The love of a child
Chapter Thirteen – Walk out the door
Harry hadn't fallen asleep until the early hours of the morning, for the majority of the night he had been crying, wondering how on earth he had got himself into this situation. Why did these things always happen to him?
When he awoke the smell of breakfast brought him around rather quickly, his bed was covered in red and white rose petals, there was a tray next to him piled high with food, there was a red rose in a vase accompanying it.
Harry couldn't help but smile, he reached for the note that accompanied it, even though he was still a little mad at Severus for leaving he still loved him and nothing was ever going to change that.
HarryPlease forgive my foolishness!
Sev
Then he reached for the tray and put it on his lap and began to eat, he couldn't hear Bonnie so he assumed she was still asleep, that or Severus had her. He quickly finished his breakfast and put the tray down but first removing the rose and smelling it's sweet scent.
There was a small knock on his bedroom door before it opened and the potion master peered inside. "Can I come in?" He asked hopefully knowing full well that Harry could hold a grudge when he wanted to.
"Sure, where's Bonnie?"
"Oh she's happily playing in her playpen, you have nothing to worry about."
Sev went and sat on the bed kissing his Harry with an intensity he had never felt before in his life. Harry found his partners hand rubbing his stomach. "I've been thinking." Snape began.
"Is that a good thing?"
"I think that it is, because I know you weren't keen on the idea at Christmas but I want you to feel secure in the knowledge in the fact that I will be coming back."
"Ok." Harry said having an idea where this was going.
"I want you to reconsider bonding with me."
Harry went silent, his eyes unable to meet his partners, in a way he wanted this but the other half of him wasn't so sure. "I don't know what to say." He finally admitted.
"Have I gone to far to soon again?"
"No, not at all…it's just I never thought you'd ask again this soon, especially after I was so mean to you last time."
"You weren't mean Harry you were honest, and I excepted that but I need to know that I will most certainly be coming back for you and I will try my level best to return before you are too pregnant to look after Bonnie on your own, and if I'm not then I want one of your friends to come and help you."
"Please Sev, is there no way that you can stay with me, can we talk to Dumbledore?"
Severus took Harry's hand and slipped the engagement ring on his finger and kissed him. "I love you and I will be back for the birth of our second child."
"Promise me."
"I promise." Severus said leaning in for a kiss but before their lips met…
There was another knock on the bedroom door and Albus poked his head around. "Good morning you two, I do hope that I'm not interrupting anything."
"No Albus, never, how can I help you." Snape said as Harry crossed his arms over his chest and looked grumpy at the intrusion.
"There is a meeting about your departure, we have to move it forward before the students return and Harry you may be interested that Remus has just arrived."
Harry didn't look in the headmaster's direction, he hadn't even acknowledged that he had arrived. Snape kissed Harry on the lips and then on the stomach. "I'll see the two of you later, don't forget Bonnie's in the living room ok."
"Sure thing, love you."
"Love you too."
As soon as the headmaster and Severus had left Harry slid out of bed eager to see Remus and catch up, he hoped that Sirius would be with him as they were married. He hadn't had the chance to meet up with them and show off Bonnie but he had of course sent them photographs of her and many letters telling them all about her. He had only just finished dressing when Remus and Sirius entered. Harry ran at them and hugged them.
"It's nice to see you too Har." Sirius said as Harry let them go. "So where's my great god-daughter I've been hearing so much about?"
"I was more thinking that you'd fulfil the roles of grandparents but she's over here."
"Harry, did you mean that?"
"Yes, of course, after all you are like parents to me." Harry went over to the playpen and picked her up and showed her to Remus and Sirius who took her.
"Isn't she adorable." Sirius cooed at her, Remus was tickling her.
"And I have some news for you." Harry said, this immediately got his godfather's attention.
"Go on."
"I'm pregnant again and…" He paused for dramatic effect "I'm engaged."
"As much as I don't approve of your choice of mate we're happy for you." Remus said kindly and Harry appreciated his tone of voice but Sirius had not said a word.
"Siri, are you going to say anything?" He just handed Bonnie back to Harry, he didn't look that happy.
"I thought you had better sense, not to mention taste Har." He said, his voice was in no way kind.
"I was actually looking for your approval Sirius, I know Sev isn't exactly your favourite person in the world but I love him and he's Bonnie's father."
