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: Sheree (It will all be explained. I'm sorry if the update wasn't in a weeks time, but it was the best I could do. I never actually said the next chapter would be up in a week, I said that I hoped it would be up in a week. Unless something goes wrong, I am almost positive the next chapter will be up in a week, it is all ready to upload, it just needs more explaining in some places.) noali (:-D) Sowen, Elizabeth (Yes, it was Draco, it will be explained in the next chapter (I think....lol I can't remember where I decided to end the chapter.) The spell sucking the magic out of the wands thing will be explained later as well, but you are right...hehehe. I plain to stay at least a few chapters ahead for the prequel, so that it will honestly be a week between updates. Well with luck it will...I'll be sure to read your story when you post it!) Rowenna (huh...I've always heard it as a word for...penis...I've never actually looked it up because...well I was under the impression that it was another word for... well, you know...but wow that doesn't make sense...lol), smoothNcreamy, ISABEL, D EDMUN (hehehe, that's the first review I've laughed out loud for in a while :-) I hope this makes things better, it's not a cliff hanger but...you'll see...) FREAK014, Shania Maxwell, slasherbabe, annie (Hah I can't spell worth crap either and I came in third for a spelling bee.....guess I got lucky with easy words...lol) Mac Black (well thank you! Hehe.), Shadow Psi, and lonlyheart. Sorry if I've left anybody out!
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Chapter 16 –Welcome to the Planet-
(A/N: Apperently bold/italic isn't showing up....FYI...)
Harry's eyes fluttered open and he sat up. "Where's Draco?" He looked around the room. He was in St. Mungo's.
"He's in the next room. What happened? Did you kill Voldemort?" Hermione jumped up when Harry spoke. Harry ripped all the wires off his body and stood up.
"Yes!" Harry answered Hermione. "How is everyone?"
Hermione squealed and hugged Harry. "All the Weasleys seem to be fine. Ron broke his arm, he's sleeping in the bed next to you, and Charlie had his memory wiped and he thinks he's five years old, but the healers think he'll be fine by the end of the week. Snape and Tonks are still knocked out, but not dead. And Narcissa is in critical condition but, with luck, she'll be fine. Nobody's heard from Dumbledore or Lupin yet," Hermione reported.
Harry ran into Draco's room to his husband's side. Draco had tubes up his nose and a bunch of cords on his stomach as well as a bandage. "Harry!" Draco smiled.
"How are you? How are the twins?" Harry asked.
"I'm fine. I don't know about the twins, Pye hasn't shown up yet. No one knows where he is." Draco sounded angry and desperate.
Fury shot through Harry. "Well where the hell is he?!"
"Calm down love, I'm sure they're fine." Draco tried to tranquil Harry. Harry tore out of the room. He stopped every healer he saw and asked where Pye was. No one knew.
"Harry!" Hermione screeched. "Come quick!"
Harry ran to the room. Draco sat on his bed grasping his stomach and screaming. Harry's face paled. He ran back out of the room.
"SOMEBODY HELP!" He bellowed. "QUICKLY!" Five healers ran towards Harry with Augustus Pye in the lead.
"Where the fuck were you?!" Harry screamed at Pye.
"Calm down Mr. Potter, I've got to see to your husband," Pye answered and pushed Harry back.
"What if something's wrong with the babies?! Where the hell were you?!" Harry demanded.
"If you do not let me see Draco, I will have to ask you to leave. I will be happy to answer your questions after the twins are delivered." Pye said calmly.
Any color in Harry's face drained out. "They...they're coming?"
"Yes, that's why Draco is in so much pain." Augustus pulled out his wand and helped Draco lay down. He cast a spell over Draco to make the pain more bearable. "Now Draco, it's too dangerous to do a full spell to get the twins out so we will have to cut your stomach open. It may twinge a bit."
"A BIT?!" Draco roared. "A BIT?!"
"But...they're at least a month early." Harry looked at his husband. Draco shook with pain.
"It's now or they die," Pye replied. "I need help in here!" He called. Two healers entered at once.
"Harry!" Draco called. Harry ran to Draco's side and grabbed his hand. Draco squeezed hard.
"Ahh!" Harry was caught off guard. Hermione stood next to Harry.
"I'm in more pain than you buddy!" Draco said through clenched teeth, apparently the spell Pye had cast didn't help much. Harry couldn't help but smile.
He kissed Draco's forehead. "Everything's going to be ok," he soothed.
"All right, I'm going to need you to help keep Draco conscious," Pye told Harry as he reached for a needle.
