Forever Yours

Chapter 6: The Prophet's Report, Part 2

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the people or places that belong to the wonderful world of Harry Potter, as they belong to J.K. Rowling. The OCs (Katherine, Septimus, Helena, Christoph, Elisa, Henry, Nick, Justin, Kyle, Carlos, Mike, Nurse Canter & Headmaster Mickels) are entirely my own.

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The bed dipped quickly once again, causing Severus' eyes to crack open from the movement. For the second day in a row, he woke to Katherine's backside disappearing into the bathroom. Elisa had told him that morning sickness was common at this stage, but it wouldn't just occur in the morning; it could occur at any time of the day.

Severus rolled onto his back, and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Once his hands left his face, his eyes surveyed the room. The Dumbledore Family book laid upon the bedside table. After Christoph and Elisa had left the night before, he had told Katherine about finding the book in Albus' library and coming across the wedding picture of her great-aunt Katherine Winifred Dumbledore and his 2nd great-uncle Severus Arcadius Prince. Severus thought it was only fitting, as to take the man's full name as his own, due to the fact that they looked so much alike...well...except for the nose of course.

Severus glanced towards the open French doors, whose curtains fluttered in the light breeze coming off of the lake. He was glad for the spell Katherine had come up with, one that allowed only Hermes and Fawkes to enter through it, but bugs and other creature would stop at the invisible barrier.

Five minutes passed, and Katherine still hadn't returned from the bathroom. Ten minutes, then fifteen. Severus couldn't stand it any longer, and slipped out of the bed. He padded his way across the hardwood floor to the bathroom door and knocked twice.

"Katherine?" But upon getting no response, he slowly opened the door and peeked inside. There he found her, propped up against the shower door near the toilet. She was pale; her blonde hair disheveled from her hand clenching the blonde locks.

Katherine's knees were bent up towards her chest, and her eyes, that were staring off into the unknown, were brimming with unshed tears of pain.

"Katherine?" Severus asked, rushing to her side. "Are you alright?" He sank down next to her on the green and white tiled flooring, and gently wrapped his arms around her person. She shook slightly in his arms, which Severus noted was probably due to fatigue and nausea.

"I don't remember the morning sickness being this bad when I was pregnant with Septimus," Katherine mumbled as she rested her head on Severus' shoulder. Her eyes shut tightly and he could feel her taking deep breaths to calm her body.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Severus said, burying his nose in her hair.

"I could really use an anti-nausea potion," Katherine whispered. "But there's none premade or are there any ingredients in the house for it."

"None in the lab downstairs?"

"No," Katherine said. "We'll have to go into town to acquire them...but I guess we'll have to go into town anyway. You still need new clothes."

"Yes, I do," Severus muttered. "But there is one problem. I have nothing to pay for them with."

"What are you talking about?" Katherine asked, raising her head from his shoulder to look at him.

"Katherine, my assets are currently sitting at the bottom of Gringotts, inaccessible due to the fact that they think I'm dead," Severus said, looking down at her.

"Your money is not at Gringotts," Katherine said, as she moved away from him and attempted to stand.

"What do you mean my money is not a Gringotts," Severus frowned, but moved to help Katherine, as she began to sway on her feet.