Ch. 33
Saturday 31 October 1998
While everybody had been watching Harry, Dora slipped off with her son to visit the man she'd always love. "Hey Wolfie." Dora smiled through her tears, knowing that name always irritated him. "We're coming up on Christmas here and I just want to say that you are missed. I really wish you had survived, love. You would love watching Harry learning how to be a good Godfather. It's funny. The first time Teddy had a cold, Sirius was so calm and steady, it was like he was channeling you. Did you have something to do with that?" She laughed. She could imagine James and Remus laughing it up while she was having her little breakdown. Remus would've loved Sirius having to point out that Teddy didn't hate her. "I have a feeling your calm presence was there helping him out. I know it's been with me since I started teaching. I think I love it almost as much as you did. We miss you and love you so much Remus." She wiped her eyes as she said, "I really wish you were here but I'll try and make you proud Wolfie." She turned Teddy towards Remus' grave. "Say goodbye Daddy." she whispered to him as he gurgled happily.
HP
When they all apparated home, they settled into the game room. Like usual, Nev racked the balls and started playing. Instead of his usual opponent, Tonks picked up the other cue and started chalking it.
The rest of the family was sitting near the fire. "I was thinking that I might do a book from the Order's perspective about the first war." Jaime prompted.
"That's a good idea. I'm sure King would let you paw through our files. Quite frankly, the Prophet was better at actually reporting news, not fabricating it, back then." Dora put in.
Hermione looked at the way Sirius and Jaime were cuddled into the bean bag and smiled. Sirius was generally a happy person, at least since he was declared innocent, but now he seemed content with his life. It was really nice seeing her crazy uncle this way.
"What're you thinkin' about?" Harry asked as they curled up together with Teddy on the sofa.
"Just thinking that life seems to be good right now. I mean, even Sirius is in a stable relationship. We all seem to be doing well, everything is looking good." Hermione sighed happily.
Sirius and Harry groaned. "Don't say that. Everything will go wrong now." Harry kissed her head.
They spent until the next evening just enjoying each other and spending time as a family. They spent more time talking about the Dursleys. Tonks also talked about what she remembered of that period in the wizarding world.
That evening, they asked Harry what he wanted to watch. He chose Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. They also spent time planning who was going to take whom to the quidditch match next week. It was decided that Xeno and Arthur would pick up the Grangers and Sirius and Jaime would pick up the kids. Harry was adamant that they come.
When they got back to school, they decided to eat in the Great Hall. As Harry and Mione sat down with Nev and Luna, they heard a very loud voice coming from further down the table. "Saint Potter and his toadies are back! Wow! I guess we are graced with their presence-"
"Ron. Shut. It." Nev said firmly. "It was the anniversary of his parents' death and we went to their graves." He finished in a low voice.
"Well, where was he today? We had practice and he didn't show."
"That's bloody because you bloody woke us up at five o'clock in the bloody morning, you bloody prat." Demzela growled. "And you kept us out until a bloody hour ago." Then she turned to Harry. "This is my first meal today."
"Sounds worse than Wood." Harry reminisced about his old Captain.
"I'm going to bed." Ginny rose wearily from her seat. As everyone watched, she weaved her way down the table like a drunk sailor.
"Demzela, can you check on Ginny when you get to the tower? I'm afraid she won't make it." Luna asked.
"Will do." She replied as she also rose and left the Great Hall.
The rest of the week was taken up with mundane things: breakfast and dinner with The Family, planning the Yule Ball (the guys would sit and nod while the girls planned), teaching, schoolwork and practice.
Friday 5 November 1998
It was Friday night after practice when Hermione was rubbing Harry's shoulders that the kids were brought up "So, Sirius and Jaime. You have to go pick up Penny, Kyle, Richard and Alex. They'll be ready at eight."
Sirius laughed. "We know Harry. It'll be fine. Everyone will be here in plenty of time, kiddo." He ruffled his godson's hair.
