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A few days later Harry was sitting at his desk in his class. In front of him was a letter that he had just received this morning. It was his papers that told him that his divorce was finalized; he was now single again. He had his head in his hands and was thinking of his time back in seventh year. He remembered the time he spent with Draco before he had broken up with him. Harry only remembered bits and pieces of his last eleven years. He had found out a few months ago that his wife Ginny had been using a couple of potions to control him. The way he had discovered this was that he had fallen off his broom during a Quidich game a few months ago and had gone to see Poppy for help with his broken arm. She had discovered the potion in his blood and had told him about it. With her help he was able to take an antidote that removed the stronger effects of the potion so that he was able to regain control of himself. He started noticing that every couple of days Ginny, Hermione or Ron would offer him some coffee for breakfast. Harry had never questioned it before but now he knew that they would slip him a mind controlling potion and Ginny also added a love potion to keep him under her control.
A few weeks after he had fully gotten the control of his mind back he had confronted all three of them. They had denied it at first but then after he bound them and used legimency on them he discovered just how much they had really betrayed him. Ginny was Ron and Hermione's meal ticket and by helping her she would give them huge amounts of galleons from the Potter vaults. Harry had quickly remedied that by blocking her access to his bank accounts. He had filed for divorce and had told her that if she didn't comply with his wishes he would go public with what she had done and all three of them would find themselves in Azkaban. He had also paid them each five hundred thousand galleons to take a wizards oath that they would never again try to control him by any means.
Now he was back in charge of his own mind but he found himself quite lonely because he had lost everyone he loved thanks to Ginny. Even the fight with Remus had been staged by Ginny to get the werewolf out of the way so that he wouldn't notice them controlling him. It had worked beautifully for them until the accident that Harry had. Now after a few days of seeing Draco and his family looking very happy and not needing him he decided that he wouldn't burden them with the truth of what had happened. He was starting to feel weaker and sicker as the days went by. His family's happiness was his first priority and so he was going to make sure that they wouldn't know about his illness.
Since the day they had discovered the potions in Harry's blood he had to take a bi-weekly dose of antidote to help flush the poison left in his body; this problem had been caused by his long exposure to the two potions. Now he had an appointment with Poppy this evening to take his medicine. He also wanted to talk with her because he was starting to feel sick and he felt like he was rapidly loosing energy. Harry got up with a sigh and slowly made his way to the infirmary.
When he got to the infirmary he sat on the bed furthest from the door so that no one could see or hear him. He didn't feel like answering questions that would expose what had happened to him. He felt betrayed and didn't want to trust anyone with this secret; it would surely be all over the Daily Prophet the next day if he did.
Poppy came over and closed the curtains around the bed. "Hello Harry how are you feeling today?"
"Not too good Poppy I feel like I'm getting worse instead of better." Harry answered weakly.
Since the two of them where far from the door they had not heard Remus come into the infirmary. He was about to tell Poppy that he had her order of potions that Severus had made for her when he heard Harry's voice. They were speaking softly but because of his werewolf senses he could hear then clearly.
Poppy's voice was heard next. "All right Harry, I'll run a scan over you and see why you're feeling that way. Hopefully it's just because class have resumed and that you're a bit tired."
"I doubt it Poppy, I've been feeling that way for at least three weeks, and you would think that after four months of taking this antidote that I would feel better."
"Well let me run these test; maybe you just need the dose adjusted."
Remus then heard Poppy mumbling something he knew was probably some scanning charms. A few minutes later he heard the nurse gasp.
"Oh my Harry, the poison has doubled in your blood. I think the antidote isn't working anymore. I think we should ask Severus for help. If this keeps up you're just going to feel worse and eventually this will kill you."
Remus' eyes went wide at the nurse's words.
Harry's voice was now sad. "I don't know Poppy. I don't think that Severus would be too willing to help me after what I did to Remus."
"But Harry it wasn't your fault. Miss Weasley was controlling you with those potions. You're a lot more forgiving then I am. It if were me she would now be rotting in Azkaban."
Harry snorted. "Oh yes Poppy that would have gone over well. The savior of the wizarding world spending eleven years and a half under the control of two potions given to him by his wife and friends."
"Harry, you're human and unfortunately things like this happen in the wizarding world."
"Merlin Poppy; I can just imagine the headlines now. 'Boy who lived can be controlled by potions, for more information contact your local Dark Lord or better yet your local Weasley.' I'd never hear the end of it."
Poppy let out a sigh. "The pressure placed on you haven't made your life easy"
"Hell Poppy my life has been just on large fuck up. I think the only time I was ever happy was when I was a baby and my parents were still alive and the few months that I had with Draco in my seventh year." Then with a sigh Harry sat lay back down in his bed. "Maybe I should just stop fighting this and let nature run its course."
