Figuring It Out
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WARNING: Snape will be pretty out of character for this story, I don't think I mentioned that in the last few chapters.
Right, I am sorry for all the cock ups I have made for this chapter as I kept posting the wrong one...or I assume I have... So I deleted the chapter and uploaded it again and hopefully it should come up as Figuring It Out not Potter/Black Romance.
Again, I am sorry. I'm sick and I'm an idiot... I could've sworn I uploaded the right one last night though...
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Chapter 4: Severus Snape
"Mr. Snape, Mr. Black, you two will be working together on this project." Said Professor McGonagall, practically signing the death warrants of the two boys.
Sirius stared in shock and disbelief at their Professor before turning to Severus who was glaring at the woman. He then sat back in his chair and folded his arms petulantly, with a scowl on his face. Why of all people did I have to be put with Snape?
Later that Day
Sirius and Severus were both in the library pouring over books for their Transfiguration project, it was to be on Animagi so Sirius already knew the bulk of it, but he was just pretending to be learning now so Snape didn't suspect anything.
Sirius looked up when he heard Snape give a big sigh, "What's your problem?"
Severus looked to him; "We're going to fail this project if we don't talk. I don't know about you but I don't particularly want to fail my sixth year here."
Sirius frowned, "Fine. Whatever… Have you found anything yet?"
"No, you?"
Sirius thought for a moment, "No, but I do know where to find some very useful stuff."
"If it involves breaking and entering, I'm not helping." Said Severus straight away.
Sirius hesitated, "Okay…" He lowered his voice. "So I'll do the breaking and entering and you do the essay."
Severus gave him a suspicious look, "Fine, but you can help with the presentation."
Sirius nodded, "Of course." He gave the Slytherin his most charming smile and got a glare in return."
Two Days Later
Sirius found Severus in the back of the nearly empty library, scribbling notes down for their essay for the project. "Hiya."
"Shut up."
Sirius rolled his eyes, this was about the sixteenth time Severus had told him to shut up today, not that he ever listened. He sat down at the table and opened his bag, he pulled out four bottles and placed them on the table. "Thirsty?"
"Not allowed food or drinks in the library." Recited Severus from the rules on the library doors.
Sirius sighed, "What you think I heed rules?" Severus glanced up and scowled at Sirius. "Loosen up a little, have a drink, or two…"
Severus looked at the bottles and his eyes widened slightly, "That's alcohol!""Keep your voice down!" Hissed Sirius, "I am well aware of what it is inside these bottles." Severus looked unsure. "What's the matter? Never gotten drunk before Sev?"
"Of course I have." Snapped Severus, "What else do you think Slytherins do when we have parties?"
Sirius shrugged, "Don't know, have a big gay orgy or something?"
Severus narrowed his eyes; "You must be confusing our parties with your own Black."
"Ooh, competition." Sirius had a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Do you want to have a civilised drink between enemies or not?"
"Yes, I do." Replied Severus, "Give me a bottle."
Sirius smirked and passed Severus a bottle before opening his own and taking a swig, "Ah, don't you love vodka?"
Severus pulled a face, "Couldn't you have gotten a nicer flavour?"
Sirius gave him an innocent look, "I happen to like cranberry." He took another swig. "I mean, if you don't like it I'll happily drink your share, I have about ten bottles. But be warned, I do get rather horny when I'm drunk."
Severus considered Sirius for a moment, a skeptical look on his face, before shrugging. "Well, whatever happens, hopefully we won't remember."
Sirius was surprised; he really didn't think Severus would loosen up and speak so civilly towards him in such a short amount of time. He then shrugged it off and continued drinking from his bottle.
Two Hours Later
Sirius hiccuped, "You're a much…better drinking partner…than Jamesie…he he…" He suddenly found the side of Severus' head very interesting. "Wow…"
Severus laughed as quietly as he could, because Madame Pince was still in her office. "You look good in dim light…" he hiccuped.
Sirius grinned and tugged at his hair, "I know…heh heh…"
Sirius turned onto his side and looked out of the dormitory window, he definitely remembered sleeping with Severus after they had gotten drunk, probably because it had been Severus that had come onto him instead of the other way around.
Oh god, how am I going to tell him? We've barely spoken since we did that project together. Thought Sirius frowning. Although, we did get along quite well while we were doing the project, maybe that's how we got an Outstanding grade?
The grade isn't important Sirius, think about the problem at hand you dork!
