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Prologue : Another Negative Test, Another Option

Week One

Day One

Lily stared down at the, once again, negative test in her hands. Over the course of the last year, after realizing that they would need professional help, they had tried several different diets, potions, vitamins, spells. Everything that helps magical women conceive, and Carissa Greengrass, their midwife, suggested, none of them have worked. Lily and James had, as a couple, refused the idea of using a surrogate. She did, however say that they had another option, if this one didn't work, which considering the negative test, it didn't, that didn't mean Carissa wouldn't test her again, though.

She couldn't count the times that Molly Weasley had told her and James that they should wait until they're older. Molly Weasley who has gone through four and a half pregnancies, has five children with one on the way. And to top it all off, the only complication she's had is that she unexpectedly gave birth to twins. Alice and Frank Longbottom, who were in the same year as her and James, just recently announced that Alice was six weeks pregnant. Did Molly say anything to them? Nope. But other than that, Lily adored the woman.

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Day Two

Lily stepped out of the doctor's office bathroom and walked across the hall into the exam room that the nurse had led her and James to around a half hour ago. She set the cup she had urinated into on the counter, by several vials of her blood the nurse had drawn, and sat down by James, who smirked slightly at her. She did a slight double take when she realized he was wearing rectangular glasses. She wasn't used to seeing him in any type of glasses, as he had taken her advice and gotten contacts.

At that moment, Healer Greengrass (Carissa Greengrass) knocked on the door slightly before stepping into the room. She was professionally dressed and was carrying a clipboard in the crook of her arm. She smiled slightly when she saw them. "Do we think we've any luck this time?" She asked.

Lily let out a slight huff, "According to the home pregnancy test I took, No we haven't." She told the healer.

"Remember one of the big disadvantages of the home pregnancy test, Lily. If you test too early you might get a false negative." Healer Greengrass told her.

"I know." Lily said. "But, I don't think it was a false negative."

"Don't be so sure." Healer Greengrass said. "That's why we're doing the urine and blood test. To know for sure."

"I haven't been having any symptoms." Lily told her.

"Most women wouldn't, at this point." Healer Greengrass told her. "We should have the test results within about a day or two." She said, sitting on a stool that was in the room.

"Okay." Lily said.

"You said your magic hasn't been... cooperating?" Healer Greengrass said.

"Um..." Lily looked at James for help.

"Her magic's been a bit unpredictable, yes." He answered.

Healer Greengrass wrote something down on her clipboard. "Could I see some memories of these times?" She asked. They nodded.

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Day Three

The test was negative, again. Not that Lily was surprised by that.

Healer Greengrass sat down on her rolling stool and crossed her legs at her knees. She set the clipboard on the desk/counter and started writing. She looked up. "I'm afraid I can't, in good conscious, or legally, let you continue taking potions to conceive. I've listened to your heartbeat, and it's very irregular, because, of your magic being so unpredictable, and your magic's like that because of the potion." She said. "If we let you continue taking the potion, it would put you at a risk of developing chaotic magic, and if this happens, your magic will lash out at the closest thing, usually a life force, it could even be your own. If you were to conceive, you have a good chance at that child developing the same type of magic, or your magic attacking the child. If we stop now, I don't think you'll have to worry about developing chaotic magic. A couple days off the potion and your magic should be fine." She continued.

Lily nodded, inhaling shakily.

"You do, however, have a couple options left. I'll say it again, you could try a surrogate-"

"I'm still not sure a surrogate's a good idea." James interrupted. Lily nodded in agreement.

Healer Greengrass wrote on her clipboard again. "Or, the Potter line does have a long line of male bearers." She told them.

"Child bearers?" Lily asked.

"If that's true, then why didn't I know of it?" James asked.

"Yes, Lily, child bearers. You didn't know of it because, a potion has to be taken to activate the inheritance. The last person to take the potion in the Potter line was Godric Gryffindor, when they found out that his wife, Salazar couldn't bear children. You also have to be pretty close in magical power level." Healer Greengrass answered.

"Could we think about it?" Lily asked. Healer Greengrass nodded.

"Yes, but I would still like to check your power levels. Especially you, Lily." She added.

They nodded.

"Good," She wrote something on her clipboard again. "Does the eighth work?"

"Sure." Lily said.

"Remember, no more potion. I'll see you on the eighth." She said as she walked out the door.

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Day Five

"Your magic is exactly the same level." Healer Greengrass said, dumbfounded.

