A/N: Hey y'all! Thanks for reading this! All I ask is that you review! Once more, as with all of my stories, I own nothing that you recognize, save if it is from my last story that you didn't recognize there.
Also, if this chapter doesn't make a lot of sense, I apologize, I had my wisdom teeth out on Friday and am kind of doped up still. If something, legally, does not make sense, it's fanfiction and I really don't care all that terribly much.
On another side note, Draco is a little advanced for his age, but not terribly so. I have a younger sister and a cousin that are about the same age as Harry and Draco and both of them are right around the same area. Iz is about a month and a half older than Tibs (about the same distance in age from Draco and Harry) and she speaks much more clearly and says a whole lot more than Tibs does, so I'm kinda using her as my example for Draco. If you have an issue with it, just chalk it up to magic or the soul bond or whatever. Thanks!
Chapter 2
Lucius yawned unwillingly as he paced the hall, yet again, with a fussy Draco. The last 5 days had been near torture. Between all of his contacts, the Ministry's contacts, and Severus's contacts, finding Harry was much more difficult than they had expected. Draco had made himself sick with hysterics several times and, even when he wasn't in hysterics, nothing would calm him down. Narcissa was currently at Godric's Hollow with Remus, trying to salvage what they could from Harry's nursery for his new nursery. While money was not an issue, it would be so much more comfortable for the child if he had familiar things around, but first they had to save it and clean it to make sure it doesn't smell like the fire or have blood stains or anything else.
The Floo chimed, despite the early hour of the morning (only 7 am) and Lucius went to answer it. "Madame Bones! Please, come through."
"It will be unnecessary. I just came to inform you we have found the Dursley residence where Harry was sent and will be collecting him in an hour. It would be good if a familiar face was there."
"I will get Severus to watch Draco and be over shortly."
"Just Floo to my office. It will be open for you whenever you are able."
He nodded. "See you shortly."
She disappeared out of his Floo and he, after a moment to ensure it was clear and wrap a blanket around Draco protectively, stepped through the Floo and called, "Spinner's End!" He stepped out from the fireplace at the other end. He waited about 2 minutes for Severus to show up in the sitting room.
"Lucius, what's going on?"
"I need you to watch Draco for a bit. They found Harry."
"We'll come with you." He transfigured his dressing robes into Muggle day-wear (black slacks, a black button up shirt, and a long leather trench coat infused with warming charms, which Draco snuggled into immediately, despite his fussing) and followed Lucius back to Malfoy Manor.
Lucius went to change into Muggle clothing as well (black slacks, a green button-up shirt, and a grey peacoat), allowing Severus a chance to attempt to calm Draco, before the two men Flooed to Madame Bones's office.
"Good, you're dressed properly," she said, barely glancing up from her papers as she finished finalizing the appropriate documentation for picking up the child. She, herself, was planning on going, dressed in a knee-length navy skirt with a white button up and a matching navy blazer. "We will be Portkeying in as the location is already keyed in there, but you will be able to Apparate out as soon as we get the child. Lord Malfoy, Healer Tonks will be waiting at St. Mungo's to check Harry over just to ensure he is okay."
A knock on her door drew all their attention. It was one of the new Aurors, Kingsley Shaklebolt. "Ma'am, everything is ready to go."
"We'll be out momentarily, Shaklebolt."
He nodded and left.
"When we get there, Master Snape, I need you and young Heir Malfoy to remain behind the Auror's at all times. I am not sure as to what we will be getting ourselves into, but I cannot risk either child. Lord Malfoy, you will remain beside me until I give you permission to step away. Unless his life is in danger, my Auror's have been instructed that they are not to touch the boy as their magic may interfere with any injuries or his own magic. As his soul bonded's father, there is less of a chance that your magic will harm his own should his been out of sync when we retrieve him. Are we clear?"
"Yes, ma'am," Lucius said with a slight bow as Severus nodded.
"Good, let's go then."
They followed her out to the open center of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement where 4 Aurors were waiting, holding on to a length of rope. She repeated her instructions for them before they all grabbed on and the Portkey activated.
At the Dursleys', only Amelia and Lucius walked up to the front door. The Head of the DMLE knocked borderline harshly on the door, her anger at Dumbledore coming through, particularly as nobody had been told the child had been left here in the proper departments, thus they would have no way to check up on the child, as was required for at least the first year in placement situations such as this.
A thin, horse-faced woman soon opened the door. "Yes?"
"We are here to retrieve Harry Potter," Amelia said easily.
"There is nobody here by that name," she answered too quickly, moving to slam the door in their face.
Lucius stopped it with his foot, wincing slightly in pain. "Ma'am, you and I both know that is a lie and I suggest, Mrs. Dursley, that you let us in."
"You're all freaks like my sister was. Get out! Leave!" she shoved Lucius and slammed the door. They could hear the locks clicking into place.
Amelia knocked again. There was no answer.