"AHHH!!" Draco screamed through gritted teeth as Pye put a numbing potion into Draco through a large needle. Pye picked up a large blade.
"Ah!" Draco jumped in shock. "That's...that's-"
"Stay still," Pye ordered. He slowly cut along Draco's big belly. Draco whimpered, he could feel a sharp sting but it wasn't horrible.
Harry looked at Draco's stomach. It was cut open and Augustus was reaching inside for one of the twins. Harry became light headed. He nearly fainted and Hermione put out her hand to steady him. Draco groaned as the first baby was pulled out.
"Here." A healer passed Harry some scissors.
"Um..." Harry didn't know what to do.
"Umbilical cord. You wanna cut it or not?" The healer asked, annoyed.
"Oh! Sure," Harry replied.
"Right there." The healer pointed. Harry cut and grinned. It was a boy. He was extremely bloody, but he figured it was from Draco's cut. The healer took off with the baby to clean it up.
The next baby was removed within minutes. It was a girl. Harry wasn't allowed to cut the Umbilical cord but he didn't think much of it as that baby was taken away as well. Hermione cried out of joy next to Harry. Harry put his arm around her and hugged her. Pye healed both Draco's cuts, the one he had made, and the one Voldemort had made, and ran off for a moment.
"I'm...I'm a dad!" Harry said in disbelief. He grinned, then laughed. "We're parents!" He kissed Draco.
Draco grinned from ear to ear. "That was fast!" He smiled. I thought it would take a lot longer. But GOD! That hurt!"
"Yeah," Harry agreed.
"It normally does take longer, but they had to come out now and we had to cut Draco open. So it was quicker than the normal birth." Pye reentered the room. "That will be bruised and sore for the next few days. Especially with that cut from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
"Can we hold them?" Harry asked.
"Afraid not..." Pye spoke softly.
"Why?" Draco asked quickly.
"They're in a life-threatening condition. That cut from He-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named did a lot of damage. It looks pretty bad..." Pye looked at the ground.
"NO!" Draco screamed and tried to sit up. "AH!" he grasped his stomach.
"Calm down love, I'll go check it out." Harry shot out of the room before Draco could protest. Draco lay back down, clearly wanting to go with Harry.
"I'll find you a wheelchair," Hermione said. "If that's ok." She looked at Pye.
"Wait, Draco needs to rest, I'll bring a wheelchair when he's gained back some strength. I'm going to find Harry and lead him to the twins." Pye left as well.
Draco screamed in frustration. "It's going to be ok." Hermione sat on the bed next to Draco. "I'm sure the healers will fix them up."
"I didn't even get to see them!" Draco whispered. A tear ran down his cheek. "My babies..."
Hermione hugged Draco the best she could. "How's my mum?" Draco sniffed.
"She'll be fine," Hermione consoled. She didn't think Draco could handle any more bad news.
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Harry ran through the halls, he had no idea where he was going, he just ran, he had to find his children.
"Harry!" Pye called. Harry didn't stop. "Harry! Third floor second hallway fifth door on the left!"
"Thanks!" Harry waved behind him and headed for the third floor. He burst through the door. "Where are my babies?!" He demanded.
"Over here Mr. Potter," A healer answered.
"Potter-Malfoy." Harry corrected. And followed the healer to a large window. All he could see was a bunch of healers surrounding a table.
"Are they going to be ok?" Harry asked.
"With luck," The healer answered.
"Merlin, let them be ok!" Harry whispered. At that moment Dumbledore rushed into the room. He didn't look well at all. He was extremely pale. The healer tried to stop him, but Dumbledore opened the door to the room with Harry and Draco's babies. The healers instantly scattered.
Harry couldn't hear what Dumbledore was saying, but it seemed that he was giving what little energy he had to the twins. He turned back toward the door to leave and fell to the ground. Harry ran forward but was held back by a healer.
"Healers to surgery room one! Healers to surgery room one!" A cool female voice came over the intercom system. Healers poured in and took the elderly man away.
Everything happened in slow motion for Harry after that. Draco entered in a wheelchair along with Hermione and asked him what happened. Harry didn't say anything. He just sat in a chair and stared through the window at his children.
"Are they ok?" Draco asked hurriedly.
"Much better." A healer smiled. "They're healing up the scars now." Draco yelled out in joy. Harry didn't move or say anything. He didn't seem to hear anything.
"Honey?" Draco wheeled himself to Harry's side.
"What?" Harry snapped out of his trance.
"You ok?" Draco asked.
"Fine," Harry replied. "How are the twins doing?"
"You can see them in a few moments," The healer replied. Harry grinned and hugged Draco.
"Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Yes?"
"What happened?"
"Dumbledore...He looked really sick, but he saved the babies, he gave them all his energy...then he...I don't know, fainted, or...died..." Harry barely spoke at an audible level.
"He's not dead," The healer informed. "Here come your babies." Harry grinned as two bundles of blankets were brought to Harry and Draco. Draco took the girl and Harry took the boy. The boy had brilliant green eyes and a few strands of dark hair. He had Draco's nose and mouth as well. Harry also noticed a scar on the boy's shoulder that ran down to the area where, Harry assumed, the heart was. The girl had the same eyes, hair, nose and mouth. But her scar was just below her neck.
"They're so tiny!" Draco whispered.
"I know!" Harry grinned. "They're identical!" Hermione let out a small sob. Harry looked up. "You want to hold him?" He asked.
"Let Draco first," She insisted. After some difficulty, Harry had the girl in his arms and Draco had the boy.
"Hello baby girl!" Harry cooed. "You two gave us quite a scare! You've definitely got Draco's, er, daddy's attention grabbing trait."
"Hey!" Draco laughed. He started to rock the boy. The baby immediately started crying. "And this one's got Harry's temper." Draco kissed the boy and tried to make him stop crying.
"My temper?!" Harry laughed. "I think it's your temper!"
"Is not!" Draco replied.
"Is too-" Harry stopped. "Are we old enough to have kids?!" He joked. Draco laughed as well. Draco quieted the baby and put his head on Harry's shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt, but do you have any names picked out?" a female healer with a clipboard asked.
"Um..." Harry started.
"I was thinking about Cyrus (pronounced sigh-russ) for the boy. I know you say you don't want to name him Sirius and I know Cyrus is close but it's nice to sort of keep the memory going..." Draco explained quickly.
Harry smiled. "I like that name," he answered honestly.
"Cyrus then?" the healer asked.
"Yes, Cyrus James Potter-Malfoy." Draco answered. Harry handed Hermione the girl and hugged Draco. The healer wrote the name down and put a small hospital bracelet on Cyrus's wrist.
"And the girl?" The woman asked.
"Lillian?" Draco asked.
"Nah," Harry replied. "I like that name and all but...it's too much."
"I understand. What about...Piper?" Harry wrinkled his nose but quickly stopped, hoping Draco wasn't stuck on that particular name.
"Or not..." Draco laughed.
"Sorry love, did you like that name?" Harry asked.
"Sort of...but I'm not attached to it," Draco replied.
"Avariella means small, strong girl in America," Hermione suggested.
Draco and Harry both grinned. "Avariella Narcissa Potter-Malfoy." Harry smiled. "That is a long name."
"But I like it." Draco put his head on Harry's shoulder.
"Me too," Harry agreed.
"Avariella Narcissa Potter-Malfoy it is then." The healer wrote the name down and put a band around Avariella's wrist as well. "You've got family and friends waiting.
"Thanks." Hermione nodded.
Harry took his baby girl back from Hermione and held her close to her brother. "Welcome to the planet, welcome to existence, everyone's here, everyone's here, everybody's watching you now, everybody waits for you now, what happens next? What happens next?" Harry sang to the twins.
"Awww!" Hermione cooed.
"Shut up!" Harry laughed and went red. He was suddenly glad that Ron wasn't there to witness his...singing.
"That was beautiful!" Draco smiled.
"It's from a song, "Dare You To Move" by Switchfoot." Harry replied.
"Well it was sweet." Hermione kneeled next to the twins.
"And slightly... sappy." Draco searched for the right word.
"I hate you." Harry laughed.
"No you don't." Draco kissed his husband.
The new parents cooed to their babies for a few more minutes before a healer took the twins for tests. Harry and Hermione helped Draco back into bed and poor Draco was asleep in minutes.
"So tell me more about what Dumbledore did." Hermione sat beside Harry.
"I transferred my energy to the twins. How are they?"
Harry turned around and saw Dumbledore in the doorway. "Wonderful." He grinned. He stood up and hugged Dumbledore. "Thank you."
Dumbledore chuckled. "You're welcome Harry, you're welcome."
Harry pulled back. "How are you doing?"
"I'll be fine. Just give me a few days to rest." Dumbledore smiled. "I have something for you. From the fight."
"What?" Harry looked confused. Dumbledore pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Harry. Harry felt magical energy swarm around him. It was Voldemort's wand.
"It's all that is left of him. I thought you might want it," Dumbledore spoke softly.
"Thank you...I think." Harry was amazed. Dumbledore smiled weakly.
