A/N: AT last!! : )
Chapter Twenty-two Home for the Holidays and Breaking the 'Big News'
Morning came all too quickly. I was absolutely dreading going home which was quite different from the last Christmas holidays. The grounds were covered in snow and our room was so cozy. Harry was already up I could hear him singing or listening to music out in the living room.
After I threw up, I got dressed and walked out to where Harry was. He was listening to music and looked very happy.
"Why are you smiling?" I asked.
"Early Christmas present for you on the table," he said as he turned the volume down on his CD player.
I turned and there on the table by the door was a curious looking package. I read the note on top of it first.
It took a little longer to acquire than expected. Two drops when you wake up, two drops before you go to bed. No more, no less.
I was breathing fast in anticipation as I tore the brown paper from the package revealing an amber bottle. In white writing, 'Anti-Queasy: Extra Strength' was plastered across the front of it.
"Oh my god!!! It came! Harry it came!!" I laughed as I jumped up and down. Immediately, I opened the bottle and took two drops. I had just woken up, after all. Harry looked at me.
"What?"
"The 'Anti-Queasy: Extra Strength' came!!" You have no idea how happy I was. I was bouncing around and then finally settled beside Harry on the couch in our common room. "I was wondering. Should we tell them at dinner right when we get there or wait a couple of days?"
"Perhaps give it a couple of days," he replied. We still hadn't told Ron and Hermione about the bundle of joy yet either.
"Okay," I said as I stood up again. The arrival of my saviour for the morning had brightened my mood greatly. "I'm hungry!"
"Of course you are," Harry said standing up. "You just threw up what you had for dinner!" I smiled.
* * *
"We'll see you guys after holidays!" Hermione and Ron called as they left us on Platform 9 ¾. The Tramp followed them as she waved goodbye to my boyfriend. I glared at her while Harry gave her a halfhearted wave, I turned and glared at him.
"I swear to god, I'll kick her ass," I vowed.
"Don't you dare try while you're in your condition. The last thing we need is to hurt the baby," he said as he faced me and put his hands on my hips.
I felt self-conscious even though I hadn't begun to show, though most certainly I would soon for it had been about a month and a half and I was due in July. How do I know when I was to start to show? You have no idea how many sleepless nights I had spent in the library reading about pregnancy and it scared the hell out of me. You know what else I found out? In the only other documented male pregnancy, the mood swings are more intense, as are the cravings and I have to go through all the contraction before the child can be taken out. That sucked.
"I still can't believe it," he said quietly as he looked down at my abdomen.
"Oi! Lover boys! Get a move, will ya!" Sirius shouted and tore us out of our reverie of looking at my flat stomach.
"Coming Sirius!" I shouted annoyed. Harry grabbed my hand and we made our way over to the car.
Sirius and Remus must have had made Father drive their car. For Father didn't care if he drove the carriage right up to the station. 'Let them stare if they need to,' he'd said when I asked him why he didn't just buy a car so he wouldn't have to bring the carriage up here.
"Draco!" Father said happily as I ran into his arms.
"Dad," I said quietly. Sirius, Remus and Harry shared their hug.
"Well, let's go," Sirius said as he got into the driver's side of the car.
We got into Sirius's car and sped off down the road until we were at their house. The carriage was there in the driveway. We all piled out of one vehicle and piled into a more comfortable one. The carriage still had no windows.
We were all quiet as the carriage trundled along. Harry was holding my hand and Sirius was holding Remus's. Father looked kind of left out. Sirius apparently noticed because he grabbed Father's hand. Father blinked at him and then tried to pull his hand out of his grasp.
"Face it, Luc," Sirius said with the straightest face he could muster. "You're stuck with us." Father sighed exasperatedly, leaned back against his seat and closed his eyes. I was overcome with a fit of giggles.
"What?" Father asked without even opening his eyes.
"It's cute," I giggled. I saw a faint blush tinge my father's cheeks pink. Which only made me giggle even harder.
