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Rating: R
A/n: Mari-Sue, yes , I intend to finish the story this time unless somebody tell fanfiction that I have only changes the rating and not the story. Potions Mistress, No, you are not crazy, I was deleted when FanFiction removed the NC17 stories. Yes I thought something was missing too between chapter 3 and 4, but I have saved it as chapter 3 and 4 at my disc, and I cant find the in between conversation Lupin and Snape are having. Sorry! Marajade179, Ariana Althena Evergreen, thank you for reviewing!
********************* THE SIZE OF A MANS HANDS *************************
Hermione was making breakfast at her parent's house, bacon and eggs. As she was breaking the eggs and putting them into the frying pan, one of them wouldn't break. She tried harder, and suddenly it broke, and a small human embryo fell into the pan, it caught fire, and Hermione screamed..
Hermione woke up by her own screams. What a terrible dream! She caressed her belly; it felt as usual. She was 15 weeks pregnant, and she wasn't sick any longer. She felt fine, in fact, she could almost forget she was pregnant from time to time.
But what an awful dream!? She guessed it was because she had the most intense month ever. After the conversation with Snape and Lupin, they had gone to see Dumbledore.
She had been terrified, but he was his usual sparkling self:
"Hello dear! So you have finally told him? Splendid! I was wondering when you were going to share the news with him! Or me."
Hermione stared at him: "You knew?!"
The blue eyes glittered behind the glasses," Well my dear you may say I had my suspicions."
"And did you suspicions include me also?" The Potions Master's voice was hoarse.
"Well." The headmaster cocked his head, looking at the black haired man.
"Why didn't you fire me?!" Snape busted out.
Dumbledore looked at the three people in front of him.
The werewolf, Dada-teacher, and substitute Head of Gryffindor, he was a bit pale, as he probably felt guilty of not discovering what was wrong with Hermione.
Then there was the Potions Master, also paler than usual, (impressively enough), knowing that he had broken the rules, by letting himself be involved sexually with a student. What Snape didn't know, was that his feelings towards Hermione were literally glowing. Every time he looked at the girl, he got this concerned, protective look on his face, giving it an unusual soft expression.
And the girl? She looked terrible. Pale, dark shades under her eyes, obviously terrified, thinking about her own future, her baby's, and the fact that her actions maybe had ruined her lovers future as well. She was stumbling and rocking, obviously nearly falling, and before Dumbledore managed to tell them to sit, she fainted.
Snape caught her just before she hit the floor, and carried her to a coach in the corner of Dumbledores office. She came to not long after; looking a bit disoriented, but not longer so pale.
Snape stroked her cheek. "Hermione, when was the last time you had something to eat?"
Lupin answered, "She hasn't eaten properly for weeks, Severus!"
Hermione closed her eyes, leaned her head to Snape's hand. "I just get sick every time I try to eat. What ever I eat, it just comes back up again."
"Here!" Dumbledore was standing behind Snape, handing something to them, "try this!"
It was dry biscuits, and tea. "Eat it slowly, It will help, I promise!"
The doubt must have been written over her face, and the old man smiled and said, "You're not the first pregnant woman at this school you know!"
Hermione and Snape blushed, and as she took one of the biscuits, and started to put small pieces into her mouth, she could her Lupin murmur:
"But I guess she's the first to get knocked up by a teacher."
"LUPIN!", Dumbledore sounded all of a sudden angry. "That was unnecessary!"
"She is not the first to, as you so "nicely" expressed it, get knocked up of a teacher. Some of our greatest wizards have been the result of such connections. Hermione, your baby, I have no doubt, it will be a witch or wizard of great powers, since you both are great."
Her sighed and continued, "This doesn't mean that I approve in the connection between a student or a teacher.
But first of all, Miss Granger is above the age of consent.
Second, it's a bit late to react now.
Hermione and Snape gave an unison sigh of relief
"However, "Dumbledore continued:. " Of course I could expel you, Miss Granger,"
She shuddered, and Dumbledore continued, as Snape put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
"And, I could fire you, Severus, but I don't think it would solve anything."
Snape bowed his head in relief. He was sure he could get another job quite easily, but to be guilty in Hermione getting expelled?.. He realised that the headmaster still was talking.
