AN: It's finally here, the ending of Cure for Magic! Buckle down because it's a long one, this final chapter has about 5,500 words!
I will add an epilogue, and perhaps in the future I may write a short sequel, but for now the story has come to an end, please let me know what you think.
All My love , Ems
"It's time Mr Longbottom...for you to hand over the wand you've had with you this entire time."
"Wand, what wand? I haven't had a wand since this whole thing started!"
Severus smirked slightly at the honest to merlin bafflement in the man's face, before gesturing over his shoulder.
"I had wondered if you'd realised. Obviously not. That one, Mr Longbottom, has been carrying a wand since we met. Probably the entire time you have been travelling together. And you wonder why the screamers don't leave you alone? Tell me you can't feel the pull of the magic?"
Hannah was looking increasingly nervous, as Neville turned to face her with a questioning gaze. Luna as always, was un-phased.
"Hannah...you've got your wand?"
"Neville... he's... I..." For a moment it looked as though she was ready to deny it , ready to argue it and accuse Severus of lying , but then her shoulders sagged as all the fight left her. Even with a wand, she knew she had no chance against Severus.
"Yes. Yes I have a wand. I found it on a dead screamer, after the other's left me to die and I've had it with me ever since. To protect me from other people. So I wouldn't ever be left to die again"
"All this time ? The entire time, and you knew it drew them to us!"
"But I never used it! I hold it sometimes but I haven't cast a spell, not once, I didn't , I swear I didn't! I don't know why they still came"
The girl was frantic, and near tears as she clutched her bag to her chest like a shield.
Severus scoffed incredulously "Did you pay no attention in your lessons? Because wands are the epitome of magic, Because they're a catalyst for the magic around them, Because simply having one in your possession or holding it in your hand will channel and focus your magics, it would've been like a homing beacon to them and drawn them to you regardless of whether you cast a spell with it. Remember, the wand chooses the witch or wizard, they are alive with magic themselves!"
Neville looked increasingly pale, almost as pale as Hermione who's breathing was still laboured as she strained under the pain of her contractions.
"I..I lost my leg. We lost people Hannah. All this time , you never said anything , you never mentioned?"
"I never meant to hurt anyone!" She practically sobbed but Neville turned away.
"Sooner or later Hannah, we have to be held accountable for our actions. You knew it was wrong, that's why you hid it. I can't even look at you right now"
Letting out a choked sob, she begged the man beside her. "Lion, please forgive me? I'll do whatever I can to make this right, I swear it"
"No Hannah! This isn't something you can fix with empty promises! I should throw you off this wagon right now, and I would if I hadn't always been raised to be the better man. So you can give that wand to Severus, right fucking now, and don't talk to me. I lost my leg because of you Hannah and maybe I'll forgive that in time, but people DIED. Do you hear me? People died. OUR people. And it's not my place to forgive you for that, I just hope you can find a way to forgive yourself, because their deaths are on you. So give him the fucking wand, it's theirs now if they want it, and don't talk to me"
Sobbing Hannah reached into the bag and pulled the wand out from a hidden pocket in her bag, where it was stuffed out of view of anyone taking a cursory glance in the worn bag.
Grasping it from her without hesitation, Severus practically shuddered at the feel of his magic focussing and taking interest. He had used small amounts of wandless magic, but this... even though it wasn't his own wand, it felt like a homecoming and lights hummed around the wand where he grasped it. Quietly he wondered if the wand had belonged to another Slytherin, though it wasn't his own, it respectfully bowed to his will with a curious latent interest, in a way he doubted it ever would've done for the Hufflepuff girl.
The first thing was to cast spells to ease Hermione's labour. They had both felt the wand, the second Hannah had brought the bag onto Teddy's cart, though kept it between themselves until they had a better feel for who their friends were. He truly believed there was no malicious intent in the girl , nor any intent to harm, but she had an inherent selfish streak as many young purebloods do, and had kept the wand out of a misguided sense of self preservation. Clinging to something that, to a pureblood, would always be associated with strength and protection.
Alone at night they had discussed what to do, and had agreed for the time being to leave it. Using a wand, would use far too much magical energy , and while they were travelling it would be like throwing a bucket of chum into shark infested waters, before going for a swim. Only when it was most dire, only when they needed their strength and wits more than anything else, when stealth and hiding were no longer an option, did they agree that they would bring out the subject of the wand. Both had debated if Neville knew of it's existence, though Severus had occasionally had his doubts, Hermione was insistent that the man would not knowingly carry something that might endanger others, subtly he inclined his head in her direction, acknowledging her this small victory. She grinned, in spite of herself.
