A/n: Here we are with chapter nine. I finally got over the bane of all writers: writer's block. Unfortunately, chapter ten hasn't hit me yet. But here's a nice long, ten page, chapter for your reading pleasure.

D/c: Mina, Allison, and some of the plot are mine (so are the house-elves). Everything else belongs to the mother of all the Potter verse - JKR.

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Mina wandered around her home for a couple of weeks in a fog. She vaguely noticed that Lily, Allison, and Sirius were there. She remembered Remus and James popping a few times to see the girls and check on her, but she didn't remember much beyond that.

Her house-elves made sure that she ate three meals a day and took care of herself. Anka especially, was by her side all day to make sure that Mina didn't do anything stupid that would harm her or the baby.

When Mina finally came back into awareness she realized that her mother and father had already been buried. Lily and Allison had taken care of the arrangements and made sure that she was there. She didn't remember, but she knew that it had happened. She thanked them for it and started to get back to her normal life.

Sirius was treading water around her. He didn't know what to do to help her or save her from herself. He comforted her when she needed it, and made sure that she was okay, but otherwise he was at a loss.

When Mina went back to her normal self she went to him in the middle of the night. She was in nothing but a robe that was about an inch and a half shy of being decent.

"Mina?" Sirius asked.

Mina glanced at him before glancing back at the floor. She didn't know why she was so damned nervous. She was pregnant for Merlin's sake, but she was nervous about this. About being with him. He hadn't pressured her at all, which in itself had set her nerves on end.

"Mina, are you all right?" Sirius asked her, getting out of bed.

Mina blushed. "I'm fine." She muttered. "Never mind." She said, turning to race out the door.

"Mina wait." Sirius called. "What did you need?"

Mina looked at him with lust filled eyes. "You." She whispered.

Sirius stared at her.

"I'll go." Mina mumbled and started back for the door.

"No." Sirius told her taking her arm. "Sorry, you just caught me off guard. Come here."

Mina walked into his embrace. He held her for a moment, trying to get his bearings. She'd come to him willingly. She wanted him. It was a little much considering six years of hatred.

Sirius pulled away a little and leaned down to capture her lips with his own. He pulled her hands away from the opening of her robe, causing it to fall open. His hands moved to rest on her waist as he ravished her mouth.

Mina opened willingly for him, lost to everything but her ability to feel. Her hands came up to his neck, holding him to her. She wanted him more than she had ever wanted a man before.

Her fingers came down to the front of his shirt and balled into fists before falling to the hem and pulling it up. She wanted to feel him.

Sirius pulled away and stripped the shirt off before claiming her lips again. He shivered when her hands slid up his back and down again, faltering at the waist of his pajama pants.

He moved them to the bed and lay her down. Hovering over her he studied her body. Toned and curved she was gorgeous. He'd never seen anything like her. He silently thanked every god he knew for bringing him this goddess. He leaned over her and kissed her again before moving over her cheek with nips that he trailed down the slim column of her throat and over her collarbone.

"Sirius." Mina moaned. "Oh gods." She breathed as he moved further down her body to her now full breasts. They were fuller than they had been before she'd gotten pregnant.

Mina couldn't breath. Her breasts were so sensitive that ever nip and brush of his lips felt like a climax all it's own. She tangled her fingers in his hair to hold him there.

Sirius smirked feeling her fingers thread into his hair and latch on. How could one girl be so responsive? Never had he been able to do so much with so little. And he doubted that it was just the pregnancy doing this.

Mina let go of his hair and he moved back up to her lips. She was beyond ready for him. He smiled as he pulled away to strip away his pants. "Mina, are you absolutely sure about this?"

"Take me." Mina moaned.

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Mina woke up the next morning with a content smile on her face. Last night had been more than amazing. Sirius was wonderful.

Mina sat up and frowned seeing that he wasn't in the bed with her, or even in the room. Where the hell was he?

"Sirius?" Mina called tentatively.

"Yeah?" Sirius asked, poking his head in the door.

"Wondering where you went." Mina muttered.

"Don't worry, Luv, I wont ever be very far from you in the morning." He said smirking.

Mina rolled her eyes and got out of bed. She saw the muggle shirt she'd transfigured for Sirius the night that they'd all gone out was folded on the dresser. She smiled and grabbed it, pulling it on. It even smelled like him still. She moved into the hallway and saw that Sirius and James were standing outside the door talking.

"What's going on?" Mina asked.

