Call me Mr. Potter!
Author: Pokari, R
Disclaimer: you know it's not mine
Summary: Harry is a mediwizard especially for children and he is now working as a nanny for Draco's twins.
Pairings: Harry/Draco, Sirius/Severus
Time: Post-Hogwarts
Warnings: slash, slightly AU.
Note: Unbeta-ed
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Chapter 14
"Okay, kids, don't cause Harry any trouble, understand!" Draco tried to put on a stern face, but only succeed for ten seconds or so. He couldn't help smiling, seeing his sons happy faces.
"Daddy." Alex pouted. "We're angels."
"Yeah, my angels." Draco ruffled Alex' hair. "Don't bother the guests."
"We won't, Daddy." Andy smiled, he turned to Harry and offered him a wide smile too. "We'll help, Harry."
"Thank you." Harry bent a little to kiss Andy's head. After being looked up in the bed room for a few days, he could see that the boy was ecstatic to be outside.
Draco smiled. It was all perfect now; he had the perfect family he always wanted to have. All he had to do was offering Harry a hand in marriage. He needed to go to the jewellery shop and find the perfect ring.
"Draco." Harry waved his hand in front of Draco's eyes. "What are you thinking of?" Harry narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
"Nothing." Draco smirked. "Do you want me to pick you up after work, or you could find your way to our humble home."
Harry wanted to kick the blond, he could sense that he had been making fun of. "I could very well find the way thank you."
"Good, then you'll be there when I come home." Draco smiled warmly.
"Well, we've arrived now." Harry looked at the twins, he felt a bit warm now, feeling Draco's eyes on him.
"… Potter, are you ill?" Alex asked in concern. "Your face is red."
"No, I'm fine." Harry answered quickly, still avoided Draco's eyes. He was just too happy with Draco's words, that he was mattered to him.
"But…"
"Don't worry, Alex. It's only happen when Harry had naughty thought."
"Draco…" Harry wished he could use his eyes to hex the other man.
"What is naughty thought, Daddy?" Andy asked curiously.
"Well, like he planned to eat the muffins and won't even give me one." Draco answered innocently.
Harry opened the door and stepped out of the carriage. "Well, just for your information, I won't make any muffins today, but you're welcome to have some coffee."
Draco smiled. It was fun to tease Harry.
"Harry's not naughty, Daddy." Andy quickly defended his favourite nanny. He didn't wait for his father's answer as he lifted his hand to let Harry take him out.
Draco looked at his elder son. "What?"
"Daddy is the naughty one." Alex said in accusation. "… Potter is nice."
"Oh, right." Draco forgot, his sons loved Harry, and wouldn't want anyone to talk anything bad about him. "So, nobody loves Daddy anymore." Draco pretended to be sad.
Alex stood on the seat and hugged his father. "Andy and me and … Potter love Daddy. Really."
Draco smiled contently as he hugged the small body.
"Hey," Harry bent down to look into the carriage. "Why are you guys still inside. Aren't you coming in?"
"Wait for me." Alex broke free from his father's arms and went to join his brother.
'Well,' Draco thought. 'So much for father and son's bonding time.'
"I'm not eating this." Sirius narrowed his eyes, using his fork to stab on the potato. "My baby won't eat this stuff."
Severus nodded slowly. "But he's my baby too. He'll eat what I eat."
Sirius smirked. "Funny. Is he in your tummy now, or already you had this father and baby's bond."
"No, unfortunately it wasn't the last one." Severus smiled. "But I'm glad it wasn't the first either."
Sirius suddenly got angry. "You did this on purpose. You're happy to see me suffer, aren't you?"
"Okay, okay. Don't get angry, I'll do anything you want to make it up to you." Severus lifted his hands in surrender.
Sirius sulked. "How should I tell Harry? Hey, maybe I should wait 'till I'm a bit bigger."
"I want us to get married soon." Severus said patiently.
"Erm, you don't have to." Sirius said hesitantly. "I'm financially more than able to raise my baby."
