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Sirius awoke in the early hours of the morning. He thought back to last night, telling Harry, his reactions. All in all, he'd been pretty accepting. He recalled Lupin's reaction to his pregnancy. It was justified, of course. He had been nineteen then, almost twenty. Second, he was a male! A guy! Guys didn't get pregnant. He grinned with reminiscence, thinking back to when he told James.
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Sirius was sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace in Black Cottage. A glass of ginger ale and a bowl of soup with saltines were on a table in front of him. He was eating the soup slowly, washing down the saltines with sips of ginger ale. He kept glancing expectantly at the fire. Suddenly, it turned a bright green and a face appeared.
"James!" Sirius squealed like an excited child, rushing towards the fireplace. James' head smiled.
"Hey! Are you feeling better? Did Moony come over? Did he take you to a healer? I told him too. I hope he did." James' head continued to babble until Sirius held up a hand. Sirius took a deep breath.
"James, don't worry. Moony came over and took me to a healer."
"Well? Are you all right? Did the healer say anything was wrong? Have you stopped throwing up?" James paused to take a deep breath, but Sirius cut him off.
"The healer told me why I was throwing up, but unfortunately, it's going to keep happening for a few months. I'm going to have to get some anti- nausea potions."
"What did the healer say?" James said, looking concerned.
"I don't think that I should tell you that through Floo. I'd rather you be here in person." Sirius said, trying to sound calm.
"Why? Is something wrong?" James said, his voice going higher and higher.
"It's nothing bad. I promise. But judging by Moony's reaction, I don't think that I should tell you while you're hundreds of miles away. It wouldn't be the best settings."
"What did Moony do?" James said warily. He had never been too comfortable with leaving his boyfriend alone with another gay man, even though Lupin had never even tried to make a move on either of them. He had kept his promise from seventh year.
"He fainted." Sirius said laughing. "So, either come home now and I'll tell you, or you can wait for three more days." He stated, knowing that James was completely flipping out.
"I'll be right home! Let me just go talk to Dumbledore. I'll see you in a few minutes. I love you!" He said, his face already pulling out of the fire. Sirius sighed and sat back on the couch. He shut his eyes, opening them several minutes later, when his husband walked through the fire. James rushed over and embraced Sirius. "Siri! Are you alright?" He said, planting a sweet kiss on his lips. Sirius smiled. It was good to have James back home. James sat down on the end of the couch and pulled Sirius towards him. Sirius rested his head on James' taut stomach, enjoying the warmth of James' arms around him. "So? What did the healer say? I'm here now, so no excuses. You have to tell me." Sirius sighed.
"I'm- I'm pregnant." He said quietly. James glanced down at him.
"What did you say? I didn't quite hear you."
"James, we're going to have a baby." Sirius said, a smidgen louder, peeking up at his husband quickly for his reaction.
"What?" James said, his face rapidly breaking into a smile. "Are you serious? You're pregnant?" Sirius nodded. "Oh my god! Oh! Siri! I love you! We're going to have a real family! A baby!" As if he had heard a cue, Dumbledore promptly stepped out of the fireplace. He smiled at the intertwined couple on the couch.
"I understand that you had important news for James?" Sirius nodded. " Might I inquire what such news was so pressing that you had to tear him away from his Auror duties, leaving me to think of a suitable excuse for his absence on very short notice." Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling. The two men smiled at the older one.
"I'm sorry for the inconvience we caused." James said jokingly.
"Well, am I to know this essential, or so it seems, piece of information?" Dumbledore said, sounding much too much like the headmaster the two young men had known a few years ago. Both men's faces broke into huge smiles.
"Sirius is pregnant." James said, beaming. Dumbledore's face grew serious.
"This is true?" He asked, nodding in Sirius' direction. Sirius agreed. " Well, this is very interesting. It requires two very powerful wizards to produce a fetus. Both men must be wishing for a child, or something along those lines, very hard during the time of *ahem* ejaculation." The three male parties in the room blushed a deep crimson. Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued. "This complicates things a bit, though." The men on the couch looked at Dumbledore with a confused look. Dumbledore smiled knowingly. "It complicates things in the sense of publicity. If James is suddenly, well, in nine months, seen with a child, and Lily is not pregnant, people are going to start to wonder. We must discuss this with her immediately. James, could you floo her?" James nodded and walked over to the fireplace.
