Though Remy as always was worried about telling his sister things. He always had a need to protect her. It was as bad as his need with Draco. It was one of the reasons that they knew what an incredible Papa he was to be. He not only had three amazing role models but he also had this natural desire to protect people. He was reminded by his dads though that Chloe could be in danger and if not her, her girlfriend. Remy always seriously cared about Ginny as well long before they had begun dating. He was not as close to her as her brothers but he still had a need to protect her. Her brothers were no longer at school to do the job. Chloe had already been worried enough about her girlfriend when Jack kept looking at her and finding reasons to be close to her. But when she learned about the stuffed dog, the centaur warning which seemed to confirm their fears about who Jack's father really was. She swore she would do anything to make sure he did not hurt her girlfriend. Chloe had definitely started taking after her twin over the years since they had become close and she was as worried about her brother and Draco as well. Jackal had been horrible, he had given her plenty of detentions and had brutally whipped her hands with a ruler many time. But she knew the real danger was for her brother. Jackal had been killed by the spiders because of his brutal rape of Remy.
Remy was on edge. He seriously felt like asking his husband to go stay with his parents or at Sandpiper until this was over. Draco had of course refused. He reminded Remy that they were trying not to raise suspicion. Besides his husband was not the only one in training. Draco was working weekend as well so he could get his practical hours out of the way so he could hopefully stop practical by April and still finish his exams and everything on time. Remy had picked up his training a well so when the baby came he could be with his husband and child as much as was possible. Draco reminded his husband that they had been sure they could have the baby and continue training as they wanted to do. And he was not about to allow some threat to destroy their plans either.
They entered into October and though Fiona had been spotted near the village few times and her son was uncomfortably close to Ginny and lately he kept appearing early for classes for potions and appearing near Remy when he was with his husband for walks and more. There had been more than once that he had found him out walking near the woods and he wondered what the kid was risking. If he was Jackal's son he was quite stupid to be risking all of this.
By the end of October Draco was working in the infirmary when students came in. "We need Madam Pomfrey."
Draco turned to look and noticed that Jack was between them and he seemed to be bleeding badly from the leg. "Put him down on the bed over there."
He summoned Poppy and as they watched her work the boys explained. They had decided to accompany Hagrid with one of his classes. They had strayed a bit further then they should have when they had been out in the unicorn paddock and Jack had been attacked by one of the odd plants out thee. Hagrid had freed him but he had suffered quite a few deep cuts along his leg and some of them were starting to puss green as well. The boys had been given detention for the next three weeks for wondering off. They had been given permission to come with the class as long s thy remained with the class.
Poppy looked at the other two. "I am sure you want to get to dinner. Your friend here will be spending the weekend in the infirmary from these bites."
Draco recognized the plant which had attacked him and knew they actually did have teeth on the little flowers. "Do we have the potion in stock?"
Shaking her head Poppy confirmed they needed some made. Draco offered to go down to his husband and father in law. Poppy was happy to send him. She had no idea about the threat that the boy might be. She just did not need to make the trip and thought Draco could likely enjoy seeing his husband. Draco had agreed to take the night watch that weekend in the infirmary, calling her if she was needed. When Draco got down to the dungeon he was unsure about telling his husband about the patient for he knew Remy would not want him to do the night shift. About to reach the two month mark they were to have their sonogram on Sunday and in a month they would know the gender. And with very passing week it seemed his husband was growing more protective of him and the baby.
Remy looked up surprised when he came into the classroom as there was still a fifth year class going on. "Couldn't stay away since you're working nights?"
Draco ignored the students and kissed his husband. "Though the baby and I wanted to say hi to Papa I am here on business. We need a potion for a patient."
Looking up Severus asked what was needed. It turned out he had an antidote in storage. He had known that they were in their flowering stage. Unfortunately this was not the first time that students had of course gone further into the foods then expected. It was not just the creatures in there which made them forbidden. The plants in certain areas and times of the year could be as dangerous. Hagrid always made sure to take them into areas where they could avoid such things. Severus left his son to watch the class and disappeared into his private potions lab for a few moments before he returned with the bottle. Draco kissed his husband and departed for the infirmary once gain where Poppy was not surprised that Severus had the potion already.
She shook her head. "Your father in law and your husband are definitely a step up. Horace was a good teacher but he never kept enough stock, or variety of it."
Draco smiled. "Severus had been doing potions for the hospitals as a career for years so it comes natural for him."
