Contretemp

A/N : Sorry I haven\'t updated in a bit! After HBP, I kind of...died. I couldn\'t write stories for a bit because I was flustered with JK Rowling *shakes fist* but now I am just dandy!! YAY!!!

akuma_river : Thankies!!!
Hambares : Well, Ron does have a reaction...hope you find it \'spectacular\' ha ha. And Sev will be fine...he is just being a dopey Potions Master *smiles*
Jaima: Well, wait no more!! Here it is, the Ron Conversation everyone wants to know about!
Ash : *Offers more weird food* I got you addicted!! YAY!!! Glad you like the story ^^

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Chapter Five

Harry felt his heart stop. Hermione had gasped a bit, and the two were staring down at Ron. His jaw had dropped, and his eyes were unreadable. Suddenly, he burst into laughter.

\"Bloody hell Harry, you almost got me there! Man, really Harry, you should think your pranks through first though, a man get pregnant? That is a good one, good one indeed...\" he trailed off, wiping a tear from his eye. Hermione\'s face had turned red.

\"Ron are you really that thick? Harry isn\'t kidding!\" She growled, looking murderous. Harry just sat there, completly numb. Now what was he supposed to do?

\"Blimey Harry...so this isn\'t some sick joke you\'re playing?\" Ron whispered, standing up. Harry dropped his face and suddenly was interested in his hands. He heard Ron groan. \"Good God Harry, this is just...this is...it\'s...\"

\"Sick? Twisted? Morbid?\" Harry whispered, feeling rather dumb. He felt his chin being cupped and he was forced to look up into Ron\'s face.

\"It\'s a tad bit weird Harry, but you\'re my best friend. I wouldn\'t ditch you because you got pregnant. It\'s some weird shit, mind you, but I\'m still your mate,\" Ron smiled. Harry tried to smile as well, but he still had another part to tell him.

\"Ron...sit back down...\" Hermione said calmy. Ron looked a bit surprised.

\"Why? Shouldn\'t we celebrate? Harry is gonna be a dadd-\" Ron stopped, his face pale white. If Harry was watching this, it would of looked comical. Ron had obviously just figured out that Harry would need a partner in this pregnancy. \"Oh bloody hell Harry,\" he said as he fell to the floor. Hermione sat down with him, and Harry noticed that she had wrapped herself around Ron very carefully just in case Ron decided to murder him.

\"Ron...for the past couple of months...hell, it kind of started near the ending of the last school year...I figured out my true feelings for someone...\" Harry began, but Ron had butted in.

\"Okay I know you and Dumbledore are close but Harry!\" Ron looked like he was going to be sick. Hermione swatted him across the face.

\"He isn\'t done yet you troll!\" She scolded. Hermione then nodded for Harry to continue.

\"..uh...well...it isn\'t Dumbledore...it\'s....\"

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Harry literally fell on to his four poster bed, closing his eyes. For the past hour, he had been chased around the school by a murderous Ron. At first, Ron couldn\'t speak. Then, all he could say was words like \'filthy\', \'disgusting\', \'immoral\', \'puke worthy\'. Afterwords, Ron had chased Harry down into the kitchens, then back up to the common room. Ron was still completly turned off about the whole Sev thing, but had given up his murderous rampage. Harry nearly stopped breathing when he heard Ron come into the dorm.

\"H-Harry?\"

\"Yeah Ron?\" Harry sat up and saw his best friend shaking. His face was awfully pale, and he looked like he was going to be sick.

\"Promise me that next time you\'re shagging an old greasy git, inform me before you pop out a kid?\" Ron weakly smiled, as he sat down beside Harry and hugged him tightly. Harry felt the large lump in his throat slowly dissappear. Ron bid him goodnight, and Harry quickly put on his pj\'s. As soon as Harry\'s head hit the pillow, the three other Gryffindor boys burst into the tower. Neville, Seamus and Dean were all laughing and giggling, making quite a scene.

