Disclaimer: I don't own the book characters or plot line, however I DO own
the plot line of this fanfiction along with my own made up character,
Hailey.
A/N: This is a response to Nagini's Challenge #5, and this is going to be a slash story, it happens to be more fun to write in my opinion then the mundane Harry/Ginny & Herm/Ron stuff. (But I do have stories like that too.) Couples are as follows (If any of this bothers you I suggest looking for another story): Harry/Sev, Herm/Seamus, Ron/Lav, Nev/Ginny, Dean/Colin, Parvati/Lisa Turpin, Sirius/Remus, Hailey/George, Fred/Katie
Harsh Realities
Meeting Daddy
The next day Severus woke Harry up just in time for lunch, telling him to get ready to leave. Harry just smirked and pulled Severus right down into bed with him, kissing him. Severus smiled and kissed right back, running his hands down Harry's sides. Harry wrapped an arm around him and deepened the kiss gently pressing his tongue against Severus's mouth, which willingly opened and let the exploring tongue in only to be met with an equally curious tongue.
When they finally pulled apart a good half an hour later, Severus chuckled and said, "Well, we've missed lunch and if we don't hurry we'll be late for your little meeting with your Father."
Harry cringed and pulled Severus closer pressing a very hard rigid length up against Severus's own hard self and said, "Can't we tell him we were delayed?"
Severus snorted, "If you think I'm letting you walk in to meet with him with a face that clearly says 'I just got shagged', you can think again Harry."
Harry pouted and said, "Fine, then I'll just have to convince my Father to let me play with my Potions Master for a while."
Severus frowned and said, "Honestly Harry."
Harry chuckled and said, "I was joking Severus."
Twenty minutes later they were dressed in completely black robes, and on their way to the other side of the anti-apparation wards while Harry struggled to get down the last of a sandwich they stopped by the kitchens for. Harry had just finished the sandwich when they were going to apparate. Harry frowned and said, "You know Severus, It's still a little hard to walk here."
Severus snorted and said, "Alright, imagine this: Minerva McGonagall, naked, snogging an equally naked Hagrid, while Dumbledore watches, also naked."
Harry suddenly felt like he'd never get it up again and looked at Severus only to say, "How on earth did you come up with THAT?"
Severus just smirked and apparated them to just outside the Malfoy Mansion, where Voldemort currently was. Harry looked around and asked, "Where are we?"
Severus answered simply, "Malfoy Mansion. It's very likely that you'll see both Lucius and Draco. Try to keep from killing them, it generally takes all of my concentration not to."
Harry just smiled and followed silently as Severus lead them to the front door. Severus knocked and almost immediately a blond woman Harry vaguely recognized as Narcissa Malfoy opened the door and let them in. Narcissa smiled warmly at them and said, "Welcome Severus, I didn't realize we were expecting you again today after yesterday's visit. How are you doing today?"
Severus sneered at the woman and said, "I'm not here to exchange pleasantries, Narcissa. Where is our Lord? I must see him at once."
Narcissa frowned and said, "Lucius and Draco are currently with him, but if you'll just follow me please."
Severus and Harry followed her into a small library, where Lord Voldemort was seated in a rather large thrown-like chair with Lucius writhing on the floor under the Cruciatus Curse. Draco was standing slightly to the side, appearing as to be suffering the after effects of the curse. Narcissa bowed deeply and left the room. Voldemort looked up, not stopping Lucius's torment and said loudly, "Ah! Severus, my loyal servant, you've brought my son with you I see. Harry, how are you?"
Harry, trying to keep up the pretense of accepting the peace offering said, "It appears I am much better than Lucius, Father."
Voldemort smiled and said, "Excellent! You have accepted your parentage. How you wound up in Gryffindor is still a mystery to me, though I suppose it shouldn't be, should it Harry?"
Playing a card that no one else in the room knew of Harry spoke clearly, "I had to beg the Sorting Hat to put me in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin. And now I rather wish I had allowed it to place me in Slytherin as it would be much easier for me to gain access to your servants, Father."
Draco was staring at Harry in pure disbelief, while Severus kept up a mask of indifference and Lucius finally stopped writhing in pain on the floor barely managing to get to his feet. Voldemort frowned and said, "Why on earth would you want to be in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin?"