"The Aurors managed to capture a few Death Eaters." James told her. "Anka's been called to identify them, which is odd, because they don't usually call house-elves."

Mina looked surprised. "And?"

"Well, two things. She needs your permission to go, as she's your house-elf. Second, as an interested party, your presence has been requested at the 'trial'." Sirius told her.

"The question is why they're calling a house-elf at all. Barty Crouch, he's the head guy in the whole thing. He doesn't favor them to much. Thinks they're a bunch of dunder heads." James said.

"It couldn't possibly be because she was the only one to witness what they were doing." Mina said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "That would be to simple. It must be a really complicated answer." She rolled her eyes. "Some days, James, I swear."

"The thing is that you said Anka had taken others with her." James told her. "They only want Anka."

"That is weird." Mina muttered. "What's Crouch up to." She looked at James. "Does Dumbledore know?"

"Yeah, he's actually on his way here now." James told her.

"Why?" Mina asked.

"No clue." Sirius muttered. He leaned over her shoulder. "Why don't you go get dressed. Much as I love your present dress, he is my best mate and when he notices, I'll have to kill him."

Mina looked up at him. "If you say so." She kissed him and walked to her room and changed into some proper clothing and grabbed her wand. She smiled seeing that Sirius would end up drooling when he saw what she'd chosen.

She wend downstairs to the living room where everyone was eating breakfast. She sat down to join them when they heard a crack in the other room.

"That'll be Dumbledore." James said, smiling.

They heard several more.

"Maybe not." James muttered.

They all grabbed their wands and walked into the other room and saw a bunch of Ministry officials.

Mina stepped up. "What are you doing in my home?" She asked.

"We've come to collect the house-elf for questioning." One of the Ministry officials said.

Mina glared. "Why, what has she done wrong."

"She didn't alert the Ministry when she found what the Death Eaters were doing."

"That's because she was under instruction to find my parents and report back to me. I then sent her Headmaster Dumbledore." Mina told them.

"Then you're the one that didn't alert the Ministry." Another official said.

"I wasn't thinking. I was distraught to find out that my parents were dead." Mina told them. "I told the person I knew. If forgetfulness is illegal, then there's something wrong with our government."

The Ministry officials were taken aback by her abruptness.

"Regardless, we need to take you in for questioning, as well as the house-elf." The first official said.

"You can't question her." James told them. "You're using Veritaserum, and she's pregnant, it'll hurt the baby."

"That's not our concern." The official told him.

"It is mine." Sirius told them. "She's not going. The Headmaster is due to arrive here any time. You're welcome to wait for him but you're not taking Mina in."

"And who are you to tell us we can't?" A third official asked.

"Sirius Black." Sirius said, glaring at them.

"If necessary, I'll call my father." James told them. "Harvey Potter."

The ministry officials glared at them all. "We'll be back." and they disapparated.

Mina glanced at the clock. "Damn them." She glared. "Missy, get me something to drink so that I can take that damned potion Pomfrey gave me last week."

Missy brought her a glass of iced tea and the potion. Mina poured the potion into the glass and chugged it down. She gasped and glared at the glass before thrusting it back at the house-elf. She hated that damned potion, and the tea didn't have enough sugar in it. The whole thing tasted disgusting.

"More sugar next time, Missy."

Missy nodded and raced off.

Mina sighed as she sat down to finish her now cold breakfast. She was sick of people. Not her friends, she loved them dearly, but people. She now had the Ministry, School Nurse, Transfiguration Professor, and Headmaster of her school, all on her ass. God help her if she ever decided to leave the country. She'd have to face the firing squad for the very thought.

She watched as her friends milled around the house. They weren't taking any chances with her. How ironic, when a few of them were higher on Voldie's hit list than she was.

Sirius had betrayed his family and refused to join the Death Eaters and now lived with an anti-Voldemort family, Lily was a muggle-born, Allison and Remus had refused to join the Werewolf packs setting up to help Voldemort, and James was a Potter, one of the most outspoken anti-Voldemort families out there.

And they were worried about her. A pregnant little half-blood with no ties to anything to do with the war except that her parents, a squib and a muggle, had been murdered.

Oh, wait, that was reason enough right there, just not for them to be so worried.

Mina changed her train of thought. She was about six months pregnant now, school started in little under two weeks, and she still needed to go shopping for baby stuff. She smiled. She knew what she was going to do today.

"Lily, Allison, we're going shopping today." Mina told them. "After Dumbledore's visit, of course."

Lily and Allison stared at her in shock. "Are you sure you're up to it?" Lily asked.