"I love you, Sirius." Severus said slowly, as if it would make Sirius understand better. "I love our baby too. I want to give you and him a home where we could be together, and live happily." Severus frowned a little. "You may take Harry to live with us."
"Really?" Sirius stood up and walked to hug Severus from behind. "Really? You're not playing with me, aren't you?"
"I won't joke about his, you know." Severus turned around to return his lover's hug. "I'll even talk to him personally."
Sirius chuckled. "You would?"
"If you want me to." He gently pulled Sirius to sit on his laps.
"You'll do anything to have this baby, won't you?" Sirius smirked.
"Wrong, darling. I'll do anything to have you." Severus tightened his hold on Sirius' body, happy to feel the warm body in his arms again.
"So, where could Sirius have been," Harry asked his friend. "It's not even lunch time now. I thought he would be impatiently waiting for me."
"Well, apparently you're not the only important person in his life anymore." Neville smiled.
Harry gave him a look. "Meaning?"
"Meaning you have to wait for Sirius to know the latest news." Blaise answered. He came just in time to see Sirius hurried left.
"Oho, helping Neville, aren't you." Harry smirked. "Since when are you two in good terms?"
"What are you talking about?" Neville turned to the twins sitting nicely over the counter. "Hey, I made some brownish, want to try it?"
Andy looked at Harry, eyes questioning him. "Harry?"
"Oh, but you just got better."
"Harry…" Andy pouted.
"Well, I guess a small bite won't do you any harm."
"Give me a big slice." Draco said as he sat by Harry's side.
"Daddy…" Alex cried out. "What about me."
"Well, since you're still a little boy, you could have a slice bigger that Andy's."
"Is that a way to treat your own child?" Harry frowned.
Draco shrugged his shoulder. "So, Blaise, you work here too?"
"Nope, just coming to have breakfast." Blaise smiled.
"But really, I don't see any coffee taint." Harry grinned. "Beside, breakfast was over long time ago."
"I treat the guest nicely." Neville grumbled. He went inside to get said brownies.
"What?" Blaise lifted his eyebrow when he caught Harry's smiled, and Draco's knowing smirk. "He treated some guests nicer."
"Someone is being jealous." Harry chuckled.
"Harry." Andy tugged Harry's sleeve to get his attention. "I want strawberry milkshake."
Harry lifted his eyebrow. Usually Andy would ask for chocolate.
"Alex wants some too." Andy again said.
"I want my coffee, Harry. Now." Draco used the same tone as Andy, making his sons angry.
"Daddy…" Alex and Andy said at the same time.
"Daddy's naughty." Alex pouted.
"Nice family you got yourself, Harry." Blaise laughed. "Well, got to go now."
"Oh, see you around." Harry answered absent-mindedly. He magicked the coffee for Draco and went to get the twins their milkshakes.
Neville carefully put the plate. His eyes were searching for a face he got use to by now. It scared him how not knowing Blaise's whereabouts made him uneasy. It made him a bit lonely and ridiculously sad.
"He left." Harry tried to be helpful.
"Huh?"
"Blaise. He left already."
"Oh." Neville turned around to do the washing. "I wasn't looking for him."
But Harry swore he saw his friend was blushing.
"Well, darling." Draco said in an overly cheery voice. "Look for my babies for me, will you." Draco bent his head to kiss Harry's cheek. "I have a surprise for you tonight."
Harry smiled. "I love surprises." He whispered back. "But I can wait till the night."
"Be good, okay." Draco petted his sons' head.
"Daddy." Alex pouted. "Kiss me too."
"Daddy…" Andy smiled. "Me, too."
Draco just did what his sons asked him. "I'll see you at home, right."
"Bye, Daddy." The chorus sounded a little over enthusiastic to Draco. As if his sons were happy to be parted with him. So very different from last year; when they would cry whenever he was out of their sight. Draco smiled, at least this time he didn't have to worry about them all the time.
"Is it good?" Harry asked the twins.
