Chapter twenty eight

A few weeks later, Harry and Severus walked hand in hand down to the great hall ready for dinner. They stopped before entering the large room that was filled with students and staff.

'So how do you think your friends will handle the news?' Severus asked staring down at Harry.

'Their fine with us, so I think it'll be a shock at first, but they'll be okay. Then it won't take long for word to spread, that's just Hogwarts. You can't keep anything quiet in this place.'

'No, but you did Harry, you were very good at keeping your secrets, you and Albus.'

'Just like you babe,' Harry laughed, 'Let's get in, I'm starving.'

'Yes, you eat like a hippogriff, but at least you're keeping it down,' Severus put his hand down on Harry's stomach, feeling the slight bump, 'I love feeling this, our children.'

'Me too and I can't wait to feel your bump.'

'Let's go,' Severus laughed then walked Harry over to the Gryffindor table, kissed him and headed to the staff table.

'With the amount you're eating Harry, you are starting to put on weight,' Ginny said, 'I never thought I'd see the day, mum will be happy. She was always trying to get you to eat more.'

Harry chuckled, 'Yeah, I know she will,' Harry looked at Hermione and gave her a nod, 'Actually, there's a reason I'm eating a lot and a reason for the weight.'

'You haven't been well and you don't go to classes anymore, have you got something wrong with you Harry?' Seamus asked looking worried.

'There's something, but it's not wrong, I'm pregnant, with twins,' Harry grinned, then laughed loudly as everyone within hearing sat there stunned and their jaws were on the table, 'Sev is pregnant as well, just one with him though and we're due the same time,' again Harry laughed, then felt a slap on his arm, 'Ow, what was that for Hermione?'

'I knew you were pregnant, but twins, you said no when I mentioned that.'

'I found out after I ran out of class that day, Madame Pomfrey never thought to check. But that's also why I had to stop classes, my body is having a problem accepting this. But feel, I have a bump,' Harry grabbed Hermione's hand and placed it over his stomach, 'There, two little babies.'

'Oh my, Harry,' Hermione stared down at her hand, 'That's why you're showing, twins.'

'Yep, Madame Pomfrey explained all that,' Harry looked back at his friends who were all still staring, 'Snap out of it, I'm pregnant, not fighting Voldemort again.'

'But you're a man Harry, how?' Dean asked.

'Oh yeah, I forgot you might now know Dean, like me actually. I never knew wizards could get pregnant, not until Sev told me he was. But most men seemed to not bother or they leave it too late. The last one was over a hundred years ago.'

'Okay, that's a bloody shock, but um, how?'

Harry had been expecting this question, 'I have to take a potion which changes my body, gives me an opening, sort of like a girls vagina. It closes up right after though. I've been reading up on this, it's fascinating.'

'Harry, someone just told me something very strange and you know I like to ask you first,' Luna said as she sat down opposite him but next to Ginny.

'Oh yes, and what did you get told Luna?' Harry smirked and got another slap from Hermione making him laugh, 'Sorry Luna, yes, I'm pregnant, with twins, Sev's pregnant as well, just one though.'

'Oh a man pregnant, that will look so unusual. Do you give birth from your arse?'

Everyone around the table choked or spluttered, 'Um, no, Luna, a potion gives me a passage for that.'

'Oh okay, I knew men could get pregnant, but I've never seen one, just like the crumbled horned snorkack. Maybe since I'm about to see you pregnant, I'll see a snorkack.'

'Maybe you will Luna, tell you dad to keep his eyes open. Everyone is about to see something they haven't before,' Harry placed his hands on his stomach again, 'I can't wait to feel them move.'

Even though the table still had people that were shocked, they couldn't help smiling at the look on Harry's face, a very contented look and a very happy look.

Severus was watching Harry and noticed all his friends smiling at him and knew they had accepted their news, faster than Severus thought was possible.

That weekend, Harry and Severus stepped outside the gates of Hogwarts and quickly apparated away before anyone found out they were there. They arrived down the back of the property in Godric's Hollow. Harry stared at Severus as he looked up at the house.

'It was hard on me at first, going in there, knowing what had happened. But from what Dumbledore, Remus and Sirius told me, my parents were very happy in their home Sev and I saw that. Walking through the house, touching their things, it gave me a glimpse of them and their life. Do you want to come and have a look?' Harry squeezed his hand.

'It's just Lily, knowing it was I that sent him here.'

'You didn't know and when you did you went to Dumbledore Sev, you tried to stop it, Dumbledore tried to stop it. Please stop blaming yourself, I've told you this before.'

Severus sighed then looked down at Harry, 'I know and you forgave me even though I don't deserve it. But yes, let's have a look.'

Harry squeezed Severus' hand again then they walked inside. Harry let his hand go and watched him as he walked around the house, staring at everything.

'It is very nice Harry, very light and homely, very comfortable.'

'It is and there's another room here you can use for a potions lab if you want. The office and library is big enough for a second desk. Come take a look with me,' Harry held out his hand and Severus took it and they walked into the only room that was empty, 'See, you could have all your books and everything you need for your potions.'

'Yes, it's a good size room. Did you have plans for this?'

'No, I only looked at it once and wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. Come see the office then I'll show you upstairs.'

They walked out of that room, down a long hall and stepped into the large office that was also a library.

'Seems your parents liked books, I knew Lily loved to read and not just on magic.'

'Yeah, there's a lot of muggle novels here. I have read one, but I never got a change to read anymore. But see, if you wanted a desk in here, there's room. I just use my father's and it's still full of his things. I can't throw them away, I'm not sure what I'll do with all of it. Maybe I might just pack it up and store it down in the shed.'

'If you do that, you should keep some things Harry, it will make you feel closer to him. Like in the kitchen, you can see that your mother had a hand in decorating that.'

'So it would be her taste in stuff?'

Severus turned and stared at Harry realising why he asked this, 'Yes, your mother had a thing for the colour yellow, all different types of yellow. But she made it a pale lemon colour, which looks very nice.'

'Thanks Sev,' Harry smiled then looked around the room, 'I found my father's diary, I read it the first night I stayed here. There was something that always concerned me, but what he wrote made those worries leave.'

'Tell me.'

'It was during the first war when mum fell pregnant with me, so I always figured I was an accident, but I wasn't, I was planned. Mum went to dad and said she wanted to get pregnant, so they did.'

'I always knew Lily would want a family pretty quickly. She just seemed like the mothering type, she mothered me a lot when we were young. Like always healing my arms, checking them every day, making sure I ate. She would bring a picnic for us and I know she did that because I could never eat at home, I was too scared of what my father would do. So she packed that basket with fruit, sandwiches, cake and drinks. Sometimes she even put in some chocolate, she said it always cheered her up so she wanted to do the same for me.'

'She loved you Sev, she wanted to take care of you. That's nice to hear,' Harry turned away and stared at the picture of his parents that sat on his father's desk. He was thinking about what his mother would have been like with him if that's the way she was with her best friend. Harry knew she would have been a kind and caring mother, just like he wanted to be a kind and caring father to his and Severus children.