Chapter 44 :September 21st

"Ugh..I'm so fat," Sarah said jokingly looking in the mirror.

"Yeah…but that's cause you ate your weight in vanilla ice-cream today," Faith said laying on Sarah's bed.

"Hey, I'm eating for two. Can you blame me?" Sarah asked sitting on the side of the bed.

"Sarah, afterwards you ate a whole can of sardines," Faith said rolling over onto her stomach and making a face.

"I just wish this baby would hurry up and come out. It feels like its taking forever," muttered Sarah.

"And with that class," said Remus smiling and looking up at the night sky. "We come to our next subject. And I ask you to try and curb your enthusiasm-"

"Remus," A voice hollered from the back near the door. Remus turned and saw Faith standing there in front of the open door. The light from the back cast an eerie shadow onto the floor. He looked at her puzzled.

"I think you should go to Saint Mungos," said Faith with a slight smile spreading on her face.

"Uhm…class, I must go…but I'm sure Faith could take over?" Remus said as he started for the exit.

"Suppose I could do that," She smiled at him. He returned the smile with a brighter and quickly ran off.

"Well, Professor Lupin has gone to Saint Mungos. His wife…errr…also Professor Lupin, I guess, has just gone into labor. So, it shall be interesting to see what she has…what will be more interesting is me teaching this class as I know nothing about Astronomy," chuckled Faith as she looked up at the stars twinkling brightly in the sky.

Remus Lupin sat nervously in an armchair. His fingers tapped at the sides constantly. It was the only sound that could be heard in the silent room. His restless eyes traveled from one thing to the next. 'Does it always take this long?' He asked himself as he let out a large sigh.

"Remus!" A voice said sharply. Remus was thrown out of his thoughts and looked at Faith.

"Stop that tapping," She commanded through gritted teeth. He replied by setting his hands in his lap.

"Remus…take a pill or something," Groaned James. He rolled himself over on the black couch and attempted sleep once again.

"Seriously Moony. Settle down, before Prongs over here goes crazy," Sirius muttered. He had managed to make himself comfortable on the floor. Remus sighed. He sat at a table with 12 empty cups that had once held tea in front of him. One thought kept flashing through his mind, 'I'm getting married tomorrow. I'm getting married TOMORROW!' Remus stared at the clock willing it to move faster. The second hand crept by ever slower and once Remus could have sworn it moved backwards. He sighed and drummed his fingers on the table. He began to think of Sarah and getting to spend the rest of his life with her. Sirius got up off the floor grumbling. He walked over and put water on the stove to boil.

"How many cups have you had?" He asked yawning as he came and sat next to Remus.

"Feels like 50." He answered. Sirius nodded and yawned again.

"Mr. Lupin?" A voice rang out. Remus's head shot up. A young Healer stood in the doorway of the waiting room.

"You can go in now," He said. Remus jumped to his feet and was out the door in a flash. He entered Sarah's room and saw her sitting there. She sat with her black hair framing her face like an angel. Cradled in her arms was a bundle of blanket. She looked up from the bundle and smiled at him. He returned the smile and went to stand next to her. He peered over her shoulder at the baby in her arms.

"Its your daughter," She said smiling and handing the baby over to him. Remus stared down at her.

She was tiny with pale, baby pink skin. A light frosting of brown hair lay on her head. When she opened her eyes, she had pale blue pools that looked like you could swim in them.

"She's beautiful," He whispered. Remus looked as a hand touched his elbow. It was Faith and she smiled at the baby. Sirius stood behind her and said

"Well, would you look at that. She has your eyes Sarah,"

"She is so cute," said Faith with a wide grin. There was a sound at the door. Remus turned and saw Dumbeldore, Molly Weasley, Ron, Harry, Hermione and a conglomerate of other faces.

"Come see my daughter." Remus said smiling and looking down at his daughter.