Chapter 14- The wedding and a new addition
Harry was thrown back from Bellatrix's mind palace. He picked himself up and was faced by his family. They looked like none had slept. They looked at Harry expectantly and almost pleaded with him to say that everything went well.
Harry smiled at the group. " She is safe." He said and relief was evident in the entire group.
Narcissa got up slowly and hugged Harry.
" Was she angry with me?? Was she ashamed of me??" She asked sadly.
Harry shook his head." Far from it. She will be very proud of you if you explain what you did to her. Now you don't blame yourself. It's nobody's fault." Harry said kindly to which she nodded and hugged him again.
" What happened there??" She asked him.
" That is something that we all would like to know." Arcturus said as he came up to him.
" Well, I entered her mind palace. Imagine my surprise when I saw the Peverell Manor as her memory place. The wards she had set up were a work of art. Masterpieces. " He then went on to explain the different wards that Bella had set up.
" She had us three guarding the house in our animagus form." He told the group, indicating to himself, Narcissa and Bellatrix.
" When the hell did you become animagi??" Asked a surprised Charlus.
Harry's eyes widened.
" Uhm… " he stammered.
" This is how you get into trouble Harry." Narcissa whispered with a grin.
Harry gulped when he saw the furious expression on the face of the elders.
Harry turned to see Sirius, Andromeda, Katie and James shuffling on their feets.
" Uhm.. I will let James explain why." Harry said and escaped his mother's field of vision.
James smiled nervously.
" Uhm…"
" You better start speaking quickly, James Potter." Dorea said with a soft voice and James knew that he better start talking.
James finished explaining everything to his family.
The reaction was not one he would have expected.
Dorea smiled.
" I for one am very proud of your intentions. You did well boys. That was very noble of you guys." She said to the two Potters who went wide eyed with shock.
" What, you think that you are off the hook?? No way. I will make sure you are punished for taking that stupid risk without informing us." She said with a smirk as the Potter boys and Sirius looked on in horror.
" That is truly a very good intention, boys. I am really proud of you. But try to stay safe." Charlus said to the boys.
" Continue Harry. What happened further??" Cygnus asked him.
Harry smiled.
" The lions gave me entrance. They recognised me. I went near the front door.
This part is very special.
She had somehow managed to create a replica of myself. A perfect copy of me. Live and in flesh. The damn thing even had my spell knowledge as well. I seriously need to know how she did it." He said to the surprised group.
Cygnus and Arcturus were beaming with pride.
" I entered the manor and saw almost all her memories. But I couldn't see her special memories anywhere. I guessed that it would be in our bedroom and made my way to enter it but couldn't. I tried everything I could but I couldn't." He said.
" It was then that I heard her scream. I rushed to the place and I saw my Bella crouched to a corner and whimpering sadly and with pain and anguish.
She was being assaulted by negative and painful emotions. She watched as each of you people expressed your disappointment to her. But she was affected the most when another version of me rejected her.
She would really lose herself when I say that I am disappointed in her. That's the reason for her pained whimpers and shivering. She would feel lost in her world without me." He said with tears in his eyes.
Katie placed a comforting hand on her big brother's shoulder. Harry smiled at the girl and placed a small kiss on her forehead.
The family smiled at that moment. Katie was extremely special for both the Potter and Black household.
She was everyone's responsibility.
Her bubbly and care free attitude brought smiles to the faces of the people around her.
But what she had with Harry was very much more in nature.
Harry always makes time to listen to his sister talk and talk. He always smiles when she talks.
Harry was the most important thing in the world for Katie. She absolutely adores him. He is her go to man for any of her problems.
They shared a very powerful brother and sister bond.
She had been a far cry from the normally happy girl for the past few days.
She always stayed next to Harry, offering comfort and assuring him to stay strong. But Harry knew that she was holding herself barely.
It was refreshing for Harry to see her smile.
" That's when I interfered. I assured her that I am not going anywhere and I always belong to her.
That calmed her down.
As we were exiting the room, we encountered my evil duplicate and also Rudolphus Lestrange.
Bellatrix had to destroy the two of them for the binds to release and to regain control of her mind.
