There For You
Rating: R for attempted suicide, slash and mpreg. Some language as well.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters :-( they are owned by the amazing J. K. Rowling.
Thanks to: D EDMUN, articunomage (Thanks for the names. I've got two picked out already though. :-( Sorry.), Shania Maxwell, BioHazrdusMatrial3, Elizabeth (Hahaha! Wow! That makes no sense. I'll fix that. Lol. Thanks for pointing that out!), smoothNcreamy, pixi (The skull and the snake make up the Dark Mark so I used that idea because the message was from Voldemort.), Jerrica (Thanks for catching that, I'll change that when I have the time.), FREAK014, Empress Satori (Thanks! :-D Read on...evil grin), Sheree, Sowen, Lian Lim (Heh...If you don't like cliff hangers then you're not gonna like this chapter lol...But I promise I will update as soon as I get the next chapter back from my beta...hehe)
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A/N: Sorry if there are any strange symbols in the story. When I got it back from my Beta, everything got messed up. I think I deleted all of them but...yeah...
Chapter 15 –I Must Keep Going...-
"All right!" Dumbledore quieted everyone down. "One more time, make sure you memorize this! Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Nymphadora Tonks, and two Aurors will go to a small café just outside Little Whinging, and will wait for about forty minutes before you move in. The rest will get into a plane and Remus Lupin and I will prepare the shield around Little Whinging. The shield will make the town appear normal on the outside and any muggle that walks past the barrier will have their memory wiped. It will also ruin any type of recording device if it is used. Once the shield is up, we will apparate in, and I have no doubt the Death Eaters will be waiting for us. Harry Potter will have his invisibility cloak on and will not fight," Dumbledore looked directly at Harry, "until Narcissa is safe. When she is, Nymphadora will send out three sets of blue sparks; that is when you may go find Voldemort. Then, we wait. Hermione Granger and the medi-wizards will stay on the "sidelines", if you will, to help any wounded wizard or get them to the hospital. Severus, you know the plain to rescue Narcissa?"
"Yes, Headmaster," Snape answered.
"And when she is safe, you mustn't let Draco leave her. He has a lot of explaining to do." Dumbledore smiled at Draco. In return, Draco snarled at Harry; he knew Harry didn't want Draco fighting, and that was why Dumbledore made up the bullshit story. Draco thought it was pretty self- explanatory. He was pregnant, what more did she need to know? How it happened?
"All right, we will head out at 5:30 tomorrow morning. It's going to be a long trip."
"Ah! Sir!" Mr. Weasley spoke up.
"Yes Arthur?" Dumbledore smiled.
"I believe I can get access to the Knight Bus. It has three levels; we should all fit. And the other Aurors won't be meeting up with us until 9:00 tomorrow morning, and they, of course, will be apparating."
"That would be wonderful! Thank you," Dumbledore answered.
"Why can't we apparate?" George asked.
"Not all of us can, look at Hermione and Draco. And the Death Eaters may have an anti-apparating charm placed around the town."
"Well, Hermione and Draco won't be fighting," Fred pointed out.
"Correct, but they will be helping," Dumbledore answered.
"How are we supposed to apparate in from the plane if there is an anti- apparating charm?" George asked in a 'haha gotcha now' tone of voice.
"Well, we don't know for sure if there is one. If indeed there is, then we will parachute down," Dumbledore said with a gleam in his eyes.
Fred and George looked terrified. "You're not serious are you?" they said together.
"No I'm not. But I have no doubt that we will be able to apparate in."
"Then why can't we-"
"BOYS!" Mrs. Weasley scolded. "That's enough! This is serious."
"Sorry, Mum." The boys looked at the ground.
"Does anyone have anymore questions?" Dumbledore asked. No one said anything. "All right. This meeting is over. I suggest that everyone goes to their own rooms and gets a good night sleep. Everyone meet back here by 5:00 tomorrow morning."