Harry had a slight smile on his face. Sirius looked quite proud of himself and Remus just rolled his eyes. After a while, he gave up his futile efforts and settled for sleeping.
My back was a little sore from sitting there, so I was moving around a lot trying to get comfortable which was probably pissing Harry off. Finally he said something.
"Something wrong?" He asked as I moved about.
"Yeah, my back hurts," I replied.
"Turn around," he said as he pulled his hand out of mine. I turned so I was facing the side of the carriage and could cross my legs on the seat. This would have been difficult to do in a normal carriage but Father always liked to have space.
"Mm." I sighed as his hands worked their way around my shoulders and down my back. "Thank you."
"No problem," he said quietly.
"Get a room," Sirius said as he pretended to gag. I swear, he can be worse than Seamus at times.
I turned and stuck my tongue out at. Remus smacked Sirius lightly with his left hand and something on it caught the lamplight. Before he could pull his hand away, I turned so I was facing him and grabbed his left hand.
"Is this what I think it is?" I said excitedly as I inspected the ring on Remus's ring finger.
"Yes," Remus smiled happily.
"When did this happen?" Harry asked as I looked at the Celtic knots that were engraved into the ring.
"About 24 hours ago," Remus smiled.
"Took you two long enough," I pointed out and Harry nodded his assent. Remus blushed and Sirius laughed in a slightly uncomfortable way.
* * *
The mansion was beautifully decorated. It was good to be home. I tried to take my stuff upstairs but Harry wouldn't let me. So, I followed him laughing as he struggled up to my room with twice as much baggage.
"There," he said as he threw our stuff onto my bed.
"I'm glad to be home but. it doesn't feel right," I sighed as I flopped back onto the bed next to the baggage.
"What doesn't feel right?" He asked as he sat down next to me.
"This," I motioned vaguely with my hand to the room and the house in general.
"Why?"
"Because. I-no we are keeping this secret." I pointed to my abdomen. "I just want to scream it at them. so badly. But I'm terrified to do so. Harry this is not fair. to either of us."
"Life isn't fair, Draco. It never is nor will it ever be. Do you think it was fair that Voldemort robbed you of a mother, me of a family? Do you think that it's fair that it happened to so many others as well? Fair or not, it is our lives and we have to make the best of every minute."
"I love you Harry. really, I do," I said after a moment.
"I love you too, Draco. Always."
* * *
"Snow ball fight!!" Sirius shouted as he chucked a huge snowball at my boyfriend.
This new development had taken Harry completely off guard and the impact of the snowball had thrown him from his seat in surprise.
"Not in the house!" Father said with a glare at Sirius.
"Too bad," Sirius said with a flick of his wand. Snow began to fall in the house. It was perfect for snowball making but it wasn't cold, which was a plus and it didn't get anything wet.
"Sirius!" Father said indignantly. "This is my house and I will not have you destroy it."
"It'll take a lot more than stomping your foot to stop us," Sirius said as he dove behind the couch to avoid a snowball thrown by Remus.
Remus was hit with a snowball from Harry and sent crashing to the couch. I dropped to the ground to avoid being hit by Sirius and he hit father instead. Which was quite hilarious. He looked fairly pissed off for a second then he joined in.
After a while of snowball fighting, we all collapsed on the floor laughing, at my Father mainly.
* * *
Dinner came soon enough and we were all seated around the table in the dining hall. Father had the house elves cook something that night because I had burst into tears about mum.
It was completely unexpected. I was going to cook and I opened the book and just started crying.
We were talking quietly about Gryffindor's chance for the cup, about school, Remus and Sirius's engagement and basically just small talk. Then, I did probably the stupidest thing I could have done, I told I them was pregnant.
My eyes became wide; I had just blurted it out. We were going to wait until after Christmas to tell them. The three of them gazed from me to Harry then back to me with incredulous looks. Then Sirius burst out laughing.
