. It was 6 weeks after her anniversary. She and Severus weren't fighting anymore. Her breakdown on their anniversary seemed to be just what they needed. He was true to his word. Once a week he escorted her to Diagon Ally to have a tea with her friends. He even started a fire for them so they could be warm. Since they had such little children the cold air was becoming a big problem.
"They released Parvati this morning!" Hermione put in her share of the gossip.
"That's great! How is she?" Lola asked as she set a plate of foods on the table.
Hermione winced at the smell, but it wasn't until they started eating that she ran to the bathroom. When she came back they were all staring at her.
"Hermione are you ok?" Lola took Hermione's hand and pinched the skin.
"You look really pale!" Ginny felt her forehead.
"I'm ok I think. I'm just really stressed."
"I think it's more than stress! Have you had your Aunt Floo this month?" Lavender asked.
"No but like I said I think its stress."
"I still think you need to see a doctor Hermione." Hannah handed her a cup of ginger ale. Hermione took a few sips and felt her stomach calm a little. She wiped away the sweat from her forehead.
"I'm not pregnant!" Hermione yelled, brushed them all away. The heat was starting to make her nauseous again.
"Have you checked?" Hannah asked.
"Well no, but I can't get pregnant remember?" Hermione took several deep breaths to settle her stomach.
"Hermione they said it was unlikely but not impossible!" Ginny stated.
"You need to check Hermione!" Hannah was really worried. Lavender agreed with her.
"How am I supposed to do that? Lucius and his group have taken over St. Mungo's." Hermione leaned back and shutting her eyes.
"I have a muggle pregnancy kit. They work you know!" Lola stood and walked into the back room. She came back with a box. She handed it to Hermione and told her to follow the directions.
Hermione went into the bathroom and read the box:
Urinate on the tip of the test for 10 seconds. Lay the test face down and wait for 3 minutes. The test will either display pregnant or not pregnant.
Hermione laid the test on the bathroom sink and checked the clock above the sink.
3 minutes. She didn't want to get excited because what if it was just a false alarm. Besides didn't St. Mungo's say that she had to visit them if she became pregnant? She couldn't visit them now. Not with Lucius there.
2 minutes. Then again maybe Severus will be able to get her in. He was a spy for Lucius after all. Severus! What would he say? With the war at its peak like it was, would he be happy or upset if she was pregnant? What if he was upset? She didn't think she could deal with that.
1 minute. She wanted a baby, but what if the timing was bad? What if Severus didn't want it? Relax, she told herself. Severus loves me. No matter what he'll take care of me. He'll find me a doctor.
Hermione flipped the test over. Pregnant. That one little word was going to change everything. Hermione felt the tears begin to stream down her face. First it was one tear drop, and then the flood gate was opened up. Over five years of trying to get pregnant and finally! She didn't care if the timing was bad or not. She was thrilled to be pregnant. She just hoped Severus felt the same way.
She wiped the tears from her eyes and sniffled. She blew her nose and exited the bathroom. "I'm pregnant!" She screamed. All of the girls jumped up and hugged her.
"You see Hermione! I told you if you'd be patient it would happen!" Ginny was crying as much as Hermione. Hermione watched as Ginny wiped the tears and then started crying again. "You know I had always hoped that I could be a Mediwitch one day. I guess that won't happen now!" Hermione felt really bad for Ginny. She had been one month from finishing up her Mediwitch training to work at St. Mungo's when Lucius took over. Obviously this forced Ginny out of school.
After about another hour Hermione couldn't wait to tell Severus. She sent a note to Severus to pick her up.
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Severus sat at the meeting. "Lucius you do realize that running all the business out of Diagon Ally is a disadvantage to us as well. You are about to put my potion's ingredient supplier out of business. What are you going to do when I can't make healing potions anymore?"
"So we'll leave your supplier alone. There are other businesses. Lola is making out to be a nice whore."
"Lucius, you're not?" Severus thought of little Lola. She was barely a year older than Hermione. She had lost her husband to Lucius's hand less than 2 years ago and now he was forcing her to sleep with him.
"She does it willingly to keep me away from little Sarah!" Lucius laughed at the thought. "Just find out what the Order is planning Severus!"
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Severus left the meeting with the intentions of going to get some potions supplies when his owl dropped a letter on his shoulder. He read Hermione's handwriting asking him to pick her up, so he apparated over to Lola's.
"Severus there you are. Do you think we can take a walk for a few minutes?" Hermione asked him. Her big brown eyes were pleading with him.
