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WARNING: Mature themes brought up so if you are less than 18 and/or easily triggered by mature content DO NOT READ THIS STORY. You have been warned.

A/N: Hey guys. So here you have a little chapter I wrote. I hope you like it. Have a great time reading. And don't forget to like, follow or even leave a small review. It always warms my heart to see people take time to review my stories. Anyways, have a lovely time reading.

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Chapter 25

She collapsed to the ground. The rest of the guests who were still there looked at her and at the place where Severus had been seconds later. Harry had already rushed by Hermione's side and was holding her onto his chest. Harry tried to pull her to her feet with the help of Ginny and Ron to her feet.

"I don't know what to do Harry. I… I must go and help him." Hermione said to Harry as she held onto Harry for balance not sure if she could fully support her weight on her legs.

"Let's just go to Gringotts and do as Severus said, ask your banker to Patronus your lawyer. I am sure she will know what to do along with the lawyer. Come on, I'll…" Harry began taking Hermione's hand

"Wait, he told something about a baby. Do you have a child Hermione?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she looked at Hermione with eyes full of tears.

"Yes, Mrs. Weasley, I am pregnant with Severus' child. I am two months along actually. I have to go and help him. I can't let them take him away from me… from our child." Hermione sobbed

"Wait. Bill can you go and take care of it. She must stay as calm as possible and paperwork will only make her more stressed than necessary. What is the name of your banker Hermione?" Mrs. Weasley asked to Hermione softly.

"I think her name is Miss Grankord. The vault is number 569. I don't know the name of his lawyer. Is that of any help Mrs. Weasley?" Hermione asked still holding onto Harry.

"Yes Hermione. Don't worry I'll take care of that. I think it would be best if you went straight to the Minister of Magic and inquire about Severus. They have to allow him out because of your condition although I am not quite sure. The Unspeakables seem to have a grudge against Severus." Bill informed Hermione.

"I'll accompany her with Harry" George going towards Hermione and helping Harry support Hermione.

Harry, George and Hermione Apparated to the Ministry for Magic Atrium. The fountain picturing Muggles supporting the Wizarding World had been replaced by three statues Hermione recognized as depicting Ron, Harry and her. Their wands were pointed towards the ceiling and water was coming out of them.

They approached the fountain and read the legend under the three statues.

In honor of the heroes of the battle of Hogwarts. May their help be recognized by all.

"Come on Hermione, let's go to the information desk. They'll know where Severus is. The fact that he was arrested only a week after the battle shows that sometimes, the Ministry can speed up paperwork." George tried to joke

They went towards a purple desk. It was a good fifty feet long desk where ten purple and black dressed witches stood. A fake smile stuck on their face as they informed different people. They waited in the line for a good twenty minutes before one of the information employees was available. She was a tall thin woman. So bony that her cheeks bones were clearly defined.

"Welcome to the Ministry for Magic, how can I help… Oh Merlin, you are Harry Potter." The woman said quickly her voice filled with excitement.

"Humm yeah, I am here for my friend. Her fiancé was taken into custody earlier today. She has sent for his lawyer but would like to see him before. Could you show us to where we might be able to see him?" Harry said clearly embarrassed for Hermione. She was after all the most important part of the Golden Trio but the Infowitch had only looked at him and talked to him.

"It would be my pleasure to accompany you. I'll just need your Magical Trace also known as MT and the one from your friend and any other person wishing to accompany you to see him. Along with his name of course." The witch said smiling in the same fake looking smile

"His name is Severus Tobias Snape. The persons going with me are Harry James Potter and George Weasley. As for my MT, here you go" Hermione said waving her wand in the air and giving the small piece of paper that had appeared to the Infowitch.

Harry and George gave their MTs too and the three of them received a purple VISITOR badge with their names on them. Harry's and Hermione's name were written in a gold elegant writing while George's name was in simple black ink and didn't even spell Weasley but Wisly.

Hermione followed the Infowitch towards a hidden elevator in the back of the atrium. The three of them entered the elevator squeezing in with the other occupants of the elevator.

"Now, you have to go to level -35. There, ask for Mr. Lagus. He will take you to see your fiancé and friend. Have a good day at the Ministry for Magic." The little witch said before scurrying away her high heals clapping on the marble ground of the atrium.

The elevator ride was very long to Hermione's opinion and the service Wizard proposed to Hermione to it down. When the service wizard finally said "floor -35 department of high security retention" they sighed and get out of the elevator thanking the service wizard and tipping him with a galleon. He little wizard thanked him infinitely and then the elevator was out of sight.

They made a few steps into a brightly foyer. The ground was made out of mahogany wood and a lilac carpet covered most of the flooring. The monograms MoM and DoHSR were embroidered in the side of the carpeting. And led to a double French door where the glass was spelled so no one could look inside. On top of the door was a small sign.

