Remus and Sirius apparated hand in hand to the little Muggle church in which frank and Alice were getting married. It was a dull November evening and the chill was just starting to turn the dew to frost. It was a beautiful wedding with just a handful of people as they did not want to attract much attention to themselves.

After the ceremony, the little party of close friends moved to a private wizard bar that the Longbottoms had rented for the evening. Sirius immediately took his place at the bar claiming his position as the designated bartender of all the Gryffindor parties and began pouring Firewhiskey into shot glasses.

"This is it. We're married" said frank.

"Yeah weird right can't believe six of us got married within year of graduation" mused lily.

"Six?" asked a confused Marlene. She hadn't come to their party earlier as she had been vacationing in Egypt with her family.

"Oh Remus and Sirius of course. So this was what that mystery party invitation was about huh, I would have cut my trip short if I had know not like I 'wanted to spend time' with my family anyway" She said with air quotes.

"don't worry it wasn't much it's not like we can get legally married anyway" Said Remus.

"Well congratulation you guys "she said patting Sirius on the back as he came back with their drinks neatly lined on a tray.

"Thank you here you go" he said handing her a glass. He then proceeded to pass out the drinks to everyone in a circle till he reached lily.

"Oh here is my favorite flower I've got some Butterbeer for you" he said handing her a glass of the amber liquid.

"Why does lily get Butterbeer?" questioned Dorcas.

Lily climbed up on the couch raised her glass above her head and shouted" because I'm pregnant" on top of her voice.

There were cheers and whoops from all over the room .Lily and James were showered with congratulations as they hadn't told anyone but the marauders till now.

"Good thing you kept your wedding before I got all fat and blotchy or I couldn't have been your maid of honor." she told Alice as she snuggled into James on the couch.

Then, Sirius moved to Alice with the shot glasses when she stood up and said " Could I get some Butterbeer too Sirius?" with a sly smile.

"Wh-"

He was cut off by lily screaming "Oh my god no way you too" She squealed and hugged Alice. It took a moment more for the men in the room to catch on and another round of cheers and congratulations and cheers were passed around the room. By that time lily and Alice were hugging each other and jumping up and down.

"We can have combined baby showers"

"And play dates" said Lily

"They'll go to Hogwarts together."

"When are you due'"

"End of July"

"Ooh me too they will be born just days apart."

In a while all the excitement died down and the party settled down into the usual rhythm of Gryffindor parties with a lot of dares, Kissing and teenagers getting rapidly drunk. Except, two of them were pregnant now. It was almost like they were at the safety of Hogwarts again but their perfect bubble was disrupted every time someone mentioned another attack on some village or another muggleborn reported missing.

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In a few hours, everyone were too drunk or tired or both to move.

Lily and James were quietly making out on a loveseat in the corner. Alice and frank had disappeared, probably to their honeymoon. Peter was passed out on an armchair and Mary and Dorcas were arguing about what sounded like the best cure for pimples by the fireplace. Remus and Sirius were snuggled on the couch sneaking occasional kisses and Marlene was sprawled flat on her back on a bean bag next to them.

"Damn! I can't believe they are going to get kids of their own in eight-ish months. I bet it's you two next" she said

"Oh only if it were that easy" said Remus

"What's the problem guys? You'll make great dads"

"Well if you have noticed, babies don't fall from the moon sweetheart." Said Sirius

"or the stars" chimed in Remus

"The thing is you need a woman for the whole process."

"Well I'm a woman and I want to get pregnant"

"See its easy for you. If you want a baby, just shack up with some guy at a bar and nine months later, BAM!" this sent her into a fit of giggles." If only it were so easy Sirius. First of all I want to give birth to a baby not raise one. And even if I did want to raise it, I couldn't"

"And why is that"

"Because a baby needs two parents to look after it. plural. And also because I don't think I'm going to live through the war and I do not want to abandon my innocent baby in this horrible world"

"Oh don't say that you're not going to die" said Remus with his arms around her

"I think my parents are death eaters" She blurted out.

"What" said Sirius shocked.

"Or well they might be planning to become one, they certainly approve of what they do."

"I'm very sorry Marlene."

"It's ok but I'm definitely gonna join the order, fight them someday and go down in war. It's like divination. I can feel it in my bones."

" Shhh......... Marls now no talks of dying please."

"Yeah. And who believes this divination shit anyways." Added Sirius.

"That's why I want a baby you know it's like the opposite of dying. It's bringing a new life into this world. Like passing on a bit of yourself that lives on after you die. I want to be pregnant and give birth to a baby. It's like a womanly instinct I guess. To pass down your genes before dying and help continue the human race or something."

"So give the baby to us we'll take care of it" Said Sirius

"Will you do that for me siriusly" said Marlene sitting up.

"But Sirius this is a big step you can't just-"

"Oh come on moony you know you want this it's not like you're not considering the possibility"

"Yes but-"

"It'll be perfect you know you can be our sur-- what do they call that moony"

"Surrogate"

"Yeah that is perfect" Said Marlene.

"So it's settled then" said Sirius lying on top of Remus.

"Nope if you both wake up in the morning and want the same thing when you are not completely drunk then it is settled" Said Remus as he switched off the table lamp and threw a blanket over both of them.