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A/N: Hey everyone, been a long while I didn't really "talk" to you through something else other than the story. I just wanted to thank all my fantastic reviewer always very nice to see how much you like my first fanfic. When I have a bad day, I love going back and look at your reviews. It always cheers me up. Anyway, back to the story. I hope you all enjoyed the wedding chapters.

Also, I am sorry for not posting as regularly as before. I am trying my best to update the fic every day or so. But studies take a lot of time. I'll promise you'll get a chapter Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice time reading this chapter. J1974!

Chapter 33

Two weeks later

Hermione was in the foyer preparing the last of their belongings before going back to Hogwarts. She had gone with Severus to Diagon Alley a few days previously and they had both bought what they would need for this year at Hogwarts. She had a large lists and ticked the different boxes one by one as she checked that they were here.

Hermione had decided to take seven N.E. for this year. She had chosen charms, transfiguration, arithmancy, history of Magic, Muggle studies, spell theory and herbology. Although she wanted to take Potions too, Severus had informed her that it would be too hazardous for her to take Potion as they would mostly brew Potions which fumes could hurt the child. She had finally come to the conclusion that it wasn't that big of a deal as she had her own personal Potion teacher at home available at any time for the rest of her life.

She finished overseeing the packing of their trunks when she saw a small elf bring a third trunk already packed and ready to be taken away. She looked at it and saw a small leather label onto it. She took it in her hand and read it.

This luggage belongs to _ Snape.

She cocked an eyebrow at the elf who had brought the luggage and he looked at her with his huge blue tennis ball size eyes.

"I am very sorry to ask you this Timmy. But what is this piece of luggage?" She asked showing the luggage to the elf.

"Master has given this to Timmy and tell him to brings it down to Mistress. He tell Timmy it is to go to Hogwarts" the elf said bravely

"Thank you, Timmy. Could you open it by any chance?" Hermione asked kindly.

The elf opened the trunk and when Hermione saw that the trunk was packed with baby clothes and things, she gasped and placed a hand on her mouth.

"I thought that we ought to have at least a few things for her ready. We won't really have the time for shopping once we are back at Hogwarts. With you studying and me teaching, it is going to be complicated." A deep voice behind her said.

"Love, it's adorable!" Hermione said just above a whisper

"No more than you are adorable my lovely wife" Severus said hugging Hermione.

"I think every thing is ready for tomorrow. We'll be leaving by Floo tomorrow at nine a.m. so you can be at the staff beginning of term lunch by one. Think I'll just wait for you to finish your lunch before unpacking everything. I think I'll just get started on a few little things." Hermione told him.

"Darling, before going. I would like you to promise me one thing. If you feel tired at any moment of the day, you can come back here and rest. Alright?" Severus asked seriously.

"I will love."

"And no skipping any more meals. I'll be there at every single meal and if I don't see you at only one of them, I can promise you that you will regret it for a full week." Severus said to Hermione as seriously as he could.

"I promise darling. You will see me at every single meal"

The next day, Severus woke up first and saw his wife sleeping. Her features were soft and free of any stress. The sight before his eyes was so beautiful that he tried his best as not to wake her. Breathing the softest and lightest way possible and not moving a muscle.

When Hermione woke up, he tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear before kissing her lightly and placing his hand on her belly. She responded to the kiss and stirred a little. Her baby bump had really grown the last two weeks and it became harder and harder for Severus to kiss her in that position.

Hermione deepened the kiss and Severus felt a moan coming out of her throat. It made him instantly hard and his cock strained in his pajama's pants. Although he wanted to make love to her right here and now. He refrained himself and pulled back.

"Not now love. Tomorrow or the day after. Come on, let's get downstairs and get something sorted out for you" Severus said caressing her cheek lightly.

Hermione's hormones had been at an all-time high lately. And she threw the covers off herself before going to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her hard.

Severus rolled his eyes and headed towards the door. He tried to open it but the door was locked. He knocked lightly on the wood paneling and spoke in his deeper than usual morning voice.

"Love, let me in. Please." He pleaded

"Leave me alone Severus" her voice said at the other side of the door.

"Alright, I'll be just outside if you need me. Okay, my angel?" Severus said once more before walking away from the door.

He hadn't had the time to make five steps, that he heard the lock on the door being turned and the door creak open.