Department of High Security Retention run by Ifigeny Lagus

The three of them entered the room and were greeted by a secretary who wore the same uniform as the Infowitch who had directed them unless her uniform looked like a it was two sizes too large. She had her long blond hair held up into a tight bun and was reading small yellow airplanes which were piling up slowly on her desk.

"Hello, welcome to the department of high security retention, how can I help you today?" The witch said in the most boring tone she could manage. Hermione was surprised to remark her tone was even more boring than Professor Binn's.

"Hello, humm, we would like to meet Mr. Lagus. It is about Mr. Severus Tobias Snape." Hermione said impatiently.

The witch took a piece of red parchment from her desk and scribbled a quick note on it before tapping it with her wand and sending it off towards a long corridor.

"You may go and sit. I'll tell you when I get an answer from Mr. Lagus." The small witch said returning her attention to the yellow planes who had begun piling up into a huge pile on her desk.

"Could you just show me the way to the bathroom. I'd like to change my dress into something slightly more appropriate." Hermione asked as politely as possible.

"First door on your left" the secretary responded without looking at Hermione.

"Thank you, Mrs." Hermione replied before heading towards the door the woman had indicated her.

She closed the door behind her and took her dress off, only leaving her in her lacy knickers and matching bra. She waved her wand above the garment and saw it transfigure to a much simpler garment which was only knee length and had a waist line which began right under her breasts and the fabric dropped on her slightly swollen stomach.

She looked at herself in the mirror of the bathroom and used the toilets before readjusting her hair, leaving the bathroom and joining the boys back inside a small private room. The door shut behind her and they found themselves alone.

They waited like that, Harry holding Hermione by the shoulder and trying to calm her. Hermione was staring towards where the message had flown, one hand on her slightly round stomach, the other hand resting on her lower arm, while her thumb automatically rubbed her arm. George had his right hand onto the one she had placed on her tummy. They waited for what seemed hours.

She woke up to a large beefy man that Harry nearly thought to be his Uncle Vernon came into the waiting room with a snarl on his face.

"Miss Hermione Jean Granger, Mr. Harry James Potter and Mr. George Weasley." He began his voice filled with disgust as he pronounced their names. "Follow me. That is if you still want to see him." He continued his voice even more disdainful when he referred to Severus. Hermione who was very hormonal had only one thought in mind. Killing that man who spoke so badly of her husband and her. Unfortunately, Harry and George felt it too and retained her to her chair.

They stood up and walked past a few doors before coming to a once way see through glass. The man stopped in front of the door and took his wand out. He tapped the wall twice with his wand and turned towards the Trio.

Hermione muffled a gasp as she looked through the glass and saw her fiancé sitting on a chair his back straight looking in front of him. He no longer had any belt to his pants and his mantle and tie had also been taken away from him. He was left in his black woolen pants and black shirt. He had rolled sleeves up and his toned pale arms showed his scars.

"For you to get inside the room. I will need your wand. Although no Magic can be made inside of the room, it is just a mere protection for you to give us your wand. Binds you to the place too so you cannot escape in any way." The man said sternly.

Hermione gave her wand without a second thought and the Wizard unlocked the glass paned door. She ran inside and rushed to Severus. A smile appeared on his tired face and Hermione kissed him.

"Are you alright love? Did your lawyer come? What is happening my darling love?" Hermione said kneeling onto the ground to be at Severus' level.

"We all Apparated inside a large room. There I asked for my lawyer. It was refused to me. They started throwing curses to me. I think they even threw a Cruciatus or two at me but I have endured so much more that this was nothing. Then they took my belt, tie, mantel, shoes and placed a tracing spell on me as well as administered a power diminishing potion. Then I was brought to this room and saw my lawyer. He talked with the head of the Department and he told him that my trial was tomorrow. I pleaded not guilty to all the chiefs of accusation. I am facing either prison or Death…" Severus began. When he had pronounced the fact he was facing death, Hermione's head dropped to his knee.

"No Severus. You can't abandon me. You can't let our child not grow up with a father. I need you to live. You are everything to me. A lover, a confident, a friend and most importantly my life. I can't live without you darling. Please Sev." She said crying loudly not letting him finish his sentence.

"Wait darling, don't you worry, I am not going anywhere. I am actually coming back home with you. Thanks to the memory Harry got from me. They saw I was forced into doing those things. I am free to go darling. They just waited for someone to come and pick me up." Severus said taking her face in between his hands.

"Just Severus, it seems like everything went so quickly. It has only been an hour upmost you are there. No?" Hermione said looking at him puzzled.