He cast many spells to help them , though he knew no spells to replace Teddy's waning energy, he sent gentle healing spells over the horses flanks which healed the parts of him that had been rubbed raw by the harness, and spells to ease the painful ache in overused joints as well as a charm to reduce the weight of the cart. With a snort that Severus assumed signalled gratitude, the faithful beast took it upon himself to increase his pace now that some of his aches and pains had been relieved and his load lightened.
Copying the motion over Neville, he ensured the man's leg was pain and infection free and the wound fully closed. Futilely he sent pain relief to Hermione, knowing that there was little even magic could do , to ease the birthing process.
"Are your wands intact?" He asked the others in the cart gently, it was something of a sore point for most of them.
"What do you mean ?" Neville asked him in slight confusion.
"I mean, Mr Longbottom, when you finally abandoned your wand, was it intact or broken?"
"Intact"
"Accio Neville Longbottom's wand"
"Will that work from such a distance?" Hermione asked in curiosity, even through her pain she was ever the swot and he chuckled in responce.
"For a lesser wizard, No." There was neither smugness nor narcissism in his tone , just simple fact. "It will work, though depending on how far away it is, it could take hours to reach us."
"Ms. Lovegood?" She simply shook her head with a sad smile.
Hermione nodded her head gently upon his look .
"Accio Severus and Hermione Snape's wands"
Hermione arched an eyebrow at that, at Gretna Green they'd never specifically discussed what they were doing about surnames but he just smirked at her and she let it go with a snort of amusement.
"Do we need to wait here?" Neville looked around nervously at the approaching screamers in the distance.
"No." Answered Severus drolly. "A summoning spell brings the item to the caster , not to the location of the casting. They will come to us, wherever we are."
No one questioned when Severus didn't ask Hannah about the state of her wand.
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With Teddy now somewhat pain free, the pace had picked up enough that they were in sight of the docks but with a muttered oath they swerved away when a side street revealed a very large horde of immune blocking the fence to the docks.
Swearing in at least 3 languages, Severus turned teddy's reins , putting distance between them and the horde but now had them moving at speed towards the docks fence .
"Um...you're going to vanish that thing before we hit it right?" The nervous question came from a visibly shaken Neville.
"No. I cannot risk using magic on the fence at all. I could move it and restore it, and the taint of magic might then allow the immune to break through it, and right now it's the only thing stopping them from overwhelming the docks, that herd was over 200 strong, So no, I shall not risk using magic on the fence Mr Longbottom , as I would like to keep the dead on the other side of it for as long as I can."
Audibly gulping, Neville asked the question, "Then...uh.. what?"
"I'm going to use magic on us ...obviously"
Seconds before impacting with the wall, a muttered spell from Severus and shriek from Neville had them, cart and all, levitating over the fence, highlighted by a frightened squeal from Teddy who began to rear the second the cart touched ground on the other side of the fence.
"Easy lad , easy boy , sorry to spring that on you but I didn't have many options" Severus soothed the frightened horse with a gentle hand.
"Spring it on him?!" Neville squawked in indignation "I damn near shit my pants, some warning would've been nice"
"What and miss you squealing like a banshee and holding onto Lovegood for dear life ? However would I amuse myself otherwise"
Severus was panting slightly, even for an accomplished Wizard like him, it had been a long time since he'd used magic to such a degree and lifting the lot on them had taken it's toll.
They all had a moment to catch their breath and then Teddy spooked as the herd of immune met the fence. They could hear the screamers at the back of the herd , but the sheer number of immune was making it hard for them to break through.
"You recon the screamers can climb that?" Hermione asked, gesturing to the fence they'd just got over.
"In time...yes, we must make haste" They trotted Teddy up to the docks, thankfully someone had the forethought to bolt the gates shut at the docks, so though a number of boats had been damaged by time and disrepair in the years they'd stood still, there was a small ferry boat that would accommodate them. It had likely been used for tourist trips to the islands, and as such had space enough for one car or small tour bus, or in their case, space for teddy and the wagon.
