Chapter 51

Hogwarts

19 weeks along

"Can you go to class today?" asked James as he sat on the bed with Severus. His fiancé had been fine when he first had gotten up and got dressed, but now he was sitting on the edge of their bed staring blankly at his legs.

Severus took in a few breaths before nodding. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine. My legs just cramped up a bit." James watched his mate carefully as Severus touched his bump, the frown still on his face. Severus glanced at James and saw the concerned look and gave James a small smile. "Sorry I was just surprised."

"What?" asked James still not understanding.

"I think, I think I just felt the baby move," explained Severus carefully. "It wasn't painful or anything, but I felt something moving."

"We still don't know the gender," smiled James as he hugged Severus. "We should do that today. Then you can also ask Pomfrey if you should be feeling the baby move."

Severus nodded as he let out a nervous breath. "I wish I could stop being a nervous wreck for ten minutes," sighed Severus as he stood up. "I just want to feel normal again. God I don't even remember what it is like to feel normal."

"Getting bonded, and then getting pregnant will do that to you," smiled James as he gave Severus a hug. "Anything I can do to help?"

"Just hold me, my back hurts," whimpered Severus as he hugged James.

"You tell me the second you need something," whispered James as he used his knuckles to rub soft circles up and down Severus's back. Severus simply nodded and the pair headed to the infirmary to talk to Pomfrey.

James kept an arm around Severus as they walked. Severus looked uncomfortable, and even though he wouldn't admit it, James knew his fiancé was in more pain than he was admitting. Part of James wished that Severus would just drop out so he could take him home and care for him properly, but Severus had made it clear he wanted to finish school no matter how uncomfortable he was.

Unless the baby is at risk, I doubt anything I say will change his mind, thought James as they entered the infirmary.

Pomfrey was quick to walk over when she saw that it was Severus that had come in. "Everything all right?"

Severus nodded, "I just had a question, and we wanted to see what the baby's gender was."

Pomfrey smiled at this, "Of course come and sit down while I get the test." The pair nodded as Severus sat down on a chair instead of sitting on one of the beds. He was hoping this wouldn't take too long.

"So what was your question?" asked Pomfrey as she brought a vial of clear liquid. If James hadn't known that was the test, he would think Pomfrey had walked over with a vial of water.

"Should I be feeling the baby yet?" asked Severus. "I think I felt it this morning, but isn't it a little soon?"

"Not at all," smiled Pomfrey. "You're feeling the little one's movement right on time, but it will be a couple more weeks before James will be able to feel it." Severus let out a relived breath as Pomfrey held the vial out to him. "Spit in this, please."

Severus grimaced slightly, but took the vial and spit into it. Pomfrey took the vial back, corked it, and shook it. After a few seconds, the vial turned green. "Congratulations you two, it's a boy."

"Yes!" laughed James. "I win!"

Severus rolled his eyes as he glanced at Pomfrey and asked, "What color would it have turned if it was a girl?"

"Purple."

"Shouldn't it be blue or pink?" asked Severus as he thought of the common baby colors.

"If it turned pink you would be having twin of the same gender, blue is twins of different gender, and yellow is more than two," smiled Pomfrey. "When there is more than one the test can't tell you exact genders since it isn't a refined test and we would have to call in your doctor so she could actually check the genders."

"Oh thank God there is only one," whispered Severus before looking over at James. "If that test ever turns yellow for me I am going to punch you right in the dick." James let out a nervous laugh but nodded, honestly he was too happy that he got to name the baby Harry that he wasn't thinking too far into the future.

"Let's go to breakfast," smiled James as he led Severus out of the infirmary. They thanked Pomfrey before they left and headed towards the Great Hall.

Severus could feel James buzzing with excitement and couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You seem happier than when you learned I was pregnant," snorted Severus.

"It's just because it is a little more real now," admitted James as he hugged Severus to him. James couldn't stop hugging and touching him, James got a fuzzy warmth every time he did and wasn't willing to give up the addiction.

Severus wouldn't show it, but he did enjoy being held as it eased some of the pain in his back and hips. He wasn't sure if it was actually helping the pain or if the hugs were just distracting him from it, either way, Severus hoped that the hug painkiller would keep working through the pregnancy.

"You two are late!" called Lily as the pair sat down.

"We went to Pomfrey this morning," smiled James as they sat down. "We wanted to know the baby's gender."

Lily made a high-pitched squeal as she clapped, "Can you do that already? What is it! I need to know."