"No darling, it has been 22 hours since I was brought in. They told me I could go 5 hours ago and told me that if you weren't there 6 hours after my release, the law said I would be pursuable for slowing of judiciary procedures. But you are here and everything is going to be alright." Severus said taking Hermione onto his lap and hugging her softly before placing her back to her feet.

Suddenly, she felt how much she needed to eat as her tummy rumbled. Severus placed his hand on her tummy and felt a tiny pressure against it.

"What was that Hermione? Was it you or…" Severus said his voice filled with emotion

"I think that it wasn't me. This was our baby love. Our baby is responding to your touch. Which is possible as I am two months pregnant." Hermione said smiling sweetly at Severus who still had his hand onto her stomach and was looking at it.

He rose his head and captured Hermione's lips in a sweet kiss before taking his hand and going back towards the door.

"You are free to go Mr. Snape your wand will be restored downstairs at the Wand Restoration Office in the main atrium. Here are the rest of your items and a power restoring potion. Goodbye Mr. Snape" the plump man said pulling his hand out for Severus to shake.

"Goodbye Mr. Lagus, thank you for your time" Severus responded coldly not reaching for the hand in front of him.

They left the ministry and retrieved Severus' wand from the Wand Restoration Office in the main atrium. They said their goodbyes to the boys and Apparated back to the cabin, Severus lifted Hermione in his arms before bringing her inside of the cabin. He placed her on the sofa and clapped twice in his hands.

Wilky Apparated and Severus ordered a meal for the both of them. They ate their meals and went back on the couch where Severus read a little. Hermione was so tired that she fell asleep the second her head touched his chest.

He accioed a plaid from the library and wrapped it around Hermione. Two hours later, he took her in his arms and brought her to their bedroom where he undressed her and undressed her. When he took her shoes off, he couldn't stop placing light kisses on the inner part of her foot.

"Hmmh, Severus, please, don't tease me, I need you…" Hermione hummed in pleasure. She felt her hormones crave for him. As she was coming more and more along in her pregnancy, her hormones were getting more and more strong and she always lived with an ache in her like something that wasn't fulfilled.

"Calm down, I'm here love, let me take care of you. Don't worry about anything less." Severus said massaging her legs slowly continuing disrobing her slowly.

He took her dress off and looked at her lace encased body. He began by discarding her bra to the other end of the room before kissing softly her right tit. Taking her left one in between his thumb and index. Her back arched off the bed as she felt him nibbling on her tit. It was getting painfully hard and she took his long black hair in his hand and moved him towards the other tit.

"Merlin, you're needy love" Severus said as he went back down onto the hardening nipple.

When he was sure that the two nipples were perfectly hard, he pulled back and admired his work of art before placing feather light kisses on her neck and leaving a few love bites there. She squirmed under his ministration and placed her hands on his head inciting him to go more and more towards her center which was already dripping wet in anticipation of what was going to happen in the next few hours.

"Sev…" Hermione breathed out as his mouth grazed past her aching pleasure center. "If you don't fuck me immediately, I am going to have to do it myself"

Without further ado, she gathered all her strength and turned them over. She was now on top of him. He looked at her with so much love in his eyes, her eyes could burst. She took his hand in hers and pinned him with her weight. She began kissing him languorously on the lips leaving him wanting for more before disrobing him slowly not forgetting to go back up to his lips to kiss him. When he was fully naked, the only thing that stopped her from impaling herself on his proudly erect length was her lace knickers which were soaked by the way.

"Please Hermione. I need you." Severus gasped.

Hermione discarded her knickers and impaled herself onto his cock. They both let a moan of ecstasy as they discovered a totally new sensation. Hermione took Severus' hands and placed them atop of her own breast. Severus couldn't hold himself back anymore and turned them once again over.

"Merlin, love, please. Make me come." Hermione said as Severus pumped in and out of her. "I love you my lovely handsome wizard. When they took you away from me, I felt my heart tore. I need you to live my sweet darling."

Severus bent over and kissed her, his hand snaking in between the two of them and messaging her clit into tight little circle that brought her to the very edge.

"Come my little witch, I'm here with you today and always my love." The combination of his word, messaging and frantic love making made her go over the edge.

"SEVERUS, SWEET MOTHER OF CIRCE!" she cried to the top of her lung as her inner walls began milking his juice covered cock. That was his undoing and he came screaming Hermione's name.

He only had the force to try and not crush Hermione by pushing Hermione's exhausted lithe form a little on the side as he collapsed on top of her. A smile of completeness on his lips.

"I love you my wonderful witch. I promise I'll always be there for you. I was always thinking about you. When they hit me, when they Crucioed me. Always. You were the only thing keeping me live my love." He said before placing a light kiss on her lips and pulling away slowly.

"I love you too my love." Hermione said before nuzzling into him and falling asleep.