Law 2211 Or The Return Of The Pink Toad

It was now almost Christmas. Severus and Ginny could not dig up anything new on why Dumbledore wanted their baby. It seemed that whatever it was, Dumbledore was planning he was keeping it to himself. Draco was getting bigger every week and Harry had found a new way to make time pass; listening to the child's heartbeat. It, like Draco's own heartbeat, sounded like music to Harry's ears.

Now, on December tenth, Harry was once again listening to the baby's heartbeat. Draco was slowly caressing Harry's hair while he was thinking. They had not talked about Draco leaving since the night in November when Draco had told him that it would kill them. That was almost a month ago now. Harry had told him time and again not to worry and that he would figure it out before he made an absolute decision about it. But Draco did worry. He hadn't been joking when he said it would kill him to leave Harry's side for a longer time.

The time Harry had gone to beat up Blaise was a close call. It had hurt Draco's heart to be away from him. If he had not come back when he did Draco would most probably be very dead by now. More dead then he already was, that is.

He looked down when Harry shifted his weight. Harry had his eyes closed, both hands on his swelling belly and his mouth against his skin. He could feel his hot breath as he mumbled words between kisses. He looked so beautiful.

"What are you doing, Angel?" Draco murmured sleepily.

"Something I should have done a long time ago." Harry replied and gave Draco's stomach one last kiss before he crawled up and laid beside his mate.

"What's that?" Draco asked a little surprised.

"I'm protecting our baby. I put a charm on it that will tell us when something is wrong. Or if it taken from us." Harry said softly.

Draco nodded slowly. Yeah, they should have done that a long time ago. They should have done it the night they found out he was pregnant. He let Harry kiss him, pull him in close to his body and hold him there. Harry was just as worried as himself, he could feel it through the bond, and he knew that Harry needed to be around and hold him as much as possible now that he was pregnant.

It was one of the down sides of being a pregnant submissive vampire. Your dominant almost never left your side! Even if his mate would have been a muggle or wizard/witch they would have been reluctant to let him out of their sights. It had something to do with the hormones and pheromones that Draco's body was producing. It was similar to those that he gave off during the mating season but these didn't say 'Take me! I'm yours!' These said 'I'm pregnant! Protect me!' Harry just responded to them like every other mate did. And frankly, Draco didn't mind.

"Rest baby." he heard Harry whisper against his ear and soon after he was out like a light.

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The following morning they sat at their places in the Great Hall. Harry by the Gryffindor table and Draco at Slytherin. Harry really didn't eat anything. He didn't have to. He watched Draco across the Hall. He was eating some peaches with sugar on them. Harry couldn't understand how he could have sugar on everything now days but didn't say anything about it. It was part of the pregnancy and he had to live with it.

It was quite sweet actually. Draco craved sweet things and his blood more and more for each day. Now, when he was in his second month he wouldn't take anybody else's blood but Harry's. It was good for Harry to know that he was the only one that gave Draco blood now. But that meant that Harry needed more blood as well. He couldn't take it from Draco because he was pregnant and needed all the blood he could get for himself and the baby.

The doors to the Great Hall, which had closed when all the students had arrived, suddenly opened. Harry cast a glance in that direction and froze. In to the Great Hall of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry walked the last person Harry expected to see there again. A pink dressed, short women with a lot of rings on her fat fingers. She coughed to get the attention of the Hall.

Draco, run! Harry suddenly shouted in Draco's mind.

/What? Why/ Draco asked confused. He hadn't noticed the women yet.

Umbridge! was Harry's only response.

Draco looked to the doors and froze like his mate. Behind Umbridge came several Aurors with their wands drawn. Draco didn't like the look of this. He looked over at Harry again and his eyes filled with tears when he saw that Harry wasn't looking at him.

Now is not the time to break down, Dragon. Harry said softly.

/Where am I supposed to go/ Draco asked and even in his mind Harry could hear the tears.

You'll go to Severus. He is down in his chambers with Gin. Now go, before she sees you!

Draco got out of his seat and walked towards the Headtable. One of the doors behind it led directly down to the dungeons not far from Severus chamber. Draco walked as casually as possible and silently prayed with closed eyes that they would not notice him.

Harry watched out of the corner of his eye as Draco went to the back door. He cast a silent delusion charm over his love to make sure that he was not noticed. But the majority of Harry's attention was on the pink toad by the doors. Why was she here? Why did she have Aurors with her? Harry was seriously worried now. He just knew this had something to do with himself and Draco. He could feel it in his gut.

"Yes?" said professor McGonagall loud enough for the foul women on the other side of the Hall to hear her.

"I have an order from the Minister of Magic to bring two of your students to the headquarters." Umbridge said while looking around the Hall like she rather do this somewhere else.

"Why would that be?" the professor said casually.

"Under the law 2211, paragraph 6.4 'A magical creature pregnancy not authorized by the Ministry of Magic must be terminated as soon as discovered. If it has gone to long for termination, the child will be killed before taking its first breath.'" Umbridge quoted like she rambled off homework for her teacher.

Harry froze. Magical creature pregnancy? Terminated? Nooo! She would not get her filthy hands on Draco and his child! Not as long as Harry was alive to stop it! He growled low in his throat.

