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WOW! looks guilty it has been an extremely long time since I updated!! I'm sorry, I feel really bad but…my basketball season just got over and the past week is the first time in forever that I've had time to write!! Not to mention I had MAJOR writer's block! It was seriously annoying! But anywho, enough boring you with the little details!!! Here's the next chapter…hope you like it…
Chapter Five
As Mo led her two best friends into Lily's room a week later she realized it was the first time since she had told Sirius she was pregnant that she knew she didn't have to be excited about it.
When Lily shut the door she immediately frowned at Mo, "What is it? I don't think I've ever seen you this upset."
Caroline nodded in agreement, "What's wrong."
Tears sprang into her eyes and she looked helplessly at them both before collapsing into a chair, "I'm pregnant."
Caroline and Lily stared at her shocked before they both exchanged worried glances.
"I thought that is supposed to be good news," Caroline knelt in front of her tucking her hair behind her ears.
"It is," Mo whispered. "But I'm so scared."
"Why?" Lily asked sitting down in front of her next to Caroline. "Most women survive it and I promise you it isn't that bad. Besides I think Sirius will be a great father."
"No, no," Mo shook her head almost violently. "It's Voldemort and everything else that's going on right now. I don't want to bring a child into a world like this, not now."
"Oh Mo," Caroline said and reached up to hug her. "I'd be scared to."
"And what about Sirius?" She looked teary eyed at Lily. "What if I lose him? I can't do this right now."
"Honey this has obviously happened for a reason," Lily said reaching up to hug her as well. "All good things happen for a reason. Maybe it's meant to give you a little hope in so dark a time. I mean, maybe it's supposed to scare you a little to remind you what we're fighting for."
"Mother Nature works in mysterious ways," Caroline said. "I agree with Lils. You wouldn't have gotten pregnant if there weren't a purpose behind it. It must've already been written in the stars."
Mo's eyes suddenly grew big and she clutched Caroline's hand, "The prophecy."
"What?" Lily asked.
"The prophecy," Mo repeated. "Don't you see, the black dog…Sirius, me holding a baby girl. I'm pregnant. It's part of the prophecy."
Her two friends looked at her silently before wrapping their arms around her. She placed a hand on her belly and tears filled her eyes again, "I'm going to have a little girl.
"It's an interesting theory Maureen," Dumbledore said quietly looking over the top of his spectacles contemplatively. "It certainly makes sense."
The three women were sitting silently in front of the wizard. Outside the room their men paced impatiently, waiting to be let in on the secret that obviously had the girls so upset.
"Sir," Caroline said. "To much of what's happening in our lives right now is falling into place with the prophecy. It's starting to get a bit disturbing."
He turned his sparkling blue eyes on Caroline, "No one ever said this would be easy. By the time this is over you will all have lost something or someone you love. Some of you might even have to face death yourselves."
"All right, I've had enough waiting," Sirius had barged into the room. His face was set and there was a stubborn spark in his eye, "What's all this talk of death about. Mo, what's going on?"
Mo looked up at him, tears sparkling in her eyes and every trace of anger vanished from his face, "What is it? Mo what happened?"
He crossed the room in two long strides and folded her into his arms. She closed her eyes and relished in the safety it gave her. When she found her breath again she looked up grimly, "I love you Sirius."
He frowned and kissed her brow, "I love you to baby. What's got you shook up?"
As they talked softly neither one of them noticed the other's leaving to give them their privacy. When Mo buried her face against his shoulder fear ripped quickly through his gut.
"Whatever happens Mo, we'll be all right…I promise."
As spring turned into summer the group of friends fell into a comfortable rhythm. Lily hated being alone and so they all made a point of getting together at least once a week. Talk and stories of Voldemort started to die down a little as he had not been seen or heard from in almost three months and fears began to ease in his absence.
Things were beginning to look up for most of the wizarding community but more than a few had a feeling that things would go anywhere but up in the near future.
"Oh Mo aren't you excited," Lily was beaming from ear to ear as she and Caroline helped decorate Mo's nursery.
Mo sighed contentedly, "I can't believe that I'm saying this but, yes I am."
Caroline rubbed her shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry Mo. We'll all be here. With Harry and pretty soon your child we'll have lots to watch over and you can bet nothing will get through us."
Lily smiled and looked at her raven-haired son playing happily on a blanket at her feet, "I will die protecting him if that's what it takes. You'll know what that feels like soon enough Mo."
"I already do," Mo said as she heard Sirius's voice from down the stairs. "I just think that he would end up dying for me. Stubborn idiot."
Lily grinned, "I have to say I agree."
Mo opened her mouth to reply but a huge crash and shouts interrupted her. The three exchanged bewildered looks and at the sound of a dog barking wildly rushed down the stairs to see what was going on.
When all three skidded into the kitchen the back door was flung wide and the growling and barking of the dog was louder.
"That's Sirius," Mo said softly, so sure of herself that her heart stuttered. "Lily stay here."
Mo and Caroline continued outside before she could protest and immediately came to a stop. Remus stood staring grimly up at the sky and a huge black dog came barreling out of the trees.
Caroline grabbed Mo's arm to steady herself as she stared openmouthed at the glowing green skull in the sky. "My god," she whispered. "What happened?"
Mo's mouth went dry as she stared as well. She managed a raspy cry for Sirius before he had his arms around her.
"What the hell happened?" Mo demanded the blood pounding steadily in her ears. "Was anyone hurt? Was he here?"
"Shh, shh," Sirius said and watched Remus gather Caroline into his arms. "None us were hurt. It's over. The jackass was just trying to scare us."
"Well he did a damn good job," Mo muttered hating the fact that she had been terrified.
Sirius chuckled and saw her eyes darken in a glower, "It's alright to be afraid once in a while."
Mo rolled her eyes, "Well what could he possibly have wanted if not to hurt someone? Why would he just want to scare us?" She glanced at the Dark Mark hovering over their heads, "He's a monster."
"He's trying to scare us," James said standing with his arm around Lily in the doorway. "It was a warning."
Remus looked at him darkly, "He doesn't know you're here does he?"
They all looked at Sirius who glared back, "I've only told the three of you. Don't any of you trust me?"
"Of course we trust you Sirius," Mo said softly trying to ease his temper. "But if anyone would know you would."
He sighed, "I suppose you're right. The only other person that knows is Dumbledore, oh and Peter of course."
A huge flash of light and loud crack had them all jumping. They had their wands out and were faced and ready before they realized that it was Dumbledore.
He looked sadly at the six of them, "This is getting too serious. It's time we had another meeting."
Weeeeeellllll…how was it? I've been a writing maniac lately!!! I finally got rid of the writer's block and wrote three chapters for this story (working on the fourth) and I've started a couple other stories that I haven't decided if I want to post yet…but either way I've been working on a lot of stuff so look out for it!!!! I'm in a hurry to finish this one so I can put up the conclusion to my trilogy!! But anywho!! Tell me what you thought of the chapter….read and review please…and keep going to the next chapter!!!!
MOVIE!!!!:: Johnny Depp's new movie, Finding Neverland, is so0o0o0o0o cute, I don't know how many JD fans read Hp fics but…..it's definitely a must see!
NOTE: I have a question, mostly because I'm just to lazy to get out my HP books and look it up but…does anyone know what color Draco Malfoy's eyes are? Are they silver/gray (w/e) or blue? I can never remember!! Your help would be much appreciated!!! Ta luvs!!!
Katie
