Unexpected Heritage

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            Severus, Jessilyn, and Jocelyn talked for hours. At around lunchtime, Lucius, Draco, and Harry joined them in the sitting room. Harry and Lucius sat in one of the armchairs, curled together so that they would fit. Both Draco and Severus smiled when they saw this. Draco took the other armchair; the three Snapes were on the couch. They talked for a while before Draco yawned, curling up in the chair.

            "Harry, why don't you show Draco to his new bedroom. We'll wake you for dinner, Dray."

            "Thanks, Uncle Sev."

            Harry and Draco got up and went into Draco's new rooms. The Gryffindor showed the Slytherin around before finally taking him to the bedroom. Draco kicked off his shoes and sat on the bed.

            "You're sure that you're alright with my relationship with your father? I don't want you to be uncomfortable in your own family."

            "It's going to take a little while for me to be totally used to it, but I'm happy. My dad's finally in a relation where someone loves him. And it's not just one person that loves him but two. He deserves to be happy."

            "So, how's Blaise?"

            "She's great. We exchanged gifts yesterday because I knew that I was going to be here today. I got her a necklace that looks a lot like your life-force, with the swirl, but there's a sapphire in the center instead of an opal. She loved it."

            "That's wonderful, Draco. Have a nice nap and someone will wake you up for dinner."

            "Thanks, Harry. I'm never going to have to call you dad, am I?"

            "Only when you're talking about me to my children. I could never expect that from you."

            "Thanks. Good night."

            "G'night"

            Draco curled up under the burgundy blanket and fell asleep. Harry strolled back into his rooms. They were his rooms now…the rooms he shared with Severus and would be sharing very soon with Lucius. Harry settled into the armchair that Draco was sitting in. They were still talking. Not surprising since the siblings had almost 20 years to catch up on. Lucius got up, turning to Severus.

            "I think that I'm going to go watch some of that television, if you don't mind."

            "Not at all, Lucius. Harry, please follow him to make sure that he doesn't hex my television or do anything stupid like that."

            Harry smiled and dragged Lucius into the bedroom. They sat on the bed; Lucius searched for the remote control which happened to be on Harry's nightstand. Harry clicked on the television, pulled Lucius up towards the headboard, and casually draped his legs over the Slytherin's.

            "Do you know how absolutely delectable you look without those dreadful robes?"

            "Yes"

            "Hmm…cocky and gorgeous. I'm liking you more every day."

            Lucius dipped his head down and placed a soft kiss on the Gryffindor's lips. Harry sneakily leaned back until he was lying down. The blonde Slytherin followed, winding up on top of the Boy-Who-Lived. Lucius smirked as he looked down on Harry.

            "That was rather sneaky of you, Harry."

            "I know it was. I was nearly a Slytherin. Now shut up and kiss me again."         

            "How can I deny such a request?"

            The blonde settled himself on top of the Gryffindor and kissed him hard. Harry gently caressed the Slytherin's lips with his tongue. Lucius moaned softly and opened his mouth to the Gryffindor's exploration. Their tongues danced cautiously, exploring the other's mouth with a gentle tenderness neither expected from the other. Lucius slipped his hands under the hem of Harry's shirt and pulled it off between kisses. Harry hissed as cool fingers played with his nipples.

            "Now that's not fair."

            "What's not fair, Harry?"      

            "You're still completely clothed."

            "I could easily remedy that."

            Lucius tossed his robe aside and pulled off his chocolate brown sweater. Harry rested his head in his hand and stared at the blonde Slytherin. As he moved, Lucius' muscles rippled under his pale skin. The Slytherin sat back on the bed. Harry traced a silvery scar that started near the older man's shoulder and ended just below the opposite nipple.

            "Where'd you get that scar?"

            "From the same person who gave you your scar. I've had it since before Draco was born."

            Harry pulled Lucius into his arms and kissed his neck. They watched television for a while and simply cuddled after there was nothing worth watching. Severus came in a few minutes later. He sat behind Harry, gently resting his hand on the Gryffindor's hip and kissing his shoulder. Lucius and Harry turned, smiling when they saw Severus. Harry tried to move around so that he could be facing Severus, but he was basically pinned between the two Slytherins. Severus laughed.