"Harry, where is Draco?" Hermione asked urgently.

"He's safe." Harry growled and Hermione shrank back a little from him.

"You sure, mate?" Ron asked in a whisper from his right.

"Yes, he's with Gin and Sev." Harry whispered back, calming down a little for now.

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Draco ran as fast as he could when he was safely through the door. He understood that Harry must have cast some spell over him so no-one would notice him. The other Slytherins hadn't paid him any mind when he walked by. Which was weird. They usually looked every time somebody came near them for safety reasons that had been forced into them by parents and friends.

Draco banged the door to Severus chamber hard. He had the password but he was too scared to get his brain to work enough for him to get it out of his mouth. The door was flung open within a minute and Draco stumbled inside. He looked over at the door and saw a surprised Ginny standing there staring at him. He screamed at her to close and ward the door. This made Severus come out from the bedroom.

"What is going on Draco?" he asked sternly.

That's when he noticed that the Potion Master and the red head had almost nothing on. Ginny had a big pajama top and Severus had the bottoms on. The blonde just stared at his godfather for a moment before he mumbled a word that the two other's couldn't hear.

"What? Draco, what are you mumbling about!" Severus all but roared.

"UMBRIDGE!" Draco suddenly screamed.

Severus was a little taken aback by the blonde's sudden outburst but quickly found himself and sent Ginny into the bedroom again. After she was gone he warded the door that led to the corridor.

"What has that crazy women done now?" he growled angrily.

"She showed up. Harry went nutters and sent me here." Draco said quickly.

Severus growled. He yanked open the bedroom door to find Ginny in his arms. She had fallen when the door suddenly opened. Obviously she had been eavesdropping. Severus gave her a quick kiss on the mouth before telling her to go and put on cloths. He did the same, leaving Draco alone in the common room. Draco silently prayed that they would be back soon. Harry's anger was overwhelming him through their bond. He was scared. Draco could feel it. Yet, a few minutes later, he could feel Harry send comfort through the bond. Like a caress over his cheek and he calmed down enough to sit down on the couch.

"You two are not to leave this room! Do you understand me?" he heard Severus say to Ginny in the bedroom. "Don't say anything to Draco that might upset him. It won't be good for his baby."

"Why? Where are you going?" Ginny asked and Draco could clearly hear the fright in her voice.

"Because Umbridge is in the Great Hall." was the Potions Master's only response.

"What? I don't understand!"

"Just trust me, love. She's not here to study."

Severus came back out in the common room and walked over to Draco. He knelt in front of the blonde.

"There are calming draughts in the cupboard in the bathroom if you need them." he said trying to sound as calm as possible.

Draco didn't like it. It scared him that both Harry and Severus had freaked out when Umbridge came back. That the black haired vampire in front of him tried to sound calm didn't help much. He only did it so Draco wouldn't freak as well. It wasn't good for the baby as the older man has said not two minutes ago. Draco forced himself to nod so Severus would understand that he had heard him.

"Now, I need you to do something for me?" Severus asked in a gentle voice.

Draco nodded again.

"Contact Harry in your mind and make sure that it's only him and you that can hear you. The Aurors will probably be looking in the student's minds to get as much information as possible."

Draco nodded once more and closed his eyes. He concentrated on that warm feeling in the back of his mind that was Harry's presence. He touched it but was violently thrown away. At first he was shocked that Harry would do something like that to him but then remembered that he had not said anything in warning. He probably thought it was one of the Aurors trying to get into his mind.

/Harry? It's me./ he whispered in his head.

Are you okay, baby? his mate asked worriedly.

/Yeah, I'm alright./ Draco smiled.

Did you want something?

/No. Severus did. He asked me to make sure no-one but us could hear./

Okay. Listen, baby, I need you to open your eyes. I know you have them closed. Draco did as Harry told him. Now take his hand and let him in to your mind. I need to talk to him.

Draco didn't object and took his Godfather's hands in his and let him in. As soon as Harry felt the new presence he sent that gentle caress through the bond to Draco that calmed him and Draco smiled.

Thank you, baby. Harry whispered gently.

(Draco close Harry and me off.) Snape said sternly and Draco jerked so violently in shock that he almost lost contact with Severus hands but the Potions Master held tight.

/Why/

We don't want to upset you, baby. The things we will be talking about are pretty bad. Harry said gently.

/I don't care! I want to know/

No. I won't risk it. You have to trust me, sweetheart.

/I do! But this involves me and I deserve to know/

Yes. Harry agreed. And you will, baby. Just not now. I will not risk you hyperventilating again over this.

/Fine/ Draco grumbled angrily and then shut the other vampire's conversations off.

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(So why is she here?) Severus asked after he was sure that Draco wasn't listening to them anymore.

A new law. Law 2211. All magical creature pregnancy's that haven't been authorized by the Ministry must be terminated. Harry said with a growl.

(Why haven't we been informed of this law? All creature's are supposed to get a letter when a new law about them is passed.)

Yeah, well. Maybe ours got lost in the mail.

(Don't be silly Potter. Mail doesn't get lost in the wizarding world.)

I know.

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