Harry frowned sadly and said, "Well, Draco here rather reminded me of my cousin Dudley and I wanted nothing to do with anyone like that. You'll really have to have Lucius train him better, Father."
Severus would have burst out laughing had he not been so worried Harry would mess up. He had years of practice, and Harry generally said too much with his eyes to be able to lie well. Voldemort however, did burst out laughing and eventually said, "Well Lucius, you heard my son. Train your brat better. Harry do come have a seat and we'll talk about Wormtail shall we? He really is a pitiful excuse of a Death Eater. Rarely does anything right. I'll instruct him to go with you in his rat form to become your personal servant, and then you can just hand him over to the Ministry."
Harry, praying to every known deity he knew of ran full force at Voldemort and hugged him crying out, "Thank you Father!"
Voldemort was apparently quite startled by this reaction, not expecting Harry to so readily accept him but wrapped his arms around him regardless. Harry quickly moved back, managed think of something to make himself blush, looked at the floor and mumbled, "Sorry Father."
Voldemort chuckled slightly and said, "Yes, well, I can't blame you for being happy about getting to see your own Godfather more often now can I? Let's just remember not to do that again in front of my servants, is that quite clear Harry?"
Harry nodded and said, "Yes Father."
Lucius finally couldn't help himself and interrupted with, "Excuse me, My Lord, may I inquire as to why Harry Potter is standing here calling you his Father? James Potter is dead, My Lord."
Voldemort glared at Lucius and said, "This is not Harry Potter. This is my son, Harry Thomas Riddle. That James Potter adopted him, hid my own son from me all these years. And Albus Dumbledore knew! All this time! And kept my son from knowing the truth! Ask me such a stupid question again and you'll regret it, Lucius. Now, Harry, Severus said yesterday you were rather upset about this."
Harry nodded, "Upset that I had been lied to, Father. It is rather like Severus has told you Father, everyone has lied to me most of my life about everything. Especially those retched Muggles."
Draco Malfoy couldn't believe what he was hearing, Harry Potter, THE Harry Potter, friends with Mudbloods and Mudblood lovers, was standing beside him cursing Muggles and calling Lord Voldemort 'Father'! This couldn't be true! This had to be some sick plot by Dumbledore, had to!
Voldemort regarded his son carefully and asked, "Would you like me to get rid of them for you Harry?"
Harry had to do some quick thinking, yes he hated the Dursleys, yes they hated him, no, no one would likely miss them, but he didn't want them DEAD. Harry bit his bottom lip and unconsciously looked at Severus who gave a barely noticeable nod and glare as if to say 'You'd better bloody answer that yes!'
Covering himself up quickly he looked at Lucius, who was coolly regarding him as if tempting him to say no, and then at Draco who was still looking at him with plainly seen shock and disbelief. Harry pretended to be asking Severus for something much more fulfilling than the kissing they had been doing earlier and answered, "Would you please, Father?"
Voldemort smiled broadly and said, "That's a boy, just like you're father. Now, I was debating on changing the Death Eater attire slightly, what do you think Harry?"
Harry furrowed his brows more to get control over himself rather then think about it and said, "Well, honestly Father, white Masks? Shouldn't they be black as well? They should be able to completely blend in with the darkness, not stand out like a hippogriff. I would think it would be more fun to sneak up on the victims than to just outright let them know you're there. Of course a nice blood red Mask would work too, after all, there is usually a lot of blood involved isn't there Father?"
Voldemort nodded, "Of course there is, if they do it correctly. Unless they've been ordered to do it quickly, then no there isn't much. Lucius, have everyone change colors of their masks, we'll be wearing blood red colored ones now. Also, retrieve Wormtail, He'll be leaving with my son."
Lucius bowed deeply to kiss the hem of Voldemort's robes and said quietly, "Yes, My Lord."
Lucius left like he was being chased by a heard of werewolves. Voldemort turned to face Harry and asked quickly, "Now, we'll need to figure out a few things Harry. I don't have anyone betrothed for you simply because I didn't realize you existed as my son until yesterday. Unless of course, you would rather the male persuasion? There are Potions available to have children if that's what you want."
