AUTHERS NOTE, DRACO AND BLAISE ARE IN A BUINSESS TOGETHER AND WILL EXPLAIN IN AN UPCOMMING CHAPTER.
The next day Sirius flooed over to the Weasleys angered and upset by what they had said to and about Harry.
"Sirius? I didn't expect to see you.." Molly said Looking up "How's Harry?" she asked softly as Ron and the others entered, all but Charlie he was off to deal with another dragon.
"You know damned well how he is!" Sirius snarled "How could you two do that?!" he demanded.
Ron scowled "I didn't want to upset Harry but face it it's true.." he said watching Sirius closely.
"You know Ron, it's not. I was there, and trust me what I saw was not rape. That is an innocent baby, and your damning it because of his father. That is stupid!" He glared at everyone in the tiny kitchen. "You don't even know Draco."
"He's a evil git" Ron glared
"Sirius your being unreasonable" Molly started but was cut short by Sirius.
"Until you can accept my great god child don't come near Harry. Or trust me you won't like the results.." he moved to the fire place and with an angry scowl barked one word and was gone.
Draco sighed Harry hadn't come down for breakfast, he picked up the tray and moved to his husbands rooms worried for him. He knocked once but when no answer came he entered. He set the tray down and looked around the dark room and spotted Harry still in bed, crying. Slowly he moved to the bed. "Harry talk to me please?" he begged worried, things had been going so well.
"I..I don't want to talk about it.." he muttered sniffling and pulling up the covers.
Draco sat next to him on the bed and hesitantly reached out to touch him "Harry I won't hurt you. Please what ever they have said or did, please tell me. I want to help"
"You can't help, nothing will help.."
Draco cursed softly as Harry pulled away physically and emotionally. "Will you please eat then?"
"Not hungry, I just want to be left alone.."
"Try to eat, for the baby, please.." he rose and slowly move out to give him some privacy.
Harry laid there trying to think, trying not to believe that it was true. Was it rape? Was his child a rape bastard? He rolled over his heart aching and his head pounding. He didn't want the wizarding world to see his baby that way. He didn't want the child to be ridiculed all of it's life because of how he or she came to be. He sniffed and slowly stood up to move to the bathroom, for some headache relief. He looked up at his reflection and sighed. "Was it rape?" he asked himself, he hadn't wanted to lay with Draco but he never once said no during the consummation, had he? He was confused and did not know who to turn to.
Draco moved into the study and looked imploringly and his grandfather and mother. "Now what?"
"What's happened?" His mother asked looking at her son.
"I don't know" he wailed "He went to the Weasley's yesterday and came back in tears. He won't talk to me about what happened and neither will Sirius or Remus.." He was pacing "I'm worried about him.."
"Well give him sometime maybe they said something about the baby, that upset him."
"What do I do?" he asked desperately.
"Give him time, that's all you can do.." his mother sighed.
"Don't give up on him, just keep trying to get him to open up.." his grandfather added.
Draco sighed great now he was no where..
After a week of forcing Harry to eat and no conversation, Draco flooed called Sirius again.
Sirius entered the study with Remus worried "Is he still closed off?"
"Yes, and it's getting worse, I have to force him to eat now.." Draco said his eyes red and blood shot it was clear he was not sleeping well.
"All right.." he sighed wishing they could fix this.
Harry looked at the door as it opened and sighed as Sirius and Remus entered.
"Harry?" they moved into the room to try to talk to him. "Why are you dwelling on this it's not true. We don't believe it."
Harry just looked away from them looking out of the window at the vast out door gardens. "I don't want to talk about it.." he whispered.
"You need to" Sirius pleaded.
"Why? It doesn't matter. It's what everyone believes.." Harry became quite again, He looked like he was not sleeping and nothing was working to get him to truly open up.
Sirius whished he could strangle Ron and everyone who was saying that this child was a rape baby. He sighed a lot of people believed it, but it was not true.
After three weeks of Sirius flooing over to talk to Harry. Draco decided he had had enough, he had to do something, he missed the conversations and Harry laughing and playing the piano at night. He wasn't working anymore, Blaise had taken over all of his duties and he still was not sleeping. He was at a total loss at what to do or say. So, he decide to call the one person he knew could help, Charlie. He knew Harry might just open up to him and talk to him, and not just push him away.
Charlie had flooed over as soon as he had gotten the message. "Draco? What's going on?" He asked worried.
"It's Harry" he sighed "He's been withdrawn for three to four weeks now. Sirius can't get him to talk, I can't get him to talk. I'm worried.."
"What started it?" He asked worried as they started to walk.
"He went to visit your family.."
"When?"
"The day after we found out he was pregnant. Why?" Draco asked looking at him worried. "Charlie?"
Charlie sighed he knew it had to be what Ron and his mother had said, but to make things worse it was now the entire wizarding population "Have you read the Daily Prophet?"
"No, I don't read that trash.."
"You need to" Charlie handed him the paper and waited.
Draco took the paper and after a moment his rage surfaced. "Who started this trash?"
