Pink and Yellow Checkered Headmasters
About two weeks after Seamus became the great Sherlock Holmes he called a meeting in the gryffindor common room. He stood by the fireplace with his bubble pipe in his mouth. He was wearing the dressing gown that he had started wearing in the common room when he thought logically over the events. His Holmes styled coat was laid draped over one of the desk chairs. He placed his deerstalker cap next to his magnifying glass on the mantle above the fireplace.
It was around six thirty in the morning when he had decided to reveal the answers to the mystery, he watched as his fellow classmates staggered down the stairs. First entered Harry, Dean, Ron, and Neville, only because Seamus roused them early that morning, Colin was not far behind because Harry insisted that if he had to be there than so did Colin. Then Seamus called to the girls who had the ability to be far more irritable in the mornings than the boys ever were. After everyone was seated and before Seamus could enlighten the rest, the twins and Lee came bursting through the portrait hole.
"Ah, gentlemen, please take a seat." Seamus asked the three of them. "Now I have asked you all here this fine morning because I have a solution as to why Professor Sinistra has been acting rather peculiar."
"And this would be," Hermione yawned.
"I have deducted, my dear Hermione, that Professor Sinistra is pregnant." He calmly stated the one sentence that would wake everyone from the precious slumber. "Not only that, but she is pregnant with twins, and the reason that she has been short tempered is because our dear potions professor has yet to propose to her."
It took them all a while to absorb this information.
"Your crazy, Seamus," Harry stated, "Snape said a dinner that the rumors were not true."
"No Harry, Snape said that HE was not pregnant, he never said anything about Sinistra."
"He's got you there, but I still think Seamus has an over active imagination," Lavender said trying to play peacemaker.
"Think what you will," I guarantee that I have given you the truth."
"I believe you Seamus," Ginny assured her boyfriend.
In late March, one morning Albus, who was still using Severus' shower, stumbled into a prank that was meant for the potions master. He was not happy and once he figured out the culprits he call them to his office. The four in question had declared an unofficial prank war and he was going to end it now. He entered his office and slowly sat down at his desk. The headmaster looked harshly at his staff members.
"Why Albus, what on earth happened to your hair," Severus asked incredulously looking at the headmaster whose hair and beard was bright pink and yellow checkered. Severus was sitting next to Professor Sinistra. And sitting on the other side of the desk were Minerva McGonagall and Sadie Gadget.
"That is exactly what I was wondering," he said turning his stern glare on each of the four professors seated before him, "Just who was behind this little prank?"
"It was professor Gadget and myself, Albus, we are so sorry, we had no reason to think that anyone other than Severus would be using his shower," Minerva explained.
"Well you were wrong. Now will you tell me why you thought it necessary to put dye in Severus' shower?"
"We were attempting to teach him a lesson."
"Haven't you taught enough lessons to him over the years," Sinistra asked with her eyes flashing sharply, she was sort of over protective of Severus.
"Why?" the headmaster asked.
"For what he did to me at the Yule ball," came the clipped reply from the deputy headmistress.
"What about those lovely rumors you started?" Snape sneered.
"Well they proved true," Gadget said smugly.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Sinistra shouted.
"I think you know," Gadget said.
"Ladies, please, but anyways Aurora are you going to announce your pregnancy in anyway?" Albus asked his shy astronomy teacher.
"I'm not sure, but if anyone hasn't figured it out by now then I think they would be a lost cause," she said as she gestured towards her stomach, "I will probably tell the students during class. Don't worry love, you don't have to tell them I will." She placed an assuring hand on Snapes arm after she saw his panicked face, "you'll just have to be there when we tell our families."
"You still haven't told anyone yet?" Minerva asked in disbelief.
"Now back to the subject at hand," Albus interrupted sparing Snape and Sinistra from either having to answer or lectured. "I expect this nonsense to end right now, and I will meet with you all individually at a later date."
"I can't say I trust you to actually meet any of us individually," Snape muttered.
