Karma is a bitch

by HermionePotter1989

Being left out by everyone who should care for him and once again left in an abusive environment despite his protests Harry is tired and has had enough. Finding out his friends have been lying to him and the possibility of saving his enemies life will turn his world upside down. This is a slash story. Read and Review.

20. Chapter 20

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Sirius had gone to a muggle fancy hotel for a few nights to allow the newlyweds some alone time. That ceremony had been beautiful, so beautiful in fact that he knew that if he was ever lucky enough to be offered the opportunity to marry someone there he'd take it in a heartbeat. Not everyone of course got such a rare thing. Harry and Draco had made love for most of the night waking a whole day later sore and satisfied. They were stunned when an owl turned up with two letters attached both from the bank for Harry to read. He opened the first letter when a note which had been loose fell out telling him that the letter in the envelope was from his mother and had been written to be given to him when he married. The other letter contained one from his father. His eyes welled up at that. He sat on the couch placing his feet onto Draco's lap. He reached in with trembling hands and pulled out the letter which was a couple of pages long. Draco decided to give him a relaxing foot massage while he read the letter which he was indeed very grateful for as it calmed him down so much while he read.

Dear Harry,

As I write this I am looking over you as you sleep. You are a couple of months old already and you are an unusual baby to say the least. I have seen many babies in my young life and at some point or another they do get restless but not you. You are such a calm baby and I have always been grateful for that. I have told your father James that I believe everything happens for a reason and whether or not he agrees with me is his own choice. As I have stated you are a quiet baby but there are things you have done recently which I simply cannot ignore. When Peter came to visit the other day you cried violently and nothing I could do would stop you. The only reason you stopped is because he became exceptionally nervous and left. Oh poor Peter. You have done this every time he has visited and I am so worried for him. Babies have a way of just knowing things a little like dogs I guess and I do wonder if he is internally ill or something. I am contemplating asking him to go to Saint Mungos and see a healer. James thinks it's ridiculous and that I am reading far too much into it but even he can see it only happens when Peter is here. He won't admit that to me but I can tell he notices it either way.

There are a lot of things I wish to tell you in case we don't survive this war and you are left an orphan boy which would break my heart more than anything. If that is the case then know that I am eternally sorry about that and that I did all I could to survive for you. I hope if that has happened that either Sirius Black or Alice Longbottom your godparents can take care of you as well as James and I would. My favourite colour is teal. I adore that colour so much and it calms me a great deal to see it. I have painted your nursery that colour. I love hot and spicy foods such as curry or chicken wings and my favourite sweets are sugar quills. I can go through an entire bag in one study session if I get too invested in my work. My advice to you my son is never to get so invested in your work that you forget to live properly. I did once and it wasn't pleasant. You should live your life with your friends and not cooped up in the library like a loser. Study and study hard but not so hard that you forget to live outside the library as I did once. My favourite team are obviously the Holyhead Harpies the best all girl Quidditch team there is. Those women are my idols and so gorgeous. The Chudley Cannons are useless and always will be in my opinion. My favourite school subjects were charms and Potions. Professor Flitwick has helped me to gain my mastery in Charms so I may teach it one day myself which is my dream for the future if I make it. Professor Slughorn is a gem and teaches potions like no other. I always feel so special in his classes. I am in the slug club and James is not something I rub in his face from time to time for fun. He always asks me what we did there but I don't tell him. We mainly attended dinners and parties he held with groups of his most talented students. I have really loved school. The world here has not always been kind to me but that is ok.

I dated different people before I selected your dad. Frank Longbottom was my boyfriend for a year before and was very talented too. He was on the quidditch team and although it didn't work out we've been best friends since. I recently suffered a great heartbreak personally which has shaken me. I and my so called sister Petunia are not related. I overheard my parents discussing how we were both adopted as mum couldn't have children of her own due to being barren. I could not believe they had lied to us all of our lives. Petunia is older than I am. When I confronted them about it they were stunned and very upset that I had overheard them at all. I was pregnant at the time and my hormones were all over the place quite literally. They did assure me that they planned to tell Petunia about it soon and had even planned to tell me too but they died before they could do that. They were unfortunately targeted in a death eater raid and I have never been able to forgive those who did it. Suffice it to say a couple of Diffindo charms to their throats from me ended them pretty quickly after. You do not fuck with a pregnant and grieving lady. To top it off that is not even a dark spell and I am so proud I killed them in such a muggle way.

