Chapter Fifteen; New Year's Eve

Alright guys only a couple of chapters left! I'm going to probably finish it today because tomorrow I've decided to post another Halloween, or should I say howl-a-ween special! It'll be all about Cowboy and his new friend Cookie.

Also another special surprise, they can talk in this one! It is also a prequel to Harry Snape and The Legend of Diamond Rock which is the fourth story in the Harry Snape series! So I hope you enjoy the rest of this one and I hope you'll check them both out! Thanks again for all the positive feedback, and the new baby is finally born in this one, so the suspense will finally be over on what their new precious baby girl's name is going to be!

After Christmas was over Harry couldn't wait until the next morning to play with all of his new toys. However all that Tobey wanted to do was go back outside and play in the snow. At least that's what Lily seemed to think as he stood by the window pressing his little face up against it along with his tiny little hands.

"Come on sweetheart, time to get ready for bed." She told him before she bent down and lifted him up into her arms.

"No!" Tobey cried before he burst into tears.

"It's alright Tobey, we'll have plenty of time to play together tomorrow." Harry begun. "I promise." He reassured him when all of a sudden Tobey stopped crying and smiled at him.

"Ok. Night-night." He told him as Lily smiled down at him before she kissed the top of his head. "That's my sweet little baby boy." She said before she carried him away. Harry grinned as he turned to watch them go down the hallway before he went back to playing with his toys. In another few days it would be New Year's Eve. That meant that Harry was allowed to stay up until midnight, but Tobey couldn't yet since he was still too little.

Harry on the other hand had been enjoying New Year's Eve for a couple of years now, and he loved helping his parents get the house ready for their annual New Year's Eve party. However, it was on that morning that he realized that his mother was acting rather strange. She had been in the bathroom for over a half an hour throwing up.

Eventually she finally came out of the bathroom and smiled at her husband and two sons. "Severus, I think it's time." She told him.

"Nonsense! The party doesn't start for hours." He said but she just continued to grin at him.

"No, I mean I think it's time. My water just broke." She explained.

"What?" he asked her nervously.

"Our daughter's about to be born, I'm in labor." She told him.

"No! But that's impossible! You're three weeks early!" he cried. "We haven't even finished the nursery or picked out her name yet, so you can't possibly be going into labor because I'm not ready yet!" he cried.

"Well ready or not here she comes." She told him as Harry and Tobey looked up from their toys to see their parents excitedly embracing each other and kissing passionately.

"Lily what about the party though, and the boys?" Snape asked her.

"Well the party's going to have to wait, and I'll get my parents to come over and watch them." She told him before Harry turned over to look at Tobey.

"Did you hear that Tobey? Mummy's going to have our new baby sister. You're going to be a big brother!" he exclaimed as Tobey beamed at him proudly.

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Lily laid down on top of her hospital bed while Snape stood beside her clutching her hand tightly inside his own. Lily breathed heavily and anxiously. "Are you alright?" he asked her worriedly.

"No, I don't remember being in this much pain for Harry or Tobey." She told him. "I think I'm going to have to get an epidural." She said.

"There isn't time, she'll be here any second now." He told her while the nurse lifted up the hem of her robe. "Just hang on Lily, everything will be alright. I promise." He reassured her before planting a tender kiss upon her forehead.

"Alright Lily, I'm going to need you to start pushing now." The nurse instructed as Lily took a deep breath and started to push. After what seemed like forever, and the most pain she ever went through in her life, they heard the cries of their newborn baby girl. Tears of joy streamed down Lily's own face as Snape kissed her lips.

Although she was extremely tiny, (five pounds six ounces) the nurse told them that she was very healthy and wrapped her up in a tiny pink blanket before she handed her over to her mother. Lily smiled down at the tiny infant that laid snug and safe inside her arms. She was rather pink and her face was covered with acne, she had a few red hairs on the top of her head, and that's when suddenly she opened up her bright green eyes for the first time and looked up at her mother while at the same time desperately trying to learn how to focus.

"Oh Severus, she's so beautiful." Lily said with a gasp of astonishment.

"She sure is. Just like you. In fact she looks exactly like you." He told her.

"Yep, Harry and Tobey are going to be very proud big brothers I know it. Well Severus, now that she's here, we can't hold it off any longer. She needs a name." she said. "What do you think, does she look like a Gianna or a Crystal?" she questioned him.

"No, actually I had a different name in mind." He began with a grin. "Evangeline." He told her. "We could call her either Eve or Evie for short since she was born on New Year's Eve." He explained.

"You mean Evangeline like the doll that my sister had that I always wanted?" Lily questioned.

"Yep," Snape began with a grin. "what do you think?" he asked her.

"I think that sounds perfect. Evangeline is a beautiful name." she began. "We'll let Harry pick her middle name since we promised him that he could." She said before she bent down and kissed Eve's bald little head. "Evangeline, my sweet little baby girl." She said.

Alright so I was sort of twisting the truth a little bit. At least you found her first name in this chapter! You'll find out her middle name in the next and last chapter when Harry sees her for the first time!