Chapter 24: Announcements and Celebrations

Remus made his way to his office door.

"Come on. We are going to tell him now!" said Remus smiling.

"Okay," sighed Accalia, "but Remus wait!"

"What?" asked Remus seeming strangely impatient.

"Wouldn't Harry and Ron…and those boys heard?" asked Accalia, "I don't want it getting around the school and back to Severus before I can tell him first!"

"Accalia! I'm not stupid!" smiled Remus kissing the top of Accalia's head, "I have a permanent silencing spell on the office now! Ever since that night you took advantage of me in here!"

"You weren't complaining at the time!" smiled Accalia wickedly.

"And I'm not complaining now!" smirked Remus taking Accalia's hand in his as he opened the office door.

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Remus dismissed the boys from their detention and he and Accalia set off to the Potions classroom.

As the potions room came into sight Accalia turned and tried to walk back in the direction they had just come from.

"I can't do this!" she said.

"Of course you can!" said Remus gripping her hand tighter and pulling her back to his side.

"Remus…" began Accalia.

Remus stopped just outside the door and placed his hands on her arms and turned her to look at him.

"Accalia, I'll be the first to admit we completely messed up telling Severus about us, but this…we can do this properly. This is as just as important, if not more important than that. That is why we have to do this…now!" stated Remus.

"You're right…" sighed Accalia knocking on the classroom door.

"Enter!" came Snape's deep voice.

Accalia nervously opened the door. Remus squeezed her hand supportively.

"Accalia!" smiled Snape as she entered the room.

Accalia smiled timidly.

"Remus," acknowledged Snape.

"Severus," smiled Remus politely.

Snape's office door opened and Tonks appeared.

"Sevvy, I've booked the hotel for…this…week…end," began Tonks just noticing Accalia and Remus, "Er…Hi guys."

"Don't stop on our account! Please, continue…Tell 'Sevvy'!" smirked Accalia along with Remus.

"Don't be smart Accalia," snapped Snape.

"I guess this proves you two are together," smiled Accalia.

"Huh…yeah," laughed Tonks nervously.

"Well, we're glad you're both here," began Remus, "because there's something we need to tell you."

"Yes?" asked Snape.

"Tonks, you know you bumped into me outside the hospital wing," began Accalia.

"Yes," said Tonks.

"Well, I haven't felt very well recently and…" continued Accalia.

"You're ill aren't you?" asked Tonks dismayed.

Accalia took a deep breath.

"If you call being pregnant ill, then yes I guess I am," said Accalia.

"Pregnant?" whispered Tonks smiling slightly.

Accalia nodded slowly.

Snape who had been sitting at the desk staring down at the wood finally spoke raising his gaze up to look Accalia in the eye.

"You're pregnant?" whispered Snape rising from his seat.

"Yes," whispered Accalia.

Snape walked up to Remus and looked him straight in the eye.

"You got my sister pregnant?" asked Snape, his nose inches from Remus.

Accalia swallowed uneasily. "Please don't hit him," she chanted in her head.

"We are having a son," said Remus not blinking.

Snape did something Accalia had only seen him do once in her and possibly his life. He smiled, he truly smiled.

Then he did something even more surprising. He seized Remus's hand and shook it.

"You're going to look after my sister and look after my nephew?" stated Snape.

"Er…Yes! Of course!" stuttered Remus just as surprised as Accalia.

"And Accalia," began Severus turning to Accalia, "How far along are you?"

"Um, seven weeks," mumbled Accalia.

"Hmmm, you could probably work until the beginning of your last trimester because I remember Mother not being awfully big until then," murmured Snape disappearing into his office.

"He took that well…I think," smiled Remus.

"He can see how happy you are," smiled Tonks, "He's admitted it. Even Severus can see you two are meant to be together."

"I guess you did a lot of persuading though didn't you?" smiled Accalia still in shock by her brothers reaction.

"I'm very good at 'persuading' Severus," smirked Tonks winking.

"Too much information Tonks," laughed Accalia.

Moments later Snape appeared from out of his office.

"Mother wanted who ever had a child first to have this," smiled Snape handing Accalia a silver rattle engraved with the Snape family emblem.

"It's beautiful," whispered Accalia, "Thank you Severus."

"When are you planning to announce it to the school then?" asked Tonks slipping her hand around Severus' waist.

Accalia had to admit they made an… interesting couple but a cute couple nonetheless.

"We hadn't thought of doing that yet, it's a bit early don't you think?" answered Accalia.

"No time like the present," smiled Tonks.

