Title: Meant to Be?
Author: Requiem of a Dream
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.
*Author's POV*
Harry walked off towards the Library to find Hermione and see if maybe she could help him find a concealment charm. But first he needed to find a way to tell her and then needed to tell Ron. This wasn't going to be an easy day.
"Hermione? Are you in here?"
"I'm over here Harry, in the history section."
"What are you doing over there?"
"Nothing just waiting for you."
"Do you know where I can find a book on concealment charms?"
"Of course. They're past the books on Magical Maladies. I'll come with you."
"Thanks."
"No problem. What kind of charm are you looking for?"
"One to conceal a pregnancy."
"Why do you want . . . are you pregnant?"
"No I thought that I would look up charms for fun."
"Now you're in for it Harry. You know that Soul Mates have to be faithful otherwise there can be some dreadful consequences."
"You and Dumbledore always assume things. It is Snape's child. Not some guy that I just picked up."
"You mean that Dumbledore assumed the same thing? Hmm I guess that Ron will too, that is if you're going to tell him."
"Yeah I'm going to tell him, I just don't know how."
"I'll help you with that. But how are you going to tell Snape?"
"I'm not."
"Yes you are. He needs to know."
"I'm not going to tell him. And as far as I'm concerned he will never know about this baby."
"That is not fair Harry. I don't know what he did to you to make you so angry at him, but I'm sure it wasn't so drastic that it deems him unworthy to know of his child. So unless you have a legitimate reason that you are going to tell me he will know."
"Hermione, no. Don't say anything please. I don't want him to know."
"I will keep your secret until one month after the baby is born. But after that I will tell him if you haven't."
"Sometimes I hate you and wish I had never met you Hermione."
"I know but you love me anyways."
And then Hermione hugged Harry. He hugged back and then they began looking for the concealment charm. They found it in the last book on the shelf. They almost overlooked it because it didn't have a title just the spell. They wrote a copy and then went to find Ron. Hermione was adamant that Harry tell Ron ASAP. Neither of them knew where he was so they wandered around for quite some time. They finally found him on his way to the common room.
"Hey mate. Where are you and Hermione headed?"
"We were on our way to find you actually." Hermione said.
"Oh why?"
"Well I'm pregnant." Harry said quietly.
"The Greasy Git knocked you up in only two weeks? More information that I wanted to know mate." Ron said with a bit of humor in the latter part.
"Really Ron you could show a little more sensitivity." Hermione said.
"No it's alright Hermione. It's refreshing to know that someone is going to be the same around me. Thanks mate." Harry said laughing a bit.
"No problem. So what did he say when you told him?"
"Nothing. I didn't tell him, and before you say anything I'm not going to tell him."
"Hey that's up to you. I'm not going to tell you what to do. Plus I don't think he would be all that thrilled about it anyways. Probably kill you for not stopping yourself from getting pregnant."
"Yeah true. Some things are better left secrets" Harry agreed.
*Severus' POV*
When I reached my chambers I sat down in my armchair and realized just how exhausted I was. I stayed awake just long enough to remember that I ha a lot of papers to correct. Then I fell asleep.
I woke up to the sound of some knocking as loud as possible on my stupid door. I ambled over to the door and yelled out asking who the bloody hell was at my door. Then I heard a very disgruntled mediwitch at my door mumbling about how no one as manners any more. I opened the door and let Poppy in.
"Poppy, to what do I owe this visit?"
"Well you weren't at breakfast, lunch, or dinner and if I know you, you've forgotten to eat altogether. So I brought you dinner."
"Thank you for your concern Poppy, but I did eat today. So I will see you tomorrow."
"When did you eat?"
"I ate a little after lunch."
"No I am going to stay here until everything on that plate is gone."
"Fine." So I went back to my chair and ate what poppy had brought me. It was still hot and I was hungry but I wasn't about to give in to her mother hen ways. To I sat there for a few minutes just picking at the food hoping that she would leave but she didn't so I ate. We made small talk and she brought up Harry.
"I want to thank you for helping me bring Harry up to the Infirmary. He hasn't been feeling too well."
"Yes I can tell he threw up in the hall at the beginning of the week. What was wrong? A flu or something?"
"Actually no he's . . . been just a little nauseous is all. Nothing that I could find."
"You were going to say something else. What?"
"Nothing that I can say. It's not my place. I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast." And she left faster than I could have ever wished. I went into my bedroom and fell asleep before my head could hit the pillow.
The next morning when I woke up it felt like I hadn't even slept. I had tossed and turned so much that the bed sheets were tangled around my legs. I struggled out of the sheets and stumbled to the shower. I was standing in the stream of hot water when I remembered what Poppy had said about Harry being nauseous. I finished up my shower and ran to my library. Remembering a few of the ingredients that Poppy had put together I looked them up. I found only two potions that those ingredients could be combined in and not kill him. A pregnancy test for women and a test for men.
~*~ Author's Note ~*~
I will try to update every weekend. I can only write this story at my friends house so that means on the weekends. I will almost always have a new chapter up by Saturday night. Sorry about the author's note I didn't know that ff.net banned those. But yea web sites are evil that way. No one tells you anything. Bye-Bye!!!