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It had been four weeks and Severus still hadn't woken up. I had refused to leave him so an extra room had been magically added onto the Hospital Wing. I still had morning sickness but Madam Pomfrey always had potions available for me.
I was not sitting beside Severus reading a random book, but not really concentrating on it. His hand was in mine and I was rubbing the top. Then suddenly his hand shook. I dropped my book to the floor and leaned over him.
"Sev, baby I'm here. Severus can you hear me. I'm here for you." I said and kissed his forehead. "I'm here." I whispered.
After the excitement passed I sat down in the chair, but didn't pick the book back up. I stared at Severus and wished he would move again, but he didn't.
"Harry." I heard a small voice come from the door. I turned around and saw Amber's small head poking from around the door.
"Hi Amber." I said and smiled at her. She raced down the row of beds until she got to me and Severus. She crawled up into my lap and kissed me.
"Uncle Harry, how are you?" She asked me politely. Remus and Sirius had raised her good.
"I'm fine Amber. Where are your parents?" I asked her slightly confused at why she would be here by herself.
"Grandpa Albus was watching me and I came to look for you, because I knew you would be here. Why won't you go home?" She asked me.
"Because my friend is sick and I can't leave him here. Albus is going to be worried about you." I added. She looked at Severus then looked back at me sadly.
"Is he dead?" She asked me, not knowing how much that hurt, but I couldn't get mad at her.
"No he's not dead, he just won't wake up, and I don't know why." I forced out, trying to keep myself under control.
"Daddy said you're going to have babies and that they are going to be my cousins. I'm excited about that." She said referring to Remus.
"Yes I am going to have babies, three of them. So you're going to have to be a big girl and help me take care of them if Sev doesn't wake up." I said and cast another sad look towards my babies father.
"Why does it matter if he wakes up or not?" She asked. Trying to have an adult conversation with a toddler was very hard, even if they were extremely intelligent.
"Because he's the babies father." I said again trying to hold back tears.
"Ohh, kind of like my father." She said. I nodded. After a few seconds of silence Albus walked into the room. I smiled over at him and he smiled back.
"Harry, Amber." He said and summoned another chair on the other side of Severus from us.
"Albus." I replied and nodded my head.
"Harry I came here to give you a note that Hermione sent me this morning." He said and handed my a note. I gently set Amber on the floor and she took off. I accepted the note from Albus and opened it up.
Hey Harry,
A lot has been going on. Would you come and meet me down in Muggle London at the Starbuck's for coffee. You really need to get out of the Hospital Wing. I've got a lot of big news. Please meet me there at 5 pm.
Love Hermione
I read the letter twice. She wanted me to leave the Hospital Wing? What if Severus woke up and I wasn't there. I could have Madam Pomfrey watch over him for me. When I looked up both Amber and Albus were gone. I sighed and looked down at my watch, it was 4:30. I rubbed my eyes and stood up. I walked over to Madam Pomfrey's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in dear." She said knowing it was me. I opened it up and she was sitting at her desk doing paperwork.
"I was just wondering if you could watch over Severus for me. I'm going to meet Hermione in a half an hour." I said running my hands through my hair.
"I would love to darling. Besides you need to get out." I gave her and award winning smiled and walked out. I had taken a shower that morning so I was ready to go. I kissed Severus once and was out the door.
By the time I had gotten to the Starbucks Hermione was talking about she was sitting in there with a cup of coffee.
"Hey 'Mione." I said and gave her a hug before sitting down.
"Hey Harry. How does it feel to be out of Hogwarts? She asked.
"Weird." I said glanced around and fidgeting with my hands. Hermione placed her hands over mine, steadying them. I looked at her sadly, tears threatening to spill over. I took my glasses off and placed my hands over my eyes, pressing my palms into them.
"Harry.."She started. I took my hands away from my eyes and looked at her. She was looking at me like a sister would a brother.
