Disclaimers et al in chapter 1
Chapter 5 - One-sided Conversations
Harry hadn't slept much the previous night and he hadn't been able to eat breakfast. He had decided that no child of his would be handed over to a man like Lucius, not that he planned on telling Lucius that. Once Sirius and Remus were safe, then he'd play his hand. If Malfoy wanted the child, he would have to take the other parent as well. That made him feel a little better.
When Harry got to Dumbledore's office, everyone else was already there. He took the seat closest to the headmaster.
"So good of you to join us, Mr. Potter," Severus snarled. Harry didn't answer. He just looked at him, his expression blank.
Lucius was standing on the other side of the headmaster's desk. "Have you decided, Mr. Potter?" he asked.
"I'll do it," Harry said, "on the condition that, as soon as I become... pregnant, you hand over Wormtail."
"And have you abort the fetus as soon your godfather is freed?" Lucius sneered. "I think not."
"Mr. Malfoy," Harry said, quietly. "I would never kill a child of mine, even before it was born, no matter how it was conceived."
Lucius looked at him for a moment. "Agreed," he finally said. Harry just nodded.
"It should be done as soon as possible," Lucius continued, "perhaps over the winter break. We'll work out the details later. Draco, why don't you and... Harry take a walk. I'm sure you have plenty of things to discuss what with the upcoming bonding and all."
Draco stood up immediately, recognizing the dismissal for what it was. Harry, however, glanced at the headmaster who nodded briefly, then got up. The teens quickly left the office.
"Do you have a particular potion you want me to use?" Severus asked.
"I trust your judgment on the matter," Lucius said, dismissively.
"As you wish. Headmaster," Severus said. He nodded then left the office.
Dumbledore looked at Lucius over the top of his half moon glasses. "Is there something you wanted?" the younger man asked.
"I was going through some of my books last night," Dumbledore said. "I really must organize my collection one of these days. It would make finding things so much simpler."
Lucius had learned long ago it was better to just follow along on these journeys through Albus Dumbledore's mind. It was easier on everyone that way.
"And did you find anything of interest?" he finally asked.
"As a matter of fact, I did," Dumbledore said. "A rather old book called 'Old Family Prophecies'."
"I see," Lucius said. Why he ever thought Dumbledore wouldn't discover any of this, he didn't know. At least he didn't know anything beyond the prophecy.
"There's a prophecy concerning something called the child of light and dark," the headmaster said. "You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?"
"I've never seen that book before," Lucius said. "How could I know what's inside it?" Never lie when you can misdirect.
Dumbledore, however, wasn't fooled. "Lucius," he said. "You know what Voldemort would do should he ever get the child."
"I have no intention of handing any grandchild of mine over to that crimson-eyed lunatic," Lucius said through gritted teeth. "Now, if you will excuse me. There are things I need to be doing." He nodded then turned and swept out of the room.
Dumbledore watched him leave. A small smile graced his face. "Something tells me, Lucius," he said, "that even you have no idea what is going to happen."
When Draco and Harry reached the bottom of the stairs, Harry started hurrying toward the Griffindor tower. Draco called after him, hurrying to catch up to him. He grabbed Harry's arm and whirled him around.
"Let go of me," Harry said, quietly through gritted teeth.
"Potter... Harry, this wasn't my idea," Draco said. "Please, believe me. I didn't know anything about it until my father dropped it on us in the headmaster's office."
"I don't care whose idea it was or whether you knew about it or not," Harry said, pulling away from the other teen. "The reason, the only reason I'm doing this is to keep Sirius and Remus safe."
He straightened and looked the other teen in the eye. "I realize that because of... everything, a certain amount of contact with each other is unavoidable," he said, "but it will be as little as I can get away with." With that, he turned and continued to the dormitory.
Draco watched him go. "But what if I want more?" he asked, before heading towards his own dorm.
Chapter 5 - One-sided Conversations
Harry hadn't slept much the previous night and he hadn't been able to eat breakfast. He had decided that no child of his would be handed over to a man like Lucius, not that he planned on telling Lucius that. Once Sirius and Remus were safe, then he'd play his hand. If Malfoy wanted the child, he would have to take the other parent as well. That made him feel a little better.
When Harry got to Dumbledore's office, everyone else was already there. He took the seat closest to the headmaster.
"So good of you to join us, Mr. Potter," Severus snarled. Harry didn't answer. He just looked at him, his expression blank.
Lucius was standing on the other side of the headmaster's desk. "Have you decided, Mr. Potter?" he asked.
"I'll do it," Harry said, "on the condition that, as soon as I become... pregnant, you hand over Wormtail."
"And have you abort the fetus as soon your godfather is freed?" Lucius sneered. "I think not."
"Mr. Malfoy," Harry said, quietly. "I would never kill a child of mine, even before it was born, no matter how it was conceived."
Lucius looked at him for a moment. "Agreed," he finally said. Harry just nodded.
"It should be done as soon as possible," Lucius continued, "perhaps over the winter break. We'll work out the details later. Draco, why don't you and... Harry take a walk. I'm sure you have plenty of things to discuss what with the upcoming bonding and all."
Draco stood up immediately, recognizing the dismissal for what it was. Harry, however, glanced at the headmaster who nodded briefly, then got up. The teens quickly left the office.
"Do you have a particular potion you want me to use?" Severus asked.
"I trust your judgment on the matter," Lucius said, dismissively.
"As you wish. Headmaster," Severus said. He nodded then left the office.
Dumbledore looked at Lucius over the top of his half moon glasses. "Is there something you wanted?" the younger man asked.
"I was going through some of my books last night," Dumbledore said. "I really must organize my collection one of these days. It would make finding things so much simpler."
Lucius had learned long ago it was better to just follow along on these journeys through Albus Dumbledore's mind. It was easier on everyone that way.
"And did you find anything of interest?" he finally asked.
"As a matter of fact, I did," Dumbledore said. "A rather old book called 'Old Family Prophecies'."
"I see," Lucius said. Why he ever thought Dumbledore wouldn't discover any of this, he didn't know. At least he didn't know anything beyond the prophecy.
"There's a prophecy concerning something called the child of light and dark," the headmaster said. "You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?"
"I've never seen that book before," Lucius said. "How could I know what's inside it?" Never lie when you can misdirect.
Dumbledore, however, wasn't fooled. "Lucius," he said. "You know what Voldemort would do should he ever get the child."
"I have no intention of handing any grandchild of mine over to that crimson-eyed lunatic," Lucius said through gritted teeth. "Now, if you will excuse me. There are things I need to be doing." He nodded then turned and swept out of the room.
Dumbledore watched him leave. A small smile graced his face. "Something tells me, Lucius," he said, "that even you have no idea what is going to happen."
When Draco and Harry reached the bottom of the stairs, Harry started hurrying toward the Griffindor tower. Draco called after him, hurrying to catch up to him. He grabbed Harry's arm and whirled him around.
"Let go of me," Harry said, quietly through gritted teeth.
"Potter... Harry, this wasn't my idea," Draco said. "Please, believe me. I didn't know anything about it until my father dropped it on us in the headmaster's office."
"I don't care whose idea it was or whether you knew about it or not," Harry said, pulling away from the other teen. "The reason, the only reason I'm doing this is to keep Sirius and Remus safe."
He straightened and looked the other teen in the eye. "I realize that because of... everything, a certain amount of contact with each other is unavoidable," he said, "but it will be as little as I can get away with." With that, he turned and continued to the dormitory.
Draco watched him go. "But what if I want more?" he asked, before heading towards his own dorm.