"We need to come up with names! Obviously, they'll take your last name because there's no way our precious little one can be a Black. I'm not letting them be associated with my family. Now, they'll probably be smart just like you, so I'm thinking a name that sounds intellectual… What do you think?"

Remus smiled as they made their way to the hospital wing. The day before, Madame Pomfrey had sent Remus a letter saying that she'd managed to book an appointment at St Mungo's, and they would floo there from the hospital wing the next day. Sirius had been extremely excited about it. Remus couldn't be happier over Sirius' reaction to the pregnancy. It had even given him the confidence boost he'd needed to finish and send the letter to his parents.

James and Peter hadn't been as overjoyed as Sirius, of course. James had been caught up in the logistics of how it was possible for a guy to get pregnant for most of the day, but managed to get over it and be happy for his friends. Peter however… though he acted supportive, it was clear deep down he was uncomfortable with it. But he was trying, and that meant a lot to Remus.

"I've always liked the name Logan. How about that if it's a boy?"

"Logan… I like it," Sirius smiled, wrapping an arm around Remus' waist. "And if it's a girl?"

"Hm… How about… Amelia? Then, they can shorten it to Amy if they want."

"Sounds perfect. Logan or Amy… I love them so much already."

Sirius pressed his lips to Remus' in a small kiss before opening the door to the hospital wing as they arrived. "After you."

"Pads, I'm only a month and week in, it's not at the point where I need you to do a bunch of stuff for me," Remus reassured, going into the hospital wing.

"I know, but it's good practice for the future."

The two walked hand in hand as Remus called for the school nurse. She soon arrived, looking surprised at Sirius' presence. "Mr Black, what are you doing here?"

"Coming to the appointment for my boyfriend and baby, of course."

"Oh. I see. Anyway, we should get going. Follow me please."

Remus and Sirius followed Madame Pomfrey to the other end of the hospital wing and through the door leading to her office. She offered the two future fathers floo powder, and one by one, they stepped into the fireplace and went to St Mungo's.

As he stepped from the fire, Remus immediately felt nauseous, leaning into Sirius. "Is flooing actually safe for pregnancy...?"

"Of course. The nausea is completely normal, nothing to worry about," Pomfrey reassured.

"Okay… I need to go to the bathroom." Remus turned and quickly hurried to the mens' room. Sirius followed behind, ready to comfort his boyfriend as he puked his guts. In the meantime, Pomfrey checked Remus in before finding three free seats in the waiting room.

A few minutes later, Remus and Sirius came back, taking their seats, Remus' head rested on Sirius' shoulder. Sirius' arm was wrapped around Remus' waist, gently rubbing the other's stomach. Remus let out a small sigh as he did so. Pomfrey couldn't help but smile a little. She knew they were going to be great fathers.

"Remus Lupin to Room 34 please," an announcement went through the room after fifteen minutes.

"Come on." Pomfrey got to her feet and left the room, Sirius and Remus following behind. They headed through the corridors and towards the room in question. Pomfrey opened the door and they all went inside.

The healer smiled as they came in. "Poppy, Remus! It's been a while. Glad to see you haven't had any injuries bad enough to be brought here."

"Yeah, full moons have been a lot easier recently," Remus replied, smiling up at Sirius, knowing it was thanks to his and his friends becoming animagi. "Sirius, this is Emile Picani."

"Hi," Sirius greeted.

"Emile, you know why we're here, correct?" Pomfrey asked.

"Um, no, actually. That's how appointments go, you book and then come in and tell me what's going on," Picani replied. "I assumed it was a full moon injury."

"I see… Well, Remus is in quite an unusual and unique situation. He's pregnant."

Remus' face flushed as Picani blinked in surprise.

"Oh… well, that's certainly not what I was expecting… Are you sure?"

"Positive. He shows all the symptoms and we have ultrasound pictures to prove it," Pomfrey handed Picani the pictures.

"Wow… Huh. I'm guessing you want to know what caused this to be possible?"

Remus nodded. "Would be useful." He paused. "I'd also like to know what'll happen during the actual birth. I mean… I don't have a vagina for them to come out of."

"Well, assuming they were conceived through anal sex, it would make sense for it to be an anal birth," Picani explained. "But that's a wild guess. I've never heard of this happened in all my years and training as a healer. Anyway, as for working out the cause, we'll just need a blood and urine sample. We should be able to work it out from that."

"Okay..." Remus nodded, mostly focusing on and worried about the nature of the birth. He leant into Sirius, the other embracing him comfortingly.

Picani pulled a syringe out. "We'll take the blood sample first."

"How'd it go?"

"I'm gonna have to push a kid out my asshole. I'm going to die," was Remus' response to James' question as he flopped onto his bed.

"But on the bright side, next week, we should find out what allowed this to be possible," Sirius replied, sitting beside Remus and hugging him close. The other just sniffled, clinging onto him.

"I can't do this… Pads, I'm sorry, I just… I'm scared. My body isn't built to have kids, how will I know I can survive this? Maybe it's best we..." Remus let out a small sob into Sirius chest.

Sirius held Remus' head in his hands and lifted him to meet his eyes. "Moony, you're tired, stressed and hormonal." He wiped away the tears from Remus' bagged eyes. "Get some sleep before you make any rash decisions. We can talk about what to do in the morning. But remember, I'll support you and be here for you no matter what. You're not alone." He pressed his lips gently to his boyfriend's before summoning Remus' pyjamas and helping him put them on.

Remus buried his face into his pillow as Sirius tucked him in and kissed his head. A few moments later, he was fast asleep. Sirius sighed.

"You okay, Pads?" Peter asked.

"I don't know… I'm so excited about all this. Having a kid with Rem is the best thing that's ever happened to me. I don't want him to be scared, but I have no idea what to say to make him feel better. This is all so new for both of us."

"Well, Moony sent a letter to his parents, right? They can give you a hand," James replied. "And there's all the teachers. And us. Sure, we know probably even less about pregnancy and parenting than you, but we're still here for you. Right, Wormtail?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I guess."

"See? Moony's not the only one who's not alone. We're here for you mate. Both of you."

Sirius gave a thankful smile. "Thanks, Prongs."

James shrugged. "No problem. By the way, you should probably write a letter to Mum and Dad, let them know they have a grandchild on the way."

"Shit, you're right. I'll do it now."