She will be waking up any time now." He said and right on time as Bellatrix woke up slowly groaning and clutching her head.
" Ow. It's hurting." She said as she grimaced in pain.
" It's alright love. Don't get up. " Melania said as she took up her place next to her granddaughter.
Bellatrix fell back on the bed.
" Hi." She said with a grin and the room smiled for the first time in many days.
Druella and Dorea were the first to hug her. Bella hugged both of them with equal enthusiasm.
The entire family took time to fuss over Bellatrix.
Bellatrix watched Narcissa lingering in the back biting her lower lip.
She frowned in confusion.
" She is scared. She thinks all this is because of her." Andromeda whispered.
Bellatrix shook her head.
" Narcissa." She called her.
" I am sorry Bella. I caused trouble." She sniffed.
Bellatrix huffed.
" Come and sit down Cissy." She called her sister who walked forward tentatively and sat down.
" It's not your fault. I should have intercepted the spell. My mistake. I slacked. But don't you think for a second that I will blame you. Though, I would have been happy to send those bastards packed up to death." She growled.
Narcissa suddenly looked sheepish. She blushed a slight pink.
The family laughed at the sight.
" What are you all laughing at?" Asked a mad Bellatrix.
" You might not get the chance dear. Narcissa killed all of them." Druella said with a grimace but also a small smile.
Bellatrix turned her head towards her sister with an audible snap and looked at her with an awestruck expression.
" Really??" She asked her sister who blushed brilliantly.
" Sweet, innocent Cissy. Killing death eaters. I don't believe it." Bellatrix exclaimed.
" I am not sweet and innocent." Narcissa glared at her sister.
" I can take care of myself thank you." She sniffed.
" I really want to watch it. Can I??" Asked Bella.
The other family members nodded too.
" We wanted to ask her to show us." Charlus told the trio.
Harry stepped forward and put his finger on her forehead and pulled a silvery strand from her head. He waved his hand and the strand expanded and started to project a screen and displayed the events that took place.
As the scene was over, the family members were looking at Narcissa in a new light.
James and Sirius and Regulus were stunned and a bit of fear could be seen in their eyes.
" Damn she is scary." Regulus said softly though everyone could hear.
" I thought Harry was scary. I take back my words. Cousin Narcissa is definitely the scariest of those three." Sirius grimaced.
" You were very brave dear." Arcturus said as he glared at the three youngsters.
" You have shown that you won't show mercy to those who trouble you and yours.
I am proud of you." He praised his granddaughter who beamed at him.
" What was that spell?? Harry had used one similar to that in his duel a few months back." Asked Cygnus.
" The same spell. I was reading the grimoire to see if I could catch something interesting and I found a lot of spells that are dangerous." She said with a shrug.
" Yep. Definitely scary." James grimaced and gulped when Narcissa smiled evilly at him.
" Did you say something James??" She asked him with a sweet smile as she patted his cheek.
" I have a sudden urge to go for a jog tonight. Let's go boys." He said and pulled Sirius and Regulus with him.
" Idiots." Snorted Harry.
" We will leave you three now. Take proper rest." Melania said as she got up and took her leave followed by the family each wishing Bellatrix in return.
Harry sighed as the family exited the room. He felt a bit terrified after what happened to Bella. Now that was out of the way, he had some work to do.
He sat in his seat near his desk and started to pen a letter. This will surely help and probably will be beneficiary.
He called for Hedwig and tied it to her and nodded at her. The phoenix disappeared in a flash.
He got up and walked to the bathroom and freshened himself up a bit. He came out of the room shirtless and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the sight in front of him.
He saw a stark naked Bellatrix and Narcissa sitting on his bed with space for him in between.
Bellatrix smiled coyly at him and tapped the place next to her.
She attacked his lips the moment he sat down with such force that had Harry surprised.
He broke the kiss for a breath but Narcissa kissed him this time. She too kissed him passionately.
He was pushed back to the bed and Bellatrix climbed on top of him.
" I missed this a lot." She said as she straddled his lap eliciting a moan from him.
" Oh. It looks like little Harry missed me as well." She said to him as she felt his hardness.
