The bedroom door closed - on house elves, on breakfast, on any other kind of reality.

"Remus, do you..." Remus closed his mouth over Severus' and halted the question. Of course he knew what he was doing. He had dreamt about it for years, not that he was about to say that – yet.

Severus thankfully didn't refuse him. His tongue was as eager and as passionate as Remus'. The two men stood, locked together in their embrace, tasting each other. Remus slid Severus' robe off his shoulders, thankful that he didn't bother with all those ridiculous buttons in private. Pushing him back onto the bed he managed to pull Severus' simple shirt off his shoulders and was already unbuckling his own belt. They fought to keep their lips together, mouths hungry and devouring each other. Severus got his shirt off the rest of the way and tackled Remus trousers, Remus kicked them off. It was mere moments before they were naked in each other's embrace. Remus pushed away thoughts of the previous night, guilty that Severus' naked ritual had aroused him. Severus lay on the bed beneath him and it occurred to him for the first time that to "make it possible" might have meant significant alterations to Severus' physical form. Remus ran a tentative hand along his lover's thigh, Severus shuddered and Remus paused, the Slytherin seemed to be ready to run again but after a second he arched into the contact. Remus ran his fingers through the coarse black hair, around and along the perineum, no significant changes then. He smiled into another kiss and pushed his lover's legs apart with his knees.

He knew that there was some purpose to this, but that was not the only reason that it was happening and he was fairly certain that Severus was thinking about things other than fulfilling his promise right now.

Severus thought his senses could stand no more, he had pins and needles across his face and in all his limbs, he was screaming with joy, wanting more and not knowing if he could take it. Severus lost more barriers that night than in all the time leading up to it since Voldemort's defeat. Neither man had ever known a deeper joy, a deeper connection.

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Severus woke in his bed at Snape Manor. The last thing he could remember was...

...Remus.

Sticky, sweaty and deliriously happy. It didn't take as much effort to squash the desire to run. Remus stirred and wove his hands around the darker man's neck, pulling him into another kiss. Severus was beyond the capacity to ever even try to refuse – he pushed one leg between those of his lover and coiled himself around him like a snake.

They went back to sleep. When they awoke for the second time, daylight was streaming brightly mid-dayish through the arched leaded window. A house elf hurriedly deposited tea and croissants on the bedside table and ran away. Smiling, they gathered themselves together and brought the late breakfast tray onto the bed. With a mouthful of croissant, Remus remembered how this had all begun in the first place. He looked at Severus and raised one eyebrow.

"So," he said with a mouthful of bread product, "do you reckon we hit the spot?" The eyebrow waggled comically.

Severus looked vaguely embarrassed and buried his face in his tea cup. He mumbled something.

Remus looked amused, "Sorry I didn't catch a word of that"

Severus put the cup down and looked intensely serious.

"There is only one way to find out." He repeated.

Remus looked quizzical for a moment and then sprang into action. Completely naked and not remotely bothered about it, he crossed the room and retrieved his wand. Severus lay back, exposing his stomach and Remus pointed the wand.

"Ostendo gravidum"

Severus Snape sucked in his breath as a bright blue mist settled across his currently flat belly.

"Wow" Remus chuckled.

"That would be an understatement" gawped Snape, then in a moment of weakness said, "Oh wow" himself.

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Remus had returned to Hogwarts with Severus, he wasn't sure what help he could be but he felt that as the father of this baby he really ought to go too. Severus didn't object, in fact Severus took his hand and moved as close as possible to the father of his baby, a movement that Remus had absolutely no problem with at all.

Aradia smiled to see two naked men in the circle awaiting her, she really hadn't expected this – but it pleased her immensely. She agreed that the bargain was fulfilled on his side and she would fulfil her side of the bargain in return.

Aradia promptly disappeared and was immediately replaced by a very much alive and very much amused Albus Dumbledore.

"My dear boys."