Chapter Seven
Over the next two months Neville became an almost daily visiter to the Snape-Potter-Black quarters. By that time Harry and Draco had both begun to experience their morning sickness. Harry was able to take the potion to help with his morning sickness but it just made Draco worse so he didn't take it. Hermione was now showing slightly, but you couldn't actually see it when she was in her teaching robes. She was two months ahead of Harry and Draco in her pregnancy. Neville had begun to notice the similarities in how Harry and Draco acted so he finally decided to ask Draco about it.
"Draco I think we need to talk." Neville stated.
"Alright Nev. Have a seat and we'll talk. I think I know what this is about but I'll let you start." Draco replied solemnly. He hadn't figured out how to explain to Nev about the baby and Poppy and Hanna hadn't found anything useful in their research to explain how come the spell worked on him.
"I need to know if you're pregnant Draco. I've noticed how you and Harry have been acting a lot alike."
"What have we been doing that's alike?"
"Well I've noticed you both always seem to have your hands resting on your bellies unconsciously and you've both been throwing up in the mornings. Well not so much Harry as you but since I already know Harry's pregnant it's led me to believe that you may be as well. So tell me Draco are you pregnant?"
Draco hung his head slightly and replied. "Yes I am. I've been trying to figure out how to explain it to you but it still doesn't fully make sense to me."
"Who's the other father? Do you still love him? Does he know about the baby?"
"There is no other father. Hanna is very powerful and she found a spell in one of her books that's only ever been successful in witches. She used it on me about two months ago and it actually worked. Hanna and Poppy have been researching the spell to try to figure out why it worked on me but they haven't found anything yet. In two more weeks Poppy can do a test on my daughter to see if she has more then just my DNA. Poppy says that there has to be another father genetically but we don't know who yet. This baby is the gift that Hanna gave me that I wouldn't tell you about before."
"Can I see the spell that was used on you? My Gran used to be a medi-witch who specialized in pregnancy. I may not have been the best in school but I do know quite a bit about medical spells pertaining to pregnancy."
"I'll go get the book." Draco began to smile as he went into Hanna's room and got the book. "Here it is."
Neville looked over the spell a few times then began to smile. "When did Hanna tell you that you would be meeting me?"
"She told me the morning of the quidditch match that I'd me meeting the one who would truly love me."
"And she had done the spell the night before that right?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well from what I remember Gran telling me about this spell being used on wizards is it will only work if the caster or recipient know who the recipient's soul mate is. I have a feeling that Hanna knew we were soul mates before she did that spell so technically that baby you carry should also be part mine."
"I hope so." Draco began to smile widely. "I hope she has my eyes and your hair."
"She? So we're going to have a girl."
"Yeah. Her name is Elysia and Hanna is her Godmother. You can pick who her godfather will be."
"So that's who Hanna was talking about that day. Harry said it wasn't his place to tell me who Elysia was and that I'd have to ask you."
"I think we should tell everyone the good news tonight. We probably should go tell Poppy about what your Gran told you about the spell."
"Alright. Let me help you up and we'll walk to the hospital wing." Neville smiled as he pulled Draco into his arms and kissed him before leading him out of the room and down to the hospital wing.
"Poppy. We've figured it out." Draco called as he walked through the doors.
"Figured what out Draco?" She asked.
"The spell. Neville's Gran used to be a medi-witch and he knew some things that we didn't about the spell. It requires either the caster or the recipient to know who the recipient's soul mate is. Hanna knew who my soul mate was so the spell worked." Draco explained.
"That makes sense. I still want to run the DNA test in two weeks just to make sure."
"That's fine Poppy. Where's Hanna? I want to thank her."
"She's in my office. She's been healing bones today so she's really warn out. You should probably take her back to her room so she can rest."
"Alright Poppy." Draco was still smiling but his smile faded the minute he saw Hanna. She was deathly pale and passed out in the middle of Poppy's office. "Poppy! Get in here quick! I think something's wrong with Hanna."
