Author's notes:

anywhere you see the bars, the story has changed location or flash backed. If Hermione is speaking in first person, then it's a flashback.

within 15 minutes of my posting chapter 7, Black Sparkles had a reply that sounded quite upset. So, here is the beginning of an answer to your question dahlin'. Hope you enjoy.



Chapter 8

Severus sat down in his worn out leather chair in his room. He held a small video camera in his hands, watching the different videos Hermione had made. He had never seen much use for the things, since wizard pictures has movements just like the movies made by muggles, except that muggle movies had sounds. Hermione had a small hand held one she carried around with her all the time, and now it was all he had left of her. He began playing the first tape, it was a Christmas tape, when she found out she was pregnant.


"Severus, are you done with that tree yet? I want to record something for Mum and Dad." Her voice sounded out from behind the eyepiece of the camera.

"You mean to tell me, that you aren't recording anything now?" He looked sarcastically into the camera and stuck out his tongue.

"Sev! Stop it! Turn the lights on it now."

"Would you stop being so demanding? Women...."

Once it was lit Hermione stood back, and turned the camera to face herself.

"Isn't it magnificent mum? Of course I'm not allowed to use red or gold on the tree, but it looks just as good with silver, white and green ornaments. Sev is slightly biased." The camera swung around to him.

"No i'm not."

"Yes you are. Come on, sit in front of it now. Let's get a good shot." The camera bounced and fumbled while she sat it in the stand. Hermione ran over and sat with him.

"This is such a muggle thing to do."

"Well my parents are muggles. Happy Christmas Mum and Dad. I hope you're having as much fun as we are."

"Such fun." He said, cocking an eyebrow and smiling.

"Oh yes, I'm pregnant."

Severus's head whipped around and his eyes grew large.

"You're what?"




~~~That's all for now folks. Right now I'm working on chapters 9 and 10, so hopefully tonight you'll have some nice long reading to do. This chapter 8 has been giving me a headache, so i've washed my hands of it.