"I wish I knew, come on. We need to focus on Harry right now. You realize I may need to hold Harry?"
"I know it's nothing sexual Charlie just help him, please."
Charlie smiled "That's why I am here.." he knocked and entered with Draco to see Harry sitting on the window seat, crying. His heart broke seeing his Harry so broken, so vulnerable. "Harry?" he asked softly "My I sit?"
Harry nodded and then looked away. Not wanting Draco or Charlie to see the tears.
Draco knew Harry might not talk to Charlie in front of him, and knowing Charlie wouldn't do anything stupid he rose "I'll let you two talk, I'll be back in a little bit, All right?"
"Thank you.." Harry whispered.
Draco slowly left silently praying that Charlie could bring him out of the self isolation he was in.
Charlie reached up and stroked his cheek. "Harry, talk to me!"
"Do you believe it?" he sniffled. "I don't want to believe it but after all these letters." he gestured to the table where twenty to thirty letter lay open.
"Harry you can't do this to yourself," he said firmly "And no I don't believe them." He turned Harry's face to look at him. "Listen to me. What is the definition of rape?"
"Forcing some one who has said no into sex.." Harry whispered.
"Did he force you?" he asked looking at Harry and wiping away the tears.
"No," he whispered "I had commented that I didn't want to" he shrugged.
"But after you two got going, was he gentle with you or did he just take it? And after you two started did you tell him no?"
"I never once said no. He was gentle, whispered to me the entire time. Kept telling me that he didn't want to hurt me., told me that I needed to relax.." he whispered looking at Charlie. It was clear that even though Sirius had been there to witness the consummation Harry was just not comfortable talking to him about his sex life.
"That doesn't sound like rape.." Charlie whispered "That sounds like two young men consummating a vow, and creating a beautiful life..." he smiled. "May I?" he asked wanting to touch Harry's belly.
"Yes," He nodded and smiled softly watching Charlie rub his belly.
"To me, this is beautiful and I am glad that Draco was able to give you a baby.." He smiled pulling Harry in to his lap.
"But every one.." Harry started "Including Ron and your mom.."
"Ignore them!' he said firmly "The only ones that matter are you, Draco, Sirius, Remus and maybe me.." he grinned "And I heard Draco told his father to shove it, that proves to me that he wants this baby.."
Harry looked at Charlie and the next thing he knew he was crying, full blown crying. It was a relief to have one friend that wanted this for him.
Charlie held him and let him cry himself out, he knew he needed to. "It's all right Harry.." he whispered
After the tears subsided Charlie knew there was more to this self isolation Harry was going through "Now talk to me about Draco.."
"Nothing to tell" he said looking up at him.
"Yes, there is, why haven't you taking things further? He won't hurt you.."
Harry looked away, sniffling as a house elf appeared with a lunch tray "I'm afraid Charlie. He's been kind and sweet to me but if I open that door.."
"Are you afraid he'll hurt you?"
"Yes, I'm afraid it'll all end.." He whispered. "He asks me every night if he can stay with me, and I.. I think I do want him too, but if I finally give it to him how do I know he won't take everything away. How do I know he won't turn back into that person I went to school with? I don't want that.."
Charlie took a sandwich off of the tray and handed it to Harry, holding him close. "But if you close yourself off, will become depressed and you won't be happy.." He said tilting Harry's face so he could see into his eyes "Listen, I know that it's hard, I know that your muggle up brining has taught you to suppress you feelings but some times you have to risk the pain of being hurt and grasp the rose by the thorns, to be truly happy.."
Harry sniffled as one tear fell down his cheek as he nibbled "I have to open the door, don't I?" he whispered
"It's time" he agreed holding Harry close "And if you fall I will be right here. It's time to face to world again, you've been hiding for along time, it's time to embrace love again.."
"I'll try.." he whispered.
"Good, now you eat, then we'll go find Draco.." Charlie said with a soft smile.
"Thank you Charlie.." Harry smiled softly he had needed Charlie, the one person who wouldn't just tell him it was ok but show him that everything was ok.
"My pleasure..." he smiled softly.
Ron scowled at Fred and George :did you find it?"
"Yes, we did.." Fred said handing Ron a book of old spells.
"Are you sure you want to do this, it's a dangerous spell, Ron." George said.
Ron glared "Yes!" he hissed "I want Harry to be free from that bastard.."
Fred sighed "Just be warned i you mess it up, it could hurt them, badly.."
"Thanks for the concern.." Ron closed the book and left the twins shop without another word.
Harry moved out of his rooms with Charlie beside of him.
"What does Draco do for a living??" Charlie asked looking around at the paintings.
"Well.." Harry paused "He'd have to explain.." He stopped and suddenly doubled over in pain as a cry came from the stairs.
"Harry? What's wrong?" Charlie asked helping him to stay on his feet.
"It's Draco, find Draco.." he gasped.
Charlie helped him to a seat and moved to the stairs to find Draco on the second landing, He had clearly fallen down ant least one flight "Mipper!" He called and when that house elf appeared he sent her for a Healer then Remus and Sirius.
TBC