"Oh, and I won't make breakfast tomorrow because we'll eat as a team in the Great Hall. Ron informed me of this today." He shook his head.
Saturday 6 November 1998
Harry got up with Teddy that morning and spent time rocking him while he was eating. Almost as he was done, there was a loud knock on the door. "C'mon in. I can't open it right now." He sighed, hoping it wasn't Jaime.
Ginny threw the door open as she came in and threw herself on the sofa as she groaned. "That git of a brother flew outside our dorm window to wake us up-at half five in the bloody morning!"
"Hello to you too Ginny." Harry grinned as he turned Teddy to burp.
"Sorry Harry. He's just been so difficult since the war, I'm starting to worry." Gin looked at how adorable Harry was with Teddy.
"I'm sure he'll be fine when he gets done with school. Hopefully, he'll grow up a bit then." He smiled at his ex-girlfriend. He went silent for a little while, then asked, "How're you and Dean doing?"
It amazed Harry at the transformation Ginny's face went through. "Great. I can see us together long term." She grinned happily.
"That's brilliant." He smiled as Dora came in. "Here's your child Dora. I need to go."
"Yeah. Just leave me with the little monster." She smirked.
"Well, he can't fly yet. Unless you'll let him?" he asked hopefully
Dora snorted. "No way in hell buster." She and Ginny laughed at his hangdog expression as he and Ginny left. They walked in silence to the great hall where Ron was eating everything he could. "The game isn't until nine, why are you guys up so early?" he asked.
"Ron!" everyone yelled.
"He woke up at five and started pacing." Seamus, a new beater, groaned.
"We kicked him out at half five." Dean continued.
"That's when he woke us up." Demzela continued.
"That's also when I nearly Bat-Bogeyed him." Ginny concluded.
"I'm surprised you didn't." Harry commented.
She shrugged. "We need him as a keeper today. I can wait. Revenge is best served cold." She said evilly.
"Well, if you're all done blaming me for your wake-up call, we need to get down to the pitch." Ron sighed.
"Are you guys done complaining?" Harry asked with a grin on his face.
Cauldwood, the new chaser, looked at the other girls. "Yeah, I think we're done." As they headed for the pitch, she said to Harry. "By the way, my little sister is Adriana in your first-year class. She loves your lessons. She can't stop talking about you four as teachers."
Harry's face went red as everyone laughed. "Tell her thanks, I guess."
When they got down to the pitch, they got changed and started running drills. By the time they started doing drills, it was half seven.
HP
Meanwhile, the Family was eating breakfast and getting ready for the day. Eventually, Sirius and Jaime floo'd to LAR and found four kids standing next to the fireplace with packs on. Venus was standing with them, dressed for a day out in the stands.
"You coming too Venus?" Sirius grinned.
"Thought I'd surprise Auntie." She grinned back.
"If you can surprise Minnie, that'd be a feat." Then he looked at the kids. "So, ready to see Harry clobber the Puffs?" He asked them.
"Yeah!" All four yelled.
"Hey! Some of you may be Puffs. I wouldn't knock them if I were you." Venus teased.
"I'm not. I'm going to be a Lion, like Harry." Penny said stubbornly.
"You're just stubborn enough to be one of us Lions." Sirius picked the girl up. He then grabbed Kyle while Jaime and Venus took the other two. They floo'd to Sirius' flat. "Okay. Stay with us guys, we don't want to lose you." Sirius yelled as they bolted off. Luckily Sirius had thought to get the Map from Harry's robes last night and found each kid staring into the Great Hall where people were eating.
Penny ran up to Sirius. "This hall looks a lot like ours." She gestured to the Great Hall.
"Yep. And see that lady up there with the hat on?" Sirius pointed to Minerva. Penny and the boys nodded. "That's Venus' Auntie."
"Wow!" Richard said in awe.
"Can we meet her?" Kyle asked.
"Sure, love." Venus took the boys' hands and strode up to the head table.