"Boy," answered Severus. "James has convinced, nagged, me into naming him Harry."

"Awesome!" exclaimed Sirius before turning to Remus happily. "I hope we have a boy too, then they can be friends."

"They can be friends if you have a girl too, you dolt," muttered Lily.

Sirius made a mocking motion as Severus interrupted their taunting. "You will have to wait a bit longer before you can check, Sirius. I think the earliest you can check is week nineteen."

"That early?" asked Lily. "I though it had to be a bit longer, though I am probably thinking of muggle pregnancy. Magic is quicker in many ways."

"Definitely where medical procedures are concerned," nodded Severus as looked at the bacon for a few seconds before slowly pulling it over to his plate.

"Risking the meat?" asked James.

"I really, really want bacon," admitted Severus. He paused to look down at his stomach and give it a small poke. "I swear if you keep this bacon from me, I'll eat something spicy later."

"Does he not like spicy?" asked James unsure how Severus would know if the baby liked certain things.

"I have no idea," admitted Severus before he paused to nibble some bacon. He didn't feel sick right away, and it tasted good to him after taking such a long break from meat.

"Oh thank you god," whispered Severus as he put more bacon on his plate along with toast, and even risked an egg, though he only ate the white of it.

"I'm glad your stomach is finally settling," said James sincerely. "I was getting worried there."

"Me too," nodded Severus. "The baby needed more than I was giving him, and I felt bad for only giving him sugar all the time."

"At least we know he likes my baking," put in Peter from further up the table. Mellissa was sitting with them that morning and he had been talking with her for most of the time.

"Who doesn't," snorted Remus. "Everyone likes cake."

"I'm just glad I don't have any sickness," smiled Sirius. "I might have dodged the morning sickness as well."

"How far along are you again?" asked Severus of handedly as he ate, relishing being able to actually eat a proper breakfast for once.

"Three weeks," answered Sirius.

"Symptoms really don't start until week six," noted Severus. "So I wouldn't say you're in the clear until around week seven, and then soon after you're going to have an entirely different set of symptoms."

Sirius didn't look particularly happy to hear this as he looked at his own plate of bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, and a bowl of cereals with some concern. He loved food, and the idea of it making him ill was a disheartening prospect.

"What are some of the other symptoms?" asked Remus seeing Sirius's look. Remus wasn't looking forward to seeing Sirius suffer either, but he did want a heads up so he could be more helpful.

Severus shrugged, "Normal stuff, back pain, hip pain, leg pain, feeling a little stretched. It's not too bad, I'm probably making it sound bad. It's just the whole, your body trying to adjust to carry a baby thing." Sirius didn't seem excited by this, but he did seem a little relieved. He had known those would happen so hearing them wasn't anything new.

"Nightmares, insomnia, mood swings, and nose bleeds" added James causally.

Severus frowned at him, "My nightmares aren't that bad."

"Night before last you had a nightmare, wouldn't tell it to me, and then wouldn't look at me all day," noted James dryly, showing he didn't believe Severus's statement.

Severus turned a strange combination of white and red, as if his face couldn't figure out if it wanted to be shocked or embarrassed. Eventually, it decided on embarrassed as Severus looked away. "I had a dream I got married to and had sex with… your dad… it was weird… and a little disturbing. I don't think I am going to be able to look at your dad next time I see him."

Everyone at the table went quiet for a few seconds before James also turned a little pink and looked away, "Oh… okay that is weird."

"It's probably just your brain trying to imagine what James will look like when you are older," suggested Lily. "I mean, James and his dad do look really similar."

"Yeah let's hope it's that one," agreed Severus as he took out the journal to Lucius, he didn't want to talk about it anymore. James just nodded and casually looked over Severus's shoulder as he always did when his fiancé talked with Malfoy.

Do you know if you are having a girl or a boy yet? We checked this morning and we are having a boy.

We are also having a boy.

Have you picked out a name yet? "We", (James) decided on Harry.

Having trouble agreeing on a name?

The name is fine, it's just he got the name from his favorite book character and I am kind of just judging him for it. Do you two have a name yet?

Idiot, and yes?… Yes we have a name, but I'm not really in agreement.

How so?

I wanted to name him Draco. I've always liked that name.

Wife didn't like it?

Neither did the family. They are still laughing at me for it.

What did you go with then?

We've been back and forth on it. She insisted Draco wasn't "American enough" and wanted to name him Draven. Which I am about 99% sure she just fucking made up.

She literally just put a 'D' in front of Raven.

