Dorm Conversations
“Alright, how much did you hear?”
Remus had let everyone know they could come back in but wanted to wait to discuss anything until Regulus got back. Now, everyone was in their respective bed minus Sirius who was currently sitting behind him with Remus cuddled against his chest. Regulus was also on Remus’ bed next to Sirius confusing everyone but them since no one has seen them get along in years. Barty and Evan were sitting in a similar position on Sirius’ bed. James spoke up immediately.
“Only that he asked you to be his boyfriend and that you said yes, I promise! We were waiting and giving you space but then Regulus left the room without saying anything so we waited longer thinking you’d let us in soon but you didn’t so I just got closer to the door to ask if we could come in when I heard that, I heard nothing else, I solemnly swear!”
“James, breathe! I believe you”
Remus responded not holding back just how amusing he found James’ nervous rambling. Remus knew he’d have to tell them what was going on. He wouldn’t make Sirius keep any secrets from James, especially not now when he knows Sirius vents to him when he needs to think or panic through things which he’ll probably need sooner rather than later. Leaving Peter out would just be cruel and Remus felt Barty and Evan deserved to know why they were suddenly looking out for him. If Regulus finds them trustworthy then he agrees. He’s proven himself enough.
“I need to tell you all something but you can’t go telling anyone else, at least for now. It will be obvious soon enough, but I don’t want anyone knowing until I can’t hide it anymore.”
“Jeez Moony you sound like you’re about to tell us you’re pregnant”
The silence after Peter’s response was a loud answer. Remus needed to take a breath before responding out loud.
“I am pregnant. And don’t respond until I’m done saying everything“ - he was looking at James- “okay? Okay.”
“I am pregnant, about a week and a half away from finishing the first trimester. I’m having twins, a boy and a girl. I am keeping them, I won’t be changing my mind on that.” -he paused- “also Sirius is the other father if that needed clarifying. And I didn’t tell Regulus first, he found out his own way and it’s his choice whether he wants you to know how…. Okay I’m done you can speak now.”
It’s silent for a moment before chaos erupts.
“OH SWEET MERLIN BABIES-“
“SIRIUS GOT YOU UP THE DUFF??”
“I SHOULD'VE TAKEN DIVINATION MORE SERIOUSLY”
“HOLD ON I DID THE MATH THAT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY!”
“CAN I BE GODFATHER?”
They were still yelling and Remus was getting very overwhelmed very quickly and wasn’t sure who was saying what or who to respond to first and everything was getting very overstimulating. He shut his eye tightly and covered his ears hoping they would calm down soon. Sometimes he thinks they forget that he’s a werewolf with extremely good hearing and stuff like this is really uncomfortable. Sirius held him tighter like he could shield him from the sound.
“Quiet.”
That was Regulus, he looked calm but he was glaring at everyone in the room for not noticing how quickly Remus started turning in on himself. He hates when people talk over each other, he hates loud conversations, and he hates how anxious Remus looks right now. Sirius is too busy trying to calm him down, as he should. If he didn’t make Remus his first priority immediately he would’ve had to correct that and he’s glad he doesn’t have to. Everyone abruptly goes silent, realizing the look of Remus they all have the decency to look a bit guilty.
It took another minute or two of Sirius speaking softly to Remus in French for him to open his eyes and come back to himself. He’s not sure if Sirius even realized he was speaking a different language and he knows Remus can’t speak French but it seems to work. Him coming back to himself seems to have triggered Peter’s mother henning that Regulus wasn’t aware existed though.
“We’re so sorry Moony, are you alright? Were you able to eat all of your food? Was it enough? Have you had enough water?”
“I’m okay, Pete. -Remus replies with a small smile- Just a bit overwhelmed, there’s been a lot going on today. First is getting threatened in the hallway, a strong bit of what I think was accidental magic, fainting, telling Sirius about the pregnancy, finding out my love was NOT unrequited, and now telling all of you about the twins. It’s a lot and the suns not even down for the day.”
“What do you need from us right now Moony?” Responded James
“Right now, just support and keep it to yourselves. I’m not showing enough for it to be noticeable yet but I’m lanky it won’t take long and I won’t be able to hide it. I don’t want you to treat me like some damsel in distress, just try not to give anyone a reason to attack I suppose? And honestly I’m not quite sure of what Regulus asked of you Barty and Evan but I trust his judgment.”