"I'm scared 'Mione. What if he doesn't wake up what am I supposed to do? I can't do this by myself. I need him with me." I said franticly. To the other customers I probably looked crazy. I kept fidgeting and blinking with tears rolling down my face.
"Harry..shhh...it's going to be alright. He's going to wake up. You just need to be strong for him. He wouldn't want you acting like this. Everything is going to be okay. Look forward into the future. You and Severus are going to have a great life together with three beautiful children." She said reassuring me over and over again. I slowly nodding my twitching stopping.
"I'm sorry I'm acting this. You wanted to talk to me. What's up?" I said trying to regain composure. Hermione beamed at me. Then she held out her left hand and the biggest fucking diamond I had every seen was on her ring finger.
"Bill and I are getting married." She said and squealed. I got up and hugged her.
"Fuck 'Mione that's awesome! I'm really happy for you. That's really cool. Man now you and Ron are sibling-in-laws." I said and we both laughed.
"Yea I'm pretty excited about it. There's also another thing that Bill doesn't know about. Harry, I'm pregnant." She said. I stared at her shocked, then started laughing.
"That's great! Not the fact that Bill doesn't know, but that you're having a child." I said truly happy for her. She smiled slightly and nodded.
"What's he going to think Harry?" She asked. I knew she was feeling the same way I did when I told Severus. I reached over and grabbed her hands.
"No matter what he says, he loves you. He might say things, but they aren't true. He's just going to be scared, it happens. He might need some time to let the idea sink in, but when he does, he'll be excited." I said, speaking from my heart. I looked down at my watch and decided it was time to get back to Severus.
"Thanks Harry." She said and dabbed her eyes with a napkin.
"I should probably get back. You should come and visit me Hermione." I said and stood up.
"Maybe it would be a better idea if you came to visit me." She said and apparated. I did too, when no Muggle was looking.
When I got back Madam Pomfrey was sleeping in the chair beside Severus. I smiled at her and gently picked her up. I carried her back into her chambers and laid her down on her bed. We had really gotten close, the three weeks I had stayed there.
I walked back out and sat down beside Severus.
"We are going to be so happy when these children get here." I promised him. I stared at him lovingly for a few moments, when he groaned.
"Sev!" I shouted and stood over him. He groaned again. Was he waking up?
"If you can here me baby squeeze my hand once, okay?" I said and grabbed his hand. He gave the lightest squeeze. Tears were streaming down my face.
"So much has happened Sev. During the battle I got stabbed in the stomach it was awful. Then I killed Voldemort, but the children are okay! It's a miracle. When I woke up they said you were in Eternal Sleep, but I knew you wouldn't stay asleep forever. Guess what? Hermione's getting married to Bill and she's pregnant! Isn't that wonderful? We'll probably have the kids at around the same time. Now you just take your time waking up, okay. I'm not going to leave you, ever. I'll be right here." I rambled on. I didn't feel like waking Madam Pomfrey, I would tell her tomorrow. Not wanting to leave Severus I gently climbed into the bed with him. I placed his hand on the sword wound, making him protect it.
I woke the next morning in the same position, but I felt movement on my stomach. I looked down and saw that Severus's fingers were barely stroking my stomach.
"Morning Severus." I said and placed a kiss on his forehead. "It looks like you're getting closer and closer to waking up, that's good." I said and slowly got up. "I'm going to go get Madam Pomfrey." I said and grabbed his hand. He lightly gripped it. I smiled down at him again.
"Madam Pomfrey?" I asked lightly knocking on the door. She opened the door and looked at me. She was already fully clothed.
"Yes, dear?" She questioned. I smiled at her.
"Severus, he's been moving. he squeezed my hand and this morning his hand was moving by itself." I said excitedly and led her over to him. I placed his hand in hers.
"Sev, baby if you can hear me squeeze Madam Pomfrey's hand." I said lightly pushing the hair out of his face. I looked at Madam Pomfrey. She looked back at me and nodded.
"He responded." She said and bustled off.
