The Quartet and The Marauders: The new time line.

The Quartet And The Marauder's: The New Time line
Chapter Seven: Keeping A Promise.


It was the first of February 2001 and James and Peter were six months pregnant. They were both seriously grumpy, students from year’s three to seven dreaded lessons with the Arithmancy professor, and years one to seven dreaded History of magic with professor Pettigrew.

They were suffering with back ache and weak bladders, which in return was keeping them up at night time. So naturally they were tiered from a lack of sleep. No one even dared cross either professor. Both men had another month to go before they were due to start their maternity leave.

James and Peter had become known for their strange cravings. James was addicted to bacon, peanut butter with bananas on toast with golden syrup. Which everyone claimed was way beyond nasty and puke worthy. Peter had extremely bad cravings for pickles, eggs, salmon and turkey. He could eat a full turkey to himself.

Petunia had complained that eggs, salmon and pickles were a bad combination especially when it came to the smell Peter would cause when he got heart burn or indigestion. Peter had claimed pay back was a bitch, for all the times he put up with the smell that used to come from Petunia when she had been pregnant with Daniel their oldest.

Severus and Lucius had kept to the end of their bargain and had gone through with the procedure on December first. It was now two months later and they were due to get their results to see if they were both pregnant.

They were currently drinking the potion while the specialist and their wives waited for the results to reveal themselves. A few moments later both ex Slytherin's cringed when they were both out lined in a bright blue glow. Both men were pissed and thought to themselves ‘fuck, James and Peter were going to have a sodden field day when they got wind of their condition’

Both men had nearly passed out cold when they saw they each had four orbs in front of them. They both each had two blue orbs and two pink orbs. Bellatrix and Narcissa were both beaming at their husbands, who looked ready to throw something or cause someone some serious and permanent harm.

Both Severus and Lucius had wanted to violently spit fire at the Doctor when she had said cheerily "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Snape and Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, you will each be the proud parents of quads on August the first."

When Severus and Bellatrix along with Lucius and Narcissa had arrived back at Hogwarts, Narcissa and Bellatrix ran to tell Lily and Petunia the great news. Unfortunately both of the last people either Severus and Lucius wanted to know about their condition at the moment, were sitting grinning smugly at both ex Slytherin's. Severus glared at the knowing look on James's face, while Peter smirked at Lucius infuriating him even more then he already had been.

James cackled as he said with relish "You two do realise you are going to end up as large as Harry was at the end of his ninth month before he gave birth.”

Peter added gleefully "Geez we thought we had it bad with twins but you guys are going to have to squeeze out four each." Severus visibly blanched while Lucius looked seriously ill at the mere thought of giving birth.

Lily smirked and asked them. "You guys do realise that once Sirius, Remus, Harry and Ron find out, you will both be up for some serious piss taking? Especially from Sirius who had to go through labor twice and you two are only doing it once."

Petunia added "Imagine what kind of shit both Remus and Sirius are going to dish out when you reach your fifth month and the cravings start to really kick off. When the back aches become seriously painful or when swollen feet become an issue. And of course when you really start to show and have to keep running out of the class room to take a pee, when the quads are developed enough to start pressing on your bladder, and kicking the shit out of your insides?"

Narcissa grinned sheepishly and told them "Well, you two did make an art out of enjoying their discomfort when they were both pregnant both times.” Bellatrix added “I think they've more then earned the right to a little pissing taking at your expenses.”

Both men knew the others were right, but they weren't in a hurry to admit to even thinking such a thing in front of James and Peter, who both looked like their birthdays and Christmas had come all at once, wrapped up all in one entertaining package.

It didn't help that both Severus and Lucius were starting to show, they both looked like a woman would when she was four months pregnant with just one baby. It wouldn't have been so obvious if it had been Bellatrix or Narcissa who were pregnant, but Lucius and Severus were normally toned muscular and flat stomached.

Lucius grumbled "I'm exhausted.” Severus added “And I'm starving.". This in return had both James and Peter exchange knowing and amused looks with the women.

It was three months later and both James and Peter were due to give birth. It was April the thirtieth and both James and Peter were dreading the next twenty four hours, as they could both go into labour any time during that time period. Both men were as big as Harry was at six months pregnant.

Both Severus and Lucius were six months pregnant and very unhappy. Both of them had to put up with back aches swollen feet, constant need for the toilet. They were both as big as Sirius had been at eight months with Elizabeth and Nicholas, and much to their horror they still had three months worth of more weight to gain, and Sirius had been large at eight months.

The students especially the first years had been fearful of Severus under normal circumstances, but were nothing short of terrified of their potions master whilst he was dealing with hormones and swollen feet and kicking quads.

The cravings each man desperately craved were nothing short of peculiar. Severus adored pickled onions with salmon on toast plastered in salad crème, much to Michael's disgust. Another favorite of Severus's was hot fudge sundaes with roasted nuts on top. Lucius plastered anything that took his fancy in golden syrup, just as Ron had with chocolate.

Sirius had chuckled and much to everyone’s surprise had told everyone to stop griping, as it couldn't be helped. When you craved something as desperately as a person who is pregnant tends to, it doesn't matter had revolting it appears.

Snape and Sirius had bonded and taken to comparing the misery that was pregnancy, much to everyone’s amusement. Remus and Lucius would also compare gross cravings with each other. Harry and Ron would share what they remembered about their pregnancies with James and Peter and the other guys.