"Godric Hollow!" He said, throwing Floo powder into the fire. When it turned green, he stuck his head into it and the two men remaining in the room heard his voice from the other side of the fire. "Flower! Lily!! Where are you? Oh! Hi Lils." There was a pause, and then James said, "What were you doing asleep? Its only like 9 o'clock." Another pause. "Well, Dumbledore needs to talk to you. Along with me and Sirius. It's important. Okay. Fine, get dressed. No one really cares, but if it makes you feel better. Hurry up though. You take forever. Ow!" James squealed, backing out of the fire. "She slapped me! I can't believe her!" He said, glaring at the two men on the couch who were sniggering. "It's not funny! She's supposed to be pretending to be my wife! You don't slap your husband!" Sirius walked up to James.
"Oh really? You don't?" He asked, slapping him lightly on the cheek. James scoffed.
"I don't believe you!" He exclaimed, rubbing his cheek, where two handprints, one bright red, and one faintly pink were appearing. Sirius and Dumbledore laughed. The three men sat on the couch and waited, staring at the fire. Several minutes later, the fire turned a tell-tale sign of green and Lily emerged, stepping gracefully out of the fire.
"Hello Lily. How do we find you tonight?" Dumbledore asked.
"Alright, what did you want to talk to me about?" Lily said. She had never been one for subtleties. Dumbledore smiled.
"I shall let Sirius and James tell you, because it is really their news." He smiled at the two men on the couch. Lily looked expectantly at the couple.
"I'm pregnant." Sirius said, his face breaking into a huge smile. The more he said it, the more real it felt. He and James were going to have a baby! Lily's eyes grew wide.
"Are you serious?" Sirius nodded. "I didn't even know that could happen! Oh my god! That's so great! You guys are going to be so happy!" Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"This is what we wanted to talk to you about. If James is seen, in nine months of course, with a baby, and you have not been pregnant, suspicions could arouse. We need to figure out how to deal with it." Sirius blanched. He hadn't thought of it like that. A little to late, but none the less.
"So, what are we supposed to do about it?" Lily asked, her green eyes blazing with concern for her two of her best friends. Dumbledore smiled.
"Well, I was considering saying that the two of you adopted the baby, but if it looks like you, people might not believe it." Dumbledore said.
"We could say that we adopted him and put a glamourie charm on him to make the baby look like us." Lily said. "That's what one of my friends did when they adopted a baby." Dumbledore looked thoughtful for a minute, and then glanced at Lily.
"You know Lily, that just might work. We could put a glamourie charm on the baby so it will look like you and James, not James and Sirius." Sirius scoffed. "I'm sorry Sirius, but it's the only logical way. Lily," he said, addressing the only female in the room, "why don't we leave these two to discuss it by themselves. It's a big decision." Lily nodded and followed Dumbledore into the fireplace.
"Sirius? Are you alright with this?" James asked cautiously. The animagi glared at him. "What? I didn't suggest it! Don't get mad at me, please? Siri, this is the only way the baby's appearance will seem plausible to everyone." Sirius sighed.
"I know, but I am carrying this baby! I don't want it to look like you and my best friend, I want it to look like you and me! Us! I want it to look like us!" James pulled Sirius closer and kissed him gently on the lips.
"Siri, it's the only way." Sirius nodded.
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Sirius wiped a tear off his face. ' Ugh' he thought ' Damn it James! You could always make me cry.' He sat back on the couch and allowed memories to overcome him once again.
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Sirius and James walked up Heaten Avenue and into Healer Jacx's office for Sirius' seven month check-up. They sat in the waiting room for several minutes.
"Sirius Black?" A woman at the door called. Sirius got up, assisted by James and they followed the woman into the first exam room. "Here is your exam gown. You can leave your clothes on the chair over there. Hr. Jacx will be with you shortly. Sirius quickly changed, which was rather difficult, considering the size of his stomach. But five minutes later, he was on the table, James sitting next to him. They were talking about the plans they had for the nursery at Godric's Hollow. Sirius and James were rallying for a Quidditch theme, while Lily didn't think that was appropriate for a young child. They were talking about ways to get Lily to let them do the Quidditch room when Hr. Jacx walked in. She was a small woman, with coppery red hair, and a powerful manner about her.
"Hello Mr. Black. How are you today?" Sirius smiled.
"As well as can be expected. And you?"