"Harry! Don't talk like that; you have so much to live for."
Harry's voice now sounded angry. "What do I have to live for? The man I love won't talk to me and now hates me. The man I considered like my father hasn't talked to me in over elven years. The people who I thought were my friends have controlled me and stolen from me and now I find out that I have three children who will never know that I'm their father. Please tell me now what do I have to live for?"
"Don't think that way Harry, talk with then and explain things to them they'll understand; trust them Harry they won't let you down. Not everybody is out there to get you."
"I don't know Poppy. I'll tell you when I'm ready to tell Severus; let me think on it for the weekend ok. I don't want to be a burden to them."
"Harry what is it that you want to think about? Either you tell Severus and get him to help or you die without treatment. Without treatment I give you three to six months to live maximum."
"All right Poppy, I'll talk to Severus on Monday. Right now I just want to rest and spend a quiet weekend alone."
Remus could hear Harry moving so he quickly left the box of potions on Poppy's desk and left to talk to Severus and Draco. This news would change many things for them.
Harry made his way back to his room. He felt worse because he was starting to get really tired. Since tomorrow was Saturday he would be able to rest and think about his life. He would decide if it was worth living. Tonight he would pack his things and leave the castle for the weekend. He would go to Grimauld Place and spend the weekend alone in peace.
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Meanwhile in the room of requirements the three Malfoy kids were finally able to meet to discuss what Jasmine had discovered.
"All right Jazz what did you want to talk about the other day that was so important?" asked Mathew.
"Well Matt you know how uncle Sev and uncle Remus always tell us how you look exactly like our other father."
"Yes…well…"
Jasmine looked at her two siblings who were waiting for her to talk. "Look guys I think our other dad is Professor Potter."
"WHAT!" yelled the other two. Jasmine rolled her eyes. "Well Mat you could be professor Potter's twin since you two look so much alike. He's also the same age as daddy so they went to school together. And he also speaks parceltongue."
"Now way!" said Iris.
"Yes he does, we heard in DADA class. He even has his own pet snake." Added Mathew.
"Oh my, what do we do now? Do we tell dad that we figured out who our other father is?" Iris seemed worried. "He's always so sad when we bring it up."
Mathew got up and started walking towards the door. "Well I think we should talk to dad about it first then we'll tell professor Potter. Something tells me that he already knows. He kept looking at us strangely during class. Now we should go back to our dorms since curfew will be in a few minutes."
The triplets made the decision to meet at their dad's room the next morning after breakfast. They said goodnight to each other and left to go to their dorms.
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In another part of the castle Remus was telling Severus and Draco about what he had overheard in the infirmary. The two men were speechless at what Remus was saying.
Draco was sitting down on looking at his hands. "So you're saying Remus that Harry was being controlled through potions and that girl made him break up with me and have a fight with you. And now he's dying because there is too much potion in him that's it slowly poisoning him and he's too stubborn to ask for help."
"Yes, and from the tones of their conversations it seems that Harry doesn't want the treatment to continue. He doesn't see any reason to fight to live anymore. He told Poppy that he would think about it on the weekend and tell her Monday if he wanted to have Severus help him by trying to find another antidote that would work."
Severus was frowning as he thought about what kind of potions the Weasley girl could have been using. He was also wondering about which combination would cause Harry to be poisoned. He turned around and looked at his godson who was now very pale.
"I'll talk to Poppy tomorrow morning; something tells me that Harry won't do much to help himself. He's had a hard life and it sounds like he's at the end of his rope. Depressed like he is now it wouldn't surprise me if he did go and do something stupid."
The three men kept on discussing what they would do the next day to confront Harry about what had happened to him. They didn't know just how correct Severus' earlier comment of Harry's mental health was.
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Harry was in his quarters; he was sitting in his favorite chair by the fireplace and looking at a picture and drinking firewisky. It was one of the rare pictures that he had of when he and Draco had been together in seventh year. On the picture they were sitting by the lake holding each other's hand and smiling at the camera. Once in a while the two teens would look at each other and kiss.
With tears in his eyes Harry looked at the picture for over an hour; he had a bottle of firewisky next to him that was rapidly getting emptied. He finally got up and made his way to his bedroom. He took out his trunk and started packing his things. A few spells later his quarters where empty of all his belongings. He sat at his desk writing a letter to Minerva. He told her that he couldn't teach anymore due to health problems and that she should ask Remus to take his place. After he was done he spelled the letter to appear to the Headmistress at breakfast. After he was done with that letter he wrote down his will. He left everything to his three children with the exception of Grimauld Place which he left to Remus and an amount of money he left to a new foundation that had recently been founded to help werewolves.