Luckily for me, the mother-in-law agreed with me and we got a middle ground. We're going with Drake.

Means the same thing as Draco, but is 'more American' Good middle ground, and it is still a unique name.

Reason we finally agreed on it, so anything else interesting going on there? It's probably pretty quiet with Mulciber gone, or are you too busy being a baby carrier to notice? (Sorry, wife always says she feels like a whale, she looks fine. She actually isn't as big as she should be and me and her parents are a little worried, but the doctor said it is fine, and that it was because she is just catching up after being so sick.)

Hopefully she gets to where she needs to be. I'm on time for everything it seems. My symptoms haven't been too bad, but I am a little mood-swingy.

As for news, Sirius Black is pregnant.

So Hogwarts is still a school right? It hasn't turned into some weird baby making ward has it? Who is the father?

No it hasn't. Sirius was the other person Mulciber took, but they got the bonding potion in him, so instead of taking him to the infirmary, Remus took him somewhere private, and obviously the father is Remus.

Not gonna lie, Remus sounds like a low-key dirt-bag.

They were dating.

He was still under the influence of a potion.

Normally I would 100% agree, but really, Sirius wanted to be bonded with Remus way before the potion.

I'll take your word for it, and I guess if they are both happy I can't throw too much judgment around. Shit, wife is getting up, gotta go.

I'll talk with you later then.

Stay safe kiddo.

Severus closed the journal and sighed, "I don't know why he still treats me like a kid."

"Well we are still in school," smiled James. "I mean shit you're only eighteen and I'm still seventeen till the end of March."

Severus frowned, but nodded, though there wasn't anything wrong with him having a baby so young, he had noticed some Professors giving him some odd looks. Most of them were sympathetic, but a few of them were judging.

The other students were worse. No one taunted him directly to his face, but Severus still heard the word whore said with his name more often than when he was actually sleeping around. I'm engaged, and the baby is his, why the fuck are they calling me a whore?

Severus had long since given up trying to understand the thought process, and instead focused on keeping himself and the baby happy. His close circle of friends were supportive and that was all that mattered in the end.

"Do you want to come to the club meeting, Sev?" asked Lily when she noticed Severus seemed to be off in his own little world.

"I don't know if I should go," frowned Severus. "I mean it's not like I can do anything."

"You can help correct people," smiled Lily. "Come on Sev, please, I need some help here and you've been skipping."

"You should go," nudged James. "It would be a nice break from studying all the time, and it will help you relax even if you don't dance."

Severus let out an annoyed sigh, but nodded. "Alright, you win. I'll go, but I might just sit and watch."

"That's fine," reassured Lily, just happy that she was able to pull Severus from his own thoughts.

When their dance club did finally roll around later that day, Severus did far more than he had planned. He still didn't dance, but he did wander around the room and help correct posture and step work. A task that Lily greatly appreciated since she couldn't do it alone.

Though near the end of the club meeting, Severus had to sit down due to a nosebleed. It wasn't a bad one, but it was clear his body didn't want to be bustling around as much as he was. It was during his sit down break that Severus noticed a new symptom that hadn't made itself known until just then.

Holy shit, I'm horny. Severus could feel his face heating up, as he was glad he was still in his robes. Had he dressed down for dance like everyone else, he wouldn't have been able to hide his current problem. Just thirty more minutes, you'll be fine. Despite the self-coaching, Severus whole body was becoming a little too warm, and he could feel his underwear turning into a wet mess.

Severus tried his best to wait it out, but when he felt dampness on his chest, he stood up. "You okay Sev?" asked Lily when his sudden movement caught her attention.

"I gotta go," mumbled Severus, "I'll explain later, just, just, I just need to go."

"Will you be okay?" asked Lily a little worried as she led him to the door.

Severus lowered his voice and whispered, "My chest is leaking." He chose that symptom since it was actually the least embarrassing one that was happening to him.

Lily turned a slight shade of pink, "Oh. Is that? Is that normal?"

Severus nodded, "Yea, it's just uncomfortable. I just need to go clean up." Lily nodded and let Severus go without another word.

In reality, Severus knew that he didn't need to give her an excuse, or explain anything, but he preferred to give her one so she wouldn't pester him about anything later, and in that moment he just wanted to find James.

Luckily, he knew where James was as they had agreed to meet in the library before dinner. Severus made his way to the library as fast as he could without looking like the flustered mess that he was, a victory that he internally praised himself for.

"Done already?" asked James as he checked the time. Peter also looked up expecting Mellissa to have come in as well since Severus was there.