Harry and Draco walked up the stairs to their room, got dressed for bed, and laid down; all in silence. Harry looked at the clock; 11:58 p.m. He thought about what was going to happen in five hours. He kept telling himself that everything would turn out fine and no one would be hurt. But then he thought 'how could everything be fine?! Of course people will be hurt! People will be dead!' He turned his back to Draco. What if Draco snuck away from Snape? It was definitely possible. And if that were to happen, Draco wouldn't be able to do anything in self-defense, he still had no wand! Draco would surely die if he got away from Snape. A tear ran down Harry's face. What if Draco died? What if the babies died? What if he died? More tears fell. What if everyone he loved, Hermione, Ron, the rest of the Weasleys, everyone, died? He sobbed silently.
"D-Don't do that. There's no need to cry." Draco kissed Harry's shoulder. Harry turned onto his back to face Draco. Draco too was crying. Harry sat up and hugged Draco.
"S-stupid hormones!" Draco moaned. Harry half laughed; leave it to Draco to come up with a cover story for why he was crying.
"I love you," Draco whispered. Harry tried to talk but a sob came out instead.
Draco hugged Harry again. "I l-lobe y-you too," Harry managed.
"Everything's going to be ok," Draco soothed. He had tried to convince himself of this for the past few weeks but had long since given up.
"But what if it's not?" Harry pulled away. "What if one of us dies?"
Draco closed his eyes and his lower lip trembled. He took a deep breath, "The other will keep going, take care of the twins, keep living life." He put his head in his hands and wept. Harry put an arm around his husband and held him close.
Then he gently pulled Draco's head up and kissed Draco's stomach. "I love you two. You know that right?" he whispered to Draco's stomach.
"We both love you," Draco added. Harry sat up straight and wiped his eyes. Draco did the same. As if on cue, someone knocked on the door.
Harry cleared his throat. "Come in."
Ron and Hermione entered. Hermione had a tear stained face and Ron even looked as if he had shed a few tears.
"Hey," Hermione said weakly.
"Hey," Draco replied, just as feebly.
"Do you mind if we stay up here for a bit?" Ron asked half-heartedly.
"Sure." Harry stood up and went to start a fire. The others joined him. Draco sat next to Harry and put his head on Harry's shoulder. Harry rubbed Draco's back. Hermione and Ron sat on Harry's opposite side. Hermione started to cry. Ron hugged her and Harry saw a tear run down Ron's cheek as well. Harry felt something wet on his shoulder and knew that Draco was crying again too. It was not long before Harry joined his friends.
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"Wake up! Were supposed to meet downstairs in half an hour!" Mrs. Weasley's voice entered Harry's dream. Draco stirred, waking Harry up completely. Harry rubbed his eyes and looked around. He, Draco, Hermione and Ron were still on the floor in front of a dying fire. Mrs. Weasley banged the door shut.
"Ron, wake up sweetie." Hermione kissed Ron's cheek.
"Five minutes!" He replied.
"No, now!" Hermione said sternly.
"How 'bout you do that thing where you- AH!" Ron opened his eyes and saw Draco and Harry. Harry, Hermione and Draco burst out laughing.
"Come on, get up!" Hermione giggled.
"What time is it?! Oh..." Everything came back to Ron and he stood up.
"Ok, well, see you two downstairs," Hermione spoke sadly.
"Yeah," Draco replied and Ron and Hermione left.
Harry stood up and got dressed. He threw clothes at Draco. "Come on lazy buns." He helped Draco stand up.
"What happens when the muggles see a pregnant male?" Draco asked.
"Well, hopefully they think you're a female with a hormone problem," Harry laughed. Draco rolled his eyes. "They'll probably think they're seeing things. You're going to wear baggy clothing anyway."
Draco picked up the most ugly clothes he had ever seen and slowly pulled them on. "Where did you get these?!"
"They used to be Dudley's. My aunt tried to get me to wear them." Harry thought back.
"Merlin! I'm sorry." Draco had a disgusted look on his face. He hated wearing other people's clothes, unless of course they were Harry's clothes. When Draco finished getting dressed, the two headed downstairs.
Mrs. Weasley handed them a plate full of food. They took a seat across from Ron and Hermione. Neither of them touched their food. Harry looked around. Nobody, not even the twins, was eating. Dumbledore entered about twenty minutes later and gratefully took a plate of food from Molly. He too did not eat.