"I'm sorry, Severus" he heard her say between two sobs. Immediately, he turned around and the sight of his wife red and puffed eyes made the small bit of annoyance he held against Hermione go away.

"Hey, love, come here. I'm not mad love. Tell me what it is that is making you so sad." Severus said as he took Hermione in his arms and took her back in bed before joining her into bed and wrapping his arms around her.

"It's just that it seems like you don't want to make love to me anymore. The whole week after our wedding, we did love every single minute we had and I loved it. My hormones have been going wild lately and it seems like I am a horny teenager who can't seem to think about anything else and you keep rejecting me. I need you my love." Hermione explained while curling and uncurling a strand of Severus' hair in between her fingers.

"Love, you know that I would take you any time of the day if. But I think that you need to rest a little before school resumes and little one in there…"

"Oh, shut up and fuck me already will you!" Hermione said taking his face in between her hands and straddling him.

She began kissing him teasingly at first before feeling Severus bring heat into the mix. The soft groan she let escape from her lips made Severus respond instantly and he felt his cock harden further more. He gasped when he felt Hermione's fingers graze over the elastic band of his tented trousers and cupping his painfully erect penis and ball sack. Suddenly, Hermione saw that any trace of clothes that previously covered their bodies had disappeared.

"Severus, take me my love." Hermione said grinding het drenched folds over his groin and making his cock twitch in excitement.

"With the greatest pleasure in the world my wonderful wife" He said before raising himself and kissing Hermione.

He placed his hand on her back and softly turned her around. He propped her onto a few pillows before guiding his strained erection onto Hermione's overheated center and pushing himself inside her softly.

"Never. Ever. Believe. I. Would. Not. Take. You. Without. The. Greatest. Pleasure. In. The. World. My love" He said to Hermione making his point by thrusting into her with each word that spilled from his mouth.

"Severus, fuck me harder. Please. I need you to come love" Hermione scram into the night as she arched her hips to meet his thrusts and making him go deeper inside of her.

Severus sped up his thrusts and a few seconds later, they both scram at the top of their lungs each other's name. Severus collapsed half onto the bed, half onto Hermione breathing hard.

"I love you darling. I can't wait to have our little one out there and have her with us." He said pressing a small kiss on the corner of Hermione's mouth.

Twenty minutes later, they both were out of the bedroom and going to their closet. Hermione took a light blue dress knee-length dress that flowed swiftly around her at the smallest of her movements. Severus had resumed wearing his all black teaching robes and billowing cloak.

"Hermione. You look splendid in this dress. Did I ever tell you?" Severus said when he saw her getting out of her closet.

"Not in the last let's say 20 minutes" she said to him "I must admit that you do look handsome in your teaching robes darling." She said before going down the stairs and into the kitchen.

He followed her and helped her make breakfast. The sun was beaming into the room via the large windows and one beam was perfectly onto her. It made her look like a true angel. Not that Severus saw her for anything but an angel, but seeing her like that made his heart ache with love.

He took a small flask from his coat and drew the fresh memory out of his mind before placing it inside the flask. He touched the flask with his wand and the flask became unbreakable. It was one of those nifty charms he had learned while learning for his Potions Mastery and one that came in useful with the number of clumsy students who had come at Hogwarts and whom he had to teach the complicated art that was Potion brewing.

They ate breakfast together, but Severus saw that something was wrong with Hermione. He saw her play with her food, moving it around her plate and not really paying attention to what he was saying.

"Hey, love, is anything of the matter?" Severus asked her his voice filled with concern.

"I… I… I got a letter from Ginny yesterday, Ron… Ron… Ron… he's coming back to Hogwarts and he is taking five N.E. . All of them are the same as I apart from Potions. Never did I think he would come back to Hogwarts. Severus I… I… I… wanted to tell you, but I didn't want you to be jealous of him. I will never leave you for him but I am sure he will try to convince me to so the opposite. I am so lost I'm not sure I'll be strong enough to stand up to him." Hermione said before she began sobbing

"Hey, love, come here, come. I don't want us to have secrets between us. But I understand. If he dares to touch even a hair from you or our little girl. I can promise you I'll hex him into the next millennium love. I know you are scared to face him. If you really think you can't hold anymore. Touch your ring and I'll be right there. Alright love? I'll give anything up for you my love and if you think you won't be able to bear it anymore, then just tell me and we'll figure out something else. But you must speak to me my angel. Ok? " Severus said wiping the tears away from her cheeks.

