April 2003 – Chapter 19 – Reunion!
The baby was passed due. For some reason it seemed to have no want to come out from it's mother. She sighed and dealt with it for a week. After she was getting concerned and she read about herbs to hasten delivery. One such herb was here locally and in the Dark Forest.
She set out when Remus was teaching his classes and went past Hagrid's hut. Buckbeak was tethered there. She looked at him as he lifted his head. She put a finger to her lips and went into the woods sneaking passed Hagrid, but not passed Fang. The dog looked at her and barked once.
Hagrid looked and called out, but gave up when no answer came to him. Armed with her wand she knew she would tire easily and that she would need to rest every little bit. She sighed as she leaned against a rock. It would be wonderful to have her old shape back. She was even larger with this baby than she had been with Holly.
She walked looking for the climate the herb would grow on.
Two hours later after frequent stops she found it and started to pick it. She laughed and cut it putting it in her bag to make a drink like tea with it. It had a curious scent like licorice.
She looked at her bag and smiled. She stood up and then a pain sent her to the earth.
She panted and closed her eyes. She breathed through the pain and soon it dissipated.
"Oh Remus..." She whispered willing him to hear.
She lifted herself up and panted. She heard a twig snap behind her. She gasped and turned her head. A huge black dog was standing there coming towards her slowly as if he was stalking her. She knew what that was.
She cried out and got to her feet and started to run, but her belly protested and after about a hundred feet she was taken to her knees by another pain.
It whimpered and lowered his head.
"Oh Merlin help me!" She struggled against the pain and fought to get away reaching for her wand. She, however, could not focus enough to cast a spell.
When it passed she tried to run again and the dog was on her heels. She shrieked and tripped rolling down a hill into a pile of leaves. She struggled to get up when she felt hands on her.
Panicked she looked up at the pale gaunt face of Sirius Black. Her eyes widened in fear and then she passed out. He was saying something as she felt the darkness closing in on her.
Sirius looked at the young woman as she collapsed against him. She was the same girl he had loved...still loved in his arms. He caressed her face with his dirty hand and hugged her as he listened to her breathe. She was real.
She had been in pain and he had wanted to help her, but his presence seemed to distress her more than the pain.
Cradling her tenderly in his arms he decided against taking her to Hogwarts. He feared the Dementors and at this time they were everywhere. He waited for dark to fall. He was surprised she slept so long, but it felt good to have her in his arms again. It had been twelve long years. She belonged to another man now he knew, but he still loved her and would see her safe.
He went to the Whomping Willow and pressed the knot that froze it with a stick. He then carried her down into the small passage and rose to his feet carrying her to the secret doorway that took them to the Shrieking Shack.
He carried her upstairs and gently laid her on the bed and touched her face. She was so beautiful. Age had not effected her.
Her skin was warm and so real. He looked down at her. She was heavily pregnant. He had noticed when he had first seen her, but now he c=saw just how much she was. She looked ready to pop. He wanted to clap Remus on the back and wanted to ask if there were anymore babies.
Sirius was not jealous of Remus making a baby in her. He had been her husband for twelve years. He could not blame his old friend. He was happy for him.
He watched her belly ripple. He laid his hand on her. He gasped. She was in labor. So that was her pain. He had never seen it, but had read about it in school. It was not easy on a woman. He looked about. There was nothing there to help with the birth and it was too late to take her to Hogwarts now or even Hogsmeade.
He took her wand and summoned blankets, hot water, and pain killing plants as he thought of what else he may need.
She gasped and shuddered. He caressed her trying to help her.
"Remus...the..." she moaned
Her eyes fluttered and the focused on him and then her mouth opened. She got out half a scream before he clapped a hand over her mouth to quiet her. "Khadja. Know this. I mean you no harm. Believe me. I would not kill you."
She looked at him unsure.
He removed his hand and he sat beside her his long hair hanging in a matted mass down his back and shoulders. He bent and kissed her nose. "Okay?"
She nodded and caressed her belly. "The baby..."
"Yes." He nodded and reached forward to touch her.
She moaned and then gasped. She looked down.
"What Kadi?"
She panted and lifted her skirt a little. "I think my water just broke."