He watched as she took care of the bites and she bandaged the leg. She was worried about leaving him for the evening. He had not thought they would have patients. But he reminded her thanks to volunteering last year he had quite a bit of practice. Besides she was just right through her office and he could get her if she was needed. He was not all that happy about it being Jack but he was a healer in training and he had sworn to give care to anyone. Jack was out for most of it and after dinner Draco spent some hours working on his studies as it was quite quiet as Jack was out with some potions that Poppy had given him before she left. But Jack came around just as Draco was starting to drift off. He was in the office but there were some wards to alert him if a patient was in need of him.
Jack sat up when he came in and smiled. "Ah it is little Professor in training Snape's husband is it. I have heard the good news that you are carrying his spawn."
Draco put a protective hand against his belly. "I am carrying his child yes. I would watch your language. I can give detentions like a professor can."
Jack sneered and lay back against the pillows. "You should tell your husband to be careful. You know unfortunately accidents happen to take dads from their kids."
Shivers ran up his back and he wondered how much of the fact Jack claimed he had never known his dad was a lie. They had known Jackal had lived and worked in the UK for years but that did not mean he had not been there for his wife and son. Draco did not like the sounds of the threat. He knew Jack was not threatening him and the baby themselves. He was threatening Remy, threatening to take Remy away from Draco and their son or daughter.
Draco handed him another sleeping option which he was surprised Jack took. "He is not worried. We are prepared. There will be no accidents to take him from me."
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Remy had been too busy with some of his work with his Papa he had not had a chance to go and check on his husband the evening before. He had planned to go see him and take him for breakfast and the bed in the morning but his Uncle Regulus called him to come to London. Severus swore that he would look in on his son in law and make sure he left the infirmary as he was on nights, and went home for some rest. He reminded his son he cared about his grandbaby just as much as his son did. He would make sure that Draco took care of himself and the baby. He reminded Remy just to be back by the next afternoon. Remy would not miss the sonogram for anything in the world he had sworn to his Papa. Though Poppy could have easily rescheduled it he and Draco were far too excited to hear the baby for the first time.
Remy was still not happy about leaving school. But when he was asked to meet his Uncle at the ministry he knew something was up. He was shocked at where. He had never been to a meeting at the minister's office. Though he had not had the kind of issue with Fudge that Chloe and the Potters had, Remy had not liked his treatment of his sister or the way the man had handled his father's death and memorial. But he knew there was something up if he was being summoned there.
Regulus motioned him to sit down. "We convinced Cornelius to allow us into the personal records of Jackal finally. It seems they had quite a bit of background."
Fudge looked at Remy. "I have been told the good news of your husband being pregnant and of course I am willing to do what is needed to protect them both."
Thanking the man and hearing some genuine concern Remy took the seat next to his Uncle and he was handed some paper work. He was amazed at how much the ministry seemed to have on the man. Though he realized most of it they had already known. It was his records from when he had been arrested. There was the forms from when he had been an auror in training and the report from Moody about his behaviour and wanting to have him outed from the department. Most of it was just case history since he had come to the country and things like where he had lived. He could see that Henry William Jackal was indeed German though he had spent most of his adult life between France and the UK. He would have come to the UK permanently when Jack was six years old.
Remy looked up when he had sorted through half of the papers. "Most of this we knew when Jackal was alive. Is there something new you managed to find out?"
Cornelius motioned to the back of it. "There is more back there but a lot to read. We will give you the rundown of what we have found out."
The man had been born in Germany but he had moved to France as a teenager where he had been introduced to Fiona Grisdos. The woman was definitely Fenrir's daughter. When he had been kicked out of his pack Fiona, her brother ad their mother had been cast out as well ad had tried to start their new life in France as best as they could manage to do. Fiona and Henry became teenage lovers and they were married only after she had become pregnant with his son. Henry had never been in the country much ad he eventually left his wife and son to come find work here. He had found it early impossible to find work in France because his wife was a werewolf and though their son was pure human, it had not helped.
Regulus looked at his nephew. "It seems that Jackal came for your family in the first place, or at least your dad. Cornelius just played right into his hands."
Remy was surprised. "He tried to become an auror to become close to my godfather and us through that and when that failed he ended up working here."
It seems the man had been easily convinced and he had been hearing from his wife all about how her father had been wronged. He blamed the children who had been attacked by Fenrir. There had been three who had been turned and not killed. Killing children was as bad to wolves as turning them, you never touched kids. The other two who had been turned had seen accidents over the years and died. The accidents had definitely been questionable though at best. He had got into the school and saw though that the worst way to hurt Remus was not through himself but through the thing that meant the most to him, his precious son.
Regulus showed them what looked like a journal that had been located. "It is his. He meant to kill you first but then he became infatuated with you instead."
Remy started trembling with the memories of his many attempts before he had managed to rape him. "It was about my Dad all the time? I don't get this."