"Alright. Thanks. It's just that I don't want to cause any trouble to Professor McGonagall. She is already doing so much so the both of us could be together and take care of the baby. And she is giving us the opportunity to come back. Never would I thought that I would get to finish my studies after becoming a mother, let alone be under tutelage to learn from Professor Flitwick."

"Love. Never doubt in your capacities. Being a mother, doesn't mean giving up everything for her child. On the opposite. It is giving everything she can to her child. It doesn't mean that it is going to be easy. You will have to make choices and sacrifices but you won't give up everything that you are for her and I am also here to help love." Severus cuddling with her.

"Thanks my love" she took out her wand and cleaned quickly the table sat up and went to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and combed through her long hair one last time before vanishing her vanity into her trunk which was downstairs and waited only to be carried away to Hogwarts.

"Ready love?" Severus asked as she looked at herself in the mirror.

"Ready love. And you?" she said looking at him.

"Readier as I could ever be darling" he said taking her hand and leading her to the foyer and the large fireplace.

Severus shrunk the luggage and placed them into his pocket before taking a handful of Floo powder and throwing it in the fire he had lit a few moments beforehand.

"Mr. and Mrs. Snape's quarters, Hogwarts" he shouted as he threw the handful of powder in the fire and being swallowed by the green flames.

Hermione looked around a last time before doing as Severus. When she landed safely in their new quarters at Hogwarts, Hermione stumbled out of the fireplace and into Severus' arms.

"There we are. Welcome home love" Severus said before waving his wand along her body making her spotless clean.

The first room was the lounge and dinner area. It was dark and lighted by a great deal of candles. The windows were submerged under the black lake and a greenish light came out of the windows. A small kitchen was on the side of the room and was fully furnished. Two doors opened up to a en-suite bed and bathroom and a second smaller room that Hermione and Severus supposed to be for their child. It was filled with all the required furniture for their child and a small note was inside the crib. Hermione went towards it and picked up the note before reading it.

Dear Hermione, dear Severus,

Since your wedding ceremony. I truly, fully understand that what you have for each other is more than just a fling or passing love. What the two of you have for each other is indescribable. Although I already gave you something for your wedding. I wanted to do something more, so I permitted myself to buy for you the most necessary furniture for your future little one. I know it seems like a lot. But I wanted to do that for you.

I wish you all the best,

Minerva McGonagall. Headmistress of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.

Hermione gave the note to Severus who read it through and looked deeply touched by Minerva's attention.

The rest of the apartment was composed of another door that opened up onto Severus' office and classroom while a fourth one lead to a small library with two armchairs and a large double desk.

"Come on darling. We have to unpack, then, I am going to the staff luncheon." Severus said while returning the trunks to their original sizes.

"Ouch. Severus." Hermione said just above a whisper as she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. "Severus, SEVERUS!" She began screaming, clearly panicked as she brought her hand to her thigh and felt blood leaking from her.

"Darling. What…" Severus interrupted himself when he saw the blood in between her legs. Immediately, he rushed at her side and took her in his arms. He rushed out of their quarters and ran through the corridors for a good four minutes before reaching the infirmary ward.

"Calm down darling, I'll go and fetch Poppy she must be in her office." Severus said trying to sound the most reassuring possible.

"Where am I? I'm not feeling really well. I think I'll just…" Hermione said her voice getting weaker and weaker by the second as she looked around her and laid down onto the pillow.

"No Hermione. You're not going to sleep. I need you by my side awake now. DO you understand. You stay awake and you don't dare even close your eyes for a second. You understand me" Severus said his voice filled with panic as he shook her energetically. Trying to keep her awake. "HERMIONE. You are not going anywhere. You listen to me and do as I tell you're staying awake."

He heard a door open and the Mediwitch got out of her office rushing towards Hermione her wand already waving above her body.

"Severus, what happened to her." The Mediwitch asked as she assessed Hermione's condition.

"I don't know. We were beginning to unpack and I was in my office when I heard her scream. I just saw the blood and I rushed her here." Severus said taking Hermione's hand in his own and watching the witch in front of him for the slightest hint on his wife's condition.

"I think you should sit down Severus." The Mediwitch said to Severus as she conjured up a small chair behind Severus, right next to Hermione. The apologetic face she made to Severus made him think of the worse.

"Poppy, please. Tell me. What is happening with my wife and child?" Severus pleaded.