Chapter 3:

Kiki rolled over in bed to see Severus walking through the door. When the Dark Lord had heard that the Ministry had sent a spy ahead and who that spy was, he immediately ordered Severus to "get cozy" with her. Not that the two had any problems doing that. She smiled as he sat down on his side of the bed and began to take off his robes.

"Penny for your thoughts," he said, noticing her gaze.

She smiled and blushed a bit. "I guess, it's just…just my biological clock ticking," she said. She turned over as Severus slid in next to her. He kissed her cheek and held her close.

"Didn't realize it would start so early."

"Neither did I. Though I guess it shouldn't be a surprise—after all, I'd technically be hearing it late in the muggle sense."

"Yes, but witches are capable of giving birth long after Muggle women. It's because we live longer. What brought this on? Harmony's pregnancy?"

Kiki didn't respond, but she just pressed herself further into Severus' embrace. "I'll take that as a yes then. Don't worry, you'll be able to be a mother one day. I never let it on, but I've wanted to be a father myself…" Kiki rolled over and kissed him, hard and passionately.

"We'll be a family, I promise you," he swore to her later that night. She stirred a bit and rolled closer to his warm body. Severus pushed a piece of her hair away from her face as he gently kissed her forehead.

Harry was shaken awake by someone, but it wasn't someone demanding food. That had to be good right? Then how come he felt so awful? "Remus, he's burning up!" he heard Harmony whisper through the haze that filled his mind.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you think I mean? He has a fever! Go see if there's a thermometer in the house somewhere."

"You know, for a pureblood, you are very familiar with muggle things," Harry heard Remus say after a while. He felt Harmony slid the thermometer into his mouth and he waited for the results.

"Yeah, well, living like a muggle in Denmark surely helped. Oh Merlin, it's thirty-eight point eight! Get Molly now!"

Harry groaned. "I think I'm going to be sick," he said. He groaned again.

"What? Accio, bucket!" And a bucket was there when he was sick. "It'll be okay, Harry, we'll find out what's wrong with you." Harmony's cool hand raked through his messy black hair.

"Remus said his temperature's thirty-eight point eight," Molly's voice came. Harmony's hand didn't stop and now he could feel a strong hand gently rub his back. "I sent him for a cool facecloth. I hope he gets it soon."

"Here you go, Molly," Remus said. Harry then felt something cool and wet get placed on his forehead as he was guided back down onto the bed. "How is he doing?"

"He was sick, that's all I know. I think we should bring him to Hogwarts and have Poppy look at him," Harmony said.

"Do you think it's safe to move him?" The hands were still massaging his aching back. Actually everything ached and he quite agreed with Remus that he shouldn't be moved. "Poppy came to headquarters the time Kreacher attacked Bianca. Maybe she'll come now."

"If Harry's sick, I would prefer he be in my house with me." So it was Sirius who was massaging his back. "I doubt his aunt and uncle would take care of him properly."

"We're only next door, Sirius," Harmony said.

"Still."

"What the hell are you doing in my house?" Vernon's booming voice hurt Harry's aching head even more. He groaned as Harmony continued to stroke his hair. Sirius' hand fell from his back.

"My godson is sick and we were all concerned, Dursley. Besides," Sirius sneered. "You were informed that we were to be granted access to your house whenever we needed it. But now we're leaving. And we're taking Harry with us."

With that, Harry felt himself being carefully picked up and walked down stairs. Within minutes, he was lying in another comfortable bed, the cool facecloth having been replaced with another one. "We'll check up on you later, Harry," he heard Mrs. Weasley whisper and everything went silent. He drifted off into a feverish sleep.

"Can you come tonight, Poppy? It's just we're all really worried," Molly said, talking through the floo network with the Hogwarts' school nurse. "He was fine yesterday."

"Oh, Molly, you have seven kids. You know how quickly someone can get sick," Poppy replied. "Besides, it's Harry Potter we're talking about. He has so much stress already that I wouldn't be surprised that he didn't come down with something."