"I'm fine. Thank you." She nodded to James, and began her examination. " Mr. Black? I'm going to do an ultrasound. I want to check on the baby's progress. This will feel cold." She said, as she slathered the gel onto Sirius' exposed abdomen. He visibly shivered. The healer pulled the cart over towards the chair, and pushed the piece around his stomach. A small image came up on the screen. "Oh look, we can clearly see the sex organs. Would you like to know whether it is a girl or a boy?" The two men looked at each other and shook their heads. "No? Want it to be a surprise then? Alright. Well, the baby seems to be progressing nicely." She wiped off the gel and quickly finished her exam. "Sirius, I'm going to leave so you can get dressed. I'll be back in a minute to answer any remaining questions you have." The healer left the room, and Sirius got dressed, glad to be out of the drafty hospital gown. A few minutes later, the healer re-entered. " Alright then. Do you two have any questions?" Sirius nodded.
"Well, we've read a lot of books, but none of them go into this a lot. How is the baby going to come out, exactly?" Sirius asked.
"This may seem implausible, but, the same way it got it." Sirius' eyes widened.
"You mean...?" He trailed off and looked at the area between his legs. The healer chuckled. "Yes Mr. Black. That's where it comes out. You'll be surprised how much the male genitals can stretch. You will have charms to help you with the pain. Do you have any other questions?" Sirius shook his head, and James mirrored the image. The healer left after saying, "I'll see you in a month Mr. Black," and walking out the door. The couple soon followed.
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"James! James! Wake up!" Sirius hissed, "PRONGS!" He screeched, as pain racked his body.
"Wassamatter?" James asked, his voice clouded with sleep.
"The baby's coming. Now! Get Madam Pomfrey!" James jumped out of bed.
"What? The baby's coming now? But your due date isn't until next week!" He looked nervously at Sirius.
"Come on James! With all those baby books you read, I would have thought that you would know baby's don't always wait for their due date!" Sirius said, biting back the pain. James jumped out of bed and ran to the fireplace. He threw a pinch of powder in and the fire turned green.
"Hospital Wing, Hogwarts School." He stuck his head in the fire. "Madam Pomfrey! Madam Pomfrey! Help! It's James! The baby's coming! Come to the house! POMFREY!" He screamed until he saw the woman running towards the fire with her medical box. He pulled back from the fire and seconds later, Madam Pomfrey emerged.
"Where is he? Come on James! Babies don't wait!" James ran up the stairs followed closely by the medi-witch. They entered the bedroom to find Sirius on the floor, surrounded by a pool of water. "Oh Lord! His water broke. This little one's in a hurry. James, help me get him up on the bed." They both pulled Sirius onto the bed, and Madam Pomfrey ushered James out. " James, I need you to go while I examine him."
"But..he's.." James tried to protest but the medic ushered him out the door. She waved her wand over Sirius' body, making his clothes disappear. Another wave put him in a simple hospital gown.
"Sirius? How far apart are your contractions?" Sirius winced.
"Two minutes." Madam Pomfrey bent over to examine Sirius, and after she was done, she cast a Spine-Numbing Charm on him. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief, and leant back into the pillow.
"Sirius, I'll be right back, I'm going to go tell James what's happening." Sirius nodded, his eyes closed. She walked down the stairs to find James sitting on the bottom most one. When he heard the medi-witch coming down the stairs he wheeled around and opened his mouth, but Madam Pomfrey beat him to it. "Sirius is fine. He's resting, I've put a charm on him so he won't feel the pain. His contractions are fairly close together. It should only be an hour or so. Male pregnancies take a shorter time to deliver. I'll keep you updated if I can."
" What? I don't get to be with him? Madam Pomfrey! He's my husband! I have to be with him! It's our child!" The medi-witch shook her head.
"I'm sorry James, that's just not possible. I have to get back to Sirius now. I'll come down as soon as possible." She walked up the stairs, leaving a protesting James behind her. She walked into the room, and found Sirius, his face contorted in pain, the charm having worn off. She took one look and said, "Alright Sirius, you're ready. When I start counting I want you to push, okay?" Sirius nodded, breathless. "Okay, 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.. Breathe, Breathe." Sirius panted on the bed. " Sirius, push. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.. breathe, breathe." This went on for an hour and twelve minutes. Then, with a final, " 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9," the room was filled with a babies cry. " Sirius! Boy! You have a beautiful baby boy!" Sirius' head lolled onto the bed with exhaustion. Madam Pomfrey yelled down the stiars, "James! Floo Dumbledore and then you can come up." The pair in the bedroom heard James knocking things over in his haste to Floo Dumbledore. Two minutes later, the frantic black-haired man ran into the room followed by Dumbledore. James rushed over to Sirius' side.