Sirius sighed; he hated having two voices in his head. Neither of them were ever very helpful. I'll talk to him tomorrow, or at least, I'll try to. He'll probably be alone in the library in one of the Potions classrooms.
"Hey."
Sirius turned his head to see James and Remus enter the dormitory; he looked at his watch and saw that classes had finished. "Hi."
"You feeling all right?" Asked Remus going over to him and sitting down on the bed beside Sirius.
Sirius yawned and nodded, "I am now. Now I'm just confused…"
"I bet you are." Replied Remus, not helping very much.
Sirius sat up and crossed his legs on the bed, "Can one of you do me a favour?"
James and Remus nodded, "Yeah sure."
Sirius bit his lip, "Can you tell Malfoy and Snape that I'm pregnant and one of them might be the father?"
James rolled his eyes, "That, is for you to tell them. You can't hide behind us."
Sirius pouted, "But I don't want to tell them…I'm too much of a wimp to do it."
Remus moved and sat against the headboard next to Sirius, "You're not a wimp, you're just worried they'll shun you aren't you?" Sirius nodded. "Thought so. But anyway, I mean, if they do, you still have James and I."
James nodded in agreement, "Exactly. And my parents, for some ungodly reason, want to adopt you, so you have them as well."
Sirius grinned, these two sure knew how to make him feel better.
Next Afternoon
Sirius wandered along a corridor in the dungeons and to one of the unused Potions classrooms, he crept quietly in through the door of Dungeon Classroom three and closed it behind him.
Severus looked up from the potion he was making and raised an eyebrow upon seeing Sirius Black heading towards him. "Can I help you?"
Sirius sighed and nodded "Yes, you can. Well…maybe… Look, I'm going to be straight with you and not beat around the bush." Severus' other eyebrow had raised as well now. Sirius hesitated, No Black! Don't hesitate, just say it! "…I-I'm pregnant…and I don't know who the father is…"
Severus mouthed silently for a moment, "Wh-why are you telling me this?"
Sirius kept his eyes on Severus' dark ones, "I slept with four people in the time frame that I got pregnant…and you were one of them." Severus sat down heavily on a chair. "That night we got pissed in the library… Believe me, if I had known guys could get pregnant I wouldn't have done it without protection…but I only found that out when I went to Madame Pomfrey."
Severus gazed back at Sirius with a mixed look of concern and annoyance, "I read in a book last year that men could conceive a child as well. I guess if I wasn't drunk I would've remembered."
Sirius bit his lip, "Well, if you weren't drunk you probably wouldn't have slept with me in the first place."
"You never know, I might have."
Sirius sat down on a chair and folded his arms over his stomach, "Look, if you do turn out to be the father, I'm not asking for anything. Except maybe a little help in raising the kid, and just…at least some knowledge that I won't have to raise it completely on my own…"
Severus nodded, "So…you're not going to find out until it's born?"
Sirius shook his head; "I'm two months pregnant…you have a few more months to think it over."
Severus looked down at his hands in his lap, "W-what are you going to do when you're too far along to attend classes and everything? Are you going to stay at school or what?"
Sirius frowned, "I hadn't even thought about that, so I guess I don't know." He stared at the floor. "I guess Dumbledore and McGonagall will have a say in what happens to me, and the same with whoever my legal guardian happens to be at the moment."
"If you don't mind me asking," Started Severus slowly. "Who are the other possibilities?"
Sirius sighed, "James, Remus and Malfoy."
Severus leaned forward on his elbows in surprise; "You slept with Lucius?" Sirius nodded. "I pity that child if he's the father."
"Really, that's not helping." Replied Sirius seriously. "And anyway, he's the only one I still have to tell."
Severus hesitated a moment, "…I could tell him, if you want…"
Sirius shook his head, "No, he should hear it from me. He'll probably curse me out of the school but…I should do it." He gave a small smile. "But thanks for offering." He stood up. "I should go, you probably want to get back to whatever you're making today."
"I'm in no rush." Replied Severus; he was still sitting down. The potion he had been making bubbling furiously behind him. "Why don't you stay? I could do with some company."
Sirius raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure?" Severus nodded. Sirius considered the dark haired Slytherin for a few moments before sitting back down. "Okay then."
A/N: How was that? Was that a little longer?
Next Chapter: Ok people! Listen up! I am having trouble coming up with a believable reason for why Sirius and Remus would sleep together, so do any of you have any suggestions?