A/N: This is it... the bit where we find out whose the lucky one! I did my
best not to make anyone ooc. Draco is a lil bit ooc at one point but make
allowances, if he wasn't ooc the scene wouldn't have worked. Luv Halliwell
xx
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Chapter Four ~ When Body Parts Become Explosive
Both of their mouths dropped open and for a few seconds there was a deadly silence... that was before Hermione got over excited and hugged them both. "Wow! You are going to be parents!" she squeaked almost incoherently. She paused and pointed a finger at Draco. "Did I just hug you?" she asked in a quiet and rather serious voice. Draco nodded. She shrugged and got all excited again. "I don't care! I'm too happy!!" she squeaked again, pulling them both into a bone breaking hug.
"Careful Hermione... I'm in a delicate condition." Harry said.
"So am I." Draco pouted.
"I know!!" Hermione squealed. "Isn't it the greatest thing?!"
Ron shook his head. "You really are a strange one Hermione. Has it not occurred to you in the slightest just how weird it is that Harry is pregnant?"
"I'm pregnant too!" Draco pouted louder.
"Well I had a feeling he might be, and I've read all about wizarding pregnancies as well as knowing all about normal female pregnancy. I don't find it weird at all. Anyway, we can look after Harry just fine."
"What about me?!" Draco practically shouted, displaying his best pout, the kind of pout that he saved for his father when he really needed something essential. Like a new broom, or several more new shirts.
"How far along do you think he is? Oh Harry, this is so wonderful! I can't wait until you have the baby!" Hermione squeaked louder.
"I would say that they are around a month... maybe a little more than that, it's rather hard to say until I have done a few more tests." Madam Pomphrey said with a smile.
"Congratulations Harry." Ron said with a shrug, finally resigning to the strange but true idea that his best friend was going to have a baby. When he pulled back Harry looked different, he looked rather confused. "What's up?" Ron asked.
A tear streaked down Harry's face. Hermione ran over and put her arm around him. "Don't cry, everything will be alright. What are you crying for?"
Harry shook his head and looked up at her. "It's not me that's crying." He got up and walked toward the door. "Stay here, I'll be right back." He said, dragging his sleeve over his tear stained face.
Draco slid down the cool wall of the boys toilets, wiping a tear off of his face. As much as he hated to admit it, being a Malfoy and all, he was scared. He didn't have friends like Harry had, and there was still the matter of breaking the news to his mother and father yet.
He rested his head in his hands and closed his eyes. There were other things to worry about as well. How was he, a man, supposed to give birth? And when would that be? Would he be thrown out of school? If he was then he knew that it was very unlikely he would ever see Harry again.
He was going to end up a teenage, single parent. And he would probably be disowned by his parents, how was he going to feed and cloth his child? And when it was older what would he tell his child about it's heritage? Would he tell the child about Harry? Or claim it was a gone wrong spell? The question swam around inside his brain until it hurt and tears flooded his face again.
"You wouldn't really tell our child that. Would you?"
Draco looked up to see Harry standing by the bathroom door, looking down at him. He looked as if he had been crying. "Tell our child what?" Draco said innocently. "How did you find me?"
"I can always find you now. When you cried, I cried. I followed your pain all the way here and as I got closer I could feel what you were thinking."
Draco looked ashamed of himself. He dropped his 'hard man' façade and burst into tears. Harry walked over and knelt down on the floor beside him, rubbing his back soothingly. "I would never let you do this on your own, I don't care what we've said and done to each other. I will *always* be here." He whispered softly and Draco dried his eyes, annoyed with himself for crying in from of Harry.
Draco stood up sharply and glared at Harry. "I don't need you. I don't need anyone. I can do this on my own." He shouted and stormed out of the bathroom, leaving Harry quite lost and confused kneeling on the floor.
Draco walked swiftly down the corridor, hoping that he wasn't being followed by Harry. He ran down into the dungeons and along the darkened corridor until he came to a portrait at the very end. He knocked on it and waited. But Draco very quickly became impatient with waiting and started hammering on the door.
The portrait swung open and black eyes stared down at him. "What is so important Mister Malfoy, that you should find yourself hammering on the door of my personal chambers?"
Draco's bottom lip started to quiver and his eyes filled with tears again as he stared up at the older man. Severus' face softened a little as he looked down at Draco. Severus and Draco's father Lucius had been friends for a long time, and Severus had always had a soft spot for Draco. A single tear rolled down Draco's cheek. "I need your help Uncle Sev."
