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It turned out of course that Allosia, was in fact pregnant. Had she been paying more attention, she probably would have noticed without Pomfrey's assistance. It took her a
week to work up the nerve to tell Snape, and he had laughed out loud at her hesitation when the confession finally came through. He was pleased, but also confessed he
didn't have the slightest idea how to deal with a child.
"What if it's like," he paused, "the students?"
She had laughed then. "How about, we start with you not calling it, well, it?"
"Well what am I supposed to call," he gestured at her in frustration, "it?"
"I don't know!"
"I'm going to go check in on some of my research and get used to this, alright?"
She rolled her eyes and nodded. "I need to rest anyway."
He headed to the door and stopped. "Wait. What are you going to do?"
"About what?" she asked.
"Teaching."
"Uh, keep teaching?"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts, while you're pregnant? Are you crazier than I realized?"
"You're not using this to get my job, Severus."
"I just think it's dangerous."
"Being married to you is dangerous. Now go to your damn lab and calm down."
Eventually, he got used to the idea of a child, but became maddeningly protective of Allosia. Summer came on, and he taught a few advanced post- graduate seminars in
the castle, while Allosia was grateful just to have him out of her hair for a little while. Eventually, it became clear it was a boy, which forced Snape to be less impersonal
about the whole thing.
Sometime in August he woke her in the middle of the night. "He can't have my last name," he said.
"Why?" Allosia asked, coming around.
"I don't want him tied to the legacy of some of my poorer choices. Also, what happens when he's a student here, people hate me, Allosia."
"That's eleven years away, why are we talking about this now?"
"Just, not my last name, please."
"Alright, fine, he'll have mine. How do you feel about Severus though?"
"He can't have the same name as me."
"As a middle name."
"Alright."
"Can I go back to sleep now?"
"No, he doesn't have a first name, yet."
"We have four months to figure that out, Severus."
"I know, but -"
"Sleep on it, please," she said, wondering how she had become the permanently cranky one in their relationship. "Are you still awake?" she asked, a few minutes later.
"Yes."
"How do you feel about Gabriel?"
"Gabriel Severus Hemrand," he whispered trying it out. "Yes," he said. "I think so."
"Good. Can we go back to sleep now?"
"Yes."
For the first time in this particular adventure, he seemed happy. Allosia was just relieved.
All things not Allosia or Gabriel belong to JKR.
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It turned out of course that Allosia, was in fact pregnant. Had she been paying more attention, she probably would have noticed without Pomfrey's assistance. It took her a
week to work up the nerve to tell Snape, and he had laughed out loud at her hesitation when the confession finally came through. He was pleased, but also confessed he
didn't have the slightest idea how to deal with a child.
"What if it's like," he paused, "the students?"
She had laughed then. "How about, we start with you not calling it, well, it?"
"Well what am I supposed to call," he gestured at her in frustration, "it?"
"I don't know!"
"I'm going to go check in on some of my research and get used to this, alright?"
She rolled her eyes and nodded. "I need to rest anyway."
He headed to the door and stopped. "Wait. What are you going to do?"
"About what?" she asked.
"Teaching."
"Uh, keep teaching?"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts, while you're pregnant? Are you crazier than I realized?"
"You're not using this to get my job, Severus."
"I just think it's dangerous."
"Being married to you is dangerous. Now go to your damn lab and calm down."
Eventually, he got used to the idea of a child, but became maddeningly protective of Allosia. Summer came on, and he taught a few advanced post- graduate seminars in
the castle, while Allosia was grateful just to have him out of her hair for a little while. Eventually, it became clear it was a boy, which forced Snape to be less impersonal
about the whole thing.
Sometime in August he woke her in the middle of the night. "He can't have my last name," he said.
"Why?" Allosia asked, coming around.
"I don't want him tied to the legacy of some of my poorer choices. Also, what happens when he's a student here, people hate me, Allosia."
"That's eleven years away, why are we talking about this now?"
"Just, not my last name, please."
"Alright, fine, he'll have mine. How do you feel about Severus though?"
"He can't have the same name as me."
"As a middle name."
"Alright."
"Can I go back to sleep now?"
"No, he doesn't have a first name, yet."
"We have four months to figure that out, Severus."
"I know, but -"
"Sleep on it, please," she said, wondering how she had become the permanently cranky one in their relationship. "Are you still awake?" she asked, a few minutes later.
"Yes."
"How do you feel about Gabriel?"
"Gabriel Severus Hemrand," he whispered trying it out. "Yes," he said. "I think so."
"Good. Can we go back to sleep now?"
"Yes."
For the first time in this particular adventure, he seemed happy. Allosia was just relieved.