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Discovery, Secrets and A Bit Of Magic
Chapter 1 – Discovery
"Morning, Lupin," said Snape, as he passed. "Where, may I ask, are you going?"
"To see Madam Pomfrey. I'm ill. Nothing to do with the potion, Severus!" he added hastily, after Snape glared at him. "Just a bit of a stomach upset. Probably something I ate at breakfast," he said.
"And I suppose Potter has been fussing over you so much you feel suffocated," Snape sneered.
"No, actually. This only happened after Harry left for work this morning," replied Lupin matter-of-factly. "Well, see you later, Severus."
Lupin stumbled into the Order meeting that evening, white-faced. Snape knew something was up, but decided to ignore him for the moment. Suddenly Harry burst in. "Oh, sorry sir," he said, addressing Dumbledore.
"Harry, could I talk to you for a minute? Outside?" Lupin asked.
"Sure, if it's okay with you, Professor," he said, looking at Lupin with concern. Harry walked over to Lupin, took his hand, and the two of them exited the room. Snape stared after the pair of them.
"Remus, what's wrong? You're as white as a sheet," said Harry, as soon as they were out of the room. Lupin sighed. It was now or never.
"Harry, I'm pregnant. I'm pregnant, and quite frankly I don't know what to do."
"Remus, don't panic," said Harry soothingly, taking Lupin's hand again and squeezing it lightly. "How far along are you?"
"Two months," said Lupin quietly.
Meanwhile, Snape was busy finishing up for the night when he felt a sudden urge to throw up. When he had finished with the toilet, he fire-called Madam Pomfrey.
After fifteen minutes of poking, prodding and careful wand-waving, Madam Pomfrey pronounced him pregnant. This was bad enough, Snape thought. When she said, "Congratulations, Severus, you're having sextuplets and you're two months gone," he nearly lost it altogether.