The Infatuations And Disenchantments of Loving A Snake (Severus Snape)

27 | You've Changed

A/N:
Sorry for the short chapter! I will try to make the next one longer! I have been busy with work but will try and get the next one up asap!

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Anastasia starred at the medi witch for a few moments.  She could not decide if the woman was playing a prank or if she was serious. Anastasia made several attempts to speak but no words came out.

Finally she was able to speak. "You're kidding right?" Anastasia was now sitting up and feeling rather nauseous but not because she was ill, it was more due to the fact that she was afraid the witch was not joking. "I don't joke about things like this Professor Tate. You are pregnant." Anastasia froze at Poppy's words. Her heart was beating so fast and hard it felt as though it could break through her chest at any moment. "No, no... no! That's not possible. I take my potion every morning. I can't be pregnant." She exclaimed. She was not ready to be a mother, and Severus....

Oh Merlin, Severus! She thought. He did not want children. He quite frankly told her that he would rather die than have a baby. He had said it several times in fact. "Well, you may have forgotten to take it one morning, or it could be expired..." Poppy started to list off the many reasons her contraceptive potion did not work. "Any how, I would say you are about four weeks along" she smiled which only horrified the blonde further. "I can't be a mother. I can barley take care of myself" she exclaimed on the verge of tears. Her shoulders slumped and she put her face in her hands trying to wrap her mind around this new information.

"Well..." poppy started to say a little deflated "there are...other options if you decide not to go forward with this, such as" Anastasia's head snapped up to face the witch. "Don't you dare finish that sentence" she hissed. She may not be ready for this, but she certainly was not about to have her own baby murdered just because she didn't feel ready. And she definitely did not want someone else raising it. This little being inside of her was hers not anyone else's... with the exception of Severus. No, this little creature was hers she could never give it up, even if she wanted to.

"If you don't mind me being curious, may I ask who's the father?" Poppy interrupted her thoughts making Ana look at her. Poppy assumed it was either Remus Lupin or Severus Snape but she wanted to be sure. "Sev" was all she could bring herself to say, but it came out more of a whisper, and she was not sure if Poppy had actually heard her. But poppy nodded her head, confirming she had heard her utter his name.

"You can't say anything" Anastasia told the woman. "Why" Poppy was confused, if she was keeping the baby why would she not want anyone to know. "Once I wrap my head around this, I will tell him. I just need some time. He does not want kids at all. He has made that very clear to me... I-I just need time. Then I will tell him along with everyone else." She said in a defeated voice, not sure how she felt about this herself.

Poppy nodded in understanding. "Okay. I won't say anything" she gave Anastasia a sad smile. She knew Severus was a hard and cold man with an ugly past. It may take some time for him to come to terms with this news, and it certainly would take the woman some time to get up the courage to tell him. "I'm sure he will be happy about it" she lied and Anastasia scoffed "yeah about as happy as he would be to learn if you know who came back." She said and hopped off the bed ready to leave.

"Hold on, dear." Poppy said stopping Ana with a hand on her shoulder. "You need some vitamins and supplements to make sure that baby is healthy. I'll order some and owl them to your rooms." Anastasia thanked her left the hospital wing in a daze. Her legs felt like jello as she walked. It was as if she was on another planet.

I am pregnant. There is a tiny little thing growing inside me...a tiny little baby. Severus' baby. She thought as she tried to comprehend it. Her hand slowly slid to her lower abdomen above her pelvic bone where she assumed it was growing. "Oh Merlin..." she whispered.