Professor Dumbledore wouldn't like to know that but I am not telling him and besides which I am the only person who knows about it. Listen to me Harry and listen carefully. Those bastards got what was coming to them but I do not under any circumstances condone killing just for the hell of it as the supporters of Voldemort do. That makes one a dark wizard. If you really must kill then make sure you get a bad guy. Professor Dumbledore would be disappointed if he knew I felt like that but The Order of The Phoenix his army against Lord Voldemort has already lost six members because of his rule against not using dark spells or killing the death eaters. I was not about to become the seventh victim. I protected myself and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Quite honestly I don't care what happens to me but I would literally die to protect you little one.

Please look out for Petunia if you ever meet her. She didn't take being adopted well. She had been three years old when they adopted me and it was easy for my parents to tell her that my mother had, had another baby. When you're that age you'll believe almost anything you're told by your parents. I know I did. Here is where I beg you not to hate me if you can. I have a confession to make and it would be viewed as a bad thing if other wizards knew about it but it's not really a bad thing at all. Here it goes. I am a parselmouth which means I can converse with snakes and they with me. There has been a prophecy foretold about your life being threatened so we have gone into hiding. Peter Pettigrew your father's friend is our secret keeper. He will keep us safe I am sure. However in these things you never can be too sure so I have inscribed invisible runes all over your cot and buggy and dummy using parsel magic and normal magic. I want you to be as safe as you can. You can't sleep without your dummy right now so that is an added protection on you. I haven't told your father I am a parselmouth because he would resent me so much for it. I love him too much to do that to him. Please try not to hate me too much for that. I am so sorry if it annoys you that I am like this.

You have a godbrother Neville Longbottom who is the same age as you. Please insure you are always kind and loving to him. This war is very scary and I seriously fear we won't make it. If that happens when you get to Hogwarts please find Severus Snape for me. Tell him I think he's an absolute fool with the worst timing ever. Tell him that the only thing which has ever truly bothered me about him have been his vile choices in friends. Tell him he is still my best friend and I still love him as a best friend and that I am so sorry about it all. I fear I won't see him before the end and I wish him to know it. I have grown a lot since having you and need to forgive him so I can heal and so too can he. Your father James tormented Severus in school and has never been able to say he is sorry to him which is something I can never forgive him for. It doesn't take much to do but he will not do it no matter how many times I ask him to. It is for this reason that I can never forgive him for it. He is my husband and I will always love him but that doesn't mean I can forgive him for this because I most certainly cannot. As a pureblood wizard James wanted to set up a marriage contract for you with some girl of his choice but I put my foot down. I said no and that I didn't believe in them. I told him he was free to do it if he wished but I would divorce him and take you away if he did. Let's just say that silenced him right there and it hasn't happened. He knows I am the best thing to ever happen to him and for this reason will not force it. Unfortunately despite me loving him I have recently realised he is not as liberal as I had hoped he would be.

I read the paper the other week and it spoke about a gay marriage in it. It was announcing the gay marriage of two people in our society and I was in all honesty happy for the happy couple but James seriously wasn't. He wasn't pureblood or right and that he said he would disown his son if he ever came out as gay broke my heart in two. I just couldn't see him the same way after it. Suffice it to say he spent two weeks on the couch until he told me he was sorry and didn't mean it. You see he could say sorry to me but not Severus. I love that fool but he does irk my nerves and frustrate me to the ends of the earth sometimes. I want you to know despite everything that whatever you choose to do in your life will always be acceptable to me as long as you do them willingly and not whilst under the influence of anything nefarious. If you do I will be most disappointed. If you choose to marry a wonderful woman and have many kids like Molly Prewett did then that will be fine absolutely. If you choose to marry a man and have children via magical surrogacy later on in life then that is just as fine by me. Don't ever let anyone tell you it's not right. The problem is with them if they say that to you. Also never put the key to your own happiness into the pocket of someone else ever. You are worth the world my sweet boy and never forget I told you that.

