Title: Hermione's Helping Hand

The Power Of Revenge

The funeral for Draco Malfoy took place a week later. Everyone wasn't sad that he was gone and both Severus and Hermione felt as though a horrible chapter of their lives was over. The only person that was sad that Draco was gone, was his wife, who was now a widow. She glared at the Snape's and the Lupin's, planning her revenge. She knew revenge took time and with her brains, she would have no problem completing her task.

Pansy was allowed to stay at Hogwarts to complete the job of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. As the weeks past and April started, filling the air with fine weather, Severus and Hermione were starting to make plans to have more children. They had planned everything, but unknown to them Pansy intended on making it her own special moment. She would ruin two families, and get her revenge in the cruelest way. She waited and soon darkness didn't just fall on the castle, but on Hermione Snape as well.

The next morning, things moved the way that it should. Hermione thanked her husband for a wonderful night and then left to head off to Charms. Professor Fletchley continued his talk on Weather Charms. He had told them before he started on this area that it would come up on their N.E.W.T's. It seemed that's all they talked about.

" I wish they would just shut up about the N.E.W.T's," Ron muttered. " So how was everything last night?"

" Well!"

" Well, I'm glad to hear that!" Ron said. " At least someone is going to have a wonderful future. I'm stuck with Loony Lovegood."

Both Harry and Hermione rolled their eyes at him. This was the thousandth time that he complained about the person that he was being forced to marry, and it was getting a bit boring.

" Look, Ron!" Hermione said. " Your parents have strong morals, like me and Severus do. You have to marry her because you did her wrong."

" I didn't do her wrong," Ron snapped. " Trust me, when that baby is born, it won't look anything like me."

" Want to place a bet?"

" Your on, Harry."

Hermione again rolled her eyes and left the boys to it. For the rest of the day, Hermione held down the bout of morning sickness. She was excited that she had this condition, which hadn't happened the first time she was pregnant. Finally when the last class ended, she hurried off to see Madam Pomfrey.

" Well it looks like another batch of Snape's might be making their appearance!" she told her.

Hermione at once felt giddy.

" I hope so!" Hermione said. " Severus loves fatherhood and wants to experience again."

Madam Pomfrey smiled at her.

" I'm glad that he's found something to cherish."

" Me too!" Hermione said, beaming.

When she left, with instructions that she was to return in a week to make sure that it held, she went down to the Great Hall and tried to hold down something. However, her body rejected food and she decided to return to her quarters and have Dobby fetch her some sea biscuits.

" Very well Mistress Snape."

And he was gone.