A/N: Thanks for the reviews and new follows and favorites! The fact that my little story could be one of your favorites blows my mind! My sincere thanks! Also, this chapter deals with a touchy subject, so please be advised. The first part of this chapter is going to focus on some of the other couples in the story and then we will move back to our favorites! Enjoy

"Cedric, she's really upset. Please just go home. You'll stress her more, she needs rest!" Hermione stood in front of the copper-haired, tall wizard. He look pained, hearing Ginny's screams and cries from her bedroom. Riley was in there with Fleur and Luna, and the Twins had promised to keep Molly distracted and out of the Burrow for the day. That was all that the potion needed, a few long and painful hours.

"I want to see my girlfriend Hermione, let GO!" he snapped at her and she nearly hexed him in response as he bolted towards her closed bedroom door. She followed him up the stairs, yelling in warning for the girls and for Ginny. It was too late, he threw open the door and saw Ginny in bed, tears streaming down her face. Riley was holding her hand and Fleur had a cold cloth to her head. Luna looked up at him in the closest thing to anger her face could make.

"Gin…no…please," he rushed to her side, kissing her forehead. Fleur slapped his hand away.

"You made her chooze dis. You spoiled brat, she lovez you!" Fleur sneered at him. He backed away. Ginny's eyes were closed in a wave of pain.

"Ced, I did this for you. I drank the potion for you. You left me because of this and I don't want to be without you," she said in between cramps and breathes. It made his heart break. Riley squeezed her hand tighter. It was a beautiful afternoon. They should have all been laughing and enjoying the sun. It nearly made Riley cry, watching Ginny. What if she had to get rid of her baby too?

"I didn't actually think you would…" he was breathless.

"Cedric, I think it's time you left her alone," Luna piped up, her voice airy and smooth. He hesitated, his face twisted in sadness at the scene before him. Hermione stood nervously by the door, ready to show him out and with one last look at Ginny, he turned and left. The small pale red-head broke into a fresh wave of tears.

"Riley, it hurts," she cried. She was young. Too young to be having to deal with this. Too young to be anything but blissfully happy.

"I know, I can feel it," Riley let her squeeze her hand even harder.

"Zere, zere, Ginny, almost finished. It's almost time…" Fleur cooed, wiping her sister-in-laws' hair. It was a secret they all would have to keep, and they loved Ginny enough to do anything for her.

"I wanted him to be the one, I thought…" Ginny choked back a tear as she clenched her teeth.

Oo0oO

"You do know Riley lied to us, don't you…" Remus' voice was low and steady. He was sitting on his maroon colored couch in the living room of his apartment. Hermione was in the black chair opposite him, her legs curled up under herself and sipping some tea. It was around 4:30, she had just left Ginny sleeping soundly and recovering. She would never tell Remus, of course.

"Hmm?" she asked; her mind on her friend.

"She's pregnant. I believed her at first but after watching her when she came back with Sirius, I saw her hold her stomach…" Remus looked up at Hermione, folding his copy of the Prophet down and regarding her through his glasses. Hermione had a sneaking suspicion, but she hadn't known for sure.

"That's going to make tonight much more dangerous," Hermione sighed. Tonight was the night…their rounds after midnight at Hogwarts. The proverbial 'graveyard' shift. She had a bad feeling about the whole thing.

"I know. But right now it's taking all of my self-restraint not to go over to Sirius' and tear him limb from limb, you heard the bastard the other night, he doesn't even care!" now his voice was bordering on violent. It was a scary thing to see Lupin mad.

"Darling, it's okay. I know Riley is going to take care of it," Hermione said, and the endearment made him soften. He put his paper down and motioned for her to join him. She got up and crawled onto his lap, and they held each other for a long time.

Oo0oO

"I don't understand you! You are driving me mad!"

"Me? Driving you mad? Woman, you are bloody fucking insane!" Sirius yelled back at Riley. They were alone in his apartment. It had all started as a cup of tea after work. A chance to talk about the baby in private before her shift at Hogwarts. But it had escalated into a knock-down drag-out fight. It always seemed to when they got together.

"One minute it's 'oh the precious baby' the next it's 'how could you be so stupid and careless with your body'? What do you want me to do Sirius? Do you want this child or not?" she stood her ground. She was in the living room. He was standing in the adjoining kitchen. Her hands were on her hips and she stared him down.

"You need to learn to take better care of yourself…you just can't expect me to be thinking about contraceptive spells in the heat of the moment!" he raised his hands in frustration.

"Oh fucking Merlin, so help me! That's not what I asked. I asked you if you wanted this baby!" she nearly screamed. She was afraid of herself. She had gone into all-out protective mode over the little flutter in her stomach.

He paused, knowing she truly meant it. He didn't know if he could tell her, or how she would react. He walked out of the kitchen and towards her so quickly; she didn't have time to react when he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hard.

She kneed him in the groin and he backed away, looking severely pained and pissed.

"I asked you if you wanted the damn baby, not me!" she told him. Their eyes were warring with each other. She was frightened, and felt to make sure her wand was in her back pocket. She hoped that Sirius wouldn't dare do anything to her with his baby inside of her. But she wasn't fully certain.

"Of course I want the baby," Sirius was quiet, slightly bent over and recovering.

"Why?" Riley couldn't believe her boldness. It slipped out of her. She felt the need to know and Sirius closed his eyes. This was it. The girl…no…woman…in front of him was carrying his child and he needed to be honest with her for once. No matter how much she hated him after, she already hated his guts anyway. Remus would murder him. He would lose everything. But he didn't have too much to lose anymore. He already lost her…

"Because when I was your age, I was in love with Harry's mum," he began, straightening and standing before her now. He looked hollow.

