Chapter 24: Night of Surprises
"I can't quite put my finger on it either." Sarah whispered as she and Remus danced along the floor.
"He could be a friend of Dumbeldore's. Everyone knows he has some pretty wierd friends." Remus said with a wink.
"That's very well possible. But then again everyone has weird friends. I mean take Faith." Sarah said.
"Who's her weird friend" Remus asked.
"She IS the weird friend." Sarah said with a laugh. Remus let out a laugh which turned into a wide grin.
"If he was a Death Eater...why would Voldemort send him here" Sarah asked biting her lip.
"Sarah." Remus said.
"Or maybe they could work with the Ministry to see if we're really on the Ministry's side or not." Sarah said getting excited.
"Sarah." Remus repeated.
"Or Maybe! Maybe, they are a muggle here to" Sarah started.
"Sarah! You're getting a little excited. Maybe they're nobody. Maybe they're a Death Eater come to kill us all. Who cares? All I want to do is spend time with my beautiful wife." Remus said with a smile.
"Now that's cheating. Using your charm on me." Sarah said smirking.
"Is it working" Remus asked with a sly smile.
"A little." Sarah said with a wink. Remus bent down and kissed her.
"How about now" he asked.
"That's evil." Sarah said with a grin. Remus happily returned the grin and kissed her again. Remus held Sarah close as they spun around the dance floor. Sarah could feel herself biting her lip and thinking.
"What's wrong" Remus whispered into her ear.
"Huh?...Oh...nothing." Sarah said.
"Wow...that was the worst lie ever." Remus said smiling and looking at Sarah.
"What do you mean? Nothing is wrong." Sarah said.
"Your hiding something." Remus said coyly.
"Hey now. No more using your charm. It's evil." Sarah said with a mocking glare.
"I have other ways to weasel it out of you." Remus said smiling. Sarah could feel her heart hammering in her chest. She felt anxious and nervous all at once. She wanted to tell him, yet at the same time she dreaded it. She only wanted to know how he'd react.
"What is on your mind" Remus asked leaning down slightly so he could look into her eyes as she looked at the floor. Sarah didn't answer.
"What is it? You've been preoccupied for a few days now." Remus asked with a level of concern in his voice. Sarah opened her mouth to speak but suddenly the tempo of the music picked up.
"I'll tell you later." Sarah said. Remus's eyes were still clouded over with worry but he agreed. Suddenly Sarah could feel herself being whisked away by another partner. She danced with the stranger until she had to switch again and heard someone whisper.
"I know your secret."
Sarah was shocked and the blood drained from her face as she looked at the voice. She could feel a bit of blood fill her face again as she saw Dumbeldore's twinkling eyes.
"Pardon" she asked.
"Your secret. I believe you've already told Ms. Sloom." Dumbeldore said.
"How long have you known" Sarah asked thunderstruck.
"As long as yo have." He said smiling as Sarah again switched partners. Sarah found herself dancing with PocketWatch. She found something odd about him. It was if something bad was tickling her mind, teasing her. He seemed to sense this and gave a meanicing smile.
Again Sarah switched partners and she found herself with Serverus. Sarah had never trusted Serverus...well she was more always suspicious of him. That suspicion was confirmed on the day of Harry's birth (save that story for another day).
"Sickle for your thoughts." Serverus said interrupting Sarah's train of thought.
"Thinking about the stranger." Sarah lied.
"Oh yes. You're not the only one." Serverus said. Sarah just nodded. In all truth she hated Serverus. Always did and probably always would. She again switched partners and was back with Remus.
"What were you going to tell me?" He asked.
Sarah sighed. She grabbed him by the hand and led him into a dark hallway.
"There is no easy way to say this." She said wringing her hands. Remus took her by the shoulders and stared deep into her eyes.
"Tell me." He said.
"I can't believe you two would want to sneak into a party like this." Faith said as she walked out onto a small balcony. Potter and Weasley were already standing out there talking. They looked at Faith surprised. PocketWatch was also out on the balcony.
"It seemed like a good idea at the time." Ron said shrugging. Faith just rolled her eyes.
(Just to add more suspense)
"I'm pregnant." Sarah said.
"Are…you serious?" He asked. Sarah bit her lip and nodded. Was he angry? Happy? Fearful? What?
"This is fantastic! We're going to be parents." He said with a broad grin and he swooped her into a kiss and a large hug. Sarah could feel a wave of relief wash over her.
"I swear you are so much like your father it drives me crazy." Faith said rolling her eyes again. Suddenly loud shouts came from inside.
"10..9..!"
"I swear you two are a real handful sometimes." Faith said sighing. Suddenly as everone declared"1!" a hand grasped Faith's shoulder tightly. She had barely enough time to see the person's face just before they kissed her.
(A/N: What a pain in my ass that was. It got deleted three times! It started out as 6 pages and got shorter and shorter. Sorry)