𝕬 few hours after speaking with Tom, Regulus and I apparated back to my house, finding Monty and Mia there too. We were in another world, we couldn't believe what had just happened to us this morning, what Tom Riddle told us, what Dumbledore told us. We knew we didn't trust him, but bringing mine and James' child into it was too far, he should have told us the truth. The real prophecy. The prophecy Regulus and I had a hunch there was a little while ago, and now we knew everything and despite feeling incredibly relieved, we were dazed.
We strolled into the kitchen, the four boys and two older Potters looking at us, as we stared back blankly, James narrowing his eyes at me, making my heart flip.
"Where did you go?" He broke the silence, Regulus pulling a chair out for me to sit down across from him, an unreadable expression on his face, "Melody, where did you go?"
Melody.
He's mad.
"We're er just going to-"
"No, stay" Regulus and I told them all, their eyebrows furrowing, sitting back down in their seats, watching the both of us.
"What were you fucking thinking? Going out when you're in danger, did you not hear what Dumbledore said? Are you fucking stupid?" James growled, Regulus slipping into the seat beside me as I stared at James, breathing out a heavy breath. So incredibly stupid I just found out the fate of the Wizarding World.
"Listen, James I don't-"
"This doesn't concern you, Regulus" He scoffed, the tousled haired boy mumbling under his breath, turning to me with a shrug to which I just shook my head telling him to leave it, "Our baby could be in danger and you decide to just wander out in the middle of war without telling me?"
"Yes" I answered simply, tapping my fingers on the table, the boys and Monty and Mia all exchanging a glance, swallowing thickly, "I did and if you listen-"
"Listen?" He chuckled bitterly, "I listened yesterday when you said you weren't going anywhere, to wake up and you were gone this morning without telling me where"
"I was in Hogsmeade" I told him, watching his lock his jaw, shaking his head and running his hands through his hair.
"I'm your husband-"
"I'm your wife. Your point?"
"You can't just leave!" He cried out, slamming his hand down on the table, making everyone but Regulus and I jump, the both of us continuing to stare at him.
"You can't keep me on house arrest because of what Dumbledore said. If you just listened-"
"I don't want to fucking listen! All I do is listen, I need to act! I'm supposed to protect you, our family! The fucking Prophecy about them! The prophecy-"
"There is no prophecy about our baby!" I yelled, standing up, pushing my chair out and glaring down at him, all of their heads snapping to me incredulously, James' lips parting as he looked down at my stomach, "If you would listen for one fucking second without shouting at me, we would tell you the vital information we had just found out!"
"Over your tantrum now?" Regulus asked him, tugging on my arm to sit back down, my eyes glowing from my mood.
"What do you mean there is no prophecy?" He questioned, ignoring Regulus' comment and keeping his gaze fixated on me even though I refused to meet his eyes. I'm mad now.
"Oh no, there is a prophecy, just not about the baby" I laughed, leaning my head back, all of them looking at each other as though I had gone mad.
"No" Remus breathed out shakily, shaking his head, "no, no, no, no"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes" I whispered with a wicked grin, "How much I adore being lied to and used, fucking fabulous"
"Elody-"
"No, sit and listen please. Melody's talking" I scoffed, watching him gulp, nodding his head slowly when I emphasised my name, "Reg, darling, if you will...."
"Special werewolf.....prophecy....hand in hand" He spoke clearly, making gestures with his hands, as I leaned back on my chair, pouting my lips together and looking out of the window, not wanting to meet anyone's eyes, "Tom said-"
"You've been with Voldemort? Again?"
"Shush, Potter, this doesn't concern you" Regulus growled, pointing his finger at the bespectacled boy, Monty and Mia exchanging a glance and pursing their lips together.
"She's my wife, it concerns me more than you!"
"I was there, thank you. So if you want to know, I suggest you zip your lips and through the key. Lo doesn't need any more stress because you're being a child"
"Regulus-"
"Oh for the love of Merlin James just shut up and listen to him for once" I barked out, meeting his eyes again, Sirius turning to look at him and shaking his head.
"The prophecy please" Remus spoke tightly, keeping his eyes fixated on me, his hand interlaced with Sirius'.
"This doesn't leave this room, we pretend we don't know and we keep on eye on Dumbledore" Regulus spoke lowly, turning to me for confirmation, taking a deep breath, recalling the prophecy, "The one with the power to decide the path of the world grows stronger, for she is a symbol of what many desire to have......Both sides with try to recruit her but she shall decide the fate of those in the unknown.....Born as the third month draws in, a miracle to come as a pair, stronger at the height of a lunar phase"
"Oh my" Mia breathed out, bringing her palm to her mouth, all of them sat frozen staring at me as the realisation of the prophecy draws in on them, "You have..."
"The fate of the Wizarding World in my hands" I finished softly, closing my eyes and listening to the silence, the silence we would be able to hear a pin drop in.
"And Voldemort told you this?" Monty repeated, uneasily, "You trust him?"
"I trust him more than I trust Dumbledore. He said there was no prophecy about the baby, he would have heard it. My prophecy was heard three years ago"
"When he started acting weird with you" James muttered, rubbing his hands on his face after taking his glasses off and resting them down on the table, "So it's you and not the baby?"
"Mhm, not the baby" I whispered, observing him sigh, resting his head down on the table, his arms covering his face, "Tom Riddle has no intentions in hurting our child or marking him as an equal-"
"Unless you pass them into his arms and he drops them on their head-"
"Regulus!"