\"Harry! Ron! C\'mon, party in the common room!\" Seamus laughed as he grabbed Harry\'s hand. Harry could smell alcohol in the boy\'s breath, and his heart began to race.

\"No Seamus I-\"

\"C\'mon Ha-*hiccup*-rry!\" Neville smiled, but before any one could say another word, Ron stood up.

\"I\'ll go! But leave Harry...he is kind of sick right now...we should let him sleep...\" Ron quickly winked at Harry, as the four Gryffindor\'s left to the common room. Sighing in relief, Harry rolled on his side and fell asleep.

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Severus scribbled down some nasty and insulting comments on some Hufflepuff\'s tests when he glanced at his clock. The old grandfather clock was older than Severus, with his family crest on the back of it. Severus never understood why it was never showcased on the front-but at that point in time he didn\'t much care. He silently swore under his breath. It was almost 5 in the morning, and he had gotten no sleep. He suddenly wished he didn\'t spend so much time insulting the Gryffindor\'s Pop Quiz. He stood up and stretched, yawning loudly. As he began walking to his bedroom, he heard a knock at the door.

\"Come in?\" Severus said, quite a bit taken aback. The door swung open, and a very upset looking Harry stood in the doorway.

\"Sev...\" He whispered, and suddenly Severus found himself with an armful of tears. Gently picking up the boy, Severus brought him to his bedroom and laid him down. \"Sev...I had nightmares...\"

\"Nightmares?\"

\"Yeah...about the baby...not being...\" Harry inhaled a large amount of air, obviously trying to catch his breath. Severus got the point though-he was scared the baby wouldn\'t be healthy when it was born. Stroking the rats nest the boy called hair, Severus tried to soothe the upset boy. He couldn\'t believe how upset Harry was. He was trying to repress choking sobs and moans, his whole body was shaking. After a few minutes, Harry fell silent.

\"Are you alright Harry?\"

\"Y-yeah...\" Harry smiled weakly as he moved his face closer to Severus and latched himself on Severus\' lips. Severus gently pushed back on Harry, laying his hands to rest on his hips. When they broke, Harry\'s smile had brightened.

\"You want to talk about it?\" Severus asked, still a bit concerned. Harry shook his head.

\"No...I was just wondering...maybe if I could have a-\"

\"A Dreamless Sleep Potion is out of the question,\" Severus snapped before Harry could finish. \"You are having nightmares about the baby\'s health, yet you would risk the fact of an unhealthy child just for your sake of temporary contentment?\"

Harry\'s eyes filled with more tears as he pushed off of Severus. Severus hadn\'t realized he had said that so harshly, and grabbed Harry gently. \"I\'m sorry Harry.\"

\"I\'m sorry too Severus. This is your baby as well.\" Harry sniffled a bit as he hugged the Potions Master. Severus lightly swatted his lover on the arse.

\"Go back to your dorm Harry. Today will be a long day,\" Harry nodded as he lightly kissed Severus on the cheek and left the chambers. Severus sighed as he sunk into an armchair, feelng his eye lids weigh down. It hadn\'t even been five minutes when he heard his fireplace roar to life.

\"Good morning Severus!\" Albus beamed, his head floating in the fireplace. Severus groaned.

\"Morning, Headmaster.\"

\"Ah, you\'ve been working all night again. You need to sleep Severus, you are going to make yourself sick!\"

\"Albus, are you here for a reason other than bothering me?!\" Severus growled. Albus smiled even brighter.

\"Why yes, I did indeed! I was wondering if you would like to join me for tea this afternoon? After your seventh year class? I bought this new tea from Rosmerta, she says it is the best in England now,\"

\"Do I have a choice?\"

\"Of course you do! I\'ll see you after your class then!\" Albus laughed as he dissappeared from the fire. Severus rubbed his eyes as he yawned. He really hated when the man did that. Standing up, Severus found a pair of robes he could change into, and began grading papers again. He couldn\'t sleep now, he just couldn\'t.