"I'm fine. I'm five and a half months pregnant, not terminally ill." Mina told her. "Besides, I need to get some things for the baby."

"Which reminds me." Sirius muttered. "What are you considering naming her?"

"Destiny Renee." Mina told him. "I've always liked that name."

Sirius shrugged. "Works for me." he muttered. "Normal compared to some names I know."

"Like those of your family?" Remus jibed.

"Something like that. I mean, honestly, who names their children Regulus and Sirius. Hell, even my cousins have weird names, Andromeda, Bellatrix, and Narcissa. Really." Sirius muttered. "Destiny is so much more normal."

"Imagine what they'll name their children." Lily muttered.

"I'll give you a hint." Sirius told her. "Andy has a two year old little girl, okay, she named the poor child Nymphadora."

"Isn't that the cousin that married a muggle born?" James asked.

"Yeah, Ted Tonks." Sirius told him.

"It's a cute name." Allison stated. "Nymphadroa Tonks."

"That child will hate her name when she's older." Sirius sighed.

"Personally I wouldn't blame her." Mina muttered. "Imagine having a desk job and having to sign that name a hundred times a day."

Every one shivered.

The heard a crack in the next room. Mina had her wand out and was at the door before the others had a chance to move.

Mina saw that the figure was Professor Dumbledore. She eyed him suspiciously. "Professor?" She asked cautiously.

"Miss Rosland, it appears I beat the Ministry here, good." Dumbledore said.

"No you didn't, we just told them to get lost." Mina told him. "How do we know it's really you?"

"Your last meeting with me was to sit through the final examinations that you missed." Dumbledore told her, intercepting the question before she had a chance to ask. "Now, what did the Ministry want?"

"To take Anka and I in for questioning, because I didn't have them alerted to what was happening." Mina told him. "The others wouldn't let them take me in because apparently they're using Veritaserum to interrogate their prisoners."

"They are, that's why I'm concerned. It's incredibly dangerous to the fetus you carry." Dumbledore told her. "You may send Anka in and tell her to tell nothing but the truth, but you'll have to stand with her. I will be present as well to make sure that you're not force-fed Veritaserum."

"Is there any truth potion I am able to take?" Mina asked.

"No." Lily told her coming in. "All truth potion are made with some poison or another. It's all fatal to an unborn child."

"Correct." Dumbledore said. "Now, we had better get to the Ministry before someone comes to collect you again." he told her.

Mina nodded. "Anka." She called. The house-elf appeared. "Come with me, we're going to the ministry for you to testify against my parent's murderers." She told the house-elf. The creature nodded, her enormous ears flapping as she did.

Mina apparated away after Dumbledore and Anka followed, leaving her friends behind, worried.

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Mina arrived at the Ministry with Anka on her heels she followed Dumbledore through the grand expanse of the building and to the Magical Law Enforcement office. The MLE was run by a stony faced wizard by the name of Barty Crouch Sr.

Mina had never thought very much of the Ministry. It was a horrid building run by incompetent Minister after incompetent Minister. The current one was doing nothing but cowering in his office from one He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Mina thought he was the biggest joke in the world.

Dumbledore led her to Crouch's desk. "Barty, the girl and the house-elf you requested have arrived. Mina Rosland and her house-elf Anka."

Crouch glared at Mina. "Follow me." He said curtly.

Mina nodded and she followed him, noting that Dumbledore and Anka were following.

"You're going to be given Veritaserum to insure that you're not lying to us." Crouch told her.

"Can't." Mina told him.

"And why not?"

"I'm pregnant." Mina said, placing a hand on her bulging, six-month, stomach. "It'll harm my baby."

Crouch glared at her. He led her into an antechamber. She was given a seat and she conjured a stool for Anka.

"Instruct the elf to tell us only the truth." Crouch told her.

"Anka, you are to tell only the truth to these people. No lies when they ask you questions." Mina told the house-elf.

"Anka, is your mistress pregnant?" Crouch asked.

"Oh, yes, sir. Mistress is almost seven months along, sir." Anka said.

Crouch glared. Mina rolled her eyes. They hadn't believed her when she told them that she was pregnant? What a joke. They must have though that she was trying to get out of answering questions.

"What were your orders the morning that you found Mr. and Mrs. Rosland being tortured by Death Eaters?" Crouch asked.

"I was ordered to take a few of the other house-elves to go and find the Master and Mistress. When we returned with the news I was told to take a message to Headmaster Dumbledore."