The baby was passed due. For some reason it seemed to have no want to come out from it's mother. She sighed and dealt with it for a week. After she was getting concerned and she read about herbs to hasten delivery. One such herb was here locally and in the Dark Forest.
She set out when Remus was teaching his classes and went past Hagrid's hut. Buckbeak was tethered there. She looked at him as he lifted his head. She put a finger to her lips and went into the woods sneaking passed Hagrid, but not passed Fang. The dog looked at her and barked once.
Hagrid looked and called out, but gave up when no answer came to him. Armed with her wand she knew she would tire easily and that she would need to rest every little bit. She sighed as she leaned against a rock. It would be wonderful to have her old shape back. She was even larger with this baby than she had been with Holly.
She walked looking for the climate the herb would grow on.
Two hours later after frequent stops she found it and started to pick it. She laughed and cut it putting it in her bag to make a drink like tea with it. It had a curious scent like licorice.
She looked at her bag and smiled. She stood up and then a pain sent her to the earth.
She panted and closed her eyes. She breathed through the pain and soon it dissipated.
"Oh Remus..." She whispered willing him to hear.
She lifted herself up and panted. She heard a twig snap behind her. She gasped and turned her head. A huge black dog was standing there coming towards her slowly as if he was stalking her. She knew what that was.
She cried out and got to her feet and started to run, but her belly protested and after about a hundred feet she was taken to her knees by another pain.
It whimpered and lowered his head.
"Oh Merlin help me!" She struggled against the pain and fought to get away reaching for her wand. She, however, could not focus enough to cast a spell.
When it passed she tried to run again and the dog was on her heels. She shrieked and tripped rolling down a hill into a pile of leaves. She struggled to get up when she felt hands on her.
Panicked she looked up at the pale gaunt face of Sirius Black. Her eyes widened in fear and then she passed out. He was saying something as she felt the darkness closing in on her.
Sirius looked at the young woman as she collapsed against him. She was the same girl he had loved...still loved in his arms. He caressed her face with his dirty hand and hugged her as he listened to her breathe. She was real.
She had been in pain and he had wanted to help her, but his presence seemed to distress her more than the pain.
Cradling her tenderly in his arms he decided against taking her to Hogwarts. He feared the Dementors and at this time they were everywhere. He waited for dark to fall. He was surprised she slept so long, but it felt good to have her in his arms again. It had been twelve long years. She belonged to another man now he knew, but he still loved her and would see her safe.
He went to the Whomping Willow and pressed the knot that froze it with a stick. He then carried her down into the small passage and rose to his feet carrying her to the secret doorway that took them to the Shrieking Shack.
He carried her upstairs and gently laid her on the bed and touched her face. She was so beautiful. Age had not effected her.
Her skin was warm and so real. He looked down at her. She was heavily pregnant. He had noticed when he had first seen her, but now he c=saw just how much she was. She looked ready to pop. He wanted to clap Remus on the back and wanted to ask if there were anymore babies.
Sirius was not jealous of Remus making a baby in her. He had been her husband for twelve years. He could not blame his old friend. He was happy for him.
He watched her belly ripple. He laid his hand on her. He gasped. She was in labor. So that was her pain. He had never seen it, but had read about it in school. It was not easy on a woman. He looked about. There was nothing there to help with the birth and it was too late to take her to Hogwarts now or even Hogsmeade.
He took her wand and summoned blankets, hot water, and pain killing plants as he thought of what else he may need.
She gasped and shuddered. He caressed her trying to help her.
"Remus...the..." she moaned
Her eyes fluttered and the focused on him and then her mouth opened. She got out half a scream before he clapped a hand over her mouth to quiet her. "Khadja. Know this. I mean you no harm. Believe me. I would not kill you."
She looked at him unsure.
He removed his hand and he sat beside her his long hair hanging in a matted mass down his back and shoulders. He bent and kissed her nose. "Okay?"
She nodded and caressed her belly. "The baby..."
"Yes." He nodded and reached forward to touch her.
She moaned and then gasped. She looked down.
"What Kadi?"
She panted and lifted her skirt a little. "I think my water just broke."