            "I do believe that we need a bigger bed."

            "If you get up so that I can move, Sev, I'll make the bed bigger."

            "Sev, do you actually expect an underage wizard to be able to permanently transfigure this bed into something structurally stable?"       

            "Well, he's a hell of a lot better at transfiguration than either of us."

            Severus moved so that Harry could get up. Lucius slid off the edge of the bed and watched as Harry quickly changed the bed into a large four-poster bed with a silky green duvet trimmed in silver and semi-sheer gold curtains trimmed in crimson. For the most part, it just looked like green and gold, but upon close inspection, one could see the silver and crimson.

            "It looks lovely, Harry. It's nearly dinnertime. Let's eat in the Great Hall."

            "I'll go get Draco and meet you in the Hall."

            Lucius left and Severus took Harry's hand.

            "I want to thank you for bringing my sisters here. I can't believe you did that."

            "Well, I knew you'd be too stubborn to owl them yourself, so I did it for you. So are you going to keep in touch with your sisters?"

            "Yes. Lucius and Draco are going back to Blaise's house for rest of the break. Just between you and me, I think that Draco is very much in love with her."

            "I agree. Now come on, I'm hungry!"

            Severus chuckled and lightly kissed his fiancée. Harry pulled a sweater over his head and took Severus' hand. The Gryffindor tried to drag the Slytherin out of the bedroom, but Severus just pulled him back into his arms. Harry leaned into the embrace, smiling.

            "You know, I still have to give you your Christmas present."

            "But I thought—"

            "That I didn't get you anything? You've got to be kidding. Of course I got you a gift."

            "What is it? What is it? What is it?"

            "You'll get it after dinner, love."

            "But I want it now!"

            "There will be no whining. Now, you'll get it after dinner or you can sleep on the couch tonight."

            "Fine, but I want it as soon as we get back."

            "Alright. You are hopeless, you know that?"

            "Yup, and you love me for it."

            "Yes I do. Can we go to dinner now?"

            Harry smiled, nodded, and pressed a chaste kiss to Severus' lips. They strolled casually up to the Great Hall where they took seats between Dumbledore and Lucius. After a delicious Christmas feast, Lucius and Draco left to go back to Blaise's house. Severus and Harry went back to the dungeons. The Slytherin lounged on the couch until Harry pounced on him.

            "Can I have my present now?"

            "Yes. It's on the kitchen table. But don't open it until you get back here."

            Harry smiled brightly and ran into the kitchen. He grabbed the rather large box that was sitting on the table and brought it back to the sitting room. The Gryffindor sat on the floor and tore into the package. He lifted the lid off the box and tossed the tissue paper into the fire. On top was a book entitled "Your Guide to Becoming an Animagus". He flipped through the pages and found that it was a practical guidebook with pages to record his progress. Underneath the book was a long fur-lined cloak in an absolutely gorgeous charcoal gray. The fur was a softer gray. The clasp was silver. Harry wrapped it around his shoulders and snuggled into the soft fur.

            "I love it, Sev."

            "There's something else at the bottom."

            Harry tossed another layer of tissue paper into the fire. At the bottom of the box there was a large book. On the cover was a wedding invitation.

            'Mr. and Mrs. Christian Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Willam Potter cordially invite you to the wedding of Lily Rose Evans and James Ewan Potter. To be held at Godric's Hollow on Tuesday 12 August 1979 at 3 in the afternoon.'

            The Gryffindor opened the cover and stared at a Muggle photo of his parents in the backyard at Godric's Hollow, holding hands and staring into each other's eyes. He slowly looked at each page. After the first photo, the rest were all wizard photos. When he had looked at all the wedding pictures, there were pictures from their honeymoon in Ireland. Then there were pictures of him as an infant. The pictures stopped about halfway through the album. The last picture was of a tall, very thin man in black pants and a white button-down shirt with shoulder-length black hair. It was Severus, cradling an infant Harry in his arms. The baby reached up and placed a chubby hand on the Slytherin's cheek. Severus smiled, looked at someone outside the frame, and turned back to watch the baby.

