Disclaimer: Nope, Harry ain't mine. Neither are his mates. So don't sue me.

Hermione was shocked by Severus' telling her what was going on and then when the back pain started again ten minutes later, she believed him. Her daughter was ready. By then, she was in the Infirmary on a bed with Poppy more than ready to deliver the baby.

"Now, Hemione, this one's going to take a while. Would you like a potion to numb the pain?"

Hermione nodded her head. She felt that if she opened her mouth, she would scream.

"Herm, you're doing great. Just keep calm."

"KEEP CALM? WHO THE BLOODY HELL IS YOU TO TELL ME TO KEEP CALM? I'M THE ONE THAT'S HAVING A BLOODY BABY!"

Poppy chuckled and said, "It's the hormones. Don't believe a word she says, unless she tells you she loves you. But by my guess, that won't happen until after the baby's born."

"Get it out of her!"

"There's only one way to deliver it, Sev. That's manually."

The next 38 hours were hell for Hermione. She had taken the potion for the pain, but it was wearing off.

"Potion still working, love?"

"Not really, no."

"Oh good. Now it's time to push."

Severus gave her his hand to hold and she immediately squeezed tight while she pushed. Thirteen hours after that, baby Jocelyn Mary Snape was born. Hermione was holding her baby, a smile spread across her face.

"We've waited nine months to have her, Sev. And now she's here. Bloody hell it was painful though."

"But she's worth every minute of it," he chided, holding his little daughter's hand with just his finger.

"Paternal feelings kicking in?" Hermione teased.

"I guess so. She's so beautiful. Just like her mother."

Poppy Pomfrey came in behind the closed curtain and cleared her throat to let them know that she was there. They immediately stopped brooding over their baby and looked up.

"I have no reason to keep you here, Miss Snape. You are released back to your rooms with your husband and baby."

Before Severus helped her into the wheelchair, she looked into his eyes. They were no longer dark corridors. They were filled with light now that his daughter was born.

"I love you, Severus Snape."

"I love you too, Hermione Granger."

"Hey, what happened to 'Snape'?"

"It's such a drag to stick you with that name. It's like a flat note. I think I'm going to owl the Ministry to get it legally changed back."

"That would be great."

Then, he slid her into the chair and wheeled her off to their rooms, where she would go to sleep as soon as the baby was asleep.

"Ready for the next 17 years of preparing a child for adulthood?"

"I think I can handle it. But this girl is NOT getting forced into an arranged marriage. It was lucky for us we ended up loving each other. I don't want our daughter to be bonded into a loveless marriage."

"Sevv, she's not even a day old. She's nowhere near 17. Don't get all worried yet."

"It'll come faster than you think. You grew up pretty damn fast, missy. It was almost yesterday that you came into my Potions class first year. Back when you were an insufferable know-it-all."

"And you were a greasy git. Until I got a hold of you."

"OHO, well that's very nice of you," he answered sarcastically.

"Well it's my duty as your wife not to lie to you."

"You've been beautiful since day one."

"Now that's a lie."

"It's my duty as husband not to lie to you, Hermione."

"Now that was very sweet of you."

"I love you."

"Aww, sweetie me too."

Baby Jocelyn was already wailing. Hermione sighed and got up to calm her. An hour later, she came back to bed and pressed her body against his. They fell asleep like this and woke up the next morning to a quiet baby. Which surprised them both, so they went in to check on her. She was sound asleep.

"What a little angel."

"Yeah. She's our angel."

WOOH-HOO! Chapter 5 is DONE! I shall update soon. Toodles. Sry but I have nothing corny to say.