A/N: My thirtieth glimpse! Yay! This one is dedicated to my BFF and her dilemma she's having at the moment… Where is her stuffed monkey?! Please review!
Disclaimer: I don't own HP or "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" J.K and whoever wrote that song a long time ago do.
Where oh where has my little dog gone?
Oh where, oh where could he be?
"MUM!!!!!!!!" six year old Vivienne Snape screamed at the top of her lungs.
Hermione jumped out of Severus's arms immediately. She had been lying in front of him, his strong arms around her, as he graded papers on her stomach. His quill flew out of his hand and the papers scattered over the bed.
"What the bloody…" he mumbled as Hermione crawled out of bed.
"It's Vivienne," she said, wrapping her robe around her scantily clad body. She ran out of the room, leaving Severus to clean up the mess she'd made. She ran down the hall and rushed into Vivienne's room.
"Darling, what is it? Are you hurt?" she said, kneeling in front of Vivienne, her hands on both her shoulders.
"I can't find Charlie!" she said indignantly, tears rolling down her face.
Hermione shook the remaining sleep from her brain. Charlie, she thought, Vivienne was screaming bloody murder over CHARLIE!?
"Sweetie, I'm sure he's here somewhere," Hermione said, sinking onto the bed next to her sobbing daughter. "but Viv, you can't scream like that when you aren't physically hurt, okay? Mum and Daddy thought something had happened to you," she said gently.
"But I always sleep with Charlie! I can't sleep without him!" she cried, burying her face in Hermione's side. Hermione sighed heavily.
Charlie was the stuffed puppy Hermione and Severus had gotten Vivienne on her third Christmas. She had been sleeping with it every night since then.
"Alright, darling, let's look for him again," she said, turning the covers down on her bed. Hermione checked under the covers, under the pillows, inside the pillowcases, under the bed, under the desk, in the closet, even in the bathroom Vivienne shared with Kenton and Rosalyn. Charlie was nowhere to be found. Vivienne was beginning to become even more restless.
"Where is he, Mommy? I am tired and I can't sleep without him!" she said, sitting on the bed and crossing her arms.
"Let me call Dobby, maybe he knows where he is," she said, snapping her fingers. Dobby appeared in front of Hermione, bowing deeply.
"Good evening, Mrs. Snape. What can Dobby do for you?" he asked generously.
"Good evening, Dobby. Have you seen Charlie, Vivienne's stuffed puppy?" Hermione asked, crossing her fingers.
"Oh, no, Dobby has not seen Charlie since he was run through the wash," Dobby said, and no sooner than the words left his mouth, Vivienne jumped up and grabbed Dobby by the shoulders.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN RUN THROUGH THE WASH!? CHARLIE COULD BE DEAD!!!" she screamed, shaking Dobby.
Hermione gasped and pulled Vivienne off of Dobby. She sat her on the bed and loomed over her.
"VIVIENNE JANE SNAPE! What in Merlin's name are you doing? You know better than that!" she turned to Dobby quickly. "Oh, Dobby, I'm so sorry! She's just upset," she stammered, shocked at her normally calm daughter's behavior.
"Dobby understands. Dobby will go look for the Charlie right now," he said, and disappeared.
Hermione turned to Vivienne, seething.
"Listen to me, young lady. You know BETTER than to treat Dobby, or anyone else for that matter, that way! You can just lie there and go to sleep. I've never heard such nonsense, not being able to sleep without a stuffed toy, at your age. Just lie there, and if you can't sleep, think about what you did," Hermione said, and stormed out of the room.
Vivienne just lie there, staring at the ceiling.
/\/\/\
Hermione strode into their bedroom, slammed the door, and with no warning, jumped on top of Severus and kissed him hard on the lips. Severus dropped his quill and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her back.
"What was that for?" he asked breathlessly.
"I'm angry. And when I'm angry, I want to take it out on you," she said playfully, running her fingers through his hair. He grinned.
"That's fine by me," he said, kissing her neck.
All of a sudden, Dobby appeared, covering his large watery eyes with his long fingers.
"Pardon me, Professors Snape, but I believe this is what young Vivienne was looking for? It was still in the laundry chute," he said, pulling Charlie out of his large apron pocket with one eye still closed.
Hermione jumped off Severus and grabbed Charlie out of Dobby's hand.
"Thank you, Dobby! And again, I apologize for Vivienne's behavior. She will apologize to you when she is in better spirits," she said, and rushed out of the room as quickly as she had rushed in.
As Dobby disappeared, Severus sighed, hoping Hermione would come back for more. He decided he'd just let her handle this mess with Viv.
/\/\/\
Hermione slipped into Vivienne's room, where her daughter was still lying awake. She held Charlie behind her back and sank to the floor next to the bed.
"Look what Dobby found in the laundry chute," she said excitedly, pulling Charlie from behind her back.
"CHARLIE!!!" Vivienne exclaimed, hugging him tightly to her chest. Hermione smiled.
"Now, can you sleep?" she asked, but stifled a giggle as she looked at her daughter.
She was already fast asleep.
Hermione kissed her daughter's forehead and headed back to her bedroom.
Severus had already laid his papers aside, and when Hermione came back into the room, he stood up and swept his wife off her feet. She smiled, melting into his arms like the first time he held her.
He laid her down on the bed, kissing her chest gently.
"You're the best mother in the world. And you know what?"
"What?" she breathed.
"That makes you even sexier," he said, kissing her lips.
tbc
Yay! That was fun! Hope you liked! Please review! Love, love!
-RARLIE!CHAR