Hermione had a severe case of depression. By the end of school, her bump was showing. She was five months pregnant.

On the last day of school, Madam Pomfrey called her in. "It's time for your check-up. I'll be coming to where ever you're staying to check on you in the summer"

Madam Pomfrey performed the spell. A wrinkle of confusion appeared on her face. She performed the spell again and the wrinkle disappeared.

"Miss Granger, you're proceeding beautifully in your pregnancy. I know this is your worst time ever. The days drag on and you cry yourself to sleep at night. I know this seems harsh, but you need to snap out of it. You're having twins. Your children need to feel you happiness. This is what's left of you fiancé. I also know the sex of your children. Would you like me to tell you or would you it to be a surprise?"

Hermione was reeling from the shock. Two beautiful children. "Tell me," she said.

"You're having two little boys. It's a good chance that they'll be identical."

Hermione boarded the train alone. She was walking down the aisle in a daze when a compartment behind her opened. Harry pulled her in.

"Hermione, what's wrong? You weren't even looking for us. What did Madam Pomfrey tell you?" Harry had a concerned look on his face.

"Twins. I'm having twins. How will I keep up with them? I'm going to be in my sixth year. What will I do?" Hermione was starting to sound hysterical.

"Calm down. You know you have all your friends behind you. We'll help as much as we possibly can. We love you and you're children," he paused. "Do you know what you're having?" he asked.

She nodded. "Two little boys. I already know what I'll name them. James Remus Black and Sirius Harry Black.

Harry looked shocked.

Hermione smiled. "You're my best friend. You were there for me when no one else was. And Sirius asked me if we could name our son James. Sirius is an obvious choice, and Remus will always have a special spot in my heart for all he's done for me."

They sat down in the compartment. The only people in there were the ones who had supported her when her pregnancy came out. That included Luna, Ginny, Neville, Fred, George, Oliver and Katie. As soon as he had heard, Ron had freaked out. He had assumed that Hermione would be his. He didn't even know who the father was and the way Hermione looked at it, he never needed to.

"So, what did Madam Pomfrey say?" Ginny asked excitedly. She knew that Hermione had found out the sex of the baby today. "What are you having?"

"Well, I found out three things today. One was that I need to be happier for my health. The next was a huge shock," she paused. Ginny was basically bouncing in her seat. "I'm having twin baby boys! I have already picked names, so I don't need suggestions. They will be James Remus Black and Sirius Harry Black. I'm hoping to get my last name changed to Black this summer." Hermione looked at her friends. Their looks changed from shock to happiness.

The rest of the ride was spent talking about the future and laughing about what Sirius the Marauder's children were going to be like.

When they arrived at Platform 9 3/4, Hermione's face fell. Her parents had disowned her as she knew they would. She had no where to go. Mrs. Weasley wouldn't talk to her or let her into the house, so the Burrow was out.

Remus, Tonks and Kingsley were waiting for her. "Did you really think I would let you live on the streets for a summer? Sirius left his house to you and Harry. He changed his will the day before he proposed to you. You're going to stay at Grimmauld Place this summer. Harry will be joining you in a month. Let's go home." Tonks and Kingsley grabbed Hermione's trunk and put it on a trolley.

They arrived at Grimmauld Place ten minutes later. It was still a dreary place. Hermione could hear Mrs. Weasley's voice as soon as she opened the door. She looked back at Remus, who smiled and pushed her forward. "You're a strong, amazing woman. You can do it. Plus, you've got hormones on your side," he whispered. She let out a sigh. She walked down the hall and into the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley turned around and spotted her.

"What the hell are you doing here? You don't belong here? Leave this instant!" Mrs. Weasley screamed at her.

"I have more of a right to be here then you do. Sirius left this house to Harry and I. My parents disowned me, you hate me, so this is my home." Hermione remained calm while she spoke.

"Why would he leave his home to you? He had no reason to. He left you out on the streets."

"My children are Sirius! He was my fiancé. In four months, I will be having twin baby boys. One will be James Remus Black and the other will be Sirius Harry Black." Someone behind her gasped, then anther gasped when she said the names. Strong arms surrounded her. "Thank you so much," Remus whispered.

Hermione turned into his arms. "Make her leave please. I'm going to go upstairs and rest. Tonks, will you come with me?" she requested.

Tonks and Hermione walked out of the room arm-in-arm.