"As I said, firing and expelling you, will be a terrible thing to do to the little baby, who truly is innocent in all this. So, I'm allowing the two of you to stay, if you agree to my demands."
"Which are?" Snape asked suspiciously, as he knew that the old man had an odd sense of humour.
"When is your baby due, Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked and ignored The Potions master.
She stuttered, "I'm 11 weeks pregnant Sir, I guess that means it will be due in may"
"Right" the headmaster said, "I want you to get married, but I want you to keep it as a secret for a time. Miss Granger will stay in her dorm as usual, that way no non will suspect her to get benefits from being married to a teacher."
"But," Hermione and Snape said together,
Dumbledore ignored them both. "Its also an aspect of security in this, I don't suspect that Voldemort will enjoy the idea of Severus getting married to one of Harry Potters best friends."
This time they didn't object, as what the headmasters said made sense. Hermione suppressed a giggle: "Does this mean that I will marry professor Snape, but stay in my dorm as if nothing ever happened, pretending I'm not pregnant, and then be bullied around by him in potions as usual, to make nobody suspicious?"
Dumbledore nodded.
"The perfect start to every marriage" Lupin said ironic, and this time nobody objected to what he said.
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Then Hermione realised something:
"Does keeping our marriage and my pregnancy a secret mean that I can't tell Harry, Ron and Ginny?" she asked "they are my closest, and to be honest; only friends. I always thought they would be present when I got married. And I might need their support later on."
Snape grimaced, it wasn't exactly his dream to have Potter and the two Weasleys present in his wedding, but he understood Hermione. He looked at the headmaster, who nodded. "Your three friends have several times proved their capacity of keeping a secret, I think that will be possible.
I suggest the two of you be getting married during the Christmas holiday. Then I will arrange for your friends to stay during the holidays, and that no other students are staying this year. I'm sure we can arrange for you parents to come here as well."
"Ouch!" Hermione coughed, "My parents! They will probably kill me, and castrate the professor!"
Lupin made an odd noise, trying not to laugh or to say another rude sentence in front of the headmaster.
Dumbledore just looked at the werewolf, and said calmly to Hermione. "They'll calm down, of course they will get angry at first, but they are getting a grandchild! After what I understand, they know that this might be your only chance, surely they won't object to you having the baby!"
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He had been right, Hermione thought to herself, as she lay in her bed, not able to sleep after that horrible dream. At first they were angry, her father had nearly attacked Snape!
Hermione giggled to herself at the memory of her mother asking; "Hermione, how could this happen!"
"Well, the usual way, I think." Hermione had answered whitout thinking, making her pale husband-to-be, blush as a tomato, together with her parents.
But then they had calmed down, and now it seemed as they were looking forward to the wedding, and to get a grandchild to spoil."
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The one, who really got angry, was, as they had expected, Professor McGonagall. She had been so angry she'd hexed a full bodybind on Snape. Then she had yelled at him until she lost her voice. Surprisingly enough, there was Lupin who had made her calm down, He had whispered something in her ear, which had made her unlock Snape, and hug Hermione!
Afterwards she had acted as she had tried to make a pair of Snape and Hermione all the time, being unbelievable supportive.
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Hermione stretched in her bed, her back was aching. If her back was giving her trouble already, just 15 weeks pregnant, how would it feel like when she got really heavy? Hermione sighed. Now she had to go to the bathroom again!
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Hermione emptied her bladder, and wiped herself with a piece of toilet- paper. By coincidence she looked at the paper afterwards. Her stomach went cold; it was pink! It wasn't supposed to be pink, it was supposed to be wet, not pink. ..
She tried again, with a new piece of paper. Again it was pink, but a bit darker this time, more red.
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Snape woke up by the knocking of his door. He looked at his watch; it was bloody 3 in the morning! What dunderhead would possible be stupid enough to wake him up at this hour?
Cursing to himself he opened the door. "Yes!" he barked. Then he saw the pale face of the girl in front him. "Hermione! Are you all right? Is there anything wrong?"
She had a trace of panic in her eyes: "Severus, I'm bleeding!"
