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CHAPTER TEN

The next morning the two men woke up to find their son gone. A note was on the bedside table; it read "Dear dad and papa. I got up early to be able to take a shower and get my school stuff. I'll come and see you at lunch daddy. I love you both. Evan."

Harry smiled at reading that his son loved him. He snuggled closer to Draco taking in the scent of his love. Draco smelled of spice and vanilla; a very erotic combination for the raven haired man. Soon both men were in the middle of a full blown snogging session. They didn't notice the eight men who came and stood around the bed. Someone cleared their throat to get their attention. Draco looked up and saw healer Johnston smiling at him. Blushing, both men sat up in bed and made themselves presentable.

Draco got out of bed and introduced himself to the healers.

"I am Lord Draconis Malfoy; the reason why you have been brought here today is that I want to hire you all so you can research a cure for the Aurorus Cardius. My lover Harry Potter is suffering from that disease." Draco noticed that the doctors were looking at Harry and some where taking notes. "He got it because of damage caused by his fight with Voldemort in the final battle twelve years ago. He will be getting a pacemaker tomorrow and will have about five more years to live. Now I will not spare any expenses, I want my love to survive. Any questions?"

"Yes sir, are you saying that we will unlimited funding?" asked one of the older healers. He seemed skeptical about the money they would receive.

"Yes, within reason of course. I want to have you follow any lead you might find in finding a cure and if you need to hire specialist in other fields like potions or runes please do so. In fact I plan on asking England's most brilliant potions master Severus Snape in helping you."

One of the healers snorted. "Good luck trying to get Severus Snape to cooperate with you. He is one of the most stubborn men I've ever met. He usually does his own thing.

"Severus Snape is my godfather and I think I can talk him into helping out. I will let you know of his decision once I've asked him." The healer seemed surprised that the young Malfoy Lord was related to Snape.

"Good if he joins us we will have a much better chance at finding a cure. He has a very brilliant mind. After all he is the one who invented the wolfsbane potion among other things."

Harry gasped when he heard the news. "Draco did you know this?"

"I had some doubts but now that I know I'm not surprised. Severus keeps mumbling something about an incident that happed in his fifth years at school. I think it had something to do with your friend Lupin."

"Yes the shrieking shack incident. I'll tell you more about it later when we're alone."

After a few hours of discussing the plans for the research center that would be built and run by Dr. Johnston, the healers left the couple so that Harry could rest.

Harry fell asleep in Draco's arms for a few hours. Then next day he would go through the surgery to have the pacemaker implanted in his chest.

After the school day was done Evan came around to visit with his daddy. He brought Robert with him to present him to his fathers. Draco and Harry smiled at the similarities between Harry's friendship with Ron and the one that his son was now sharing with Robert Weasley.

After the boys left Harry turned towards Draco. "You never told me that you held the title of Lord. From where does it come?"

"My family is very old Harry. We go back to the time of the founders. What not many people know was that my great-great grandfather many times removed was a good friend with Salazar Slytherin. They believed in the same ideals for the wizarding world. My grandfather helped fund the building of the school. He was kind of like a silent partner. When Salazar left the school he came to my grandfather who helped him settle down and he then married on of his daughters. You see what not many people know is that the Malfoys are descendants of Slytherin too. I have more Slytherin blood in me than Voldemort ever had. It's a well kept secret of the family and I intend on keeping it that way."

"So our son is an heir of Slytherin and Gryffindor. No wonder he's so powerful." Said Harry.

"What do you mean heir of Gryffindor?" Draco raised an eyebrow in question.

"Well I was the last living direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor so I guess that makes Evan his heir too. Godric had two daughters. One married Orelius Potter my great grand-father quite a few times removed. On the Evan's side my mother is actually born of a squib/muggle mix. She was a descendant of Merlin himself. So with all that magic blood in him Evan is bound to be quite powerful. I'm very happy that he was brought up to believe in the light. He will do great things in his life, I can feel it." Harry smiled at the blonde who looked like he was impersonating a gold fish.

"Merlin, Harry! No wonder you had the power to beat Voldemort. I guess being related to the greatest wizard that ever lived was the power that the dark lord didn't know about." Draco was shaking his head having trouble digesting the news that his lover had given him.

A few hours later after Ron and Hermione came to visit Harry in the hospital wing. Draco decided that he needed to go to his quarters for a change of clothes and a shower. He came upon Severus and asked him to follow him to his room. The potion master obliged and followed him. When they were in the room Draco turned towards his godfather and asked him a question that had been bothering him for a while.

"Sev, why didn't you tell me that Harry was alive when you came to see me in the hospital wing after the final battle? And why after all the times we met over the years didn't you tell me?"

"After the battle when Harry was brought into the private suites of the headmaster we were asked to swear a wizard's oath that we wouldn't tell a soul about the truth about Harry still being alive. I swear Draco, that if I would have known of your relationship before that day, that I wouldn't have done it and I would have went strait to you and tell you."

Draco looked into his godfather's eyes and only saw sincerity. He smiled and gave the man a hug. "Thank you Severus for being honest with me. Now I want to talk to you about Harry's condition. Have you ever heard of a heart condition called the Aurorus Cardius?"

"Yes I have heard of it. Is Potter suffering from that condition?"

"Yes Harry will have a procedure done to his heart tomorrow that will be like a muggle pacemaker and it will extend his life to another four to five years more. I want to ask if you could help with the research. I've just found him again; I don't want to loose him. I want Evan to get to know Harry. Hell I'd love to have other children but I won't do that until Harry is cured. It was hard enough raising one child by myself, I don't see myself raising a whole brood all alone."

"I'll see what I can find out about the disease and I will do my best to help Harry. I do own him for beating that snake face bastard. Try to get his doctor to send me copies of the documentation on his condition."

"I'll do that in the morning. I've hired more than half a dozen medical experts to start researching the disease. Eventually I plan on hiring more. I hope we're successful in finding a cure." Draco gave Severus a weak smile. Patting the blond man on the shoulder for support Severus excused himself and made his way back to his potion's lab. He would start researching tonight. Knowing himself he wouldn't get much sleep for the next few nights until he got an idea as to where to start.

Draco hurried and showered to return to Harry. Once he was back in the hospital wing he got in bed next to Harry and held him until he too fell asleep.