"This is where Jaime and I sit at lunch." Sirius informed them. "And that table is my Lion's and where Harry and his friends sit." He smiled at Minerva as she looked down at them.
"Oh, stop it Auntie." Venus laughed at her Aunt's strict face. "These are some of my charges. Penny, Kyle, Richard and Anthony."
Minerva gave them a bright smile. "Would you like to sit with me in the announcer's box?"
"I would." Kyle grinned as he went around and fitted himself in Minerva's lap. Everyone at the table laughed at the surprised look on her face.
"Okay. I'll leave you in Auntie's care." Venus said as she, Sirius and Jaime left with the others. They dropped each kid off with their respective Head and took Penny to the clubhouse, Penny on Sirius' shoulders the whole way.
"Harry! Someone's here for you!" Sirius called as he heard rapid footsteps coming to him. Harry just picked Penny up and started tickling her. While she screamed in delight, the team just looked on in amusement.
"We best get on the Pitch." Ron said as Harry gave Penny back.
"We better go up to the stands little girl." Sirius picked her back up.
"Bye Harry! Good luck!" Penny called out.
"I won't need it. I have you." He ruffled her hair as he left.
It was a good game and everyone played fair. After all, this wasn't Slytherin they were playing. What was amusing to the adults in the crowd, and there were a lot, was the quiet wonder of the boy in the announcer's box. The comments of "Wow! That Gryffindor Keeper is good!" to "that redhead chaser is as pretty as Penny." To "That Puff beater has it in for that black guy." were heard by them all.
Eventually, Harry found the snitch and was going for it when everyone around them heard Penny say "Harry found the snitch."
"How do you know?" Jaime asked.
"The look on his face. He's mad. He only gets that look when he's concentrating-like when we read together. See, he's frowning." She explained as they watched him catch the snitch to win the game.
HP
The Gryffindor party lasted quite a while. The four kids plus Teddy made an appearance-Teddy being passed off to the whole female population of the house. Dora could hear several boys asking if they were gonna have to have "one of those things" ever. Granted most of those were first-years.
Eventually, The Family plus Xeno, Arthur, Dan, Emma, Augusta, Venus and all the kids got together for dinner in the Heads' flat. "That was a great game Harry." Xeno complimented.
"Thanks Xeno."
"I understand Hermione's letters her first few years now much better." Emma cringed. "That game is terrifying to watch. I thought you were dead at least twice with those beaters coming straight at you Harry."
He laughed. "Boy, you sound like Mione. But you also have to remember that she's the one that set Snape's robes on fire because she thought he was jinxing me."
"You set a teacher's robes on fire?" Kyle asked with delight. "Brilliant!" all three boys said as Penny laughed.
"He was hurting my friend! What was I supposed to do?" she objected.
"I don't know." Nev drawled. "Maybe get another teacher?"
"Harry could've been dead by then!" she countered as she got a little flustered. "Besides, it's a bloody good thing I kept him alive!"
"Yes dear." Emma smiled.
HP
That evening when Sirius dropped Jaime off at her quarters,, he looked down at her and smiled as she looked up at him. "I love you Jaime." He gave her a light kiss on her lips. She deepened it until they were both out of breath.
When Sirius pulled away, Jaime still had her arms around his neck. "I love you too, very much."
She smiled as she let herself into her quarters.
Tuesday 10 November 1998
The next few days were a little strange for Hermione. She woke up most mornings now with Harry as he got Ted up because she was being sick in the toilet. Although she was sick at all times of the day it seemed. She was also getting sick at the smell of bangers, which beside bacon was her favorite breakfast food. By Tuesday, she had banned the cooking of them in the flat.
On Tuesday though, it began with Harry cooking breakfast. Just as Jaime and Sirius were coming in, Hermione was rushing to the bathroom. "What's wrong with Mione?" Jaime asked.
"She's been heaving all morning but she won't go to Pomfrey." Harry informed them.
"That's because I am just feeling a little off-colour. I'll be fine soon." Hermione stated as she came in to sit down.