" Not so little Harry, Bella." Narcissa said with a smile and moved towards Harry and took his fingers and moved it to her wet folds.
She moaned loudly as Harry immediately got to work. He couldn't hold himself back and with Bellatrix tempting him a lot, he couldn't control anymore.
He growled as he got up and pinned Bella to the bed roughly.
She squealed in surprise.
" Oh. Looks like Harry is fired up… oh fuck…..." She couldn't continue as Harry thrust into her suddenly.
" Oh. …...Yeah…... Oh Merlin….. yes." She moaned as Harry went faster and faster.
" You wanted to rile me up. I will show you how to rile up a person." Harry said and grinned his evil smile.
Bella and Cissy shivered in anticipation as to what was to come that night.
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Dumbledore looked around the place that he had been instructed to come to. He frowned thoughtfully. Now why was he asked to come here.
The past few days had not been good for him. His group had been keeping tabs on Tom and his followers. They had fought well with those masked men but they would run away when met with equal force.
This was only till he gained more support.
The moment his forces overwhelmed him, it would be difficult to fight them. He would not give up though. He would fight till his last drop of blood.
He suddenly felt a spell approaching him. He instinctively raised his shield with a negligent wave of his wand.
" Huh. It seems that you are still very capable of fighting. Good for you old man." Dumbledore couldn't help but smile at the voice of one of his students that he had come to admire and respect a lot.
" I may be old but I am not naive nor a slouch with my wand my boy. I am simply capable of holding myself." Dumbledore said with a smile.
Harry snorted.
" I really don't know if you are truly this modest or you want the praise by playing off your capabilities." Harry said with a raised eyebrow.
Dumbledore couldn't help but chuckle along with Harry.
" How can I help you Harry??" He asked curiously.
Harry sighed.
" I need your help. I want you to teach me what you know and practice with me. I have been trained by the best but I still want to learn from you. As much as possible." He asked the headmaster.
Dumbledore was not expecting this of course.
" You are far beyond my abilities and power, my boy. I have very little to teach you. You are very much able to beat me even now." He said with his twinkling eyes.
" I am not all knowledgeable or powerful Dumbledore. I might have many tricks up my sleeve but experience, no. If I am to fight a man who is at least six decades older than me, I need your help the most." Harry said straight faced.
That bit was a bit false. He was taught by Flamels and Thurringen. They were older and more experienced than Dumbledore but Harry found that learning from Dumbledore is a good achievement to have. He is a very powerful and intelligent wizard with a wealth of knowledge that can only be beaten by the Flamels.
Dumbledore didn't speak for some time. He just stood there contemplating what Harry said to him.
He then looked straight in Harry's eyes.
" Alright. I will agree to this. But I need your word that you will do everything in your power to end that man." He said gravely.
" I didn't mean to offend nor mistrust you, Harry. I merely want this problem to be solved quickly.
I would never ask this of any students of mine but then again, you are nor most students now , are you?" He asked with his trademark twinkle.
Harry just shook his head and chuckled.
" I know you mean the prophecy sir, but you can trust me when I say that I will personally put an end to him regardless of whatever happens." He said with a fire in his eyes that scared Dumbledore slightly.
" Now get ready to shield, old man." Harry immediately sent forth two ribbon cutting curses towards his neck and abdomen.
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"Damn, this is difficult." Harry said as he wiped the sweat that had accumulated in his palms.
Today was the day of the wedding between Hadrian Potter Peverell and Narcissa Black soon to be lady Peverell.
The past month had been totally and completely about the wedding. Plans, flowers, table cloths, spoons, forks, napkins, wine, dresses, guest lists and many more.
Harry had been very understanding towards all these things. He absolutely hated them but still bore the boredom and played along for all these shoppings.
He didn't want a wedding so soon after Bella's health had just started recovering. Bella had all but demanded him to carry on and if he didn't, she had threatened to hex him till he couldn't sit.
Harry grimaced again when he remembered all the shopping trips he had taken.
They had decided that the wedding would be held on the grounds of the Peverell Manor.
The grounds were very big and many guests would be accommodated easily.