Poppy came running and gasped when she saw Hanna. "She was fine a minute ago. Help me get her onto a bed. Neville I need you to go get Severus and Harry." Neville nodded and went running off to find Severus and Harry. Poppy began running tests on Hanna to try and figure out what was wrong with her. "On my desk there should be some potions that are labeled with Hanna's name on them. I need the pure white one and the light blue one." Draco ran into the office and found the two potions. "You'll need to sit her up so I can pour the potions down her throat." Draco sat down on the bed and leaned Hanna against his shoulder do she was sitting up while Poppy gave her the potions.
"Is she going to be ok?" Draco was beginning to cry.
"She should be but we'll have to wait until Neville gets here with Harry and Severus." Just then Neville and Severus burst through the doors carrying an unconscious Harry. "Put him on the bed right here." She pointed at the bed next to Hanna's. "Sit him up so I can give him the potions Severus." He nodded and did the same thing Draco had done with Hanna. "They both should be waking up in a minute. Then hopefully we can find out what caused this."
Harry woke up first and then a minute later Hanna opened her eyes. "Harry what happened?" Severus asked tearfully.
"I was walking down the hall to see you when suddenly everything started spinning then it all went black." Harry answered, still in a slight daze.
"Hanna did the same thing happen to you?" Draco asked.
"I felt Daddy getting dizzy and I knew he was going to fall so I protected the babies with my magic. I knew I shouldn't have done it but I didn't want the babies to get hurt." Hanna began to cry onto Draco's chest. He gently ran his hands along her back and hair to calm her.
"It's ok Hanna. Everything is fine now. The babies weren't hurt and neither were you." Draco whispered soothingly.
"Is Hanna gonna be ok?" Harry asked once he was fully aware again.
"She'll be fine but I think that until the babies are born we shouldn't do anymore training. She is so bonded to you and Draco that the babies are also draining her magic and energy. And since she's only three it's really too much for her to handle. The three of you will need to start taking energy and nutrition potions. You and Draco may not be feeling the drain but that's what caused you to faint today Harry. I trust you to make the potions Severus."
"Alright Poppy. Can we take these two back to their rooms so that they can get some sleep?"
"Yes you can. Also when Draco and Harry come in for their next cheek up I'd like Hanna to be brought in as well." Severus nodded as he lifted Harry off the bed. Draco tried to lift Hanna but Neville took her from him and carried her down to the room. Once Hanna and Harry were both in bed resting Severus went back to his class and Neville left for the greenhouses. Draco decided he might as well take a nap as well so he passed out on the couch.
That evening they invited Ron and Hermione to join them for dinner. Harry was so worn out from the day that he agreed to let Dobby make the meal. Dobby made them all a wonderful chicken dinner with mashed potatoes. Neville was nervous through the entire meal and kept dropping his silverware. It kinda reminded Draco of how Nev used to act when Severus was near him while they were in school. When they had all moved into the living room for tea, Draco decided to make his announcement.
"Neville and I have an announcement to make." Draco began and waited until everyone was paying attention to him. "We're going to have a baby."
Everyone stared at Draco in shock. All of them except Ron knew that Draco was pregnant from Hanna's spell. They couldn't figure out how Neville could be the baby's father. Harry finally turned to Hanna who was smiling at Draco knowingly.
"Hanna care to enlighten us on how this is possible?" Harry finally said once he'd found his voice again.
"The spell Hanna used only works on wizards if the caster or recipient knows who the recipient's soul mate is. Hanna knew I was Draco's soul mate when she did the spell so the baby is mine and Draco's child." Neville explained. "My Gran used to me a medi-witch and she told me about the spell that Hanna used when I was younger."
"So Elysia is really your child Nev?"
"We're going to have Poppy confirm it for us in two weeks but from what Gran told me the spell only works with soul mates and Hanna knew we are soul mates."
"Well congratulations Nev. We're really happy for you." Hermione got off the couch and hugged Draco then Neville.
"Would someone please tell me what's going on here? What spell are you all talking about?" Ron asked slightly annoyed that everyone seemed to know something he didn't.
"Hanna found a spell two months ago that can cause pregnancy. It rarely ever works on wizards but for some reason it worked on Draco. Hanna and Poppy have been trying to figure out why for the past two months. It now seems that Neville had the answer they were looking for hiding in his brain all this time. Hanna knew that Neville and Draco were soul mates when she cast the spell and that's why it worked." Severus answered.
