Translations: "Sirius, stop being such a fool."

"Never!"

Chapter 15:

Harry and Ginny were silently timing Ron and Hermione's intense make out session, while holding back their laughter. Neville sat nearby, still a little drowsy from the potions Madame Pomfrey had to use on him after his accident in Potions, but still coherent enough to get a chuckle out of the situation. Apparently, the Head Girl and the Prefect had no clue that they were no longer alone in the Common Room after Ginny, Harry and Luna had walked Neville back.

Hermione and Ron eventually surfaced for air, causing Harry to hide his watch quickly. "Oh, Neville, you're out of the hospital wing!" Hermione said, face blushing. "How are you?"

"I'm fine," Neville replied, miraculously keeping a straight face. "Madame Pomfrey said it was an in and out type of stay. Professor Lupin was really nervous though."

"Oh, Professor Lupin was there?" Hermione straightened out her shirt. It was then the other three realized they must've noticed all the little things that would lead her to conclude that they had just walked on something passionate. It was funny that she didn't think they had actually walked in on the intense make out session. But she was trying to make small talk anyway.

And so, Neville obliged her, winking at Harry and Ginny. "Yes. He and Professor Anderson. They wanted to know if you could still—you know, get really passionate during a pregnancy. I didn't hear Poppy's answer, but it sounded like the answer was a yes. Especially by the way Luna said their faces looked as they left."

Ginny and Harry used all their strength not to burst out laughing at Neville's obvious lie. However, Hermione and Ron were unaware and their mouths were almost hanging open. "They were asking—about that?" Ron asked.

Neville shrugged. "Sure, why not?" he said. "It's not like Harmony's going to get pregnant again." At this point, Ron mumbled something about homework and Hermione suddenly remembered her nightly rounds. The two left the common room and the laughter that the other three were threatening to suffocate on came forth.

"Good story, Neville!" Harry said, slapping his friend on the back. Then he looked serious. "At least, I think it's just a story, right?"

Neville nodded. "Professor Lupin and Professor Anderson were in there to find out the sex of the twins."

Ginny squealed. "I'll have to ask Harmony what she's having after class tomorrow!" she said. "Right now, I think everyone's at Headquarters for a meeting. Mum mentioned something about a new inductee." She shrugged. "Well, goodnight you two." She hugged Neville and then kissed Harry with almost as much passion as Hermione and Ron, just not for the same amount of time. After the two broke the kiss, the red head bounded up the stairs.

Neville watched and shook his head at Harry's expression. "You're in deep," the other boy said. "Very deep."

Harry looked at Neville with a smirk that would make Severus Snape proud. If it weren't on a Potter, that is. "Oh yeah? And how come Luna was sitting so close to you in the hospital wing?"

Neville opened and closed his mouth a few times, reminding Harry of a fish. "I—I was injured. She was concerned."

"Oh?"

"Stay out of it, Potter."

"Make me, Longbottom." Another smirk. "I'm waiting."

"So how long was that kiss between Hermione and Ron?"

Harry smiled; Neville had done it. "Twenty minutes," Harry said, before turning and walking to his own room, Neville following.

"Someone's whistling," Kiki commented, walking into her supervisor's office. She took a seat next to Moody and stared down Ace.

Ace smiled and continued whistling whatever tune he was as he prepared the floo for the three of them to return to Grimmauld Place. Molly was hosting a rather large dinner for everyone.

Moody shook his head. "Would this whistling have anything to do with one Eden Minerva Dumbledore?" he asked. "I think I should know as her godfather…"

Kiki twirled a purple piece of hair. "You're Eden's godfather? Why not Aberforth?"

"He's Riley's."

"Oh."

"Anyway, does it?"

Ace was so red by that point, Kiki thought he resembled a distant relative of the Weasleys. "Here we are, the floo's all ready. Ladies first?"

Kiki smiled and accepted his hand into the fireplace. "Twelve Grimmauld Place!" she yelled and disappeared. Moody did so next, followed by a once again humming Ace.

"They say no one loved as much as he, but me, I love you more!" Bianca sang, when she heard Ace's humming. "Didn't know you know Pajama Game," she said, looking at the Auror.

He stared at the floor. "I saw it with my mum in West End once. I don't know why the song just came back."

"Well, one, the musical has very memorable and persistent songs. Two, I think it has to do with someone whose initials are EMD, am I correct?"

"Is it that obvious?"

"Just as obvious as her feelings for you."

"You think I stand a chance?"

"I think you stand a very good chance," Eden broke in, smiling. "Hello, Ace."

"Hey, Eden," he said, smiling. He took her arm and continued walking with her towards the kitchen.

There sat Remus and Harmony, listening as Sirius launched into his who-knows-they've lost-tracked-by-now-time of explaining why the two should name one twin Sira Jamie and the other Rema Jamie. Kiki was pretty sure that neither was really listening to him. She took a seat next to Severus, who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. "Busy day?"

"You have no idea."