Well, he was marrying today and to the girl of his dreams and he wouldn't change a single thing of all that has happened. He was given two blessings in the form of Cissy and Bella and for that, he would be forever grateful for Death.
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' You won't be a Black from today. You will be a Peverell. Narcissa Peverell.'
Narcissa thought as she got ready for her wedding.
"Narcissa Peverell. I love it." She grinned.
" Of course you love it." Bella rolled her eyes.
" Be nice Bella." Druella chided her daughter but smiled nonetheless.
" Well, today is the day." Bellatrix said as she straightened her red dress that she was wearing.
Bella, Katie and Andromeda were the bridesmaids for today.
" You seem amazingly calm." Narcissa turned to her mother who smiled at her.
" I am very nervous. What if he decides that this was a big mistake and leaves me?? But I know the kind of person he is. He loves me and I love him. He will never do that to me. I have wanted to spend the rest of my life with him from the moment I saw him. This is only the continuation of our life. As a new chapter and with the same family name." She said to her mother and sister.
Andromeda entered the room and smiled at her sister.
" You look beautiful Cissy. He won't know where he is if he sees you like this." Andromeda grinned.
" How is Harry??" Narcissa asked with a bit of anxiety.
Andromeda chuckled.
" He is a mess. He is very nervous and he is refusing to sit in a seat despite everyone telling him to calm down.
It's ironic you know. The dangerous and powerful Lord Peverell. He can take on a number of men in a duel but he is scared of his own wedding." The group laughed softly at that.
Narcissa couldn't help but smile fondly at that vision. ' He is really a very sweet man.' she thought to himself.
The door opened and her father walked into the room. He smiled widely at her.
He engulfed his daughter in a quick hug and kissed her forehead.
" Merlin knows what he did to deserve you.
You are looking gorgeous my dear." He said and smiled as his daughter blushed.
" Just say the word and I will take you away from here." He said seriously.
Narcissa chuckled.
" Cygnus. Don't be stupid. Harry is a very good lad." Druella chided him.
Cygnus smiled.
" Well, if I did it, he would hex me to the end of the world." He chuckled.
" Are you ready, Narcissa??" He asked her.
She nodded and smiled at him.
" Let's go then." He took her hand and led her outside.
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" Harry. You are worrying too much." James sighed with amusement in his voice.
Harry glared at James as he shifted nervously on his feet.
" What if she decides…." He was interrupted by James.
" For Merlin's sake Harry. She loves you. She cares for you and she absolutely adores you. She wants this as much as you want it. Stop worrying, alright." James explained to him.
He still found it hard to believe that Harry could be that nervous.
The bridal March began to play and all the guests focused on the entrance from where the bride was about to enter.
Harry became a bit pale in anticipation. He took a deep breath and steeled himself.
" Comeon Potter. You can do this. She loves you as well." He said softly to himself.
Harry sighed when he saw Bellatrix enter first. ' Damn it. She is extremely pretty.' he thought to himself.
Bellatrix winked at Harry with a mischievous smile but walked gracefully with a white bouquet in her hand.
James grinned as he distracted Harry.
" You are about to drool. " He said and snickered when Harry glared at him.
Harry smiled at her as she took her place.
He then watched as Katie walked in slowly and smiled brilliantly at him. Harry shook his head. It was a good thing that she was engaged to a good boy in Marcus Greengrass.
" We would have had a tough time keeping boys out of her way." James whispered to Harry who nodded.
Andromeda entered the room as soon as Katie took her place. She was dressed beautifully as well and looked outstanding.
Harry watched Remus and smiled when he saw his slack jawed expression.
" Moony looks like his mouth would hit the floor. He is still scared to speak with her." Harry said to James who smirked.
" We will do something about that." He told his brother.
It was the next entrance that had Harry frozen in his place. There was one word that you can describe Narcissa with.
' Angelic.'
She looked absolutely stunning with her white dress and her golden blonde hair was shining brightly. She smiled as her gaze met his. Green met blue and the entire world disappeared.
Narcissa had never seen a man more handsome than Harry. His hair tied in a pony and the Black and silver tux. His eyes shined brightly as he smiled at her and her breath caught in her chest.