"Yes." Andy nodded. "Can I have more please?"
Harry laughed. "Sorry, Andy. Not this time."
"What about some juice?" Neville offered.
"What about me?" Alex asked.
"What 'what about you'?"
Four heads turned to the door.
"Uncle Severus?"
"Where are my grandsons?" Narcissa looked around uninterestedly.
"Master took young masters out." Anthony answered politely.
"Draco took them to the office?" Narcissa narrowed her eyes.
"What?" Cecille cried out broken heartedly. "My babies aren't here?"
"Don't worry, dear. You'll see them soon. Come, you should look around this place. It's you home starting today."
"Oh, yes, Mother." Cecile wiped away pretence tears. "But… could I look at the twins' room first. I missed them so."
"My poor dear. Of course you could." Narcissa gently pulled her. "Come this way."
Anthony angrily watched the women screening the place freely, as if they were the master of the house. 'I have to inform master.'
"Sirius…?" Harry asked dumbfounded. "Er, you're friends now?"
"Erm, we're more than friends, actually." Sirius grinned weakly. He took a look around. "Hm, what a quiet morning. Why don't we close it, Neville? You cold take a day off today."
"What?" Neville never once took his eyes from the couple. "No, it's okay. I like it here. It's a nice place. Beside it's usually this quiet at this time around."
"Uncle Severus." Andy waved his had.
"Hey, little guy." Severus decided to trespass Harry's personal space. "I thought you're still in bed."
"I'm good now." Andy grinned.
"But, Uncle Severus." Alex frowned. "You should come visit us."
"I'm sorry I didn't." Severus smirked. "I got lots of things to do."
"Oh yeah?" The twins gave the I-don't-believe-you look. "Like what?"
"Well, I'm going to have a baby." Severus gave Harry a sidelong glance, waiting for a reaction.
"Congratulation." Harry answered automatically.
Severus gave Harry a long look. Wanting to tell him who was going to give him the baby, but didn't quite know where to start.
Sirius waited patiently. He could see that his lover was trying to do his best. Even Neville was trying to give hints, though he wondered if he stayed there was to give Harry moral support or was too afraid of Severus to move.
'Do your best, Severus.' Sirius thought. 'Harry could be so thick sometimes.'
"I'm asking Sirius to marry me." Severus thought it was best to be straightforward.
"Huh?" Harry looked at him stupidly.
"Sirius is having my baby." Severus tried to explain better. "And I had asked him to marry me. Of course, I would like him to live with me. And if you don't mind, I want you to live with us too."
Harry looked at his godfather with disbelieved eyes. He seemed to stop listening to Severus after the word 'marry' and 'live with me'.
"So, you're seeing him?" Harry tried to speak. "And… and you're getting married. Wow, what a surprise." Harry tried to smile and knew by the look on his godfather's face that he failed. He felt to miserably to fake a smile now.
Sirius quickly walked to his godson and hugged him. "Yes, are you alright with it?"
Luckily they have no guests to bother them.
Severus waited with uneasiness. He was hoping to hear Sirius said, 'if you don't like him I won't marry him, Harry. I would even stop seeing him if it would make you feel better.'
Harry smiled sadly. "Of course, I want you to be happy. Though it sure would be a bit lonely here without you."
Sirius cupped Harry's face. "Are you not listening to Severus? He wants you to come and live with us."
"Eh?" Harry turned to look at his ex professor. "Really?"
"Stupid boy." Severus mumbled.
Harry suddenly hugged Sirius with much zeal. "I'm sorry."
"What for?"
"I wasn't here for you to take care of you. Is your pregnancy okay?" Harry asked with concern.
Sirius wasn't that surprised with Harry's sudden change of mood, he just went with the flow. "Well, I kinda find it with a hard way. Can you believe that I can't stand the smell of coffee now?"
"That's bad." Harry nodded in sympathy. "How far along are you?"
Sirius shrugged his shoulder. He turned to Neville for answer.