            "Where did you get this?"

            "About a week before your parents were murdered, Lily gave it to me so that I could put an archival potion on the pages. The potion makes the pages waterproof, ageproof, and fireproof. I wasn't finished with it when the attack took place, so I've had it since then. To be completely honest, I never planned to give it to you until Halloween. Those photos were the only thing I had to remember Lily by and I didn't want to give it up. But on Halloween when you gave me your life-force, I knew that we would be together forever. I'll admit that I was being selfish, but I didn't want to give it to you if I'd never get the chance to see the album again."

            "Thank you. You could have kept it and I never would have known."

            "I know, but you deserve to have this. There's still half of the album untouched. I was thinking that maybe we could put the pictures from our bonding ceremony in there. And the pictures of our kids."

            Harry smiled and moved so that he was sitting on the couch next to Severus. The Slytherin captured his fiancée's lips in a searing kiss. Severus pulled Harry into his arms, pressing their hips together as they snogged. Harry broke the kiss and pulled off Severus' t-shirt. He lightly bit the Slytherin's earlobe. Severus purred softly as Harry nibbled the sensitive skin.

            "I want you…I want you to pound me into the floor."

            Severus smirked and quickly pulled Harry down to kiss him again. When the need for air became too great, Harry got up and pulled his sweater off. Severus slipped out of his t-shirt, pulled Harry onto the couch, and settled between the Gryffindor's legs. The Slytherin rubbed his hips against Harry's, pressing their clothing-covered cocks together. Severus caressed a nipple with his fingers and watched the skin pucker. The Potions Master gently rubbed the Gryffindor's stomach.

            "Come here, Kamali."

            The snake heard his name and slithered up to meet Severus' hand. Severus ran his fingers over the snake's body as he kissed his way down to the waistband of Harry's pants. The Slytherin undid the fly and pulled pants and boxers off in one smooth motion. Severus quickly removed the rest of his clothing, slid a gentle hand from Harry's hip to his achingly hard penis. He teasingly wrapped his fingers around it, lightly stroking. Harry thrust his hips up; he moaned and tried to get Severus to move faster, harder.

            "Please, Sev."

            Severus leaned forward crushing Harry's lips with his own. One hand squeezed the Gryffindor's erection; the other slipped between Harry's cheeks to tease his anus. Harry growled deep in his throat, trying to get Severus' finger to penetrate him. Severus chuckled.

            "Aren't you impatient?"

            Harry sneered at him; Severus grabbed his wand and coated his fingers in lube. Going straight for the gusto, the Slytherin pressed two fingers inside the Gryffindor. The Boy-Who-Lived closed his eyes, let his head drop back onto the couch, and moaned quite loudly as Severus stroked his prostate. Whimpering as the fingers left him, Harry spread his legs a little wider. Severus covered his shaft in the slick gel. He lifted Harry's legs so that his knees were almost touching his chest. The Slytherin penetrated Harry. Starting slowly and moving faster, Severus thrust in and out, hitting the Gryffindor's prostate with every stroke. Harry moved his hips to deepen each stroke. It didn't take long for the Gryffindor to come once Severus started stroking his erection faster and with more pressure. The contractions around his cock sent Severus over the edge, filling Harry with sticky, white semen. Severus pulled out of Harry, used a quick cleaning spell, and cuddled up mostly on top of Harry. The Gryffindor placed soft kisses on the Slytherin's face. Kamali curled up under Severus' hand, which was lightly resting on Harry's ribs. Harry reached up and gently ran his fingers through the Slytherin's hair. Severus softly kissed his lover's shoulder.

            "So was that enough 'pounding into the floor' for you?"

            "Mmm, well, the couch is still intact."

            "We are not breaking my couch. I'd rather we move to the floor."

            "But the floor's hard…and cold…and stone."

            "Fine, I won't shag you on the floor. Do you want to sleep here or in the bedroom?"