"Do you have your lesson plans for today?" Jaime asked.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Because you look like death warmed over." She responded. "I'll take your classes today. And you'll take the day off from your school classes as well."
In an uncharacteristic move, she just went to her room, collected her lessons and brought them out to Jaime. She then said "I'm going to bed."
After she left, everyone just looked at each other incredulously. "Did she just admit she was too sick to go to classes?" Nev asked.
"Yep." Harry looked at the door to his room uncertainly. "I'm gonna go check on her. Dobby could you clean all this up?" he asked about their breakfast.
"Of course, Harry Potter Sir." He smiled. Harry got up and went into his bedroom. He found Hermione on the edge of the bed heaving into a plastic tub. He hurried over and held her hair back.
"Are you all right love?" He asked gently.
"Do I look all right?" she snarked back.
He shrugged and laughed. "Fair point." He started trying to help her into bed. Realising she was still dressed; he transfigured her clothes to pajamas. "Get into bed love. I'll be back at lunch. Dobby's here if you need him."
She just pushed him away. "Go to class. I'll be fine." She laid back and promptly fell asleep.
Friday 13 November 1998
The next few days were very weird for Harry. Hermione would wake up in the morning, be sick for a few minutes and then get up and do her normal daily routine.
It was on Friday morning that Hermione and Harry finally talked about the elephant in the room. "Mione, I'm really nervous about you being sick. I'm wondering if you should see Poppy." Harry suggested softly as he took her hand as they sat on the bed. "I'm really worried love."
She squeezed his hand and said, "Why don't we wait until we get back from East Grinstead on Sunday? Then we'll see her, yeah."
He nodded. "Okay. Sunday."
HP
That evening was a typical Friday night. They ate dinner, although Harry noticed Hermione did not eat much, and talked a little more about their time at school to Jaime.
"You know Jaime, I've never thought Harry would be this open about all the stuff that we went through. He's usually not a talker." Mione commented in the game room after dinner.
"I think he just wants all this famous treatment over." Nev supplied.
"You mean the faster the book gets out, the faster he'll not have to answer questions?"
"Yep."
Hermione nodded as she made herself comfortable in a bean bag. "Makes sense."
"You know I'm here yeah?" Harry asked, irritated at them ignoring him.
"Yes dear." Mione patted his hand as though he were a small child. At this, he glared until she started laughing. "I love teasing you. You are so easy to rile and I know how to get to you."
He laughed, a glint of mirth in his eye, and said, "Just wait until NEWTs, then we'll see how you handle teasing."
She got a serious look on her face. "You better not."
They then watched Terminator 2 together. Mione only got up once to be sick.
HP
The next morning, Harry woke up to Hermione laying in his arms as he held her closely. His mind kept wandering to what their little girl would look like. Spending all this time with Penny and Kyle, not to mention Teddy, was making him really think he wanted a biological family of his own, sooner rather than later. Quite frankly, he wanted a little girl with bushy hair and chocolate eyes to spoil rotten.
"What are you thinking of so hard my love?" Mione asked as she stretched, inadvertently rubbing her naked body up his nearly naked one.
He groaned as he flipped her on her back. "You really shouldn't do that." He growled as he started placing kisses all over her beautiful body.
"What if I just want you?" she responded huskily as her hands started wandering.
HP
Sirius woke up to noises he thought he'd never have to hear again. He rolled over and nudged up against his beautiful girlfriend. Sometimes it was actually hard to believe this beautiful witch was his. He'd always had witches in his bed, but not someone as special as Jaime. Someone he could see himself spending the rest of his life with. He'd never felt this desire just to see how she's doing, just know that she's okay. It was so strange.
"What are you thinking about, hon?" He heard her ask.
He looked down at her and smiled. "You actually. Us." He smiled as she went tomato red.
