Severus removed the blindfold. "Surprise."
Harry looked around the extra bedroom of their apartment in amazement. "Sev?'
Severus kissed him. "I wanted to make sure our son's nursery was perfect for him and for you as well. The nursery at Spinner's End is ready for him too."
Harry couldn't believe all the work his husband had done for him. There was a beautiful antique crib as well as the bassinette from his dad, a fully stocked change table and a beautiful armoir. Bookcases full of the books and stuffed animals and other gifts they received from the baby shower, ran along one wall. There was a high backed armchair like they sat by the fire in, but this was put on rockers so he could rock his son to sleep, with a rocking footstool as well. The most special part though were the walls which newly plastered were covered with beautiful murals of dragons and a castle, and other magical animals. Though Harry had seen many of them since he was eleven, he knew the scenes came from one of the fairy tale books.
Harry went over to the table next to the rocking chair and picked up a frame. "Our baby's first ultrasound. Sev, this is so amazing. You didn't have to do all of this."
Severus pulled him into a kiss. "I didn't have to but I wanted to. For my amazing husband and our beautiful son. You both deserve the world Harry."
Harry put his husband's hand to his belly where their son had woken up. "I think someone is trying to tell their daddy he approves of the room."
Severus leaned down and kissed his husband's stomach. "I can't wait until this little prince is in our rooms and we can put him to sleep in this room."
Harry laughed. "I know Dobby has agreed to help us with the baby but you know our son will be sleeping in our room the first few weeks. It is traditional."
Severus smiled and led his husband who was slightly reluctant to leave the beautiful nursery and led him into their bedroom where the last of Harry's surprises was already positioned at the foot of their bed. Well this time it wasn't his surprise though.
"You remember Lucius said he had a surprise for you when you got home." Severus reminded him.
Harry's hands run along a beautiful ornate baby cradle with blue and white bedding and a little animated dragon on the top. "He did this for our son?"
Severus smiled. "After all you did for his daughter, you're lucky he didn't buy our son a house or something. Hermione is being presented with her own nursery as we speak and a cradle from us. Lucius and I seemed to think alike."
Harry's fingers traced the dragon on the cradle. "Hermione and I are both so lucky to have you two. Thank you for all of this."
Severus gently pulled him down onto their bed. "Thank you for the most amazing little gift I could ever have Harry. I have always wanted to be a dad. Always."
Harry rested his head back against his husband. "You will make an amazing daddy to this little one and any others who follow. They will all be so blessed in you."
"And in you Harry. Our son is already the center of your world. He will be as lucky as me to have you." Severus reminded him.
Harry relaxed in his husband's arms exhausted from the long day of shopping and in the hospital waiting for the birth of his first godchild and niece. He knew his husband would be the best daddy he could be. This little one would be so loved and protected by his daddies as well as his grandfather and extended family.
Severus looked down at him. "You seem a million miles away Harry. What were you thinking about?"
Harry looked at his husband. "If this baby had been a Lestrange."
Severus was a bit surprised. "I know you were about to be wed to Rabastan before I stepped in, but I hadn't thought you'd think about that any more."
Harry shrugged his shoulders. "Once in a while. I am reminded how much I owe you. I don't even know if I'd be alive today if I married Rabastan. I'd be miserable even if I was."
Severus lifted Harry's hand to show off their rings. "You never have to think or worry about that. You're my husband and nothing will change that. I promise you."
Harry kissed his husband's ring. "Well I guess if you fall and break your neck I am a widower and no longer a minor, and can't be forced into any other marriages."
Severus smirked. "Should I be worried about taking an accidental spill down a flight of stairs Harry?"
Harry laughed and instead of responding he pulled his husband into a warm and passionate kiss. Because of the delicacy of a male pregnancy they could not be intimate until after their son was born but that didn't mean they had a hands off policy.
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Hermione found herself being led home, though more securely as she was being led by both arms as her stepson was helping and when her blindfold had been removed she too was gazing in amazement at a beautiful nursery. Hers was nearly identical save for pink bedding and the murals on the walls.
Lucius led her over to the beautiful pink rocking chair and helped her sit as she was exhausted. "I hope you like. I thought you'd approve."
Hermione looked around. "Luc, this is more incredible then I could have ever asked for. Our daughter is going to feel like a little princess in here."
Lucius sat on the footstool and put his hand on her belly. "Our little lioness here is a princess to her daddy in every day. I wanted it to be special."