            "I'm comfortable here. Are you alright on the couch?"

            "Yes, but you know, it's rather funny how we always seem to fall asleep wherever we have sex."

            "I see no problems there at all."

            "Well, as long as we never shag in outside in a place where someone could find us."

            "Oh do shut up. Your wand's closer…can you summon a blanket?"

            "Accio blanket. There. Is that better?"                   

            "Much. Is this real fur?"

            Severus covered them with the fur-lined blanket he'd summoned. He snuggled closer to Harry.

            "What do you think it would be? One of those Muggle created fake fur things? No. If you must know, it is rabbit if you must know."

            "Okay. As long as it's not something inhumane like werewolf."

            "Well, once I found out that I was going to be stuck with you for the rest of my life, I got rid of my wall-to-wall werewolf carpeting and replaced it with this lovely stone."

            "Don't even joke like that, Sev. I know that it wasn't very long ago that people were hunting werewolves and skinning them alive."

            "Do you honestly think that I would have a werewolf skin blanket? Granted, Lupin did nearly kill me, but that was many years ago. Even back then, I would never have even considered owning something like that. You do believe me, don't you?"

            "Yes…it's just that I know people were that horrible not long ago, before the Ministry wrote the new laws. I had to ask. Remus is the only person I have left that was really a part of my family…my family before I had you. Siri's gone; I can't remember Mum and Dad, well, James other than the flashes I have from that night. I miss him, Sev. Siri was the closest thing to a father I'll ever have. And I only had him for two years. Why, Sev? Why did I have to be so stupid? You know that I didn't try hard enough in you Occlumency lessons. So it's all my fault that he's dead. It's all my fault that Mum died, and James, and Cedric. Everyone that died because of Voldemort; it's my fault. If I hadn't been born it never would have happened."

            Severus shifted around so that he was sitting, holding Harry close to his chest and letting the younger boy sob. After a few moments of rubbing his back and cuddling him, Severus placed a soft kiss on the Gryffindor's cheek.

            "Listen to me. It is not your fault. Voldemort and his minions caused it. I helped cause it. So if you want to blame someone, blame me, not yourself."

            Harry looked up at him, blinking the tears out of his eyes. He cradled the Slytherin's cheek with his palm.

            "I can't blame you. You fought for the Light. You helped so many people."

            Severus placed a soft kiss on Harry's lips.

            "Love you, Sev."

            "Love you too, my lion. Now let's go to sleep, okay?"

            "Okay"

            With that, Severus scooped up Harry and carried him into the bedroom, placing him gently on the bed. The Slytherin curled up next to him, draped the blanket over them and they fell asleep.

            The rest of the break passed without much incidence. Severus and Harry spent a lot of time together, mostly talking. Severus would tell Harry stories about what the Gryffindor's parents were like in school. These were stories that neither Sirius nor Remus had told him. Many of them were stories about Lily since Lily and Severus actually got along during their years at Hogwarts. They talked to Draco and Lucius every day through the fire. Even though Blaise's parents were Muggles, their fire was connected to the Floo Network because they lived quite far from King's Cross. Harry and Lucius were growing closer, which made everyone happy. Severus and Harry occasionally talked about their upcoming bonding ceremony. Harry spent time with Remus, playing chess or Exploding Snap, wandering the castle, doing whatever they felt like doing. Eventually, the students returned and classes started again. Harry spent the bulk of his time with his friends studying for the N.E.W.T.s. It was near the beginning of March when Harry started getting sick. He would wake up early in the morning feeling very ill. The young Gryffindor would dash out of the bed, waking Severus, who slept in the middle since he started getting ill in the mornings. After this had happened for a couple days in a row, Severus confronted Harry as he left the bathroom.

            "Are you alright? This has been happening for a couple of days now. I think that you should see Madame Pomfrey right away."

            "Sev, I'm fine. It's probably just some sort of virus. There's nothing to worry about. I don't even feel nauseous after I've had a bit of toast and tea for breakfast."

            "I still think that there's something wrong. Please, will you go see her?"

