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joanwilder aka RaeWhit (joanwilder) wrote,
@ 2008-08-28 01:23:00

Entry tags:

100quills, harry/severus 50.3 (joanwilder), my snarry drabbles

joanwilder (harry/severus, G)
Title: Birth (Written for 100quills)
Author: joanwilder
Rating: G
Prompt Set: 50.3
Prompt: 8
Word Count: 200
Summary: A babe in arms...

Severus watched Harry, thinking to himself what a natural he was with a baby. Harry expertly swiveled the infant to his shoulder, at the same time managing to get the burp cloth there first.

"You're already an old hand at that," Severus remarked dryly.

Harry smiled happily. "Not that complicated. You're next."

"Thank you, no. You're so good at it, I'd pale in comparison." He paused, then reached over to take one of the tiny hands in between his fingers. He brushed it gently with his fingertips, marveling at the prefect proportions, the tiny joints and fingernails. "Birth is truly a miracle," he said softly, awe-struck when the little hand reflexively latched onto his finger.

"Look at what we're missing," Harry teased.

"Oh, not much at all. All these Weasleys will require godparents to take them on outings, weekends to spare their parents, not to mention presents on birthdays and Christmas. Birth at a distance is fine for me."

The baby screwed up the features of its tiny face, took a chest full of air, then let out a shriek at Harry's ear.

Patting her gingerly, Harry whispered, "Get Hermione, would you?"

Snape laughed out loud, then muttered, "Coward."

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	lilyseyes 2008-08-28 12:51 am UTC (link)
	Poor Harry! He was doing so well, too! I loved this! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-28 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Honestly, I was thinking of you when I was writing this. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mac_tunes 2008-08-28 02:12 am UTC (link)
	heh... I should have notice the word "G". Here I was thinking... aw~ what a wonderful mother that Harry is.. and then.. Get Hermione burst my bubble. Lol~~~ too much of lilyseyes's breathe drabbles? Thanks! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	I figured I might throw the reader off that way. Yeah, lilyseyes does it best. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	alliekatgal 2008-08-28 06:40 am UTC (link)
	So cute! Those tiny little baby hands always get me. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, not even Snape would be immune, I think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aeryun 2008-08-28 06:44 am UTC (link)
	Aw. So sweet! The hands are cute, but my favorite part is the little feet. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	So little and perfect, you're absolutely right. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sweetmelodykiss 2008-08-28 06:50 am UTC (link)
	Hehe, Harry started off great. That was adorable! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	torino10154 2008-08-28 06:53 am UTC (link)
	Lovely. Godparenting is good. ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	You're right--just like grandparenting--a lot of perks without many of the hassles. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hambares 2008-08-28 07:51 am UTC (link)
	Heh-heh, brought down by a scream! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Fair-weather godparent, I think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	alisanne 2008-08-28 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Awww. Even Severus is not immune to their cuteness. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	But from a distance, still. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	angela_snape 2008-08-28 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	Birth at a distance is fine for me This sounds like something Snape would say - truly. Well done! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	iulia_linnea 2008-08-29 01:00 pm UTC (link)
	snerk (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-29 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	Definitely. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	accioslash 2008-08-30 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, baby hands! wibbles There's nothing quite so amazing. Except perhaps for baby feet. Godparents are good, too, but I was not-so-secretly hoping for mpreg. ;D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-30 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Mwa? Mpreg? You smokin' something? Glad you liked it, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	accioslash 2008-08-31 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	Well, a girl must never lose hope. ;D One day, perhaps, you can be convinced to walk on the ~~batshit!insane~~ wild side and give it a try. ~~seekritly begins hoarding money to purchase Cyn's services at the next auction and request mpreg. Mwhahahahahaha~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-08-31 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	HAAAA, you icon oh the pain! Srsly, you and I have to have a talk.... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	accioslash 2008-08-31 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, I'm available for you anytime. Even more so if you're planning to explain where assbabies come from. ;D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2008-09-02 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	You have to learn the super seekrit handshake for that, and eat a dead possum.... (Reply to this) (Parent)

ensnarryed
2009-09-14 02:55 am UTC (link)

marveling at the prefect proportions,

Perfect*

"Birth is truly a miracle,

I agree wholeheartedly.

All these Weasleys will require godparents

Elton John. He is openly homosexual, has no children, and has many, many godchildren, including Victoria Beckham's children, I believe. Plus, Elton John is one of few openly gay men whom I can actually stand, so you have chosen an excellent comparison point to snarry (though snarry goes a bit farther than just tolerance^^).

Amazing, though! Reading mpreg, I can actually convince myself that it needs to happen. Then reading this, I realize that it's not children or lack thereof that make snarry - Snape and Harry make snarry possible all on their own! :3

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joanwilder
2009-09-14 03:34 am UTC (link)

I think men are men, and as such can be role models for children, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Not much of an mpreg fan--I've written two that only skirted the issue, really, and only because my recipients in those fests required them. And I've no problem with Snape and Harry wanting children; but like Muggle same sex couples, I prefer to see them use the 'usual' ways to end up with them.

So glad you liked it!

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ensnarryed
2009-09-14 07:18 am UTC (link)

Not much of an mpreg fan--I prefer to see them use the 'usual' ways to end up with them.

Psst. They are wizards: there is more than one way to skin a cat (or make a baby, so to say^^); not all roads lead to mpreg - we're not in the Roman Empire. :)

I was lucky with the first mpreg I read - by Lexin and Tidmag, which I liked, so mpreg is okay. My squick is: Snarry MPREG only. I don't like non-snarry harry or snape mpreg. See: There's just something missing in those fics. I think you know of what I speak. :)

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	joanwilder 2009-09-14 07:21 am UTC (link)
	I guess I just don't like the notion of men 'making' babies in any way imaginable. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ensnarryed 2009-09-14 07:26 am UTC (link)
	What about a spell to turn a man into a woman? And after 12 months or so (9+3 months of breastfeeding, better for baby^^), a counterspell back into a man. Isn't magic wonderful? :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-09-14 07:28 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm, I'll take a pass on that one. :) Although I sometimes write children into my stories, I'm loath to do this as a plot device that isn't natural. Like to use magic for all sorts of stuff, but 'altering' gender or anatomy for the purpose of childbearing is sort of squicky to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ensnarryed
2009-09-14 07:35 am UTC (link)

Darn it. ;) And all this time, reading CoS, I actually thought it was cool how there was a potion to turn a person into any other person! And why not into a person of the opposite gender? And for that matter, why not just into the opposite gender? But that's just me. I think Potions Master Severus Snape can brew anything. (even a potion to make Harry's hair lie flat^^)

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	joanwilder 2009-09-14 07:56 am UTC (link)
	Well, that's not really what we've been talking about. I love using Polyjuice Potion in a story; what I've said is that I won't use magic for the purpose of allowing males to procreate. I have nothing against genderbending potions or stories, but personally, for the purposes of making children, it's just not my thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ensnarryed 2009-09-14 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	I have nothing against genderbending potions or stories I did not realize that this is what I wanted you to say all along, until you said it. Thank you! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)