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- Thank you, love – Sirius’ warm gaze was directed at his eyes.
- I guess I just want to let Remus experience something close to what we have – he said earnestly – Even if I must go and start giving pep talks to your best friends.
- Oh, and I thought you didn’t like me – Sirius said in amazement.
- Do you really think that if I didn’t like you, we’d be as lovey-dovey as we are? Ugh – he started mimicking throwing up.
- I get it, I get it – he said quickly stopping him – don’t do that, ok? you might end up throwing up for real.
- Sirius, if you really didn’t know – he turned around and hugged Sirius tightly – I do love you, I’m glad we are going to spend our lives together and I am really excited for the arrival of our child. It is not a duty anymore. I really want to give you a child.
- Mmm – Sirius’ eyes had a glint of amusement – only one?
- What? – he squinted his eyes dangerously.
- Well, being an only child is too lonely, maybe if we have another one or some more? – he said sheepishly.
- SIRIUS ORION BLACK, I HAVEN’T EVEN BIRTHED THE FIRST ONE AND YOU’RE ALREADY THINKING OF ANOTHER?
The flying pillow collided straight into Sirius’s face, but he couldn’t help the fit of laughter that was bubbling from his heart. They were going to be such a beautiful family.
Regulus was nervous. His mother was really going overboard with the matchmaking. She had settled all his business and the proceeded to go and try to set something for Remus Lupin, who he now knew was Sirius’ werewolf friend.
Well, at least, he will be seeing his own match before going to Hogwarts. For now, he was stuck here.
- Regulus, pay attention – Severus admonished him.
- Yes, brother-in-law – he said in a mocking tone that earned him a glare.
- Remus here needs a little help so why don’t you give him some pointers? -he said with a sweet smile.
- Agh, this is what I get for being part of the club – he said forlornly.
- What club? – Remus asked intrigued.
- Well, obviously, the Consort Club of the Black Family – he said matter-of-factly – before there was only me, then came Severus and now you’re our new member.
- Regulus, stop with the nonsense and help Remus to dance, I never learned the leading role myself so there’s only you.
- Yes, yes, mother I’ll do it – he said to bother Severus, but it only got him a chuckle and he was ushered to help Remus quickly.
After Remus decided to meet Lord Silverclaw aka getting in an arranged marriage with Lord Silverclaw, Severus and him were in charge of helping him through the basics of how to be a consort and behave properly.
Severus didn’t say anything, but he was obviously happy about helping Remus, if only for the opportunity to get something to do apart from being coddled by everyone in the house. Him, on the other hand, didn’t mind teaching Remus some things, it helped him to remember what he himself had to do. Thankfully, Remus was a quick learner, and his reserved personality made him look meek and lovable to them, with their quick venomous tongues.
Although, he had to admit that he had seen Severus’ mellowing down in the last few months, maybe because of Sirus or the baby, or both.
The meeting with Lord Hunter Silverclaw would be on the 30th. His own meeting with his fiancé would be on the 25th. And gods, Severus was going to go crazy once he was off to Hogwarts once and for all.
James was dumbfounded, he couldn’t find Sirius or Remus and he was going crazy thinking about Snivellous married to his best friend. So he went with the only person he could go to vent.
Lily.
Lily really tried hard to be a model woman. She was beautiful and brave; she was bright, and she was prideful. She wanted to get her Mastery and shove it on everyone’s faces once she was back to Britain. Sadly, she didn’t have the money to do it. Her parents could afford a public University, but she was not prepared enough to go and try a muggle degree.
So, when James threatened her with everything, he was paying for she couldn’t help but comply.
She sat down with James and discussed what being Mrs. Potter would entail. There were so many stuffy stuffs to care about in the pureblood world that she got a headache. When she talked about where to live James refused on the spot to move out from his ancestral home. He wanted her to get pregnant as soon as she finished her mastery, but she was unwilling too. If she finished her mastery in the normal timeframe, she would need to get pregnant at 22 and that was too early for her taste.
She thought about delaying it too but then she knew how it was in the Potions circle, they would look at who was her master and how skillful she was by measuring how long it took her to achieved her mastery. If she delayed from the normal timeframe then the one that would end up being look down upon would be her. She was too unwilling.
She pursed her lips and told James that she was not going to marry him then. There, she took a breather and proposed having a liaison instead. He did say that she could be a mistress, didn’t he? Nobody had to know about it so her reputation wouldn’t suffer. It was just sex; all those puritan beliefs wouldn’t help her any.
She could do whatever she wanted with her body either way who was so retrograde these days?
When she actually voiced her thoughts James’ eyes dimmed but he laughed either way and said that then they would need to sign a contract. He just went to the bank and retrieved a standard Lord/Mistress agreement that was commonly used in the Potter Family.
Basically, the contract stated that Lily Evans agreed of her own will to establish a sexual relationship with Heir Potter. She rescinds all intentions of ever being Lady Potter. In compensation for her favors, her room and board would be paid in full. The cost of her Mastery would be paid too as long as she withheld all her obligations to her Master and to Lord Potter. She would also receive a stipend of 50 galleons every month to spend at her will. She was quite satisfied. All her needs would be met and she was quite satisfied. She was given a pouch from Gringotts that would refill every month on the 15th.
As soon as the papers were signed, she was happy enough to lay with James. It was a pity that when she fell asleep satisfied, she didn’t notice the sneer in her “Boyfriend’s” face.
James was really disappointed. How was it that it was so easy to have Lily Evans? She didn’t want to be a wife but a mistress, he would never understand. The truth is that what was done was done and she would never be her wife.
He had seen her fixatedly when she was reading the contract, and she didn’t even flinch in the part of her rescinding every right to ever be Lady Potter. She really didn’t want to marry him.
She didn’t even demand a test of purity. If she had, maybe, they could have add something to the contract stating that she was indeed pure before him, and with that proof it would be more understandable to get a marriage later.
But now, all she was were used goods. Not worthy of being Lady Potter at all.
Maybe if she was careless enough, he would get his real wish.
Severus was nervous. He could see fairly easy. He was tapping the sole of his feet restlessly while waiting for
Regulus to arrive from the meeting with his fiancé. He had been going from one place to another like a worried mother hen in their chambers. He had tried to calm him down, but his efforts were futile.
At long last, Regulus, his baby irritating brother was home. His husband had almost run to their doorframe to check Reg’s expression. It seemed the meeting went okay because there were red splotches in his brother’s shy face.
Severus inspected Regulus’ hands to find there an engagement ring. A simple ring made of white gold with an “L” engraved rested in his finger.
- L? No, it can’t be, Lestrange’s? – he asked hurriedly.
Sensing that his husband’s mood was not right he approached them to hug him from behind.
- No, Longbottom’s, I’m going to be Consort Longbottom – Regulus said with disbelieving eyes.