Timeline Hour by Hour until Harry/Cepheus wakes up and meets his real parents and Snape for the first
July 15th:
1:00 am: Harry is taken to St. Mungos
3:30 am: Severus enters Harry's recovery room and discovers that he is actually Cepheus
4:00 am: Malfoys are awakened
6:00 am: The Malfoys are informed that their older son had been found and head to St. Mungos
9:00 am: Harry/Cepheus wakes up and is told about his identity
12:00 (13:00) pm Harry/Cepheus goes back to sleep
3rd Person POV
Cepheus/Harry was asleep and the Malfoy parents and Severus Snape were sitting quietly by his bedside talking to one another and talking about this and that but not focusing on any topic in particular.
Suddenly Severus murmured, "When are you planning on telling Draco? He still doesn't know that he has a brother, let alone that said brother is his twin and was formerly Harry Potter."
"That's a good question, Severus. I suppose we'll have to tell him. I suppose the truth should be revealed sooner than later. However, as soon as Draco knows, he will want to meet Cepheus, and we promised him that he won't have to meet Draco until he is completely ready." Lucius said.
"I say we give it a few days," says Narcissa. "I think we should get Cepheus used to us and then bring in Draco. Lucius is right, if we inform Draco now, he will want to meet his brother. And I do not blame him, but let us not forget that Cepheus was also abused. We do not want to overwhelm him. I also think it would be beneficial to give Cepheus sometime to himself. Of course, we will not leave him completely alone in the hospital. I no longer trust the people here in the hospital despite everything that they have done. But, after losing my son for nearly fourteen and a half years, I do not want to risk losing him again." Narcissa said.
Severus and Lucius nodded their heads in agreement and understanding. Narcissa spoke the truth. They not only had to take into consideration informing Draco and that too at the proper time. They would also need the go ahead from Cepheus to ensure he was ready meet Draco. If they overwhelm him, it might set him back not only in his recovery but also in getting him to trust them, and that already was nonexistent. So, they would wait.
Narcissa's POV
I watched my son as he slept. He was so calm, peaceful, and young while he slept. All of this was swept away while he was awake. I wanted to blame everyone else for my son's pain and misery, but the only person I felt myself blaming was myself. I wish I could have protected him better when he was a baby. Maybe if I had, he would have been okay. Then again, may be not. My son is a hero after all. He saved us all, and as a result, may be now we will be able to provide a better life for him.
That being said, Voldemort was also back. We will need to find a way to protect him from Voldemort as well as Dumbledore. In the previous war, it had appeared that we were aligned with Voldemort, but the reality was we were spies, just like Severus. The only difference between Severus and me and Lucius is that we never joined the Order of the Phoenix because we did not want to risk our lives or our sons. So, we secretly passed on the information to Severus whenever he was not at the meeting, who then passed on the information to Dumbledore. This is how Severus had found out about that Voldemort was going to attack Lily.
Lucius, Severus, and I also do not support Dumbledore's or Voldemort's goals. What we support is equality for all, not a preference for one or the other which is the case for the two most powerful wizards in the world. Dumbledore wants to give preference to all the muggleborns and half bloods. Voldemort wants a preference for the "purebloods" (I personally do not consider our blood to be purer than any other), but Severus, Lucius, and I believe in earning what a person gets based off of skills and merit.
Lucius and I were so good at what we did that we fooled everyone into believing that we supported the Dark Lord. Yes, Lucius and I went on raids during the first war, and yes we unfortunately had to kill, but the victims that were either tortured or raped, we helped them. After the raid was over, Lucius and I would return and we would give the victims potions to cure or less in the pain, and if the victim desired it, we would erase this memory from their mind with an obliviate. However, we never enjoyed these raids, but we had no choice or our children's' lives or even our own would be endangered.
And now we have our son back. I am thrilled, but I am also concerned for his safety as well as Draco's, Lucius's, and myself. Cepheus is our boy, so we are never going to give him up or hide him away or make the decisions for him, but he still has the cursed scar on him that Voldemort marked him with when he was Harry Potter. We will have to talk to Cepheus and see how he feels about hiding the scar. I wonder if there even is a way. I will have to ask Severus.
Hey everyone,
I am very sorry for not updating this story sooner. I was in school till about two weeks ago, and I also took up a summer job. So it took me a while to adjust to a whole new schedule. But here is the new chapter and I hope you enjoy it. I also want to take this opportunity to inform all of you that if you wish to leave a comment or a question for me in the comment section, please feel free to do so. I will do my best to respond to as many as possible.
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