"Well, if everyone is done with breakfast," Dumbledore started. "I suppose we should be on our way. The bus is outside waiting. It's going to be a tight fit, so please, once you get in, head for the top and leave no chair empty. Further instruction will come once everyone is seated." Everyone moved outside. Draco grinned as soon as he stepped out of the house. This was the first time he had been outside for a very long time.
"Oh!" Harry turned and ran back into the house.
"Harry?" Draco started to follow but was forced forward by two Auror/bodyguards. Draco boarded the Knight bus and took a seat next to Hermione. Everyone who loaded the bus after Draco made sure to leave Harry a seat next to his husband. No one wanted to face the wrath of Draco this early in the morning. Harry ran up the stairs to the second floor with something in his hand. He whispered something to Draco's bodyguards and took his seat.
"What was that all about?" Draco asked.
"Later," Harry answered as Dumbledore started speaking. Dumbledore, Lupin, Tonks, and Mr. Weasley went over the plan one more time, in more detail than the night before and the Knight Bus took off.
"Harry!" Draco demanded. "Why did you run off?"
"I forgot my invisibility cloak." Harry patted a bag hanging off his hip.
"Bull shit!" Draco answered.
"Calm down love!" Harry kissed Draco. Draco glared at Harry but didn't say anything.
Within ten minutes, everybody was getting off the bus. Everyone gathered in a small worn down shack and split up into assigned groups. Draco's group left first. Harry ran over to say goodbye.
"Here." Harry pulled out Draco's wand and gave it to Draco.
Draco smiled. "Thank you." Draco turned to follow his group to the café.
"Wait," Harry stopped Draco, "listen, you are only allowed to use that in an emergency! Do you understand me?" Draco nodded like a small child. "I've told your bodyguards about it and they won't let you use it unless it's absolutely necessary."
"All right," Draco sighed.
"And-"
"Harry! I promise I wont use it!" Draco interrupted.
Harry sighed. "All right, be careful!"
"I know. I love you."
"I love you too." Harry hugged Draco. "And, if anything happens to me, well, take care of the twins and keep living your life." Harry repeated what Draco had said the night before.
"Same to you," Draco said softly. A tear ran down his cheek but he quickly wiped it away.
"Draco! Come on!" Snape called.
Draco turned to leave. Harry grabbed Draco's arm and spun him back around. He kissed Draco like it was the last thing he was going to do. Draco immediately melted into the kiss. The kiss turned into a bone breaking hug and then Draco slowly moved away.
"Draco!" Snape's voice was more distant now.
"I love you," Draco whispered, eyes welling up.
"I love you too," Harry said. With no warning, Draco turned and ran. Harry stood and watched Draco run, a terrible pain shooting through his heart.
"Harry, we have to go." Ron put his hand on Harry's shoulder. Harry turned and walked toward a very odd looking plane. His face was red and tear- stained.
Once everyone had boarded the plane, it took off and flew over the still sleeping town of Little Whinging.
Dumbledore said a very complex spell and a half an hour later, an invisible shield was placed over Little Whinging. Harry knew Draco would be headed in to rescue his mother in about ten minutes and he silently wished them luck.
"Here we go!" Dumbledore announced as the first group of people apparated down. Ten minutes later the next group went down.
"Good luck," Harry said to Ron.
"Thanks," Ron said nervously as his group apparated down. In ten minutes, Harry would be down there. He peeked out the window. Nothing was happening.
"Shield," Lupin reminded Harry. "It makes it seem as though nothing is happening."
"Oh yeah," Harry sighed.
"Sixth group. Its time," Dumbledore broadcasted.
"As soon as you get down there, put the cloak on!" Lupin instructed.
"Everything will be ok." Dumbledore soothed. "Five, four, three, two POP." everyone left. Harry looked around; no one was there to meet them on the ground.
"Cloak!" Lupin ordered. Harry tore his cloak out of the bag on his hip and threw it on.