"Actually that's a good thing." She smiled through her blush. She moved to sit up in the bed. "I was thinking that since you seem to spend nearly all your nights the last month at my place, that we might want to move in together. I know you could never live as far from Harry as I do." She took a deep breath and said as she exhaled. "So, I was thinking I could move in with you." She looked at him, a little scared he'd say no.
He got one of his goofy grins on his face. "That sounds brilliant, love."
HP
When Harry and Hermione came down to breakfast later that morning, everyone was already at the table. Sirius looked at Harry with irritation. "From what your grandma Fee told us, I witnessed with your parents and now you, let me give you a piece of advice Harry."
"Sure. What's up?" He began eating.
Sirius stood up and leaned over the table to put his face in Harry's personal space. "SILENCING CHARMS! Please LEARN AND USE them!"
"Oh." Harry said as his and Mione's faces went beet red.
"You could have been more polite." Jaime looked at Sirius with exasperation clear on her face.
"Potters don't do subtle. You have to be blunt." He grinned at Dora who was trying her best not to laugh.
"So, what are we doing today?" Luna asked.
"I think we should talk to Fleur today." Mione suggested as Luna nodded.
"I need to talk to Dirk." Nev said.
"I should check in with Venus." Harry said.
"Don't you mean Penny?" Mione teased.
"No. I may see her but I need to see Venus." Harry said firmly. Sirius, Dora and Nev laughed at him. "I'll probably be back before lunch, unless I get done early and decide to take Penny out." He got up and found Teddy's nappy bag and took him from Dora. "C'mon little man. Let's leave these mean people alone." He said as he walked to the apparition room.
HP
Soon Sirius and Jaime were the only ones home. Sirius was laying on the sofa in the game room with Jaime laying on his stomach looking up at him. He looked into her blue eyes and sighed as he asked. "So, what do I need to know to make a good impression on your brother next week?"
She laughed. "Nothing. Just be yourself. You and he are going to get on, I know it. You've got the same sense of humour."
"He's married, yeah?"
"Yeah. His wife Sarah just had a baby girl this summer. Her name's Jordan." She smiled. "She's the only grandkid so she's spoilt rotten."
"Are your sisters married?"
"Yup. Jaina married Kurt and Jaycee married Dennis."
"But no kids?"
"No. I think both of them like being childless. They live right next door to each other and enjoy entertaining. They'd both love this place, especially the outdoor kitchen."
"They can come any time they'd like." Sirius smiled at the horrified look on his girlfriend's face.
"Don't say that! We'll never get rid of them!" he just laughed.
"We can always put up more houses on the property if they want to come here a lot." He shrugged.
"You are so sweet." She reached up and kissed him. "My parents and Mark can come any time. My sisters, not so much."
"You don't get along with them?"
"It's not that we don't get along but they're identical twins and they prefer each other's company above ours. They married best friends who seem to understand their bond. I sure don't. They're also 7 years younger than I am and 10 years younger than Mark so there is almost a generation gap between us." She explained.
"What are your parents like?"
"Dad is a teacher in San Jose at the same school as Mark. Mom's the Headmistress."
HP
Everyone came back together that afternoon. In fact, while the girls and Nev got back around lunch, Harry didn't make it until just before everyone was to come.
It was while they were eating lunch that Sirius noticed a real lack of appetite with Mione. "Mione, you don't seem to be eating much these days. Are you sick?" He asked, concerned.
"No. I don't know what's up. I just don't have my usual appetite." She smiled at her uncle.
"I want you to go see Poppy tomorrow when we get back, yeah?"
"I was planning on it."
"Good girl." He patted her head.
She shook his hand off saying. "I'm not the dog, you are, mutt."
Everyone got a good laugh at that.
HP
When Harry got back, he woke Mione up from a deep nap. "Mione, wake up, love." He whispered in her ear. "We've got the meeting."
"In a minute." She shoved him away.
"C'mon love." He shook her a bit
"I'm up, I'm up." She opened her eyes.
"So how long have you been napping?" Harry asked amusedly.