"He's probably in his fourth week." Neville answered timidly.
"You know about the baby?" Harry asked disappointedly, how could he be the last one to know? Was he not important to Sirius? Maybe he was a burden to him and now he was happy to finally be freed of him.
"I just run him the check up this morning." Neville explained.
"It wasn't what you thinking." Sirius gently scolded his godson. "I told you I found it rather in a hard way. I couldn't stand the smell of coffee. And back to the first topic, I'm closing for today." Sirius turned to Neville. "I had enough retching."
Harry chuckled, he then turned to Severus. "You knocked him up the minute you meet him again after so many years?"
"So?" Severus didn't even blush.
"Are you sure he's not taking revenge on you?" Harry asked godfather worriedly.
"Harry…" Sirius blanched.
"I was only kidding." Harry laughed. He knelt down to talk to Sirius' stomach. "Hello there, baby, I'm your big brother, Harry."
"Harry?" Andy asked hesitantly.
The twins had been very quiet since Severus and Sirius came and they was a little worry that Harry was sad because Sirius was getting married and having a baby. But now, they were just wondering why Harry was talking to Sirius' tummy, hand gently petting Sirius' tummy where the baby was laying peacefully for the time being.
"Come and say hello to the baby."
"What baby?" Alex asked.
"Where is the baby?" Andy asked curiously.
"Sirius' baby, he's in his tummy right now."
"Why is baby in his tummy?"
"Hmm." Harry could feel rather that see Severus smirking at him, seeing him struggling to find answers. "Because baby is reeeeeally small right now. And Sirius could only put him in his tummy to keep him save."
"Could he come and play with us?" Alex asked again.
"I want him to play with us." Andy nodded.
"Well, you just have to wait then."
"Until when?" Alex wasn't satisfied with such a vague answer.
"Well, when he grows a bit bigger, Sirius' tummy will be this big," Harry demonstrated it with his hands. "Then, Sirius could take him out and play with us."
"Nice, Harry." Sirius said sarcastically when the twins laughed on his account. But he smiled when they came to him and talked to the baby, or rather to his tummy.
"Hello, baby. I'm Alex." Alex said softly.
"And I'm Andy." Andy started petted Sirius' stomach.
"Crazy kids, talking to stomach." Severus growled. He was a little envious; it should be him petting his Sirius' stomach and gently talked to his baby.
"So, Sirius would live with Uncle Severus?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, and Harry would live with me and Severus." Sirius answered happily. "Both of you could come and visit us there, too."
The twins suddenly quiet again. They just silently pet Sirius' stomach.
"Harry could come and live with us." Suddenly one of the twins spoke up.
They all looked at the twins. Unsure which one said that.
Getting all the adults' attention, Andy smiled confidently. "Harry could live with us."
"Oh, thank you, Andy." Harry smiled.
Andy smiled; he then looked at Harry's stomach and gave it a loving pet. "Baby."
"Hey," Harry blushed. "I don't have baby."
"But Sirius does." Andy tried to speak his reason. "I want baby. Baby…"
Harry glared at his godfather when he caught him smiling. He also saw his friend trying to hold his grinned, and he rather felt than saw Severus' smirk.
"You should ask your Daddy to give Harry baby, then you could have baby to play with." Sirius suggested, he smirked at Harry.
"Okay." Andy nodded.
Harry watched him open-mouthed. He knew Sirius was only got back at him for making fun of him for being pregnant, but for Andy to take it seriously, this was too much.
"Andy, love." Harry carried the boy. "Baby isn't something you could get just because you wanted to."
"But Uncle Severus gives Sirius baby." Andy pouted. "I want baby, Harry, baby."
"Me too." Alex left Sirius to hug Harry. "I want baby too."
Harry glared at his godfather, eyes blaming him.
"Well, we could only have baby when baby decides that he wants to come." Harry smiled. "That's when you two are a bit bigger, and could help me taking care of baby." Somewhere deep in his heart, Harry too wanted to have Draco's baby. Together with the twins, they would make a happy family.