"What do you think Remus, should we?" asked Accalia turning to Remus.

"I'm ready to tell the whole world," grinned Remus.

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After finishing his essay marking for the day Remus went to find Accalia. He found her in her classroom at her desk reading a book. He was about to speak when she closed the book and leant back into the chair, placing her hand on her stomach.

"How are you doing in there, baby?" whispered Accalia smiling, "You should know you are going to have the best dad in the whole world. He's the most wonderful man you could ever meet and I love him so much. Plus the sex is incredible!"

"I don't really think you should be telling our baby that," smirked Remus leaning in the doorway.

"Well I got to let him know he was conceived in best possible way," smiled Accalia.

"How are you feeling?" enquired Remus as he reached her desk.

"I'm fine, really," smiled Accalia standing up.

"Really?" asked Remus pulling Accalia into his body.

"I guess I'm still in shock I suppose," sighed Accalia, "I'm going to have a baby… a baby!"

"We… We are going to have a baby," whispered Remus.

"Yes, but you're not the one having to push it out of you in seven months time!" snapped Accalia.

"Please tell me the mood swings haven't started!" smiled Remus.

"That's not funny," smirked Accalia.

Accalia snaked her hand down to the top of Remus' trousers and stroked over the zipper of his trousers.

Remus groaned and as Accalia looked up at him he closed his eyes. He moaned deeply as Accalia began to slip the zipper down.

Suddenly the tolls of the bell rang out and Accalia suddenly realising the time slipped her hand from Remus.

"Why…Why did you stop?" groaned Remus opening his eyes.

"It's time for our announcement," smiled Accalia.

"You can't leave it…me like this," said Remus zipping up his trousers.

"I don't plan to," smirked Accalia, "You'll just have to wait until later."

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"And now," proclaimed Dumbledore at the end of dinner, "I believe we have an announcement from Professor Lupin.

Remus stood up pulling Accalia up with him and began to speak,

"I'm sure all of you know by now that Accalia and I are a couple. But now we would like to announce that we are expecting our first child."

A huge cheer and applause came from the house tables as they all stood up at the news.

"Is it a boy or a girl?" shouted Ginny.

"It's a boy," smiled Accalia.

Nearly all the girls sighed with whispers of 'Awww, a boy' and 'I wonder what he will look like.'

"In sight of this news I think we shall have a celebration," said Dumbledore and with a wave of his hand the tables disappeared from the hall and music began playing, "Now everybody enjoy themselves!"

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"Congratulations Accalia!" squealed Hermione hugging Accalia.

"Congratulations!" laughed Harry embracing Remus.

"How far along are you?" asked Ginny clasping Harry's hand in hers.

"About seven weeks," smiled Accalia.

"And it's a boy!" squealed Hermione, "You must be so excited!"

"Of course we are," smiled Remus slipping his hand around Accalia's waist.

"Don't be getting any bloody idea's Hermione," murmured Ron.

"Of course not! Not yet anyway," smiled Hermione, "But it will have to be soon if we are going to have six kids!"

"SIX?!" screeched Ron following Hermione as she disappeared through a crowd of people, "When did we decide on that?

"We'll see you two later," smiled Harry squeezing Ginny's hand tighter.

"Congratulation's again!" called Ginny vanishing off with Harry.

"I told you everyone would be happy for us," smiled Remus as Accalia rested back onto a wall.

"Yes you did," smiled Accalia while Remus moved up to her pushing Accalia further into the wall.

"I know it sounds cliché but you really do have a glow about you," smiled Remus.

"That's probably due to the fact that I'm sweating like a pig!" sneered Accalia pulling at her collar.

"Want to go outside?" asked Remus.

"Yes, yes please. That would be good," smiled Accalia.

Once outside Accalia groaned in relief as the refreshing April air hit her damp skin. Remus wrapped his arms around her waist.

"That better?" he whispered.

"Much," murmured Accalia resting her head back on Remus' shoulder.

Accalia breathed out into the cool air as Remus kissed her neck. Remus then ran his tongue over a crook in Accalia's neck making her shiver.

"You never did finish what you started earlier," growled Remus into Accalia ear.

"I think we might have to leave the party early then won't we?" purred Accalia leading Remus back inside.

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I am sooooo sorry I have not updated in sooooo long but if any of you know what it is like starting and sixth form and starting your A Levels you will know how hard it is too balance the school work and doing stuff you enjoy like this!

Hope I haven't lost any readers and hopefully I might gain some new ones! I'm already starting the new chapter today so with any luck I can get it uploaded next weekend, fingers crossed!

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