"You're joking right? "" He asked through his laughing. My face crumpled and tears began to fal as I looked at them. Harry squeezed my hand under the table.
"Sirius," Remus put a hand on Sirius's shoulder but he kept his gaze on me. "I don't think he is."
Sirius looked at me, saw the look on my face and the mirth dropped from his face.
"You're not joking?" He asked.
"No," I shook my head, my vision was blurred from tears. He started freaking out. I really didn't hear it because I had broken down into a mess. Harry had his arm wrapped protectively around my waist and was trying to explain the 'Chosen of the Gods' effect to Sirius by shouting over him. Remus was trying to calm Sirius down. Father stayed silent through the whole outburst and it wasn't until after Sirius had understood how it happened (the whole me being male thing), and had accepted that I was indeed pregnant, that he spoke.
"Leave us," he said firmly to Harry, Remus and Sirius. His voice was deathly calm.
Sirius and Remus nodded mutely and stood up to leave. Harry tightened his grip on my waist. I put my hand on his and willed him to let go. Grudgingly, he did and left with Sirius and Remus.
Father and I sat in silence. Occasionally, he would look up at me before taking a long draught from his wine glass. Soon he had drained it. I was about to open my mouth to ask him how he felt whe he stood up abruptly. The chair went flying backwards towards the wall. He stormed to the doors of the dining room and threw them open with his wand. They banged off the wall and rattled in their hinges.
Tears were running down my face and I was terrified he was going to hurt Harry so I followed him out as quickly as I could.
Sirius, Remus and Harry were standing there with shocked expressions. It appeared they had not expected my father to burst out of there.
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Disclaimer : Do I seriously need this anymore? You all know I'm not that genius! A/n : So how was that? Did everyone like???? Please tell me!!! Okay, now that we're getting into the story. Should they have a boy or a girl? Any suggestions on names? Should he breast feed? I need your help!!! I hope you liked this chapter and I'll try to have my next chapter up Asap! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! Luv, Gia
Chapter Twenty-two Home for the Holidays and Breaking the 'Big News'
Morning came all too quickly. I was absolutely dreading going home which was quite different from the last Christmas holidays. The grounds were covered in snow and our room was so cozy. Harry was already up I could hear him singing or listening to music out in the living room.
After I threw up, I got dressed and walked out to where Harry was. He was listening to music and looked very happy.
"Why are you smiling?" I asked.
"Early Christmas present for you on the table," he said as he turned the volume down on his CD player.
I turned and there on the table by the door was a curious looking package. I read the note on top of it first.
It took a little longer to acquire than expected. Two drops when you wake up, two drops before you go to bed. No more, no less.
I was breathing fast in anticipation as I tore the brown paper from the package revealing an amber bottle. In white writing, 'Anti-Queasy: Extra Strength' was plastered across the front of it.
"Oh my god!!! It came! Harry it came!!" I laughed as I jumped up and down. Immediately, I opened the bottle and took two drops. I had just woken up, after all. Harry looked at me.
"What?"
"The 'Anti-Queasy: Extra Strength' came!!" You have no idea how happy I was. I was bouncing around and then finally settled beside Harry on the couch in our common room. "I was wondering. Should we tell them at dinner right when we get there or wait a couple of days?"
"Perhaps give it a couple of days," he replied. We still hadn't told Ron and Hermione about the bundle of joy yet either.
"Okay," I said as I stood up again. The arrival of my saviour for the morning had brightened my mood greatly. "I'm hungry!"
"Of course you are," Harry said standing up. "You just threw up what you had for dinner!" I smiled.
* * *
"We'll see you guys after holidays!" Hermione and Ron called as they left us on Platform 9 ¾. The Tramp followed them as she waved goodbye to my boyfriend. I glared at her while Harry gave her a halfhearted wave, I turned and glared at him.
"I swear to god, I'll kick her ass," I vowed.
