LILY was crying in between labor pains, angry that Severus wasn't there for the birth of their first child. She knew she sounded like a spoiled brat, but who else could she share with this moment?
"Lily, honey.. it's time. Go ahed and push." Poppy said from the other end of the bed, a smile on her lips. "It's time to bring your little baby into the world." At that statement, Lily bore down and pushed with all of her might, wanting this pain to end so she could hold on to her baby.
"My, Lily.. it's coming, I can see the head.. just one more, honey.." Poppy clucked soothingly as a thin cry pierced the air. Lily groaned, asking Poppy why it still hurt. Poppy gasped, and laughed, tears coming out of her eyes. "One more, Lily. One more." Lily followed Poppy's directions, and out came another baby. Twins!
"Why didn't you see this?"
"Well, I think the girl was covering up her brother, twins tend to be small, really. So that explains why you were as big as Hagrid. I was a bit puzzled, at that, also." Poppy laughed, as Severus Snape swept into the hospital ward moments later, his hair disheveled and pale skin unusually flushed.
"Damn students were in the way- Gryffindor has lost a hundred points, as well as Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. The slytherins were smart enough to move out of the way." Severus panted as he collapsed into the chair, eyeing Lily. "I missed it again, didn't I?" Severus muttered sharply, shaking his head and looking at Lily with remorse. Lily only beamed at Severus as Poppy handed him his little daughter, wrapped in a green blanket. Poppy then bustled over and handed Lily her other baby, which happened to be a baby boy.
"Lily!" Severus gaped out, his eyes wide at the baby boy in Lily's arms. "I love you, Lily." Severus whispered firmly as he leaned over and gave Lily one of his bone-melting kisses. Lily swore she had swooned, and smiled happily down at her children.
"Thank you, Sev. What about the children, what should we name them?" Lily asked, as a soft knock at the door brought in Harry. "My, Harry, Look at the children- twins! a boy and a girl." Lily said proudly, waving Harry over. "Have a seat, honey, and why don't you hold Cissy? Severus, hand me Cissy, and take Francis."
"Francis!? No, darling, what about Salazar?" Severus said, his eyes wide and gently handing his daughter to his stepson. Harry snickered as he watched the byplay between his mother and Snape. A smile broke out on Harry's face, he now felt that Severus Snape could, with time, become his stepfather.
"Professor Snape? Mrs. Snape?" Draco asked, gently sliding into the room with Hermione at his heels. "We just wanted to see the children."
"Oh, Hermione, Draco, my darlings! what would you say to being Narcissa Alice's godparents?" Lily asked with a smile on her lips as Harry handed Cissy to Hermione, whose eyes filled with tears. Draco stood near Severus, a proud glint to his eye.
"We would be honored, Professor Snape." Draco said as he gently pushed back Narcissa's blanket, a arm around Hermione, the two gazing down at the baby. Lily shot Severus an all-knowing glance, giving it only a few months before he broke down and proposed to Hermione. Harry only could manage to sit there, mouth slightly agape like a codfish. Severus snorted in amusement at the sight.
"What about the boy?" Severus asked, cradling his son in his arms. Draco and Hermione glanced over at the boy, Draco now holding Cissy.
"Remus!" Lily called out, a smile on her lips and her eyes twinkling.
"Remus?" Severus asked, a frown on his lips. "Remus Snape? Damned Gryffindors... as long as his middle name is Silas, then we have a deal." Severus said with a nod, looking down his nose at Lily. Lily, Harry, Draco, and Hermione all let out loud laughter, while Severus sat there, a sharp frown on his lips. "When I compromise, you're supposed to agree!"
"No, Severus, I'm supposed to agree with you." a voice said from the doorway, as Remus Lupin chuckled, making his way to kiss Lily on the top of her head as well as Hermione. Severus sat there, his turn to look like a codfish. Like stepfather, like stepson, Harry thought with a small laugh. He liked the idea of accepting Severus as his stepfather, although he knew it would take time....