Harry inwardly cheered, he could have Severus on this side of the war. Harry bit his lip again and said, "I realized some time last year that I'm more towards the male persuasion than the female, Father. I hope that doesn't disappoint you at all, as you said there are Potions available."
Voldemort nodded, "Of course, of course. Now Harry, is there someone already in my ranks that is suitable? Young Draco here would of course be thrilled I'm sure."
Harry hesitated slightly and said, "I prefer slightly older men, Father."
Voldemort chuckled, "Ah, yes. Experienced men then. Nothing to worry about there either, Severus you're single are you not?"
Severus blinked and answered quickly, "Yes, My Lord."
Voldemort seemed satisfied with that and asked Harry, "Would he do for you Harry? You don't want one of those dratted Weasley's do you? They're rather hard to convince to join any side other than the Light one, have been for centuries."
Harry smiled, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief and answered, "Severus would be fine, Father. I have a feeling, Father, that were you to chance Percy and Ron Weasley, perhaps even Ginny Weasley, you would find them not so hard to convince to change sides."
Now THAT got Voldemort's attention. Voldemort looked sharply at Harry and said, "Could you persuade them? Would they be loyal to me?"
Harry hesitated briefly before saying, "I'm certain that Percy would, he's rather tired of being over looked by his family. Ron as well, though you'll have trouble with him if you try. I believe he fancies a Mudblood. Ginny Weasley however, has already met you through your old Diary, which Lucius gave her, Father."
Harry tried not to hit his head against the wall for calling Hermione a Mudblood and vowed to ask her forgiveness later when they were alone and he could explain. He was however, trying to gain Voldemort's acceptance, and to do that he needed to try to show his Father that he could be just as loyal and vial as his Death Eaters were.
Voldemort nodded, seemingly thinking this over before he said, "I'll not jeopardize your position, Son, to gain them to my servants. Lucius will attempt to lure Percy, I'll have no one sympathizing with Mudbloods amongst my servants so neither of the youngest Weasley's will be approached."
Harry interrupted here, "Father, you'll need to recruit someone other than Lucius in the Ministry before attempting to lure in Percy. He rather despises Lucius due to the rather openly displayed family feud between the two families."
Voldemort glared at Lucius who had just come back into the room with Wormatil, pointed his wand at him and muttered, "Crucio!"
Lucius almost immediately dropped to his knees, trying desperately not to scream. After a minute he was released and Voledmort looked at Harry and asked, "Tell me Harry, does that old fool still trust you?"
Harry prayed that this would work and answered, "Like he does his Phoenix, Father."
Voldemort chuckled and asked, "So he does not suspect you are here?"
Harry shook his head, and Severus answered, "He thinks I'm taking the boy for his school supplies, My Lord. Which I've already acquired for him to serve as an alibi."
Voldemort smiled at Severus and said, "You have truly been a loyal servant recently Severus. I must say, my son has good taste in men in that he has chosen you. I must insist upon Harry's graduation the two of you have a bonding and wedding ceremony so that you are properly Harry's husband before you two start supplying me with more loyal Death Eaters. Draco, in school you are to call my son by his given name, and in private as 'My Prince'. Is that quite clear?"
Draco barely muttered a, "Yes, My Lord."
Twenty minutes later, Severus, Harry and Wormtail were leaving the Malfoy estate. They had just closed the door when Severus pointed his wand at Wormtail, who was in rat form so no one would notice, and muttered, "Stupefy."
Harry put his hands around Wormtail's neck holding him securely before entwining his other hand with Severus's. Severus tapped the portkey and said, "Hogwarts."
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Reviews:
I'm glad you all like it so far. I hope that this chapter, Harry's first meeting with Voldemort, lead up to your expectations. Sorry it took so long, but I had to make sure it was perfect.
Lai: in answer to your question regarding how it's possible for Harry and Hailey to have different fathers, it's really very simple. Harry and Hailey obviously are not identical twins, as they are male and female. That means that two eggs were involved, and at least two sperm.
I'm going with the theory that Lily was kidnapped and raped repeatedly by Voldemort himself after a night of having fun in the bedroom with her husband, thus Hailey is James's daughter and Harry is Voldemort's son. Not that hard to comprehend, but if you still have issues with it I suggest you make sure to take a health class. I don't mean to be rude. but I don't know how else to explain it.
