They had finally set up a doctor's appointment two days after the ball. Harry's heat would be starting in about two days and he was already showing signs of nesting.
They decided it would be best to have him nest in the manor so he didn't have to change it until school started up. But now they were on their couch, waiting for the healer to see why Zinnia never seemed to know the difference between them.
When the healer arrived, they told him about what was happening. "Hmm, I wonder…"
He walked to the baby and looked into her eyes. He then took his wand and did some scans. "Well, it's as I thought."
"What? What's wrong with our baby?"
"I'm surprised you couldn't tell. Her pupils have shrunk to basically nothing."
Severus narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Your daughter is becoming fully blind. From my scans, it's been happening since she was born. There's nothing anyone could do. My guess is that it's from an outside force while your omega was pregnant."
He left the pair in shock while watching their baby. Harry suddenly began bawling, scaring everyone. His alpha was quick to wrap him up.
"That stupid potion. I knew it was too good to be true when Pomfrey said she was healthy."
"Darling, just think. It's better her be blind than not here at all."
Harry thought about it and slowly the tears stopped. "Okay, you're right, but I can't help it. All I wanted was our baby to be healthy, but now I learn that she's going blind because of the incident. What if something else goes on?"
"Darling! Trust me, Zinnia Darling will be okay. We just have to go along the curves Lady Magic throws at us. It's all we can do. Now, come. We must finish getting ready for your heat, and almost all evidence against Dumbledore has been collected. We'll be bringing it in about a week after. Then, we'll be on our way to freedom."
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All of the mirrors had stayed the same as to not clue off Dumbledore except for their bedroom.
With Zinnia's bedroom, they rearranged it so it was more secluded from the mirror but not in a suspicious way. Their mirror was charmed so if they were changing or naked, they were wearing clothes, and if they were making love, as Severus put it, it would show them sleeping.
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Harry began his nesting the day after. He ran around the manor and grabbed the softest blankets and pillows, stuffed animals, Severus's robes and shirts, and placed them perfectly in his spot.
Unfortunately for Sev, he wasn't allowed to see it until his heat. He's tried to follow his mate, but he always lost him when he turned down the unused corridor.
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The next morning, Severus found himself awake with his wide-eyed omega on top of him. "Darling, what's going on?"
He then was dragged from the bed and nearly out the door by Harry who was only dressed in Severus's pajama shirt. "Hold on, Darling. We should get dressed."
He stopped his pulling omega and saw the look in his eyes. He was desperate and in a horrible rush. Trusting him, the alpha followed the smaller male down to the unused corridor. He was showing him his nest, that could only mean that Harry would be starting his heat.
Harry pulled him down halfway into the hallway and thru a navy door. Inside was a bedroom that had been cleaned from all of its dust and gloom, but it wasn't right.
The omega pulled his mate to another door that lead to a medium-size walk-in closet. A quarter of it was filled with the items that created his nest. It looked like a mess, but it was actually very comfortable.
The potion master let himself be pushed into the nest and to be climbed on top of. The little omega rested for a few hours, only once needing to go help his baby until he felt a semi-familiar heat.
His whimpering caught the dark man's attention as well as the scent of his heat. The scent triggered Severus into his rut like last time. This time though, they had a nest and Severus would be breeding him on purpose.
Soon, the clothes were torn off and the alpha had his mate on his side with him pressed up behind him, sniffing at his mark that smelt particularly sweet. It made the male growl and rub his throbbing member along the omegas rear, coating it in slick.
It only took a minute before Severus was able to slip inside. Even fully stretched the male was tight. Harry whimpered and curled into his mate, his heat causing an unbearable heat to spread through him. Although, since his rut made him cool to the touch except in his crouch, Severus helped cool him down.
The alpha tilted his mate a little under him and placed a bent knee between his mate's legs. This position gave him plenty of room to thrust into his mate and to go balls deep inside.
The breeding lasted two days when Harry's body accepted the breeding. Now their family would grow as their baby was born in five months.