Backing Teddy up to the ferry, they unhitched him from the wagon and loaded it onto the boat and allowed him a moment's freedom to walk around the ground, while they gathered what supplies they could find on the dockyard.
Neville was left with Hermione, holding the wand, whilst Severus, Hannah and Luna searched the docks , though not before a startled exclamation from both Hermione and Neville had Severus more frantic than she'd ever seen him.
"Ummm SNAPE!" Neville gasped out, and managed to gesture towards Hermione' soaking lower half before casting a cleansing spell for her comfort.
"Was that?!" He asked in a panic and Severus pressed his face against Hermione's sweaty one as she moaned deeply in pain and nodded.
"Fuck." He grunted and closed his eyes. "Yes Mr. Longbottom, my wife's waters just broke which means as of right now birth is imminent"
"It could be hours" he suggested hopefully , but the way Hermione was moaning deep and moving her position to kneeling, along with telling him that she felt the urge to push, made him scrub a hand down his face and laugh at his own misfortune.
"Or it could be minutes. This changes things, we must make haste. Our child cannot be born on this dockyard with only that fence between us and hundreds of immune. We must put the water between us. Quickly, gather anything that may prove useful. Prioritise Medical Supplies, Food, Batteries, Fuel, Rope, chain... we have no idea what we're going to arrive to, and once we get off the docks we have no idea how long we'll be on the water. We can use magic to shrink items, so don't worry about the size or weight of anything. If it's useful , shrink it and bring it. Are you able to use a wandless shrinking charm?"
Luna nodded with a serene smile but Hannah shook her head miserably, and Severus took pity on her for now. "Just grab whatever you can carry Miss Abbot, and make haste about it. Grab what you can, grab it fast and return here, quickly"
"Teddy!" Severus called and the horse instantly alert trotted over onto the deck of the ferry boat, sniffing Hermione when she called out in pain.
"I leave my entire family in your hands Neville" The look they shared was both loaded and heavy and he watched as the man seemed to straighten with resolution placing a hand momentarily on Teddy's flanks, before giving it to Hermione to grip against her contractions. "I won't let you down Sir"
He considered adding See that you don't , but the strength and resolution in the man's gaze never wavered, so he inclined his head to him as an equal and took off a a jog with Luna and Hannah
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Gods the pain was unbearable. All consuming pain and pressure, and the contractions, it felt like her whole body was simultaneously being pulled apart and being pushed through a grinder and each and every painful clench felt as though not only a child but the entirety of her internal organs would be expelled after each painful clench. The love she bore for the child she carried did nothing to dissuade her body's pain signals from their belief it was going to eviscerate her on the way out.
Neville's hand in hers , and the soft muzzle of Teddy that kept touching her shoulder were the only things keeping her grounded, lest she sink into an all consuming morass of pain. Her body urged her from prone on her back and up onto her knees and vaguely in the back of her mind she recalled that this was to allow gravity to aid the birth, and she knew she was close to the pinnacle of this life changing event.
"Where's Severus? He should be here" She was crying , distraught and overwrought with pain and emotions , but still she just needed him here. He should be here to meet his child as it entered the world.
A sudden scream wrought the air, and everyone froze for it had not come from Hermione.
At the end of the dockyard, a screamer had managed to clear the fence and was soon to be followed by a second one, speeding towards it's nearest target which was Luna and Hannah and the girls began to run in the opposite direction as fast as they could, burdened with the supplies in their arms. The two of them managed to jump into the back door of a Jeep and slam it shut just as the screamer impacted the other side with an echoing thud, but now they were trapped within, with the screamer attempting to beat the door through from the other side. Their arms and legs were holding the door shut as the screamer desperately tried to get in.
Seemingly emboldened by the screamer reaching the other side, the horde of immune seemed to at once become more animated, groaning and pressing at the fence causing it to sway and creak ominously.
Severus was already running from the opposite end of the dock yard towards the trapped women, Hermione yelped when the supplies he'd found suddenly dropped into the boat beside them until they realised he'd hastily banished them to the boat deck to free up the use of his hands, without losing the supplies he'd found.
"Can he apparate them out?" Neville asked with trepidation. Hermione shook her head through the pain. "No , even if he had the magical strength and focus to apparate wandlessly right now, the magic will taint the Jeep and might let the screamer through, He might be able to get to them, but he wouldn't be able to get them out of it in time" her words ended with a deep moan as her body began to bare down, entirely without her consent and a horrible burning began between her thighs, making her feel as though her body was being rent in two.
