4 months later…………
"Remus!" Nymphadora groaned as she floated by her husband.
"Be right there!" Remus was stuffing his arms into a set of surgical scrubs and chasing his wife into the maternity ward. It had been several hours ago that Nymphadora stood in their small flat cooking lunch when she had yelped and had her water break. Of course like any first time father, Remus began to panic. He had hurried them to St. Mungo's and began to rattle on about how he wanted to be present and he had to call a long list of people that they had complied during the third trimester of her pregnancy. One of the nurses smiled and asked for the list and she would call them for him. Almost crying in gratitude, he had scampered after Nymphadora who was yelling down the hall to him.
"Remus!" Another voice. It was Harry and Ginny hand in hand smiling and waving. "We just arrived, how's it going?" Harry gave a lopsided grin and pulled Ginny close under the shelter of his body.
"Well, I have to go deliver my baby, tell everyone hello!" Remus didn't pause to say good bye but merely rushed off.
"He's definitely a man on a mission." Ginny commented.
"That'll be us some day." Harry smiled.
"Harry, we just got married last month and Ron and Luna are getting married next week! Plus Nymphadora's baby and now Hermione's baby on the way? Psh, we have to give the gift registry a rest!" Ginny laughed and hugged her new husband. "But we can always try!"
"Always darling." Harry kissed her temple and smiled as Remus skidded into a hallway only to yelp and call after his wife.
"Harry! We miss anything?" Ron marched in smiling with Luna in tow.
"No, Nymphadora just went in." Ginny answered. "Oh, there's Hermione and Professor Snape! Hi, Hermione!" Ginny waved only to see Hermione laugh and wave as she hurried down the hall. Behind her stalked Professor Snape who looked more like a hawk than her husband. Married on New Year's day, the couple had discovered their pregnancy later that month when Hermione had a fainting spell during a Potions class.
"Ginny! Harry! Ron! Luna!" Hermione rushed forward to embrace her friends and smile the way only a pregnant woman could. Completely at peace. Not that Hermione was showing, she was only 3 months along! But yet, Severus hovered as if she would break her neck or simply disappear!
"Oh great, the Wonder Twins." Severus muttered. "Would you like something to drink, Hermione?"
"Yes, please." Turning over her shoulder, she gave Severus a quick kiss and let him go. "Let's go sit."
Finding a grouping of chairs, The five friends sat down and began chatting.
"At first I was kind of weirded out about you and Snape, but now I see how much you two compliment each other." Harry murmured as he clasped Ginny's hand.
"Of course, you now know the joys of marriage so everyone in love is simply joyous!" Hermione laughed as she settled into her chair.
"I still think it's weird." Ron muttered.
"Shut it Ron." Ginny hissed. "You just grumble because he was the reason she turned you down seventh year." Ron snorted and felt his ears turn red.
"Shut up." Ron muttered.
"Now that you all have had sufficient time to gossip about me, I have returned. The games are over." Severus drawled as he sat beside his wife and handed her a bottle of fruit juice.
"Stop teasing." Hermione chastised him. Severus replied with a snort and settled beside her.
"So when did they say you were due?" Luna asked.
"The beginning of September to mid September. Just before classes." Hermione laid a hand gently over her belly. "It's a wonderful experience to be pregnant. Specially with someone to hold your hair when you throw up!" Hermione laughed to herself.
"I can't wait!" Luna smiled and looked at Ron adoringly. Ron proceeded to blush very red.
"It's a boy!" Remus appeared worn and tired several hours later smiling and laughing. Severus patted him on the back while Ron and Harry embraced him. "We named him Sirius James. He's gorgeous! Squalling and screaming like a bat out of hell! I love him already!" Remus had several tears on his face.
"I'm so very happy for you Remus." Hermione smiled.
"You can come visit him in just a moment. They got to weigh and measure and all that business. I'm a father!" Remus exclaimed.
"You said that already." Severus drawled.
"But being it is so much better! I can't wait to see you in another six months doing this!" Remus laughed and disappeared again.
"I'm bringing a camera to your birth Hermione." Harry grinned. "Just to catch Professor Snape's face when your baby's born!"
"And then I will proceed to break the camera." Severus growled.
"Be nice. He can just give the pictures to me or we can do the same to him when Ginny's pregnant." Hermione gave a smile that made Harry swallow hard.
"I knew there was a reason to why I married you." Severus chuckled and kissed the top of his wife's head.
"Hey, guys! You can come see him, but you have to be quiet, alright?" Remus ushered the group back into the room where Nymphadora lay sleeping and a small bassinet stood beside the bed.
Little Sirius lay sleeping with a small cap on his head to keep the heat in. With wisps of dusty brown hair, peeking from the cap, and light olive skin still read from crying with bold dark eyelashes fanning his plump little cheeks. H e was wrapped tight in a blue blanket where he would squirm every so often.
"If that wiggling is any indication, you have a rough road ahead of you." Severus chuckled. "And if he's anything like his namesake, I would pray for mercy." This sent Harry into chuckles as they gazed on the small babe.
"But, I'm ready for it." Remus smiled. "And so is Nymphadora."
A/N: I know it's pitifully short, but the next chapter is where every thing comes together and we all sigh and clap and go yay that ended well. Ready?
