Chapter Fifty-One

Lovers, Fathers & Babies

'Harry,' murmured Lucius quietly in Harry's ear. 'I have something for you.'

'This way,' Harry said dragging Lucius to his bedroom.

There had just been an Inner Circle meeting mainly on the upcoming trials especially as Bill Weasley had agreed to testify against Dumbledore for reduced sentencing for his family. Harry's father had requested that they have a sit down with their lawyers and Bill who was welcome to bring his own legal representative if he so wished in order to work out a deal. Bill had sent the owl back immediately suggesting meeting that evening sometime after dinner which the Slytherin Lord had confirmed.

'So what is it you have for me?' asked Harry smiling as they entered Harry's bedroom. 'Or was that just an excuse to get me alone,' smirked Harry suggestiveness in the huskiness of his voice, 'because you didn't need an excuse to see me privately.'

'I know,' Lucius said softly. 'But I wanted to give this to you since Narcissa beat me to the chase.'

Lucius handed Harry a dark green leather bound book with white letters spelling out Baby Names for your Baby Witch and Wizard includes meanings, origins and examples of famous name bearers. Harry blinked as he took the book feeling like this wall becoming all too real far too soon. First there was the morning sickness, then Narcissa gave Harry a name book that Harry couldn't even bare to look at and now Lucius.

'I had a look at the one Narcissa gave me,' Harry admitted nervously.

'Find anything you liked?' asked Lucius.

'Well I'm afraid I don't believe in divination enough for the time you are born to have that much say on your personality,' Harry admitted. 'Still I looked at the names which were for Aries as our son,' Harry felt a strange rush of joy and pride at that word, 'as our son is due for late March.'

Lucius nodded, 'find anything?'

Harry shook his head, 'nothing I liked that went with Slytherin.'

'Yes,' Lucius agreed. 'I always did find that book limiting but the Blacks like it but they have already been heavy believers in the Divine arts. I believe they have a few Seers in their bloodline too.'

'The baby will be a Slytherin – right?' asked Harry.

Harry was unsure of what the child would be named as they were unmarried and Harry was the heir to seven houses. Harry had assumed the child would be a Slytherin but honestly he had no idea how it worked. It was not something that Harry would bring up with his father who was not comfortable with the idea of a Harry having a lover never mind being pregnant.

'Yes,' agreed Lucius. 'The first child of a titled couple will be the Heir to the eldest House. Obviously, it doesn't include the Old House of Malfoy as I already have an Heir.'

'And Slytherin is the eldest house?' asked Harry frowning. 'I thought that would be Ambrosius or Le Fay?'

'The Ancient and Noble House of Slytherin proceeds either house by almost two hundred years,' agreed Lucius.

'Is there any names you like?' asked Harry.

'The Malfoys are fond of using Roman emperors and empresses,' Lucius admitted, 'but as the child will be a Slytherin who were extinct until a few years ago there is no need to adhere to any naming traditions,' Lucius said calmly.

'Naming traditions?' asked Harry nervously. 'What are naming traditions?'

'Most – not all families have naming traditions,' explained Lucius. 'Not that all couples chose to carry on the traditions as they can be quite limiting as to what you can name a child. Also, as it's your first son his middle name would normally be Hadrian.'

'Because Draco's already named after you?' asked Harry.

'No,' Lucius denied. 'As the one from the more powerful family it would be expected our first son would be named after you whether I had a child or not. Our second son would be named after me and so on. Not all families follow those rules but it is considered a great insult not to name the child after the father. Unless as in your case the father did not wish to be named so you were named Salazar in respect for your ancestry.'

'Let's have a look at this book then,' Harry said nervously. 'Any preferences?'

'Interesting but not ridiculous,' Lucius said.

'What about Brawley?' Harry asked straight faced. 'Or Fleamort.'

'Don't even joke about such things,' Lucius said looking horrified.

'So is there any way to quickly find Roman emperor names?' asked Harry.

'There's a list at the back,' Lucius said. 'There are several lists of common themed names that wizards use such as emperors, saints, Arthurian, mythology and botanical.'

Harry nodded and found the list, 'there are only really two names that I like there – Dominus and Tiberius.'

'Dominus Hadrian Slytherin,' sounded out Lucius. 'That's a good strong Pure-blooded name. Tiberius is a fairly common name amongst Light Pure-Bloods due to the Roman emperor and wizard Tiberius Gracchus trying to transfer power from the rich Pure-Bloods to the poor Muggles. Tiberius McLaggen is one such example.'

