- 7 -
"Sev, could you get me some Band-Aids?" Sirius asked, cradling a crying Ron. Blood seeped down his legs from the gash on his knees, dying the fabric red.
"Use your wand!" Severus snapped, glaring at him, "You're a wizard!"
"I can't heal though!" Sirius sighed, pulling it out anyway. He murmured some well-chosen words, and the flow stopped, surprisingly.
"What were you doing anyway, Sirius?" Remus asked, giving Harry a toy wand. Gleefully, he waved it around, sparks flying from it at Remus. They caught the hem of his robes on fire. "WHAT THE...!"
Swearing, Remus ran to get his wand. Harry giggled, and waddled over to Hermione. She slid down from the chair, and tripped. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"SHUT HER UP!" Sirius screamed, clamping his hands over his ears, trying to drone out the wails. "SHE'S WORST THEN A BANSHEE!"
"SEVERUS, DO SOMETHING!!!" Remus yelled, putting out the fire, his robes smoking. Ron picked up the wand, and threw it. It landed on Severus' lap, and exploded.
He coughed, the smoke from the explosion clearing. Sirius and Remus looked at him, and smiled. He couldn't hold it in; Sirius laughed.
Severus was covered with some black powder. He wiped it off, glaring at them. Harry, Ron, and Hermione giggled. "Sowwy, Sevewus," Ron said.
"This is what we get, for having the three of them in the same room!" Remus sighed, changing into clean robes. Ron whimpered, his cheeks bulging.
"Nothing has happened to me yet! Ha ha!" Sirius gloated, picking him up. "What's wrong, R-"
Ron, at that moment, just happened to throw up on Sirius. Wincing, Sirius set the baby down, and stood up. Severus sneered, holding Hermione on his lap. "'Nothing has happened to me yet!'" he snickered.
"Oh, shut up!" Sirius snapped, washing his face off. He glowered, sitting back down. Ron wiggled, licking his small lips.
"Sowwy, Siweus," he muttered.
Exhausted, Severus collapsed onto his bed, with none of his usual grace. Soft breathing emitted from the crib at the end of the bed, the green curtains of the bed trembling every few seconds.
"I will die before the end of Summer Break..." Severus muttered, pulling the sheets up. He rolled over, and the candles went out.
Sirius and Remus were already asleep, Harry and Ron in their cribs. With a startled gasp, Harry woke up. He took hold of the bars, and looked out.
Slowly, the side fell out of the way. Harry crawled over, and sat on the edge. He slid down on the barred wall, until he hit the floor.
Wincing, Harry wobbly walked out. A giant 4-poster bed was in his range of vision, looming over him. A crib was also there, crying coming out of it. He scrambled on short limbs to get up on the bed.
Managing it, Harry grabbed hold of the crib bars and pulled them down. Hermione lie crying, little eyes red and puffy. She crawled out, and onto the bed.
"Where Sevewus?" she asked. Harry cocked his head to the side. The giant lump in the blankets moved, grunting. Hermione crept over, looking at the sleeping man. "Sevewus!"
"Go away..." Severus muttered, rolling over. Hermione pushed him. "Didn't I say-"
He looked at them. "How did you two get out?" he asked, sitting up.
"My mouf hurths," Hermione whined. Severus sighed. He held her on his lap, frowning.
"Lumos," he said, the candles lighting again. Severus pulled her mouth open with his thumb. A few baby teeth were coming through the gum, next to the ones there.
"Teething," Severus mused. He turned to Harry. "Are you teething too?"
"Hurth too!" Harry said. Severus shook his head, and looked. Only 5 teeth were missing. 2 were poking their way through the gums.
"It'll be over soon," he cooed, surprising himself. Hermione sucked her thumb, looking up at him with pleading eyes. "Come on, you can stay here...just this once!"
Hermione snuggled against him, just as Harry did. Severus sighed. He was starting to grow soft...
"Sev, could you get me some Band-Aids?" Sirius asked, cradling a crying Ron. Blood seeped down his legs from the gash on his knees, dying the fabric red.
"Use your wand!" Severus snapped, glaring at him, "You're a wizard!"
"I can't heal though!" Sirius sighed, pulling it out anyway. He murmured some well-chosen words, and the flow stopped, surprisingly.
"What were you doing anyway, Sirius?" Remus asked, giving Harry a toy wand. Gleefully, he waved it around, sparks flying from it at Remus. They caught the hem of his robes on fire. "WHAT THE...!"
Swearing, Remus ran to get his wand. Harry giggled, and waddled over to Hermione. She slid down from the chair, and tripped. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"SHUT HER UP!" Sirius screamed, clamping his hands over his ears, trying to drone out the wails. "SHE'S WORST THEN A BANSHEE!"
"SEVERUS, DO SOMETHING!!!" Remus yelled, putting out the fire, his robes smoking. Ron picked up the wand, and threw it. It landed on Severus' lap, and exploded.
He coughed, the smoke from the explosion clearing. Sirius and Remus looked at him, and smiled. He couldn't hold it in; Sirius laughed.
Severus was covered with some black powder. He wiped it off, glaring at them. Harry, Ron, and Hermione giggled. "Sowwy, Sevewus," Ron said.
"This is what we get, for having the three of them in the same room!" Remus sighed, changing into clean robes. Ron whimpered, his cheeks bulging.
"Nothing has happened to me yet! Ha ha!" Sirius gloated, picking him up. "What's wrong, R-"
Ron, at that moment, just happened to throw up on Sirius. Wincing, Sirius set the baby down, and stood up. Severus sneered, holding Hermione on his lap. "'Nothing has happened to me yet!'" he snickered.
"Oh, shut up!" Sirius snapped, washing his face off. He glowered, sitting back down. Ron wiggled, licking his small lips.
"Sowwy, Siweus," he muttered.
Exhausted, Severus collapsed onto his bed, with none of his usual grace. Soft breathing emitted from the crib at the end of the bed, the green curtains of the bed trembling every few seconds.
"I will die before the end of Summer Break..." Severus muttered, pulling the sheets up. He rolled over, and the candles went out.
Sirius and Remus were already asleep, Harry and Ron in their cribs. With a startled gasp, Harry woke up. He took hold of the bars, and looked out.
Slowly, the side fell out of the way. Harry crawled over, and sat on the edge. He slid down on the barred wall, until he hit the floor.
Wincing, Harry wobbly walked out. A giant 4-poster bed was in his range of vision, looming over him. A crib was also there, crying coming out of it. He scrambled on short limbs to get up on the bed.
Managing it, Harry grabbed hold of the crib bars and pulled them down. Hermione lie crying, little eyes red and puffy. She crawled out, and onto the bed.
"Where Sevewus?" she asked. Harry cocked his head to the side. The giant lump in the blankets moved, grunting. Hermione crept over, looking at the sleeping man. "Sevewus!"
"Go away..." Severus muttered, rolling over. Hermione pushed him. "Didn't I say-"
He looked at them. "How did you two get out?" he asked, sitting up.
"My mouf hurths," Hermione whined. Severus sighed. He held her on his lap, frowning.
"Lumos," he said, the candles lighting again. Severus pulled her mouth open with his thumb. A few baby teeth were coming through the gum, next to the ones there.
"Teething," Severus mused. He turned to Harry. "Are you teething too?"
"Hurth too!" Harry said. Severus shook his head, and looked. Only 5 teeth were missing. 2 were poking their way through the gums.
"It'll be over soon," he cooed, surprising himself. Hermione sucked her thumb, looking up at him with pleading eyes. "Come on, you can stay here...just this once!"
Hermione snuggled against him, just as Harry did. Severus sighed. He was starting to grow soft...