She walked slowly with her father leading her along to the place next to Harry.
Harry stared at the vision in front of him.
Her simple but elegant white robes hugged her lithe figure but all her curves were visible to him and showed ample amounts of her bust. Say whatever you want but the Black women were truly wonderful. He must know it. He was marrying two of them. She had applied a little make up but Harry knew that it was unnecessary.
All in all, Narcissa looked better than any Veela could ever look. And he had seen Fleur Delacour.
Veela women were famous for their blonde hair and their beauty but Cissy put all of them to shame.
Her slightly swollen belly only added to the glow on her face.
" Harry!! You are almost drooling." James whispered. Harry shook himself from his thoughts.
He held out his hand for Narcissa to take and he pulled her softly to the raised platform.
He turned towards his father in law and nodded.
He leaned forward. " I won't disappoint you or Druella. I will look after them with all my heart and soul." He whispered to which Cygnus nodded and smiled as he patted his back.
Harry turned towards his soon to be wife and smiled at her. " I have said it a number of times but I will say it again. I am extremely lucky to have you in my life. You are perfectly gorgeous." Harry whispered to which Narcissa blushed brightly. Harry couldn't help but chuckle softly.
" Ladies and gentlemen. You have gathered here to witness a celebration of Love and marriage between a deserving man and woman." The pastor who was officiating the wedding spoke to the gathered guests.
" The couple are ready with their vows and without further delay," he nodded towards Harry.
Harry took a deep breath.
" Give me a few dark wizards to deal with, I will thrive. But this is not a situation I am very good at. I will be honest here and tell you that, I am very poor in expressing my feelings but if I don't right now, my mother won't forget to tease me for the rest of my life and let me tell you, that is not a situation anyone would like." He said with a grimace and a wave of laughter was heard around the area.
" To be honest, I don't have words to express my feelings right now. No words I speak will do justice to what I am feeling right now." He said as he looked into his favourite pair of eyes.
" What I have for you, will only keep growing and growing with time. I fell in love with you, the moment I met you for the first time. You are my world. You are what keeps me going even in these troubled times. Your smile, your words, your anger, I won't change any of it at any cost. You have given love to me, something that I don't even understand how that came to be.
I can't even begin to think of how it would be to lose you. I am absolutely scared of even the thought of it. You are an absolute gem. The rarest of the rare that was gifted to me and I will make sure to keep it safe for the rest of my life. I want you to be there for me all my life. In all my happiness and glory.
I love you Narcissa Cederella Black . With all my heart and soul, I will spend the rest of my life showing you how much I love you." He finished with a small smile.
A lot of sniffs could be heard and people could be seen dabbing their eyes with napkins. His mother was crying freely along with his aunt Melania. Druella was emotional as well and was surprisingly held by Cassiopeia who smiled at him.
Narcissa wiped the tears that flowed from her eyes. She gave him a watery smile.
" How am I supposed to say anything better than that??" Asked Narcissa.
" The first time I saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off you. I fell hopelessly in love with you the moment I saw you.
I thought that it was just an attraction but no. I developed strong feelings for you. The time I spent with you after that has been the best in my life. You were different. You were special.
I developed feelings very quickly for you and I really don't know how you wormed your way into my heart, but you did.
I never knew I would be attracted to a boy so quickly but I knew you were not any boy.
I felt safe around you. I felt very strong around you. I felt extremely powerful around you. In a word, it was perfect to be with you.
The day I learned that you were replicating my feelings, I had never been happier in my life.
The care in your eyes. The concern in your smile, it makes me feel like the most loved woman in this entire world.
You as a whole was what I fell in love with and I won't change a thing about you. My life would be meaningless without you Harry. You are a gift to me. My precious gift. And you have given me more joy. A reason to be happier than ever." She said as she rubbed her belly fondly.
" I love you Hadrian Jameson Potter Peverell and I will spend the rest of my life with you, in all your happiness, sadness and victory and defeat. I love you." She finished and Harry's smile was a new patronus memory for her.