"You think it's just stress?"

"No, I think stress just triggered it. Judging by the symptoms you listed for me, I say that Harry caught the flu that was flying around all winter. I think his body has just given out and the virus was activated. But I'll come by tomorrow and check up on him."

Molly sighed and thanked the nurse. She turned to face Harmony who was carefully sipping some hot tea. "It's a good thing you went to go tell him your good news," Molly said, sitting down next to the other woman. "I doubt his aunt and uncle would do anything to help him."

"Hmm, I guess you're right. I just got so worried when I realized he was still sleeping. And when he felt like he was on fire!"

"Maternal instincts already kicking in, dear?"

"Harmony's had maternal instincts for as long as I have known her. This is nothing new, dearest cousin of mine," Sirius said, coming into the kitchen. "Is Poppy coming over?"

"Tomorrow morning. I think she should also check the others out, to make sure they didn't catch it." Molly was silent for a bit. "We should plan Harry's birthday party. He's going to be seventeen—an adult. Almost all my children are adults!"

"Yes, Molly, but I think they've all proven how much they need their mother still," Sirius comforted. "Especially Fred and George."

"What about Percy?"

"I'm not giving up on him, Harmony. Sooner or later, he'll see the error of his ways and I'll welcome him with open arms." Molly stood up, excusing herself to check on Harry.

Harmony and Sirius sat staring at each other. "She'll welcome him with open arms. Bill will break his arms, Charlie will break his legs, Ron would beat him with his broom, Ginny would just ignore him, and the twins would blow him up," she said.

"I think you have a pretty good picture. So, anyway, you and Remus are looking for names, right?"

"Right," Harmony said, slowly.

Sirius grinned. "Well, how does Sirius James Remus Lupin sound to you?"

"My son is not going to be a walking tribute to the Marauders. And what if it's a girl?"

"Hmm…Siria Jamie Rema Lupin!"

"Sirius Black, you are impossible!" With that, Harmony levitated her cup to the sink and stalked out of the room. As she left, Bianca entered.

"Che cosa ora avete detto?" Bianca demanded. Sirius' smile turned into a mock hurt expression. He had been trying to learn Italian since getting with Bianca and she had to admit, he was a quick learner.

"Aw, Bink, I didn't say anything. I was just fooling with her," he replied, tapping the seat next to him. "I was joking about baby names."

Bianca sat down as Remus entered the room, poured himself some tea and sat down across from the couple. "Siria Jamie Rema Lupin? Sirius, you have way too much time on your hands. Get a job," the man replied.

Bianca turned to her boyfriend. "Is that what you were joking around with her about?" Sirius nodded his head as Bianca pinched her nose. "Has anyone ever warned you not to miss with a pregnant woman?"

"Yes. Remember Lily? Hmm?" Remus said. Sirius blanched considerably and spat out his tea.

"Harmony's not going to go insane, is she?"

"What? I don't think so. But then again, we never know."

"What are you two talking about?" Bianca was now confused.

Remus gave a soft chuckle. "Later in Lily's pregnancy with Harry, we all use to joke that she went insane. Things that James would do that normally upset her she would laugh at. She started calling Sirius her 'baby' instead of threatening to kick him out of the house. And Harmony and Kiki said there were some other small things that made us question her sanity."

Bianca's mouth formed an "o" shape while the two men just laughed.

Harry awoke the next day still feeling ill. He saw Poppy look over him grimly as Sirius stood next to him. "How does it look?" Mrs. Weasley asked, peaking over Poppy's shoulder.

"I'm getting Albus," was all Madame Pomfrey said. With that she left.

Harry struggled to sit up, but everything still felt like it hurt. "What's going on?"

Sirius and Mrs. Weasley were at his side immediately. "Harry, lie back down. You are far too sick to try to move!" Mrs. Weasley scolded as Sirius gently pushed his godson back down. "Poppy went to go get Dumbledore. Maybe he will have a better understanding."

