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Chapter 9

About 4 months into her pregnancy, Lily had found a very old, very ancient potion that would allow her baby to have his appearance genes changed and it could be given to the child after birth. She had found a few potions like that, but those had to be taken while she was carrying the child, and she didn't want to do that unless it was necessary. So finding this potion had made her extremely happy.

According to the book, the potion would swap out any appearance genes that would have been Severus' and replaced it with James'. The book also said that it would not affect any knowledge genes or anything else along those lines, which was also another plus.

As she looked the potion over, she saw that it was very complicated, but she believed that she could do it. Potions was one of her best classes in school, charms being the other. The only thing that could possibly be considered difficult was getting a hold of Severus' blood. She doubted she'd have any trouble getting a hold of James'.

Lily still hoped that she wouldn't have to use the potion. She saw James getting more and more excited as each day passed. She didn't really want to deny him his son, but there was no sense in not being prepared.

Occasionally, she would see Severus check up on her. This warmed her heart greatly. It also meant that he was still alive, which she was thankful for. She would often smile and nod at him to let her know that she was alright. She frequently found herself looking forward to the next time she would glimpse him.

During her fifth month, she told James that she wanted to visit Albus for an afternoon to catch up with him. Since she was pregnant, she couldn't do a lot of stuff for the Order anymore. So while he was at work, she floo'd to Albus' office.

"Lily! How wonderful to see you! My, you're getting far along." Albus pulled her over to sit in a chair across from his desk.

"Hello Albus." She laughed as she carefully took a seat. "I swear, I think I'm carrying around a bludger with the way the baby kicks all the time. It has become a bit more difficult to floo while pregnant than while not. So, how are you?"

"I'm well, my dear. The question is though, how are you?"

"I'm alright. Actually, I wanted to discuss something with you. Are we alone?" Lily felt a little bit nervous.

"Yes. I don't have any appointments for a while. What is it you need to discuss?"

Albus offered her some candy from a dish, which she politely refused.

Lily took a steadying breath knowing that Severus would be angry with her for what she was about to say. "I wanted to let you know that one of Voldemort's Death Eater's has been working against him on the inside. This person would probably be furious with me for telling you, but I'm doing it anyway." She wasn't even sure why she was saying this, but she felt that she had to let Albus know.

"What makes you believe this?" Albus asked, his eyes showing curiosity.

"Well, this person told me and there was no lie in his eyes when he confessed. I've known about it for months now. Is there anything we can do to help him?" Lily knew her tone of voice made it sound like she was pleading, but she didn't really care at this point. She was constantly worried for Severus' safety.

Albus gave her a swift searching look. "Lily, he would have to come to me of his own volition. He would have to confess himself to me and it would have to be on his own. You can't coax him to come here. There has to be true repentance."

She nodded. "I figured as much. I just wanted to make sure. This person has a good heart, but it would take something extraordinary to push him your way."

She glanced down at her stomach without even realizing that she was doing so.

Albus pondered her for a moment. "It doesn't matter what the catalyst is, so long as he is genuine and true if he comes to me. I would decide what to do with him from there."

She nodded again. "Thank you Albus. Is there any way we can not mention this conversation to anyone?"

"Of course. Anything for you." He grinned at her, the twinkle back in his eyes.

For the next hour or so they caught up on various other things. Albus found it particularly amusing to hear tale of James' adventure of trying to set up the crib the muggle way before getting so frustrated he just pointed his wand at it, which in turn made it blow up. They continued to laugh quite a bit about a few other incidents before it was time for Lily to leave. And when she did leave, she felt a little more light hearted than when she had first arrived.

A/N: 7/29/11 - Edited words and such ...