CHAPTER TWO

Draco was stroking Harry's belly, and Harry giggled. "You're not going to feel anything yet. Little Jewel has months ahead to grow and make my belly big."

"I know," Draco said happily, "but I'm just so excited. I can't wait until we dress her up in little clothes, and I can swaddle her in my own baby blanket. You know, the green one? The one matches your beautiful eyes, Harry?"

Harry sighed sadly. "I never had a baby blanket because no one loved me enough to give me one."

"Maybe you did," Draco said encouragingly, "and maybe it got destroyed when your parents were killed."

Harry had never thought about that. He snuggled into Draco's lap, happiness throbbing through him like a thousand chrysanthemums. Draco always made everything better. Always.

"I'll never let our little girl, or out little boy," Harry amended with a giggle, "suffer the loss and sadness that I did."

"Nor will I," Draco pledged, holding him close.

They both looked up as a black cloak swished past. It was Snape, walking sadly along. The sight of his kicked-puppy scowl made Harry's heart ache.

"Oh Draco, it seems almost wrong that we are so happy and other people feel such pain."

Draco followed his gaze. "You're right, pumpkin."

Then Harry got an idea. So did Draco. Their eyes sparked, and big smiles alighted their lips as they realized what they needed to do, at the same time.

"Harry, oh my God…"

"Oh my God, Draco," Harry exclaimed at the same time.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Draco squealed.

"I think I am!" Harry clapped his hands excitedly.

They said in unison, "Let's find Severus's true love!"

"I don't know about this, boys," Dumbledore said dubiously. "Perhaps it's not your place to meddle."

"Don't be such a silly," Draco reprimanded him. "Everyone has a soulmate. Everyone deserves true love. And if Severus is grouchy and grumbly, well then, I reckon he needs his true love more than ever!"

Harry adored Draco in that moment. He always adored Draco, but he felt like a thousand fireflies were whooshing up from his heart and sparking in his chest, because he just adored him ten hundred times more with every beat of his heart and Draco formed his plan.

Draco unrolled a blueprint. He'd spent all night putting his plans together. "Here's what we're going to do. Now listen carefully. It's a little complicated, and I want to make sure we get this right."

"Ooh, what can I do?" Harry asked him.

"Pumpkin, I want you to sit this out. I don't want you to strain yourself. You have Our Little Jewel to think about."

Harry beamed, his eyes sparkling lovingly into Draco's. "No, Draco, what Our Little Jewel needs are two parents totally committed to Love. I pledge my allegiance to Love. To True Love. And if I can make everyone in this world learn to love as I have loved you, then I will have served my life's purpose."

Draco drew him into a passionate kiss.

"Well," Dumbledore observed, "you don't kiss like you've only been dating three months."

TBC

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