"Poor baby." Kiki gently kissed the side of his temple. "I'm sure Molly's food will make it all better."

"That's what the Italians feel!" Bianca interjected, sitting down next to Sirius. "Sirius, smetta di essere un tal sciocco!"

"Mai!" Sirius responded.

"Nice try, Bink!"

"Gratzie, Kiki!" With that, Molly brought out the food and the others began eating and enjoying their company.

Later that night, Remus and Harmony were alone in their rooms, where she was sprawled over their bed. "You are going to let me in to sleep, right?" Remus joked, looking over from his desk in the room. Harmony laughed for a bit and then fell quiet again. Remus sighed and moved to the bed, finding the only empty space that was big enough for him to sit on. "Penny for your thoughts?"

"We really are going to have to pick out names for our children. We can't just keep calling them 'the twins' forever."

"This is to get Sirius off our backs isn't it?"

Harmony smiled and moved so that her husband could comfortably lie down next to her. "Actually, I was thinking Sirius was on to something."

"Harmony, darling, you know I love you beyond words, but if you start to suggest that we name our children Sira and Rema, I swear I'll move in with Filch for the rest of the pregnancy."

"But you'll miss all the other mood swings I'm going to pull."

"And that's a bad thing because…?"

Harmony rolled over and playfully swatted her laughing husband. He, in turn, pulled her in for a kiss. When they broke away, Harmony laid down on her pillow again. "But what I meant was that Sirius has given me an idea. What does he want our daughters' middle name to be?"

Remus' eyes lit up in realization of what his wife was talking about. "Jamie. Jamie Marie, it's perfect!" he said, kissing his wife again. "But we still have another twin to name."

Harmony nodded. "I was thinking of naming her Lily, you know. Lily Rose," she replied. Remus nodded in agreement. Harmony sighed as she snuggled as much as she could into his embrace. "Jamie Marie and Lily Rose Lupin. Perfect."

"Perfect," Remus whispered back.

"Perfect," Severus said, coughing over the smoke that filled the air. It had an acrid smell and it took all of the man's willpower not to get sick in the grass next to him. Emmeline Vance, however, was another story. He watched as Bianca held the other woman's hair back during the retching. Eden stood nearby, helping an injured Kingsley.

Voldemort seemed to attack with a new vigor now that most of his followers were starting to feel the strain of their frozen assets. Many were being questioned at the Ministry and the Dark Lord had no doubt who was behind this. Albus Dumbledore and his Order of the Phoenix.

Severus had been called in by Voldemort after the initial warning was sent out to the Order. The man had panicked, thinking the Dark Lord had discovered his treachery, but calmed when he realized all Deatheaters were called at the same time. They started to attack the Order members with vigor, but had to call back eventually when the Ministry Aurors (no doubt summoned by Ace and Moody) arrived.

He walked over to Eden, who was talking with Ace and Moody. "What does the death count look like?" he asked.

Moody shrugged. "A few deatheaters—I think we got Nott and Goyle. So far, we only lost one of ours."

"Who?"

"Fletcher," Moody said, head down. Severus nodded, stiffly. Fletcher was dead. Only a few weeks ago, the two men had ganged up to throw back the torture Kiki was putting on him. He shook his head as he felt a hand squeeze his arm. Bianca was standing there, leaning against Sirius, who was rubbing the back of a tearing Hestia. With a nod, Severus apparated back to Hogwarts with Eden.

Kiki met him at the door of the dungeons after Severus had seen Eden safely to her father's office. "Ugg," she crunched up her nose, "as much as I love you, I think you better go into the next room. You stink."

"Thank you so much. A curse that a new Deatheater, Laurence (yes that's his last name. No, I don't know his first), created left not only a pretty scorch mark as Kingsley can now attest to, but a rather rancid smell as well." Sounds of a shower running was soon heard. "Care to join me?"

Kiki ran hand over her now slightly raised stomach. "Don't you think you've done enough?" she called out. Severus chuckled as he stepped out of the shower and re-emerged in black pajamas.

"I guess you're right," he said, thoughtfully running a hand over her stomach. He felt the little child give a kick and closed his eyes. "Fletcher didn't survive the attack."

"What?"

"I don't know the details, all I know is that he's our only casualty. Just after you and Harmony sobered him up, too," he said, sadly. He hugged her for a while and then she broke away.

He watched as she walked to the desk drawer and opened it. After a few minutes of searching, she pulled out a picture frame. Wordlessly, she handed the picture over to her fiancé. He gave a small smile as picture-Kiki slapped a picture-Sirius over and over. "He took that for me after I was fed up when he sent you away that night," she explained.

"What night?"

"The night at Gringotts when you saved me from Malfoy and took me back to Molly for damage control," she said, sadly smiling. She took the picture and put it down. She then led her fiancé back to his bed. "Come on, you need your sleep and so do I. If your child ever let's me," she said, giving him a dark look. He merely smirked and helped her into bed before blowing out the candles.