"I know and I have just about excepted that but to get pregnant again is just plain stupid."
"Is that what you think of me Siri, that I'm a stupid child who can't make his own choices, I don't need a parent any more, I am over the legal age."
"Harry he is old enough to be your father."
"Remus could rip you to pieces three times a month." Harry countered as he put Bonnie into her room to play and shut the door; he didn't want her to hear this.
"That isn't fair Harry." Remus said, it was clear he was trying not to take a side in this particular argument.
"He's a slimy manipulative git." Sirius said coldly, Harry understood then that he really was seeing him as if he was his father.
"Why are you angry Siri? Is it because you hate Severus, or because maybe you just can't bear to see him happy with any one and you despise him more because he's happy with me."
Remus said nothing; he remained standing between his partner and would be son. Sirius was also remaining very quite Harry was trying to regain control of his temper again. "Or are you angry because I don't treat him the same way my father treated him?"
Sirius stormed out Harry was almost in tears. Remus gave him a comforting hug and smiled at him. "Don't worry, I'm sure he'll come around, he's a little annoyed that he has to go on this mission."
"Well he's about to go mad then, Severus is going on that same mission."
Remus raised an amused eyebrow and decided to go after his partner to if anything calm him down before he punched Snape in the face or worse. "I'll see you later, we can discuss lesson plans and such, the students are arriving this evening after all."
There was the sound of an outraged scream from the great hall and Remus departed. Harry went to get Bonnie before heading up as well. The sight that greeted them was a furious Sirius and an equally angry Snape however the latter was slightly more composed than Padfoot who was being held back by two teachers.
Harry went over to Snape and handed him Bonnie before kissing him, which wasn't the best idea especially with his godparent's around. "Um headmaster perhaps it is best if…"
"Harry I understand what you are trying to say but they need to learn how to get along."
"Then lock them in a room without their wands but sending them into a dangerous situation while they hate one another this intensely, do you really think that is wise. I would like Bonnie to see her father again and I would also like to have Severus back in time to see the birth of his second child and marry me." Harry said rather heatedly. Snape came up behind him and placed an arm around him in an attempt to calm him down. Bonnie was looking around, the atmosphere was quite tense and she could sense that her daddy wasn't very happy.
"Congratulations." Minerva said in Harry's opinion quite randomly as they were in the middle of a heated argument. "About being pregnant again and being engaged."
"Thank you." Harry said calming down slightly. "When do you leave?" He asked, not that he really wanted to know what the answer was but he supposed it was inevitable, even the great Harry Potter couldn't stop this from happening.
"In an hour." Severus responded, Harry nodded.
"Remus could you take Bonnie I'd quite like to have some time with Severus before he leaves." Remus nodded and took the little girl who at first seemed cautious of him but soon relaxed in his arms and hugged him.
Harry meanwhile having conquered the worst of his serration anxiety dragged his partner into his rooms, eager to make up for chucking him out of their rooms the previous night.
"Harry I should be preparing." Snape said in his feeble attempt at protest as Harry kissed him.
"What would you prefer to be doing." Harry asked him in little more than a whisper as he ridded Severus of his shirt and robes leaving his chest bare.
"Oh this with a doubt."
"Then stop complaining."
Harry had caused Severus to be running late, he was ten minutes over due in the great hall and Harry was not helping matters. He was parading around in nothing more than his boxers, which was turning him on. "Are you very sure I can't convince you to stay, I could tell Albus that I chained you to the bed and lost the key."
"That would be a lie."
"Not if I actually did it." Harry said cheekily flashing a smile Severus' way,
"I want you to know that before I meet you I had never been late for anything and now look at me."
"But now Sev you have a life, a daughter and soon to be husband."
"And for that I am very glad." He placed a soft kiss on Harry's lips "goodbye" and then he knelt down and kissed his partners stomach "goodbye baby, look after your daddy for me."
"Don't be too long Sev, I'll write and let you know when I'm due."
"Alright, I love you."
"Love you too."
And with those final words Harry watched as Severus walked out the door for the second time and he wondered if he would ever see him again. It had been just about a year the last time, who was to say anything had changed. But things had changed, Bonnie was around and he was pregnant again, that had to be a big change.
Longish chapter I suppose, well it's longer than the last chapters. Hope you enjoyed it please review xxx.