Title: A Defense Problem
Rating: M
Summary: Takes place during Harry's third year. There's an accident during Defense Against the Dark Arts that causes Hermione to become pregnant with Remus child. How in the name of Merlin did this happen and why is Snape laughing.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling's characters and I'm making no money.
Chapter 2: Feeling Sick
The whole 'accident' as it was called was forgotten over the next several days. No one asked Hermione if she was okay and things moved on like they were suppose to. Hufflepuff won the match against Gryffindor and Harry had his broom broken by the Whomping Willow. That made Harry depressed.
"Harry, why don't you just buy another broom," Hermione suggested, "Stop moping around."
"I'm sorry if my loss is making you uncomfortable," Harry snapped.
A week after the 'accident' Hermione felt the sudden need to throw up. She ran near the Forbidden Forest and emptied her breakfast. Ginny, who was with her, pulled her hair back so that she wouldn't get any on it.
"Are you okay?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, I think I'm coming down with a stomach bug," Hermione told her.
"It's that time of year," Ginny told her, "But I think that you should go to the Hospital Wing."
Hermione shook her head and said, "No, I'm not. I'm not going to have her force disgusting potions down my throat that makes me look as though my whole head is blowing up. I'll write to mum and ask her for something."
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked.
"I'm positive," Hermione said, "I need to get to Charms."
She then hurried off.
Of course the sickness got worse and before long Hermione couldn't even leave the tower without throwing up. She did manage to send the letter to her mum and the owl came back with something from home, muggle flu medicine. She popped one in her mouth and drowned it with water. She then laid down and waited for some measure of relief to take place.
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"I'm worried about Hermione," Ginny told Ron and Harry.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked.
"She hasn't been feeling well for a week and I don't think that it's a stomach bug."
Both boys looked at her and then Harry said, "You don't think that she's-."
"No, she can't be," Ron said.
"She was fine before the accident," Harry said, "You know when that potion-oh dear gods."
"Harry, what's wrong?" Ginny asked.
"Remember that potion that Snape showed us nearly two weeks ago?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, I remember because it smelled like a baby's bottom," Ron said.
"Snape said that it mimicked sexual relations and he said that it was very prone, basically to explode, if exposed to by magic. A potion bottle was found in the remains of Hermione's bag."
"Oh dear Merlin, you don't think-."
"The Fertility Draught," Ron and Harry said at the same time.
"Lupin is going to be a-."
"And to think that our term was going to be normal," Ron said, shaking his head.
"If this is what happened then people will think that Hermione slept with Lupin to get a good grade," Ginny told them, "This could ruin her!"
"We need to tell McGonagall," Ron said.
"We need to tell Snape, as it was his potion that was stolen," Harry corrected.
"Do we have to?" Ron asked.
"Yes," Harry and Ginny said at the same time.
The three of them knew it was past curfew but they had to see Snape. Harry didn't even bother with the cloak as he was out for a good reason. Heck, he would go to Dumbledore if need be. Who would put a potion like that in Hermione's bag? Personally Harry would kill the wizard that did it.
Harry remembered the way to Snape's office from last year and he knocked three times on the door. A side door suddenly opened to reveal a very upset Potions Master.
"Well, well, what are three Gryffindor's doing out of bed?" he asked, sneering at them.
"We didn't want to be out but Ginny and Harry insisted," Ron told him.
He glared at him and Harry said, "That potion bottle that was found in Hermione's bag. Did you find any potion in it?"
"No, I didn't," Snape answered. "Why do you ask?"
"Because Hermione is sick and she wasn't sick before the accident," Harry told him, "And I know there was a potion in it. We think it was the potion that you showed us."
"Mr. Potter, if someone stole a sample of my potion they would be expelled," Snape told him.
"Is there any way to find out if Hermione has been exposed to the potion?" Ginny asked.