A year later found Cissa and Remy running around the Slytherin Common room, driving Draco frazzled. He had never known what it meant to be the official babysitter of the Snape twins, until now. Aargh, Draco muttered as he managed to grab Cissa, and Hermione managed to come up with Remy in his arms.
"Hello, Draco, I thought you might need some help. Severus and Lily are home, but they wanted a private moment." Hermione's flaming red face gave her away.
"You walked in on them, didn't you?" Draco said with a laugh. Hermione scowled at Draco, sticking her nose in the air.
"Fine, let's see how you handle changing their diapers all by yourself without magic."
"Sorry, 'Mione."
"Hermione! Mione makes me sound like a maid." Hermione said with a laugh as she tickled Remus in her arms. Draco laughed as he bounced down on the couch with Cissy. Hermione joined him, and the two spent some time tickling the twins, playing games, and warding off pleas for cookies and candy.
"Children are a chore. I admire those single parents." Draco said with a sigh. "I never imagined what hell my father went through, and now I understand." Draco said with a mirthless chuckle. Hermione put her arm around Draco, bringing him close. Draco glanced at Hermione and smiled at the sight of Remy asleep in her arms, as well as Cissy. "Since they're asleep, how about some private time of our own?" Draco teased coyly as he put the twins down on a nearby couch and returned to Hermione, taking her into his arms. The two spent the next few minutes nuzzling each other happily, but then Draco halted, pulling back and kneeling on the floor facing Hermione on the couch.
"What?" Hermione asked, a frown on her lips.
"Hermione Jane Granger, will you marry me?" Draco asked solemnly, his eyes never leaving Hermione's. Hermione sat there, her mouth gaping as she collected her thoughts.
"I never thought I would see the resident know-it-all speechless, but now I have seen it all." A cold voice spoke from the enterance of the room. Severus Snape stepped into the Slytherin common room, gathering up his twins. "Well, don't you have an answer for my godson?"
"Yes. The answer is Yes." Hermione said smoothly, a smile on her lips as she drew Draco into her arms, the two knowing their lives would never be the same again.
Finis.
A/N: finally, finally it is done! Heh. Thanks for putting up with me through this.. hope y'all enjoyed it! pls do read/review. :-D
"Lily, honey.. it's time. Go ahed and push." Poppy said from the other end of the bed, a smile on her lips. "It's time to bring your little baby into the world." At that statement, Lily bore down and pushed with all of her might, wanting this pain to end so she could hold on to her baby.
"My, Lily.. it's coming, I can see the head.. just one more, honey.." Poppy clucked soothingly as a thin cry pierced the air. Lily groaned, asking Poppy why it still hurt. Poppy gasped, and laughed, tears coming out of her eyes. "One more, Lily. One more." Lily followed Poppy's directions, and out came another baby. Twins!
"Why didn't you see this?"
"Well, I think the girl was covering up her brother, twins tend to be small, really. So that explains why you were as big as Hagrid. I was a bit puzzled, at that, also." Poppy laughed, as Severus Snape swept into the hospital ward moments later, his hair disheveled and pale skin unusually flushed.
"Damn students were in the way- Gryffindor has lost a hundred points, as well as Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. The slytherins were smart enough to move out of the way." Severus panted as he collapsed into the chair, eyeing Lily. "I missed it again, didn't I?" Severus muttered sharply, shaking his head and looking at Lily with remorse. Lily only beamed at Severus as Poppy handed him his little daughter, wrapped in a green blanket. Poppy then bustled over and handed Lily her other baby, which happened to be a baby boy.
"Lily!" Severus gaped out, his eyes wide at the baby boy in Lily's arms. "I love you, Lily." Severus whispered firmly as he leaned over and gave Lily one of his bone-melting kisses. Lily swore she had swooned, and smiled happily down at her children.
"Thank you, Sev. What about the children, what should we name them?" Lily asked, as a soft knock at the door brought in Harry. "My, Harry, Look at the children- twins! a boy and a girl." Lily said proudly, waving Harry over. "Have a seat, honey, and why don't you hold Cissy? Severus, hand me Cissy, and take Francis."