A/N: This is a response to Nagini's Challenge #5, and this is going to be a slash story, it happens to be more fun to write in my opinion then the mundane Harry/Ginny & Herm/Ron stuff. (But I do have stories like that too.) Couples are as follows (If any of this bothers you I suggest looking for another story): Harry/Sev, Herm/Seamus, Ron/Lav, Nev/Ginny, Dean/Colin, Parvati/Lisa Turpin, Sirius/Remus, Hailey/George, Fred/Katie
Harsh Realities
Meeting Daddy
The next day Severus woke Harry up just in time for lunch, telling him to get ready to leave. Harry just smirked and pulled Severus right down into bed with him, kissing him. Severus smiled and kissed right back, running his hands down Harry's sides. Harry wrapped an arm around him and deepened the kiss gently pressing his tongue against Severus's mouth, which willingly opened and let the exploring tongue in only to be met with an equally curious tongue.
When they finally pulled apart a good half an hour later, Severus chuckled and said, "Well, we've missed lunch and if we don't hurry we'll be late for your little meeting with your Father."
Harry cringed and pulled Severus closer pressing a very hard rigid length up against Severus's own hard self and said, "Can't we tell him we were delayed?"
Severus snorted, "If you think I'm letting you walk in to meet with him with a face that clearly says 'I just got shagged', you can think again Harry."
Harry pouted and said, "Fine, then I'll just have to convince my Father to let me play with my Potions Master for a while."
Severus frowned and said, "Honestly Harry."
Harry chuckled and said, "I was joking Severus."
Twenty minutes later they were dressed in completely black robes, and on their way to the other side of the anti-apparation wards while Harry struggled to get down the last of a sandwich they stopped by the kitchens for. Harry had just finished the sandwich when they were going to apparate. Harry frowned and said, "You know Severus, It's still a little hard to walk here."
Severus snorted and said, "Alright, imagine this: Minerva McGonagall, naked, snogging an equally naked Hagrid, while Dumbledore watches, also naked."
Harry suddenly felt like he'd never get it up again and looked at Severus only to say, "How on earth did you come up with THAT?"
Severus just smirked and apparated them to just outside the Malfoy Mansion, where Voldemort currently was. Harry looked around and asked, "Where are we?"
Severus answered simply, "Malfoy Mansion. It's very likely that you'll see both Lucius and Draco. Try to keep from killing them, it generally takes all of my concentration not to."
Harry just smiled and followed silently as Severus lead them to the front door. Severus knocked and almost immediately a blond woman Harry vaguely recognized as Narcissa Malfoy opened the door and let them in. Narcissa smiled warmly at them and said, "Welcome Severus, I didn't realize we were expecting you again today after yesterday's visit. How are you doing today?"
Severus sneered at the woman and said, "I'm not here to exchange pleasantries, Narcissa. Where is our Lord? I must see him at once."
Narcissa frowned and said, "Lucius and Draco are currently with him, but if you'll just follow me please."
Severus and Harry followed her into a small library, where Lord Voldemort was seated in a rather large thrown-like chair with Lucius writhing on the floor under the Cruciatus Curse. Draco was standing slightly to the side, appearing as to be suffering the after effects of the curse. Narcissa bowed deeply and left the room. Voldemort looked up, not stopping Lucius's torment and said loudly, "Ah! Severus, my loyal servant, you've brought my son with you I see. Harry, how are you?"
Harry, trying to keep up the pretense of accepting the peace offering said, "It appears I am much better than Lucius, Father."
Voldemort smiled and said, "Excellent! You have accepted your parentage. How you wound up in Gryffindor is still a mystery to me, though I suppose it shouldn't be, should it Harry?"
Playing a card that no one else in the room knew of Harry spoke clearly, "I had to beg the Sorting Hat to put me in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin. And now I rather wish I had allowed it to place me in Slytherin as it would be much easier for me to gain access to your servants, Father."
Draco was staring at Harry in pure disbelief, while Severus kept up a mask of indifference and Lucius finally stopped writhing in pain on the floor barely managing to get to his feet. Voldemort frowned and said, "Why on earth would you want to be in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin?"
