A/N: Just to let you know, I reference my series of one-shots, Memories of Those Who Mattered. If you want go read it, it's the Chapter entitled "How to Wait For a Baby 101" and I must say, it's hilarious.

Chapter 4:

With the help of the potions, Harry grew steadily better. After a few days, Mrs. Weasley finally let Hermione, Ron and Ginny back into the room as long as they promised not do anything too stressful with Harry. They all normally talked, sometimes even playing a few games of exploding snap. The members of the Order kept a sharp eye on Harry. First, Voldemort sent images to Harry and now he was able to send a sickness (confirmed by Severus). They were worried if the Dark Lord's powers were that strong, would Harry be able to make it…?

But Madame Pomfrey gave Harry a clean bill of health in time for his birthday, which would once again be celebrated at 12 Grimmauld Place. Molly had extended the offer to the Dursleys, plus Aunt Marge. "You're holding a party to celebrate the birth of him?" Marge had responded. "And why would my brother want to commemorate that boy, who has been nothing but trouble to him?"

In the end, to no one's surprise, the Dursleys didn't go to Harry's birthday party. Harmony, Kiki and Molly had decorated the house wonderfully for the boy's seventeenth birthday. A cake was cooking in the oven, presents were piled high on a table, people were laughing and enjoying themselves, and Kreacher was locked up far away from the party.

Many of the Weasley twins' new creations were being tested at the party, much to the dismay of their mother. "Would you two stop giving these things out?" she was heard to yell more than once. But no matter how many death threats given, the goods still managed to get around.

Neville and Luna were excited to learn their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would be returning for a second year, and this time helped by her husband—their favorite professor. And it was Mrs. Longbottom, Neville's grandmother, who had noticed the change in Harmony and realized her son's teachers were going to have a child. Congratulations went all around to Harmony, Remus and Harry (for his birthday).

Later, after all the guests left, Harmony and Remus sat by the table, eating some more of Harry's rather large cake. "I think that went well," she mused, placing a forkful of cake in Remus' mouth. He could only nod in agreement. "Harry's an adult in the wizarding community now, can you believe it?"

Remus placed a bit of cake into her mouth and smiled. "No, it seems like yesterday he was born," he replied.

"He was born yesterday. Hence the birthday celebration."

"Oh, shut up."

"Make me!" With that, a large forkful of cake ended up in Harmony's mouth, as well as a kiss on the lips.

Remus pulled back, smiling. "You know what I meant. I know you know what I meant. Remember waiting around for him to be born?"

"All eleven hours and twenty minutes of it. Merlin, I hope my labor doesn't last that long."

"Hmm, maybe we'll just have you play one game of Twister and see how that works." At that comment, Remus suddenly found himself covered with cake and looked down to see his giggling wife with an empty plate. "Why you little—take that!" He leaned down and started a relentless tickle attack on her.

At that moment, a crack was heard throughout the house as someone apparated. It was Kingsley and it looked like he wasn't there just because he forgot something at the party. Remus stopped his attack of Harmony and stood up to face the Auror. "What's the matter?"

"Attack. Just north of here. There are a few Ministry Aurors already there and Dumbledore sent me to get you, Kiki and Sirius," Kingsley said. Then he smiled. "Though it appears you might have had some premonition of this happening since you already have war paint on."

Harmony bit back her laughter as Remus sheepishly walked over to the sink and washed his face of the cake. When he returned, Kiki and Sirius were ready to go and help with the attack. Harmony hugged her friend and then kissed all the men—Sirius and Kingsley on the cheek, her husband full on the mouth. He gently patted her stomach and the three walked off into the night.

Ginny and Hermione found Harmony sitting at the kitchen table, sipping what appeared to be coffee. Molly bustled in behind them and stared down the pregnant witch. "Should you be drinking that?" the older witch asked. Harmony looked at her, confused.

"I can't drink hot chocolate?"

"Oh. I thought you were drinking coffee."

"No, I'm drinking hot chocolate while waiting for the group to come back."

"What group?" Bianca asked, walking in. "And where's Sirius?"

Harmony placed her mug down on the table. "The group that went out to field the attack. And Sirius is with them," she replied. She took one look at Bianca's worried face and gave a weak smile. "Want to join me in worrying over a cup of hot chocolate, Bink?" she asked as she conjured up another mug.

Bianca slid in next to her friend. "Gratzie," she said, taking a sip. Molly joined with a cup of tea while the two girls sat down with pieces of cake. The five sat in silence for a bit, as a thunderclap shook the house.

