A/N: Here you go, this onne was written by Luna. It is short but informative. Hope you enjoy.

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As the assorted couples began to assemble in Sirius and Lucius' new accommodations, one thing became very clear, this was going to be the most eventful year of Harry's life so far.

He sat at the new oak dining table bracketed by Severus and Lucius, Sirius across from him and three chairs at the other end waited for Blaise, Draco and Poppy.

The men sat in silence sipping tea as they waited, each absorbed in their own thoughts about the new developments and how it would affect the family dynamics.

They all jumped when the knock on the door that they had been waiting for finally came. Sirius rose and went to the door to greet the arriving party. "Good Morning boys, Poppy. Come on in, we're all in the kitchen waiting."

The trio followed their host and seated themselves, greeting everyone. Poppy looked at the assemblage and smiled widely, she couldn't have been happier about the situation. Her most favourite people in the world were about to grace her and the castle with three wonderful gifts. She couldn't wait to watch the men develop and share in the cravings, aches and pains and magic that happens around magical pregnancies.

"Gentlemen, I have decided that we all need to be out of doors today. It's such a beautiful day, and with Draco's illness last night, I believe some clean fresh air will be a good thing. You've all been cooped up so much this summer and we won't have many more nice days before the season change, why don't we have a walk while we chat?"

As the group walked the grounds, they each realized they had been slowly heading to the main gate. Apparently they all had the same idea; leave the grounds and go somewhere else.

Poppy led the procession out of the gate and down the road toward Hogsmeade, making small talk along the way and not discussing anything of consequence within earshot of the castle.

As they walked, Harry found himself next to Poppy and linked her arm in his chatting about classes, the gardens at Manor and what they could add to the garden at Grimmauld. Sirius, Lucius and Severus were walking directly behind them and saw Harry's linked arms and they all smiled. The gesture was something you would likely see a son do with a mother, and Severus especially found it charming that Harry did this with Poppy.

As they rounded the corner into the village, Draco hollered, "Hey, could we find someplace to sit for a while? I'm still a little tired."

Lucius stopped to check his son over and suggested, "Why not get a small room at the Three Broomsticks, we can have something to eat and some privacy to talk."

Sirius liked the idea of privacy and suggested, "How about the Hog's Head instead. I spent a goodly amount of time there prior to the war and got to know Aberforth very well. He wants nothing to do with his brother and Ariana will alert us if anyone tries to use the passage."

"Then let's go gentlemen," Poppy replied as she dragged Harry with her.

They entered the bar and were greeted by a nod from Aberforth who raised his eyebrow at Sirius when the rest of the group came in. "Dog, why are you bringing students into my pub?"

"And hello to you too, Aberforth. We were hoping to use one of the private rooms to talk for a while and maybe have a little food as well."

"I see, well, you know which rooms to use and as for food, I can get ya some from The Kitchen Table. It's a new place in town and it's got good food so tell me what ya want and you can head on up."

The group requested eggs, bacon, sausage and toast, knowing they could get drinks from the bar and got settled on the couches in the room.

"Okay, I believe we have a few things to discuss today and I think we should start with making sure everyone is up to date." Poppy was taking control of the discussion so everything they needed to accomplish would get done.

"Draco, Sirius and Harry, being pregnant…" Poppy began before being interrupted by a chorus of "HARRY'S PREGNANT?!" from the three that didn't already know.

"Yes, I am, since last night. That's part of why we wanted to have Poppy with us today."

The room was quiet while everyone adapted to the new information, and after a few minutes Poppy cleared her throat and continued, "As I was saying, with you three being pregnant we're going to have to be very careful with what we do this year, and I think the less we talk about in the castle the better. Does anyone have any questions at this point?"

"Harry," Lucius began, "where are you rooming? It would be good to know where you are in case we need you or vice versa. We know where Draco and Blaise are because they are by us and we're just up the hall from Severus."

"Well, then you're right up the hall from me as well. The castle has placed me with Sev and the Sorting Hat told me last night that the castle will do whatever it can to help us get around Albus."

Poppy looked surprised, "Well, isn't that interesting. I wonder if we can find a place, other than coming to town, when we need to meet or need some privacy. We'll have to explore the castle and see if there is someplace that Albus doesn't have access to in any way. I realize we can use the Room of Requirement but it would look awfully suspicious to have us walking in front of the wall three times to access it and what if we don't have time to do that."