Harry frowned sadly and said, "Well, Draco here rather reminded me of my cousin Dudley and I wanted nothing to do with anyone like that. You'll really have to have Lucius train him better, Father."
Severus would have burst out laughing had he not been so worried Harry would mess up. He had years of practice, and Harry generally said too much with his eyes to be able to lie well. Voldemort however, did burst out laughing and eventually said, "Well Lucius, you heard my son. Train your brat better. Harry do come have a seat and we'll talk about Wormtail shall we? He really is a pitiful excuse of a Death Eater. Rarely does anything right. I'll instruct him to go with you in his rat form to become your personal servant, and then you can just hand him over to the Ministry."
Harry, praying to every known deity he knew of ran full force at Voldemort and hugged him crying out, "Thank you Father!"
Voldemort was apparently quite startled by this reaction, not expecting Harry to so readily accept him but wrapped his arms around him regardless. Harry quickly moved back, managed think of something to make himself blush, looked at the floor and mumbled, "Sorry Father."
Voldemort chuckled slightly and said, "Yes, well, I can't blame you for being happy about getting to see your own Godfather more often now can I? Let's just remember not to do that again in front of my servants, is that quite clear Harry?"
Harry nodded and said, "Yes Father."
Lucius finally couldn't help himself and interrupted with, "Excuse me, My Lord, may I inquire as to why Harry Potter is standing here calling you his Father? James Potter is dead, My Lord."
Voldemort glared at Lucius and said, "This is not Harry Potter. This is my son, Harry Thomas Riddle. That James Potter adopted him, hid my own son from me all these years. And Albus Dumbledore knew! All this time! And kept my son from knowing the truth! Ask me such a stupid question again and you'll regret it, Lucius. Now, Harry, Severus said yesterday you were rather upset about this."
Harry nodded, "Upset that I had been lied to, Father. It is rather like Severus has told you Father, everyone has lied to me most of my life about everything. Especially those retched Muggles."
Draco Malfoy couldn't believe what he was hearing, Harry Potter, THE Harry Potter, friends with Mudbloods and Mudblood lovers, was standing beside him cursing Muggles and calling Lord Voldemort 'Father'! This couldn't be true! This had to be some sick plot by Dumbledore, had to!
Voldemort regarded his son carefully and asked, "Would you like me to get rid of them for you Harry?"
Harry had to do some quick thinking, yes he hated the Dursleys, yes they hated him, no, no one would likely miss them, but he didn't want them DEAD. Harry bit his bottom lip and unconsciously looked at Severus who gave a barely noticeable nod and glare as if to say 'You'd better bloody answer that yes!'
Covering himself up quickly he looked at Lucius, who was coolly regarding him as if tempting him to say no, and then at Draco who was still looking at him with plainly seen shock and disbelief. Harry pretended to be asking Severus for something much more fulfilling than the kissing they had been doing earlier and answered, "Would you please, Father?"
Voldemort smiled broadly and said, "That's a boy, just like you're father. Now, I was debating on changing the Death Eater attire slightly, what do you think Harry?"
Harry furrowed his brows more to get control over himself rather then think about it and said, "Well, honestly Father, white Masks? Shouldn't they be black as well? They should be able to completely blend in with the darkness, not stand out like a hippogriff. I would think it would be more fun to sneak up on the victims than to just outright let them know you're there. Of course a nice blood red Mask would work too, after all, there is usually a lot of blood involved isn't there Father?"
Voldemort nodded, "Of course there is, if they do it correctly. Unless they've been ordered to do it quickly, then no there isn't much. Lucius, have everyone change colors of their masks, we'll be wearing blood red colored ones now. Also, retrieve Wormtail, He'll be leaving with my son."
Lucius bowed deeply to kiss the hem of Voldemort's robes and said quietly, "Yes, My Lord."
Lucius left like he was being chased by a heard of werewolves. Voldemort turned to face Harry and asked quickly, "Now, we'll need to figure out a few things Harry. I don't have anyone betrothed for you simply because I didn't realize you existed as my son until yesterday. Unless of course, you would rather the male persuasion? There are Potions available to have children if that's what you want."