            "But I don't want to."

            "And I don't want my fiancée being sick all the time. I know that you don't want to go to the Hospital Wing. Merlin knows you've spent enough time in there. But I'm asking you to please just let her examine you. I don't think it's serious enough for you to have to stay there even overnight. I'll go with you. Luc'll come too if you'd like."

            Harry looked rather skeptically at Severus. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at Severus again.

            "Fine then, let's go. Wake up Luc, and then we can get dressed. But I'm not missing any of my classes. I've got N.E.W.T.s in less than 4 months, you know."

            Severus gently brushed his fingers across Harry's cheek.

            "Please don't be angry with me. I just don't want you to be sick every day."

            "I'm not angry, just frustrated I guess. Come on; there's no need to wake Luc. Just let me throw a robe on over my pajamas."

            The Potions Master pulled the Gryffindor into a warm hug. They stood like that for a few moments before putting on robes and slippers. They went upstairs to the Hospital Wing. The 2 students that were in the Infirmary were still sleeping, so Harry and Severus just slipped inside. The Gryffindor sat on a cot by the window and Severus went to find Madame Pomfrey. The Medi-witch came bustling out ever-so-quietly so as not to wake the other students. She sat on the edge of the bed.

            "Well, Mr. Potter, I must say that it has been rather refreshing not to see you here weekly. What is the problem? Nothing that will require an extended stay, I hope."

            "I don't think so, Madame Pomfrey. For the past couple of days, I've been waking up feeling quite nauseous and vomiting. It passes quite quickly with a little toast and tea at breakfast, but Professor Snape insisted that I come see you."

            "Well, I think that it was very wise of Professor Snape to have you come. Nausea is often the first sign of a more serious illness. Now lie back please and relax."

            Harry settled onto the cot and got comfortable. Madame Pomfrey waved her wand and whispered an incantation. Her eyes widened as a light scribbled words in front of her eyes. Neither man could read what it said, so they just waited for her to let them know what was wrong. Pomfrey pursed her lips and looked at Harry.

            "You are of partial elven descent, yes?"

            Harry nodded. She knew that. She also knew that he was engaged to Severus. Dumbledore made sure that it was announced to the faculty and staff.

            "And are you…hmm…sexually active with another male?"

            Harry blushed and nodded again. Pomfrey also blushed slightly."

            "Alright, Mr. Potter, I just need to perform one more test. Lift up your shirt please."

            The Gryffindor shifted around so that most of his chest and stomach were exposed. The Medi-witch place the tip of her wand about an inch below Harry's belly button. She whispered another incantation and watched the pale light scribble in the air again. Pomfrey smirked slightly and pulled Harry's shirt back down, putting her wand away in her apron.

            "I believe that I must congratulate the two of you. Our dear Mr. Potter is with child. About two months along and they look quite healthy. Congratulations."

            "So I've been having morning sickness because I'm pregnant?"

            "Yes. The morning sickness should pass in another month or so. Once you get past the first trimester most people's morning sickness stops."

            "But other than the morning sickness, Harry and the baby are fine?"

            "Baby? Severus, he's expecting triplets!"

            "Three babies? There are three babies inside me right now?"

            "They're not quite babies yet, Mr. Potter. They're still embryos but they're growing properly and in about seven months, you will have three beautiful babies."

            Severus looked at Pomfrey, then at Harry, then promptly passed out, slumping forward onto the cot Harry was sitting on. Harry slid off the cot so that Madame Pomfrey could move Severus onto the cot. She waved some smelling salts under his nose and, after a few moments, he came to. The Slytherin sat up and got off the cot. He looked at Pomfrey.

            "You're positive there're triplets?"

            "Quite sure, Severus. There are three amniotic sacs, which mean three babies."

            Severus looked at Harry and smiled. He pulled the Gryffindor into a warm hug, kissing his forehead.

            "This is wonderful, Harry. We're going to have a family."

            "I think it's great…but how did it happen, Sev?"

A/N: Alright, so that's the end of this chapter. Please let me know what you think!