"Francis!? No, darling, what about Salazar?" Severus said, his eyes wide and gently handing his daughter to his stepson. Harry snickered as he watched the byplay between his mother and Snape. A smile broke out on Harry's face, he now felt that Severus Snape could, with time, become his stepfather.
"Professor Snape? Mrs. Snape?" Draco asked, gently sliding into the room with Hermione at his heels. "We just wanted to see the children."
"Oh, Hermione, Draco, my darlings! what would you say to being Narcissa Alice's godparents?" Lily asked with a smile on her lips as Harry handed Cissy to Hermione, whose eyes filled with tears. Draco stood near Severus, a proud glint to his eye.
"We would be honored, Professor Snape." Draco said as he gently pushed back Narcissa's blanket, a arm around Hermione, the two gazing down at the baby. Lily shot Severus an all-knowing glance, giving it only a few months before he broke down and proposed to Hermione. Harry only could manage to sit there, mouth slightly agape like a codfish. Severus snorted in amusement at the sight.
"What about the boy?" Severus asked, cradling his son in his arms. Draco and Hermione glanced over at the boy, Draco now holding Cissy.
"Remus!" Lily called out, a smile on her lips and her eyes twinkling.
"Remus?" Severus asked, a frown on his lips. "Remus Snape? Damned Gryffindors... as long as his middle name is Silas, then we have a deal." Severus said with a nod, looking down his nose at Lily. Lily, Harry, Draco, and Hermione all let out loud laughter, while Severus sat there, a sharp frown on his lips. "When I compromise, you're supposed to agree!"
"No, Severus, I'm supposed to agree with you." a voice said from the doorway, as Remus Lupin chuckled, making his way to kiss Lily on the top of her head as well as Hermione. Severus sat there, his turn to look like a codfish. Like stepfather, like stepson, Harry thought with a small laugh. He liked the idea of accepting Severus as his stepfather, although he knew it would take time....
A year later found Cissa and Remy running around the Slytherin Common room, driving Draco frazzled. He had never known what it meant to be the official babysitter of the Snape twins, until now. Aargh, Draco muttered as he managed to grab Cissa, and Hermione managed to come up with Remy in his arms.
"Hello, Draco, I thought you might need some help. Severus and Lily are home, but they wanted a private moment." Hermione's flaming red face gave her away.
"You walked in on them, didn't you?" Draco said with a laugh. Hermione scowled at Draco, sticking her nose in the air.
"Fine, let's see how you handle changing their diapers all by yourself without magic."
"Sorry, 'Mione."
"Hermione! Mione makes me sound like a maid." Hermione said with a laugh as she tickled Remus in her arms. Draco laughed as he bounced down on the couch with Cissy. Hermione joined him, and the two spent some time tickling the twins, playing games, and warding off pleas for cookies and candy.
"Children are a chore. I admire those single parents." Draco said with a sigh. "I never imagined what hell my father went through, and now I understand." Draco said with a mirthless chuckle. Hermione put her arm around Draco, bringing him close. Draco glanced at Hermione and smiled at the sight of Remy asleep in her arms, as well as Cissy. "Since they're asleep, how about some private time of our own?" Draco teased coyly as he put the twins down on a nearby couch and returned to Hermione, taking her into his arms. The two spent the next few minutes nuzzling each other happily, but then Draco halted, pulling back and kneeling on the floor facing Hermione on the couch.
"What?" Hermione asked, a frown on her lips.
"Hermione Jane Granger, will you marry me?" Draco asked solemnly, his eyes never leaving Hermione's. Hermione sat there, her mouth gaping as she collected her thoughts.
"I never thought I would see the resident know-it-all speechless, but now I have seen it all." A cold voice spoke from the enterance of the room. Severus Snape stepped into the Slytherin common room, gathering up his twins. "Well, don't you have an answer for my godson?"
"Yes. The answer is Yes." Hermione said smoothly, a smile on her lips as she drew Draco into her arms, the two knowing their lives would never be the same again.
Finis.
A/N: finally, finally it is done! Heh. Thanks for putting up with me through this.. hope y'all enjoyed it! pls do read/review. :-D