Severus knew just from that statement that something was terribly wrong. Draco hadn't called him 'Uncle Sev' since he was four years old, unless he was in very real trouble. "Come inside." Severus said softly, placing a hand on Draco's back and leading him into his living room.
"I have been so stupid. I don't know what to do." Draco whimpered as he sat on the edge of a large armchair by the fireplace. "Dad is going to kill me."
"Tell me what's the matter. I can speak with your father, don't trouble yourself over that." Severus said reassuringly, but Draco shook his head.
"Not even you could smooth this one over."
"What have you done?" Severus said, doing everything in his power to remain calm with the distressed teenager, but he was a very impatient man, and it was proving to be a lot harder than he first anticipated.
Draco took a deep breath, deciding to just tell it as it is and hope that Severus would help him. "I got drunk and slept with Harry Potter and now I'm pregnant."
"Right..."
"And worse than that..." Draco paused, he couldn't believe what he almost said. He looked up at Severus through shining eyes as realization washed over him. "I think I'm in love with him."
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Replies to Reviews: [Final vote: Harry-16 Draco-16]
[Sei the purple Ryu] I have replied to you on Gaia. And may the soot balls be with you too my friend!
[jtx][Draco] Yeah, you're right. He is cute when he whines.
[blah][Harry] Thank you for the vote.
[yahoo gurly][Harry] Thank you.
[Reese Craven][Harry] Alright, easy gurly! It's oh so quiet... shh... shh...
[Blue Yume][Harry] Thank you very much... I dodn't want it to all be too lovey dovey.
[HpDeVoTeE] I know... but now you know!
[NayNymic][Draco] He does make a cute pregnant man!
[Rit-Globe][Harry] Now you can be half squick!
[Merci][Harry] Thank you for your vote!
[ana-pj][Draco] Thank you, you're welcome, now you know whose preggers, I hope this was good enough for ya.
[Inverseof][Draco] Easy tiger! There is going to be a whole lot of hormonal Draco from here on in!
[Sheree] There you go! New chapter! Be calm!
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Next time on Damned Powers That Be:
"You have got to be bloody joking! I am not letting you do that!"
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Chapter Four ~ When Body Parts Become Explosive
Both of their mouths dropped open and for a few seconds there was a deadly silence... that was before Hermione got over excited and hugged them both. "Wow! You are going to be parents!" she squeaked almost incoherently. She paused and pointed a finger at Draco. "Did I just hug you?" she asked in a quiet and rather serious voice. Draco nodded. She shrugged and got all excited again. "I don't care! I'm too happy!!" she squeaked again, pulling them both into a bone breaking hug.
"Careful Hermione... I'm in a delicate condition." Harry said.
"So am I." Draco pouted.
"I know!!" Hermione squealed. "Isn't it the greatest thing?!"
Ron shook his head. "You really are a strange one Hermione. Has it not occurred to you in the slightest just how weird it is that Harry is pregnant?"
"I'm pregnant too!" Draco pouted louder.
"Well I had a feeling he might be, and I've read all about wizarding pregnancies as well as knowing all about normal female pregnancy. I don't find it weird at all. Anyway, we can look after Harry just fine."
"What about me?!" Draco practically shouted, displaying his best pout, the kind of pout that he saved for his father when he really needed something essential. Like a new broom, or several more new shirts.
"How far along do you think he is? Oh Harry, this is so wonderful! I can't wait until you have the baby!" Hermione squeaked louder.
"I would say that they are around a month... maybe a little more than that, it's rather hard to say until I have done a few more tests." Madam Pomphrey said with a smile.
"Congratulations Harry." Ron said with a shrug, finally resigning to the strange but true idea that his best friend was going to have a baby. When he pulled back Harry looked different, he looked rather confused. "What's up?" Ron asked.
A tear streaked down Harry's face. Hermione ran over and put her arm around him. "Don't cry, everything will be alright. What are you crying for?"
Harry shook his head and looked up at her. "It's not me that's crying." He got up and walked toward the door. "Stay here, I'll be right back." He said, dragging his sleeve over his tear stained face.