"That's good Severus. You're doing good. I just hope you wake up soon." I said. Madam Pomfrey came back with a handful of potions.
"Harry, dear, can you help me get him to swallow these?" She asked and I took to potions.
"Alright Sev you're going to have to work with me for a minute. I want you to try and swallow these." I said and placed one against his lips. I gently tipped it back and poured a little at a time down his throat. I saw his throat muscles accept the potion. I smiled and did the same process over and over again.
"Good job Harry!"
"What were those for?" I asked slightly curious.
"Nutrition. the man asked eaten or drunken anything in three weeks. He needs his vitamins." She said and carried to empty potions jars away.
The next week went smoothly. Severus showed more progress. He could grip my hand harder and swallow the potions faster. At the end of the four weeks that he had been asleep something extraordinary happened.
"Sev, you've got to wake up. It has been four weeks without you. You're doing so good but you just can't open your eyes, can you." I muttered sadly and placed my chin on the bed. I slowly started to doze off, when I heard my name.
"H-harry..." I heard him whisper. I picked my head up and looked into the onyx eyes I had missed so much.
"Severus?" I said and jumped onto the bed. "God Sev, oh my God!" I cried into his shoulder. I felt him wrap his arms around my back. He lightly kissed my shoulder. I pulled back and looked him in the eyes. He had bags under his and they were sunken in.
"Harry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He whispered. I started crying even more.
"It wasn't your fault Sev, it wasn't your fault." I murmured to him. He just closed his eyes and nodded.
"H-how are you?" He asked, his eyes still shut.
"Sev, keep your eyes open for me baby. Just keep them open." I said and cupped his cheek with my hand. His eyelids fluttered, but stayed open.
"The kids are good?" He whispered.
"They're great, Sev." I said. "Madam Pomfrey!" I shouted and she came walking out of
her office. The minute she saw that Severus was awake she ran over.
"Severus, how do you feel?" She asked as she waved her wand around him.
"Like I've been asleep for five weeks." He said groggily. I smiled wetly. He was still the same Severus.
"Can you move at all?" She said and Severus rolled his eyes.
"I've been moving, but it's hard. I feel like I've been filed with lead." He said and tried to sit his head up. I jumped off the bed and propped his pillows up. After he had his head propped up slightly he was breathing as if he had just ran a mile.
"Don't move anymore okay, Sev." I said noticing how tired he was from such a small task. He nodded his head slightly and closed his eyes.
Once Madam Pomfrey was done with Severus's check-up I slid into his bed.
"I missed you." I whispered into his next. I felt him wrap his arms around me and gently stroke my back.
"I know, I missed you too Harry. Five weeks is too long." He sighed.
"At least we can live in peace now." I said, truly believing it.
"How are you?" He asked me. I knew what he meant by it.
"I've been sick a lot but Madam Pomfrey helps. I was hoping you wouldn't stay asleep when it started to show. I wanted you to see it." I said.
"I know, so did I." He whispered. I nuzzled into his neck and breathed in. After a few moments he spoke up again. "Who died?" He asked curiously. The memory of all who had died for me returned and my eyes flooded with tears.
"Can we not talk about it right now." I said trying not to make it obvious that I was sobbing. Severus nodded his head and gently stroked my back, and I felt sleep wrap around me.
I felt blackness swirl around me. I opened my eyes and saw three small children. Two of them were small boys with jet black hair and black eyes. One was a girl with flaming red hair and green eyes. They were all dancing around, until the girl fell to the floor. The boys ran over to her and started shaking her. One of them started shouting 'Daddy! Daddy!' they both had tears streaming down their face as they tried to wake up their dead sister.
I opened my eyes up and realized I had tears streaming down my face. I quickly wiped them away. Who were those children and what did they mean to me?
I looked down and noticed that I was still in Severus's bed. I regained my breath and laid back down. The scene just kept playing over and over in my head. I had never seen those kids before, so why were they stuck in my memory. I gently shook my head and closed my eyes, erasing the dream from my memory.
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