Chapter Fifty-Five
Once all of the blood had been wiped away, it was clearly obvious that the lightning bolt scar that had resided on Harry's forehead for sixteen years was gone. To Harry, it felt like it had never been there. There wasn't even an open wound from which the blood could have come out of. And to Severus, the only thing on his forehead was now a smear of blood and nothing more.
"It's gone?" Harry looked up at him with wide eyes.
"If you didn't know it had been there, you wouldn't notice a thing," Severus murmured, touching the place where the scar had been with the tips of his fingers, strongly reminding him of the dream he'd had earlier.
"Oh Merlin," Harry pushed Severus's fingers away so he could feel his head again.
"Hold on Harry, I'm going to get Madam Pomfrey," Severus stood slightly hurt at being pushed away. Harry didn't hear him or ignored him as he felt his head in shock.
When the Slytherin returned with the mediwitch, Harry still had his hand to his forehead and his eyes went wide.
"Severus, perhaps you should wake Remus and Sirius and Draco," Mme. Pomfrey suggested as she began testing the Boy-Who-Survived-Himself. Severus, reluctant to leave, nodded and went to find his lover's family.
***
The potion's professor cursed when he reached the room that Harry's fathers resided in; he didn't know the password. Feeling that it was important enough to bang the door down, Severus began to do that. A moment later, Severus heard someone mumbling. Sirius opened the door and glared sleepily.
"What the f-fuck do you want?" the animagus sleepily murmured, yawning as he said 'fuck.'
"Watch it Black, or next time I won't even bother to leave Harry when he wakes up," Severus turned away from him and headed to Draco's room, smirking slightly as he heard Sirius yell to his husband.
***
Draco was sitting in his favourite chair re-reading The Fellowship of the Ring for the umpteenth time when Severus walked through the portrait.
"Professor..."
"Put a robe on, Draco, and come to the Infirmary." Severus told him.
"Harry...Is he all right?" Draco stood and pulled on his black robes over his pyjamas.
"Come and see for your self," Severus left, leaving a grinning Draco. He knew that it could only be good news.
***
Harry glanced up when Remus and Sirius ran into the room, barely covering themselves with their hastily thrown on robes.
"Harry, thank Merlin!' Remus hugged his son, forgetting that Harry would probably flinch away from his touch. When he remembered, he was surprised when the Boy-Who-Lived didn't flinch, but instead hugged the werewolf back.
"You woke up so suddenly," Sirius stated, as he embraced the other side of the Gryffindor.
"Something yanked me back. Everything was a daze. I opened my eyes and everything was black. Then I felt this tug; it was like I was drowning and someone pulled me back up. And when I woke up. I could feel Sev. I can still feel Sev as if he were standing right here," Harry spoke, not knowing why he'd suddenly told this to his fathers.
"What you've described, my boy, is a soul bonding with it's mate," a familiar voice spoke from the door. Albus and Minerva stood in the doorway with Dumbledore leaning on a majestic phoenix cane and holding onto the Headmistress' arm. "You've been soul linked."
"Boy Harry, you sure do know how to stand out," Sirius shook his head. Remus glared at him slightly, knowing that Harry could take it the wrong way. He was faintly surprised when their son smiled.
"What's a soul link?" Harry asked the former Headmaster, or anyone who could answer.
"Well, it links two, sometimes three magical persons together."
"I managed to get that much from the name," Harry scoffed.
"All ready taking affect!" Albus smirked. "When two people are soul-linked, it means they're bound together for all time. They can always feel where their mates are, and if strong enough, their mates feelings also. A linking usually only happens when one of the people are about to die. And then, they must be in an intimate relationship with one another."
"So, Harry almost died?" Remus asked, glancing in concern at the last Potter.
"Yes, It's a very fortunate thing that Severus walked in when he did," the former Headmaster told them. "If your soul had not reached out and wrapped around his, you would have died, Harry."
Harry didn't know what to say to that, but was saved from the silence, when Severus walked in behind the Headmistress and Dumbledore. Draco came in after him. The blonde looked apprehensive that his brother would look at him and flinch. He was thoroughly surprised when Harry smiled at his presence.
"Ah, Severus, Draco. We were just discussing about how Harry and Severus are soul-linked," the older wizard told them.
"That's what that was?" Severus asked, his eyes suddenly widening as he realized just what Albus was explaining to the rest of the room. "And the light...was our souls?"
"Yes. The colours represented your personalities, what ever colours they were."
"This hasn't happened in years," Draco said, astonished. "The last time was..."
Sirius cut him off. "When Harold and Michael Potter were on the battle field, fighting Grindelwald Wars. Your grandfathers, Harry."
"The two who got naturally pregnant like me?" Harry asked his father.
