Author's Note: Another time skip and more news. I will also be posting a new story too, sometime later today.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does.
Hermione had just returned from her two month check-up with Madam Pomfrey. She was officially done with school, as the Graduation ceremony had taken place two weeks previously. Hermione and Severus still resided in the castle, however, and Hermione would be taking up the job of the Muggle Studies professor come September. She would only be teaching the first three months of the year, though, as the baby was due to be born in January. She was curled up on their sofa, reading a large book. Severus was either in his study or his personal labs, but she was unsure which. She looked up as the flames turned green, and Remus and Sirius came through. She stood up and hugged them both.
"What are you doing here?" she asked them. "How's Harry?"
Harry had proposed to Ginny and they were living at Potter Manor. Sirius and Remus had accepted Harry's offer of letting them live at Potter Manor as well.
"He's great," Remus replied. "And we came because we have to thank Severus for something."
"I'll go get him," Hermione offered. "Make yourselves comfortable."
She found Severus down in his Potions lab, glaring at some notes.
"What'd the notes do to you?" she inquired, amused. "Also, Sirius and Remus are here. They want to thank you for something."
He glared at his wife's obvious amusement, and set his quill down on the table.
"Alright," he said. "Let's go upstairs, then."
They walked back into the sitting room, to find Sirius sitting on the sofa with Remus next to him.
"What's this I here about thanking me?" Severus asked them.
"Well," Sirius said. "Your potion really does work. So we have to thank you for this."
He placed his hand gently across his abdomen, and Hermione and Severus's eyes widened as they remembered which Potion they had given the couple a month ago.
"Congratulations!" Severus exclaimed, while Hermione rushed to pull the two men into a tight hug.
"Our babies will be at Hogwarts together!" Hermione exclaimed, and the men laughed. "When are you due?"
"We don't know," the couple said. "We only just found out that we're having a baby. You're the first people to know."
Hermione brought out her wand and muttered the charm that Madam Pomfrey had used on her. The date 20 February, 2001 hung in the air.
"That's your due date," Hermione smiled. "Mine's 10 January, 2001."
"Only a month apart," Sirius laughed, and pulled her into a hug, before he turned to Remus. "We have to tell Harry."
"Can I be there when you do?" Hermione asked eagerly.
"How about you two come over for dinner tonight," Remus suggested. "We can tell Harry and Ginny then."
Hermione and Severus nodded and bid the other couple goodbye.
Dinner came all too soon. After the meal was finished, Remus and Sirius stood and looked at Harry, who quirked an eyebrow.
'Harry," Remus said. "We have something to tell you and it may come as a shock."
Ginny leaned closer to her fiancé and grabbed his hand tightly.
"What is it Moony?" Harry asked, and Severus and Hermione had to turn away so he couldn't see their grinning faces.
"In eight months," Sirius started. "You're going to have a little god-brother or god-sister running around here."
He placed a hand on his stomach, and watched as Harry and Ginny's eyes widened.
"Really?" Harry asked Remus, seeking confirmation. Remus nodded, and Harry jumped up to hug them.
"I didn't know that was possible," Ginny said as she too hugged the couple.
"Severus created a potion that allows men to become pregnant," Remus told them.
Harry and Ginny looked at him in awe. He blushed slightly.
"Wow," Ginny said. "With Victoire, Hermione's baby, and Sirius's baby, we're going to have a ton of kids running around here soon."
"Not to mention any others that come along," Harry laughed. "You come from a big family after all."
"Have you thought about having kids, Harry and Ginny?" Remus asked gently.
They both nodded. "We'd like to have at least one of each. No more than four."
"Are you guys going to need any more of that potion, Lupin?" Severus asked.
"Let's take this one baby at a time," Remus said. "However, we do have the possibility to have four children fairly easily, as with the potion both Sirius and I can become pregnant. It might tax our bodies to do more than two pregnancies, though, as we are not naturally built to do so, even with the help of magic."
Sirius nodded.
They talked more about the children, and Harry and Ginny's upcoming wedding, before the Snapes politely bid them goodnight and headed back to their chambers for some long needed rest.
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next one will be the beginning of the school year, and I will update soon. As mentioned above, I will be posting a new story today as well, so feel free to check it out when it is posted.