Harriet Potter's Forbidden Love

Chapter 23 - Renewing the Vows

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Happy weeks eroded into blissful months of pleasant peace.

As Ixora prepared to celebrate her first year of life, her father left the castle one afternoon to supposedly gather some necessary supplies.

While Harriet cared for their baby in her husband's private chambers, Severus wandered not into the village's apothecary, but instead into one of magical Britain's finest jewelry shops.

The engagement ring he had chosen for Harriet was simple, timeless, and understated.

Knowing his wife was the mother of a young, curious baby, he had shied away from the many rows of gaudy rings for sale which boasted sharp prongs and dangerous edges.

No, Harriet's ring suited her, or at least, Severus thought.

The jewelry piece consisted of a plain, gold band with a unique, smooth diamond at its middle.

The diamond's center had been beautifully inlaid with a ruby carved into the shape of a roaring lion.

As Severus stood at the counter and placed the small sack of Galleons down to pay for the ring, the clerk nodded at him and spoke, "I hope your lady love enjoys it, sir."

Severus waited patiently while the clerk counted the money, packaged the ring, and pushed it across the counter towards him as he nodded, "......I'm certain she will."

He left the shop with his purchase hidden amongst the trailing layers of his black robes as an arrogant smirk formed on his lips.

For the duration of his walk back to the castle, Severus imagined the look that would be on Harriet's face once he presented the ring to her.

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Mr. and Mrs. Snape's return to intimacy had been slow at first, but once Ixora had been in the world long enough for her mother to heal, they had fallen back into each other's arms.

Harriet had been self-conscious about her body, though Severus had quickly taught her to feel anything but.

They had both discovered the midwife had spoken truthfully, bearing a child would cause permanent changes in Harriet......permanent changes that Severus loved.

What Harriet saw as overfull breasts, silvery lines of stretch marks, and extra flesh on her hips and thighs, Severus viewed as beguiling.

She did have to admit that it felt good to be so desired by her alpha.

To combat the happy disruption from their previously established closeness, Harriet and Severus usually enjoyed a bath together in the evenings, as soon as Ixora had been tucked into her cot.

The night he purchased his darling's ring, Severus slyly laid the velvet box within reach beside the tub.

As they enjoyed their bath, Harriet chatted about their day, completely unsuspecting of what was to come.

"Professor Sprout said the greenhouse may need more Butterfly-Wing Tonic for the spring too......" Harriet went on, "I don't think I mentioned it earlier, but she stopped by while you were out."

Severus gazed at Harriet in silent adoration while she spoke.

The weight of her plump breasts made him want to lean forward and steal what remained of his child's sustenance.

The marks that lined Harriet's soft abdomen served as a physical reminder she had borne his daughter.

Harriet had been slender all her life, but the small amount of added softness on her most delicious bits had given Severus something lucious to hold onto during-