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𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥
TUESDAY, JUNE 20th 1978

A giggle escapes my lips and I look at Mallory hidden behind the sofa from my hiding place behind the curtains. The door to the Slytherin common room opens and I hear Pandora's cheery voice, giving us all our queue to jump out.

"Surprise!" We all yell, the noise echoing around the decorated room full of fellow classmates.

"Holy shit" Evan gasps in fright, jumping behind Pandora and we all laugh at him as Regulus thumps him on the shoulder with a look of disbelief.

The music is turned up and I make my way towards my friends with a grin, enveloping Evan in a tight hug first.

"Happy birthday, E" I greet him and he beams happily.

"Thank you" He tells us gratefully.

"Joyeux anniversaire à toi aussi, Reggie" I smile at my best friend as he pulls me into a hug "Je sais qu'il est tôt"

(Happy birthday to you too, Reggie. I know it's early"

"Merci, princesse" Regulus murmurs, pressing a kiss to my temple.

(Thank you, princess)

"Come on, brother. I have to get myself a drink" Evan declares, throwing an arm around Regulus and dragging him away.

"Dance with me, girls" Pandora pleads and I share a grin with Mallory, each of us taking one of the blonde's hands to pull her forward.

We join a group of seventh years who are all dancing and the girls both laugh loudly, spinning me around until I feel so dizzy that I grab onto someone near me for balance. The room stops spinning and a concerned looking Severus looks back at me, holding onto my arm.

"Are you okay, Evangeline?" He asks me and I grin widely, nodding.

"How are you?" I ask him.

"I'm good" He shrugs and let go of his arm so that he can head over to his friend.

My eyes quickly lose Severus and they fall onto a figure slumped on one of the sofas with a cup in hand. Barty Crouch Jr looks miserable and I roll my eyes, running over to him and grabbing onto his free hand. The boy looks up at me with wild surprised eyes and I laugh, pulling him to his feet.

"Dance with me, Crouch" I demand, taking his cup and placing it on the table.

"I don't dance, Malfoy" He says hesitantly, but I pout up at his tall frame like a child.

"You can't say no to a pregnant woman. That's just mean" I tell him and he rolls his eyes at me, allowing me to drag him over to the dancing crowd.

The boy dances with me messily to the music and I can feel all the stress in my body melting away as I dance with my friends. Pandora bounces on her toes, throwing her hands in the air and Mallory sways her hips to the beat while Barty takes a hold of my hand, spinning me around to my surprise.

"You know, you're not so bad" Barty calls out over the music and I laugh softly.

"You're not so bad yourself" I counter, making him smile warmly.

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I head around to the back of the school to find Remus after bidding my friends goodbye and I find him where he often sits with a cigarette between his lips. I watch as he takes a long drag from it and I tut teasingly, causing him to look at me.

"Those things are going to kill you" I declare, approaching him.

"I have a feeling cigarettes are the least of my worries" He scoffs with a smile.

"Smoking is a bad habit, Lupin" I warn him.

"So are you" He counters and I roll my eyes with a small smile.

"It seems that you just like making life harder for yourself" I hum, casually leaning against the wall opposite him.

"Easy is boring" He shrugs.

"That, it is" I smile in amusement.

He drops the end of his cigarette and crushes it under his boot, before taking three large strides towards me. His palms make contact with the wall either side of my head and he towers over me with a mischievous grin.

I smile up at him adoringly, snaking my arms around his neck and absentmindedly playing with the hair at the nape of his neck.

"Aren't you worried someone might catch us together?" Remus questions almost teasingly.

"I'm not worried about anything when I'm with you" I answer, leaning up on my tippy toes until our noses touch.

"You're bloody incredible" He murmurs and I giggle.

He smiles happily and leans down, pressing his lips to mine. I kiss him back feverishly and he's forced to pull away from me before I take it too far, the hormones only making the boy in front of me seem hotter than before.

"You ready?" He asks breathily and I nod.

I apparate us to the Gryffindor common room and breathe out in relief when we find it to be empty.

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Rem?" I question the boy worriedly as he walks me up to his dorm.

"These are my friends, sweetheart. I trust them with my life" Remus assures me and I nod in understanding.

"I guess it's only fair since I told my friends" I agree and he stops me at the door, taking a hold of my face.

"Everything is going to be okay" He tells me firmly and presses a kiss to my forehead, making me smile softly.

"Let's tell them" I breathe out, turning and pushing the door open.

Remus and I head into the room where we find James and Sirius hanging out with Lily, Marlene and Dorcas.

"So what'd you summon us all here for, Lupin?" Marlene speaks up, noticing us first.

"Where's Peter?" Remus counters with a frown.

"Couldn't find him" James shrugs.

"It doesn't matter. You can tell him later. Tell us now" Sirius demands impatiently and I snort in amusement.

"Do you want to or should I?" Remus mumbles to me and I grin up at him, shrugging undecidedly.

"Either or" I answer.

"Tell me, whiskers!" Sirius pleads with a loud groan and Remus nods at me.

"Okay, I'll tell you. On the condition that this information doesn't leave this room" I warn all of them.

"We swear" Lily assures me and the others all nod in agreement.

I hesitate and Remus wraps his arms around me from behind, giving me the confidence to speak as he lays his chin on my head.

"I'm pregnant" I admit out loud and the whole room goes silent.

"You're what?!" Sirius shrieks, breaking the silence.

"Oh my goodness. Angel, that's amazing" Lily grins at me widely, rushing forward to pull me into a hug and the girl's warm embrace comforts my anxiety.

"Congratulations, whiskers" James beams at me, ruffling my hair.

"I'm assuming that it's Lupin's?" Marlene questions jokingly, her and Dorcas giving me a quick hug and I laugh.

"Yes, of course it is" I joke back, looking up at Remus who playfully glares at the McKinnon girl.

My eyes are drawn to the eldest Black brother who is blankly staring at me without blinking, he almost looks pale in the face.

"Rius, what's wrong?" I frown.

He doesn't speak so I gently pull myself out of Remus' hold and walk over to the boy's bed that he's sat on. I kneel down at his feet and take a hold of his hands so that he'll look down at me.

"You're worried" I point out and he nods.

"Have you told your father?" He asks me, gently squeezing my hands.

"Kind of" I answer vaguely and he gives me a look to elaborate "My father and your parents...they think that it's Regulus' baby"

"What happens when they find out that it's not?" Sirius counters with wide concerned eyes.

"They won't find out. I'm doing everything they ask of me, Sirius" I try to assure him but he frowns deeply.

"So you're just going to marry my brother and pretend the baby is his?" Sirius questions me as if I'm crazy before looking up at Remus "And you're okay with this?"

"It's the safest option" Remus replies without giving an actual answer and it makes my guilt triple as it eats away at my heart.

"You have to get out of there. Run away" Sirius tells me, almost pleadingly.

"Sirius, you don't understand how lucky you are that you can even say that. Your mother was cruel, but she let you go" I stress to him with tear filled eyes "My father would sooner have me killed than allow me to run away"

"Are you sure this is going to work?" The boy asks hesitantly and I nod, sitting up as I squeeze his hands.

"They'll never find out. As far as anyone is aware, she belongs to Regulus" I declare confidently.

"I can't wait to meet her" Sirius breathes out with a small smile and I smile at him warmly.

"She's going to love her uncle padfoot" I counter.