"Head somewhere safe Harry!" Dumbledore instructed. Harry took off for the Dursley's. He knew that was what Dumbledore meant. The fight had not reached Privet Drive yet and Harry's eyes searched desperately for any sign of Draco, but he didn't see anything. He knocked on the door to number four. An angry, and tired, Uncle Vernon answered. Harry slipped in.
"Hello?" Uncle Vernon searched for a visitor. "Anyone here?" No answer. "Bloody children." Uncle Vernon headed for the stairs.
"Good morning, Petunia," He greeted his wife.
"Who was visiting this early?" She asked.
"Oh, it was those nasty children next door again," Uncle Vernon answered.
"They're on vacation." Harry's aunt came down the stairs. Harry flattened himself against the wall so she wouldn't run into him.
"In the middle of the school year?" Uncle Vernon followed. He walked right by Harry.
"Mummy, who was that?" a voice came down the stairs. 'Did they have another child?' Harry wondered.
"No one Duddykins, come down for breakfast. You've got to leave for the University in an hour." Petunia called up to her son. Harry swallowed a laugh. Dudley was still living at home, and he actually got into a university!
"I don't want to go!" Dudley came thundering down the stairs. Harry bent over, trying not to laugh. If it was possible, Dudley had gotten even bigger. He then realized that Dudley was headed for the kitchen and flattened himself against the wall again. Dudley ran smack into Harry. Dudley spun around and looked for what he had run into. Harry, who had fallen to the ground, quickly covered his foot up and scrambled for the stairs.
"Is someone there?" Dudley stepped where Harry had just been.
"Is everything ok, Duddy?"
"Yes mum." Dudley turned around and stepped into the kitchen.
Harry heard whispering outside. "Yeah this is the house."
"You're sure?"
"Yes I'm sure! Now let's go!" Harry recognized the voices. It was Snape and Tonks. There was a knock on the door and Harry opened it.
"What the bloody hell is going on?!" Vernon came running. Snape entered the house with Narcissa in his arms. Tonks came in right behind and shut the door behind her.
"Is she ok?" Harry took off the invisibility cloak. "Where's Draco?"
"HARRY!" Uncle Vernon roared. "Where did you come from?!"
"She's fine, she needs to be taken to the hospital, lack of food and water I assume. We needed to get her to a safe place first. Draco is being taken to a safe place by the Aurors," Snape spoke quickly.
"Would someone tell me what's going on?!" Uncle Vernon yelled.
"I will, but please calm down, they'll hear you," Snape spoke. He was in an oddly kind mood.
Tonks opened the door and sent red sparks. A Medi-wizard appeared instantly.
"WHO WILL HEAR ME? WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Uncle Vernon screamed.
"Please sir, calm down! And do shut up!" Snape was losing his temper. The medi-wizard apparated to St. Mungo's with Narcissa. Harry cast a silencing spell. Tonks started casting spells all around the house.
"I will not tolerate this!" Uncle Vernon roared. Aunt Petunia held Dudley close. "What the bloody hell is going on?!"
"The war is ending," Harry replied.
Petunia gasped. "He's going to kill you! Just like he did your mother!" She spat.
Harry ignored her and turned his attention to Tonks who was still casting spells around the house. "What are you doing Tonks?" he asked.
"Making the house invisible and protected." Tonks said and continued casting spells.
"Too late," Snape warned as a Death Eater burst through the door.
"YOU!" Vernon roared and headed for Harry. Harry ducked and put the invisibility cloak back on. Tonks sent out three sets of blue sparks so everyone knew Narcissa was safe while Snape took on the Death Eater. Harry ran out the door and ran into another Death Eater. He fell to the ground and his glasses fell off, when he looked up, he could make out the shape of at least twenty Death Eaters surrounding him.
"NO!" A distorted voice yelled. "Go take care of the others. Let me have the boy." The Death Eaters immediately backed off and apparated away to find Aurors they could take on.
"HARRY POTTER!" Uncle Vernon burst out the door. Harry searched for his glasses.
"Here they are dear boy." The distorted voice threw Harry's glasses to him. Harry quickly put them on. "Wouldn't want you to lose the fight without them!" Harry looked up. Before him stood the Dark Lord. Harry scrambled backwards out of fear.
