Author's Note: Sorry this chapter took so long, I hope you enjoy it. I will hopefully update sooner next time. Also, please read the AN at the end of this chapter, as it is important for the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling, so I don't own Harry Potter or anything that pertains to it.
The start of the school year came all too quickly for the Professors. Hermione sat at the Head Table next to her husband and Professor Flitwick. She was four months pregnant now, and would be going on maternity leave at the start of the Christmas holidays, which was set for December 15. This would give Hermione and Severus a month to prepare for the birth. He would not be going on paternity leave, however, as they had already decided. Hermione smiled as she watched the students file in. She couldn't wait until she saw her own children coming through those doors, sitting on the stool, and being sorted by the Sorting Hat. Dumbledore gave his usual speech, and introduced her as the new Muggle Studies Professor, and the former Muggle Studies professor who would be taking over after the Christmas holiday. Afterwards, the feast went fairly quickly.
After the feast was over and the students had been dismissed to their dorms, Severus and Hermione retired to their quarters. After classes tomorrow, they would be finding out the gender of their baby, along with Sirius, who had just reached three months. The couples had decided that they would have Madam Pomfrey do the honors, so nothing would get leaked. However, this had meant that Severus and Hermione had to wait a month longer than most Wizarding couples. They settled onto the couch and Hermione rested her head on Severus's chest.
"What do you want it to be?" Hermione asked her husband.
"I'd love a little girl," her husband admitted. "But I won't love the child any less if it is a boy."
He placed his hand on her slightly rounded belly and kissed it softly.
"Our baby will have an amazing daddy," Hermione said.
"And an amazing mommy," Severus replied. "Are you excited to find out?"
Hermione nodded eagerly. "Tomorrow after classes."
Severus chuckled and led her into their room.
"Let's go to bed," he said and they curled up in the blankets, wrapped lovingly in their spouse's arms.
After breakfast the next morning, Severus and Hermione went to their respective classrooms. She had her third, fifth, and seventh years that day. Their lessons went by pretty uneventfully, and Hermione had to laugh silently as the Purebloods realized how clever the Muggles really were. When her classes were done, she sat in her office, made a cup of tea, and read a book for the remaining hour before the visit to the Hospital Wing was scheduled. When her timer rang, she stood and walked to the Hospital Wing. She was greeted by Madam Pomfrey, and Sirius, who was sitting on a bed. She sat on the one next to it.
"Ah Mrs. Snape, you've arrived," Madam Pomfrey said. "We're just waiting for your husbands, then. Are you two excited to learn the genders?"
Hermione and Sirius both nodded, and then the doors opened, signaling the arrival of Severus and Remus.
"Alright," Madam Pomfrey said. "I will check on the babies' vitals first, and then I will tell you the gender, provided that they are not being too modest today."
She had Hermione lift her shirt first and ran a machine similar to an ultrasound over her stomach. An image popped up, showing a white image of their child. Hermione grasped Severus's hand in her own as they both stared at it.
"Baby is the right size and weight," Madam Pomfrey continued. "Would you like to hear the heartbeat?"
The couple nodded and listened as a soft thumping sound filled the infirmary. Severus looked down at Hermione, tears shining in his eyes. He leaned down and captured her lips in a soft kiss. Madam Pomfrey moved over to Sirius, telling him their baby was also healthy, and letting Sirius and Remus listen to their child's heartbeat. They, like Severus and Hermione, also seemed awestruck.
"That's our baby," Remus breathed. "It's really our baby."
Sirius laughed and pulled him into a sweet kiss.
"Would you like to find out the genders of these babies now?" Madam Pomfrey asked when they broke apart.
Everyone agreed. She came over to Hermione and looked at the image of the baby.
"Alright," she said. "It looks like you're having a-"
Author's Note: Okay I had to end it there. Let me know (by review or PM), what you would like the genders of the Snape and Lupin-Black babies to be. The gender with the most votes for both will be the determined gender. I will update as soon as I have enough votes to determine this. Also, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.