"Siri! Love, are you alright?" Sirius glared at him.
"James Potter! I just gave birth. Do you think I'm okay? I am never letting you touch me again! That hurt so fucking much!" Madam Pomfrey sniggered as she presented them with a bundle of blue fleece. The couple gazed at their little boy, with his eyes the trademark baby blue. They did not get to look for more than a minute before Dumbledore came over. He gently took the bundle from their arms.
"I'm sorry, but the charm has to be done immediately." The last thing Sirius saw was the baby blue of his son's eyes, looking straight at him. " Glamour" Sirius heard Dumbledore say before he fell into a deep exhausted sleep.
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"Um.. Hello?" Harry's voice startled Sirius back into reality. Sirius glanced at his son. Blue eyes met emerald and a startling thought burst into Sirius' mind. He doesn't know about the glamourie! He smiled at Harry.
"Harry! How did you sleep?" Sirius asked, putting a falsely cheery smile on his face.
"Fine..." Harry said, hesitating. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine. Harry come sit down. I need to tell you something." Harry slowly obeyed. "Harry. When I first found out that I was pregnant, James, Dumbledore, Lily, and I had to figure out what to tell everyone when you were born. We decided that the most logical thing to tell everyone was that James and Lily had adopted you and put a glamourie charm on you. You do know what a glamourie charm is, right?" Harry nodded. "Well, the story was somewhat true. When you were born, Dumbledore put a glamourie charm on you, and took you to Godric's Hollow. Everyone erupted over your appearance. James and Lily Potter had a baby!" Sirius laughed. "I was so jealous. I couldn't stand to see my son, MY baby, the person I had carried for nine months, in the care of my husband and my best friend. You looked like them, lived with them. Do you know what you called me? Siri. Not Daddy." Harry just sat there, astounded by Sirius' outburst. Sirius shut his eyes for a minute, and then said, "But that's not the point. You do have a glamourie charm on you. The true question is, do you want me to take it off? If I do, you have to stay like that for the rest of your life. The charm can only be put on an individual once." Harry's mouth, if possible opened more.
"Um... do you know what I'm going to look like?" Harry asked, rather uncertainly. Sirius shook his head.
"No Harry, I'm sorry. The only thing I saw of you was blue eyes, but all babies have blue eyes for the first few hours of their lives. Dumbledore felt the need to cast the charm just a few minutes after you were born." Harry was silent for a while, deep in thought.
"Take it off. I want to be who I should be." Sirius' mouth dropped open.
"Are you sure? You're going to have to tell everyone the truth then. Ron and Hermione are coming over this summer, and you're going to have to explain it to them." Harry nodded.
"Yes I'm sure." Sirius was surprised at his son's confidence.
"Okay. I'll take it off." Sirius took his wand out and waved it over his son's head. "Glamour Reverso" Sirius gasped as a white mist enveloped his son. When the mist disbanded, Sirius was amazed. Harry no longer had his trademark green eyes, now his eyes were a deep blue. His unruly hair was still black, but it was no longer as messy. His hair was not shorter, on account of the tight curls that now filled it. His skin was tanner and he was several inches taller. "What? What's wrong?" Harry asked, his voice now deeper. Sirius conjured up a mirror. "Holy Shit!" Harry gasped. Sirius cast him a disapproving look. "Oh- sorry." Harry ran his hands through his now curly hair, amazed at how neat it was. "Hey Sirius? What am I supposed to call you? I mean, I look like I'm supposed to, am I supposed to call you cad? Or something like that?"
"Oh- um, I hadn't really thought about it. We were going to tell you on your seventeenth birthday, so I thought I had a while. You can call me whatever you like. Dad, Da, Father, Pop, Pa, Papa, Sirius. Whatever you feel comfortable with."
"I guess I'll call you.... Dad. Is that alright?" Sirius felt his eyes well up.
"Of course that's okay! That was the only thing that kept me going at Azkaban. The hope that one day I would hear my son call me dad." Sirius went over and pulled Harry into a bone-crunching hug. They were a family.