"Poppy, is there any way possible to actually talk to the castle itself?" Draco asked suddenly.

"I don't know Draco, maybe. I'll feel out Madame Pince and see if there is any reference in the restricted section about the magical properties of the castle. In the mean time, we don't talk about anything of great significance while in the castle. Now let's talk about ways of getting in touch with each other when needed."

"Excuse me everyone, I know I haven't spoken up much about anything that's gone on, but I would like to say a few words now if I might." Blaise stood up and walked to the center of the gathering and placed a large velvet box on the table. "Inside this box is something I have been holding on to, waiting for just the right moment to present it. Draco and I have spoken at length about what we want to do about our names once we are married and have discussed what each name would carry along with it if we gave it to any children we might have. We will be taking the Black name as our own. We are a part of this family and everything that goes along with it. With that commitment, I had these made for each of us and I believe it will work for our purpose."

Blaise reached over and opened up the box to reveal six ring boxes nestled inside. Each box had someone's initial on the top, and Blaise handed them to each man in turn, taking his own and sitting back down next to Draco.

As the men opened their boxes, there were gasps and murmurs of surprise. Blaise sat waiting, with a quiet smile on his face.

Draco opened his and looked at Blaise with tears in his eyes. "Is this why you were talking to the jeweler after Harry's birthday?"

"Yes Darling." Addressing the rest of the room, Blaise continued to explain, "I knew after Harry's party that we were going to need each other more now than ever before, and I wanted to prove our commitment to the family, so I had this designed to represent the New Black family that we have become."

Each man held an elegant but understated signet ring with a beautifully scripted "B" on the face. The sizes were perfect and each man slipped his on his finger and admired the simplicity of the titanium ring.

"Blaise, these are beautiful. Thank you for doing this." Sirius got up and walked to the boy and pulled him into a bear hug. He was floored at the generosity of the gift.

"You're welcome…dad." Blaise said hesitantly but with a smile on his face. "I was also thinking we could spell the rings so if we say an activation word, it will send a message to the rest of us that we are needed."

Sirius released the boy and patted him on the back. He walked back to his seat and sat down, taking Lucius' hand in his own and looked to Poppy, "Is that something we can do?"

"Yes, I believe I know a spell that would work and we can add to the notice by having the ring act as a portkey in extreme emergencies by having it take you all to the person in need."

"Okay, you gentleman will need to decide on an activation word. It should be something that isn't likely to come up in general conversation so I wouldn't use anything like, family or Black, but it should be something that you'll remember in a pinch."

The men quietly thought about various words and as one would come to mind they would open their mouth to suggest it then change their minds. Finally, after many false starts, Blaise spoke up again, "I have a suggestion. What about using 'Ariana'? She guards the passage, she's his sister and it isn't likely to be a name we would use in general conversation."

"Perfect!" Sirius yelled. "And what a slap in the face if and when we do have to use it. Okay, so 'Ariana' is our emergency word and it will active the ring to tell us there is a problem, but how?"

"It will change colour depending on the urgency. Red for immediate danger such as confrontation or fighting, blue for health related problems – which will be handy closer to delivery time, and green for meeting requests. If someone needs a meeting of the family, they can tap the 'b' and say meeting and the rest will get the message. If it's a health issue, tap the 'b' and say my name, if it's mortal danger or a confrontation of some kind, simply say 'Ariana' and the rest of the family will be with you instantaneously." Poppy was talking as she was writing feverishly, she pause and looked up, "Blaise, this is an incredibly thoughtful gift you have given your family and I believe they will all agree with me when I say it will also prove very helpful."

"Please place your rings back in to the box and Harry and I will cast the spell." Poppy looked at Harry and smiled. "Boy, you have the power, let's use it."

"I don't know what to do," Harry said as he moved next to the Healer.

"Don't worry, you're just going to channel your energy, I'll say the words."

After the rings were all in the box, Poppy closed the lid and placed her left hand on the lid and took Harry's in her right. She closed her eyes and slowed her breathing, focusing on the inhale and exhale to get herself prepared for the magic needed, and Harry followed suit. When she felt ready, she began to murmur under her breath and a yellow light surrounded the box. When the light faded, she removed her hand and sighed, releasing Harry and sitting back on the couch.