Crouch sighed. "Miss Rosland, instruct her to tell us if you are lying."

"Anka, you're to tell him if I'm lying during the questioning."

"Of course, Mistress."

"Miss Rosland, were your parents magical?" Crouch asked.

"My father is a squib, my mother was a muggle." Mina told him.

"Did your father come from dark wizards?"

"Not that I'm aware of, I don't know much about my magical family members."

"There are still wizards and witches in your family?"

"My Great Grandfather was the youngest of two. His older brother was a wizard."

"I see. Are you into dark arts, Miss Rosland?"

"No."

"What were your parents doing the night before they were found?"

"They were out, having a good time with each other, and being adults. They did it a couple times a month."

"Were they ever out all night?"

"No, they were usually in by midnight, one at the latest. That's why I sent the house-elves after them. They were gone the whole night."

"And what happened when your house-elves came back?"

"They told me what was happening. I sent one to each of my friends for emotional support. They'd have wanted to know. And I sent Anka to Dumbledore. I knew that, if anyone could help me, he could."

"Why not alert the Ministry?"

"Because it hadn't occurred to me at the time. I was distraught to find that Death Eaters had attacked my parents and were raping my mother's corpse." Mina growled.

"That is simply morbid." Crouch muttered.

"With all do respect, sir, no one ever said that Death Eaters were in their right minds." Mina told him.

"Too right you are." Crouch told her. "Very well. I shall take you to the holding cells so that your house-elf can identify the Death Eaters."

Mina nodded and rose, one hand on her stomach. It had a slight swell to it. Anka rose as well.

Crouch held the door open for them and followed them out. He led them down to the holding cells in the dungeons of the Ministry.

Anka looked at the Death Eaters in the cells. She started to shake. She tugged on Mina's sleeve. "Mistress, it's the three on the end. They's the ones that were attacking yous mother."

Mina turned to Crouch. "You heard her."

"Very well." Crouch told her. "They will be subject to Death. Would you like to be present."

"No. Just notified when they're in the ground." Mina told him. "I merely want to get on with my life."

Crouch nodded. "I understand." He led them out. "And congratulations on the baby."

"Thank you." Mina said. "I'm thrilled."

"What of the father?"

"He would rather I get an abortion." Mina told the man. "He wasn't to keen on the idea of me having his child."

"May I inquire?"

"I'd rather not discuss it." Mina told him. "It is something that is in the past."

"I see. Good day to you, then, Miss Rosland."

"Good day, Mister Crouch." Mina said as she returned to Dumbledore's side.

They turned to walk out. "That certainly went well." Mina muttered.

"Yes?" Dumbledore asked.

"He was incredibly polite when he thought I wasn't a death eater." Mina told him. "And we have the ones who killed my father."

"That is good news indeed, Miss Rosland." Dumbledore said, smiling. "Now, I'm sure that you would like to get back to your home. I shant take any more of your time. Farewell, Miss Rosland."

Mina nodded. "Professor." She turned to Anka. "Lets go home."

Anka nodded and returned them home.

Once in the house Mina was rushed by Lily, Sirius, and Allison. They fired question after question at her.

"Relax, everything is fine, they even had the men that attacked my father." Mina told them. "Now, I want to go shopping. So lets go."

Lily and Allison cheered and ran to grab purses. It was time for the girls to have fun.

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A/n: Here we are. The end of chapter nine. Hope you enjoyed it. I was trying to turn Crouch into the ass that he will be, but I just didn't have it in me towards the end. Oh well. That's what happens when you write it in three sittings and three different moods.

Thanks to:

Anna - Unfortunately, her being pregnant is something that is slightly pivotal in this story. I have plans for her, Sirius, and Baby Destiny, so you really have to deal with it. Not trying to be a bitch or anything, but it's the truth.

Crazyanimallvr93 - She actually has eight house-elves. Missy, Anka, Minnie, Mickey, Boe, Rave, Arc, and Mace. Plenty for the size house she lives in, and even then she's taking two to school with her in the next year, go figure. Lol.

kaleidoscopicepic - I'm glad you like the story. I was really happy to get your reviews. The plot twists are common in my stories, I can't stay on the same track for long for some reason, but the stories end up really good, so my betas tell me. The whole thing about third year won't come up until later. I haven't quite decided when, but it'll be in there when we need a bit of comic relief. The boy's reactions are going to be hilarious.

Thanks also to those of you who've added me to your favorites list and alerts list. I love you all.

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