"Wow!" Ron walked in, amazed at what Harry had in his hand. He hugged Hermione, Harry and even Dumbledore, who seemed very surprised.
"Someone's grateful!" The headmaster chuckled weakly.
"Go rest," Hermione instructed Dumbledore. "Harry and I will bring everyone down to visit you."
"Thank you dear girl." Dumbledore put his hand on Hermione's shoulder and headed for the door. "Ah, seems everyone is on their way." The elderly man smiled and left. It wasn't long before the room was filled with Weasleys and other friends.
"I'll be right back." Harry told Ron and ran out the door.
"Professor! Wait!" Harry called after Dumbledore.
The man stopped and turned around. "Yes?" He sounded very weak.
"Thank you...for everything," Harry smiled, "You've always been there to help me...whether you were actually there or not..." Harry smiled and thought back to the times when the aged man's voice had mysteriously entered his mind when he needed help the most.
For once in his life, the prepared-for-anything professor was at a loss for words. Harry moved forward and hugged Dumbledore. Dumbledore, not knowing what to do, hugged back.
"Hermione's right, you need rest." Harry backed away and looked at Dumbledore. He was very pale and fragile looking.
"You're welcome Harry." Dumbledore finally found his voice. He smiled and walked away. Harry turned and went back into Draco's room to face everyone.
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"I don't want to go outside in this stupid wheelchair!" Draco whined.
"Please sir, it's only through the hospital, you can walk once you get outside," An exasperated healer explained.
"No!" Draco replied stubbornly.
Harry chose this moment to enter. "Would you feel better if you wore my invisibility cloak?" He asked his husband.
"Yes." Draco snorted.
"You're so conceited." Harry sighed and draped the cloak over Draco. When they had reached the exit, Draco stood up and took off the cloak. Harry and Draco joined up with the most of the Order members; Lupin, Tonks and Snape were still out cold, and Charlie still thought he was five years old. They all took a deep breath and walked out the door to face the public.
"Mr. Potter-Malfoy! Is it true? Is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named dead?" Hundreds of reporters rushed foreword.
"Everybody, please, quiet down." Dumbledore, who was looking much better, stepped in front of Harry. "One at a time please," Dumbledore instructed and stepped aside.
"Mr. Potter, is it true?"
"Potter-Malfoy, " Harry corrected. "That Voldemort is dead?" He asked. The crowd gasped. The reporter nodded. "Yes." The crowd went insane with screams of joy. Harry grinned. Draco came forward and kissed Harry.
"What about the babies?" the same reporter screamed into Harry's ear so he could be heard.
"They are a month premature so they won't be coming home for a little while," Draco answered, "But they are, otherwise, fine."
"An actual interview will be scheduled at a later time, we all need our rest." Dumbledore bellowed.
"Die you old hag!" a man screamed. A green light shot towards the elderly headmaster. There were screams of horror as Dumbledore collapsed. Aurors surrounded the man who had shot the killing curse at Dumbledore, he was identified as a death eater and was immediately arrested.
"Professor Dumbledore!" Harry screamed. It was no use; he was dead. "NO!" Harry fell to the ground. Healers were pouring out of the wizarding hospital in no time, though there was nothing they could do.
"Harry! Calm down love, it's all right." Draco knelt down beside Harry.
"HE SAVED OUR BABIES!" Harry bellowed with tears in his eyes. Draco hugged him. Surrounding the two, everybody was either stunned or crying.
"This can't be happening...I knew it was to good to be true," Harry whispered.
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A/N: Ok, long AN. I'm sorry it took longer than a week to update, my beta had to have surgery on her toe because a needle got stuck in her bone (don't ask...) anyway, she was knocked out for two days and obviously couldn't beta. I was thinking I would have to put this chapter up un-betaed (I'm glad I didn't...) but Meagan, being the wonderful person she is, found time to beta yesterday night and I got it via email today.
Sorry that I didn't use any suggested names, I feel bad but I know I'd feel worse if I had to pick one name (I've had the boy's name in mind from the beginning.) I guess I didn't realize that it would be so hard to choose. Sorry! And I just had to have a boy and a girl. I know there are a lot of girl stories out there but I couldn't resist...:-( When I thought of the twin thing I originally planning on two boys, but the idea of a little baby girl was so tempting and I decided to change it... Bad Gabby slaps the side of her face Haha anywho! I hope you...enjoyed...the chapter and the next one should be up soon. :-)
Oh yeah, I had to have Dumbledore die...it was too...I dunno it just seemed strange that no one from The Order was badly injured so...yeah. It just seems more real this way I guess. If that makes sense...