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~Phyrespryte
Sirius awoke in the early hours of the morning. He thought back to last night, telling Harry, his reactions. All in all, he'd been pretty accepting. He recalled Lupin's reaction to his pregnancy. It was justified, of course. He had been nineteen then, almost twenty. Second, he was a male! A guy! Guys didn't get pregnant. He grinned with reminiscence, thinking back to when he told James.
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Sirius was sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace in Black Cottage. A glass of ginger ale and a bowl of soup with saltines were on a table in front of him. He was eating the soup slowly, washing down the saltines with sips of ginger ale. He kept glancing expectantly at the fire. Suddenly, it turned a bright green and a face appeared.
"James!" Sirius squealed like an excited child, rushing towards the fireplace. James' head smiled.
"Hey! Are you feeling better? Did Moony come over? Did he take you to a healer? I told him too. I hope he did." James' head continued to babble until Sirius held up a hand. Sirius took a deep breath.
"James, don't worry. Moony came over and took me to a healer."
"Well? Are you all right? Did the healer say anything was wrong? Have you stopped throwing up?" James paused to take a deep breath, but Sirius cut him off.
"The healer told me why I was throwing up, but unfortunately, it's going to keep happening for a few months. I'm going to have to get some anti- nausea potions."
"What did the healer say?" James said, looking concerned.
"I don't think that I should tell you that through Floo. I'd rather you be here in person." Sirius said, trying to sound calm.
"Why? Is something wrong?" James said, his voice going higher and higher.
"It's nothing bad. I promise. But judging by Moony's reaction, I don't think that I should tell you while you're hundreds of miles away. It wouldn't be the best settings."
"What did Moony do?" James said warily. He had never been too comfortable with leaving his boyfriend alone with another gay man, even though Lupin had never even tried to make a move on either of them. He had kept his promise from seventh year.
"He fainted." Sirius said laughing. "So, either come home now and I'll tell you, or you can wait for three more days." He stated, knowing that James was completely flipping out.
"I'll be right home! Let me just go talk to Dumbledore. I'll see you in a few minutes. I love you!" He said, his face already pulling out of the fire. Sirius sighed and sat back on the couch. He shut his eyes, opening them several minutes later, when his husband walked through the fire. James rushed over and embraced Sirius. "Siri! Are you alright?" He said, planting a sweet kiss on his lips. Sirius smiled. It was good to have James back home. James sat down on the end of the couch and pulled Sirius towards him. Sirius rested his head on James' taut stomach, enjoying the warmth of James' arms around him. "So? What did the healer say? I'm here now, so no excuses. You have to tell me." Sirius sighed.
"I'm- I'm pregnant." He said quietly. James glanced down at him.
"What did you say? I didn't quite hear you."
"James, we're going to have a baby." Sirius said, a smidgen louder, peeking up at his husband quickly for his reaction.
"What?" James said, his face rapidly breaking into a smile. "Are you serious? You're pregnant?" Sirius nodded. "Oh my god! Oh! Siri! I love you! We're going to have a real family! A baby!" As if he had heard a cue, Dumbledore promptly stepped out of the fireplace. He smiled at the intertwined couple on the couch.
"I understand that you had important news for James?" Sirius nodded. " Might I inquire what such news was so pressing that you had to tear him away from his Auror duties, leaving me to think of a suitable excuse for his absence on very short notice." Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling. The two men smiled at the older one.
"I'm sorry for the inconvience we caused." James said jokingly.
"Well, am I to know this essential, or so it seems, piece of information?" Dumbledore said, sounding much too much like the headmaster the two young men had known a few years ago. Both men's faces broke into huge smiles.
"Sirius is pregnant." James said, beaming. Dumbledore's face grew serious.
"This is true?" He asked, nodding in Sirius' direction. Sirius agreed. " Well, this is very interesting. It requires two very powerful wizards to produce a fetus. Both men must be wishing for a child, or something along those lines, very hard during the time of *ahem* ejaculation." The three male parties in the room blushed a deep crimson. Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued. "This complicates things a bit, though." The men on the couch looked at Dumbledore with a confused look. Dumbledore smiled knowingly. "It complicates things in the sense of publicity. If James is suddenly, well, in nine months, seen with a child, and Lily is not pregnant, people are going to start to wonder. We must discuss this with her immediately. James, could you floo her?" James nodded and walked over to the fireplace.