"What? That's what he said"
"So.....what are you going to do?" Peter questioned to me, James lifting his head up to me.
"Nothing" I breathed out, "I'm carrying a baby, i'm not going to do anything about it. We don't let Dumbledore know we know until the time is right, Tom's agreed. We're going to tell Frank and Alice that it's not theirs, it's ours, that's what Tom has chosen. We act as though we don't know about the prophecy but don't act too submissive, just the usual"
"Okay" The all agreed, nodding their heads at me, coming to an agreement of my decision.
•••
Hours later, I went to bed early feeling exhausted and drained by the entire ordeal from the prophecy and arguing with James. I slid under our covers after getting ready, closing my eyes and drifting straight off to sleep, placing my hand on my stomach. Around a little while later, I felt a dip in the bed as James slid under, my eyebrows furrowing when he crawled further down the bed, the boy placing his hands to my bump, beginning to speak softly.
"Hi baby P, it's me, your dad speaking. I-I know you can hear me, apparently you've got ears and can recognise voices, that's what Uncle Moony said anyway. I'm very excited to meet you, you know? I already know I love you, but if you're anything like your mum, i'll love you more than my heart can take. She's amazing, your mum is, the best girl i've ever known, I'm nothing special but she's everything. Better than a dream" I heard the boy mumble against my stomach, staying quiet for a few moments as he pressed small kisses to the bump before resting his forehead down, my heart nearly bursting through my chest.
"I think she's mad at me today, and I probably deserve it but I love her too much I don't want her to get hurt. Or you. I'm going to protect you both, with absolutely everything I have, you're both My Little moons whether you're a cub, Fawn or Harry, I don't mind, i'll love you the same regardless. So will your mum, grandma and grandad, Uncle Moony, Padfoot, Wormy and even Reggie. If you love Reggie more than me though, I'll disown you" He warned in the tone of a whisper, my teeth clamping down on my lip to try and hold back a laugh,
"I'm going to go now, I don't want to make your mum uncomfortable. I love you baby Potter, daddy loves you very much" He murmured, pressing one last kiss to the bump before shifting back up the bed beside me, gazing up to the ceiling.
"I'm not mad at you" I sighed gently, turning carefully on my side, the boy supporting my bump, waiting until I get comfortable before shifting to face me, the two of us just about making out our features, "I love you, you're just being protective and cautious"
"I just don't want anything to happen to you, my love" He whispered almost in audibly, lifting his hand up and cupping my cheek, stroking his thumb over gently, "You were listening?"
"I'm a light sleeper"
"Super wolf hearing" He mumbled, shifting closer to me so our faces were inches away from each other's, the bump in between us, "I meant every word"
"I know you did, you're going to be the best dad, James" I murmured, resting my forehead on his, nuzzling my head into his, smiling when he captured my lips, pushing his nose into mine.
"You're going to be the best mum" He spoke between kisses, sliding his hand down to my bump, trailing his thumb up and down, drawing love hearts, "We're going to be the best parents, my darling, together"
"Together"
"Mm, I can't wait" He whispered, pecking my lips again, before I nestled my head into the crook of his neck, snuggling up to him.
"Me neither" I murmured, "I feel loved by you"
"I feel loved by you"
I laid there in his arms, feeling more comfortable and safe than i've ever done before. I shifted slightly, brushing my lips over his neck softly a few times, hearing him hum in content. I lifted my hand up to cup his cheeks, bringing him closer to me, the messy haired boy kissing the top of my head, keeping hold of my bump.
"These are the moments" He whispered almost inaudibly, "These are the moments I adore the most. I love everyone in our lives, but this is- this is the best, our little family. Me, you and the baby"
"Me too" I whispered back, "I had a dream"
"Yeah?"
"Mhm, there was me and you in our garden outside, an older boy that looked like you about eight, twin girls that looked like me and another younger girl with your hair and my eyes, we were having a water fight. Everyone was happy, eventually Sirius, Remus, Evelyn and Peter joined in from nowhere and we ended up in teams. Your mum and dad were watching on some chairs, it was perfect. Sirius turned into Padfoot much to their excitement and Rem was yelling at him for smelling like wet dog later but he was still smiling. It was the best dream i've ever had. I want that, i'm going to do everything in my power so we can have that"
"Four? A boy, identical twins and younger girl?" He repeated, swallowing when I hummed, "Could you see yourself?"
"No, I was living it-"
"You were pregnant" He muttered, my eyebrows furrowing, "I've had a similar dream, the boy, the twins, the little girl, and you were pregnant again. Five. Five of them"
"Bloody hell"
"H-How would you feel about that?" He queried hesitantly, kissing my head again, "Five babies?"
"I-I think, I think we could manage. I've only ever had one sibling until we went to Hogwarts and I had the group but I-I-"
"Want a big family" He finished quietly, "I had no one, I had mum and dad, they tried their best to keep me entertained but it's different when you have a sibling to play with"
"I know, we'll think about it in the future. One is enough for now" I laughed softly, still holding his head in my hands, "James?"
"Yeah?"
"You're my heart"
"Everlasting...."
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Bit on the shorter side—but I hope you like it <33
There won't be any updates tomorrow or Sunday possibly as i'm going to be seeing Harry Styles tomorrow, which i'm beaming about right now. Ill update as soon as possible. 🫶