"Every day at three in the morning Severus would calm my sweet Jamie" Hermione said. "Oh he whined about it at times, but I think he began to enjoy it. I remember one evening when I went out to dinner…"
~*FLASHBACK*~
"No no no! Absolutely not!" bellowed Severus. " Getting up at three in the morning is one thing. Baby-sitting all night is another matter completely!"
"Oh come on Severus." Hermione begged. "Sirius invited me to dinner, and I think it's a good idea. I've been stressed out lately, and I could use the break. Plus," she added "Our rooms are right next to each other, and all you have to do is put him to bed and make sure he's all right!"
"Is there no one else?" Severus asked. " Surely there must be a student who…" Hermione cut him short.
"First of all, let me remind you that it is winter break, and most of the reliable students have gone home. Second, none of them are as conveniently placed as you, and thirdly," she added with a smile, "Jamie seems quite attached to that hardened face of yours."
Severus hung his head. "All right. I'll do it."
"What was that?"
"I'll do it!" he snapped. "But just this once."
"Oh Sev. I knew I could count on you!" She said as she bounced towards the doorway. Halfway out, she smiled at Severus, waved good night, and was out the door.
Dumbfounded at what he'd just done, Severus made his way to Jamie's crib. Jamie was standing up; his bright green eyes shining bright and a smile plastered across his chubby little face.
"He looks so much like his father." Severus thought to himself. "Well, it's just the two of us tonight kiddo." he said as he hoisted Jamie up out of the crib and into his arms.
Jamie wiggled out of Severus grasp before running towards his astronomically large pile of toys. Turning, he beckoned Severus over with a hand and, with a bright smile, called "dada".
Severus froze. "Dada? Did you call me Dada?" Moving to pick Jamie up, he began to rant. "Dada? No no no, I will not let this happen. This little devil will not think of me as DADA! …" He was cut off by Jamie's crying. "Jamie don't cry, don't cry," he soothed as he hugged Jamie
An hour later, after Jamie was bathed, dressed, and redressed, it was time for bed. Severus picked up the drowsy youngster and put him to bed. Jamie rolled over mumbling, "wuv dada." Severus' mask slipped at those words. "Maybe it won't be all that bad," he mused.
Settling in for a night of peaceful reading, Severus was suddenly interrupted by the sounds of a screaming child. Worried, he ran into Jamie's room, only to find him sucking his thumb. Picking him up, he softly asked, "You just wanted me to hold you didn't you," Jamie grinned widely, clutching Severus' robes. Severus walked into the living room, dimmed the lights and started rocking him. When Hermione came home two hours later, Severus was still rocking, singing softly.
Leaning softly against the door, she said, "Now that wasn't so bad was it?"
He jerked, then smiled at her, shushing her. "He's finally gone to sleep," he whispered. Gently placing Jamie back into his crib, he asked, "How was your date?"
Laughing softly, she whispered, "It wasn't a date Severus, just dinner with Sirius. And it went well, thank you very much. What was that song you were singing? It sounds familiar."
He laughed, "It's called Wild Irish Rose. It's by this muggle band, you wouldn't have heard of them."
She smiled, "Well whoever it's by, it's pretty."
"Would you like to dance?" Severus asked.
"There's no music," Hermione protested.
Severus waved his wand, immediately soft strains of Wild Irish Rose were heard. She smiled, and took his hand.
~*END FLASHBACK*~
"We spent about 2 hours dancing to various songs." Severus said.
Hermione looked up at him, "Wild Irish Rose was always our song though, we had it played at our wedding." She said.