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A/N: I'm not going to state the title of the fic at the start of every chapter, only the chapter title.
Chapter 2 - Concealment and Changes
A month later, both Lupin and Snape's morning sickness had finished. Both were extremely grateful. After all, it wasn't a lot of fun bending over a toilet bowl every morning. It was still too early to see any changes in their physical appearances. Changes were to come, however, as Lupin had been told at one of his check-ups.
Snape's main worry was how he was going to hide his bump when it appeared. There are six… things in there. I really haven't got much longer before I'm discovered. It will be so nice when this is all over. No more sickness, no mood swings, no nothing. And certainly no cravings. Pickles and ice-cream together are disgusting.
And I have been reading up on male pregnancy. One of the first things I wanted to know was whether I could use concealment charms. The first book I read said no, because they can damage the foetus. I was very tempted to try one just to see what would happen. Poppy caught me with my wand out, and the book open at the page on concealment charms. Before I could actually do anything, she'd Disarmed me and refused to hand my wand over unless I promised not to try it again.
I really do not want either Potter, Albus or Potter's pet wolf to know about this. But it seems like I have no choice in the matter. I can't get rid of them, I can't hide them. I feel so restricted. I hate children, and whoever did this knows I do. Potter and the wolf will annoy me so much when they find out. I finally discovered who got me in this state. Lucius Malfoy. We were…intimate not that long ago, but he soon tired of it and went back to Narcissa. I was left alone to cope with any consequences.
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Another month passed and soon both Lupin and Snape had visible bumps. Lupin's was nowhere near as big as Snape's. Of course, Lupin had been sure to tell the rest of the Order about his condition, on both Harry's and Madam Pomfrey's advice. The news was taken rather well. Albus immediately expressed his delight and hurried over to hug me. He loves children, and I suppose this will make him feel as though he is a grandfather. In fact, he did express his hopes that one day one of us would have a child. We won't be able to keep the smile off his face, now that two of us are having children.
I met Severus today. Rather, he visited me to deliver the Wolfsbane Potion. I almost didn't have the heart to tell him that I don't need it now that I'm pregnant. The transformations stop for the duration of it. You'll never know how happy I was when Poppy told me that. But I did tell him, so he wouldn't be wasting time or effort making it unnecessarily. When I told him why, I swear he rested one hand on his stomach. He saw me looking and pulled his hand away. I didn't think his face could get any more colourless, but he showed that it could. The poor man looked completely mortified.
I had to ask. "Severus, you never said. How far along are you?" I must say, he looked like he really didn't want to think about it. He's about the same as me, he says. Four months. I was momentarily confused. How could he only be four months? He's huge. But his next words cleared things in my head. He's having sextuplets. It's so brave of him. I found it difficult to come to terms with the fact I was having one. I have been expressly forbidden from telling Harry. I think he meant it as a threat, but he always looks so tired these days that I'd be very surprised if he actually carried it out. Come to think of it, though, what was Tonks like when she was pregnant? Talk about hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. If Severus is like that, then I'd better take him seriously.