"I'll give you something if it will make you go away," Snape said and he disappeared inside his office only to return ten minutes later with a purple bottle. "Give this to Miss Granger in her pumpkin juice. If her hand glows then the potion was given to her."
"Thanks, Professor," Harry said, taking the potion.
They left before Snape could take points off.
The next morning Harry added the potion the pumpkin juice that Ginny had brought up from the Great Hall. Ginny took it and headed upstairs to where Hermione was.
"Here you go," Ginny said, handing the goblet to her.
"Thanks," Hermione said, taking a drink from it.
Hermione's hand glowed but she didn't notice it or Ginny's reaction. She excused herself and went down stairs.
"The potion was in her system," Ginny told them.
"Oh great," Ron moaned.
"We need to tell McGonagall," Harry told them.
"Do you think she'll believe us?" Ron asked.
"She has to and we did go to Snape and tell him," Ginny said.
In the end it was decided that they would go to McGonagall.
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"Do you think that she got some of the potion in her," Dumbledore asked Snape.
He had just heard from his Potions Master that Potter, Miss Weasley and Mr. Weasley had visited him after curfew.
"I don't know, Headmaster," Snape said, "But knowing those three they wouldn't of come down to see me if they didn't think that it had happened."
"Keep me informed, Severus," Dumbledore said, "If Miss Granger is pregnant then we must protect her. Sirius Black might go after her."
Snape nodded and left.
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Harry and Ron didn't see Hermione during the day and once Transfiguration is over to approach Professor McGonagall. They knew, from past experience, that she didn't like people rushing her.
"Don't you have dinner, Mr. Potter and Weasley?" she asked them.
"Yes, but we have something that we need to tell you," Harry said and then he explained about the potion, their theory that someone stole a sample of the potion and put it in Hermione's bag, the explosion that surrounded her and Professor Lupin, and the fact that Hermione was sick.
"We gave her the potion that Professor Snape gave us and her hand glowed. He said that it would glow if she was exposed to it."
"Dear Merlin, has Madam Pomfrey-."
"I don't think that she has," Harry said.
"Tell Miss Granger to go to the wing at once," McGonagall said, "I will be there with Professors Snape and Dumbledore."
"Yes, Professor," they said and they left.
An hour later, and with much argument from Hermione, they were all in Madam Pomfrey's infirmary. It had taken a lot to explain that someone had stolen a sample of the potion and had caused her and Lupin to be in contact with it. Professors McGonagall, Snape, and Dumbledore came in as well.
"Have you told Professor Lupin?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
"No, not until we know for sure," Dumbledore said.
"I just have a stomach bug," Hermione told them.
"I'm afraid that if you haven't been able to hold down food then I have to find out if you're pregnant."
"But I haven't been with anyone," Hermione said, close to tears.
"We know that you haven't," Harry told her.
"Let's get this done," Madam Pomfrey said.
"Use this spell to find out, for certain, if she's been exposed to by the potion," Snape started, handing her a piece of parchment.
Madam Pomfrey took it and muttered the spell. A wisp came forth make Harry and Ron back away.
"Damn it, I should have known," Snape hissed.
"Well now that we know that Miss Granger was exposed to the potion then we need to find out if she's pregnant."
"Oh trust me, she is," Snape told her.
"Do it, Poppy," Dumbledore ordered.
She waved her wand, muttered a spell, and Hermione's stomach was a swirl of colors. Bright blues and pink! She then said another spell and they separated.
"Dear gods," Professor McGonagall said, looking as though she was about to faint.
"Oh this is way too funny," Snape said and he broke down and laughed.
"It looks like your pregnant, Miss Granger," Madam Pomfrey said, "One girl and two boys!"
Snape laughed even more, saying through boughs of laughter, "Lupin, is going to be a daddy."
He missed the daggers of doom coming from Hermione's eyes. Eyes that said, I'm going to kill you.
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A/N: Now let's see what Lupin's reaction is going to be. Note: laughing Snape will be in the next chapter. I'll be back tomorrow with another chapter.