She looked at her watch. "Four hours." She groaned. "And I'm still tired. Why am I so tired?" she asked as she got dressed.
"I don't know, love. Hopefully, Poppy will have answers tomorrow." He rubbed his scar.
"Are you alright?" Mione asked nervously.
"Yeah, just nervous about tomorrow." She took his hand as they went downstairs to greet their guests. They directed them out to the patio where there were warming charms in the area where they usually met.
Everyone spent the dinner hour getting reacquainted. Harry was talking to Susan Bones for a while. "I'm just really nervous we're foisting all these changes so fast." She explained. "I mean, Voldemort only died six months ago. Why are we trying to change the world so fast?"
"Because if we don't do it before the oldsters can block us, it may never get done." Harry replied.
"I'm just worried all this is too much for some."
"The people who are going to have a problem with these reforms are the bigots and I don't care what they think." Mel Ogden interrupted. "I don't want his generation," she pointed to Teddy in Harry's arms, "to have to pick up from us. But you're right. We're getting a lot of blowback from the more 'conservative' faction. I've been going with Dad to the meetings and a lot and of them are screaming we're going too fast."
Sirius cleared his throat as everyone stopped talking. Dinner had been cleared by Dobby and Mitzy and dessert was being served. "As my friends get dessert on the table, I'd like to start the meeting."
"What do you all have for us this time?" Charles Abbott groaned, expecting a proposal from the heirs.
Sirius just barked in laughter. "Nothing that I know of Charles. However, I would like to say that the ones who are still at Hogwarts tend to congregate at the Lion's table and talk through lunch."
Susan stood. "Some of us are worried that with all the changes our Alliance is proposing, we are going too fast for people to catch up."
Hannah stood. "I've talked to Michael Corner and he says his dad is really nervous about these changes. Unfortunately, while we've convinced him, we have not convinced his Dad."
"Can you girls give us a list of those you know are having a hard time?" Silas asked.
"Sure." Hannah smiled.
"The politicking Augusta and I have done bears their theory out." Sirius supplied. "There are some that are terrified we're going to take away their position on the Wizengamot." He laughed.
They spent the rest of that meeting coming up with ways to alleviate those concerns. Harry wasn't really paying attention though because he was more concerned with the twice his Mione got up to be sick.
Towards the end of the meeting, Augusta spoke. "I have talked to Griselda Marchbanks and as the presentations are all done, she is now talking about handing out a parchment for approval from the Wizengamot about the new organization of the ministry that Minister Shacklebolt is suggesting."
Everyone looked at King and he stood up. "We've all talked about the connection between the Wizengamot and the Ministry being nearly non-existent. What I am suggesting is that the Committees we sit on more accurately reflect the departments in the Ministry. For instance, the Muggle Relations committee will oversee Arthur's department Misuse of Muggle Artifacts. His budget will now go to them instead of the DMLE. They will have their own Committee dedicated to just them." He sat down.
"Can we see this parchment?" Ogden asked.
"Griselda wants to hand it out this week and start debate next week." Augusta informed them. "I don't expect a vote until after Yule though."
HP
The next morning, while Harry was getting up, Mione was throwing up. "Merlin! This is a nightmare!" She screamed as she walked downstairs for breakfast.
"You okay there Mione?" Harry asked as she came into the kitchen.
"No. I'm tired, sick and I need to pee all the bloody time." She growled as she sat down. "I'm tired of this and I want it to go away! I have grading to do!" Then she dropped her fork. "I forgot my Transfiguration essay is due tomorrow. Oh rubbish!" She started crying as she laid her head on Harry's shoulder. Sirius pointed upstairs at Harry. He nodded as he picked his fiancée up in his arms and took her upstairs to their bed. By the time he put her there, she was asleep. He looked down and his heart clenched. If there was ever one thing now to get him worried and scared, it was something wrong with his Mione. It felt as though there was something wrong with him. It almost felt like it did when Teddy was sick and he was bound and determined to take some of this off her plate.