"The same. You were named for your grandfather, Harold," Sirius squeezed Harry's left hand.
Harry smiled at his godfather. He also smiled as Dumbledore and McGonagall slipped out of the room quietly.
"So, the two of you can feel each other no matter where you go?" Remus asked his colleague and son.
"I think so. Granted, I don't know a whole lot about soul-links," Severus told them, moving past the werewolf to stand beside Harry.
"Oh my God, Harry!" Draco gasped and pointed at the Gryffindor's forehead. "Your scar is gone!"
Harry grimaced as Sirius and Remus turned their eyes to his scar less face.
"It must have been the soul bond, because the scar and the dark mark disappeared too," the Slytherin Head of House reached up and touched the place where the Boy-Who-Lived's scar used to be.
Draco, Sirius, and Remus smiled at each other as Severus and Harry gazed into each other's eyes. Sirius began to gag when his son's lips met the potion's masters.
When they parted, Harry laughed at Sirius and hit him on the shoulder. He rolled his eyes as Sirius stuck his bottom lip out in a pout and rubbed his arm.
"Sirius, you're bonkers," Remus shook his head.
"Aye, thank you," Sirius grinned. Severus snorted as he took his lover's hand and squeezed slightly. Harry pressed back on the hand embracing his own.
"Why are you three wearing your pyjamas?" Harry asked, really only looking at Draco's hot pink slippers.
"It's because it's five in the morning," Sirius told him, yawing as he did so.
"Really? I don't think I've been this wide awake this early in the morning in a while. Last time, Sev and I...never mind," Harry blushed brightly. His black-haired father made a disgusted sound and Remus glared at him. Severus rolled his eyes and gave a small noise that sounded like a groan.
"Harry, your face is the same colour as Draco's slippers," Sirius cracked, hell bent on pushing the thought of his eldest son with the older man out of his head.
"Sirius your face is the same colour as the thong that Draco gave Harry for Christmas," Remus grinned.
"You have a thong?" Severus asked the Gryffindor seventh year.
"Leather, no less," Draco smirked.
Severus's reply was cut off by Harry's stomach rumbling loudly. It was then that everyone noticed Harry's sickly appearance. Both Draco and Severus saw something most startling; though taller and lankier, Harry looked like he had six years before.
"You haven't eaten anything really since before the attack," Remus said to his raven-haired son, getting worried about the looks that the two Slytherins were giving the afore mentioned teen.
"I don't ...feel hungry," Harry seemed to glare down at his protesting stomach.
"You probably shouldn't eat a lot...two slices of toast at the most," Sirius said to him. "You could get sick if you eat too much solid food after not eating for more than a month."
"You're right. If that's the case, though, he should probably have broth and maybe a slice of toast," Draco replied.
"Would you stop talking about me like I'm not here?" Harry glared at the room. "I don't like it."
His tone spoke more than the words did.
"Sorry, love," Severus smiled and stroked Harry's cheek. The small teen leaned into the touch, relishing it.
"Well, since it's almost time for breakfast, I'll go and have breakfast sent up now," Remus softly grinned at his son and lover together.
"And before that, we should prob'ly go back to our room and get dressed," Sirius said gesturing to their buttoned robes, which did absolutely nothing to hide the fact that they were naked underneath.
"Did Sev interrupt something?" Harry raised an eyebrow playfully.
"Nothing but sleep," Remus blushed slightly.
"What day is it?" Harry asked suddenly, getting a confused look upon his face.
"Monday, February the fifth," Draco answered automatically.
"When's the next...?"
"This Saturday," Severus replied, knowing what the green-eyed man was asking. It didn't take the others a moment to realize what his question was.
"Why did you want to know that?" Sirius asked his eldest son.
"Because I couldn't remember," Harry said as if it were the most obvious answer in the world.
"Well, we'll help you remember all the things you can't," Remus smiled helpfully.
"Thanks. Now, weren't you both going to go and change?" Harry grinned back at his fathers.
"Yeah, we were," Remus said.
"But someone delayed us," Sirius added playfully. Harry rolled his eyes in reply.
"Well, since you're all right now...it may be a while,' Sirius grinned and winked as he and his husband walked out.
"I can't believe they came out with just robes on," Harry shook his head.
"It's Black you're talking about," Severus smirked.
"His name is Sirius," Harry glared up at him.
Draco began to laugh as Severus looked abashed.
"Five points from Slytherin, Mister Lupin-Black," the potion's professor glared at the blonde.
Harry cracked up. A rap came from the door, and Poppy stuck her head in.
"Severus, may I see you for a moment?" she asked the obsidian-eyed man.
"One minute Poppy," Severus replied. He kissed Harry on the top of the head and followed the mediwitch out. Draco and Harry stared at each other.
End Chapter Fifty-five
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