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Severus Snape ducked and rolled as Minerva threw hexes at him. Poppy stepped in front of Hermione while shouting at the Headmistress to calm down. Ten minutes later the ward was silenced as Severus, Minerva and Poppy all stared at Hermione for a moment before they all flew to her side while all three attempted to vanish the sick that had stained the floor.

"What the devil have you done to Miss Granger now Snape?" Minerva growled out at him. "It wasn't bad enough you have to kill Albus but now you cause injury to one of our students as well?" Silence blanketed the room as Minerva stared at Severus, while Poppy stared at Minerva and Severus stroked Hermione's untamed hair as Hermione was looking at his boots.

"He didn't injury me Professor," she said thickly while raising her head. "He is simply the father of my unborn child."

The thud that followed was met with a sigh from the three other members of the room. "That's my girl," Severus said with a chuckle and giving Hermione a pained grin after Poppy smacked him across the head.

As Hermione brushed her teeth she looked over her shoulder to Severus. He had been on his worst behavior today after Minerva had regained consciousness, gleefully hiding behind the two shield charms Poppy and Hermione had erected. He had started dancing and impersonating her before the two other women realized what he was doing and lowered the shields silently. The Scottish Jig Hex Minerva had sent at him had him near tears before it had been lifted.

The rest of the afternoon at Hogwarts he had been sulking. Pacing up and down the rows of beds while Minerva and Poppy had been filled in with the bare bones of the last five months.

Hermione had been his healer, she had taken care of him during the attacks the venom ravaged on him. How she had learned to magically clear his lungs when they had collapsed on him within seconds which meant he needed constant care and monitoring. At this Severus snorted and was met with not one but three trip-leg jinx's.

She had glossed over how they had gotten together except that they were and outside this room the only person who knew was Harry.

Minerva had sighed and looked at the pair with mixed emotions before leaving the room and dragging Severus out by his ear. Poppy had stilled Hermione with a look when she made to follow him and the two finished their tea with strained ears trying to listen to what had gone on outside.

Spitting before turning around to him, Hermione crossed her arms and leaned against the sink. "I told you the ginger candies would work love," he said.

"What exactly did she say to you Severus?" Hermione asked sternly, the mocking he had done to her former head of house was obviously still not forgiven.

Severus sighed and looked down at her before rubbing her arms gently, "she just wanted to make sure my intentions were pure, as late as that may matter at this point." The afterthought was met with a smack to the arm.

Hermione stalked down to their room and Severus lifted his eyes to the heavens. This woman was going to be the death of him, he thought with a smile.

"I am serious though love, she just wanted to make sure everything was well and dandy and even, well, I don't know if you would be interested but, well it doesn't matter really," he said quietly as he stared at his feet. Hermione smiled at his shyness and giggled inwardly before sighing. This man was insane, she thought. Standing there in his plaid sleep trousers and his hair looking a dirty and dark gray making him look older than his years.

"If it matters to you then it matters to me," she said softly after walking over to him softly. Hermione shivered as his hands ghosted up to her hips and slowly burned a trail of fire up to her breasts.

Severus pressed his lips to hers fiercely and began to back her into the bed where they fell awkwardly, barely breaking their kiss.

Hermione opened her eyes as Severus pulled his lips from hers and his eyes asked the question his voice couldn't create. Her thin cotton vest landed as a puddle on the floor and her shorts landed a few feet from them, the cream and forest green cotton blended in awkwardly with the dark tan carpet.

It had been weeks since Severus had been able to touch Hermione, she was either too sick or they were both too tired to give more than a few brief kisses.

That was not the case now. Now they both scrambled for any inch of skin on each other. Hermione felt her hair tugged back as Severus claimed her pulse between his teeth and he whined low as her fingers trailed down his chest before they both claimed each other lips once more.

Hermione lifted her hips as Severus slid his fingers down her body, gently caressing her curls. "Stop me now Hermione if I need to," he said roughly, his head left hers and his forehead rested on the pillow beside her ear.

"Don't be a fool Severus," she said quietly before her voice echoed his name throughout the house.

"Are you going to tell me what Minerva said to you today," Hermione asked quietly. Their hands and legs were twisted around each other. Her hair a halo around her head and was glowing softly in the moonlight. Severus had been dozing and gently tracing the still flat plains of her stomach. It was faint but he could feel the small pulse of magic that was growing in their child.

Severus had opened his eyes and Hermione could only see his profile as he turned to her, his hands trembling.

"She made us an offer if we wanted to take it, well two actually," he said quietly. Fear gripping him and almost stealing his breath.

"And what is that Severus?"

"One- if we so desire, when the school reopens in November, I take the potions position and if you are ready in two years, you could take over the duties of the Hogwarts Library," he said quietly, delighted when she nodded with a smile. Pausing before he continued, tracing the lines of her palm with one of his long fingers before stopping on her ring finger, the words tumbling out in a rush.

"The other is if we wanted, she would marry us, not that you would ever want to marry a cursed man such as myself and not to mention the public backla-"Severus was cut off by Hermione's lips on his own once more.

With a impish grin Hermione pulled away. "You do realize I will want Harry there?"

Severus flopped back into his pillow and left her laughing when she heard his loud and painful groan.