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A/n: Mari-Sue, yes , I intend to finish the story this time unless somebody tell fanfiction that I have only changes the rating and not the story. Potions Mistress, No, you are not crazy, I was deleted when FanFiction removed the NC17 stories. Yes I thought something was missing too between chapter 3 and 4, but I have saved it as chapter 3 and 4 at my disc, and I cant find the in between conversation Lupin and Snape are having. Sorry! Marajade179, Ariana Althena Evergreen, thank you for reviewing!
********************* THE SIZE OF A MANS HANDS *************************
Hermione was making breakfast at her parent's house, bacon and eggs. As she was breaking the eggs and putting them into the frying pan, one of them wouldn't break. She tried harder, and suddenly it broke, and a small human embryo fell into the pan, it caught fire, and Hermione screamed..
Hermione woke up by her own screams. What a terrible dream! She caressed her belly; it felt as usual. She was 15 weeks pregnant, and she wasn't sick any longer. She felt fine, in fact, she could almost forget she was pregnant from time to time.
But what an awful dream!? She guessed it was because she had the most intense month ever. After the conversation with Snape and Lupin, they had gone to see Dumbledore.
She had been terrified, but he was his usual sparkling self:
"Hello dear! So you have finally told him? Splendid! I was wondering when you were going to share the news with him! Or me."
Hermione stared at him: "You knew?!"
The blue eyes glittered behind the glasses," Well my dear you may say I had my suspicions."
"And did you suspicions include me also?" The Potions Master's voice was hoarse.
"Well." The headmaster cocked his head, looking at the black haired man.
"Why didn't you fire me?!" Snape busted out.
Dumbledore looked at the three people in front of him.
The werewolf, Dada-teacher, and substitute Head of Gryffindor, he was a bit pale, as he probably felt guilty of not discovering what was wrong with Hermione.
Then there was the Potions Master, also paler than usual, (impressively enough), knowing that he had broken the rules, by letting himself be involved sexually with a student. What Snape didn't know, was that his feelings towards Hermione were literally glowing. Every time he looked at the girl, he got this concerned, protective look on his face, giving it an unusual soft expression.
And the girl? She looked terrible. Pale, dark shades under her eyes, obviously terrified, thinking about her own future, her baby's, and the fact that her actions maybe had ruined her lovers future as well. She was stumbling and rocking, obviously nearly falling, and before Dumbledore managed to tell them to sit, she fainted.
Snape caught her just before she hit the floor, and carried her to a coach in the corner of Dumbledores office. She came to not long after; looking a bit disoriented, but not longer so pale.
Snape stroked her cheek. "Hermione, when was the last time you had something to eat?"
Lupin answered, "She hasn't eaten properly for weeks, Severus!"
Hermione closed her eyes, leaned her head to Snape's hand. "I just get sick every time I try to eat. What ever I eat, it just comes back up again."
"Here!" Dumbledore was standing behind Snape, handing something to them, "try this!"
It was dry biscuits, and tea. "Eat it slowly, It will help, I promise!"
The doubt must have been written over her face, and the old man smiled and said, "You're not the first pregnant woman at this school you know!"
Hermione and Snape blushed, and as she took one of the biscuits, and started to put small pieces into her mouth, she could her Lupin murmur:
"But I guess she's the first to get knocked up by a teacher."
"LUPIN!", Dumbledore sounded all of a sudden angry. "That was unnecessary!"
"She is not the first to, as you so "nicely" expressed it, get knocked up of a teacher. Some of our greatest wizards have been the result of such connections. Hermione, your baby, I have no doubt, it will be a witch or wizard of great powers, since you both are great."
Her sighed and continued, "This doesn't mean that I approve in the connection between a student or a teacher.
But first of all, Miss Granger is above the age of consent.
Second, it's a bit late to react now.
Hermione and Snape gave an unison sigh of relief
"However, "Dumbledore continued:. " Of course I could expel you, Miss Granger,"
She shuddered, and Dumbledore continued, as Snape put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
"And, I could fire you, Severus, but I don't think it would solve anything."
Snape bowed his head in relief. He was sure he could get another job quite easily, but to be guilty in Hermione getting expelled?.. He realised that the headmaster still was talking.