The sniffs were at an all time high right now and the matriarch of both the family was openly crying in happiness. Narcissa noticed Bellatrix crying as well but she smiled at her sister. Katie and Andromeda were very much emotional as well.
The pastor indicated for the rings to be bought out. The two took out the rings and put them on each other's fingers.
He then waved his wand in intricate patterns and sealed their vows.
Harry stepped forward and lifted her chin and kissed her on her lips. They kissed for a short time and broke apart and rested their foreheads against each other and smiled.
" I know give you, Lord and Lady Hadrian Potter Peverell." The pastor finished to the applause of the guests.
" I love you." Harry said softly in Narcissa's ear and nibbled it lovingly.
Narcissa shuddered but smiled.
"I love you too, dear husband." She smiled at his joy as she called him husband.
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The tapping of a glass could be heard and the guests stopped speaking when they saw James Potter get up.
" I have been told to say a few words about the two and I have been strictly warned by my girlfriend that I must keep it short." He said as he pouted at Lily who glared at him.
" I don't have much to say. Harry was away from home for a lot of years and honestly, I knew very little about him. But when I heard that my brother would be coming back, I was overjoyed.
Harry is different from us. He is mischievous, caring, kind, intelligent but he is also damn scary." He shuddered and the others chuckled at that.
" He became very important to us in a very short time. He is special, my brother.
Understanding each and everyone of us. Bearing with us. Learning and living with us and laughing with us. A proper family man.
I could go on and on and on about him for an entire year but, as I said, I wanted to keep it small and simple." He then turned to Harry.
" You deserve all happiness and the beautiful lady next to you, Harry. I am very proud and honoured to call myself your brother. I won't wish luck because you don't believe in it. To Harry and Narcissa, may they live a long and prosperous life and all their dreams come true." He raised his glass and the others followed suit.
Harry nodded to his brother and smiled at him. " Thank you." He mouthed.
James just smiled. " Anytime." He mouthed back.
" It's time for the newlyweds to share their first dance." Charlus announced and Harry and Narcissa got up to have their first dance as husband and wife.
Harry led his wife to the dance floor and held her in his arms. They began to sway gently to the slow tune that played nearby.
This carried on for a long time with Harry dancing with his mom, mother in law, aunts, Andromeda, Lily, Alice, Marlene, Amelia, Katie and also the professors McGonagall and Sprout. Narcissa danced away with her male cousins and friends.
They soon found themselves in each other's arms.
" Shall we??" Asked Harry.
Narcissa nodded.
" We will take our leave." Harry announced to his family.
Dorea gathered the both of them in a hug.
Month" Be careful you two. And make sure that you enjoy yourselves." She said as she kissed each of their foreheads.
The others wished them goodbye and left them to leave for their honeymoon.
They gathered their luggage and turned to each other. " Ready??" Asked Harry.
" Yes." She smiled and Harry disappeared with her in his arms.
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Harry appeared with Narcissa to a secluded beach. Narcissa looked around in expectation.
Harry smiled.
He and Narcissa walked forward for some time.
They came upon a big two floored beach house. " Welcome to your new holiday home Cissy." He told her and smiled as her eyes lit up in excitement.
" Go on. Go and see how it is. I will wait for you here." He said, indicating a seating area that was present near the beach.
Narcissa nodded and disappeared into the house. Harry made his way towards the seats and sat down with a sigh. He turned towards the house and smiled. His wife.
Narcissa Peverell. The sound of it was very good to him.
He was lost in his thoughts as Narcissa returned to him. " The house is beautiful, Harry." She gushed. She raised an eyebrow when he didn't respond and saw him lost in thought.
She smiled mischievously. She slowly removed her wedding dress and stood naked. She coughed to get his attention.
Harry was broken from his thoughts.
" Cissy…" he stopped when he saw her standing naked behind him. She sauntered towards him slowly. Harry's eyes were glued to her body. Narcissa smiled. She was proud that she could get such a reaction out of him even to this day.
She plopped onto his lap. His eyes were firmly fixed on her breasts. She raised his head and claimed his lips in a passionate kiss. Harry returned with the same enthusiasm. " We could go inside, you know??" He asked her in between their kisses.
