Chapter twenty four – Vision quest.
When Harry awoke he knew immediately that something was very wrong. It wasn't tat he was worried for the safety of himself or his three daughters, it was the fact instead of sensing panic or pain from his bond with Severus all he could feel was evil, pure evil!
The feeling was enough to make his stomach turn, he had known about such things as this but to actually feel it was indescribably awful. For the first time since they had bonded Harry regretted the rash decision to marry him so soon.
As it was so early the girls were still fast asleep, moving through the living room he went to check on them before summoning a house elf to bring two bottles and some baby food. Harry knew from experience that he could not do anything about it, in his Hogwarts years perhaps he would have rushed off and done something drastic, hell he would have done the same thing with one child but with three young children, he couldn't be that selfish any more.
The best thing that he could do was think of a strategic plan of action and let others do the work, he was a mother now, he couldn't be the boy-who-lived first any more, as much as he loved Severus he couldn't risk both their lives, he could not let his three daughters be brought up by the Dursley's as he had been. He would not leave them as orphans as he had been done, he would not subject his children to the hell he had been forced to go through as a child.
He was startled by a soft knocking on the door, Harry undid he charms on it and slowly opened it a crack to see that it was Draco. Knowing that he could be trusted Harry allowed him entrance.
"I heard what happened, there was a late night staff meeting, I thought you might want some company and possibly some help." He said smiling in a sympathetic manor.
"Thank you, your right I do need the company and the help when the little ones wake up, but what I don't understand is why you're the one doing the helping?"
"I guess I still have a sort of soft spot for you, but don't worry I know your married, nothing can ever happen between us." Then after an awkward sort of pause Draco continued. "Your always fighting for the future even though you don't know what it holds, I want you to have this." Draco handed him a potion vial brimming full of luminous pink potion.
"What is it?" Harry asked excepting the vial and looking at it strangely.
"It's a sort of window to the future, vision quest if you will, I invented it myself, don't worry I tested it myself also, that's how I know that my future isn't with you, it's actually with a muggle male believe it or not, but that isn't the point, I want you to see your future, I want you to know that everything works out."
"Thank you, it means more than you know, how long will it last?"
"That depends but don't worry, you make yourself comfortable and I'll take care of your little ones while your there, consider this a gift from me to you to make up for all those years that I tormented you."
"Are you sure, I mean three babies is a lot to handle even for me but you've never had a single child before…"
"Harry just take the vision quest and we'll be fine, they're sleeping right, you might even be back before they wake up."
"Alright, if your completely sure."
"I am."
Harry settled himself on the sofa and downed the contents of the vial. Then he closed his eyes, it was like he had no control, he was standing in the kitchen that he did not recognize. Sitting at the table were the twins, both with fiery red hair except that they looked as if they were about twelve. Bonnie was also sat at the table next to another girl whom Harry didn't recognise. Harry also had a toddler on his hip and it looked as if he were pregnant again.
At that moment Severus walked in placing a soft kiss on his lips before pouring himself some coffee. "How's my five little girls doing this morning?" He asked before turning to Harry. "And my beautiful husband, how are you?"
"I'm brilliant." Harry said before he realised what he was doing. Then just as quickly as he had entered this future world he was back in his chambers at Hogwarts and Draco was staring back at him holding Bonnie who was calm and smiling in his arms.
"If you don't mind me asking what did you see?" Draco asked.
"The most beautiful thing." Harry replied, almost in tears. "Severus and I are still together and happy, we have five girls and another on the way." Harry wasn't almost in tears now, he was in tears, it had always been a dream of his to have a large family and it looked as if that was what he was doing to get.
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