Now onto some things I need to tell you about women. I am blunt and say it like it is because quite frankly men are stupid and don't get it unless you do this with them. I am always annoyed at how many women don't do this and then get annoyed when their men don't understand. It's not fair and they need to seriously stop doing it. Every month usually from the ages of eleven to thirteen women get what is called a period where they will bleed for a few days every month. This process is normal and nothing to be worried about but it can cause them pain and make them either very sad at times or irritable and angry at other times. They might crave certain foods when they have their period or cycle and that's ok. They may never tell you this but if you ask simply what you can do to help them they will appreciate it for sure. Women often cry for no reason at all at this time and I ask you to be understanding. Period lengths and strengths vary from woman to woman. No two are the same. For me personally I get very painful cycles which do make me very angry for the few days I have them. I crave chocolate and curry lots when I have them. I am only sharing this with you so you may understand more about women in general. Even if you don't date a woman more than likely you will have female friends so it's important to know this. Besides which I know your father Merlin love him would never think to tell you this.

If you should meet my sister Petunia please go easy on her because she will not understand about our world. She is not a witch like I am. Unfortunately my parents have always believed that I am blessed by god for being a witch and have told her repeatedly that neither they nor her were blessed enough to be magical. Because Petunia is a fool she has listened to them and hates me for this reason. It is not my fault she does not have magic nor is it my fault that when she wrote to Professor Dumbledore asking if she could come to Hogwarts that he refused her. I am sorry for her truly but that is not my fault and I do resent that she will never be able to see that. I have tried so much to love and support Petunia but to be honest I am exhausted and can no longer do it anymore. I am very saddened to tell you that but I have no choice. Quite frankly I've given up on her and it is her own fault. James is not an angel and I never said he was. He has mocked Vernon her husband many times but I have always kicked his ass when he does. She doesn't see me do that she just assumes the worst of me always and quite frankly I'm over it.

At the moment on the tele the greatest series is Dallas and the common phrase who shot JR is all the rage. I do see it whenever I can. I think it's the cousin of the Ewell's but we will see if my prediction is right. I have bet Sirius five galleons it is so I'll be really sorry if I lose. I hope I win though so I can say haha to him. I love the bands Duran Duran and Banarama. You should look them up sometime and who knows you might like them yourself. I am freaked out slightly because Sirius said when you turn one he'll be getting you a practice broom. I am scared that you will have an accident but James assures me they're quite safe so I am trusting him. James and I married right out of school. He is the love of my life without a doubt. He wasn't always the love of my life however when I saw him change and stop pranking/bullying everyone for me I couldn't but fall in love with him. Yes I will never be over that he couldn't say sorry to Severus but he did change for me and that is excellent. I truly think he should have changed however because he wanted to and not because he might lose me. If we do survive I'd love to have more children so hopefully we survive long enough to have more. I'd like for you to have siblings. If not then please have many children in your life. I want you to be as happy in your life as you make me in mine. I love you more than life itself, hell I'd even die for you. Have the best life ever my sweet boy.

Love mum x.

By the time he was done he was silently crying as Draco moved onto his other foot with a reassuring smile. That letter had meant so very much to him. He truly had needed to hear those things from his mother. It was quite cathartic and had made him feel so much better than he had before. He had loads in common with her by coincident and loved it. He moved onto the next one carefully putting his mother's letter away properly first.

Prongslet,

Harry my son if you are reading this letter then know I am no longer alive and for that I am sorry. I had wanted to give you a better name then Harry but as Lily was shall we say mad after birth I settled on Harry so she wouldn't curse me which nearly actually happened. You may hear that I have a problem saying sorry but that's not true. I am fine with saying sorry to those who I believe have earned the right to hear it or do in fact deserve a sorry. Severus Snape is one person who will never deserve a sorry from me. He loves your mother my wife. I heard him talking with Rookwood in school about it before and it disgusted me. He said that because he loved her more than life itself that he was willing to let her be with me if it made her happy. He spoke as though he could control her which obviously he couldn't. Hell I'm married to her and even I can't control her. That is sometimes annoying for me because I can't make her do as I would want sometimes.

Don't misunderstand me boy I don't often want her to do as I say but I tried to arrange a marriage contract for you to marry a beautiful and respectable girl and she about lost all sense of reason with me. I even suggested we could choose a beautiful muggleborn girl and that I was not blood status bias but she would not budge. I am very annoyed by this. It is not one bit normal as every child born has a marriage contract and you will not. Do your best in life, marry an excellent and of course beautiful looking girl and have many children. Look I know how that may sound but really do you want to be seen with an ugly girl on your arm? I don't think so because then you might have to explain her appearance in social settings and so on and it would be very awkward. Besides which beautiful girls do tend to have better looks and less daddy issues.

