Family is Everything
Disclaimer: While I love the books, if I owned the rights to them, the story would have been different.
Summary: The war is over and Harry is starting his life with Severus and Lucius. The arrival of his godson changes his perspective on the men in his life causing him to flee the country. 12 years later, after the death of his husband, he returns with a few surprises in tow. SLASH HP/SS/LM, HP/OC, HP/SS. Ignores HBP and DH. AU/OOC MPREG
Six months had gone by since the death of Nate and Harry returning to Hogwarts with his family. During this time, Harry had been dealing with his grief and getting closer to reconciling with Severus. They had even gone on a few dates. Severus was being really patient with Harry. Never pushing farther than Harry was comfortable. In fact, they had not even moved passed holding hands.
Severus' relationships with the children were progressing well. Once a week he would have dinner with all of the children together. He also spent one evening a week with each individual child giving them time to bond not only as an entire family but as each individual child needed. He found it odd that Teddy was the one that wanted to work on potions with him. Anemone on the other hand preferred to play chess with him. And Altair liked to join him on walks through the forbidden forest to collect potion ingredients. Their likes and dislikes were completely different than what Severus assumed they would be.
Severus had had little interaction with Siria but he was coming to love the time that they did have together. Mostly it was helping feed the infant during meals or watching her while Harry helped one of the children with their homework. Many people would never believe it but he was really good with her.
Harry was leisurely browsing the books in Flourish and Blotts when his son Altair ran up to him. It was obvious that the child was distressed by the way he was clinging to his father's robes.
"What's wrong little bit?"
"I saw him! He's here in the alley!"
FLASHBACK Altair's POV
Dad and Father brought us to Diagon Alley along with my brother's family to do some shopping. Since I'm 13 now, they allowed me to take Kaydon and go to Quality Quidditch Supplies to look at new brooms. Draco promised to get me a new broom because I really want to try out for the quidditch team next year. As soon as I stepped into the shop I new which broom I wanted. It was beautiful. A firebolt 4000. I don't think I'd ever seen such a beautiful broom in all my life! And the charms on it were to die for! Top speed of 400 miles per hour. Hair pin turning. Brakes on a dime. Glue seat charm to prevent accidentally falling off. I had to have it!
I grabbed Kaydon and drug him out of the store to go find my brother. He was supposed to be waiting for us with Kaspar at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor so we headed straight for there. I spotted Draco talking to a blond man but I was so excited I ran up and started babbling right away.
"Drake! I found it! I found the broom I want. You have to come see. It's beautiful and has the best safety features so that dad can't complain. It's a little expensive but you know how dad worries so it's best to get one that has a ton of safety charms on it. Can we go get it now? Please?"
I even threw in the sad little puppy dog eyes that I know makes my brother cave every time.
"Excuse me you little whelp! I was speaking with my son so if you do not mind scampering along with your disgusting little friend. Further more. His mother and I named him DRACO not Drake!"
My head whipped over to the blond man as soon as he started to speak. I looked at him. Then at Draco. Back to the blond man again. I felt the blood instantly leave my face. Draco was the spitting image of the older man. I'd seen him before in father's memories but to see him next to my brother left no doubt. This man was my "father."
"Oh shit."
Lucius looked at me with a nasty sneer on his face but I could see the question in his eyes. I didn't know what to do. Part of me wanted to take out my wand and hex the man to Hades and back. The other part of me wanted to high tail it as far from him as I could possibly get. Luckily Draco took the choice out of my hands.
"I couldn't have said it better. It's getting late. Take the boys and go find your fathers. Tell them I will meet you all back home. We'll have to look at the broom another day."
I didn't want to leave my brother alone with our "father" but I was completely terrified at the moment. Nodding to Draco I grabbed the boys by their hands and quickly left the store. As soon as we were out the doors I picked up Kaspar, thank Merlin he's light, and high tailed it out of there.
End Flashback
When Harry heard what had happened, he looked around and spotted Severus and Teddy in the potions section.
"Severus!"
Hearing the panic in Harry's voice, Severus grabbed Teddy and headed over to the rest of the family that had gathered around a distraught Altair being comforted by his dad.
"What is it Harry?"
"We have to go. Now! Lucius is in the alley. Crap why didn't I think of this before? We never should have brought the children here. We should have kept them in the castle where he couldn't get to them."
"Harry calm down. You can not keep them sheltered their entire lives. It is not fair to them or us for that matter to be confined to Hogwarts grounds simply to avoid one man. Now, where is Draco?"
"When we left he was still talking to Grandfather Lucius, Uncle Severus."
"And your father, Kaydon?"
"He popped back to the school because he wasn't feeling well."
"I see. Alright. I would prefer to make sure Draco is safe; however, I do not like the idea of leaving you alone with all the children out in public so lets get you and the children back to the school and then I will come find Draco."
With the children and Harry safe at Hogwarts, Severus set out to find Draco. His first stop was the ice cream parlor. Draco and Lucius were both gone and the owner said that they had both left extremely irate. The good news being that they left separately and with no wands drawn. Having no more luck there, Severus proceeded to check the rest of the alley. It was useless though. Draco was no where to be found. After searching for nearly two hours, he returned to the castle.
"Keenan, has your husband returned?"
"No he hasn't and I am getting worried."
"I think it is time to contact the Aurors. No one has seen him since he left Florean's more than two hours ago."
"I think your right Severus. He wouldn't leave us worried like this unless he was unable to contact us."
An hour later and the entire British Auror force was on the look out for Draco Malfoy-Shacklebot and Lucius Malfoy.
Two more hours passed with no sign of either Draco or Lucius.
Twelve hours later Harry, Severus, and Keenan were attempting to get the children seated and eating breakfast in the Great Hall. It had been a long and worried night for all members of their very large and extended family. Draco had now been missing for seventeen hours without a single sign of him. Keenan and Harry were ready to storm Malfoy manor to look for Draco as they were sure that Lucius had something to do with his disappearance. The only thing staying their wands was Severus. Severus insisted that it would do the children no good to be worried about two more missing parents. Unfortunately, Severus was correct so they stayed. And worried.
Just as they were ready to give up on forcing the children to eat, the fireplace in the Great hall flared green and a large dirty, bloody bundle fell on the floor. All eyes in the hall turned to the bundle as the staff drew their wands unsure of what to make of the arrival. The bundle stirred and a hint of blond hair could be seen amidst all of the blood.
"DRACO!"
AN: So I'm going to admit, I'm really not liking this chapter. Yes I liked getting a little bit of Altair's mind in there but I'm really not feeling this chapter. I've been trying to write it for a week now and it just didn't want to come. I needed a way to get to the next part of the story but finding it was difficult. Hopefully it won't be as difficult from here on out.