Uh Oh

Lupin heard gagging and barfing noises coming from the bathroom as he passed. The door was locked.

"You OK?" he asked through the door. No answer, but he heard the toilet flush.

Skyler opened the door to find Lupin there, with a worried look on his face.

"Hey," she said normally. He stared at her. "Oh, I'm fine, it's just a stomach bug," she assured him.

"Here, eat this, it'll help," he told her, handing her a chocolate bar.

"Thanks," she said, taking the chocolate. He smiled, still looking at her. "What?" Skyler asked him. He shook his head.

"You're merely a younger, female version of Sirius." She laughed.

"I'll take that as a compliment." Lupin chuckled.

"Most of the time it is," he told her. Skyler raised her eyebrows.

"Only most of the time?" she asked skeptically.

"Don't worry, only on rare occasions is it a bad thing," he assured her, turning to walk away.

"Oh yeah? So, what are the rare occasions when it's not?" she asked, curious, walking alongside him. He just smiled at her.

"I'll let you figure that one out for yourself," he said teasingly.

"Still thinking like a professor, huh?" she mocked. Lupin couldn't help but laugh.

They continued walking and talking until they got downstairs. When they reached the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley walked up to them. She looked to Lupin, ignoring Skyler.

"Dumbledore wants to talk to us about something," she told him in a hushed voice, as if she didn't want Skyler to hear.

"OK," he told her, then turned to Skyler. "Sorry, but it looks like we'll have to catch up later," he said apologetically.

"See ya," Skyler said, turning to head back upstairs, mainly to fill in the other teens that something was up.

"Actually, you should come too Miss Black," Dumbledore said from the doorway. Skyler looked confused, but followed them anyway.

"What's going on, Dumbledore?" Sirius asked when he saw Skyler come in too. Skyler noticed he looked just as confused as she was.

"You two might want to sit down," Dumbledore told them.

"I'll stand, thanks," Skyler said defiantly, walking over to her father. "What's going on?" she asked him in a whisper.

"I dunno," he whispered back.

"OK, fine, I'll just get to the chase so we can figure out what to do," Dumbledore said.

"Do about what?" Lupin asked, seemingly as confused as Skyler and Sirius.

"We fear Voldemort has a new fixation," Dumbledore informed them.

"Other than the prophecy?" Mrs. Weasley asked anxiously.

"What prophecy?" Skyler asked, curious. The others looked at each other, unsure whether to answer.

"It's a prophecy about Harry, Voldemort wants it," Sirius told her, receiving glares from almost everyone else in the room.

"Yes, well, now there's another one," Dumbledore said, seemingly unconcerned Sirius had told Skyler about the prophecy. Dumbledore turned to Skyler. "It concerns you," he told her.

"What do you mean it concerns me?" Skyler asked impatiently.

"Well, not you directly," Dumbledore clarified. "But he will want you in in order to get to your baby."

"MY/HER BABY?" Skyler and Sirius asked incredulously at the same time.

Everyone looked at each other uncomfortably. Sirius looked pale, and Skyler look as if some cruel trick had just been played on her. Dumbledore looked rather awkward.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I assumed you already knew," Dumbledore admitted sheepishly.

"You've lost your marbles," Skyler told him bluntly, walking out, Sirius followed her.

"What are you doing?" Sirius asked Skyler when he found her searching for something in her room.

Skyler looked up at him frantically.

"What day is it?" she asked quickly. Sirius looked confused, her eyes looked panicked.

"You really think he was telling the truth?" he asked her. "Are you pregnant?"

"Not that I know of. Now what day is it?" she replied hastily, yet firmly.

"Uh...the 22nd I think, why?" he answered, but then saw the panic in her eyes turn to fear. "Sky, what's wrong?" he asked in a worried tone.

"Oh God!" she muttered, then quickly grabbed her backpack. She started running down the stairs, Sirius followed quickly.

He caught up to her in the hallway on the main floor. He grabbed her arm to stop her from running out.

"Where are you going?" he asked firmly.

"To get some answers," Skyler replied just as firm, shaking him off and walking out the front door.