Authors Note- ok, so this one hopefully will get the story rolling again, I was unsure about where to take it, and now I have a devious plan. I like keeping my readers on their toes. I hope this was NOT what you expected, and I hope you like it.

Chapter 21

We arrived with a soft crack, and I had to latch on to Sev to stop myself from falling. It seemed that no matter how many times I apperated, I could never keep my damn balance. Severus looked around, then down at me. "Diagon Alley?" he asked with slight amusement.

I glared playfully at him. "Hey, don't judge. I Know of this amazing little restaurant near Knockturn Alley, that sells the best desserts."

Severus laughed quietly and raised his hands in surrender. "Lead the way."

I grinned, and snatched one of the raised hands and linked our fingers together, before leading him to the small shop. Whispers and stares followed us.

"Isnt that Harry Potter!"

"Going to Knockturn-"

"Is that Severus Snape with him?"

Their Magic was pelting me in sharp, curious, and fast jabs that had me feeling a little drained. I sped up, dragging a slightly irritated Potions Master.

I made a sharp turn and led him into a tiny, building hidden in the shadow of the entrance to Knockturn Alley.

A tiny bell sounded, and a slightly plump woman glanced up from her work. "Ah! Mister Potter, it's very good to see you again dear." She turned to Sev and smiled warmly. "Hello, I'm madam Dahlia, welcome to my little shop."

Severus inclined his head. "Severus Snape."

She smiled knowingly at us. "would you like a menu, or do you want you regular dear?" she asked, already bending down to grab a list of her desserts for Sev. "Regular would be perfect, and Sev…" I turned him. "What do you want?"

"Surprise me." he said with a small smirk. I could tell he like the small woman, and he was enjoying himself. "Can he have a piece of your layered Vanilla?" I asked after a moment of thought. Severus seemed that he would like the simple over the fancy and rich flavors. "Of course. Have a seat and I will be out with your orders in a moment."

I, again, took Severus' hand and led him to my favorite booth. It was hidden from the view of pedestrians, and that's the way Harry liked it.

We slid into the worn, but comfortable seats. "So…what had you so irritated earlier?" I asked conversationally.

Severus scowled. "The idiots who cant keep their noses out of other people's business."

Ah. So he had heard the whispers too. "Don't worry about it." I said trying to dispel the slightly hostel air that encircled our table. I was slightly worried that Severus had changed his mind at being seen with the 'chosen one' and the publicity that came with it.

I bit into my bottom lip, and rolled it between my teeth in a nervous habit.

Severus leaned forward and ran his finger over my lip, saving it from the abuse I was inflicting on it. "Stop it. I know what you are thinking you daft boy. I'm not going anywhere."

"I-"

"Here you are dears." Dahlia said, interrupting our intimate moment. I nodded and smiled.

"Thanks Dahlia." I said with a smile, charming the socks off her.

She giggled. "Now Harry, behave. I am hardly the person you should be charming. You seem to have a very handsome man here, kind too. Now, tell an old woman what has been going on in your life. I want to know all about how you got this one." She said indicating at Severus, who blushed slightly.

I grinned. "Well, after a long, hard and trying time, I managed to get him, but it wasn't easy. He is very stubborn." I informed her as if the man in question wasn't sitting across from me. "This is that man you were telling me about a while back? The first time you entered my shop? The one with the perfect hands?"

Now it was my turn to blush, as Sev shot me a curious look. "Yes, yes he is."

"Ah." She said in understanding. "You are the famous Potions Master I've heard so much about." She gave Sev a stern look. "If you hurt my boy I'll rip you a new one. He's like a son to me." her tone was dark and dangerous, hinting at how strong she was.

Severus nodded. "I'm sure I will, but I will try my hardest not to."

That answer seemed to appease her more than any oaths of never doing me harm. She smiled brightly. "Good. I knew you were a good one. Now, tell me everything dear."

I laughed. "Well, he kinda saved my life…"

And I told her about everything.

It was a couple hours later that we were walking around Diagon Alley, full of sweets, and smiles on our faces. "So, wasn't that the best cake you have ever had?"

Severus 'hmmed' and my grin widened. I caught sight of a baby store nestled between two beg shops, and stopped dead.

"Harry? Harry love, whats wrong?" Severus asked, his Magic going kind of panicy as he saw the blank look on my face.