"Remus!" Nymphadora groaned as she floated by her husband.
"Be right there!" Remus was stuffing his arms into a set of surgical scrubs and chasing his wife into the maternity ward. It had been several hours ago that Nymphadora stood in their small flat cooking lunch when she had yelped and had her water break. Of course like any first time father, Remus began to panic. He had hurried them to St. Mungo's and began to rattle on about how he wanted to be present and he had to call a long list of people that they had complied during the third trimester of her pregnancy. One of the nurses smiled and asked for the list and she would call them for him. Almost crying in gratitude, he had scampered after Nymphadora who was yelling down the hall to him.
"Remus!" Another voice. It was Harry and Ginny hand in hand smiling and waving. "We just arrived, how's it going?" Harry gave a lopsided grin and pulled Ginny close under the shelter of his body.
"Well, I have to go deliver my baby, tell everyone hello!" Remus didn't pause to say good bye but merely rushed off.
"He's definitely a man on a mission." Ginny commented.
"That'll be us some day." Harry smiled.
"Harry, we just got married last month and Ron and Luna are getting married next week! Plus Nymphadora's baby and now Hermione's baby on the way? Psh, we have to give the gift registry a rest!" Ginny laughed and hugged her new husband. "But we can always try!"
"Always darling." Harry kissed her temple and smiled as Remus skidded into a hallway only to yelp and call after his wife.
"Harry! We miss anything?" Ron marched in smiling with Luna in tow.
"No, Nymphadora just went in." Ginny answered. "Oh, there's Hermione and Professor Snape! Hi, Hermione!" Ginny waved only to see Hermione laugh and wave as she hurried down the hall. Behind her stalked Professor Snape who looked more like a hawk than her husband. Married on New Year's day, the couple had discovered their pregnancy later that month when Hermione had a fainting spell during a Potions class.
"Ginny! Harry! Ron! Luna!" Hermione rushed forward to embrace her friends and smile the way only a pregnant woman could. Completely at peace. Not that Hermione was showing, she was only 3 months along! But yet, Severus hovered as if she would break her neck or simply disappear!
"Oh great, the Wonder Twins." Severus muttered. "Would you like something to drink, Hermione?"
"Yes, please." Turning over her shoulder, she gave Severus a quick kiss and let him go. "Let's go sit."
Finding a grouping of chairs, The five friends sat down and began chatting.
"At first I was kind of weirded out about you and Snape, but now I see how much you two compliment each other." Harry murmured as he clasped Ginny's hand.
"Of course, you now know the joys of marriage so everyone in love is simply joyous!" Hermione laughed as she settled into her chair.
"I still think it's weird." Ron muttered.
"Shut it Ron." Ginny hissed. "You just grumble because he was the reason she turned you down seventh year." Ron snorted and felt his ears turn red.
"Shut up." Ron muttered.
"Now that you all have had sufficient time to gossip about me, I have returned. The games are over." Severus drawled as he sat beside his wife and handed her a bottle of fruit juice.
"Stop teasing." Hermione chastised him. Severus replied with a snort and settled beside her.
"So when did they say you were due?" Luna asked.
"The beginning of September to mid September. Just before classes." Hermione laid a hand gently over her belly. "It's a wonderful experience to be pregnant. Specially with someone to hold your hair when you throw up!" Hermione laughed to herself.
"I can't wait!" Luna smiled and looked at Ron adoringly. Ron proceeded to blush very red.
"It's a boy!" Remus appeared worn and tired several hours later smiling and laughing. Severus patted him on the back while Ron and Harry embraced him. "We named him Sirius James. He's gorgeous! Squalling and screaming like a bat out of hell! I love him already!" Remus had several tears on his face.
"I'm so very happy for you Remus." Hermione smiled.
"You can come visit him in just a moment. They got to weigh and measure and all that business. I'm a father!" Remus exclaimed.
"You said that already." Severus drawled.
"But being it is so much better! I can't wait to see you in another six months doing this!" Remus laughed and disappeared again.
"I'm bringing a camera to your birth Hermione." Harry grinned. "Just to catch Professor Snape's face when your baby's born!"
"And then I will proceed to break the camera." Severus growled.
"Be nice. He can just give the pictures to me or we can do the same to him when Ginny's pregnant." Hermione gave a smile that made Harry swallow hard.
"I knew there was a reason to why I married you." Severus chuckled and kissed the top of his wife's head.
"Hey, guys! You can come see him, but you have to be quiet, alright?" Remus ushered the group back into the room where Nymphadora lay sleeping and a small bassinet stood beside the bed.
Little Sirius lay sleeping with a small cap on his head to keep the heat in. With wisps of dusty brown hair, peeking from the cap, and light olive skin still read from crying with bold dark eyelashes fanning his plump little cheeks. H e was wrapped tight in a blue blanket where he would squirm every so often.
"If that wiggling is any indication, you have a rough road ahead of you." Severus chuckled. "And if he's anything like his namesake, I would pray for mercy." This sent Harry into chuckles as they gazed on the small babe.
"But, I'm ready for it." Remus smiled. "And so is Nymphadora."
A/N: I know it's pitifully short, but the next chapter is where every thing comes together and we all sigh and clap and go yay that ended well. Ready?