"Godric Hollow!" He said, throwing Floo powder into the fire. When it turned green, he stuck his head into it and the two men remaining in the room heard his voice from the other side of the fire. "Flower! Lily!! Where are you? Oh! Hi Lils." There was a pause, and then James said, "What were you doing asleep? Its only like 9 o'clock." Another pause. "Well, Dumbledore needs to talk to you. Along with me and Sirius. It's important. Okay. Fine, get dressed. No one really cares, but if it makes you feel better. Hurry up though. You take forever. Ow!" James squealed, backing out of the fire. "She slapped me! I can't believe her!" He said, glaring at the two men on the couch who were sniggering. "It's not funny! She's supposed to be pretending to be my wife! You don't slap your husband!" Sirius walked up to James.
"Oh really? You don't?" He asked, slapping him lightly on the cheek. James scoffed.
"I don't believe you!" He exclaimed, rubbing his cheek, where two handprints, one bright red, and one faintly pink were appearing. Sirius and Dumbledore laughed. The three men sat on the couch and waited, staring at the fire. Several minutes later, the fire turned a tell-tale sign of green and Lily emerged, stepping gracefully out of the fire.
"Hello Lily. How do we find you tonight?" Dumbledore asked.
"Alright, what did you want to talk to me about?" Lily said. She had never been one for subtleties. Dumbledore smiled.
"I shall let Sirius and James tell you, because it is really their news." He smiled at the two men on the couch. Lily looked expectantly at the couple.
"I'm pregnant." Sirius said, his face breaking into a huge smile. The more he said it, the more real it felt. He and James were going to have a baby! Lily's eyes grew wide.
"Are you serious?" Sirius nodded. "I didn't even know that could happen! Oh my god! That's so great! You guys are going to be so happy!" Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"This is what we wanted to talk to you about. If James is seen, in nine months of course, with a baby, and you have not been pregnant, suspicions could arouse. We need to figure out how to deal with it." Sirius blanched. He hadn't thought of it like that. A little to late, but none the less.
"So, what are we supposed to do about it?" Lily asked, her green eyes blazing with concern for her two of her best friends. Dumbledore smiled.
"Well, I was considering saying that the two of you adopted the baby, but if it looks like you, people might not believe it." Dumbledore said.
"We could say that we adopted him and put a glamourie charm on him to make the baby look like us." Lily said. "That's what one of my friends did when they adopted a baby." Dumbledore looked thoughtful for a minute, and then glanced at Lily.
"You know Lily, that just might work. We could put a glamourie charm on the baby so it will look like you and James, not James and Sirius." Sirius scoffed. "I'm sorry Sirius, but it's the only logical way. Lily," he said, addressing the only female in the room, "why don't we leave these two to discuss it by themselves. It's a big decision." Lily nodded and followed Dumbledore into the fireplace.
"Sirius? Are you alright with this?" James asked cautiously. The animagi glared at him. "What? I didn't suggest it! Don't get mad at me, please? Siri, this is the only way the baby's appearance will seem plausible to everyone." Sirius sighed.
"I know, but I am carrying this baby! I don't want it to look like you and my best friend, I want it to look like you and me! Us! I want it to look like us!" James pulled Sirius closer and kissed him gently on the lips.
"Siri, it's the only way." Sirius nodded.
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Sirius wiped a tear off his face. ' Ugh' he thought ' Damn it James! You could always make me cry.' He sat back on the couch and allowed memories to overcome him once again.
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Sirius and James walked up Heaten Avenue and into Healer Jacx's office for Sirius' seven month check-up. They sat in the waiting room for several minutes.
"Sirius Black?" A woman at the door called. Sirius got up, assisted by James and they followed the woman into the first exam room. "Here is your exam gown. You can leave your clothes on the chair over there. Hr. Jacx will be with you shortly. Sirius quickly changed, which was rather difficult, considering the size of his stomach. But five minutes later, he was on the table, James sitting next to him. They were talking about the plans they had for the nursery at Godric's Hollow. Sirius and James were rallying for a Quidditch theme, while Lily didn't think that was appropriate for a young child. They were talking about ways to get Lily to let them do the Quidditch room when Hr. Jacx walked in. She was a small woman, with coppery red hair, and a powerful manner about her.
"Hello Mr. Black. How are you today?" Sirius smiled.
"As well as can be expected. And you?"