He went to her beaded bag and summoned all the papers that needed grading. He went upstairs to the game room where everyone was and was out of breath. He looked at his godfather and said. "She's on our bed asleep. She fell asleep in my arms." Then he looked at Jaime and thrust the papers at her. "Either show me how to grade them or do it for her. She's not touching any work until she sees Poppy. She WILL take care of herself!" he nearly screamed the last.
Jaime came up to him and took the papers to put them on the table. Then she took Harry in a hug. "It's okay, hon. We'll take everything we can off her plate until she gets better. If that means I'm teaching everything, so be it. Maybe. . . Luna could you take on the responsibility for the Yule Ball?"
"Sure. We're still having trouble finding a band." She smiled. "Anything for Hermione."
"I'll grade her papers." Dora offered as the took the folder from Jaime. "You concentrate on teaching."
"I can take your third years, Dora so you can help Jaime." Nev said.
"That means you two," Jaime pointed at Sirius and Harry, "take care of our girl, okay?"
Harry and Sirius smiled. "Thanks guys." Harry said. "It means a lot that you're willing to help. Honestly, I was trying to figure out how to take her load as well as mine when I walked up here." He sighed. "I forgot I don't have to do it alone anymore because I have family."
"That's what family is for." Jaime grinned. "Ask Mark about that when he's here."
"No problem, mate." Nev smiled at his godbrother. Sirius just gave him a side hug and kiss on the head.
"I'm gonna go write my essay. I forgot it too." Harry grinned. As he left, he saw Dora getting ready to grade and sighed in contentment. It was hard for him to remember that he had a family he could rely on but he'd get used to it, he thought.
HP
Mione slept right through lunch. She woke up and went to the game room. "Where'd my grading go?" she asked the room at large.
"It's done." Dora supplied.
Harry jumped up and brought her some books and her computer. "Here's what you need for the essay for Transfiguration. At least, it's what I used."
She sat down, surprise on her face. "Why's the grading done?"
"Until you're feeling better, Jaime's teaching your classes, Dora's taking grading, Luna's taking the Ball and Nev's taking Dora's third years." Sirius listed.
"Again, why?"
"Because you need to rest, love." Harry smiled at her.
"You know, a year ago, you would be in trouble with me for thinking I couldn't do all this but you're right. I need the help." She smiled as Harry started breathing again.
"Wow. No blow out." Sirius sighed happily.
"No blow out." She smiled. "Thank you everyone." Then she ran to the loo.
HP
Later that afternoon, everyone was done with their individual tasks and they decided to go back to the castle. As everyone floo'd into the Heads' game room, Harry grabbed Mione and looked at his godfather. "We'll see you for dinner." He said as he led Mione to Hospital. They were both very quiet, thinking of all the things that could be wrong with her.
When they got there Pomfrey was fixing a broken bone. "Hello." She said as she looked over at them and frowned. "Sit over there please." She waved her hand at Harry's usual bed. Hermione sat on the bed and Harry took a chair.
When Pomfrey got there, she looked a little confused at the seating. "Mr. Potter, I need you on the bed please."
"I'm not the one sick, although I can't blame you for thinking that." He grinned charmingly at the healer.
"Miss Granger?" she asked. After describing her symptoms, Pomfrey did a few charms over her. She gave Mione a potion. "Take this dear." Mione drank it and was handed a cup. "Please pee into this." Hermione went to the bathroom and a minute later, Pomfrey and Harry heard a scream. Harry jumped up at the sound as Pomfrey laughed and held him back. "It's okay Mr. Potter. She'll be out in a minute and I know what's wrong."
"What?" he demanded as he turned on her.
"Wait until Hermione joins us." She shook her head as Hermione came out.
"Why is my pee green?" she shoved the cup at Pomfrey as she sat on the bed.
Pomfrey smiled delightedly. "You're pregnant, Miss Granger."
And Harry fainted.
A/N That last line was I think my favorite line to write so far.