"Tonks, I have a request for you. I would like you to be my children's godmother. If something happens to me, I know you a nd Harry will take care of them." Tonks looked like she was going to cry. "I would be honored," she replied.

The next few days were consumed with Hermione setting her schedule. When Madam Pomfrey came for her check-up, she approved of the changes.

"You seem much happier. That's good. Your children will sense that and their health, along with yours, will increase."

"Madam Pomfrey, I'm due in three months, I'm back in school in two. What am I going to do with my children? I can't miss class, but I can't leave them alone either," Hermione sounded tired.

"Headmaster is going to hire two extra house elves to watch the children when you can't. And don't worry. He's going to make sure that they actually want to do this. He won't force them to."

Hermione sighed in relief. That was one worry out of the way.

The days passed by. Hermione got bigger and bigger. Harry came to join her at Grimmauld Place, followed by Ginny, Fred and George.

"Mum's been driving us crazy. She keeps going on about how you're a liar and a slut. We can't take it anymore!" Fred said. Him and George had set up their shop in Diagon Alley. They worked with the fireplace in the parlor, with Hermione looking over their shoulders. Soon they had it set up so only certain people could Floo to WWW and back to Grimmauld Place.

"Ok, so I'll keep this list hidden. When I want someone to be able to Floo here, I'll put their name on it. That should keep the Death Eaters from getting in, at least through Floo," Hermione explained. "So far, I have Remus, Tonks, Fred, George, Harry, Ginny, Neville, Luna, Kingsley, Oliver, Katie, and Madam Pomfrey. Am I forgetting anyone?" she asked while looking at her friends.

They looked around and shrugged.

"Alright, now, who's coming with me to the Ministry? Kingsley promised he would be able to get me in secretly and he told me to bring one person, preferably a guy." Hermione jumped back when all the guys in the room jumped up and walked to her, all babbling to pick them.

"Ok, Harry, sorry, but no. The Ministry doesn't like you right now, ditto to Fred, George and Remus. I think Oliver should do it." Oliver smirked at his friends. "She thinks I can protect her best!"

"No, I think you and I look the most alike and I should be able to cook up a story about it. Oh, you're going to be Oliver Black. I'll be the sister kidnapped at a young age. I just found my family and love them so much that I want to change my name. That should work. I already view you as a brother anyway."

"What? You guys know I'm a quick thinker. That's how it's always been."

She shrugged and walked away. The next day, her and Oliver left the house and walked to where Kingsley was waiting for them.

Hermione said her whole spiel to the lady at the Registry desk. She went more in depth and even worked in a few tears. She had the woman crying. Within twenty minutes, Hermione walked out as Hermione Black.

From then on, the summer was amazing. Well, as amazing as it could be without Sirius there. Hermione allowed herself five minutes every morning to remember Sirius. It was still painful, but she knew the good memories would come.

On the last full day of summer break, Hermione walked around her home. She had made drastic changes. Actually, she had thought up the changes and the guys had made them happen. At eight months, she was huge. She often thought she was larger than she should be, even if she was carrying twins.

She had gotten the cribs and the clothes and sent them over to Hogwarts. She'd also sent some diapers and bottles. She'd gone through the library and read every baby book in there.

Hermione sighed and walked up to her room. Everything was packed and ready to go.

The next day dawned bright and early. Hermione checked with everyone to make sure they were ready. She then closed the Floo and walked outside. She had to drive to the train station since it wasn't healthy for her to Portkey, Apparate, or Floo.

It took twenty minutes, but she finally got there. She loaded her trolley and started pushing it along. She was almost to the door when a pair of hands took hers off the trolley and another pair of hands took the trolley.

"You should have waited for us," George admonished. "You're too far along to do heavy lifting." They walked to the portal and to the side. "I have a question. I took a healers course on pregnancy and I'd like to give you a check up real quick." Hermione looked at Fred. She'd never thought he'd do something like that.

"Let's get a compartment first, I don't want other people to watch, it'd be weird." Hermione and Fred got on the train and found a spot.

"This spell is designed to see how many children and what you're having. I looked it up. You're about four inches wider than you should be for twins. I worked hard on this spell and I mastered I last week."