Severus awkwardly shook his head, "No, no I had to leave early. James can you come with me?"

James frowned, but nodded as he stood up, "Sorry to cut the study session short, guys."

"It's alright," reassured Remus, but he did give Severus a worried glance.

In response to this, Severus leaned over to Sirius and whispered, "We need our room tonight, sorry."

Sirius let out a little "ah" and nodded. Seeing how unconcerned Sirius instantly became calmed the other three down, and James followed Severus without complaint; thought he was a little surprised to have Severus practically pulling them to their room. It was the fastest he had seen his fiancé move in awhile.

As soon as the door to their room was shut, Severus had James pinned against a wall and was kissing him. James was so shocked by the sudden aggressive kiss that he didn't react.

Whimpering quietly, Severus lightly bit James's lip and tugged on it. "Fuck, James fuck me now. I'm going to lose my mind if you don't fucking get inside me."

This woke James up a bit as he slipped his hand down the front of Severus's pants and felt how hard he was. Sliding a little lower, James realized Severus wasn't exaggerating his arousal. "Fucking Christ, baby what's gotten into you?" teased James as pulled Severus's underwear to the side so he could thrust his fingers into him.

"Hormones," moaned Severus as he wrapped a leg around James's waist so James could push his fingers in deeper. "Fuck!" cried Severus in pure frustration as he desperately clung to James, seemingly unable to get close enough to him.

Due to being pulled off balance, James had to pull his fingers out so he could lift Severus up. "Love, need you to calm down just a little. We'll have sex, but let's go to the bed. I don't want to accidently drop you."

Severus let out another frustrated whine, but nodded as James took him over to the bed and plopped him down onto it. Once his hands were free, James started taking his clothes off, and Severus in turn wiggled out of his own.

"Gotta admit though," smiled James as soon as his clothes were tossed aside. "I prefer this to you being sick and achy."

"Agreed, now shut up and get on top of me." Severus didn't give James much chance to say anything else as he leaned up, grabbed James, and pulled him down. James was carefully not to truly fall on Severus as he quickly held his mate down, more out of Severus's own safety than anything else. Severus didn't seem to mind in the slightest as he spread his legs so James could easily slide in.

"Someone's impatient to get dicked," teased James as he lined himself up and pushed in with one hard thrust.

Severus's head snapped back as he moaned loudly, using his legs to pull James closer as he rolled his hips. "Shut the fuck up and do me!" snapped Severus between wanton cries as he tried to move more.

"Fuck," groaned James as he started a rough brutal pace. In the back of his mind, James knew he should be more careful, but Severus was being so demanding he wasn't sure he could slow down if he tried.

"Fuck yes," cried Severus as he kept trying to lean up more, but James held him in place. "James, kiss me. Please. Kiss me."

James didn't need anymore prompting as he released Severus's wrists and kissed him. Severus made a happy purr as he racked his nails down the back on James's neck and shoulders.

James's thrust in harder as he tangled his hands in Severus's hair and pulled his head to the side so his neck was exposed. James bit his lover harder than he had meant to, but Severus's pleasured scream as he came kept James from feeling bad.

"Keep going," whimpered Severus breathily still in a haze from his orgasm. "Come inside me. Fuck me more."

James let out a growl and kept his pace until he came, but as he caught his breath, Severus didn't seem satisfied as he started nipping James's neck again. "James, keep going."

"Gimmie a second to catch my breath, Love," sighed James.

Severus let out an irritated whine as he suddenly flipped them over so he was sitting on top of James. James stared up at him in complete shock since he hadn't expected Severus to have enough strength to do that.

Looking down at him, Severus started massaging James's chest as he rubbed himself against James's spent member. "Lovie, I need it again," Severus let out a little gasp as he reached up and pinched one of his own nipples. James was suddenly wondering if this really was a preferred symptom, or the one that might actually kill him.

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AN/

DEATH BY SNOO SNOO!

Shut up James you know that's how you wanna die.

So I realized when going back that they never learned the baby's gender, so I needed to do that here, BUT I remember I did occasionally refer to it as "he" so ignore that for now until I have time to go back and do editing, (lol I suck).

I do admittedly forget sometimes how young these two actually are.

Note- next chapter is probably going to float over to Sirius and Remus a bit more seeing as it would just be more of the above for James and Severus

Also it might sound like Sirius eats a lot, but I actually just gave him my breakfast I get once a week, (granted that is my 6 mile run day but guys have higher metabolisms).

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