'Not Tiberius then,' Harry said.

'It does not have to be an emperor's name,' Lucius added.

'What about James?' asked Lucius.

'James Hadrian Slytherin,' Harry grimaced slightly. 'It doesn't quite fit. Plus I want my son to have a name to himself rather than always be in the shadow of his grandfather.'

Lucius bowed his head and the two of them began to pursue the book of name. By the time Harry got to the end of the letter A Harry was beginning to get bored and horny. Definitely horn. Harry had after all thought that Lucius had taken him aside to fuck him which Harry was still more than keen on. More so than pursuing names that he'd never even considering naming the child of his worst enemy never mind his own son.

'Now are you going to fuck me already or not,' Harry demanded turning to Lucius who had flipped the page to the Bs.

Lucius chucked lowly, 'demanding today aren't you.'

'Always for you, Lucius,' smiled Harry.

Lucius smirked and pulled Harry into a deep kiss and pulled him close. Harry deepened the kiss into a full-tongued snog. Harry ran his left hand down Lucius' strong and unfortunately still clothed chest although Harry would make sure to change that soon enough. Harry pulled Lucius down onto his gloriously big and soft double bed which was better than anything he had ever slept on although truthfully that was not hard.

Harry felt Lucius run a hand through Harry's wavy hair whilst Harry kicked off his boots which landed with a thump on the floor. Then Harry reached up to remove his black shirt that Harry had been wearing under his black, silver hemmed robes that had also ended up on the floor where Lucius had chucked them after eagerly pulling them off of him. Lucius ran his hands down Harry's bare chest making Harry shiver in all the right ways.

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Both Harry and Lucius lay panting in each other's arms holding each other close. Harry relaxed his head on Lucius' chest as he tried desperately to get his breathing under control as Lucius did the same. Then a terrible thought came back to him which instead of making him excited as it had done previously made him terrified.

'Lucius, did you perform the silencing charm?' asked Harry nervously.

Lucius sat up suddenly dawning horror as he realised that in their haste neither of them had thought of the overprotective Dark Lord who was also in the palace. The two lovers could only hope that the Dark Lord was far enough away to have missed the screams of passion from his son and son's lover. If not Voldemort was going to kill Lucius and lock Harry up for the rest of his life.

'Maybe he didn't hear,' Harry said hopefully.

That thought was immediately dismissed when a furious Dark Lord entered the room in a touring fury. Clearly the Dark Lord had heard the whole thing. Harry knew there was no way of hiding what they had just been doing. Not with them both naked as the day they were born, Lucius' dick still in Harry's arse and Harry's come splattered all over their bare chests. Never mind Harry was sure the smell was overpowering.

'Father,' flushed Harry.

'Get dressed,' the Dark Lord said fury in his every syllable. 'Dinner is ready. Lucius will be dining with us.'

The way that Harry's father looked at Lucius Harry knew that any refusal would end up with Lucius dead although quite frankly acceptance was likely to do the same. The Dark Lord then swept out of the room a towering inferno. Harry groaned resting his head against Lucius' chest.

'How much do you think he heard?' asked Lucius.

'Too much,' Lucius said.

'A second is too much,' Harry muttered under his breath.

Lucius seemed to agree looking absolutely terrified at the prospect of a meal with Harry's father. Not that Harry blamed Lucius at all. Harry was not looking forward to the dinner which was sure to be the most awkward meals in the history of awkward. Yet if it was successful things might actually become far easier between the three of them.

Harry had had a quick shower drying his hair magically and then decided on new dress robes as his old ones were too crumpled to do anything with. Lucius too had a shower but had to put on his crumpled robes which he smoothed out with a spell. Harry had a feeling the reason was that if he left to get new dress robes he would not be able to work up the nerve to come back.

Harry and Lucius took a deep breath and walked down the stairs to the dining room. Neither of them were looking forward to it. The closer to the dining room the more Harry could feel the Dark Lord's fury burning through the air.

Harry and Lucius looked at one another as they entered the room. Harry had heard Lucius take a breath before putting up what Harry had dubbed the Malfoy mask. Harry was sure his father would be able to see right through it but if it made Lucius able to take the next step Harry would not hold it against his lover.

'Hadrian, Lucius,' the Dark Lord said coolly.

'Father,' Harry greeted.

'My Lord,' Lucius bowed.