"Don't you dare try while you're in your condition. The last thing we need is to hurt the baby," he said as he faced me and put his hands on my hips.
I felt self-conscious even though I hadn't begun to show, though most certainly I would soon for it had been about a month and a half and I was due in July. How do I know when I was to start to show? You have no idea how many sleepless nights I had spent in the library reading about pregnancy and it scared the hell out of me. You know what else I found out? In the only other documented male pregnancy, the mood swings are more intense, as are the cravings and I have to go through all the contraction before the child can be taken out. That sucked.
"I still can't believe it," he said quietly as he looked down at my abdomen.
"Oi! Lover boys! Get a move, will ya!" Sirius shouted and tore us out of our reverie of looking at my flat stomach.
"Coming Sirius!" I shouted annoyed. Harry grabbed my hand and we made our way over to the car.
Sirius and Remus must have had made Father drive their car. For Father didn't care if he drove the carriage right up to the station. 'Let them stare if they need to,' he'd said when I asked him why he didn't just buy a car so he wouldn't have to bring the carriage up here.
"Draco!" Father said happily as I ran into his arms.
"Dad," I said quietly. Sirius, Remus and Harry shared their hug.
"Well, let's go," Sirius said as he got into the driver's side of the car.
We got into Sirius's car and sped off down the road until we were at their house. The carriage was there in the driveway. We all piled out of one vehicle and piled into a more comfortable one. The carriage still had no windows.
We were all quiet as the carriage trundled along. Harry was holding my hand and Sirius was holding Remus's. Father looked kind of left out. Sirius apparently noticed because he grabbed Father's hand. Father blinked at him and then tried to pull his hand out of his grasp.
"Face it, Luc," Sirius said with the straightest face he could muster. "You're stuck with us." Father sighed exasperatedly, leaned back against his seat and closed his eyes. I was overcome with a fit of giggles.
"What?" Father asked without even opening his eyes.
"It's cute," I giggled. I saw a faint blush tinge my father's cheeks pink. Which only made me giggle even harder.
Harry had a slight smile on his face. Sirius looked quite proud of himself and Remus just rolled his eyes. After a while, he gave up his futile efforts and settled for sleeping.
My back was a little sore from sitting there, so I was moving around a lot trying to get comfortable which was probably pissing Harry off. Finally he said something.
"Something wrong?" He asked as I moved about.
"Yeah, my back hurts," I replied.
"Turn around," he said as he pulled his hand out of mine. I turned so I was facing the side of the carriage and could cross my legs on the seat. This would have been difficult to do in a normal carriage but Father always liked to have space.
"Mm." I sighed as his hands worked their way around my shoulders and down my back. "Thank you."
"No problem," he said quietly.
"Get a room," Sirius said as he pretended to gag. I swear, he can be worse than Seamus at times.
I turned and stuck my tongue out at. Remus smacked Sirius lightly with his left hand and something on it caught the lamplight. Before he could pull his hand away, I turned so I was facing him and grabbed his left hand.
"Is this what I think it is?" I said excitedly as I inspected the ring on Remus's ring finger.
"Yes," Remus smiled happily.
"When did this happen?" Harry asked as I looked at the Celtic knots that were engraved into the ring.
"About 24 hours ago," Remus smiled.
"Took you two long enough," I pointed out and Harry nodded his assent. Remus blushed and Sirius laughed in a slightly uncomfortable way.
* * *
The mansion was beautifully decorated. It was good to be home. I tried to take my stuff upstairs but Harry wouldn't let me. So, I followed him laughing as he struggled up to my room with twice as much baggage.
"There," he said as he threw our stuff onto my bed.
"I'm glad to be home but. it doesn't feel right," I sighed as I flopped back onto the bed next to the baggage.
"What doesn't feel right?" He asked as he sat down next to me.
"This," I motioned vaguely with my hand to the room and the house in general.
"Why?"