"I supposeā¦" he responded, unsure of why she wanted to take a walk.
The two of them walked down the deserted street. The cobblestone road that used to be so beautiful, now crumbled in ruin under their feet. Severus kept looking over at Hermione. She seemed to have something different about her. Finally she started asking him questions.
"Severus, if we could have a baby, would you want one?" Hermione wouldn't meet his eyes. She just kept staring at the ground in front of her.
"Of course I would Hermione." Severus thought that was an odd question. He wondered what had made Hermione bring up the subject of babies again.
"It's true that Lucius took over St. Mungo's?" Hermione had to lead him into this the right way. She was so afraid that he was going to reject her even though part of her knew that he wouldn't.
"Yes. His plan is to control the babies that are born there. I think he wants to kill all of the babies born to muggleborns." Severus sighed. Lucius seemed like he just wanted to destroy everything and make muggles and muggle born witch and wizards miserable for no reason. He had taken over the hospital as a way of getting to more families.
"People know this?" Hermione asked, wondering how most families were dealing with the situation. She was starting to get a little worried about her own situation.
"Most do." Severus had personally warned many and the order had warned the rest.
"So where will they get help for their pregnancies?" Hermione wondered if she was going to be alone or if there was a secret way to get a doctor.
"Most will turn to other mom's. I'd say a lot of them will give birth at home." Severus was getting worried of where this conversation was going. He wondered if one of her friends was pregnant.
"At home?" The idea of being alone at home when she gave birth terrified Hermione.
"Yes."
"In their own beds?" Having a baby in your own bed was ok she guessed. At least you'd be comfortable.
"Yes."
"Do you think that is a good idea?" She wanted to know what Severus thought of that idea.
"Personally, I think people should put off having kids right now. I wouldn't want my baby to grow up in this!"
Hermione stopped beside him. Severus could see that she was hurt. He wondered what he said that hurt her.
"Hermione, what is it?"
Hermione didn't answer him. She looked up at him and the tears just kept streaming down her cheeks. Severus reached up and brushed the tears away. He kissed her forehead gently.
"Sev, I need to tell you something. I'm just scarred you're going to be angry with me."
Severus was beginning to worry that Hermione was going to open a birthing center in their home. "What is it love?" he asked.
Hermione took a deep breath and took the test out of her pocket. She handed him the test and he stared at it for several minutes. "Where did you get this muggle test from?"
"Lola."
"So you're pregnant?"
"Yes."
"Hermione you need to see a doctor!"
"I know but how?"
Severus thought long and hard. He knew that there was no way he was going to trust his wife and baby in a hospital that Lucius Malfoy was controlling. He didn't want the chance of her being alone and quite frankly with her complications she needed a checkup.
"There is one doctor that Lucius hasn't been able to control yet!"
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"What do you think Poppy?" Hermione asked eagerly.
"You're about 6 weeks along and everything looks good so far. I'm going to monitor you once a week though."
"Thanks Poppy!" Hermione pulled her shirt back down. She and Severus walked back home. When alone Severus picked her up and hugged her. Hermione squealed and wrapped her arms around him. He set her down and kissed her over and over again.
"So you're not mad?" Hermione meet his gaze and could see the tears in his eyes.
"Mad? I'm overjoyed. I'm going to be a father." He kissed her again.
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3 months:
Hermione scoped another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. She looked over at the couch where Severus was passed out. He really was good to her. He had searched for over an hour before bringing her home some pickle flavored ice cream. He'd fallen asleep right after that on the couch. Hermione hoped for his sake that the food cravings would be over soon enough.
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4 months:
"You're defiantly getting bigger. Do you want to know the sex of the baby?" Poppy ran her wand over Hermione's stomach and studied everything.
Hermione looked at Severus. He nodded. "Yes Poppy!"
"Well it looks like you're going to have a little girl! She's healthy. I don't think we'll have any problems until your about 8 months along. Then we need to worry about early delivery. But for now you're normal and healthy. Congratulations you two!" Poppy walked out of the curtained area leaving them alone.
"I'm going to be swimming in the estrogen ocean aren't I?" Severus looked at Hermione. She couldn't help but laugh at the disgusted look on his face. She thought she would edge it on a bit.
"Yes. A Gryffindor estrogen ocean." Severus flinched just like Hermione knew he would.
"No child of mine will be in Gryffindor!"
Hermione laughed, "That's what you think Severus Snape!"