"Poppy, are you alright?" Lucius was concerned, as Poppy was slightly pale and Harry was shaking. "Harry, you okay?"

Poppy smiled and said, "I'm fine, just letting the remainder of the magic leave me."

"Is that what I'm feeling?" Harry felt as though his entire body was hooked to an electrical plug, he was tingling and vibrating all over.

"Yes, sit back and relax for a few minutes and the energy will drain from you. Focus on it flowing through your body and visualize it leaving your body by your feet."

The rest of the men stayed quiet, placing their rings back on their fingers, and waited until Harry finally opened his eyes, placed his own ring back on his hand, and smiled at everyone. "That was so cool."

"Harry, are you feeling okay?" Severus was concerned about the energy use with the pregnancy. He trusted Poppy, but was nervous none the less.

"I feel great. I haven't felt this energized in a long time. Poppy is this normal?"

"Yes dear, if magic is done correctly it can leave you feeling energized. The drain that Draco feels with his visions and that you sometimes feel is due to the extenuating circumstances that come with the visions and the stress of your confrontations Harry."

"In a normal casting or drawing of the energy, you should feel much as you do now when the casting is complete. Harry, this is a good time to teach you a little about using your magic. You should never do magic if you are sick, it will corrupt the spell and will make you feel horrible after. It could also make you very ill if you use magic without focusing it and being centered first."

"Now, we need to talk about your pregnancies." Poppy knew she was about to give them all a little lesson in magic that they weren't aware of and it would be interesting to see how they all took it. "Each of you has the same chance of being the one to carry the child, and just because Harry, Draco and Sirius are carrying these children, doesn't mean that they will be the ones to carry future children. The magic decides who will carry the child best at the point of conception and implants the embryo."

"I know you boys may be a little worried about delivery time but let me assure you, there is nothing to worry about. Sirius and Lucius, you may remember seeing this happen during previous wars, Severus I imagine you have as well." The men nodded in agreement, taking their spouses hands. "The fact that the magic has surfaced again, leads me to believe we may be in a time of great danger so we need to be clear. This magic is something special. It is not something you can create unless the karmic make up of the universe allows it. This may be a one-time thing."

The men all looked sad at the thought that may never have this opportunity again, but they understood what they were dealing with was fate giving them a chance they might not otherwise have had. They wouldn't waste it.

She waited to see if anyone would ask questions at this juncture, and when no one did, she continued, "Delivery will actually be interesting. Draco, you and Sirius should be delivering within a couple of weeks of each other and Harry a few weeks after that. As these pregnancies are outside the norm though, that could change. We'll treat them as though they are completely normal, and therefore, I will need to see each of you once a month for a check-up. If there are any problems, you must come to me immediately."

"What kind of problems should they look for?" Severus asked as he was very curious about this.

"You will likely have some strange food cravings, be very emotional and you may have general body aches as well. Your bodies will be doing a fair bit of changing to accommodate the babies so back pain, water retention and pelvic pain would also be something to look for. You will have many questions during the next eight months and I am available day or night for you all. Don't hesitate to call on me for anything. There is no such thing as a stupid question."

"How will the actual delivery work?" Draco was a little worried about this because he could see no place on his body the baby could come from naturally, and really didn't want to think about any other way.

"Well Draco," Sirius began to answer, "If I remember correctly, it is delivered by cesarean section. Is that still correct Poppy?"

"Yes, it is. I will assume that's how your children will all be delivered. Though, if I'm being honest, with your situation – three magical pregnancies in one family at the same time – it's possible that the karmic magic at work may take care of that for me and find another way to deliver you all. We'll just have to wait and see. Anything else right now?"

"Um…"

"Yes Harry."

"What about…sex?"

Poppy smiled and walked over to the boy, kissed him on the head and said, "As much as you want. Toward the end though, you'll have to be less forceful than now. Sex is very good for pregnancy. It keeps the parents emotionally connected and is good for the developing baby as the hormones and emotions that tend to be involved help in the development."

"I believe we should be getting back now. It's about time for afternoon tea and people will be wondering where we are."

The all filed down the stairs and headed out of the pub, thanking Aberforth as they went and headed back to the castle.