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: Sheree (It will all be explained. I'm sorry if the update wasn't in a weeks time, but it was the best I could do. I never actually said the next chapter would be up in a week, I said that I hoped it would be up in a week. Unless something goes wrong, I am almost positive the next chapter will be up in a week, it is all ready to upload, it just needs more explaining in some places.) noali (:-D) Sowen, Elizabeth (Yes, it was Draco, it will be explained in the next chapter (I think....lol I can't remember where I decided to end the chapter.) The spell sucking the magic out of the wands thing will be explained later as well, but you are right...hehehe. I plain to stay at least a few chapters ahead for the prequel, so that it will honestly be a week between updates. Well with luck it will...I'll be sure to read your story when you post it!) Rowenna (huh...I've always heard it as a word for...penis...I've never actually looked it up because...well I was under the impression that it was another word for... well, you know...but wow that doesn't make sense...lol), smoothNcreamy, ISABEL, D EDMUN (hehehe, that's the first review I've laughed out loud for in a while :-) I hope this makes things better, it's not a cliff hanger but...you'll see...) FREAK014, Shania Maxwell, slasherbabe, annie (Hah I can't spell worth crap either and I came in third for a spelling bee.....guess I got lucky with easy words...lol) Mac Black (well thank you! Hehe.), Shadow Psi, and lonlyheart. Sorry if I've left anybody out!
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Chapter 16 –Welcome to the Planet-
(A/N: Apperently bold/italic isn't showing up....FYI...)
Harry's eyes fluttered open and he sat up. "Where's Draco?" He looked around the room. He was in St. Mungo's.
"He's in the next room. What happened? Did you kill Voldemort?" Hermione jumped up when Harry spoke. Harry ripped all the wires off his body and stood up.
"Yes!" Harry answered Hermione. "How is everyone?"
Hermione squealed and hugged Harry. "All the Weasleys seem to be fine. Ron broke his arm, he's sleeping in the bed next to you, and Charlie had his memory wiped and he thinks he's five years old, but the healers think he'll be fine by the end of the week. Snape and Tonks are still knocked out, but not dead. And Narcissa is in critical condition but, with luck, she'll be fine. Nobody's heard from Dumbledore or Lupin yet," Hermione reported.
Harry ran into Draco's room to his husband's side. Draco had tubes up his nose and a bunch of cords on his stomach as well as a bandage. "Harry!" Draco smiled.
"How are you? How are the twins?" Harry asked.
"I'm fine. I don't know about the twins, Pye hasn't shown up yet. No one knows where he is." Draco sounded angry and desperate.
Fury shot through Harry. "Well where the hell is he?!"
"Calm down love, I'm sure they're fine." Draco tried to tranquil Harry. Harry tore out of the room. He stopped every healer he saw and asked where Pye was. No one knew.
"Harry!" Hermione screeched. "Come quick!"
Harry ran to the room. Draco sat on his bed grasping his stomach and screaming. Harry's face paled. He ran back out of the room.
"SOMEBODY HELP!" He bellowed. "QUICKLY!" Five healers ran towards Harry with Augustus Pye in the lead.
"Where the fuck were you?!" Harry screamed at Pye.
"Calm down Mr. Potter, I've got to see to your husband," Pye answered and pushed Harry back.
"What if something's wrong with the babies?! Where the hell were you?!" Harry demanded.
"If you do not let me see Draco, I will have to ask you to leave. I will be happy to answer your questions after the twins are delivered." Pye said calmly.
Any color in Harry's face drained out. "They...they're coming?"
"Yes, that's why Draco is in so much pain." Augustus pulled out his wand and helped Draco lay down. He cast a spell over Draco to make the pain more bearable. "Now Draco, it's too dangerous to do a full spell to get the twins out so we will have to cut your stomach open. It may twinge a bit."
"A BIT?!" Draco roared. "A BIT?!"
"But...they're at least a month early." Harry looked at his husband. Draco shook with pain.
"It's now or they die," Pye replied. "I need help in here!" He called. Two healers entered at once.
"Harry!" Draco called. Harry ran to Draco's side and grabbed his hand. Draco squeezed hard.
"Ahh!" Harry was caught off guard. Hermione stood next to Harry.
"I'm in more pain than you buddy!" Draco said through clenched teeth, apparently the spell Pye had cast didn't help much. Harry couldn't help but smile.
He kissed Draco's forehead. "Everything's going to be ok," he soothed.
"All right, I'm going to need you to help keep Draco conscious," Pye told Harry as he reached for a needle.