"Oh Gods. Neville..I...I think I'm crowning... you need to check..."
Despite the situation Neville still managed to practically give himself whiplash as he turned to her so quickly she heard a couple of vertebrae audibly crack.
"Hermione...I have no idea what..."
Irritably she snapped and grabbed the front of his shirt with her fist and he squeaked out in fear.
"Neville. Trust me when I say , the last thing I want is you between my thighs , no offence intended, but this baby is trying to be born right fucking now and I need to know if you see the head, I can't push until you can see the head, there is time to be embarrassed later, do you understand me?"
Nodding in both fear and acquiescence Neville moved into position.
"Oh... Shit... Uh oh .. Um Hermione? "
"Neville? What's wrong? What's happening?" Sweat was pouring down her face and despite being hot and flushed, she went ashen the moment she heard Neville's panicked exultation.
"Um well, at first I thought the baby had two heads but..."
"NEVILLE WHAT THE FUCK?!"
"No its alright, the good news is he's not got two heads, but the bad news is he's coming out butt first" Hermione had never seen the man look so awed at the gift of life and terrified of what was happening at the same time.
"Goddammit if you see the baby's buttocks that means he's breech , I need Severus , I can't ... wait, he ? It's a he? I'm having a baby boy ?" She managed between grunted breaths and Neville raised both his eyebrows "Oh yeah, he's a he alright, not going to get that confused... is this kind of thing hereditary because...".
"Neville, will you focus!? Oh gods I need to stop pushing, I can't deliver breech by myself, I can't do this alone Neville"
There was a loud yell then as Severus managed to tackle the screamer to the ground , plunging his knife into its skull as he did so, allowing Hannah and Luna to escape the car as Severus came running quickly to the boat while the two women retrieved as many of their found supplies as they could.
"Hermoine?!" He practically skidded to a stop as he reached the boat just as Hermione let out another loud and painful scream.
"Severus! He's crowning , but he's breech, I need your help please I have to push , I tried so hard not to , but I can't - " Her words broke off as another pain filled scream escaped her.
"He? A Son?" He managed to choke out before scowling. "Get out from between my wife's thigh's Longbottom and Sit behind her, for Merlin's sake help her boy"
Neville didn't need to be told twice and jumped behind Hermione as quick as he was able, allowing her to lean back into his chest to aid her pushing, while Severus got between her legs.
"A Son!" He managed to choke out then smirked "Takes after his dad..."
Hermione practically snarled. "Severus you can crow and stroke your ego later, right now I need you to- FUUUUUCK" She ended with an exclamation as another painful contraction ripped through her.
"Hardly the time for that love" He smirked and narrowly avoided the kick to his temple as he got into position.
"Alright love , I'm here , you can push now it's alright , don't hold back, just let your body do what it needs to, I've got you"
"I don't think I can do this" she sobbed after another contraction ripped through her. "Severus it hurts, I feel like he's tearing me apart, I'm not strong enough for this"
Her tears hit him harder than a bludger, but he was quick to soothe her. "You've got this Hermione. We planned for this , we've researched everything and we know what to do love , I know it's frightening and I know it hurts, I can't imagine how much it hurts, but think of our baby boy in your arms when this is all over? He's breech but he's here, he's ready to meet us love, let him tear you if you have to, I know its beyond a frightening prospect but I've got a wand and I can heal you afterwards but you must get him out, you must do that for me love, don't stop pushing, don't give up, you're the fiercest warrior I know and you're no quitter Hermione Jean Granger Snape, You've got this"
"I-I've got this" She whispered painfully, as though to convince herself.
Neville half hugged her from behind, grasping her hand and holding it tightly. "You've got this Hermione, come on you can do it, You're the bravest person I know, I mean you married SNAPE! " Hermione laughed through her tears and the boy shrugged at his arched eyebrow. "No offence" Severus just snorted and inclined his head in acceptance. "He's got a point love"
Hermione let out a laughing sob as a velvety soft nose touched her shoulder, as though Teddy himself wanted to weigh in on his firm opinion of her.
"OK ... OK. I've got this. I've got this. FUCK!"
She screamed again, and Severus and Neville encouraged her. She felt a feathery soft hand on her shoulder and realised Luna had reached the boat. "You're doing amazingly well Hermione" She whispered. And the soft words of encouragement helped her through the next two contractions. Grunting she felt a momentary relief as Severus began to speak quickly and urgently.