"So you're telling me that Draco was impregnated with Neville's child by a spell my niece did?"
"Yeah. Basically that's what we're saying."
"Don't you dare ever try that spell on me." Ron threatened Hanna with a smile.
"Aunt 'Mione can give you babies but Dragon wasn't able to have babies of his own." Hanna stated then climbed into Draco's lap to talk to her goddaughter.
"Is she talking to your belly?" Ron asked with amusement.
"Yeah. She feels that by talking to Elysia she can bond with her better. She wants her goddaughter to know who she is."
"That's sweet. Does Hanna ever talk to the twins Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Every night but she does spend more time talking to Elysia then to Isis and Nigel. But as she's been saying for the past two months Elysia was her gift to Draco so she's more protective of her then the twins. She still also protects the twins but in a way Elysia is like her baby." Harry answered then smiled when he noticed that Hanna was asleep in Draco's lap. "Why don't you go put her to bed Draco?"
"Alright. She's had a hard day." Draco carefully lifted Hanna and carried her to her bed. "Night little one." He whispered as he turned off the lights.
"We should get back to our rooms now as well. I've still got a bunch of essays to grade before tomorrow." Hermione told them as she got off the couch and dragged Ron out with her.
"Harry I want you to go get some sleep. You've had a hard day and you need your rest. Neville and I can brew the potions ourselves." Severus gently kissed Harry's forehead then sent him off to their room. "Draco I want you to go to bed as well. You may not have had as hard a day as Hanna and Harry did but you still need your rest. I promise I won't hurt the father of your child while we work."
"Alright Sev." Draco began to yawn. "Night Nev. I'll see you in the morning for sure." He kissed him good night then went to bed.
"Because of Draco's special circumstances only you or Hanna will be able to brew the energy potions for him. I think that you'll do it better then Hanna would. She may be skilled at potions making but this potions is way above her level. I have faith in you Neville so just have some faith in yourself and everything will work out fine." Severus tried to assure Neville as they went into the lab. They both worked in silence until the energy potions were complete. Severus labeled the three bottles for Harry, Hanna and Draco then sent Neville to bed. He then spent two hours brewing the nutrition potions for all of them before also placing them into labeled bottle and going to bed.
The next two weeks flew by quickly for Draco and Neville and they found themselves in the hospital about to confirm that Neville really was Elysia's other father. Poppy drew a small drop of blood from both Draco and Neville then carefully drew a sample of blood from Elysia. She ran a few different tests and was slightly shocked by the results. The test did show that Neville and Draco were Elysia's fathers but there was an odd mutation in her magical DNA that matched one of the same mutation that Hanna possessed. That mutation is what made Hanna so powerful with healing magic and able to do wandless magic before she was even born.
"Well. You two will need to be very careful from now on. When Hanna used the spell on you Draco she imparted part of her magical DNA into Elysia along with your's and Neville's. Elysia has the same genetic mutation that Hanna has that gives her so much power. Elysia may start using magic from the womb as early as the sixth month. I do believe that Hanna may be able to control Elysia powers slightly but I'm not sure." Poppy explained to them once she'd finished all her tests. "It may just be a coincidence that Hanna and your daughter have the same mutation but I think it may have been Hanna's doing."
"So Elysia is going to be as powerful as Hanna?" Draco asked, slightly scared. Having to keep track of one extra powerful child was difficult enough but an extra powerful infant at the same time? That was nearly impossible.
"I doubt she'll be that powerful. Hanna has a few different mutations in her magical DNA that give her so much power. Elysia only has one and it is the healing powers that have been heightened. Almost all of Hanna's powers are heightened by either Harry or Severus' magical DNA but some are her own mutations. I have a feeling that Elysia will be able to perform wandless healing spells with ease but the rest of her powers aren't exceedingly heightened. She may be able to make things levitate or move on there own but most wizarding children with pureblood parentage can do that." Draco gave a sigh of relief.
"That's fine. We can deal with that." Draco smiled up at Neville. They were both so happy that Poppy had confirmed that Neville really was Elysia's father.