Lucius' bow was lower than normal likely to try as an attempt to appease the Dark Lord for having snuck off to fuck his son. Not that the Dark Lord would take a bow to mean all was forgotten and forgiven. Harry was actually surprised that he had not had to stop his father from torturing and killing Lucius after what he had heard and seen.

Harry took his seat to his father's right whilst Lucius sat opposite Harry. Harry was sure that underneath the Malfoy mask Lucius was wishing he was anywhere else but seated next to the Dark Lord. Harry was sure his father could read the fear and tension coming off Lucius in waves.

Harry was pleased to find that they were having roast lamb, roast potatoes, stuffing and Brussel sprouts. They ate in an awkward silence for about ten minutes. Harry really wished his father would just call attention to the fact that his he had been fucking Lucius just so they could end the bloody awkwardness.

'Father,' Harry said quietly. 'How much did you hear?' asked Harry not being able to stop the blush forming.

'All of it,' Harry's father said fury in his voice. 'I was in my office.'

Harry groaned knowing that his father's office was on the floor below. It wouldn't be hard to hear the thumps and screams from above. Harry really needed to invest in long-term silencing wards so even if in the heat of the moment they forgot potions it wouldn't matter.

'I'm sorry you had to hear that,' Harry said truthfully. 'And thank you for inviting Lucius to dinner. I know this is … difficult … but I'm glad you are trying.'

The Dark Lord scowled, 'exactly why did you decide to use my invitation into my house as a chance to seduce my son?' demanded the Dark Lord.

'He didn't,' Harry said sharply before Lucius could say anything. 'I initiated it.'

'That seems to be a recurring theme,' Harry's father said coolly.

Harry shrugged, 'what do you want me to say, father? I want it – him.'

The Dark Lord stood up towering with rage, 'or you are just covering for him!' the Dark Lord said voice like ice. 'You are sixteen years old! You should not be sleeping with a man old enough to be your father! Or anyone at all.'

'Yes, well I am,' Harry said angrily. 'And I am not covering for him! I'm not a child. Dumbledore took that away from me when I was but a baby.'

'Hadrian, I understand that,' Voldemort said slipping into parseltongue.

'Do you?' demanded Harry. 'Do you know how difficult this is for me? I want to be with Lucius but I have to hide everything. I have to sneak off to him all the while fearing that you will lose your patience and kill him because of me!You said you understand my need for him.'

I understand yours,' the Dark Lord said coolly. 'What you do not understand is that Lucius took advantage of you in a moment of weakness whether you were willing or not.'

'He gave me what I needed,' Harry retorted. 'Don't you understand that!?'

'Hadrian, don't you understand I didn't have a chance to watch you grow up? Dumbledore took that away from me,' Voldemort said bitterly. 'I had always wanted children but not in the middle of a war.

'Finding out that James had betrayed me. That he had a child with a Light witch it was the worst day of my life. All those hopes and dreams that I had never thought before James had turned to ash overnight and I didn't understand why. I don't disagree that it left me unhinged for several years.

'I find out that James did not betray me – that I have a son. Only to find out that I have to lose him to another man. To find out that a man I trusted with my most prized possessions had been taking advantage of my son,' Harry's father said fury coating every word. 'I wanted to kill him for what he had done but that would break your heart as mine had been.'

'You haven't lost me,' Harry replied with a sigh. 'You are my father. I need you.'

'But it will always be Lucius who got you through your darkest hours,' Voldemort said darkly.

Harry laughed bitterly, 'that's what your jealous of that Lucius was there for me when I found out the horrible truth about my friends.'

'I am not jealous of Lucius Malfoy,' hissed the Dark Lord.

'Would you rather he had left me to deal with it all on my own?' demanded Harry.

'Of course not,' retorted Harry's father. 'I should have been the one there for you,' Voldemort replied.

'You were half alive,' Harry murmured quietly.

'I should have saved James. I should have realised that he would never betray me. I should have realised that you were mine!' Harry's father said darkly. 'Instead I allowed Albus fucking Dumbledore to manipulate me into killing you, my own son, I was too weak to protect James when he needed me and to stop Dumbledore from abusing you.'

'That wasn't your fault, father,' Harry said quietly earnest. 'It was Dumbledore – all Dumbledore. And he's going down for what he did to me.'

'He deserves more than Azkaban for what he did to you and James,' growled the Dark Lord. 'He deserves to be tortured until he begs for death but he shall not be granted that mercy. It is only when he completely breaks will I allow him the compassion of the Dementors.'