Hermione held his hand to her belly. "Then you have definitely succeeded Lucius. This is the most amazing gift you could have given to me."
She looked at the murals on the walls which looked like a beautiful field of wild flowers and there were butterflies and fairies and a unicorn and to her utter amazement she spotted a ball of ginger fur.
She pointed at the cat. "Crookshanks, you included my cat in the murals?
Lucius turned to look at their son. "Draco is the one to thank for the beautiful murals on the walls though I did ask him to include Crookshanks in it for you."
Draco smiled. "I had some help from Luna and Greg who are pretty good artists themselves. I could never have got all of this and Harry's nursery done alone."
Hermione hugged her stepson. "Thank you Draco. This means the world to me and I know it will mean the world to your little sister as well. But you said Harry's?'
Draco nodded. "Seems dad and Uncle Severus had the same idea in mind. You both had nurseries waiting. Luna, Greg and I have been kept busy painting lately."
Hermione remembered the look that had passed between their husbands at the party. "So that was the big secret the two of you were hiding even at our surprise party."
Lucius nodded. "It was. We both knew you two were going into the nesting stage and if we didn't show you soon, you'd be buying out Diagon Alley soon enough."
Hermione laughed. "I did go a bit crazy in Diagon Alley today but I don't think I bought out any shops."
Lucius smiled. "I saw your purchases and they are in the room here and some back at the manor in the nursery I have had set up there too. You can buy all you want."
Hermione stood up from the chair and walked over to the crib where she picked up a small pink rabbit she had bought. Being a mom this young still seemed so odd to her but she couldn't deny how happy she was to be pregnant or how much she wanted that little baby in her arms.
Lucius wrapped an arm around her. "You know Sev reminded me that the baby won't sleep in here the first few weeks. Or I'd think you feel like Harry does."
Hermione was reminded Draco had likely been in a nursery since birth. "I would like our daughter in our room at first. Even with house elves to help."
Lucius smiled. "Well then it is time to see the last surprise though this one comes from Severus and Harry."
He walked her through the door that led straight into their master bedroom and she saw a cradle at the foot of the bed. It was identical to the one that Lucius and Draco gave Harry and Sev but it had faeries and butterflies carved into it instead of a dragon. The nurseries were planned together but the cradles had been a shock to each other that they had come up with the exact same idea.
Hermione threw her arms around her husband and pulled him into a gentle kiss. "You and your best friend and son are far to amazing to me. I'm so lucky."
Draco slipped out to leave them alone for a bit. "You know I'm just trying to make sure I don't make the same mistakes I did with Draco and make up to you what I..."
Hermione stopped him. "You will stop blaming yourself for that. I forgave you a long time ago for the start of our marriage and Draco understands about his childhood."
Lucius sighed as they sat down on the bed. "I just wish you had nothing to forgive me for. And Draco should never have had to understand. My daughter will be different."
Hermione knew he was so worried about making any of the mistakes he made with Draco but she knew he wouldn't. He was no longer a spy and she knew he'd be the doting father he always wanted to be with Draco and only recently was able to be. Their little girl was going to be one lucky little baby to have him as a dad.
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After the baby shower the pregnancies seemed to move quicker for both couples and as Harry and Hermione were busy with a mixture of their preparation for finals and for the birth of their babies. Harry coached his team into victory for the quidditch cup at the end of May.
It was early June and Harry and Hermione were a month away from their due date when they took a break from studying for a walk. "Fresh air." Harry muttered.
Hermione laughed. "I never thought I'd say I was happy to be out of the library but I think your goddaughter agrees with you. She seems to have calmed a bit."
Draco came up beside them. "Finally decided to come out from the stacks have you?"
Hermione laughed. "You know the teachers are letting us take our finals early because of the babies. We only have three left to go a piece."
Harry groaned as he looked at the time on his watch. "Speaking of exams, we should get inside for some lunch. We both have our potions exam after lunch."
Draco smirked. "You know I'm not sure it's fair that your husband is the potions professor Harry. I don't think he'd flunk the father of his son."
Harry slugged him. "You know your Uncle probably would be more likely to flunk me. As his husband and your partner, he holds me to higher standards Draco."
Draco was about to say something when suddenly he was cut off by a pained scream from next to him. Draco's eyes darted back and forth between his two companions, scared of what had happened.
"Contractions. I'm having contractions."