Satisfied with his work Harry rolled up his will and sent it to Gringotts with a note to his bank manager to action the will once he was dead. He got up from the desk and shrunk his trunk placing it in his pocket. He put on his black hooded cloak and silently left the school. Once passed the wards he apparated at Grimauld Place and started looking around for a document he had found years earlier; it was the deed to a small cottage in Canada and he was thinking of going there to live out his last days. After a few minutes of searching he found what he was looking for. He called for Dobby.
"Dobby, come here please."
The small house elf popped into the library. "Yes Harry Potter sir, what Dobby can do for you Harry Potter sir?"
"Dobby I need a favor from you."
The house elf jumped up and down at the possibility of doing his friend a favor. "Oh Dobby would do anything for Harry Potter."
Harry laughed a bit before saying "I'm leaving for Canada tonight and I need you to come with me." Then in a more serious tone he said "Dobby, I'm sick and I'm dying. I need you to come and take care of me until I die. Then after I'm dead I'll need you to contact someone back at school to tell them where they can find my body so that I can be buried. Will you help me?"
The elf was looking wide eyes at Harry. He was shocked that the wizard wanted to spend his last days with him. Taking care of the dying usually was something that family members did at the request of the sick person. It was considered a great honor to be asked to be the one to witness a person's death when it happened naturally. It was a sign of love and trust.
"Harry Potter sir, Dobby would be honored to keep vigil at your side t'ill your death. I is taking great care of Harry Potter."
"Thank you Dobby, I must have your promise that you won't tell anyone where we are going. There are people who would try to profit from my death and I don't want them to know about it before it happens."
"Harry Potter has Dobby's promise."
"Great Dobby now go pack the things you will need we'll leave first thing in the morning. I'm too tired to leave tonight so I'll go upstairs and rest."
After the discussion Harry left to go to bed and Dobby went to the kitchen to prepare the things they would need. He somehow didn't like that Harry was going to hide so that he could die. Something bothered him about it. Why didn't the great Harry Potter want his friends or family to be with him at his moment of death. It was a great puzzle for the little elf but as he was loyal he didn't think about it for too long. He had a plan that would maybe let someone know what was happening.
The next morning Harry got up at around seven and quickly got dressed and went down to the kitchen where Dobby was waiting for him. He ate the breakfast that the elf had made then he took out the deed of the property that was also a portkey that would take him to the cottage. He told the elf to touch the paper then he chanted the incantation and soon Grimauld Place was empty again except for a little something that Dobby had left in the kitchen behind them.
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The next morning in the great Hall, Draco, Severus and Remus were sitting at the head table talking. After a few minutes Minerva came into the room and sat down next to them.
"Good morning gentleman."
"Good morning Minerva." Answered Remus in his usual soft voice. Draco and Severus also gave her their greetings. The headmistress turned around to talk to Draco when a letter appeared in front of her in her empty plate. She looked at the letter before taking it in her hand. She gasped when she started to read. The three men looked at her wondering what she was reading that made her have that reaction. When she was done she turned around and asked.
"Do any of you know where Harry is?"
Draco frowned. "No we haven't seen him this morning. Why is there something wrong?"
Minerva nodded and gave the letter to Severus. The potion master read it then he got up mumbling something about foolish boys and their idiotic Gryffindor tendencies. Remus snatched the letter from the table and read it too. He cursed making Draco jump in surprise; the werewolf never used fowl language.
"What's wrong Remus; what has gotten Severus to storm off like that?"
Remus didn't answer but he handed the letter to Draco. He seemed frozen while reading the letter. He was shaking while holding the paper tightly in his hands.
"No…no…Merlin Harry…"Draco finally looked up at Remus. "What does this mean, does it mean that he's going to hide and die alone?"
Remus didn't know what to think he turned around when he saw the three kids come up to the table.
"Dad we need to speak to you, can we go to your quarters?" Mathew watched his dad who looked like he was in shock.
"What's wrong daddy?" asked Jasmine.
Draco looked at his children; they were the best thing that Harry had ever given him and now they were about to loose the father that they never known. Iris walked up to Draco and took his hand in hers. She turned to Remus. "What's wrong with daddy uncle Remus?"
Remus didn't answer but got up and helped Draco out of his chair. Then he addressed the children. "Your dad has received some shocking news; follow us we can talk in my quarters."
The five of them made their way to the set of rooms that Remus and Severus shared. Once inside everybody sat down comfortably. Mathew looked at his dad for a few seconds before speaking.