"Where's everybody? Where's Remus?"

"Out on Order business."

"Harmony?"

"There's a reason why we won't let her in. Maybe when Remus gets back, he can tell you."

"Why wouldn't you tell me?"

"Because it's not our place to tell."

"Why?"

"Sirius Black, would you help me here?"

"Why, Molly? I think you're handling this pretty nicely." Sirius smirked as he rubbed Harry's back.

The argument was broken when both Dumbledore and Remus returned with Madame Pomfrey. Dumbledore looked over Harry and then muttered some spells. He sighed and said, "Poppy was right. This is an unnatural sickness. I may have to call Kiki back early so that she can brew the necessary potions."

"Will he be alright?" Sirius asked, concerned. Dumbledore nodded and then smiled at Harry. Patting the boy's hand, he motioned for the other adults to follow. At Harry's insistence, Remus remained behind for a bit.

"What is it, Harry?" Remus asked, standing next to the boy.

"Why can't Harmony come see me?"

Remus smiled at the question. "Well, they're afraid that she will catch whatever you have. Molly gave us such a scolding last night because I had kept her in the room with you." He laughed a little at the memory. When Harry still looked confused, Remus continued. "Her body right now wouldn't be able to fight it off. Harry, she's pregnant."

Harry blinked a couple of times before smiling. Then the smile faded. "Damn. Now I can't tease her about it," he replied. Remus chuckled and left the boy's room.

Remus walked down to see some other Order members sitting in various spots on the couch while Albus was talking through the floo. Harmony was on the couch in a half sitting, half lying position. Remus lifted up her torso and slid under it. Next to him were Sirius and Bianca, sharing a chair. On the floor lay Tonks and Molly had taken the other couch with Minerva McGonagall.

Dumbledore pulled out of the fireplace. "Kiki's coming back tonight to make the potions and Severus is going to look into my suspicions," he announced to the group.

"Which are?" Sirius asked, impatiently.

Dumbledore cleared his throat. "That Voldemort somehow passed this sickness onto Harry," he replied. Everyone in the room gasped and Remus' hold on Harmony tightened quite a bit. "But with the proper potions, he will be back to full health in no time. And no," he sent a look around the room, "he is not contagious."

"But I still wouldn't go in there if I were you Miss And—Mrs. Lupin," Poppy said, appearing next to the fireplace, wagging her finger towards the Defense teacher. "We don't know…it could be contagious to a pregnant body."

Harmony nodded, leaning back into Remus. McGonagall flashed a smile to the woman and turned back to Albus, who had come to stand next to her. She thought she imagined it, but did Albus just stroke her hand the same way Remus sometimes did? She tilted her head a bit and then shrugged it off.

She brought it up later, but with Kiki and Remus present. "I don't know. I really think I imagined it," Harmony said.

The two watched as Kiki carefully added an ingredient into the potion. "Why would it be so surprising?" she asked after it was in. "Why can't they find love?"

"I never said they couldn't find love. It was just I couldn't tell if it was true or not since it was so quick!"

"But imagine…Minerva McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore, the Hogwarts' Affair!" Kiki laughed. Remus merely rolled his eyes as Harmony whacked her friend with a near by cushion.

A/N: Another two chapters up…I should update this more or at the rate I'm going, I'll still posting this until summer…well, the weather up here is supposed to reach above freezing—HEAT WAVE!...anyway, thanks again to my awesome reviewers!

Sarahthebardess: Thanks! Anyway, if there's more, you can e-mail me…it should be on my profile page…I appreciate any and all criticisms…thanks for clarifying Pomfrey's name…two Harry Potter fans reading this thing, you think one of us would've caught it!...And speaking of updates, when are YOU going to update "Resonance"? Hmm?

Sarahamanda: could you clarify the last part of your previous review? I think something got left out…it'll help so I can answer your question…

Moony Lover: Exams are evil and should die…okay, that out…and I think these two chapters have answered your questions…

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