"What was that Severus?"
"Nothing Albus."
"Now before you leave I think that we should discuss inter-house cooperation, there has always been a split between the houses and the relations between the teachers of the different houses."
"What do you want Albus for Aurora and I to start snogging during dinner?"
"I'd be willing if you would, Sev," Sinistra claimed with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Anyways headmaster, Severus and I get along quite well, if you hadn't noticed."
"I was thinking more gryffindor and slytherin, and hufflepuff and ravenclaw."
"I think you should stick with what you have, or else we should have a meeting discussing house favoritism."
"My thoughts exactly," Minerva said, "only I am surprise that you would suggest something like that Severus."
"What does that mean?"
"Don't be daft, you know very well that you favor the slytherins over all other houses."
"And you don't favor your gryffindors?"
"Lets face it," Sinistra added, "that everyone favors their own house, including you headmaster."
"May we please hold this conversation at another time; you are all dismissed." Minerva and Sadie walked quickly out of the office, leaving Severus and Aurora still seated. Albus smiled at the young couple, reminded of the start of their relationship, and how he had thought that they both very well might have killed him for locking them in this very office. He watched as Snape helped Sinistra to her feet. He witnessed one truly tender moment between the two of them. There had been a time when he would have called anyone crazy if it had suggested that the two of them ever act on their emotions. In fact he and Sybil had a long term bet on when the two antisocial teachers would act on their hidden feelings. He won, but do to some finagling on his part, like convincing Peeves to lock them in his office.
That night in astronomy Professor Sinistra had decided to tell her students. They were starting to notice anyhow. She first had fifth-year gryffindors and ravenclaws.
"Class before you leave please sit down, I have an announcement to make." The students quickly settled down, "Now as I'm sure you are well aware of rumors that have been flying around and have probably figured it out already, but I would like to tell you myself that I am pregnant with twins." The whole lot of gryffindors looked over at Seamus who just sat there smiling slightly as he listened to his teacher of five years. The students tried to ask questions, but she managed to dodge them all night, "You may all leave now."
She went through the same thing in all her classes that night. And back in the gryffindor common room the students were waiting for Seamus Finnegan to return from the kitchens. The minute he entered the room he was mobbed.
"How the hell did you know that?" George asked, the rest of them echoed his question.
"I don't remember and even if I did why should I tell you?" Seamus shrugged.
"Sherlock Holmes always explained his solutions," Hermione pointed out.
"No one ever doubted Sherlock," he said and headed over to where Ginny was sitting.
"I believed you Seamus," she said after she kissed his cheek.
"I know, now if you will allow me to continue reading The Red-headed League." He pulled out a book and placed his arm around Ginny's shoulder as they sat there.
A few hours later Snape waited for Sinistra out on the quidditch pitch, he was pacing back and forth as he waited, he kept fiddling with a small box that he kept in a hidden pocket of his robes. He turned sharply when he heard the gentle rustling of her robes. He scowled as she approached him with a sly smile appearing on her face.
"You're late," he sneered, "forget how to read a clock?"
"Did anyone ever tell you your adorable when you sneer?" she asked the smile still tugging on her lips.
"I am not adorable, Severus Snape has never been nor will ever again be described as adorable."
"Oh I'm sorry I meant devilishly handsome, not in the least bit adorable, never, not possible." She took his hand and the two started to walk over to the lake, "it's beautiful out here."
"Aurora," he suddenly stopped she turned to look at him, "I cant believe that I am about to do this. Don't say a thing until I'm done," she shot him with a quizzical look and pushed her glasses up. She listened to him grumble as he fumbled around in his robes for that little box that he had earlier. He dropped to one knee and looked up at her. She was looking down at him in utter shock. Severus sighed melodramatically and pulled her down so that she was sitting on his knee still in shock, "Aurora Sinistra would you do me the honor of marrying you?"
"Severus," she finally breathed as he opened the box revealing a diamond engagement ring on a silver band and the diamond was between an emerald and a sapphire.