"Because. I-no we are keeping this secret." I pointed to my abdomen. "I just want to scream it at them. so badly. But I'm terrified to do so. Harry this is not fair. to either of us."
"Life isn't fair, Draco. It never is nor will it ever be. Do you think it was fair that Voldemort robbed you of a mother, me of a family? Do you think that it's fair that it happened to so many others as well? Fair or not, it is our lives and we have to make the best of every minute."
"I love you Harry. really, I do," I said after a moment.
"I love you too, Draco. Always."
* * *
"Snow ball fight!!" Sirius shouted as he chucked a huge snowball at my boyfriend.
This new development had taken Harry completely off guard and the impact of the snowball had thrown him from his seat in surprise.
"Not in the house!" Father said with a glare at Sirius.
"Too bad," Sirius said with a flick of his wand. Snow began to fall in the house. It was perfect for snowball making but it wasn't cold, which was a plus and it didn't get anything wet.
"Sirius!" Father said indignantly. "This is my house and I will not have you destroy it."
"It'll take a lot more than stomping your foot to stop us," Sirius said as he dove behind the couch to avoid a snowball thrown by Remus.
Remus was hit with a snowball from Harry and sent crashing to the couch. I dropped to the ground to avoid being hit by Sirius and he hit father instead. Which was quite hilarious. He looked fairly pissed off for a second then he joined in.
After a while of snowball fighting, we all collapsed on the floor laughing, at my Father mainly.
* * *
Dinner came soon enough and we were all seated around the table in the dining hall. Father had the house elves cook something that night because I had burst into tears about mum.
It was completely unexpected. I was going to cook and I opened the book and just started crying.
We were talking quietly about Gryffindor's chance for the cup, about school, Remus and Sirius's engagement and basically just small talk. Then, I did probably the stupidest thing I could have done, I told I them was pregnant.
My eyes became wide; I had just blurted it out. We were going to wait until after Christmas to tell them. The three of them gazed from me to Harry then back to me with incredulous looks. Then Sirius burst out laughing.
"You're joking right? "" He asked through his laughing. My face crumpled and tears began to fal as I looked at them. Harry squeezed my hand under the table.
"Sirius," Remus put a hand on Sirius's shoulder but he kept his gaze on me. "I don't think he is."
Sirius looked at me, saw the look on my face and the mirth dropped from his face.
"You're not joking?" He asked.
"No," I shook my head, my vision was blurred from tears. He started freaking out. I really didn't hear it because I had broken down into a mess. Harry had his arm wrapped protectively around my waist and was trying to explain the 'Chosen of the Gods' effect to Sirius by shouting over him. Remus was trying to calm Sirius down. Father stayed silent through the whole outburst and it wasn't until after Sirius had understood how it happened (the whole me being male thing), and had accepted that I was indeed pregnant, that he spoke.
"Leave us," he said firmly to Harry, Remus and Sirius. His voice was deathly calm.
Sirius and Remus nodded mutely and stood up to leave. Harry tightened his grip on my waist. I put my hand on his and willed him to let go. Grudgingly, he did and left with Sirius and Remus.
Father and I sat in silence. Occasionally, he would look up at me before taking a long draught from his wine glass. Soon he had drained it. I was about to open my mouth to ask him how he felt whe he stood up abruptly. The chair went flying backwards towards the wall. He stormed to the doors of the dining room and threw them open with his wand. They banged off the wall and rattled in their hinges.
Tears were running down my face and I was terrified he was going to hurt Harry so I followed him out as quickly as I could.
Sirius, Remus and Harry were standing there with shocked expressions. It appeared they had not expected my father to burst out of there.
* * *
Disclaimer : Do I seriously need this anymore? You all know I'm not that genius! A/n : So how was that? Did everyone like???? Please tell me!!! Okay, now that we're getting into the story. Should they have a boy or a girl? Any suggestions on names? Should he breast feed? I need your help!!! I hope you liked this chapter and I'll try to have my next chapter up Asap! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! Luv, Gia