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Hermoine POV
Now two weeks later it was time for her next scan with the nurse. Finding out today would change everything, knowing exactly what to expect. Harry and Ron will immediately go out and start purchasing gifts for the baby. Now four months along Hermoine was just starting to show, but it was easily covered by her robes. She had not heard anything from Severus since the meeting, he had been watching her. McGonagall had let him know about the scan if he wanted to attend, Hermoine knew he would.
"Boys, I'll see you after Transfiguration, I'm heading to my appointment. Yes, I will tell you the news after." Harry and Ron were so excited to be uncles, she knew they already went baby shopping. Having caught them once in the common room with a bag full of baby toys.
With a quick hug Hermoine started the walk to the hospital wing. The morning sickness stage had passed, the past few weeks had been relatively good. She was becoming more confident with the pregnancy, starting to research colleges she can attend at night or just take a few classes. Draco had set up a meeting with his brother to show Hermoine the apartment, they were flooing out of the school next Friday.
The hospital wing was almost empty, except a first year complaining about first getting her period.
"Good Afternoon Miss Granger, I have a private room for you set up." She gestured for Hermoine to sit up on the bed and started asking her questions.
"How is the morning sickness, has that past?" Hermoine nodded, looking at her little bump.
"Just some heartburn, I'm sure this baby will be born with a full head of hair." The nurse laughed and started taking a few tests with her wand.
"Your weight gain looks good, you are very healthy Hermoine." There was a soft knock on the door. The nurse got up and answered it.
"Professor Snape, I'm with a student. What can I help you with?"
"I am here to sit with Miss Granger." The nurse looked back to Hermoine to nodded to her, she let Severus into the small private room and conjured a chair for him. The nurse grabbed the chart again and began to take notes.
"Am I to assume this is the father?" They both nodded, looking at the floor.
"Miss Granger, has there been any spotting?"
"At first, it felt just like my monthly. No spotting since." The nurse wrote down the note.
"Are you ready to see your little one?"
They both nodded, Severus sitting at the edge of his chair. Hermoine pushed aside her robes and the bump was visible, she lifted up her undershirt. Severus could see the little bump that was to become his child.
The nurse conjured a muggle ultrasound machine, magical spells did not always work to see the fetus.
"The gel will be a little cold." The nurse spread the gel around with the muggle wand. The sound of the baby's heartbeat filled the room, Hermoine was already crying. Severus was in awe staring at the screen while the nurse looked for the baby.
Hermoine reached out to grab his hand as the picture of their baby came up on the screen. With his cold hand in hers, something felt right.
"Alright, so right here is the little head. Hermoine you were right about the heartburn, looks like a lot of hair has started to grow." With the image on the screen, you could see the baby trying to get closer to Severus.
"Severus, put your hand on her stomach to calm the baby. I cannot get a good look with all of the wiggling." Keeping their hands held he reached his other hand and stroked her stomach softly, before laying his palm right where the baby was.
"Much better." The nurse took a few more measurements to track the baby's progress.
"Well you two, it's a boy."
"A boy? A son?" She could hear Severus asking the nurse.
What the hell was she going to do with a boy? Hermoine was not the type to play in the mud and get dirty. Plus potty training a boy sounds like hell.
The nurse gave Hermoine a towel to clean off her stomach.
"Excuse me, I need some air." She ran out of the room and up to the astronomy tower. Once at the top she collapsed in the middle and burst into tears. With a girl she could imagine doing this on her own, but with a boy, she would have no idea what to do.
"I can't raise a boy alone.. I'm sorry little one. What are we going to do..." She did not hear Severus soft steps up the tower.
"Let me help, he's my son too Hermoine." He handed Hermoine the picture of the sonogram and sat down next to her.
"You kicked me out Severus, how do I know you won't do that again? Get sick of us, or me..."
"I was in shock, I have never fucked a student before." He was staring straight ahead, not looking at her at all.
"Then why didn't you seek me out? You've barely spoken to me in four months, once you found out about him it was the first time you had spoken to me since that night."
"I was scared, I'm still scared. Ever since Lily I had not let myself care for someone. I do care for you Hermoine, and the fact that you're carrying my son..."
So Severus actually had feelings for her? He should want her for her, not just because she's pregnant.
"I don't know Severus, I'm going apartment hunting next week. You need to prove to us that you actually want to be in our lives. Pushing me away and pretending like we do not exist is not an option for you. Prove to me that you are ready to be involved with someone, and ready to be a father. Only then, we can talk about you being involved in his life. I need to head to my next class."
Hermoine stood up, tucking the picture into her bookbag. With one last look, meeting his expressive eyes she walked out of the tower.
Sitting at her desk in Charms class the boys found her, "So tell us! What is it?" Hermoine smiled passing along the picture, "A boy."