“We will be having a separate talk later in our dorm”
Regulus said and they nodded in response, Remus thought it was a little ominous but if that’s how they function who is he to judge? He’s not sure what to say now, the biggest part is out and it’s not like anything bad is going to happen in their dorm. Sirius, by some miracle loves him and is currently differing to him. Remus doesn't know that Sirius is currently looking at everyone in the room as if daring them to say anything negative about the current situation. James thankfully is the one to break the awkward silence.
“So, twins? Can I say congratulations because I for one am very excited! MINI MARAUDERS! Aw this will be so fun I can show them how to play quidditch and buy them so many toys and play little pranks! Do you think they’ll look more like Moony or more like Padfoot?” -James asks the last question to Pete-
“Oh Merlin, think of how much sneakier the pranks would be with them so small no one would see anything coming!”
“You two do know they’ll come out babies that will barely be able to pick up their own heads right? Pranks and quidditch won’t even be an option for a good couple of years.” Remus responds genuinely amused by the turn of conversation.
“Well, yes I suppose you’re right.. I’ll have to ask mum what you do with a baby when they’re too small to do much.” -James then gasps as if he’s just remembered something- “Sirius! Mum is going to be so excited! When are you gonna tell her? You know she’s always wanted more children. She’ll probably be so ecstatic about having grandkids soon she’ll completely disregard that it happened before we finished school, well atleast by the time they’re actually born we’ll have finished so really it’s not too bad.”
At the mention of James’ mum, Sirius pauses. Effie has always been like a mum to him; her and Monty took him in without a second thought when he came to them summer after 5th year, he has no doubt they would be supportive from the start but what about his maman? Maman hates him, he’s not sure why, he remembers her being nice and loving when he was a baby. She would sing him French lullabies and tell him the stories of all the stars in the skies when he was sad or couldn’t sleep. She stopped when he was around 7 years old? Six? He’s not sure, he just knows that she used to be a proper mum to him and then one day she hated him and he never knew why. He’s not sure what she would say and he hates that he cares. She probably already knows, if Reg’s tapestry is already showing them, then the real one is surely showing them as well. He’s not looking forward to the day his parents find out but he’ll make sure they never lay a finger on Remus. He hates that a part of him still loves her. Well maybe not her now, but the mum she was. He hasn’t met them yet but he will make sure his kids never know what that feels like.
At the same time, Remus is remembering that he should tell his parents soon, shouldn’t he? Mam once told him that she wanted him to have siblings but life said otherwise. He’s not sure if she meant that she couldn’t have anymore or if after his accident they decided to stop trying. He knows papá came from a big family in Italy but he never talks about them and he already can barely look at him so he doesn’t push it. Remus knows he feels guilty for what happened to him, but he misses when his papá used to cook with him for dinner and teach him Italian by reading him bedtime stories in the language. He still reads a lot of books in Italian to keep it up hoping one day he’ll be able to look at him long enough to talk about it. He’s heard of pregnancy bringing families together, maybe his dad will teach him how to cook more dishes because of the babies..
Regulus knows that Sirius and Remus are now lost in thought thinking about their respective families. Regulus doesn’t know much about Remus’ home life but he knows relatively what Sirius is thinking about. He wished he could tell Sirius that he misses her too but they haven’t been close enough to talk like that in a long time so that’s not appropriate. He decides that that’s enough information for the day they’ve had and they deserve some time to think before dinner so he’s taking the lead now.
“ I think that’s quite enough for now, we still have time before dinner and I think we all need some time to process. You two, I’m trusting you’ll be there for them and keep them safe and don’t need a lecture for it. In the hallways, we know nothing of each other. At Least not yet. We don’t need people questioning why we’re suddenly being cordial. If Remus needs me he knows how to let me know. See you at dinner.” -and to everyone but Remus’ surprise he pecks him on the temple before getting up and closing the curtains around his bed- “Barty, Evan, we have our own conversation to be had.”
And with that they leave with James and Peter staring after them wondering when the hell he started pecking people on the temple.