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6 months:
"Tell me again why I have to do this without magic?" Severus said as he struggled to get part D to fit into part E of the baby changing station. Sweat was dripping off his forehead. He'd already put the crib up and the rocking chair. On top of that Hermione made him paint the nursery pink and purple.
"Because if the magic fails then the crib falls and the baby gets hurt. You know that!" Hermione was getting agitated. She loved being pregnant but she hated being fat. She couldn't help think that everyone was looking at her all the time. Her back hurt and her ankles swelled up.
"Their! It's finished!" Severus said, exhausted. How much more could she need for a baby? He stood back to admire his handy work. The nursery was done in teddy bears. Hermione had bought a white crib, changing table, rocking chair, and baby carrier. She had a white dresser between the crib and changer. On the dresser she had a night light lamp and a picture of her parents. She had a blanket hanging on the wall with the name Vivian on it. They had decided on this name because of how active the baby was. The name Vivian meant lively so it just fit.
Hermione waddled over to Severus and kissed him. "Thank you Sev." Severus smiled and pulled her closer.
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7 months:
Hermione set in Lola's pub. All of her friends had gotten together and thrown her a baby shower. Ginny had bought a pink dress that said Daddy's girl. Lavender had bought a baby book. Lola had bought a pack of bottles. She had a lot of diapers and wipes from random people. She had several clothes. Blankets and hooded bath towels. Her last gift was from Tonks. It said "Somebody went to Rome and all I got was a lousy t-shirt." Hermione laughed. That was when she remembered her onesie from Florida.
After the baby shower she put away all of the gifts, then climbed into the attic and found the bag with her baby onesie in it. She took the onesie out and washed it. She laid it in the crib and walked away.
Severus came home from the Order meeting to find her unpacking what was left from the baby shower. He glanced in the crib and saw the onesie. "Who bought that?"
"I did?"
"When?"
"On our honeymoon. I wanted it in case we ever had a baby."
"Clever."
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8 months:
Crash! Hermione jumped when she heard someone whisper her maiden name. She looked around the kitchen. She didn't see anyone so she bent to clean up the broken plate.
"Granger!" Hermione stood up using the counter as support. She defiantly heard it that time. She tip toed into her living room with her wand in front of her. She was already a little freaked out because it was almost 9 at night and Severus wasn't home yet.
Suddenly the lights went out. "Lumos!" Hermione turned around in circles but still didn't see anyone. "Who are you? What do you want?"
Hermione walked towards her bathroom. If she could just get to her bathroom she could lock herself in and send a note to Severus.
"Granger!" The voice called again.
"Leave me alone!" Hermione screamed using her wand to look around the best she could. Finally she reached the bathroom. She pointed her wand into the bathroom to find Draco Malfoy looking right at her. Hermione screamed as he grabbed her. He dragged her towards her bed room and threw her on the bed. The lights came back on the show Severus unconscious on the floor in a puddle of blood.
Hermione screamed again.
"Hermione Granger Snape. So we met again! It will be really funny when Severus awakes to find you and the baby dead because he betrayed us." Lucius Malfoy kicked Severus. Then he turned his wand on her, "Cruico!"
Hermione fell to the floor screaming. She felt every muscle in her body contracting. She couldn't breathe. She kept thinking about her baby. She could feel her baby jump around. The pain of the curse was hurting her baby too! Suddenly the pain stopped. She could hear Lucius's laugh.
"What's the matter mudblood? Hurt too much? Cruico!" The pain started again and Hermione screamed as her muscles contracted again. This time when the pain stopped her baby didn't move. She was afraid that they had killed her baby. She started screaming. She felt a gush of water between her legs and kept screaming. Again and Again he cast cruico on her. She could no longer feel her baby move. Finally Lucius quit. "No. I won't kill you. I'll just kill the baby. Filthy mudblood!" With that he kicked her and both he and Draco apparated away.
Hermione crawled over to Severus. "Severus please wake up. Severus he's hurt the baby. Severus I can't feel the baby!"
Finally Severus stirred and stood up. He picked her up and stepped into the fireplace. They came out at Hogwarts infirmary. Poppy put both Severus and Hermione in a bed. Severus was bleeding to death so Poppy healed his cuts first. It only took about a minute. All the while Hermione rubbed her belly trying to get her baby to move.
Author's note: Sorry about the cliff hanger! Or am I ? Maybe I'll get a lot of reviews asking for the next chapter. I want to take a vote. The winning plot will be the one I write with. Should Severus go after Lucius alone or should he wait and let the order deal with him? Please review and vote. Love and Brownies to everyone.
