Magic of Love
Chapter 2
Harmony stirred in Harry's arms, sensing her father's worry,"Shhh, my darling,"He said tenderly, looking down at his daughter,"I promise I won't let anything happen to you." Rocking her gently, he paced around the room, not knowing what to do. He needed to get some backup, but he couldn't very well leave Hermione and Harmony here unguarded. His scar still seared with pain, nearly blinding him. Carefully setting Harmony down in her bassinett, he pushed the nurse's call button.
"What is wrong, Mr. Potter?"The nurse said, coming in right away.
"I need to leave for a little while. Can you get someone here from security to watch over my wife and daughter til I get back? I will pay handsomely."
"Of course, Mr. Potter. Right away."The nurse left and returned with the head of security.
"Blake, you are to stay here and watch over Hermione and Harmony til I return. Do NOT let anyone you don't know in this room. Make sure that everyone who enters has the proper hospital identification, understood?"Harry said sternly, handing him a bag full of golden galleons.
"Yes, Mr. Potter. Whatever you say."Accepting the bag of money, Blake shook Harry's hand,"And congratulations, sir. We are all in your debt."
"I will be back as soon as possible. There's something I must take care of,"Kissing Hermione on the cheek and taking one last look at Harmony, Harry apparated out of the room and back into their house. He sent an owl ahead to Dumbledore letting him know that he needed to speak to him and awaited his reply. He didn't have to wait long before wait long before Dumbledore replied, telling him to travel by flue powder since it was fast and no one could apparate into Hogwarts.
Taking a handful of powder from their urn on top of the fireplace, Harry tossed it into the fire and stepped into the green flames which erupted. He shouted,"Dumbledore's office!" and almost immediately found himself there. Stepping out of the fireplace, he dusted himself off and bowed in the presence of Dumbledore.
"Welcome back, Harry. How is Hermione doing?"He said, shaking his hand.
"Well, Hermione is one of the reasons I am here, Dumbledore. Our child was born tonight, a daughter."
"Congratulations! Is she okay? The birth went smoothly and everything?"
"Yes, the baby and Hermione are both healthy and doing well. But after Harmony's birth, I took her in my arms and my scar hurt as it's never hurt before. I remember back when Voldemort was active, I had pain, but Dumbledore, this is worse. Much worse. It feels as though a red hot poker is boring into my head, that my whole head is on fire."
Dumbledore sat back in his chair and folded his hands together, sighing deeply,"Harry, there is something that I should have warned you and Hermione about when you got married. The reason I didn't was because I wasn't positive that it was time. But now I will tell you what I know."
Sighing loudly, Harry braced himself for yet another piece of history which involved him.
"Firstly, do you know why we had to let Professor Snape go?"
Harry thought back to the first year he was a professor and they were given the shocking news that Snape was no longer on staff,"No, but there were many rumors flying around."
"I heard many of those rumors, and none of them were true. I wish, however, that it had been as simple as one of them. You are about to learn something that only I know, Harry. Snape was Voldemort's brother."
Gasping in astonishment, Harry digested this piece of information with much difficulty.
"There's more, Harry,"Dumbledore's expression grew grave,"Before he was defeated, Voldemort seduced a woman and, as luck would have it, impregnated her. This woman was a powerful witch, matching Voldemort's strength and power. The woman died in childbirth and, as Voldemort's brother, Severus was named as the child's only living relative and guardian. Due to recent circumstances with Severus, he has been under my close scrutiny and therefor when he found out about being Voldemort's child's guardian and it was revealed that he was Voldemort's brother, I had to let him go."
"Do you think that he has known all this time that he was Voldemort's brother?"
"I think he has, Harry, but he has covered his tracks well. You see, I have a feeling that they were very close, and that Severus was a spy for Voldemort. Now, with Voldemort's son to take care of...who knows what Severus is capable of. Both of Damien's parents were very powerful and we both know what kind of wizard Severus is. He will teach him everything he knows."
Harry sat there in stunned silence, unable to speak. Finding his tongue at last, he said,"Is that why my scar is hurting?"
"There's one more thing, Harry. It's about Harmony. It was written that she is the one who will bring about the end of Voldemort's bloodline..."