"I'm fine. Thank you." She nodded to James, and began her examination. " Mr. Black? I'm going to do an ultrasound. I want to check on the baby's progress. This will feel cold." She said, as she slathered the gel onto Sirius' exposed abdomen. He visibly shivered. The healer pulled the cart over towards the chair, and pushed the piece around his stomach. A small image came up on the screen. "Oh look, we can clearly see the sex organs. Would you like to know whether it is a girl or a boy?" The two men looked at each other and shook their heads. "No? Want it to be a surprise then? Alright. Well, the baby seems to be progressing nicely." She wiped off the gel and quickly finished her exam. "Sirius, I'm going to leave so you can get dressed. I'll be back in a minute to answer any remaining questions you have." The healer left the room, and Sirius got dressed, glad to be out of the drafty hospital gown. A few minutes later, the healer re-entered. " Alright then. Do you two have any questions?" Sirius nodded.
"Well, we've read a lot of books, but none of them go into this a lot. How is the baby going to come out, exactly?" Sirius asked.
"This may seem implausible, but, the same way it got it." Sirius' eyes widened.
"You mean...?" He trailed off and looked at the area between his legs. The healer chuckled. "Yes Mr. Black. That's where it comes out. You'll be surprised how much the male genitals can stretch. You will have charms to help you with the pain. Do you have any other questions?" Sirius shook his head, and James mirrored the image. The healer left after saying, "I'll see you in a month Mr. Black," and walking out the door. The couple soon followed.
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"James! James! Wake up!" Sirius hissed, "PRONGS!" He screeched, as pain racked his body.
"Wassamatter?" James asked, his voice clouded with sleep.
"The baby's coming. Now! Get Madam Pomfrey!" James jumped out of bed.
"What? The baby's coming now? But your due date isn't until next week!" He looked nervously at Sirius.
"Come on James! With all those baby books you read, I would have thought that you would know baby's don't always wait for their due date!" Sirius said, biting back the pain. James jumped out of bed and ran to the fireplace. He threw a pinch of powder in and the fire turned green.
"Hospital Wing, Hogwarts School." He stuck his head in the fire. "Madam Pomfrey! Madam Pomfrey! Help! It's James! The baby's coming! Come to the house! POMFREY!" He screamed until he saw the woman running towards the fire with her medical box. He pulled back from the fire and seconds later, Madam Pomfrey emerged.
"Where is he? Come on James! Babies don't wait!" James ran up the stairs followed closely by the medi-witch. They entered the bedroom to find Sirius on the floor, surrounded by a pool of water. "Oh Lord! His water broke. This little one's in a hurry. James, help me get him up on the bed." They both pulled Sirius onto the bed, and Madam Pomfrey ushered James out. " James, I need you to go while I examine him."
"But..he's.." James tried to protest but the medic ushered him out the door. She waved her wand over Sirius' body, making his clothes disappear. Another wave put him in a simple hospital gown.
"Sirius? How far apart are your contractions?" Sirius winced.
"Two minutes." Madam Pomfrey bent over to examine Sirius, and after she was done, she cast a Spine-Numbing Charm on him. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief, and leant back into the pillow.
"Sirius, I'll be right back, I'm going to go tell James what's happening." Sirius nodded, his eyes closed. She walked down the stairs to find James sitting on the bottom most one. When he heard the medi-witch coming down the stairs he wheeled around and opened his mouth, but Madam Pomfrey beat him to it. "Sirius is fine. He's resting, I've put a charm on him so he won't feel the pain. His contractions are fairly close together. It should only be an hour or so. Male pregnancies take a shorter time to deliver. I'll keep you updated if I can."
" What? I don't get to be with him? Madam Pomfrey! He's my husband! I have to be with him! It's our child!" The medi-witch shook her head.
"I'm sorry James, that's just not possible. I have to get back to Sirius now. I'll come down as soon as possible." She walked up the stairs, leaving a protesting James behind her. She walked into the room, and found Sirius, his face contorted in pain, the charm having worn off. She took one look and said, "Alright Sirius, you're ready. When I start counting I want you to push, okay?" Sirius nodded, breathless. "Okay, 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.. Breathe, Breathe." Sirius panted on the bed. " Sirius, push. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.. breathe, breathe." This went on for an hour and twelve minutes. Then, with a final, " 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9," the room was filled with a babies cry. " Sirius! Boy! You have a beautiful baby boy!" Sirius' head lolled onto the bed with exhaustion. Madam Pomfrey yelled down the stiars, "James! Floo Dumbledore and then you can come up." The pair in the bedroom heard James knocking things over in his haste to Floo Dumbledore. Two minutes later, the frantic black-haired man ran into the room followed by Dumbledore. James rushed over to Sirius' side.