The twins nodded. Apparently the explanation was enough for them.
Or maybe not.
"But we're big, … Potter. We could help you taking care of baby. Right, Andy?"
"Yeah. We're big now."
"Then, we could only hope that baby would come soon." Harry was desperate now, and the other didn't even try to help him.
"Okay."
Finally, Harry sighed. He looked at his godfather and then at his ex professor. "But, Sirius, why him?" Harry asked his godfather, not bothering to lower his voice.
"My sentiment exactly." Neville blurted, though he was still nervous with being near Severus, but having to deal Blaise alone almost on daily basis lately had somehow gave he courage to deal with people, especially Slytherin.
"No wonder you won't tell me." Harry smirked. "Oh, imagine the trouble you went through just to keep this a secret."
"Brats." Sirius said lovingly.
Severus growled. He was thinking of the same thing with more negative sentiment.
"Too bad, he couldn't take points from us now." Harry grinned satisfiedly to his friend who only nodded to show his agreement.
"Well." Sirius posed. "I guest even the mighty Potion Master couldn't resist my beauty."
Harry and Neville looked at Severus' slightly blushing face and then laughed.
'Maybe Sirius being with Severus was not a bad thing.' Harry thought.
"You should be with him long ago, Sirius. At least the student wouldn't have to suffer his wrath." Neville grinned. "I didn't have to suffer too."
"I could see that Blaise is a bad influence on you two." Sirius shook his head.
"You could blame the half part on Draco." Severus said dryly, but he was glad that things had turned out well.
"Well, you're staying for lunch, aren't you, professor?" Harry grinned, offering a truce.
"Sure." Severus nodded; he could see his lover's face brighten up at him and Harry being nice to each other. "And call me Severus."
In the end, Sirius closed the shop early and helped Harry preparing the lunch. Neville had declined the offer for lunch, saying that he would like to spend the day off having lunch at his favourite Italian restaurant, though they all knew that Neville still not feeling comfortable to be around Severus.
The twins wanted to help too, but asked them to accompany Severus, since he would be alone then. So they asked Severus to read stories for them.
"It would be good for you to start practicing from now." Harry grinned.
They had a peaceful lunch, including the twins on their conversation. After that Severus insisted that he would help to clean up since he didn't do the cooking. And the twins insisted that they wanted to help too.
So Sirius and Harry went to the living room to enjoy the peaceful moment before the twins came back. Still they could hear the noise came from the kitchen.
"It's good for Severus to spend the time around children." Sirius said.
"Yeah, it wouldn't be good if his own child were afraid of him." Harry teased.
"You're right." Sirius laughed naturally.
"You're good to him, Siri. You make him a better person." Harry smiled. "And I'm glad that you're with someone I know. Even if it's Severus."
"Thank you for you being approve of me." Severus said dryly.
Sirius and Harry turned around to see Severus carrying Andy in his arms, while Alex was carried piggy backing.
"That was fast." Sirius smiled.
"Well, I need to go back to Hogwarts." Severus gently deposited the twins on to their nanny. "I'll try to free my Saturday so we could go and see some houses." He turned to Harry. "I hope you could come with us."
Harry smiled. "Nah, I don't want to intrude. Beside, it's your home; you go and buy what you like. Just let me choose my room." Harry frowned. "Actually, I'm more than capable of living on my own."
"And stay out of trouble." Severus gave Harry a look. "We'll talk about this later." Severus kissed his lover's cheek. "I'll see you on Saturday."
"Bye." Sirius smiled. As soon as the Potion Master left, he turned to his godson. "You'll be living with us. End of discussion."
"You don't trust me too."
Harry accused him but Sirius didn't even bother to answer. He asked the twins if they want to make a tent and take a nap together because he was really tired but didn't want to sleep alone.
The twins were excited about setting up a tent that they didn't mind about taking a nap. Even Harry was end up taking the nap with them. It was a bit crowded but comfy that they were soon fall asleep.
