A/N: Yay, I'm back yet again. Maybe I'll think up some more brilliant ideas for the next chapter during my hour break between classes. It'd be nice if I did. Normally I'd go and do review responses, but since I continue to get soo many reviews in I think now I'm going to start just sending an email to people cause I've always got a lot to comment on, so if you reviewed, look forward to an email.

Randomness of the Moraco: email is what makes the world go round. That and apple juice.

~ No One Can Stop Us Now ~ Chapter 6 I Hope, I Think, I Know ~

Harry came out in Sirius living room. He didn't see Sirius so decided to look around the house for him. The first place he thought to look was the kitchen which of course was where he was.

Sirius was sitting at the table with Remus and they were having breakfast. Sirius' back was facing the door that Harry entered, but Remus looked up at him when he came through the door. 'Harry,' he said smiling.

Sirius looked around and stood from his chair. He rushed over to Harry and gave his godson a big hug.

Harry pushed Sirius away from him. 'How could you?! How could you write a letter to be full of such rubbish?!' Harry threw the letter on the table as he stared at his godfather who seemed to be looking a little afraid at the moment.

Remus picked up the letter and read over it briefly. He then stood up himself. 'What on earth is going on Sirius? How could you write something like this to Harry?'

'Oh, so now you're on his side?'

'Sirius, Harry loves Severus and Severus loves Harry. Have you even talked to either of them about their relationship?'

'Remus is right,' Harry said. 'I love Severus, and I'm more than thrilled to be having a baby that's a part of both of us. I just don't understand why you can't be happy for us.'

'I've got some old feuds with Snape. I'm sorry Harry, but from the time I found out about your relationship, to when you got married, to now when you're pregnant and going to have a baby, it all seems like you're moving too fast. Maybe not for you, but for me you're moving too fast. I haven't settled my feuds with Snape and I don't know when I will. As long as you're happy though Harry. I'm sorry I jumped around to conclusions,' Sirius explained.

'I understand Sirius. I know you'd like to think the worst of Severus, but despite his outer appearance there's a wonderful loving man behind it,' Harry explained. 'Well I've got to go, I have a few things I need to finish doing.' Harry hugged Sirius. 'I love you Sirius, but please try to stop being so presumptuous.' Before walking out of the kitchen he threw his arms around Remus' neck as well. 'Good to see you this morning and thanks for the congratulations.' Harry left and went back home the same way he came via floo powder.

~

One day Harry got bored and started looking at the bookshelves in their bedroom. As he began looking through them he began to frown. Nearly all of them were books over dark arts or forbidden potions.

Severus walked into the room noticing Harry looking at the shelf. 'I doubt you'll find anything you'd be interested in on that shelf.'

'They're all about the dark arts, Severus. Why do you have these?'

'I told you, my father used to tutour me before I went to Hogwarts and on breaks between years. These books were my study aides,' Severus explained.

'Study aides?! I thought your father was one of the good guys!'

'He was. He thought that if I were going to be learning to defend myself against the dark arts that I should know the effects, how to cast, and how to identify all dark spells and potions,' Severus explained.

'So this is why Sirius always told me that when you started to Hogwarts you knew every curse in the book,' Harry commented.

Harry sat down on the bed. Severus accompanied him fining it to be the polite thing to do.

'What changted after you went to Hogwarts?'

'What do you mean?'

'Last Christmas, that tiem I followed you, you told your parents I was a lot like you used to be before Hogwarts,' Harry explained.

'Well if you can't tell by the old family pictures and stories, I used to be quite a happy child. I was an only child though. No brothers or sisters, or any friends to play with. I lived here contently with my parents. My mum was the closest thing I had to a friend, but she was still just my mum. After I started to Hogwarts there were so many people. Some friendly, some not so kind. I'd actually met Lily and Remus on the train. Neither of us actually had any friends prior to Hogwarts so we ended up sitting in the same compartment on the train. I thought at that moment that Hogwarts would be the greatest thing that ever happened to me, but then the sorting hat landed me in Slytehrin. My father was very proud, but Remus and Lily were both in Gryffindor where they became quick friends with your father and Black. Black has always been big about holding up house prejudices between Gryffindor and Slytherin. He didn't change Remus and Lily's minds about me at first, but then I started hanging around with Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle since they were all in my year. They found it fun picking on everyone they possibly could. At first it was funny, but one year they called your mother a mudblood. That was probably the only time I ever defended anyone. I nearly beat Lucius into the stone floors of the great hall. I got in quite a bit of trouble and lost a few house points, but every time Lily ever looked at me after that she smiled. As the years at Hogwarts went on I still never had any true friends. I couldn't be friends with anyone I wanted to be friends with because I was Slytherin. Of course the Marauders paid me quite a few visits and practical jokes over the expanse of seven years. Remus was never a big part of the jokes and used to be my potions partner for a while. That made your father and Black even more angered towards me. We were starting to really become friends, but after I found out he was a were wolf I was scared and crushed all at the same time. My father had always taught me werewolves were evil creatures and lots of other things about them that I of course later found to be untrue, but at that time I didn't realize and pushed him away. After seven years of torment all I wanted was power and vengeance. The first summer I came back from Hogwarts I barely talked to my parents about anything that happened at school. I used to sit up in my room all day studying either things for school or my dark arts books trying to learn every thing I could on breaks. Everytime my mother brought me my dinner she always had such sad eyes and as the years progressed they grew even sadder. After I started to Hogwarts I insisted that I was too grown up to be tucked in. I knew it hurt her a bit, but she accepted it and every night I was home until her death she would stand outside my door and sing my song to me since I wouldn't let her sing it to me tucking me into a bed.'