"Dad we wanted to tell you that we think we figured out who our other father is."
At hearing this Draco finally snapped out of his daze. He looked at his beloved son who reminded him so much of Harry.
"Yes dad" said Jasmine "I think our other father is Professor Potter."
"He and Mathew look so much like each other." Said Iris.
"And he speaks parceltongue like us." Added Mathew. "He spoke to his snake in our class the other day. He defended Jasmine when she spoke to Mr. Slithers and another kid accused her of being evil."
Draco listened to his kids; they had figured out by themselves in just a few days who was their second father. He let out a sigh then he smiled at his kids.
"Yes your right; Harry is your other father. Something happened in our seventh year that broke us up. He only found out about you the evening of the star of year feast."
"Well can we talk to him?" asked Iris.
Remus smiled at his goddaughter. "We would if we could but Harry is gone and no one knows where he is."
Just then they heard a noise at the door; it was almost like someone was scratching at the door. Remus opened it up and when he saw what was on the other side he stumbled back with a yell and feel on his backside. The children and Draco got up to see what had scared Remus.
In the middle of the doorway was Harry's pet snake. She was coiled in a way that permitted her to stand almost as stall as man.
$Hello little speakers.$
$Hello snake, why are you here?$
$My master Harry told me to seek you out this morning so that you could take care of me. He said you would understand me and that you were his hatchlings. Can I come into your home its quite cold out here?$
$Yes do come in. Please don't hurt my other father and my uncles while you're here.$ Mathew moved so that she could slither by him; she stopped in front of Remus who was still sitting down and hissed something at him.
"What did she say?" asked the werewolf.
Iris laughed and answered him "she said she was sorry she scared you and that she hoped you didn't bruise something important when you fell down."
Draco snickered and said something like "Only a part that's important to Severus." Remus swatted him on the arm.
"Hey watch what you're saying in front on the kids."
The three children were laughing; all three of them had been told what sex was when they had ran into Remus and Severus' bedroom one morning and had gotten an eye full. Their dad had gone through a long explanation on sex and babies. Now they knew enough to understand their dad's innuendos.
The snake slithered onto a small rug in front of the fire place. She soon fell asleep warm by the fire. The three kids turned back to their dad "What did you mean when you said that our father was gone?"
Draco sighed and sat down. "What I'm about to tell you is very hard for me to say but I must do it so that you can understand what's going on." Draco told his children the whole story of what happened from the moment he and Harry fell in love to what they had found out last night. The kids were sad that both their fathers had been hurt; because of someone's evil manipulations they had grown up not knowing their second father.
Severus came back at that moment. He saw how down everyone looked. He raised an eyebrow when he saw Harry's boa sleeping by the fireplace. He sat down next to Remus who placed his head on his shoulder.
"Did you find out anything from Poppy love?"
Severus kissed Remus' head then said "I talked to Poppy, she gave me the name of the two potions used to control Harry. I know what antidote to use but now we need to find your stubborn godson."
"How do we do that Severus? Knowing Harry he probably has some secret house somewhere." All three men froze when Draco mentioned a secret house. It was as if a light bulb had been lit. "Grimauld Place!" yelled Draco.
"All right lets go now and hopefully we'll be able to catch him before he leaves again."
The three men sent the kids back to their dorms promising they would let them know as soon that they found something. They made their way out of the school grounds; once passed the wards they apparated to Grimauld Place. They split up to search the house and met back in the kitchen after finding nothing. What they saw on the kitchen table surprised them; it was an elf locator globe. Draco explained how house elves would use them to keep track of their family members when they were sold to different families. It would show a small glowing dot at the region where their loved one was. Right now the small globe looked like the planet earth and a small dot was glowing where Canada was situated. Something told them that Dobby had gone with Harry but had left a clue behind.
"What do we do now. One of us will have to try and find him." Said Draco.
Remus looked at the two wizards he cared for so much. "I'll go since I don't have to teach. I have a few contacts in Canada because of the traveling I didn't after Lily and James were killed. I can floo to the Canadian ministry and then I can start my search from there. I'll take the globe with me as it will show me a more precise destination once I get closer."
It was decided that Remus would leave that very afternoon to start his search for Harry. He hoped he would find him in time to save him. Severus had said that the antidote would work quite quickly so once he would take it he would be saved. The hard part would be to get him to come back to take the potion.
They went back to school where they helped Remus pack for his trip. The two adults and three children wished him luck and said their goodbyes to Remus as he walked out of the school grounds and made his way to the ministry to take the international floo. A few hours later Remus landed in the ministry building in Calgary Alberta and from there is search would begin.
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