Title: Meant to Be?
Author: Requiem of a Dream
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.
*Harry's POV*
"Severus. You're back early. What did Albus need?" I asked as Severus walked in the door to our chambers.
"He was asking me what I planned to do with you and the children this coming school year."
"And what did you tell him?"
"I said that we would just let the teachers baby-sit for us while I am teaching and you are in class. There's nothing else we can do."
"Actually there is. But I don't think that you are going to like it."
"Well what is it?"
"I was thinking that I would wait a few years to finish my seventh year."
"How many years are a few years?"
"Five or six depending on when the triplets start kindergarten."
"No absolutely not. I'm not going to let you think for one minute that these children are going to be your excuse for not completing your schooling. Your parents and godfather would haunt me for the rest of my life if I let that happen."
"But I'm not trying to skip out on my last year. I don't see the point in coming this far in my schooling just to skip my last year, do you?"
"No, but it's going to be so tempting for you to just put it off indefinitely if you don't complete it now. Just complete your seventh year on time, with your peers."
"But I don't want to burden the staff with three babies. If it was just one I'd feel a little better about it, but three are just too many to burden someone with. Plus I want to be with them as they grow up."
"It's just for the first year Harry. After that you can be with them all of the time. Harry you need to finish your last year. Please do it now when you are supposed too."
"Fine, but I'm not happy about this."
"I figured as much. So I have some news to cheer you up. The Weasleys are going to be here in two days."
"Why are they going to be here so early?"
"Molly want's to make sure that you do exactly what you are supposed to before the babies are born and she wants to make sure that everything is 'safe and ready for the little ones' as she put it. Also she wants to see the ultrasound."
"You're not liking the idea very much are you?"
"I'd like it a whole lot more if Molly, Miss Granger, and Mss Weasley weren't all staying down here with us."
"You might as well start calling them by their first names, they are as good as family to me."
"Don't remind me."
"Fine I'll get your mind off of it. Have you thought of any names for the babies?"
"Yes actually I have. I like Isadora for the girl and Cael for the other little boy. But I want the Cael's middle name to be Severin and Jamison's middle name to be Trey."
"No ideas for her middle name though?"
"No, none. I'm not one to think of names for little girls."
"I believe that. What does Isadora mean?"
"Moon."
"How about Star? It sounds nice. Isadora Star."
"Fine Isadora Star it is. Now I need to go configure a room for those three women."
"Just make sure it's safe. I don't want to have to chose three different godmothers for our children."
"You aren't."
"I did." Severus walked away muttering under his breath that I was plotting against him. I heard him and I laughed.
Severus walked into the small hall the was between our bedroom and the common room. He walked to left wall and created a door that led to a small common room and the within that room he created three more doors, that each led to three different bedrooms. He really hated the idea of Molly, 'Mione, and Ginny in our chambers.
I heard him walk back out into the common room and picked me up off the couch and took me to the bedroom. I was quite a bit heavier since the last time he picked me up but not so much that he couldn't manage.
*Severus' POV*
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Harry made sure that everything was ready for Molly. He fixed up the rooms and then brought in some more lights, so it wasn't so dark in our chambers. It was about 9 o'clock Friday morning when Molly showed up with her whole family and Hermione. Albus had the boys staying in Slytherin Tower so that way they were close to Harry and I and so they wouldn't cause trouble. Fred and George weren't happy about staying so close to me, much less in the Slytherin rooms.
First thing Molly Weasley did was run up to Harry and hug him as tight as she could, or so it seemed.
"Harry, dear, it's so good to see you again. It's wonderful that you've finally started a life of your own."
"Thank you, Mrs. Weasley." Then Hermione and Ginny ran up to him and pulled him into a vice-like grip that they called a hug.
"Need air, can't breath." He said jokingly as they hugged him. "So how have all of you been?" He asked looking around after Hermione and Ginny released him.
"We've been well. Why don't you come with us to our rooms and we'll catch you up on a few things?" Ron suggested. Fred and George nodding their heads in agreement.
"I'd love to but I have to go up to the infirmary to have a check-up. Maybe after you are done unpacking we can talk." They all agreed.
"Oh Harry can we come with you?" Hermione and Ginny chimed together.
"I guess that's ok." He said looking at me. I nodded my head and he nodded towards Hermione and Ginny. They squealed and hugged him again.
"Why don't we all leave now, before we are late to the infirmary." I said with the tone I use when teaching.
Harry motioned for me to come over and help him off the bed. I did so then we walked up to the infirmary. It was just Hermione, Ginny, Molly, Harry and I going. The boys opted to stay and un pack. Molly asked how Harry was feeling, how tired he was, and all of the general questions. He answered her and then we were at the infirmary.