Harry inwardly cheered, he could have Severus on this side of the war. Harry bit his lip again and said, "I realized some time last year that I'm more towards the male persuasion than the female, Father. I hope that doesn't disappoint you at all, as you said there are Potions available."
Voldemort nodded, "Of course, of course. Now Harry, is there someone already in my ranks that is suitable? Young Draco here would of course be thrilled I'm sure."
Harry hesitated slightly and said, "I prefer slightly older men, Father."
Voldemort chuckled, "Ah, yes. Experienced men then. Nothing to worry about there either, Severus you're single are you not?"
Severus blinked and answered quickly, "Yes, My Lord."
Voldemort seemed satisfied with that and asked Harry, "Would he do for you Harry? You don't want one of those dratted Weasley's do you? They're rather hard to convince to join any side other than the Light one, have been for centuries."
Harry smiled, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief and answered, "Severus would be fine, Father. I have a feeling, Father, that were you to chance Percy and Ron Weasley, perhaps even Ginny Weasley, you would find them not so hard to convince to change sides."
Now THAT got Voldemort's attention. Voldemort looked sharply at Harry and said, "Could you persuade them? Would they be loyal to me?"
Harry hesitated briefly before saying, "I'm certain that Percy would, he's rather tired of being over looked by his family. Ron as well, though you'll have trouble with him if you try. I believe he fancies a Mudblood. Ginny Weasley however, has already met you through your old Diary, which Lucius gave her, Father."
Harry tried not to hit his head against the wall for calling Hermione a Mudblood and vowed to ask her forgiveness later when they were alone and he could explain. He was however, trying to gain Voldemort's acceptance, and to do that he needed to try to show his Father that he could be just as loyal and vial as his Death Eaters were.
Voldemort nodded, seemingly thinking this over before he said, "I'll not jeopardize your position, Son, to gain them to my servants. Lucius will attempt to lure Percy, I'll have no one sympathizing with Mudbloods amongst my servants so neither of the youngest Weasley's will be approached."
Harry interrupted here, "Father, you'll need to recruit someone other than Lucius in the Ministry before attempting to lure in Percy. He rather despises Lucius due to the rather openly displayed family feud between the two families."
Voldemort glared at Lucius who had just come back into the room with Wormatil, pointed his wand at him and muttered, "Crucio!"
Lucius almost immediately dropped to his knees, trying desperately not to scream. After a minute he was released and Voledmort looked at Harry and asked, "Tell me Harry, does that old fool still trust you?"
Harry prayed that this would work and answered, "Like he does his Phoenix, Father."
Voldemort chuckled and asked, "So he does not suspect you are here?"
Harry shook his head, and Severus answered, "He thinks I'm taking the boy for his school supplies, My Lord. Which I've already acquired for him to serve as an alibi."
Voldemort smiled at Severus and said, "You have truly been a loyal servant recently Severus. I must say, my son has good taste in men in that he has chosen you. I must insist upon Harry's graduation the two of you have a bonding and wedding ceremony so that you are properly Harry's husband before you two start supplying me with more loyal Death Eaters. Draco, in school you are to call my son by his given name, and in private as 'My Prince'. Is that quite clear?"
Draco barely muttered a, "Yes, My Lord."
Twenty minutes later, Severus, Harry and Wormtail were leaving the Malfoy estate. They had just closed the door when Severus pointed his wand at Wormtail, who was in rat form so no one would notice, and muttered, "Stupefy."
Harry put his hands around Wormtail's neck holding him securely before entwining his other hand with Severus's. Severus tapped the portkey and said, "Hogwarts."
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Reviews:
I'm glad you all like it so far. I hope that this chapter, Harry's first meeting with Voldemort, lead up to your expectations. Sorry it took so long, but I had to make sure it was perfect.
Lai: in answer to your question regarding how it's possible for Harry and Hailey to have different fathers, it's really very simple. Harry and Hailey obviously are not identical twins, as they are male and female. That means that two eggs were involved, and at least two sperm.
I'm going with the theory that Lily was kidnapped and raped repeatedly by Voldemort himself after a night of having fun in the bedroom with her husband, thus Hailey is James's daughter and Harry is Voldemort's son. Not that hard to comprehend, but if you still have issues with it I suggest you make sure to take a health class. I don't mean to be rude. but I don't know how else to explain it.