"Siri! Love, are you alright?" Sirius glared at him.
"James Potter! I just gave birth. Do you think I'm okay? I am never letting you touch me again! That hurt so fucking much!" Madam Pomfrey sniggered as she presented them with a bundle of blue fleece. The couple gazed at their little boy, with his eyes the trademark baby blue. They did not get to look for more than a minute before Dumbledore came over. He gently took the bundle from their arms.
"I'm sorry, but the charm has to be done immediately." The last thing Sirius saw was the baby blue of his son's eyes, looking straight at him. " Glamour" Sirius heard Dumbledore say before he fell into a deep exhausted sleep.
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"Um.. Hello?" Harry's voice startled Sirius back into reality. Sirius glanced at his son. Blue eyes met emerald and a startling thought burst into Sirius' mind. He doesn't know about the glamourie! He smiled at Harry.
"Harry! How did you sleep?" Sirius asked, putting a falsely cheery smile on his face.
"Fine..." Harry said, hesitating. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine. Harry come sit down. I need to tell you something." Harry slowly obeyed. "Harry. When I first found out that I was pregnant, James, Dumbledore, Lily, and I had to figure out what to tell everyone when you were born. We decided that the most logical thing to tell everyone was that James and Lily had adopted you and put a glamourie charm on you. You do know what a glamourie charm is, right?" Harry nodded. "Well, the story was somewhat true. When you were born, Dumbledore put a glamourie charm on you, and took you to Godric's Hollow. Everyone erupted over your appearance. James and Lily Potter had a baby!" Sirius laughed. "I was so jealous. I couldn't stand to see my son, MY baby, the person I had carried for nine months, in the care of my husband and my best friend. You looked like them, lived with them. Do you know what you called me? Siri. Not Daddy." Harry just sat there, astounded by Sirius' outburst. Sirius shut his eyes for a minute, and then said, "But that's not the point. You do have a glamourie charm on you. The true question is, do you want me to take it off? If I do, you have to stay like that for the rest of your life. The charm can only be put on an individual once." Harry's mouth, if possible opened more.
"Um... do you know what I'm going to look like?" Harry asked, rather uncertainly. Sirius shook his head.
"No Harry, I'm sorry. The only thing I saw of you was blue eyes, but all babies have blue eyes for the first few hours of their lives. Dumbledore felt the need to cast the charm just a few minutes after you were born." Harry was silent for a while, deep in thought.
"Take it off. I want to be who I should be." Sirius' mouth dropped open.
"Are you sure? You're going to have to tell everyone the truth then. Ron and Hermione are coming over this summer, and you're going to have to explain it to them." Harry nodded.
"Yes I'm sure." Sirius was surprised at his son's confidence.
"Okay. I'll take it off." Sirius took his wand out and waved it over his son's head. "Glamour Reverso" Sirius gasped as a white mist enveloped his son. When the mist disbanded, Sirius was amazed. Harry no longer had his trademark green eyes, now his eyes were a deep blue. His unruly hair was still black, but it was no longer as messy. His hair was not shorter, on account of the tight curls that now filled it. His skin was tanner and he was several inches taller. "What? What's wrong?" Harry asked, his voice now deeper. Sirius conjured up a mirror. "Holy Shit!" Harry gasped. Sirius cast him a disapproving look. "Oh- sorry." Harry ran his hands through his now curly hair, amazed at how neat it was. "Hey Sirius? What am I supposed to call you? I mean, I look like I'm supposed to, am I supposed to call you cad? Or something like that?"
"Oh- um, I hadn't really thought about it. We were going to tell you on your seventeenth birthday, so I thought I had a while. You can call me whatever you like. Dad, Da, Father, Pop, Pa, Papa, Sirius. Whatever you feel comfortable with."
"I guess I'll call you.... Dad. Is that alright?" Sirius felt his eyes well up.
"Of course that's okay! That was the only thing that kept me going at Azkaban. The hope that one day I would hear my son call me dad." Sirius went over and pulled Harry into a bone-crunching hug. They were a family.
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