"Sirius, I don't understand…"

"I loved Lily Evans so much, I would have died for her. The day her and James got married was one of the saddest days of my life. I always wished we would grow old together, and have children…" he continued. She still didn't understand. She just kept shaking her head.

"When I saw you stun those wizards that night in the pub, something inside of me snapped. You remind me so much of Lily, and that night was the final straw. You are just like her. Your spirit, your smile, your eyes…"

She looked genuinely frightened now. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It was too much that the tears she thought would come didn't. She was in total shock.

"You only like me because I look like Harry's mum? Sirius….oh my…I mean absolutely nothing to you…I'm just a body double…a replacement…." She could barely breathe and took a step back from him.

"It grew into so much more Riley, I'm sorry…"

"NO! Stay away from me! So every time you fucked me you were picturing her?" she nearly threw up. He didn't know what to say, he didn't even know if he was. The lines had become so blurred from reality for him that it scared him.

"You just want this child because you wanted Lily's? How sick are you?" she asked in horror. He still couldn't speak. He fell to his knees, "Please, Riley, I'm sorry!"

"You are Harry's God father! You were supposed to protect him, not do this! Oh my God I can't believe you!" she said, her arms around herself tightly. She thought she might fall down in a little ball of panic, but she tried to keep herself strong.

"Don't tell Harry, please, anything…"

"I would never hurt him like that. I just wish you never did either. I am so mad at myself for ever falling for you! I was so stupid!" she cried, "I have to go…" she quickly pulled out her wand and the last look she gave him would be forever etched into his brain as she disappeared.

She fell into Harry's arms the second she apparated into his little loft. He was happy to see her unexpectedly, and hugged her back, but in a few seconds he realized she was crying.

"Love, what's the matter?" he asked, tilting her chin up so that her eyes would meet his. His worst fears were confirmed, she was sobbing. He hated to see her anything but happy. He led her to his bedroom and picked her up and laid her on the freshly made bed. He lay down next to her, stroking the pool of dark hair that surrounded her face on the pillow.

"Sirius and I had a fight…" she sniffled.

"About?"

"Work stuff…" she lied. She hated that it came so easily to her. She wanted to tell him about the baby, but after what Sirius dropped on her about Lily, she needed to just take time and comprehend the matter.

"You two rarely see eye-to-eye, don't you?" he chuckled a bit. He looked at the fallen angel besides him and thanked his lucky stars. She was so beautiful, even when crying.

"Rarely is an understatement of the century," she tried to lighten up. Any time with Harry while he was still happy and not hating her was precious. She would tell him tomorrow, and she didn't want to waste these memories that would be all she would have left with her.

"Anything I can do?"

"Make love to me, Harry," she whispered, reaching to grab his hand. She wanted to show him that she loved him deeply. She wanted to feel close to him, and have him look at her in the sweet way he does before he never does again.

"Anything you want," he said breathlessly. He helped her to a sitting position and then pulled her so that she was straddling him. He locked eyes with her as his hands made their way down her shirt, unbuttoning the buttons and then slipping it over and off her shoulders. He touched her pale, soft skin and kissed her pink lips softly.

"You are so beautiful…" he whispered, "Riley…I'm in love with you."

She nearly cried. She had gotten to hear him say 'I love you'. Before everything ended.

"Harry James Potter. I love you too. I always will," she whispered and meant it more than anything. Even despite Sirius, and the baby, and all the mistakes she had and would continue to make – he would always be the man she loved, her one true love.

Oo0oO

"Quiet tonight…" Draco mused. Riley, Remus, and Hermione were following behind him down a third floor corridor of the castle. It was about 2:30 in the morning. Riley was grumbling, bored, and she wasn't feeling very well. She just wanted to be done with her shift, wake up, tell Harry, and have her life ruined already. Needless to say she wasn't in a very good mood.

"Very," Hermione seconded. Remus was starting to ease up and Draco and her could see it. Maybe it wasn't going to be such a stressful night after all.

"Okay, McGonagall said the disturbances were down this hallway and in the astronomy tower. Hermione and I will go up there and look around. Draco and Riley, check out this corridor," Remus instructed. Draco raised an eyebrow, but felt better. Lupin wouldn't leave them alone if he thought they were in any real danger, would he?

The pair left up the stairs and Draco and Riley continued down the dark corridor, just lit by wall sconces.

"You alright?" Draco asked her. She had seemed off all night. She shrugged and walked ahead, wand out and ready. Her long auburn hair was pulled back into a sleek ponytail and she was wearing a black leather jacket, dark skinny jeans and black combat boots. She looked ready for a fight, and the angry look that was in her eyes all night told Draco not to mess with her tonight.

Riley left Draco behind her. She wanted some space, even if it was just a few yards, to clear her head. Walking around Hogwarts brought back a lot of memories for her. And she liked looking around at the walls and the paintings, soaking in those memories.

She lowered her wand a bit, starting to think these rounds were pointless.

"Riley, come back here…" she could here an edge in his voice. She turned around to look back at him and when she did she felt someone grip her around her shoulders and pull hard. She screamed and screamed, but they covered her mouth quickly and then murmured a silencing spell. She didn't recognize the voice. But Draco was now hazy, and she was being carried off under something. The fabric was familiar….Harry's invisibility cloak…

A/N: Thanks for reading! I know this chapter is a little short, but I wanted the next one to stand alone. Please review! The story is coming to an end in a few chapters!