Suddenly, Draco screamed and the door burst open, banging into the wall behind it. As they watched, the door to the cupboard under the stairs also banged outward as it opened. Amelia had seen enough and motioned for Lucius to follow her. Lucius had a Harry in his arms before Petunia had returned to the living room, a very fat blond baby in her arms.
"I said get out!" she screeched, even as her child continued to demand for more sweets.
"I'll speak with her, and get the signatures, take Shaklebolt with you, Severus, and the boys, and get to the hospital." She passed a smaller piece of rope over to them, already charmed to Portkey them to the Hospital.
"Let's go," Lucius told Severus, who was standing next to Shaklebolt, still holding a fussy baby, not shocking as Harry was nearly silently whimpering in Lucius's arms. He was much smaller than Draco, simply due to the fact that he was over 2 months early at birth and he knew that James and Lily had had a difficult time through most of his first year getting him to eat because he couldn't keep anything down. Only in the last couple months had he actually been able to eat about what he should be at. On top of that, his clothes looked to be the pajamas that he'd worn the night of the attack, they were worn, dirty, his diaper smelled horrible, and, judging by his squirming, he had bad diaper rash. Lucius wrapped him tighter in his blanket before grabbing the rope. Shaklebolt activated the Portkey and they left.
Kingsley spoke with the receptionist who quickly led them back to the Auror section of the hospital, the only section where security would be high enough for what they needed to do. "Healer Andromeda Tonks will be taking care of him. She is the top pediatric healer here at St. Mungo's. We sent two Aurors to Godric's Hollow, one to keep watch and security the other to bring Mr. Lupin and Lady Malfoy to the hospital. Healer Tonks will take pictures as we go, while it hasn't been long enough to prosecute the Muggles, it will prevent them from ever gaining custody of Harry again." He opened the door to a large, private room. "It is an adult room, but I figured you'd be more comfortable being able to hold him or keep the boys close. The bed does have side rails should you decide to let the two boys sleep. I shall be in the hall if you need anything."
"Thank you," Severus told the Auror. Lucius had both boys sitting on the bed, the back rail up, Draco curled up next to Harry, gently petting the small dark head.
"It okay, my Ryry," Draco said quietly. "Daddy an' Untle Sev good to my Ryry."
"Harry, will you let me get you undressed, sweetheart?" Lucius asked the smaller boy who nodded. Carefully, he unzipped the footed blue pajamas, slipping the small arms out of the sleeves. There were hand-shaped bruises and small, pinch-like bruises on both his arms and legs. His little bottom was covered with bleeding diaper rash. Severus clicked the pictures of his injuries as Healer Tonks, Narcissa's sister, came in.
"Hi, sweet baby, my name is Healer Andy."
"Hi," he muttered around his fist, thumb firmly planted in his mouth.
"I'm going to make you feel better, okay?"
He nodded, holding his arms out to Lucius.
Just as Andy finished healing his injuries and getting him dressed in a new set of emerald green footed pajamas, matching Draco's, though a smaller size, Narcissa and Remus came in.
"Oh, Prongslet," Remus said, crossing quickly to the bed as Narcissa greeted her sister warmly. "Dragon, how are you?"
Draco scoot closer to Harry. "Nap time," he said firmly, not wanting anyone to take Harry away from him.
"Yes, it is nap time, isn't it?" He kissed both of them on the head. "We'll be here when you guys wake up."
"Momma," Draco said, holding a hand out to Narcissa.
She came over and crawled on the bed next to Harry. She cuddled the dark haired toddler close and tugged Draco closer to both of them. "Go to sleep, my sweet babies. Momma will be here when you wake up," she promised.
Draco kissed Harry's head. "Ryry wis Dragon," he said as he pulled their baby blankets up to both of them. Both, after not sleeping well since Halloween, fell asleep quickly.
"What did Andy say?" Narcissa asked from the bed, still lying next to the boys.
"Unsurprisingly, he is underweight, still. He has eaten next to nothing in the last 5 days and if he had one diaper change a day it would be a miracle. He has a minor cold, but nothing a couple mild doses of Pepper-Up won't cure. For now, she says not to separate Harry and Draco as they'll lend each other strength to get better as well as sleep better."
"They can't grow up as brothers, Luc."
"I know, Cissa. But we can't split them up for a few weeks yet, we'll approach that topic when we get there. We need to focus on getting Harry healed completely and both boys enough sleep to make up for the last few days."
"Our main focus now is getting the mutt out of prison now that we have Harry back and finding the rat," Severus told them. "Luc, only you have the proper political strings to get that taken care of."
He sighed. "Let's go see if I can move a trial date up." He kissed his wife on the cheek and both boys on the head in the big bed. "I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Do whatever you can to get my cousin home to us," Narcissa told him softly.
"Of course." He looked to Severus and Remus as he passed. "I don't care which of you stays, but I want at least one of you here at all times with the three of them. Auror Shaklebolt is in the hall if you need anything."
They agreed and he left the hospital to, once again, go to the ministry to set right the things that had been so horribly set wrong.