I have recently learned of some gay celebrities here in our world who got married and announced it in the paper just like it was some casual and ok thing. It is not and anyone who says it is; is part of the problem. It would be like me shagging your uncle Sirius or something disgusting like that. Obviously you'll be a normal boy not like those weirdo puffs but isn't it just so unnatural? Have as many children with your wife as you like. You can certainly afford them. Look even if your wife is not beautiful I will be happy if you are. I am not good with correspondences to be hones as you can probably tell.

Please don't go to Slytherin house or any house which isn't Gryffindor because I would hate it. Gryffindor was the headmaster's house and is the best house there ever was. Lions pride and all that. Besides which getting to say that you were in the house of Albus Dumbledore is privilege denied to many. When you grow up enjoy school and make many friends. Don't allow Snivellus to target you ever. You are worth ten of him. Do everything you do fairly. Study and get good grades or good enough to pass and prank Slytherin for me. If not every week then every other week. Those slimy snakes have it coming for sure. As for me my favourite colour is sunburnt orange. My favourite quidditch team is Puddlemore United. They will rule the world one day I am sure hopefully with me as their chaser. I am the best chaser in the world after all or Britain at least which to me is the world if you know what I mean. Actually they'd be lucky to have me. My favourite band is The Half-head Giants. They are simply the best. I love fudge flies and pepper imps. Breathing fire is so cool and does impress the ladies if you get my drift. Well it did for me any way so it obviously will for you too. I mean I can't vouch for men everywhere but like father like son eh. I will leave the letter here for you to read when you're married. Obviously take her home and shag her senseless before reading this. Sorry mate as your dad I had to say it to embarrass you in some way or another. That's like a rite of passage for fathers or something. Make me proud everyday son. I love you.

Love Prongs.

Harry read that letter and felt fury and bile rising in him. How could his father be so loving yet disgusting at the same time? I mean he loved Draco with all of his heart and their marriage was not in any way ridiculous. Draco saw the expression on his face and let his husbands feet go gently.

"What is it Harry? You looked sad earlier but now you look mad for some reason!" he asked in concern as Harry handed him the letter in disgust.

"Just read this drivel my father spouted. I am so disgusted that I looked up to him and he wasn't at all what I was hoping for. How the fuck am I supposed to feel? My mother supported everything and I do mean everything but he's so damn shallow and annoying. I love you Draco so very much but I am seriously finding it hard to find any redeeming quality in him at all which really doesn't sit right with me!" he snapped sounding highly stressed as Draco read the letter reeling in his own rage.

"Your father did the best he thought he could do at the time with whatever information he had. These are his opinions. They won't be the opinions of everyone and were certainly not the opinions of your mother. I love you for all you are and I always will. Now how about some hot chocolate and cake before a nice bath huh?" he soothed as Harry leaned forward and captured his lips in a sweet kiss whispering You're so beautiful and perfect to Draco who smiled deeply in response. It would seem tender loving care truly did fix everything bad. The point is he had one good parent and one bad one. He had all the love of his mother and that meant more than anything in the world. In terms of his father he'd have to agree to disagree and move on. Thankfully he never actually knew the man or he would have probably punched him for being so ignorant.

They went into the kitchen where slices of hot chocolate fudge cake and hot chocolate with added Baileys was waiting for them. Remus had been right. Chocolate really did cure a multitude of problems. He felt love and warmth seep back into his bones from the gorgeous chocolate he was tasting. The time his parents had been alive had been different indeed. At least he was healthy and happy and had a family who would love him always in Draco, Sirius, Lola and Dobby. When he went upstairs Draco had lit many candles in the bathroom and had prepared a gorgeous bath full of essentially oils for Harry. Harry exhaled in relief as he sunk deeper into the water his muscles fully relaxing. Draco kissed him passionately and left him to his thoughts for a while. Harry needed the space and was thankful Draco had given it to him. All in all it had been an emotional but mostly wonderful day. As he snuggled into Draco's embrace that night in bed he felt more whole and loved then he ever had. Draco's heart was full and he'd never loved someone as much as he loved Harry. Life would sure be bright from now on.