Harry being the only other person out of the entire group to have quads grinned sympathetically at both ex death eaters claiming he knew what it felt like to have four babies reeking havoc on your bladder at the same time.

Draco had claimed there was no way he was going to even consider getting pregnant, and that in a year a so when he and Pansy started to try for a child she would be the one to carry the child and not him.

After last years incident Draco had been forced to get a long with the quartet after he and Pansy tried to split Harry and Remus up but failed miserably. They still weren't the best of friends or as close as their father's and Sirius and Severus had become over the last three years and had a friendly easy go nature towards each other. But they were capable of sharing a conversation and are in the same room as each other without wanting to hex each other into oblivion. In fact Sirius and Severus were quite good friends as were James and Lucius. Naturally they weren't as close as the Marauder's and the quartet were.

It was two a clock in the morning on the day of May first 2001 and James had been in labour for over four hours already. He had gone into labour at eleven pm the previous day. James had been horrified when he discovered how horrendously and mind splittingly painful labour was.

James had vowed with serious conviction "Lily we are not having anymore children. I can not stand this agony and I don't expect you to have to deal with this either."

Two hours earlier Peter had gone into labour also. He was just reaching his second hour of labour just as James reached his fourth hour. Poppy was dealing with Peter while Nyah dealt with her own son, just like she had with Sirius both times.

James screamed at Lily during the ninth and final hour "WHY ON EARTH DID I ALLOW YOU TO TALK ME INTO THIS?" Nyah had jokingly told her son "Because you love her more then life it's self and would give her anything she desired" Nyah said. James growled "YEAH AND LOOK WHERE IT BLOODY GOT ME? AAAAHHHHHHH. Oh Merlin I swear I can't take much more of this, I want to die right now."

Nyah told her son "Come on James your doing wonderful, you are now dilated enough to start pushing. Now come on what are you a brave Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff?" James some how managed to look up at his mother affronted as he started to push down and pant heavily.

Mean while Peter was in the bed next door to him and was into his seventh hour of labour. Peter couldn't stop himself from constantly glaring murderously at his wife as he told her with all certainty "I promise you now that we are having no more children. I'm taking a potion at the end of the school year, so I can no longer get you pregnant or have more children myself. We'll have eight children by time I'm done here. Petunia, it's more then I ever imagined us having."

Ten minutes later everyone heard a blood curdling scream that was quickly followed by an unhappy hiccupping cry. The first of the youngest Potter's was finally born. It was a little girl with James black hair and Lily's green eyes and features. Nyah passed the little girl to her big brother Harry, once Lily had cut the cord holding the baby to her husband. Harry grinned down at his tiny baby sister.

Nyah instructed James to continue pushing down hard; James leaned forwards and pushed down hard as he screamed bloody murder, his screams echoed off the hospital walls. Nyah told him to stop and take a breath while Lily wiped his sweaty brow with a damp cloth.

Nyah told her son "James your sons head and shoulders are free, I promise it will be all over in two more extra hard pushes." James whined "You've got to be kidding me mother; if I push any harder I'm going to bloody split in two from the strain and agony." Both women had to stifle their laughter when James had whined like a little boy and glared at the both of them.

Nyah chuckled getting a dirty look from her son in return she said between chuckles "Now come on James give everything you've got and push down hard." James howled as he pushed down as hard as he could.

Nyah stopped her son after a moment and told him to hold on a second. After a few more moments she said to him "Now James pushed down one last time." James closed his eyes tightly as he screamed AAAAAAAHHHHHHH. James fell back on the bed in relieve when he heard a loud wailing cry.

Lily cut the cord and Nyah passed the little boy to Laney. He had James's black hair and features and Lily's green eyes. In short he was a spitting image of Harry, right down to his eyes. Two hours later James was all clean and was lying beneath clean sheets and blankets. While he held onto their son Andrew Matthew and Lily held their daughter Dominique Isabella.

Peter on the other hand was getting ready to push and give birth to the first twin. Poppy told him encouragingly "Ok Peter come on, push." Peter pushed, panted, cursed and screamed bloody murder for the next fifteen minutes until they were treated to the sound of their sons hiccupping cries of displeasure.

Petunia cut the cord where Poppy told her to. Jason Lewis had his daddies brown hair and features and his mummies hazel eyes. Harry was passed the little boy to take him to be cleaned up.

Poppy turned back to Peter and told him when to and when not to push for the next ten minutes, until the final twin was born. Petunia cut the final cord and their daughter Regina Michelle was passed to Laney to be cleaned up.

An hour later Peter was all clean and was lying in fresh clean sheets and blankets, while he held their daughter and Petunia held their son. Poppy and Nyah both pulled the curtains around the beds a side revealing both patients.

James and Peter looked at each and said instantaneously "Never again." This made Lily, Petunia, Nyah and Poppy giggle with amusement at the honest conviction in both professors’ tones of voice.

Harry and Laney chuckled, knowing these truly were the last and Harry would be having no more children or brothers and sister. And Laney accepted there would be know more children for her. She was looking forward to the grandchildren and great great grand children she knew she was certain to have in the future. Harry also had grandchildren to look forward to in the future.

James and Lily were finally content. They now had eight beautiful children, their eldest already married and mated to a werewolf. They had ten grandchildren; they were looking forward to more grandchildren and great grandchildren. They were both doing jobs they loved; they had wonderful friends and family. They honestly couldn't ask for a better and more perfect life. And they weren't even forty yet.