Molly's cup seemed to shake as she took the next shift. "I always hate when they have to counter an attack in the rain. It seems more foreboding then if it were a clear night or day," she murmured.

"Is Arthur out there?" Harmony asked, while Bianca stole a bite of a concerned Hermione's cake. Molly nodded. "But why?"

"He flooed me before he left saying that Carl wanted someone from another Ministry department to go down and check the scene as a second witness. And since he knows Arthur's in the Order, he feels he can trust him," Molly explained.

Ginny tried to comfort her mother as the boys came into the room. "Mum, what's wrong?" George asked as he cut himself some extra cake.

"Your father is out there countering an attack for the Ministry," Molly explained. A hush fell on the boys.

"Who else went?" Harry's voice seemed to come chokingly out of his mouth.

"Sirius, Remus, Kingsley and Kiki. And Kingsley mentioned that there were other Aurors already present on the field." Harmony tried to give the boy a smile, but she too was concerned.

"Where?"

"He didn't say. It was probably for the best." At that, some soaking wet figures burst into the kitchen, startling those present.

As they came into the light, they could see Kingsley and Tonks holding someone up. Someone very familiar to all the Gryffindors present. "Wood!" Fred, George and Harry shouted at the same time. Molly's motherly instinct kicked in as she tended to a limping Oliver.

Sirius, Remus, Arthur and Kiki walked in a few seconds later. Bianca rushed Sirius, throwing her arms around him and resting her head in the nook of his neck. Remus was drying himself off with a towel conjured by Harmony, who was kissing him as well. Molly turned for a bit from Oliver to peck her husband on the cheek. Kiki collapsed on a nearby chair as Harmony slid the rest of her hot chocolate over to her friend.

"What happened?" Harry asked his godfather once Bianca released him.

"Puddlemere United's practice ground was attacked," Wood explained. "Most of me team is now out of commission. In fact, the entire team is out of commission." He gave a hollow laugh.

Arthur gave a slight smile as he watched all the confused faces. "The Ministry has thought that for now, it was best to disband all the professional quidditch teams until the Dark Lord has been defeated," the man explained.

The others looked a bit shock until the twins broke the silence. "THEY CANCELLED QUIDDITCH!"

Everyone seemed to get a laugh while Arthur responded, "Yes, they did, boys. So Oliver here is going to talk to Dumbledore about joining the Order."

All eyes turned to the former keeper as Molly finished cleaning his wounds. He merely nodded in agreement. At that point, Dumbledore swept in and ordered everyone who wasn't involved in the attack out of the room so those who were could discuss everything with him. As Harry passed by the old wizard, he gave the boy a grandfatherly squeeze on the shoulder and a fatherly smile to Harmony as she reluctantly left Remus' side.

Later that night, Kiki lay in bed, thinking back to the welcome home they all received after the attack. Everyone seemed to be greeted by their loved one, but she only had a smile and a cup of hot chocolate from Harmony. Not that anything was wrong with that—they were best friends after all—but she would've given anything at that minute to step into Severus' waiting arms and hear him say how worried he was about her.

She laughed a little to herself, surprised that she wanted that now. A year ago, she wouldn't have cared if all the welcome she got was a smile and some hot chocolate—she would've considered it more than enough. Now, now she wanted someone to hug her and say that he missed her and was worried about her. Him. Severus Snape.

Quietly, so as not wake anyone, she slipped downstairs to the main fireplace—the one connected to the floo network despite all the wards placed around the house. Taking a bit of powder, she stood inside the fireplace and stated the address of the house in Germany she and Severus had shared.

She tumbled out of the fireplace and into the black robes of Severus' arms. He held her close and rocked her gently. "I was wondering when you were going to come," he murmured into her black, faded pink striped hair.

"Why?" she asked, still in his embrace.

"I'm a Deatheater. I may be in Germany, but I still knew what Voldemort was planning on doing tonight and I figured you would be one of the people sent to counter it," he explained, smirking at her. He lowered his face. "I was so worried when I saw the condition of some of the Deatheaters," he said.

Kiki raised her face towards his. "We definitely had the upperhand," she whispered.

"Clearly." Severus closed the gap and kissed Kiki, picking her up and bringing her back to the bed they had shared.

Oliver was instated as a member of the Order later the following week and began training with Sirius so that his Defense skills would be up to par. Sirius was just glad to be able to do something and since he was already having so much success with Oliver, it was then decided that Sirius would be in charge of training new recruits.