He waved his wand and muttered under his breath. A golden glow appeared and three rattles emerged from it. Two were blue and one was pink. "That's what I thought. You're having triplets, not twins. I don't know how this was missed, but it was. I'll go back to Diagon Alley and send you everything you need for her." Fred looked at Hermione. He hugged her, then grabbed his stuff to leave.

"Wait Fred. I have a request." She looked into his eyes. "For all you've done for me, I'd like you to be the godfather to my daughter. And I'd like you suggestion for a name. It's only because of you that I know I'm going to have her." She hugged him again.

Fred left soon after. Hermione went out to find the compartment with her friends. As she was stepping in, Malfoy yelled down the aisle.

"Granger, hold on a second." He ran to where she was standing. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry about Sirius and I hope you and your child are well." He wrapped his arms around her. "Please help me! I don't want to be Voldemort's slave! He wants me to kill Dumbledore! Help!" Malfoy drew away, looked at her, then turned and walked away.

Hermione walked into the compartment with a confused look on her face. She had no idea what Draco wanted or how to help. She was also excited about her daughter, which her and Fred had decided to name Lily Ginerva.

Harry looked at Hermione. She looked like she was about to pop.

"OMG! It's been forever since I've seen you! You look amazing!" Katie hugged Hermione as best as she could. Ginny moved to Harry's lap to give Hermione room to sit. Neville pulled her feet onto his lap, took off her shoes, and began massaging them. Hermione sighed happily.

"Guys, I have an announcement. Over the summer, Fred took a healers course specializing in children and pregnancy. Through this, he learned that I'm four inches wider than I should be. so, he cast a spell that tells you how many and what kind of child you're going to have. And…" she trailed off.

"Tell us already!" Ginny practically screamed.

"Well…" Hermione pulled out the three rattles. Everyone looked confused. "The color of the rattles signifies the sex. The amount signifies the how many children. So, three rattles, two blue and one pink. I'm having triplets, not twins!"

Ginny did scream this time.

"Because Fred is the one who took the course and caught the error, I decided to make him the godfather to just my daughter. Harry, you and Tonks will still be the godparents to Sirius. Remus and Minerva will be James' godparents. However…" she turned to Ginny. "Will you be my daughter's godmother?"

Ginny screamed again while nodding her head crazily.

"Good. I also let Fred help me choose the name. We decided on Lily Ginerva Black." Ginny started crying. She hugged Hermione tightly. The train stopped while they were hugging.

Hermione went for her trunk, but Neville got to it first. She shrugged and walked out. She waited for her friends, then walked towards the carriages. When she saw the thestrals, she stopped. All she could think about was the reason she could now see them.

Ginny pulled her toward the carriage. "It's ok. Soon your babies will be here for you to hold."

They sat down at the Gryffindor table. Many people stared at Hermione. They'd had no idea she was pregnant.

Dumbledore went through his usual speech. He welcomed the first years, talked about the Forbidden Forest and banned all Weasley products.

Hermione waved good-bye to her friends and walked into her rooms. She was shocked to see Fred sitting there, trying to put baby things together. She smiled and waved her wand. The pieces assembled themselves. Fred looked up, surprised. He smiled and got up. He was about to hug her when her expression changed. Her hand slid down to her stomach.

"F-F-Fred, I think my water just broke." She looked up at him. "Grab my bag. I'm going to the hospital wing.

Fred grabbed her bag and ran after her. Fifteen minutes later, they arrived. Fred yelled for Madam Pomfrey. She rushed out. "What is it?"

"My water broke. The contractions are four minutes apart." Hermione screamed and squeezed Fred's hand.

Madam Pomfrey got her settled. Two hours later, Sirius Harry Black was born. Five minutes later, James Remus Black joined him. Madam Pomfrey smiled. She opened her mouth to talk, but stopped when Hermione screamed again. She checked, and sure enough, another baby was coming. Ten minutes later Lily Ginerva Black arrived.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't expecting three," Madam Pomfrey stuttered.

"It's ok, I was. Will you please get Dumbledore? I already told him who I wanted to be here."

She sent her owl to go to Dumbledore. Within minutes Remus, Tonks, Kingsley, George, Ginny, Harry, Oliver, Katie, Luna, Neville, Minerva, and Dumbledore rushed in. They cooed over the babies and congratulated Hermione.

Three hours later, everyone was shooed out so Hermione could sleep. She gathered her children close to her.

"You're father would love you so much. He'd be so proud of you. I love you three and I will always love Sirius."