Draco spent the morning went from one shop to another. It had been three hours but he hadn't found what he wanted. He thought to buy three or five rings so that Harry could choose. But he could imagine Harry scolded him, saying it was a waste of money.
'Beside, it won't be special that way,' Draco thought.
After a short lunch, Draco decided to try the muggle shop. Since Harry had grown up in the muggle world, perhaps he would find something there that would also suit Harry's taste.
The first thing he bought was toys for his sons. Things that could fly buy pushing some buttons.
'Harry could explain how this things work.' Draco smiled.
It was two hours later when Draco found the ring he wanted on the fifth store. It was really simple with diamond and small jades, 'it wasn't actually the most expensive one but it would really suit Harry', Draco smiled satisfiedly.
Neville walked leisurely. It was still a bit early for lunch but he didn't have places he wanted to go or people he wanted to see. Working for Sirius was fun since it kept him busy, though he wouldn't complain to have a day off just like today.
It was such a fine day, and he was thinking about taking his lunch in the public park when someone grabbed his shoulder surprising him. He turned around to find a frowning Blaise.
"What are you doing here?"
"It's none of your business." Neville answered defiantly.
"You're alright? You looked pale."
Neville wasn't sure if the question was asked out of concern or the Slytherin was only making fun of him.
"You're surprised me that's all."
Blaise offer an apologetic smile. "So, why are you here instead of at Sirius' place? You should be busy right now."
"Sirius wanted to close early so I thought I would just go somewhere and have lunch." Neville didn't understand why he would answer him honestly, but it was nice to have a friendly conversation for a change.
"Would you mind having lunch with me?"
Neville was looking at the other man as if he was losing his mind.
"I guess we didn't start it right." Blaise said, he offered his hand. "My name is Blaise Zabini. Nice meeting you."
Neville was still giving him the same look.
"Hey, it was rude to ignore someone when he was introducing himself to you." Blaise said mockingly.
"Oh," Neville blushed. "I'm Neville Longbottom." He slowly shook the offered hand.
"So, where do you want to have your lunch?"
"I was thinking about grabbing some pizza and went to the park."
"Sounds great, come on."
They found the park was almost deserted, only two witches playing with their children. Another couple was having picnic on the other end of the park.
Neville watched as Blaise happily ate his pizza.
"What? Something on my face?"
Neville shook his head. "Erm, Harry is at Sirius' place right now."
"So?" Blaise asked coldly.
Neville felt stupid. "I thought you should now." Neville avoided the cold gaze. "I know you like him."
"Neville."
"Yes?" Neville was surprised that he was called by his first name that he answered automatically.
"Do you really want me to leave and have lunch with Harry?"
Neville thought about it and decided to give an honest answer. "No, I want you to have lunch with me."
Blaise smiled warmly.
"Beside, this in on you. It only fair if you stay and eat your share." Neville smirked a little.
"Bloody Gryffindor." Blaise rolled his eyes.
Draco returned to his office only to saw his secretary waiting for him in anxious. He had told her to clear his schedule for today so there shouldn't be anything important.
He went in to his office and didn't say a word when his secretary followed him in.
"You got call from home about four times, sir."
Draco lifted his eyebrow. When Tony was left alone to handle the twins, he wouldn't call him even when it was too much to handle, unless the twins were sick. He wondered what the emergency this time.
Draco signalled his secretary to leave and went to call home. Ten minutes later Draco was barely able to hold his fury. Gone was the happy feeling when he was shopping for his sons and Harry.
"That bitch. How dare her." Draco hissed. He tried to calm himself enough to call Harry, and he felt more anxious when he couldn't reach him.
Draco angrily hit the table but it wasn't enough to get his frustration out. Barking orders to his secretary, Draco left to Sirius' place. He wasn't sure if they were still there, but he didn't know where to start.
Harry stretched and yawned before he forced himself to open his eyes. He thought he heard Draco's voice calling him. Harry tried to sit but there was something heavy on his chest. It took him minutes to focus his eyes and realised it was one of the twins sleeping on him.