"That's good, Right?" Lily asked. "Especially if we're going to try to conceive again?"

Healer Greengrass looked from Lily to James, and back to Lily. "Yes, that's excellent."She finally said, crossing her legs one knee over the other. She cleared her throat, "So we are going to activate his inheritance, and try that way?"

"Yes." Lily said.

"Need me to explain everything?"

They nodded.

Healer Greengrass looked down at her clipboard, then looked back up. "Before I explain I will tell you that if you agree, after I explain, to actually put your body and mind through this, you will have to sign a form with a blood quill. Both of you will."

"After? If we still want to go through with it?" James asked. Healer Greengrass nodded.

"Why a blood quill?" Lily asked.

"Because we'll be able to prove that it was you who signed, as it will have your blood. We do this because it's a potion, we could be falsely accused of slipping someone the potion if we didn't do this. Especially since, this potion doesn't ever wear off and there is no antidote." Healer Greengrass answered.

"I see." Lily said. James nodded in agreement.

"Let's start with; one, who created it, Giaus of Camelot actually created it. The potion has been updated several times by potions master ans mistresses since then. It does work. Two, What it does. It does many things. We like to call this activating an inheritance, as only people born in certain families can successfully use this potion. It alters your skeletal structure and organs, for example, since bearers already have a uterus, but don't have eggs, you, Lily would have to take a similar potion so that several of her eggs and your sperm will be transferred to you, James by magic, every time you two have intercourse, Should the embryo not implant, James will have slight bleeding." Healer Greengrass told them. "Additionally-"

"Oh, merlin, there's more."

"Additionally, your pelvis will widen to allow for birth, and you will develop small, around the size of an AA cup, breasts-"

Lily couldn't help but grin a little at that.

"Wait, What?" James asked.

"You'd have breasts, that would be used to nurse." Healer Greengrass told him.

"Oh..."

"Now, how it would effect the child, any children born from bearers are usually smaller than their peers. They're usually more powerful..."

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Several minutes later

"You two would drink the potions here, then stay a night or two. It would start working after 24 to 48 hours." Healer Greengrass explained. "So, what do you say?"

Lily and James looked at each other. Healer Greengrass sat back and watched, it seemed as if they were having a silent conversation.

James raised an eyebrow, Lily tilted her head. Lily stuck her bottom lip out in a pout, James got a teasing smile on his face. Lily's brightened in confused excitement James looked at the Healer from the corner of his eyes and shrugged. They both turned to look at her at the same time, making her jump.

James shrugged, saying; "Why not."

Healer Greengrass smiled, Usually it was a lot harder to convince couples to do this, hints why there aren't many pregnant men out there.

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Day Six

"One more thing before you drink this. Once you start trying to conceive, do not turn into your animagus form, it could cause you to miscarry should you be pregnant." Healer Greengrass said sternly. "And yes, I do know that you're an illegal animagus, James. Don't worry, I won't say anything." She added, looking at the young couple sitting on the foot of the bed in front of her. "Try to keep apparating to a minimum, too."

They nodded. Then drank the potion.

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Day Seven

"I am sooo ready to be home." James said, zipping up the jacket as they walked out of St Mungo's, into the cold November night. Lily grabbed his hand after he had finished zipping up his jacket.

"How're you feeling?" Lily asked. They both may have taken the potion, but James was the one who went through the most changes. Lily technically didn't even have to stay the whole twenty-four hours, in fact, she could have gone home after an hour.

James shrugged. "Fine." He said. "Still not used to all of... this." He added, Before readjusting the strap to the bra he had been made to wear, Lily let go of his hand.

"Why would you be?" Lily asked while digging through her purse for her keys. "I mean, it takes girls a while to get used to these changes. We usually ease into it, though. Aha." She said as she found her keys, just as they reached the car.

She unlocked the doors and they both got in the car.

"Well, yeah. But it would have been a lot better if I hadn't been made to wear this... stupid, uncomfortable, thing." James said, putting on his seat belt. "Besides, why do I need it? They're-" He gestured to his chest area. "Not even that big."

"Because, they'll probably get bigger after we conceive." Lily said, off-handedly, as she started the car.

"What?!" James asked.

"Besides, think of it this way, the reason you have to wear the bra is also how our future child will be fed." She said, putting the car in gear, then driving off.

A/N I am NOT a Doctor, Nurse, or Midwife DO NOT believe that I have any medical training past how to apply a bandage