Continuous Affair

A little help

"DAMMIT!" A loud yell came from the bathroom. Severus looked up from his book as his frustrated wife walked out of the bathroom in tears.

"You got it again?"

Hermione simply nodded and rushed to him collapsing into his chest. She sobbed loudly and gripped at his robes.

They had been trying for 5 months to have a baby. They thought this was it since Hermione was a week late, but then it hit like a ton of bricks.

Stroking her hair lightly, Severus took a deep breath trying to stay composed. He would never admit, but he was deeply disappointed. The more they tried, the more he wanted to have a baby with Hermione.

Hermione sat up quickly and stared into his eyes. "Maybe you're doing it wrong."

Severus choked a little in shock hoping she was joking, but her face was completely serious.

"I never heard you complaining!"

"Well um...." With a look of defeat she fell back onto the couch and pulled a pillow over her face and screamed into it. "Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Am I doing something wrong?"

"I have no complaints. Hermione," he glared at her and pulled the pillow away from her. "I don't think it's our fault. Maybe we just need a little help. The next hogsmeade trip, we can go to st. Mungos and see if they can do anything."

"I'm assigned to go with the students next trip."

"Then I'll talk to Minerva and see if she can find someone to replace you. She'll understand."

"What if we never have a baby?"

"Hermione, don't think like that." Severus grabbed her hand and squeezed tightly. "We will work this out. You'll get a baby. Don't worry."

Hermione sat around the next few days in a low mood. She would teach and then immediately retreat to their bedroom and lay in bed for hours. Severus had taken it upon himself to do grading for her in addition to his own to help ease her mind.

When the time arrived to go to St. Mungos Hermione seemed to be more and more anxious. She didn't want to get her hopes up, but she knew this was possibly her only chance. She dressed quietly while Severus went to get her breakfast. She didn't plan on eating it, but it was a kind gesture.

"Hermione Snape?" A mediwitch stood in the doorway of the waiting room where Severus and Hermione were sitting.

Standing slowly, Hermione took severus' hand and followed the mediwitch back into an examination room.

"So tell me, what is it that brings you in today?" She said after they shut the door and sat down.

"Well, my wife and I have been trying for months to have a baby, and we haven't had much success." Severus placed his hand on Hermione's knee and she grab it.

"How long have you been trying?" The mediwitch said pulling out a clipboard and quill.

"Uh..." Severus began but Hermione stepped in quickly.

"5 months and 6 days."

"Alright, and when was your last period?"

"It ended yesterday."

"And mr. Snape, any performance issues?"

Severus choked for a moment. His eyes were wide as he looked to Hermione for help.

"No. He's been fine."

Taking out her wand, the mediwitch muttered some spells under her breath as she pointed it at Hermione's stomach. The Snapes sat patiently occasionally glancing to the side.

The mediwitch turned to Severus causing him to squirm a little as her wand was pointed at his groin. Hermione chuckled and squeezed his hand reassuringly. She hadn't had something to laugh at for a long time.

"Well, I can't find any obvious problems. How often are you having sex?"

"Every night." Hermione answered. Severus seemed very uncomfortable in this situation but Hermione was desperate. She'd answer anything and everything that came her way.

"Alright. I think you two are trying too hard."

"What?"

She pulled a small basket of potions from the cabinet in the far end of the room and handed it to Hermione. "Drink these right before. Go to every other night. If you're not pregnant next month, come back in and we'll try something else."

"Just like that?" Hermione looked down at the potion bottles. "This should do it?"

"I'm not guaranteeing anything Mrs. Snape. These will just give your body an extra boost." She stood and shook severus' hand. she gave Hermione a nod because both her hands were wrapped tightly around the basket. "Now I hope that I don't see you two in here again. Have a good afternoon."

She gestured towards the door and they exited silently. Hermione had the faintest trace of a smile that didn't go unnoticed by Severus. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her in to kiss the top of her head before they were in the company of other people.

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I'm sorry this chapter took so long but I just started school and it's been a little crazy. Thank you for you're patience!