Harry grimaced, 'I don't blame you but I don't want to know any details.'

'I know how much my return destroyed you,' Tom continued sadly. 'I wanted to be there for you but instead Lucius was the one you turned to,' Tom said bitterly.

'I need him too,' Harry admitted reluctantly.

'I know you do,' Riddle said. 'Perhaps more than me.'

'It's not more just differently,' Harry couldn't explain more than that. 'So does that means you'll accept Lucius?'

'I don't think I'll ever accept him especially whilst he hides behind your robes,' muttered Voldemort darkly.

Harry laughed, 'what you want him to stand up for me against you?'

'You deserve someone who would be willing to fight Dark Lords for you,' the Dark Lord proclaimed.

'You don't ask for much do you,' muttered Harry. 'Stand up to a Dark Lord and then you'll be worthy of my son. And he doesn't because he respects you-'

'And fears me,' Voldemort said darkly.

'Yes,' Harry agreed. 'He is trying to appease you so that you one day may accept his presence in my life. He knows how difficult it will be for me and my child if you two don't so much as talk except from death threats.'

'If that was true he would stop … being intimate with you,' Voldemort said.

Harry scowled, 'I would not want that and Lucius knows that. He knew on the night of your return. I snuck away to see him because I needed him. Lucius knew that if you caught us together you'd kill him. Yet he never sent me away despite the dangers for him because he knew I needed him.'

'I'm sure that wasn't the only reason,' Voldemort said darkly.

'If it was just sex,' Harry said quietly, 'he would have stopped this a long time ago out of self-preservation. There are far safer people to sleep with.'

'Soyou were discussing names,' the Dark Lord said as though trying out small talk rather badly.

'Yes,' Harry said quickly. '

'Yes,' agreed Lucius nervously. 'Harry likes Dominus or Tiberius.'

'Going along with the Malfoy naming tradition, then,' the Dark Lord said coolly.

Harry shrugged, 'Slytherins don't have one. And I'm named after an emperor too.'

Harry knew enough of primary school history to know that much at least. Actually Harry remembered more of primary school muggle history than he did of magical history. Largely due to the fact that his primary school teachers although hating him did not put him to sleep.

Harry's father nodded appeased, 'well Tiberius is a Light affiliated name.'

'Lucius told me,' Harry agreed.

'Dominus is an acceptable name for an Heir of an Ancient and Noble House,' Harry's father agreed with a nod. 'Dominus Hadrian Slytherin. Does Lucius have any names he likes?'

Lucius shook his head, 'I have been thinking and looking but none of the names quite fit.'

'I hope you are not leaving Harry to all decisions on his own,' Voldemort said coolly.

'Of course not, my Lord,' Lucius said before Harry could say anything. 'The situation is far from ideal as I am sure all of us can agree.'

'That is putting it mildly,' the Dark Lord said with a furious glare.

'But I will be there for Harry through it all in whatever capacity he needs me,' Lucius said crisply.

'Even if I order you to stay away from him if you value your life,' the Dark Lord said coolly.

Lucius blinked looking like he had no idea what was the right answer to that question. Harry knew from what his father had just said that this was a test. If Lucius refused to leave Harry's side knowing the fate that would await him if he did not then Voldemort would accept him.

'Father,' Harry said sharply.

'I won't leave Harry – or my child,' Lucius said looking paler than normal. 'I am sorry, my Lord,' he bowed. 'I won't hurt them like that.'

The Dark Lord bowed, 'good.'

Lucius blinked surprised, 'my Lord?'

'I do not like your relationship with my son,' the Dark Lord said. 'hate that you got him pregnant when he is but a boy himself. But your death would hurt Harry.'

'Father!' Harry denied.

'Nor is it healthy for Harry to be sneaking around,' the Dark Lord said. 'If he fell out of the wrong Floo grate he could be in a lot of danger.'

'I agree,' Lucius said sounding surprised.

'Then you have permission to be here,' the Dark Lord said sounding very unhappy with this. 'Just don't let me hear or see anything!'

That was a difficult chapter to write. Trying to get Lucius and Voldemort's interactions around each other was impossible. I have rewrote their dialogue together so many times. I'm still not completely satisfied but that's the best its going to be.

If anyone has any name suggestions please let me know. Also, if the older Weasley boys do form a new house what would you like their house to be called and their family motto to be.