Harry tried to move the boy without waking him up, but instead he woke his godfather.
"What time is it?" Sirius asked hoarsely.
"It's three already." Harry smiled. "Come, you should sleep on your own bed, it would be more comfortable there."
"Nah, let me lay a few minutes more."
Harry chuckled. "Come, Siri. You should get yourself warm and comfy, you're with baby now. Beside, I'm afraid Severus couldn't find you here."
"Hmm, you're right." Sirius mumbled. "Help me."
After Harry tucked Sirius in, he went to see the twins. He smiled he saw that the two of them were already awake, waiting for him.
"Harry…" Alex yawned.
"You're not here, Harry." Andy said but without the accusation.
"I went to see if Sirius alright sleeping alone." Harry helped them stood up. "Let's washed our face and then we can get ready to go home.
"Okay."
After making sure they were ready to leave, Harry wrote a short message telling Sirius that he would be at Draco's place. He wasn't sure what the time he would get back home, and he didn't have to worry about him if he didn't come to say good night, because he didn't want to stop something just in case he was with Severus.
"Well, ready to go home?" Harry asked the twins.
"Yeah." The twins answered.
It was ten minutes later when they arrived at the Malfoy's.
The children were laughing happily. Each wanted Harry to lift them so that they could ring the bell.
"Come quickly, Toniiiiiiiii." Alex said in a bossing tone.
"Is there something wrong?" Harry asked when he saw Tony gloomy look.
"We have guests here, and I couldn't contact Master sooner."
'Well, that was about to summon it all.' Harry thought amusingly.
"Tony, Tony." Andy said excitedly. "We'll have a baby soon."
"Oh?" Tony looked at Harry calculatingly, he then smiled. "Congratulation, Sir."
"Not me." Harry blushed. "My godfather. He's getting married with Severus, soon."
"Pardon me." Tony coughed.
"Er, you said we're having guests?"
"Yes." Tony said curtly.
"Let's go and see them." Harry smiled at the twins.
"But…" Tony looked worried. He preferred his master to be home but he just silently followed the trio.
The women in the living room stopped chatting when they caught the noise. Narcissa spoke to the kids.
"Look, children, I have a surprise for you. Look who's here?"
The twins stopped as if freeze.
"Look who I bought to see you." Again Narcissa said. "You must miss your mommy."
Cecile went to greet them.
"Come here, Andy." Cecile cooed. "Don't you miss mommy?"
Alex angrily slapped the hands coming his way. "I'm Alex."
"NO." Andy screamed and hid behind Harry. "Harry…, keep her away. Nooooo."
"Shhh," Harry knelt down so they were on the same eye level. "It's okay."
"No…" Alex too whispered.
Harry was sad to see them both looked so scare. All the cheerfulness from the day was all gone.
Cecile looked coldly at Harry. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm Harry Potter, I'm their nanny."
Cecile ignored Harry and bent a little to talk to the twins. "Come here, kids, I don't care which one, just come here." Cecile whispered angrily. She could feel that her mother in law was watching her. It wouldn't be good if the children were opposing her.
When neither child moved, Cecile sneered again. "Come here, or I swear I'll make your beloved Harry disappears. You know I could."
Harry was shocked. 'How could such a beautiful woman being so cruel to her own sons.' He tightened his holds on the twins' hands.
Tony knocked on the door and informed Narcissa that Lucius was in the line and wanted to speak to her.
As soon as Narcissa was out of the room, Cecile straightened up and her expression changed. She coldly looked at Harry.
"You, take those brats out of my sight, I want to take my rest peacefully."
Harry was still in shocked. 'The woman was really cold. How could she think like that about her own children?'
Narcissa was ready to face her husband. She knew that Lucius didn't approve of her interfere in Draco's life, 'But I'm his mother.' Narcissa stubbornly said to herself.
"I understand that you bring her here." Lucius said without preamble.