Draco slid down the cool wall of the boys toilets, wiping a tear off of his face. As much as he hated to admit it, being a Malfoy and all, he was scared. He didn't have friends like Harry had, and there was still the matter of breaking the news to his mother and father yet.
He rested his head in his hands and closed his eyes. There were other things to worry about as well. How was he, a man, supposed to give birth? And when would that be? Would he be thrown out of school? If he was then he knew that it was very unlikely he would ever see Harry again.
He was going to end up a teenage, single parent. And he would probably be disowned by his parents, how was he going to feed and cloth his child? And when it was older what would he tell his child about it's heritage? Would he tell the child about Harry? Or claim it was a gone wrong spell? The question swam around inside his brain until it hurt and tears flooded his face again.
"You wouldn't really tell our child that. Would you?"
Draco looked up to see Harry standing by the bathroom door, looking down at him. He looked as if he had been crying. "Tell our child what?" Draco said innocently. "How did you find me?"
"I can always find you now. When you cried, I cried. I followed your pain all the way here and as I got closer I could feel what you were thinking."
Draco looked ashamed of himself. He dropped his 'hard man' façade and burst into tears. Harry walked over and knelt down on the floor beside him, rubbing his back soothingly. "I would never let you do this on your own, I don't care what we've said and done to each other. I will *always* be here." He whispered softly and Draco dried his eyes, annoyed with himself for crying in from of Harry.
Draco stood up sharply and glared at Harry. "I don't need you. I don't need anyone. I can do this on my own." He shouted and stormed out of the bathroom, leaving Harry quite lost and confused kneeling on the floor.
Draco walked swiftly down the corridor, hoping that he wasn't being followed by Harry. He ran down into the dungeons and along the darkened corridor until he came to a portrait at the very end. He knocked on it and waited. But Draco very quickly became impatient with waiting and started hammering on the door.
The portrait swung open and black eyes stared down at him. "What is so important Mister Malfoy, that you should find yourself hammering on the door of my personal chambers?"
Draco's bottom lip started to quiver and his eyes filled with tears again as he stared up at the older man. Severus' face softened a little as he looked down at Draco. Severus and Draco's father Lucius had been friends for a long time, and Severus had always had a soft spot for Draco. A single tear rolled down Draco's cheek. "I need your help Uncle Sev."
Severus knew just from that statement that something was terribly wrong. Draco hadn't called him 'Uncle Sev' since he was four years old, unless he was in very real trouble. "Come inside." Severus said softly, placing a hand on Draco's back and leading him into his living room.
"I have been so stupid. I don't know what to do." Draco whimpered as he sat on the edge of a large armchair by the fireplace. "Dad is going to kill me."
"Tell me what's the matter. I can speak with your father, don't trouble yourself over that." Severus said reassuringly, but Draco shook his head.
"Not even you could smooth this one over."
"What have you done?" Severus said, doing everything in his power to remain calm with the distressed teenager, but he was a very impatient man, and it was proving to be a lot harder than he first anticipated.
Draco took a deep breath, deciding to just tell it as it is and hope that Severus would help him. "I got drunk and slept with Harry Potter and now I'm pregnant."
"Right..."
"And worse than that..." Draco paused, he couldn't believe what he almost said. He looked up at Severus through shining eyes as realization washed over him. "I think I'm in love with him."
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Replies to Reviews: [Final vote: Harry-16 Draco-16]
[Sei the purple Ryu] I have replied to you on Gaia. And may the soot balls be with you too my friend!
[jtx][Draco] Yeah, you're right. He is cute when he whines.
[blah][Harry] Thank you for the vote.
[yahoo gurly][Harry] Thank you.
[Reese Craven][Harry] Alright, easy gurly! It's oh so quiet... shh... shh...
[Blue Yume][Harry] Thank you very much... I dodn't want it to all be too lovey dovey.
[HpDeVoTeE] I know... but now you know!
[NayNymic][Draco] He does make a cute pregnant man!
[Rit-Globe][Harry] Now you can be half squick!
[Merci][Harry] Thank you for your vote!
[ana-pj][Draco] Thank you, you're welcome, now you know whose preggers, I hope this was good enough for ya.
[Inverseof][Draco] Easy tiger! There is going to be a whole lot of hormonal Draco from here on in!
[Sheree] There you go! New chapter! Be calm!
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Next time on Damned Powers That Be:
"You have got to be bloody joking! I am not letting you do that!"