"As I said, firing and expelling you, will be a terrible thing to do to the little baby, who truly is innocent in all this. So, I'm allowing the two of you to stay, if you agree to my demands."
"Which are?" Snape asked suspiciously, as he knew that the old man had an odd sense of humour.
"When is your baby due, Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked and ignored The Potions master.
She stuttered, "I'm 11 weeks pregnant Sir, I guess that means it will be due in may"
"Right" the headmaster said, "I want you to get married, but I want you to keep it as a secret for a time. Miss Granger will stay in her dorm as usual, that way no non will suspect her to get benefits from being married to a teacher."
"But," Hermione and Snape said together,
Dumbledore ignored them both. "Its also an aspect of security in this, I don't suspect that Voldemort will enjoy the idea of Severus getting married to one of Harry Potters best friends."
This time they didn't object, as what the headmasters said made sense. Hermione suppressed a giggle: "Does this mean that I will marry professor Snape, but stay in my dorm as if nothing ever happened, pretending I'm not pregnant, and then be bullied around by him in potions as usual, to make nobody suspicious?"
Dumbledore nodded.
"The perfect start to every marriage" Lupin said ironic, and this time nobody objected to what he said.
*************
Then Hermione realised something:
"Does keeping our marriage and my pregnancy a secret mean that I can't tell Harry, Ron and Ginny?" she asked "they are my closest, and to be honest; only friends. I always thought they would be present when I got married. And I might need their support later on."
Snape grimaced, it wasn't exactly his dream to have Potter and the two Weasleys present in his wedding, but he understood Hermione. He looked at the headmaster, who nodded. "Your three friends have several times proved their capacity of keeping a secret, I think that will be possible.
I suggest the two of you be getting married during the Christmas holiday. Then I will arrange for your friends to stay during the holidays, and that no other students are staying this year. I'm sure we can arrange for you parents to come here as well."
"Ouch!" Hermione coughed, "My parents! They will probably kill me, and castrate the professor!"
Lupin made an odd noise, trying not to laugh or to say another rude sentence in front of the headmaster.
Dumbledore just looked at the werewolf, and said calmly to Hermione. "They'll calm down, of course they will get angry at first, but they are getting a grandchild! After what I understand, they know that this might be your only chance, surely they won't object to you having the baby!"
**********
He had been right, Hermione thought to herself, as she lay in her bed, not able to sleep after that horrible dream. At first they were angry, her father had nearly attacked Snape!
Hermione giggled to herself at the memory of her mother asking; "Hermione, how could this happen!"
"Well, the usual way, I think." Hermione had answered whitout thinking, making her pale husband-to-be, blush as a tomato, together with her parents.
But then they had calmed down, and now it seemed as they were looking forward to the wedding, and to get a grandchild to spoil."
***************
The one, who really got angry, was, as they had expected, Professor McGonagall. She had been so angry she'd hexed a full bodybind on Snape. Then she had yelled at him until she lost her voice. Surprisingly enough, there was Lupin who had made her calm down, He had whispered something in her ear, which had made her unlock Snape, and hug Hermione!
Afterwards she had acted as she had tried to make a pair of Snape and Hermione all the time, being unbelievable supportive.
************
Hermione stretched in her bed, her back was aching. If her back was giving her trouble already, just 15 weeks pregnant, how would it feel like when she got really heavy? Hermione sighed. Now she had to go to the bathroom again!
*************
Hermione emptied her bladder, and wiped herself with a piece of toilet- paper. By coincidence she looked at the paper afterwards. Her stomach went cold; it was pink! It wasn't supposed to be pink, it was supposed to be wet, not pink. ..
She tried again, with a new piece of paper. Again it was pink, but a bit darker this time, more red.
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Snape woke up by the knocking of his door. He looked at his watch; it was bloody 3 in the morning! What dunderhead would possible be stupid enough to wake him up at this hour?
Cursing to himself he opened the door. "Yes!" he barked. Then he saw the pale face of the girl in front him. "Hermione! Are you all right? Is there anything wrong?"
She had a trace of panic in her eyes: "Severus, I'm bleeding!"
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