I was a little shaky as I got this bone deep feeling to enter the shop. I lifted a shaky limb. "There, I want to go in there." My voice was slightle hoarse and strained. There was something about the shop that had me compelled. Severus gave me an odd look, but grabbed my elbow gently, and pulled me toward the door. "Alright."

Inside were the cutest baby things I had ever seen, pinks, blues, yellows, greens…my eyes got wide as I looked around the shop.

"Can I help you sir?" a young store clerk asked me. I turned around and the girl quirked a brow. "Uh, no…" I stopped, then looked around. "Wait, yea. There is. Do you have any books?"

the girl turned. "Sure Mr. Potter, What kind of book are you looking for?" I could feel her curiosity, and excitement pulsing in her Magic.

"Uh, I don't really know." I said sheepishly. The girl laughed. "Well follow me, I'll lead you to them."

the book section was in the back corner of the store, and I could see Severus clearly, in his black robes surrounded by a swirl of pink. The image made my heart flutter. Severus would make a great father…

I glanced down at the titles, and instantly saw a book that almost made me faint. 'the Rare Phenomenon! Male Pregnancies by Michael Reed'.

I reached for it, and the girls eyes widened. "Your pregnant? Oh that's wonderful. Of course you a very powerful wizard, but wow. That's so cool. I love babies. How far along are you?"

Her questions hit me like bullets. "Oh, um, I'm not, at least I don't think…"

Suddenly I was filled with doubt, and a desire to make sure I wasn't.

"Actually I'm not sure…"

Her eyes filled with understanding. "Oh, I get it. sorry, you must have felt overwhelmed. I just, I've dealt with a Veela couple, and they were fabulous, and I took a wild guess, by your appearance, that your not human…sorry I'm rambling. Do you want to take a test? To see if you are pregnant?"

I nodded mutely. This girl was very kind, but my mind was going a mile a minute. Male creatures could conceive. Oh Merlin…

"Right, well this way." I followed silently watching as she grabbed a box off the shelf. "Out of all the Male Creatures I've done business with, the regular female testing seems to work. Here," she handed me the box. "Just go into the bathroom, and well, pee on the end. It'll tell you if your positive or negative."

Bloody hell…I was taking a pregnancy test. A muggle pee stick…

I nodded again, not trusting my voice, and took the box and went into the indicated room.

I could hear footsteps, and felt the familiar pulse of Magic.

"Hello, sir, Can I help you?"

"No, I'm just looking, thank you." Severus' cold voice washed over me.

'Ok, Harry' I instructed myself. 'just relax. All you have to do is pee on it. the likelihood of it coming up positive is close to nil… I opened the box and pulled out the stick. "Bloody hell…"

a couple minutes later I came back out. "Um, how long does it take?"

The girl smiled. "about 10 minutes. if it turns Red, your positive, if it turns blue its negative."

I nodded, "Right."

I stood there nervously, watching Severus look around. I could tell he was curious, but I also knew he was giving me my privacy, knowing that I would tell him later. I drummed my fingers against my arm impatiently. I glanced down. No change. I drummed some more and watched Severus. I sneaked another peak. Still no change. I sighed. I cant believe I did this. Its going to turn out blue. There is no way I could be pregnant. I shook my head and looked back down at it.

"Holy Shit." I uttered under my breath. The little oval…it was red. I stared at it.

"So, hows It coming?" the girl asked, seeing the color she squealed, catching Severus' attention.

"Harry?" he asked. I didn't look up. I couldn't tare my eyes away from the little red dot.

"Harry, What's wrong?" Severus was standing by me now, and I could feel his hand on my shoulder. "What is that?"

I didn't answer. Couldn't. but the girl could.

"Oh! It's a pregnancy test!"

Severus' hand tightened. I could feel his Magic pulse wildly. "Pregnancy test?"

"Yes, Mr. Potter said he wanted to know. Its very common for Male Creatures."

Severus was quiet for a moment. Then, "And what," he paused, looking down at it too.

"And what does red mean?"

I could feel the grin spread across her features, but still didn't take my eyes away from the stick.

"Well it means that Mr. Potter is going to have a baby, that's what it means!" she said excitedly.

Severus' hand was painfully tight now.

"Right…"

-end Chapter-

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