"AHHH!!" Draco screamed through gritted teeth as Pye put a numbing potion into Draco through a large needle. Pye picked up a large blade.
"Ah!" Draco jumped in shock. "That's...that's-"
"Stay still," Pye ordered. He slowly cut along Draco's big belly. Draco whimpered, he could feel a sharp sting but it wasn't horrible.
Harry looked at Draco's stomach. It was cut open and Augustus was reaching inside for one of the twins. Harry became light headed. He nearly fainted and Hermione put out her hand to steady him. Draco groaned as the first baby was pulled out.
"Here." A healer passed Harry some scissors.
"Um..." Harry didn't know what to do.
"Umbilical cord. You wanna cut it or not?" The healer asked, annoyed.
"Oh! Sure," Harry replied.
"Right there." The healer pointed. Harry cut and grinned. It was a boy. He was extremely bloody, but he figured it was from Draco's cut. The healer took off with the baby to clean it up.
The next baby was removed within minutes. It was a girl. Harry wasn't allowed to cut the Umbilical cord but he didn't think much of it as that baby was taken away as well. Hermione cried out of joy next to Harry. Harry put his arm around her and hugged her. Pye healed both Draco's cuts, the one he had made, and the one Voldemort had made, and ran off for a moment.
"I'm...I'm a dad!" Harry said in disbelief. He grinned, then laughed. "We're parents!" He kissed Draco.
Draco grinned from ear to ear. "That was fast!" He smiled. I thought it would take a lot longer. But GOD! That hurt!"
"Yeah," Harry agreed.
"It normally does take longer, but they had to come out now and we had to cut Draco open. So it was quicker than the normal birth." Pye reentered the room. "That will be bruised and sore for the next few days. Especially with that cut from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
"Can we hold them?" Harry asked.
"Afraid not..." Pye spoke softly.
"Why?" Draco asked quickly.
"They're in a life-threatening condition. That cut from He-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named did a lot of damage. It looks pretty bad..." Pye looked at the ground.
"NO!" Draco screamed and tried to sit up. "AH!" he grasped his stomach.
"Calm down love, I'll go check it out." Harry shot out of the room before Draco could protest. Draco lay back down, clearly wanting to go with Harry.
"I'll find you a wheelchair," Hermione said. "If that's ok." She looked at Pye.
"Wait, Draco needs to rest, I'll bring a wheelchair when he's gained back some strength. I'm going to find Harry and lead him to the twins." Pye left as well.
Draco screamed in frustration. "It's going to be ok." Hermione sat on the bed next to Draco. "I'm sure the healers will fix them up."
"I didn't even get to see them!" Draco whispered. A tear ran down his cheek. "My babies..."
Hermione hugged Draco the best she could. "How's my mum?" Draco sniffed.
"She'll be fine," Hermione consoled. She didn't think Draco could handle any more bad news.
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Harry ran through the halls, he had no idea where he was going, he just ran, he had to find his children.
"Harry!" Pye called. Harry didn't stop. "Harry! Third floor second hallway fifth door on the left!"
"Thanks!" Harry waved behind him and headed for the third floor. He burst through the door. "Where are my babies?!" He demanded.
"Over here Mr. Potter," A healer answered.
"Potter-Malfoy." Harry corrected. And followed the healer to a large window. All he could see was a bunch of healers surrounding a table.
"Are they going to be ok?" Harry asked.
"With luck," The healer answered.
"Merlin, let them be ok!" Harry whispered. At that moment Dumbledore rushed into the room. He didn't look well at all. He was extremely pale. The healer tried to stop him, but Dumbledore opened the door to the room with Harry and Draco's babies. The healers instantly scattered.
Harry couldn't hear what Dumbledore was saying, but it seemed that he was giving what little energy he had to the twins. He turned back toward the door to leave and fell to the ground. Harry ran forward but was held back by a healer.
"Healers to surgery room one! Healers to surgery room one!" A cool female voice came over the intercom system. Healers poured in and took the elderly man away.
Everything happened in slow motion for Harry after that. Draco entered in a wheelchair along with Hermione and asked him what happened. Harry didn't say anything. He just sat in a chair and stared through the window at his children.
"Are they ok?" Draco asked hurriedly.
"Much better." A healer smiled. "They're healing up the scars now." Draco yelled out in joy. Harry didn't move or say anything. He didn't seem to hear anything.
"Honey?" Draco wheeled himself to Harry's side.
"What?" Harry snapped out of his trance.
"You ok?" Draco asked.
"Fine," Harry replied. "How are the twins doing?"
"You can see them in a few moments," The healer replied. Harry grinned and hugged Draco.
"Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Yes?"
"What happened?"
"Dumbledore...He looked really sick, but he saved the babies, he gave them all his energy...then he...I don't know, fainted, or...died..." Harry barely spoke at an audible level.
"He's not dead," The healer informed. "Here come your babies." Harry grinned as two bundles of blankets were brought to Harry and Draco. Draco took the girl and Harry took the boy. The boy had brilliant green eyes and a few strands of dark hair. He had Draco's nose and mouth as well. Harry also noticed a scar on the boy's shoulder that ran down to the area where, Harry assumed, the heart was. The girl had the same eyes, hair, nose and mouth. But her scar was just below her neck.
"They're so tiny!" Draco whispered.
"I know!" Harry grinned. "They're identical!" Hermione let out a small sob. Harry looked up. "You want to hold him?" He asked.
"Let Draco first," She insisted. After some difficulty, Harry had the girl in his arms and Draco had the boy.
"Hello baby girl!" Harry cooed. "You two gave us quite a scare! You've definitely got Draco's, er, daddy's attention grabbing trait."
"Hey!" Draco laughed. He started to rock the boy. The baby immediately started crying. "And this one's got Harry's temper." Draco kissed the boy and tried to make him stop crying.
"My temper?!" Harry laughed. "I think it's your temper!"
"Is not!" Draco replied.
"Is too-" Harry stopped. "Are we old enough to have kids?!" He joked. Draco laughed as well. Draco quieted the baby and put his head on Harry's shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt, but do you have any names picked out?" a female healer with a clipboard asked.
"Um..." Harry started.
"I was thinking about Cyrus (pronounced sigh-russ) for the boy. I know you say you don't want to name him Sirius and I know Cyrus is close but it's nice to sort of keep the memory going..." Draco explained quickly.
Harry smiled. "I like that name," he answered honestly.
"Cyrus then?" the healer asked.
"Yes, Cyrus James Potter-Malfoy." Draco answered. Harry handed Hermione the girl and hugged Draco. The healer wrote the name down and put a small hospital bracelet on Cyrus's wrist.
"And the girl?" The woman asked.
"Lillian?" Draco asked.
"Nah," Harry replied. "I like that name and all but...it's too much."
"I understand. What about...Piper?" Harry wrinkled his nose but quickly stopped, hoping Draco wasn't stuck on that particular name.
"Or not..." Draco laughed.
"Sorry love, did you like that name?" Harry asked.
"Sort of...but I'm not attached to it," Draco replied.
"Avariella means small, strong girl in America," Hermione suggested.
Draco and Harry both grinned. "Avariella Narcissa Potter-Malfoy." Harry smiled. "That is a long name."
"But I like it." Draco put his head on Harry's shoulder.
"Me too," Harry agreed.
"Avariella Narcissa Potter-Malfoy it is then." The healer wrote the name down and put a band around Avariella's wrist as well. "You've got family and friends waiting.
"Thanks." Hermione nodded.
Harry took his baby girl back from Hermione and held her close to her brother. "Welcome to the planet, welcome to existence, everyone's here, everyone's here, everybody's watching you now, everybody waits for you now, what happens next? What happens next?" Harry sang to the twins.
"Awww!" Hermione cooed.
"Shut up!" Harry laughed and went red. He was suddenly glad that Ron wasn't there to witness his...singing.
"That was beautiful!" Draco smiled.
"It's from a song, "Dare You To Move" by Switchfoot." Harry replied.
"Well it was sweet." Hermione kneeled next to the twins.
"And slightly... sappy." Draco searched for the right word.
"I hate you." Harry laughed.
"No you don't." Draco kissed his husband.
The new parents cooed to their babies for a few more minutes before a healer took the twins for tests. Harry and Hermione helped Draco back into bed and poor Draco was asleep in minutes.
"So tell me more about what Dumbledore did." Hermione sat beside Harry.
"I transferred my energy to the twins. How are they?"
Harry turned around and saw Dumbledore in the doorway. "Wonderful." He grinned. He stood up and hugged Dumbledore. "Thank you."
Dumbledore chuckled. "You're welcome Harry, you're welcome."
Harry pulled back. "How are you doing?"
"I'll be fine. Just give me a few days to rest." Dumbledore smiled. "I have something for you. From the fight."
"What?" Harry looked confused. Dumbledore pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Harry. Harry felt magical energy swarm around him. It was Voldemort's wand.
"It's all that is left of him. I thought you might want it," Dumbledore spoke softly.
"Thank you...I think." Harry was amazed. Dumbledore smiled weakly.