"It's time for Draco to do the right thing."
"He did the right thing when he took his sons back here and divorced that sad excuse for a mother."
"Cecile is a good mother, and she has the right to be with her children, too."
Lucius breathed out the long suffering breath. These arguments were getting old, but he knew there was nothing that would change his wife's mind.
"Do you know that Draco has been helping Delacroix?" Lucius shook his head. The price his son paid for his mistake was too much, in his opinion, though he knew that Draco didn't regret it since he got his sons.
"Geoffrey is a good man."
"But stupid. Draco has been helping him with his business, but if Draco knew that he couldn't control his daughter and let her came back into Draco's life, I wouldn't be surprise if Draco destroyed him."
Narcissa grounded her teeth. "He couldn't do that to his father in law."
"Wake up, dear; he hadn't been Draco's in law for more that one year now."
"Cecile has changed, Lucius, you should support me and help me to convince Draco that." When she got no reaction from her husband, Narcissa tried to change her strategy. "He's my son, I want him to be happy too, and I'm sure when he met Cecile again, he would realise that he still love her."
"Don't drag me into this, love." Lucius said coldly, he never approved of Cecile Delacroix since the first time he saw her. "I just hope that you know what you're doing. And don't say that I didn't warn you if your only son and grandsons end up hating you." That was his last words before he cut the connection.
Narcissa was seethed with anger. 'Men, how stubborn they are.'
Narcissa frowned when she saw Cecile was leisurely sitting on the couch, reading some fashion magazine.
"Why are you here all alone by yourself? Where are the children?"
"Oh, yes mother. I understand that it had been a long time since we're parted, and they might see me as a stranger now. Maybe we should take a little more time to get used to each other now."
"Oh, poor darling."
Cecile smiled sadly. "I see that Mr. Potter is a nice person. He must be good to them. I think I could trust him."
"Well, you just rest here. I'll go and talk to the children."
"Yes, Mother."
Narcissa went to the twins' room and saw that they were taking a bath. She just stood there watching the twins played happily.
"Come on, time to get out, the water was getting cold now." Harry took two big towels and wrapped them on each boy.
"But, Harry, I still wanted to play." Alex protested.
"Yeah, Harry…" Andy stopped. He just saw his grandmother on the door.
Harry wondered why Andy suddenly went quiet and turned around. He was surprised to find Narcissa there.
"Let's talk, Mr. Potter." Narcissa turned to the kids. "Go change into you pyjama. I need to talk to your nanny first."
"But…" Alex wanted to protest.
"Come here." Harry smiled encouragingly. He caught the twins, pulled them out of the bath and wrapped them with big towels.
The kids silently left the bathroom. Harry turned around, it wasn't the right place to be friendly and have a conversation.
"I saw you with the children." Narcissa said coldly to Harry. "I know you are a good nanny, and you looked as if you care for them, but they have their mother now, I want you to leave."
Harry knew he shouldn't be surprise but he was.
"If you want money I could give you more than you got from Draco."
"This is not about money." Harry ground out.
"All the better then. If you really care about them, then the more reason for you to leave. Children should live with their mother, don't you think."
"I work for Draco." Harry said slowly. "If Draco wanted me to leave, then I would. Excused me." He left the bathroom to find the kids, leaving Narcissa very angry.
When Draco arrived at Sirius' place and found it closed, he was beyond panic now. He didn't know where else to find Harry.
He knocked on the door loudly but after a few minutes waiting still nobody came out.
'Maybe Harry had taken the children home.' Draco forlornly thought to himself.
If his ex wife and mother were coming to his home, Draco preferred it to happen when he was there to protect his sons and Harry also.
Just when Draco decided to leave, the door was opened to reveal a sleepy Sirius.
"Draco?"
"Is Harry and the twins here?"
"No, they left when I was sleeping." Sirius yawned. "Maybe one hour ago."
"Thanks, sorry to interrupt you."
Determinedly, Draco hurried back home.
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17 December 2006, 8:45 pm