LXXXIX. Gravity
And gravity kept the world spinning.
The summer passed into autumn, and Marlene went back to teaching at Beauxbatons, and Sirius visited once a week because he couldn't stay away from her.
The autumn faded to winter, and James realized he'd been so busy with the baby that he hadn't seen Wormtail in months.
Winter turned to spring just as Remus tried his first batch of wolfsbane potion.
And spring bloomed back into summer when Harry said his first word ("No!").
And then the world came to a halt:
"Sirius?" Marlene said one morning over breakfast.
"Hm?"
"I'm pregnant."