Chapter 2
Harmony stirred in Harry's arms, sensing her father's worry,"Shhh, my darling,"He said tenderly, looking down at his daughter,"I promise I won't let anything happen to you." Rocking her gently, he paced around the room, not knowing what to do. He needed to get some backup, but he couldn't very well leave Hermione and Harmony here unguarded. His scar still seared with pain, nearly blinding him. Carefully setting Harmony down in her bassinett, he pushed the nurse's call button.
"What is wrong, Mr. Potter?"The nurse said, coming in right away.
"I need to leave for a little while. Can you get someone here from security to watch over my wife and daughter til I get back? I will pay handsomely."
"Of course, Mr. Potter. Right away."The nurse left and returned with the head of security.
"Blake, you are to stay here and watch over Hermione and Harmony til I return. Do NOT let anyone you don't know in this room. Make sure that everyone who enters has the proper hospital identification, understood?"Harry said sternly, handing him a bag full of golden galleons.
"Yes, Mr. Potter. Whatever you say."Accepting the bag of money, Blake shook Harry's hand,"And congratulations, sir. We are all in your debt."
"I will be back as soon as possible. There's something I must take care of,"Kissing Hermione on the cheek and taking one last look at Harmony, Harry apparated out of the room and back into their house. He sent an owl ahead to Dumbledore letting him know that he needed to speak to him and awaited his reply. He didn't have to wait long before wait long before Dumbledore replied, telling him to travel by flue powder since it was fast and no one could apparate into Hogwarts.
Taking a handful of powder from their urn on top of the fireplace, Harry tossed it into the fire and stepped into the green flames which erupted. He shouted,"Dumbledore's office!" and almost immediately found himself there. Stepping out of the fireplace, he dusted himself off and bowed in the presence of Dumbledore.
"Welcome back, Harry. How is Hermione doing?"He said, shaking his hand.
"Well, Hermione is one of the reasons I am here, Dumbledore. Our child was born tonight, a daughter."
"Congratulations! Is she okay? The birth went smoothly and everything?"
"Yes, the baby and Hermione are both healthy and doing well. But after Harmony's birth, I took her in my arms and my scar hurt as it's never hurt before. I remember back when Voldemort was active, I had pain, but Dumbledore, this is worse. Much worse. It feels as though a red hot poker is boring into my head, that my whole head is on fire."
Dumbledore sat back in his chair and folded his hands together, sighing deeply,"Harry, there is something that I should have warned you and Hermione about when you got married. The reason I didn't was because I wasn't positive that it was time. But now I will tell you what I know."
Sighing loudly, Harry braced himself for yet another piece of history which involved him.
"Firstly, do you know why we had to let Professor Snape go?"
Harry thought back to the first year he was a professor and they were given the shocking news that Snape was no longer on staff,"No, but there were many rumors flying around."
"I heard many of those rumors, and none of them were true. I wish, however, that it had been as simple as one of them. You are about to learn something that only I know, Harry. Snape was Voldemort's brother."
Gasping in astonishment, Harry digested this piece of information with much difficulty.
"There's more, Harry,"Dumbledore's expression grew grave,"Before he was defeated, Voldemort seduced a woman and, as luck would have it, impregnated her. This woman was a powerful witch, matching Voldemort's strength and power. The woman died in childbirth and, as Voldemort's brother, Severus was named as the child's only living relative and guardian. Due to recent circumstances with Severus, he has been under my close scrutiny and therefor when he found out about being Voldemort's child's guardian and it was revealed that he was Voldemort's brother, I had to let him go."
"Do you think that he has known all this time that he was Voldemort's brother?"
"I think he has, Harry, but he has covered his tracks well. You see, I have a feeling that they were very close, and that Severus was a spy for Voldemort. Now, with Voldemort's son to take care of...who knows what Severus is capable of. Both of Damien's parents were very powerful and we both know what kind of wizard Severus is. He will teach him everything he knows."
Harry sat there in stunned silence, unable to speak. Finding his tongue at last, he said,"Is that why my scar is hurting?"
"There's one more thing, Harry. It's about Harmony. It was written that she is the one who will bring about the end of Voldemort's bloodline..."