Chapter 04.
Faith's Point of View.
I went to transfigurations classroom.
Professor McGonagall was in class with the guys from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.
"What are you doing here, Miss Maddox?"
"I'm sorry to interrupt, professor. Can I talk to you for a moment, please?"
"Of course."
My gaze met Black's for a moment.
My heart skipped a beat.
We left the classroom.
"Is everything all right?"
I nodded.
"I wanted to apologize for what happened."
"Don't worry. Take more care of your health from now on."
"I will."
"Take the rest of the day off. I already talked to the other professors."
"Thank you."
I nodded in farewell and went to the common room.
I went upstairs and into my room.
Melissa looked at me curiously.
"Hello. Did something happen?"
I sat on her bed.
"I fainted in transfiguration class."
"What?!"
Melissa jumped up and grabbed my shoulders.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes. Don't worry."
She sighed.
"Why did that happen to you?"
"I have anemia."
"Why? You eat well."
I shrugged.
"I don't know either. Madam Pomfrey's the professional here."
"Right."
"I'm sorry. I also missed today's classes."
Melissa smiled at me.
"It's okay. Cassie will help us."
"I can still bring you dinner."
She rolled her eyes.
"You went through something worse than I. I'll be the one who will bring it to you."
"There's no need. We can go together as always."
"We have a deal then. Well, now that you're here..."
Melissa pushed me and we both fell to her bed.
"Let's talk about Regulus Black."
"Huh?"
"I'm not blind. I've seen you talk more with him lately."
My heart raced.
She giggled.
"Your eyes shined. You really like him."
I nodded.
"You look cute together."
"Really?"
"Cassie was the one who said it. She also noticed."
Melissa took my hand.
"I wasn't always a good friend—"
"That's not true."
"It is. But I love you, Faith. I'll be here whenever you need me."
I squeezed her hand a little.
"Thank you."
She smiled at me.
"So? Since when do you like him?"
We kept talking about Regulus Black and other guys.
Without realizing it, we fell asleep.
"Faith Agnette Maddox!"
Cassandra slammed the door.
Melissa and I woke up startled.
"What's wrong?"
Cassandra ran to me and hugged me.
"How dare you do this to me?!"
I hugged her back.
"I can't breathe."
"It's the least you deserve."
She pulled away from me and frowned.
"Do you have any idea how worried I was? Madam Pomfrey didn't let me stay with you in the infirmary. I went to see you after classes, but she told me you were gone."
Cassandra sighed.
"You're disheveled, Cassie."
"I ran as fast as I could here. What did you expect?"
"I'm sorry, Cassandra."
She smiled at me.
"It's okay. I'm glad you're fine."
"Let's hug!"
Melissa wrapped both of us in her arms.
"I'm sweaty, Mel."
"I don't care if it's you two. You're the most precious things I have."
I closed the eyes.
"Thank you, girls."
I was grateful to have met them.
I felt the impulse to tell them what was happening, but I repressed it.
I would listen to Madam Pomfrey.
Black must be the first to know.
~o~o~o~
Cassandra and Melissa encouraged me without knowing it.
I was determined to tell Black that I was pregnant.
Knowing that I had them gave me strength.
The next day, I saw him kissing with a girl in a hallway.
I hid and waited for them to finish.
Black smirked at her and left.
I approached him.
"It's been a while, Maddox."
I nodded in greeting.
"I have to talk to you."
He raised an eyebrow.
"About what?"
"The party."
"I thought we were going to forget it."
"Yes, but..."
"Then there's nothing to talk about."
Black winked at me and left.
I sighed and went with the girls.
I would try another time.
~o~o~o~
A week passed.
I still couldn't talk to Black.
He was almost always with his friends or some girl.
When he was alone, he ignored me or said he was busy and left.
Was he avoiding me or did I imagine it?
"Faith?"
I looked at my side and saw Regulus Black.
My heart raced.
"Hello."
"Hi. Do I interrupt you?"
"Not at all."
I closed my book and set it aside.
He smiled at me.
"How are you?"
"Good. And you?"
"I'm good too. I was told that you fainted recently. I wanted to talk to you, but I couldn't find you anywhere."
It was because I was looking for the other Black in my spare time.
"Is everything OK?"
I nodded.
"I have anemia. That's all."
"Don't say it as if it were something unimportant. Anemia can be dangerous."
I tucked a lock of hair behind my ear.
"You're right. I'm sorry."
He put a hand to the back of his neck.
"I didn't want to lecture you. I'm just worried about you."
"Thank you, but I'm fine. Really."
"I'm glad to know."