"Alright , both his legs are out now , but listen to me love , listen to me, the cord is round his neck so I need you to try your best not to push just for a few seconds ok?" Just count to 15 and grit your teeth because this is going to be uncomfortable ok ?"
She gritted her teeth, beyond fear and panic at this point as she fought with all her might against her bodies wishes. There was a horrible uncomfortable pressure and pain which she knew at the back of her mind to be Severus's hand freeing the cord from their suns neck, but the presence of his hand pushed her already strained body and she keened in discomfort at the intrusion.
"I'm sorry my love, I'm sorry" he placated and soothed her. "But you can push now love, push when you need to"
She did exactly that, letting go of a scream of monumental proportions as her she felt her son exit her body and be delivered into the waiting arms of his father.
There was barely a moment before a wail rent the air, as the baby boy vehemently and loudly protested his abrupt arrival into the world.
Sobbing in relief, she watched as Seveurs used the wand to quickly and efficiently cut the baby's cord and cleaned his body of all the birthing mess before handing him into his mother's waiting arms
She barely got to look into his brown eyes before there was a almighty screech as the second screamer cleared the fence and hurtled over it at speed heading straight for them. Hannah who was still rushing around for supplies dropped what she was carrying and set off at speed towards the boat reaching it a minute before the screamer would.
"We need to get this boat moving now! " Severus roared and placing a kiss on his son's forehead he grasped the arm of Hannah allowing her to jump over and into the edge of the boat.
The screamer had to cross the full length of the dockyard to reach them, but it was moving at speed. Severus leapt out of the boat and quickly began casting spells to release the anchor and various moorings that were keeping the boat in place so they could launch.
The last spell released just as the screamer approached, he made a jump for the ship but the screamer caught his leg in it's grasp and dragged him back down to the ground, knocking the wind out of him.
Hermione screamed his name as the boat began easing away from the water's edge, and Severus was still wrestling with the screamer on the floor of the dock.
"Keep the boat moving!" he roared. "I can run up the jetty!"
He fought for control but his strength was waning , he'd used so much energy and so much magic that he was struggling to gain the upper hand.
Suddenly the grip he had slipped and there was the presence of teeth snapping a hairsbreadth from his neck before a vicious squeal and thundering presence wrenched the screamer from his chest , at the same time the gates to the dockyard gave way and hundreds of immune started flooding in, a great tidal wave of death and destruction.
His ears were ringing and blood rushed through his veins and it took him a moment to take in enough air to realise that his saviour was Teddy. The giant horse , seeing him in danger had leapt from the bow of the boat and attacked the screamer with the viciousness of a predatory beast, yanking it from atop him with his teeth and tossing it away like a ragdoll.
The screamer though, who felt neither pain nor exhaustion, was soon upon it's feet and charging the still prone Severus, ignoring the presence of the horse entirely. Teddy though reared and lunged , physically blocking the screamer at every step to allow the still prone Severus the chance to gain his footing and turn and run towards the boat.
"TEDDY, COME BY, TO ME !" He screamed as he finally stood, running towards the jetty and the horse instantly made to turn and follow after him trotting and snorting with his tail in the air, thundering hooves kicking the gravel into the air. Just as Severus reached the edge of the boat and jumped over , the reassuring hoof beats that followed him stopped with a slide of gravel and a panicked screech as the screamer had leapt upon the horse's back.
Dismayed Severus turned and saw as Instinct and panic took the horse, and instead of continuing to run towards the boat , centuries of honed instinct kicked in and the horse began bucking and rearing in an attempt to dislodge the predator on his back and in doing so, ceased his forward moment towards the boat.
"TEDDY ! " Hermione screamed from the boat , and Severus ran to the edge screaming out "TEDDY TO ME!" His yell startled a cry from his son who began to wail in Hermione's arms and the baby's cries seemed to cut through the horses panic as he horse finally turned his ears and attention towards the still moving boat which would soon be out of reach.
He began to trot towards the boat but before he could get any closer the screamer once more launched onto his back, and sank its teeth into his flesh. Rearing in blind panic the horse losts its footing on the gravel and fell backwards onto the ground, crushing the screamer dead but now struggling to regain his footing, the herd of immune creeping closer and closer and when the horse finally made it to his feet he was frozen in fear, muscles twitching, nostrils wide and too frightened to move.