Though he had never been a constant husband it seemed Henry had quite loved his wife. He had wanted to avenge the wrongs done to her. He had come to the UK to make those to blame for her family being kicked out of the village, pay for what was done to them. Now that he was dead Fiona and her son had appeared. It seemed that they were not only there to avenge the death of her husband but of her father as well. Remus and his son were the main target. But like her husband Fiona would go after the easier targets. And that was the herd of werewolves Remus was the alpha of, and Draco and Remy's unborn baby as well.
Regulus looked at him. "Your dad is trying to convince the pack to move to the Forbidden forest for now until they are safe but they are reluctant to be moved."
Remy understood that. "They have finally been given land and a place of their own. Normal lives. Being scared into the woods would definitely not appeal to them."
His Uncle agreed. They had permission from the centaurs if the wolves agreed, that they could come into the woods and stay there. The wolves were all quite calm and would agree to take the potion if they did move. Beside they would never harm children even during the full moon. They were shifters and could control that. But for now they were just putting sentries around their village and being more careful the ever about what they did and who came near their lands at all. Fudge had agreed to use some of the ministry resources to help. He had understood since allowing the new department to be made, the value of treating the half breeds with proper respect.
Regulus left with his nephew. "Just be careful about her son. And if there is ay risk at all you will go to the centaur and you will remain with them."
Remy nodded, reminded so much of his father right now. "I will Uncle Reg but my husband will be harder to convince. He does not want to run way from this."
Taking his nephew into his arms he was reminded that the two definitely made quite the pair. They were both stubborn as mules about things. He had sworn to his brother though that he would protect his son. And now that extended to his son in law and future grandchild as well. Sirius would have been so happy to be a grandpa. At least Regulus would be there to see the next generation of Blacks. He was not able to come for the sonogram tomorrow but he had sworn when Remy and Draco asked him to be there for the ultrasound as well as the birth that he would be there as he knew his brother would never have missed either. And even if Sirius had been alive he would have been honoured to be there as well.
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Remy was surprised when he met his husband for the sonogram. And definitely not in a good way. Jack was just being released from the wing. He had not been told who the patient was. And he knew now his husband had been alone two nights with him. Even if Draco was not pregnant he would have been worried. And after hearing what he had in London the day before he was definitely even more concerned. He knew the baby would be a target as much as his dads since the baby was unborn. He was starting to feel like his Dad. He was quite territorial right now about his husband and the baby. And he was not about to allow anyone or anything to hurt them. And he did not care if Jackson was younger then he was. He knew the guy was dangerous. He had taken after both of his parents. One was bad enough.
Jack looked at him. "Oh there he is the proud papa. You have come to hear your baby's heart beat for the first time. Must be nice to have a husband around."
Remy tried to remain calm. "We have looked into your dad and we know he was around when you were little and it was your mother who sent him here. Lay off."
Jack came up close to him. "Little accidents happen all the time. My mother did not have him around to raise me. Your husband might have to raise his alone too."
The boy definitely was walking a thin line. He knew Jack did not worry about being kicked out of school. The only comfort he had was the threat was against him. If he died his husband ad baby would be fine. They would have plenty of family to help. But he would not die. He would watch his baby grow up. He would be there. And no son of Henry Jackal or grandson of Fenrir Greyback was ever going to stop him. He had no idea how those two families had ever managed to get together but it was definitely a match made in hell and it seemed that someone had a sick plan to mess with them from the start.
Jack headed out the door but turned back. "I was expecting a thank you note for the gift I brought for your baby. I would have thought you'd appreciate it."
Remy turned back to look at him. "You are not scaring us. You will not harm me or my husband and baby. Stay away from Draco and away from our rooms."
He collected his husband into his arms when Jack was gone. He would have said something about Draco not telling him about Jack but his husband was shaken enough. He had no idea what he would need to do but he would protect his husband at all costs. No one was going to hurt Draco and the baby. They managed to calm a bit before his dads and the Malfoys arrived for they had wanted to be there for the test and soon their minds were on the baby a Poppy started the sonogram spell. Both he and his husband were in tears when they heard the sound of the baby's heart bet fill the room. They were definitely not the only ones in teas in the room.
Poppy smiled. "You have a very strong little heart beat in there Draco. The baby seems in very good shape. In a month we can take a proper look at your baby."
Remy kissed his husband. "Our little son or daughter is a strong little fighter like their daddy. I can't wait till the end of November so we can see the little one."
They left the infirmary and the family as well as Chloe joined them for dinner in their apartments. The tension of the weekend lipped away. The only thing on their minds over the dinner was the heart beat they had heard and the promise of the baby to come. That little baby was the only light right now in this situation.