"Harry on time as usual. I see you've brought some visitors."
"Yes I did. They wanted to see the ultrasound and how it is done."
"Very well. They better stay out of my way. I have to do a few extra tests today."
"We will." The three women said together.
"Drink this then lie on the bed and pull your shirt up." He did so then she said, "Tre Feti."
The three screens popped up as before and you could see each of the babies moving. They had become quite active the past few days. I watched as Poppy pointed to the three women which baby was the girl and where the boys were. Molly asked me what their names were.
"Cael Severin, Jamison Trey, and Isadora Star." I said as I pointed to each screen.
"Those are lovely. A nice mixture of your families." Molly commented.
"Yes well if you three could leave now I need to continue with the tests." Poppy said. Molly ushered Hermione and Ginny out of the infirmary.
"What kind of test do you need to run Poppy?" Harry asked.
"I need to check your hormone level and make sure everything is intact and ok with the womb."
"Why is that?" Harry asked.
"Well because if your womb is intact then you will be able to deliver the babies, otherwise I will have to perform a caesarian."
"I have to deliver the babies? I thought that you would have to do a c-section."
"No dear. If everything is perfect with your womb today then I can allow the birth canal to start to form."
"Severus I don't want to do this anymore. Please talk her into a c-section, please." I gave Poppy a pleading look.
"I will only perform one if necessary. If he doesn't have the babies naturally, there is a possibility that he could lose his magic, since he has hardly used it. And the bond between he and the babies will be lessened."
"But . . ." Harry started.
"Harry you need to try. I promise that if at any point you are in too much pain I will order Poppy to perform the operation. But please try."
"Ok." Then Poppy scanned his blood and performed another spell to show her the walls of the womb.
"You are good to go Harry. I expect to see you in here in five days. Hopefully no sooner or later. Have a good day and please do your best to relax." Poppy said. Harry got off of the bed and I walked him down to the Slytherin common room. I gave him the password and then left him to find Ron, Fred and George.
Around 11:30 am I showed up and told the boys that we would be eating in the Great Hall for now. So they all got up and walked down there. We all sat at one table Molly on my left, Harry on my right, Hermione on his left and then the rest of the Weasley's around the table and Albus at the head. I was perturbed by the presence of the family and I believe that Harry sensed that. He interlaced his hand and mine. This became a ritual while we ate, or whenever more than one Weasley was around.
That night after Harry saw Pomfrey Harry told me that a very small ache had began in his lower abdomen. We didn't know what to think of it. Each day as he got closer to the due date it grew more. I fire-called her three days later and asked what it was. She told me the birth canal was forming and only to be worried when that pain stopped. His appetite had been decreasing gradually for about a week and a half and I was getting worried.
*Harry's POV*
I woke up on July 30th at 4:30 am. I felt a small pain like before but a little more intense. I tried to go back to sleep but that's when I realized that the ache in my lower abdomen was gone. 'The birth canal is fully formed. This isn't good.' Trying to push that unsettling thought away I tried to focus on getting some more sleep, thinking that the pain would disappear as before. Fifteen minutes later when it returned I knew that I was wrong. I got out of bed, doing my best not to wake up Severus. I walked into the a small kitchen area that Severus had configured and got myself a glass of water. I lit a fire, grabbed a book, and decided to read until everyone was awake.
I woke up to the sound of Molly shaking me and telling me to wake up. She asked why I was out there and I told her that I couldn't sleep and had decided to read when I fell asleep in the chair. She didn't give it a second though but told me to go get into some regular clothes. I walked to my bedroom and found Severus getting out of the shower.
"Why were you in the common room Harry?"
"I couldn't sleep, so I decided to read and must have dosed off. What time is it?"
"8:30. What time did you go out there?"
"4:30. I'm going to take a shower now." I gave him a quick kiss then went into the bathroom. Just as I was wrapping the towel around me waist another pain went through my abdomen. I grabbed the sink for support. I was straightening up when Severus came into the bathroom.
"Harry, what do you want for breakfast? Molly is insisting on cooking."
"How does she plan to do that? We don't have a stove down here."
"She ordered the house-elves to bring her one."
"Oh. Maybe just some bacon and eggs." Severus turned around to go tell Molly what I wanted when I felt another pain rip through my abdomen. I frantically called him back into the bathroom.
"Severus come back here!" I yelled. I heard his footsteps get louder. He looked at me then asked, "Harry what's wrong?"
"I'm in labor. And this time it's real." I said as I felt my water break.