"He's not going to make it" Severus growled and made for the edge of the boat only to be wrenched back by Neville,
"You can't, look at that herd, you'll be killed before you can make it back!"
With a vicious and underhanded shove he knocked over the one legged man and snarled in his direction.
"We'd already be dead if it wasn't for him! All of us! My Wife, My Child, Me! More times than I can count! I'd be dead on this dockyard if it wasn't for him and I'll be damned if I leave him behind now!"
Turning to Hermione, holding his child in her arms he pressed a kiss to her forehead then his sons. "I have to try Hermione, I have to"
She could do nothing but sob and nod. He grasped the edge of the boat to hoist himself over, but was suddenly bowled over by a punch to his stomach that knocked the wind out of him, and he landed on his back on the deck hard enough to make him black out momentarily.
Moments later he was shaking the cobwebs off, his vision blurry and hearing muffled and was pulling himself up amidst the cacophony of noise coming from the boat and beyond.
He managed to pull himself to the side of the boat in time to see Hannah reaching the frightened horse, just as the immune overcame them. She wrenched his mane to turn him to face the boat and a hard smack to his rump had him bolting at full gallop in their direction. She stood tears running down her face but smiling as the great beast just managed to launch itself from the Jettys edge and land on the deck with a impact that almost overturned the boat and manged to push it away from the jetty with the force.
She smiled and waved to them all as the first immune grabbed her, and reacting quickly Severus accioed the wand out of Neville's hand , sending a sickly green light at the smiling girl a mere second before the immune sank its teeth into her arm. Moments later she was gone from their vision, surrounded by the herd though the last sight they'd all had of her was her still smiling face, even after the green light hit her.
There was silence on the boat as they floated further out to sea, the noise of the herd fading as each motion of the current took them further out.
The first one to break the silence was Teddy himself, who had his eyes fixed on the shore and whinnied from the deck of the boat as though hoping for a responce from the quiet Hufflepuff girl who plaited his hair and snuck him treats when she thought others weren't looking. He seemed to wait a moment and when nothing but silence answered him , his head drooped and his ears fell back.
A moment later there was a clatter as Severus's wand landed on the deck, finally reaching them from the long distance he'd summoned it from. With a deep sigh , he charmed the boat into motion and then sank to the floor beside Hermione, pulling her into his side and tenderly touching the features of his newborn son.
Luna, who had been quietly helping Hermione with postpartum and healing spells, silently took her leave, squeezing Severus's shoulder in passing and guiding the large horse to lay down beside Hermione in her stead.
At the bow of the boat, she stood in silent vigil beside Neville, watching the shore until it was no longer in sight.
With a gentleness seemingly at odds with his size, Teddy took his place upon the ground beside Severus and Hermione. Shuddering at the feel of his own wand in his hand , for the first time in so many years, Severus easily healed the wounds on the horses back, and received a nuzzle on the cheek in gratitude. He was certain the horse, not being magical in the least, did not understand the magic he wielded but still understood on some level that he was the one responsible for the easing of his pain. His son cooed in Hermione's arms, and ears pricked forward in avid interest, Teddy leaned down to see the newborn. The horse's head alone was twice the size of the baby in her arms, but he was as gentle as a lamb when he touched his velvet soft nose to the small bundle, nickering gently in greeting.
"Hey" Hermione whispered to him quietly, she was exhausted, pale and tearstained but smiling.
"Hey" He whispered back just as quietly, and took the offered bundle of his son into his arms for the first time. He was now wrapped fondly in one of the patchwork blankets, that Nana Maureen had made.
"Was I even involved in the making of you boy ? You're the spitting image of your mother, looks like she didn't need me after all"
Hermione chuckled and after a fond look they shared a gentle kiss. Which was interrupted a moment later by a stream of hot air as Teddy's large nose pressed against them and they broke apart with a small laugh. Hermione placed a gentle kiss on the horses nose and after a moment Severus did too.
He pulled another of the patchwork quilts over the three of them and a moment later, used his wand to summon the rug Hermione had made for Teddy.
"Severus?" She whispered into his embrace.
"Hmm? " was the only answer she got, as exhaustion finally took its toll and dragged him closer to sleep.
"We made it"
"Yeah, we did"
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The End .
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