Harry looked at Severus with tearing eyes. They both wrapped their arms around each other holding he other protectively.

'I sometimes think,' Severus said, 'that maybe my entire life and existence would have been different if I'd been in Ravenclaw like my mother.'

'Is this why you're so unenthusiastic about the baby? Do you think they're going to have the same life as you?'

'That may be why. It's been so long since I've been a child and I hate to even think about the past because of the many terrible memories I have,' Severus admitted.

'That's why I've been planning everything so quickly. I want everything to be absolutely perfect when this baby comes into the world so that little Amelia or little Breen will have the perfect life neither of us got to have.'

'Amelia or Breen?'

'I like those names. I was considering running them by you in another 6 months just to see what you thought about them,' Harry explained.

'If you still like those names in seven months then it'd be fine by me having a child with either of them.'

~

The end of July rolled around quickly. Severus and Harry were back at Hogwarts making sure, along with the rest of the staff, that everything was prepared for the beginning of term.

Severus spent his days in his office revising lesson plans and making sure he had adequate amounts of ingredients and such. Harry spend spent his days with Madame Pince re-shelving books and cataloging them, along with shelving the new books and cataloging them as well. Harry and Severus both spent their nights the same way though. Curled up in bed with each other.

The day before Harry's birthday they both went into to Madame Pomfrey for Harry's check up.

'Everything seems to be coming along just fine,' she assured them.

Harry smiled. 'Good.'

'I see you've been taking care of him Severus,' Poppy commented.

'I don't take care of him. He's perfectly independent and capable of taking care of himself,' Severus said.

They all had a good chuckle.

~

It was that time of year again. It was Harry's birthday. Harry and Severus had been invited to the burrow for a big party the Weasleys were going to throw for Harry.

Harry and Severus arrived at the burrow along with a few other of the teachers who had been invited to the party. Everyone Harry thought possible that he considered friends and family was there. He got loads of presents that were all great and wonderful because they were from the people Harry cared about. He noticed that he didn't have a present from Severus in the pile of presents, but guessed that he was saving it for later. Probably something a little more personal.

Harry chatted with everyone and of course they all had questions about the baby. Ginny even so much as tried to feel Harry's stomach even though there was really nothing to feel yet.

'So did you find out if it's going to be a boy or a girl yet Harry?' Hermione asked.

'Is it possible to know this early on?'

'Of course it is. Wizard pregnancies are a little different than muggle ones. There's a lot of things that can be told earlier on than in muggle pregnancies,' Hermione explained.

'Well, Madame Pomfrey's never brought it up, but I don't think that I want to know,' Harry said. 'I want it to be a complete surprise.'

Hermione giggled. 'You've always liked surprises haven't you Harry.'

Fred and George both walked over to Harry, 'So know if it's a two for one deal or not yet?'

'Not that I know of,' Harry replied. 'I'd think Madame Pomfrey would tell me, but she hasn't said anything.'

'Well,' Fred said, 'Wizarding pregnancies can have things told earlier on, but according to mum, her mediwitch didn't actually know she was having twins till she was giving birth to us.'

'But she didn't go in regularly for checkups, dad says,' George added. 'Only went in whenever it was absolutely necessary.'

'Well, as great as having twins might be I'm not sure I could handle two babies. I quite like the thought of just one,' Harry commented.

'Oh come now, Harry dear,' said a voice from behind him which belonged to Molly Weasley, 'Twins are tough to deal with at times, but I wouldn't trade Fred or George in just for one instead of two.'

Harry smiled. 'I'll keep that in mind I suppose.'

Later after the party was over everyone went home and Severus and Harry went to their room at Hogwarts. Severus pulled a box from underneath the bed and handed it to Harry, kissing the other man's forehead. 'Happy birthday darling.'

Harry smiled, quickly unwrapping the box. He lifted the lid to find three new sets of robes in green, red, and blue. 'They're beautiful. Thank you.'

'They're made to fit any one of any size. When you start putting on weight due to the baby, they'll expand and fit you perfectly.'

Harry smiled. 'That's what I like about gifts from you Severus. They're very thoughtful and useful.'

~

The first day students would arrive was spent frantically working by all the teachers to make sure absolutely everything was in place. Harry was very happy that he was asked to help in decorating the hall for the sorting feast.

The sorting went as the usual sortings did. Harry enjoyed seeing everyone he still knew that had been a year or two behind him. For some reason, the food seemed even more delicious than before. Harry was mainly happy because he got to sit next to Severus at the staff table. The new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher was actually a DADA teacher of old. Remus Lupin. Dumbledore seemed to be delighted to have Remus back, and Harry was happy to have another friendly face around.

~

A/N: Well, that took a bit to write.I was in deep thought for ten minutes before I decided what Severus got Harry for his birthday. I know it's not very romantic but Harry likes it that way so what the hey. Glad people are enjoying the story. Drop a review and let me know what you think.