Harry, Lily, and Severus had fell into a respective pattern and pace of life. Harry still had a difficult time accepting his relationship with Severus Snape, but wasn't as angry, as long as his mother was happy and content. Lily grew to love her son fiercely, slowly becoming used to the fact that James was the boy's father and not Severus, now that Cissa was on the way.
"Severus?" Lily asked one day, her eyes silently begging her husband of a question. Severus narrowed his eyes, hoping it wasn't one of those questions which could get him in trouble, and he did hate sleeping on the couch.
"Yes, Lily?"
"How much longer do you think I will be as big as Hagrid?" Lily asked, rubbing her large belly. Severus held back a laugh, imagining the groundskeeper in a large maternity robe. He did have to tell Minerva and Argus this image.
"Oh, not that much longer. After all, you're only eight months along. Not too bad." Severus replied with an airy shrug. "Only one more month of carrying the baby."
"When will you admit it will be a girl? You just want another son."
"Lily.." Snape smiled as he went over to his distraught wife. "It does not matter, as long as the child is ours. That is all I would like." he said soothingly as he put his arms around Lily. Lily smiled, and giving him a kiss on the cheek as a sign his answers had been acccepted, and he would not need to sleep on the couch tonight. Severus smiled wryly, glad that he would get one night of rest for his back, the couch was so stiff.
A week later, Severus was back to sleeping on the couch. Lily had kicked him out of bed, he had been snoring. Severus scowled, sleeping fitfully on the narrow couch was no way to spend a evening. In a very bad mood, Severus decided to go prowl the halls, it did manage to cheer him up by deducting points from Gryffindors. Maybe, if it was a lucky night, he would manage to deduct points from Granger and Malfoy. The two were the cleverest students in the school, finding the most creative and secretive spots in the school to fornicate. They had been clever enough to hide their relationship from the entire school, save himself and Potter. Severus chuckled to himself, having an idea to have a peek in the library, it had been his stomping grounds with Lily years ago, and maybe, just maybe, tradition had been taken up yet again.
Severus smiled to himself, his instict had served him right yet again. There it was, Granger and Malfoy up against the bookshelves in the Potions section. A perverse justice was his tonight, Severus smiled, ever so glad he had the chance to deduct points, his mission accomplished. He couldn't help but hum a bar of the "Mission Impossible" theme song, a song he had learned from Lily a few months ago.
"Busy, Miss Granger?"
"Professor!" Miss Granger gasped out, her eyes wide as Mr. Malfoy turned to face Severus. There was embarassment and guilt written upon his face. Severus sighed, narrowing his eyes at the unlikely couple, who were straightening out their clothes.
"Fornicating in the library... tsk." Severus hissed softly, his dark eyes glinting in the faint glow of flame. "Fifty points from Gryffindor, for you, Granger, and Fifty from Slytherin, for you, Draco." Severus continued in his hiss as he walked off, knowing that nothing could ruin his night.
"Where's Severus?" Lily gasped out, her eyes wide as they scanned the room. "Damn him." Lily sighed as she slowly made her way to the fireplace, clutching her stomach. It had come, and the man had damned well be sure to go to the hospital wing upon the discovery of a very wet, and empty, bed.
"Let's get you to a bed." Poppy said smoothly, as if women in labor popped into the hospital wing every night at 2 am. Lily sighed and allowed herself to be bustled about by Poppy, knowing someone would bring her situation to Severus's full attention soon. For now, she had to bear down and give birth to a beautiful baby girl without her husband at her side, yet again.
A/N: sorry this took so long to update.. bad me! :-( oh well, the next chappy is the last one, anyway.. lol. Let me know if it warrants a sequel, like my Potionsmaster series.
"Severus?" Lily asked one day, her eyes silently begging her husband of a question. Severus narrowed his eyes, hoping it wasn't one of those questions which could get him in trouble, and he did hate sleeping on the couch.
"Yes, Lily?"
"How much longer do you think I will be as big as Hagrid?" Lily asked, rubbing her large belly. Severus held back a laugh, imagining the groundskeeper in a large maternity robe. He did have to tell Minerva and Argus this image.
"Oh, not that much longer. After all, you're only eight months along. Not too bad." Severus replied with an airy shrug. "Only one more month of carrying the baby."
"When will you admit it will be a girl? You just want another son."
"Lily.." Snape smiled as he went over to his distraught wife. "It does not matter, as long as the child is ours. That is all I would like." he said soothingly as he put his arms around Lily. Lily smiled, and giving him a kiss on the cheek as a sign his answers had been acccepted, and he would not need to sleep on the couch tonight. Severus smiled wryly, glad that he would get one night of rest for his back, the couch was so stiff.
A week later, Severus was back to sleeping on the couch. Lily had kicked him out of bed, he had been snoring. Severus scowled, sleeping fitfully on the narrow couch was no way to spend a evening. In a very bad mood, Severus decided to go prowl the halls, it did manage to cheer him up by deducting points from Gryffindors. Maybe, if it was a lucky night, he would manage to deduct points from Granger and Malfoy. The two were the cleverest students in the school, finding the most creative and secretive spots in the school to fornicate. They had been clever enough to hide their relationship from the entire school, save himself and Potter. Severus chuckled to himself, having an idea to have a peek in the library, it had been his stomping grounds with Lily years ago, and maybe, just maybe, tradition had been taken up yet again.
Severus smiled to himself, his instict had served him right yet again. There it was, Granger and Malfoy up against the bookshelves in the Potions section. A perverse justice was his tonight, Severus smiled, ever so glad he had the chance to deduct points, his mission accomplished. He couldn't help but hum a bar of the "Mission Impossible" theme song, a song he had learned from Lily a few months ago.
"Busy, Miss Granger?"
"Professor!" Miss Granger gasped out, her eyes wide as Mr. Malfoy turned to face Severus. There was embarassment and guilt written upon his face. Severus sighed, narrowing his eyes at the unlikely couple, who were straightening out their clothes.
"Fornicating in the library... tsk." Severus hissed softly, his dark eyes glinting in the faint glow of flame. "Fifty points from Gryffindor, for you, Granger, and Fifty from Slytherin, for you, Draco." Severus continued in his hiss as he walked off, knowing that nothing could ruin his night.
"Where's Severus?" Lily gasped out, her eyes wide as they scanned the room. "Damn him." Lily sighed as she slowly made her way to the fireplace, clutching her stomach. It had come, and the man had damned well be sure to go to the hospital wing upon the discovery of a very wet, and empty, bed.
"Let's get you to a bed." Poppy said smoothly, as if women in labor popped into the hospital wing every night at 2 am. Lily sighed and allowed herself to be bustled about by Poppy, knowing someone would bring her situation to Severus's full attention soon. For now, she had to bear down and give birth to a beautiful baby girl without her husband at her side, yet again.
A/N: sorry this took so long to update.. bad me! :-( oh well, the next chappy is the last one, anyway.. lol. Let me know if it warrants a sequel, like my Potionsmaster series.