"GET UP!" Snape ordered.
"You traitor!" Voldemort shot a spell at Snape.
Harry stood up and raised his wand. "A-Avada Kedavra." He spoke. A pathetic green light shot out of Harry's wand and died before it even got a third of the way to Voldemort.
Voldemort laughed. "Is that really the best you can do?"
A muggle came up to see what was going on. "Avada Kedavra" Voldemort pointed his wand at the passerby just as Tonks shot a shield spell at the poor woman. The shield was no match for the killing curse and the lady fell to the ground dead. Harry's stomach flopped.
Voldemort shot the same wordless spell he had used on Snape, at Tonks.
"THE NEIGHBORS!" Uncle Vernon whined. And ran for Harry.
"Vernon! NO!" Petunia realized who Voldemort was. Vernon stopped and ran back towards the house.
"Avada Kedavra," Harry tried again, weaker than before. Nothing happened.
"Hahahaha!" Voldemort held his side with laughter. With no warning, Voldemort apparated to the Dursley's roof. Harry quickly followed; he couldn't let the evil bastard get away.
As soon as Harry got onto the rooftop, Voldemort ran for him. Harry thought fast and made a rope appear out of thin air. He swung over to the next rooftop. Voldemort was quick behind. Harry swayed to the next rooftop. A Death Eater was there waiting for him. Harry dodged the Death Eater and continued to the next roof. Harry could feel his muscles begin to fail him, but he couldn't stop, Voldemort was still right behind him.
Harry stumbled to get across the roof of number 10 Privit Drive. "I suggest you keep going." Voldemort warned. Harry looked over his shoulder as Voldemort pulled out a sword. Harry panicked and grabbed the rope. He swung slowly and didn't make it to the next roof. Voldemort's sword plunged an inch into Harry's left side. When Voldemort removed his sword, he made sure to slice Harry's arm as well. Harry fell to the ground and held his side in pain. Voldemort apparated to the middle of the street, five feet away from Harry.
"Avada Kedavra." Harry said through clenched teeth. Still nothing.
"You have to mean it!"
Harry twisted around painfully. "Draco! Get out of here!"
"No!" Draco walked over to Harry.
"THAT BOY IS PREGNANT!" Vernon came running.
Petunia put her hand to her mouth as she realized Harry was in love with a boy. "Your mother and father would never forgive you!" She shrieked.
Harry ignored Petunia yet again. But he couldn't help but wonder for a split second. "You've got to get out of here!" Harry instructed Draco. Voldemort took his chance. He cast the slashing spell. It hit Draco's stomach.
"DRACO!" Harry screamed. Draco fell to the ground.
Voldemort laughed hysterically. Harry stood up and turned to the man that had caused him so much pain throughout his life.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Harry roared. He felt magical energy fly towards him in a big gust of wind. Vernon, who was running towards his nephew yet again, stopped dead, wondering what was going on. Everyone within a mile of Harry stopped fighting, not because they wanted to, but because their wands stopped working. Harry's spell had sucked all the magical energy out of everyone, save Voldemort and Dumbledore's, wands. Harry began to panic. Nothing was happening. Voldemort cast a shield spell around himself and raised his wand. Voldemort opened his mouth and a brilliant green light erupted from Harry's wand. The spell hit Voldemort square in the chest. His red eyes seemed to glow as he stepped towards The Boy Who Lived.
The Dark Lord opened his mouth to speak. "Really are the most powerful wizard aren't you?" He whispered. Then his body turned to ashes. Harry staggered backwards and fell to the ground.
"Draco!" he whispered and struggled to get to his love. Harry shot loads of red sparks out of his wand and a few moments later a medi-wizard showed up. The medi-wizard screamed and shot up purple sparks. Ten more medi-wizards showed up immediately. Harry fainted.
READ THIS :-D ---A/N: I have finished writing all of the story and it is currently being read by my wonderful beta, Meagan. I am aiming to update once a week, depending on when I get it back from Meagan, until it is finished. Then I will try a prequel. Hope that satisfies everyone :-)