" We could. Ohh…. Merlin." She moaned as Harry latched on to her breasts.
" Or we could continue right here. This is our beach right??" She asked and he nodded.
" Oh yes…. Harry." She moaned as Harry squeezed her breasts.
" Take me husband. Take me." She whispered sensually in his ear.
Harry didn't hesitate. He waved his hand and an invisible barrier was erected around them and they felt warmth.
He lifted her and lined her with his erection. He looked into her eyes to see the want and lust along with a lot of love.
He entered her slowly and kissed her as he did so.
" Oh.. yes!!!" Narcissa moaned. She had a long night planned for her husband. She had a lot of plans. She would make sure to show him how lucky he is.
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Harry shuffled around nervously in the waiting room in St Mungo's. His nerves were getting the better of him. The reason was because it was time for his and Narcissa's child to be delivered.
They had spent a month touring the Caribbean on their honeymoon.
They had returned in the middle of July. They had three weeks before they would be returning to Hogwarts.
He and Bella had been training in the training room when Timmy had popped in to announce that Narcissa had gone into labour. Harry had rushed with Bella on his heels. He saw Narcissa moaning in pain.
He immediately took her to the hospital with Bella.
Bella had immediately sent word to the family informing them about the situation.
" Calm down Harry. She will be alright." Dorea consoled her son who was worrying a lot. The entire family was nervous right now.
A healer came out of the operation room and stopped in front of the family.
" Lord Peverell. Lady Peverell is requesting your presence." She said and walked back to the room.
Harry became deathly pale. He had no idea as to what he should be doing.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and saw his father.
" I know you are scared Harry. Truly, what men wouldn't be??" He asked rhetorically.
" But you must be there for her. She would be stronger with your presence. Go on son." He instructed his son who nodded and got up.
" It will be alright, Harry. Don't worry. Tell her we all love her." Bellatrix said as she gave a chaste kiss on his lips.
Harry nodded and entered the room. He saw Narcissa struggling on the bed. Her pained screams brought tears to his eyes.
" Is Harry ….. he… hear??" Asked Narcissa tears flowing freely.
He rushed towards her and took her hand in his.
" I am here, love. I am here. I will not leave you. I will stand …." He stopped suddenly when she screamed loudly in pain.
" I will stand next to you through the process." He said as he kissed her hand.
" Lord Peverell." A senior healer called out.
" I am afraid that it's getting complicated. Her body is not yet ready for delivery. A year later, it would've been perfect but now, it's a bit difficult." The healer informed him.
" No. Please. Do something." Harry pleaded. The healer's eyes softened when she saw the young man in front of her.
" We will do our best. Don't worry. Just stay as a support to her. Encourage her to help us with the process." The healer told Harry and got back to her position.
Harry took his wife's hand. She squeezed his hand as another wave of pain hit her. She screamed high into the air. Harry was totally scared right now.
He steeled himself.
" Narcissa. Sweetheart, look at me." He called out and Narcissa opened her eyes and looked into the loving green eyes of her husband.
" We will be fine. Our baby will be fine. I won't let anything happen to you two." He said and closed his eyes when he heard her scream again.
He was openly crying right now.
" I love you Narcissa. I love you. Our family loves you. You are a strong woman. You will do very well. You will give birth to our child. You will give us our baby.
You are a very strong woman. Whatever happens, I will always be with you. I will always love you. I will be with you all my life, irrespective of what happens." He reassured her.
Narcissa nodded as another massive pain hit her and she screamed for a few seconds and fell back to the bed breathing heavily. The entire room was silent.
Harry held his breath. He lowered his head when he heard no sound.
He froze when he heard a cry that came from the room. He looked up and around to identify the sound when he saw what was making the noise. He saw the senior healer smile at him.
She slowly approached him and handed him a pink bundle.
" Congratulations Lord Peverell. Your wife has given birth to a healthy baby girl. Both of them are very healthy." She said and handed over the baby to a still shocked Harry.