We were silent for a moment.
"I saw you with my brother the other day."
My heart skipped a beat.
"I had to ask him something about an essay we have to do together."
I heard Cassandra's voice calling me a liar in my head.
He sighed.
"Thank Merlin."
I looked at him curiously.
"I thought you were interested in my brother."
"Not at all. Would that be a problem?"
He took my hand.
"It is for me."
He stared at me.
I forgot for a moment how to breathe.
"Will you come see me in the match against Gryffindor?"
"Of course."
He smiled at me.
"Thank you."
He got up from the couch.
"Take care, please. See you later."
He squeezed my hand a little and left.
Was he blushing or did I imagine it?
At another time, I would've been so happy that I could die.
But now I felt as if I had been sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.
I couldn't wait any longer.
I had to tell him today.
I left the common room and went to the library.
I sat at a table and nodded in greeting.
"Good evening."
Lily Evans looked at me with surprise.
"Hello. Can I help you with something?"
I nodded.
"I have to ask you a favor."
Sirius Point of View.
I went to the common room.
The guys were with me.
We were returning from Quidditch training. Remus and Peter went to cheer us up.
"We'll make the snakes bite the dust."
James smirked.
"Does the dog feel threatened?"
I nudged him.
"You don't have to. You're the best." Peter said.
I put an arm around his shoulders.
"Thank you, mate. But we can't underestimate the enemy."
"Regulus's good. Cassandra doesn't stop bragging about him since he joined the team." Remus said.
I raised an eyebrow.
"Cassandra Floyd?"
He nodded.
"She's friends with the albino girl, right? What was her name?"
"Faith Maddox."
I bit my lower lip. I hoped it had sounded casual.
"Exactly. I wonder where she ended up at the party." Peter said.
My heart skipped a beat.
James shrugged.
"No idea. I don't remember well what happened."
Remus sighed.
"I think none of us. We were very drunk."
"Do you think she slept with someone?" Peter asked.
"I don't think so."
Everyone looked at me curiously.
I was delating myself. Great.
"Why?" James asked.
I shrugged.
"She doesn't seem interested in sex."
Peter laughed.
"They all seem holy until you're with them and realize that they have had more use than a Quidditch broom."
Remus hit him in the head with his book.
"Ouch!"
"Don't be disrespectful to girls."
"What about you, guys? Where did you end up?" I asked.
"In Lily's room."
"In the fireplace of the common room."
"And you, Remus?"
He blushed.
I smirked.
"You're hiding something from us."
"N-Not really."
We make fun of him and tried to find out what happened.
Remus didn't say a word.
I was glad to have changed the subject.
Faith Maddox disturbed me.
I felt discomfort and guilt when I heard her name.
Not only because I took her virginity.
I couldn't reciprocate her feelings.
She tried to talk me lately. I avoided her without her noticing.
I didn't want to reject her.
When we arrived, we saw Lily sitting on a couch.
She had her arms crossed.
James smiled at her.
"Hello, dear."
"Hi."
I raised an eyebrow.
"Why so serious, redhead?"
Lily glared at me.
"Because you always screw up."
"What do you—?"
Someone appeared at her side from nowhere.
It was Faith Maddox.
She was under invisibility cloak. Lily took it off.
My heart skipped a beat.
"What's she doing here?" Peter asked.
"She needs to talk to Black, but he's avoiding her."
I wasn't as discreet as I thought.
Maddox got up.
"I asked Lily to let me into your common room. It was the only way for us to meet without interruption."
She had white hair like her skin. It was wavy and reached up to her shoulder blades.
Her eyes were blue and piercing.
She was as precious and inanimate as a porcelain doll.
I crossed my arms.
"Did you get to the point of harassing me in my own common room?"
"I'm not harassing you."
"You've been following me for a week. What do you call that?"
She looked away.
"I'm sorry I bothered you. I have to tell you something important."
I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.
I didn't want to do this, but I had no other choice.
"I'm not going out with you."
"Huh?"
"We had a one-night stand. That's all."
"What—"
"I'm sorry if I gave you false hopes. I can't correspond—"
"Wait!"
She took my arm.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Listen to me, please."
I raised an eyebrow.
What did she want from me then?
"Alright. Go ahead."
"Thank you. I'll get straight to the point."
She looked me straight in the eye.
"I'm pregnant."
The guys gasped, but I ignored them.
It was as if the Whomping Willow had punched me in the face.
It couldn't be possible.
Hello everyone! Here's the fourth chapter of this story. I sincerely hope you like it! I struggled to finish it, but I liked the final result.
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