"Wow!" Ron walked in, amazed at what Harry had in his hand. He hugged Hermione, Harry and even Dumbledore, who seemed very surprised.
"Someone's grateful!" The headmaster chuckled weakly.
"Go rest," Hermione instructed Dumbledore. "Harry and I will bring everyone down to visit you."
"Thank you dear girl." Dumbledore put his hand on Hermione's shoulder and headed for the door. "Ah, seems everyone is on their way." The elderly man smiled and left. It wasn't long before the room was filled with Weasleys and other friends.
"I'll be right back." Harry told Ron and ran out the door.
"Professor! Wait!" Harry called after Dumbledore.
The man stopped and turned around. "Yes?" He sounded very weak.
"Thank you...for everything," Harry smiled, "You've always been there to help me...whether you were actually there or not..." Harry smiled and thought back to the times when the aged man's voice had mysteriously entered his mind when he needed help the most.
For once in his life, the prepared-for-anything professor was at a loss for words. Harry moved forward and hugged Dumbledore. Dumbledore, not knowing what to do, hugged back.
"Hermione's right, you need rest." Harry backed away and looked at Dumbledore. He was very pale and fragile looking.
"You're welcome Harry." Dumbledore finally found his voice. He smiled and walked away. Harry turned and went back into Draco's room to face everyone.
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"I don't want to go outside in this stupid wheelchair!" Draco whined.
"Please sir, it's only through the hospital, you can walk once you get outside," An exasperated healer explained.
"No!" Draco replied stubbornly.
Harry chose this moment to enter. "Would you feel better if you wore my invisibility cloak?" He asked his husband.
"Yes." Draco snorted.
"You're so conceited." Harry sighed and draped the cloak over Draco. When they had reached the exit, Draco stood up and took off the cloak. Harry and Draco joined up with the most of the Order members; Lupin, Tonks and Snape were still out cold, and Charlie still thought he was five years old. They all took a deep breath and walked out the door to face the public.
"Mr. Potter-Malfoy! Is it true? Is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named dead?" Hundreds of reporters rushed foreword.
"Everybody, please, quiet down." Dumbledore, who was looking much better, stepped in front of Harry. "One at a time please," Dumbledore instructed and stepped aside.
"Mr. Potter, is it true?"
"Potter-Malfoy, " Harry corrected. "That Voldemort is dead?" He asked. The crowd gasped. The reporter nodded. "Yes." The crowd went insane with screams of joy. Harry grinned. Draco came forward and kissed Harry.
"What about the babies?" the same reporter screamed into Harry's ear so he could be heard.
"They are a month premature so they won't be coming home for a little while," Draco answered, "But they are, otherwise, fine."
"An actual interview will be scheduled at a later time, we all need our rest." Dumbledore bellowed.
"Die you old hag!" a man screamed. A green light shot towards the elderly headmaster. There were screams of horror as Dumbledore collapsed. Aurors surrounded the man who had shot the killing curse at Dumbledore, he was identified as a death eater and was immediately arrested.
"Professor Dumbledore!" Harry screamed. It was no use; he was dead. "NO!" Harry fell to the ground. Healers were pouring out of the wizarding hospital in no time, though there was nothing they could do.
"Harry! Calm down love, it's all right." Draco knelt down beside Harry.
"HE SAVED OUR BABIES!" Harry bellowed with tears in his eyes. Draco hugged him. Surrounding the two, everybody was either stunned or crying.
"This can't be happening...I knew it was to good to be true," Harry whispered.
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A/N: Ok, long AN. I'm sorry it took longer than a week to update, my beta had to have surgery on her toe because a needle got stuck in her bone (don't ask...) anyway, she was knocked out for two days and obviously couldn't beta. I was thinking I would have to put this chapter up un-betaed (I'm glad I didn't...) but Meagan, being the wonderful person she is, found time to beta yesterday night and I got it via email today.
Sorry that I didn't use any suggested names, I feel bad but I know I'd feel worse if I had to pick one name (I've had the boy's name in mind from the beginning.) I guess I didn't realize that it would be so hard to choose. Sorry! And I just had to have a boy and a girl. I know there are a lot of girl stories out there but I couldn't resist...:-( When I thought of the twin thing I originally planning on two boys, but the idea of a little baby girl was so tempting and I decided to change it... Bad Gabby slaps the side of her face Haha anywho! I hope you...enjoyed...the chapter and the next one should be up soon. :-)
Oh yeah, I had to have Dumbledore die...it was too...I dunno it just seemed strange that no one from The Order was badly injured so...yeah. It just seems more real this way I guess. If that makes sense...