He looked down to the bundle in his arms. His daughter. His baby girl. She looked absolutely perfect. A small blonde patch on her head and Narcissa' s face. The little girl looked back at him curiously. His eyes widened when he saw the bright green eyes of his daughter. His own green eyes.
He stood staring at her daughter with his mouth open.
Narcissa giggled at the dumbfounded expression of her husband.
Harry was broken from his observation when he heard the sound of her voice. He smiled brightly at her.
He slowly approached her and placed the baby in her arms.
Narcissa smiled softly at her daughter. Her beautiful baby girl.
She sighed in content when Harry sat next to her and put his arms around her.
" She is perfect. The most beautiful thing in this world." He said as he smiled at his daughter who giggled as she held her father's finger.
They were interrupted when their family entered the room.
" Can we come in??" Asked an anxious Bellatrix. Harry nodded and smiled at her. She darted forward and watched the small bundle in her sister's arms. The entire family surrounded to watch the new addition to their family.
The females were gushing about how adorable and cute the little girl was. The baby just giggled and clapped her hands as she saw them.
" Aww!! She is so cute." Dorea squealed.
He was congratulated by the others.
" What are you going to call her?? Asked Melania.
Harry and Narcissa looked at each other and smiled. They had discussed this.
" Lyra." Harry said with a smile. " Lyra Dorea Potter-Peverell." He finished with a smile.
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Lyra giggled again as Harry tickled her nose. She squealed happily when he picked her up.
His daughter was an absolute angel. She didn't make a fuss. She was a quiet child. She rarely cried and was always smiling.
She got along well with all of the family members. She always became all the more happier when he played with her. She already had him wrapped around her little finger. He couldn't say no to that adorable face.
" Well, I have called all of you today to make an announcement." He said to his family that had gathered around in the Peverell Manor.
He and Narcissa stood side by side. It was Narcissa that spoke.
" We have decided that Sirius and Marlene would be the godparents of our daughter." She announced to the shock of the two.
" Andi and Katie will be the aunts and Bella will be as good as her mother. James will be the uncle. So we thought of Sirius.
What do you say Siri??" Asked Narcissa.
Sirius froze on the spot. His eyes went wide. He looked at Harry and Narcissa and saw them smiling at him.
" I had not thought that this would happen. I am irresponsible Harry. How can you appoint me as her godfather??" Asked Sirius still in shock.
Harry shook his head." You were Sirius. You were irresponsible. I have watched you grow into a very responsible young man. A strong and brilliant wizard. I can not think of anyone more capable than you to take care of my daughter if something happens to us. Will you do it Siri?? Will you look after and love her??" Asked Harry. He knew what the answer will be.
Sirius started to cry. " You were the reason why this immature prat turned into what he is now. I know that they didn't say it out loud but my family was not so proud of me. The kind of person I was becoming. An heir of a very powerful and old family, behaving like me, I can't even imagine what my grandfather had thought of me.
You helped me. You changed me. You made me into what I am today. I will always be in your debt Harry.
As for your daughter, I will carry her not only in my arms but on my head with pride and joy. I will love her as my own and I will always do good by her. That's my word to you as your best friend." He said emotionally.
Harry couldn't help but capture his friend in a hug. " I know you will. I know." He said as he hugged the boy.
Sirius didn't see it but his grandfather beamed at him in pride and joy. His grandmother smiled brightly at him. James smiled at his best friend with joy replicated by their other friends.
" I accept. It's an honor Harry, Narcissa." Marlene smiled as she took Sirius 's hand.
Sirius took his goddaughter from his cousins.
The little girl giggled at him. Sirius smiled at her.
" Hey little lady. I am Sirius. I am your godfather. I will teach you how to trouble your mother and father and make th grow old very quickly. Alright??" He asked her softly.
Lyra giggled and clapped her hand in joy.
Sirius lit up in excitement." Yes!! I have a student." He said with a smile.
Marlene rolled her eyes and smacked his head. " Ow…" Sirius grimaced. She took the little girl from Sirius' s hand and the girl only laughed at the pair.
" Did you do the right thing Harry??" Asked Arcturus in amusement.
Harry grinned. " Believe me, I made the best choice in my life." He said as he saw his daughter play with her godparents.
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