Hybrid Legacy

Chapter 12

Harry jumped out of bed as quickly as his ungainly body would allow, totally unheeding his nude state, and rushed to the wardrobe for clean robes. Draco growled and jumped from the bed, shielding Harry's naked form with his own until Harry was decently covered. He then grabbed some robes and quickly dressed.

"How long has she been in labour, Blaise?" asked Harry worriedly. "She didn't say anything when I brought the twins over."

"It's only been about two hours, but her labour is progressing rather quickly," said Blaise soothingly.

Harry glanced at the clock and blushed furiously. He had dropped the twins off four hours ago, and Harry had only been alone for about thirty minutes before Draco returned. He couldn't believe they'd spent over three hours in the bath having sex. He blushed even harder when he saw the satisfied smirk on Draco's face.

"I'll send Draco to get the twins, Blaise," said Harry quickly, fanning his face in an effort to cool the warm blush. "Are you going to the hospital, or is the medi-witch coming to your home?"

"Hermione insisted on a home birth, so she asked Madame Pomfrey to deliver the baby. We've already firecalled Madame Pomfrey, so she should be here soon," said Blaise.

"Let's just hope she actually manages to deliver the baby and doesn't leave it for you to do. When Harry went into labour, she had to go back to Hogwarts for something and left Severus to deliver the twins," said Draco dryly.

"I remember that," said Blaise. "You almost slept through it."

"Oh shut up," said Draco. "Move out of the way. I'm coming through." Draco tossed the floo powder into the flames and stepped into Blaise's living room. "Where are the twins?" he asked when he saw no sign of them.

"Oh, they're upstairs breathing with Hermione," said Blaise. "It seems they're preparing for Harry's labour by practicing with Hermione. It doesn't seem to be working, though. I can hear her cursing me all the way down here."

"They are excited about having a little brother," said Draco wryly. "They even fought over what the baby's name should be. We ended up agreeing to both names just to shut them up. Though I do have to admit that I like the names they chose."

"And what will you name the newest Malfoy?" asked Blaise.

"Iain Nathaniel Potter Malfoy," said Draco proudly.

"I think you should name him Nathaniel Iain Potter Malfoy," said Blaise with a small smirk.

"And why is that?" asked Draco curiously.

"Because that at least follows the alphabet," said Blaise reasonably. "You already have L for Liam, and M for Michaela. It just follows the pattern by naming him N for Nathaniel."

"We didn't name them that just to follow the alphabet, you prat," said Draco, rolling his eyes.

Blaise laughed quietly as he teased Draco. Suddenly a scream rent the air, followed by, "Blaise, you bastard, how could you do this to me?" Blaise flinched at the first scream and positively cowered at the second. "Where the hell are you, you fucking bastard?"

"Well, Blaise, it seems you are being summoned," said Draco cheerfully, patting his ashen faced friend on the back. "Now where are the twins?"

"Daddy!" squealed the twins, running into the living room at full speed.

"Did you hear Aunt Mi'ne, daddy?" asked Liam excitedly. "She called Uncle Blay a bad word."

"Uncle Blay, what's a penis?" asked Michaela loudly.

Blaise immediately started to choke at the question. He finally managed to gasp out a "Why?"

"Because Aunt Mi'ne said that if you ever came near her again, she was going to cut it off," said Michaela guilelessly. "So, what is it?"

"Okay, you two, I think it's time for us to go. Your mummy is waiting for you at home," said Draco quickly.

"Blaise, get your arse up here now!" Hermione bellowed from her room. "Madame Pomfrey is still not here and my contractions are two minutes apart. Find her! Now!"

"And that is our cue to leave," said Draco, herding the giggling twins to the fireplace. "Call me when the baby's born, and I'll bring Harry and the twins back to visit."

"You're leaving me!" asked Blaise incredulously. "I can't believe that my very best friend is leaving me to face her alone. Some friend you are."

"I am your very best friend, and I'll prove it by not holding you down while she has a knife in her hand," said Draco teasingly, laughing when Blaise shuddered in fear at the thought. "Besides, I'll be going through the very same thing in two months, so you'll get your payback."

"BLAISE!" screamed Hermione frantically. Blaise flinched and raced up the stairs to see to his wife. Draco just shook his head and took the twins home.

DHDH

Draco stepped out of the fireplace just in time to hear Michaela say, "Mummy, Aunt Mi'ne said a lot of bad words. She said 'you fucking bastard' when she was calling for Uncle Blay."

"Michaela Lillian Malfoy, I cannot believe that you just repeated something you know is bad," said Harry sternly, fighting a smile at the thought of Hermione's uncharacteristic language. "You know better than that."

"I'm sorry, mummy," she said, ducking her head in shame.

"You didn't tell mummy what else Aunt Mi'ne said, Kayla," said Liam, goading his sister. "She said she was gonna cut off Uncle Blay's penis if he ever came near her again. Why would she do that?"

"Okay, you little imps, it's obviously your bedtime," said Draco, coming to Harry's rescue. "Elf, why don't you call Remus and ask him to come stay with the twins, so that you can be with Hermione."

"Draco, you don't have to go with me, you know," said Harry quietly.

"Oh yes I do," said Draco adamantly. "I'm not letting you out of my sight for a very long time."

"Draco, you've left me here alone several times in the past four months. Why are you hesitating now?" asked Harry curiously.

"Leaving you here with loyal house elves is very different from letting you go someplace insecure without me," said Draco stubbornly. "Besides, I have to be there so that I can mock Blaise, don't I?"

"Ah, so we get to the true reason you want to be there," said Harry teasingly. "Mocking Blaise was always a sport you enjoyed."

"Yeah, yeah, go call Remus and I'll deal with the little demons," said Draco, waving a hand imperiously towards the fireplace.

Harry just laughed and went to the fireplace. Tossing the floo powder into the flames, he called, "Remus Lupin, Malfoy Manor."

DHDH

Remus walked into the bedroom, absently shedding clothing as he went. Lucius was already in the bed reading a book. "Where's Severus?"

"He's in the lab working on potion's for Poppy," said Lucius, setting the book aside. "Apparently Hermione is due to deliver soon, and Poppy wants the potions on hand for the event."

Remus climbed onto the bed, kissing Lucius quickly.

An hour later, Remus moved off of Lucius and collapsed beside the blonde. He pulled the covers over them and wrapped his arms around Lucius, drifting closer to sleep. Unfortunately, a timid voice from the fireplace brought him awake.

"Remus, I hope you're still awake," said Harry hesitantly from the fireplace.

"At least he waited until we were done," muttered Lucius sleepily. "Draco likes to interrupt during the sex."

"Oh thank Merlin, I missed that," mumbled Harry, blushing furiously at the thought.

"What do you need, Harry?" asked Remus quietly.

"Can you come stay with the twins? Hermione's in labour," said Harry quickly.

"She's in labour now?" asked Remus quickly. He jumped out of the bed uncaring of his nudity, causing Harry to blush even harder and hide his eyes, and hurriedly pulled on a pair of trousers. "Yeah, I'll be there in fifteen minutes."

"Thanks, Remus," said Harry, quickly ending the connection.

Remus quickly finished dressing and walked back to the bed. "I'll be back tomorrow. Of course, you could always spend the night with me."

"I think I'll pass," said Lucius wryly. "I love you, Remus, but the twins are demons and they like you better."

"Yeah, I've heard Draco call them imps on more than one occasion," said Remus. "Oh well, you're loss. You just lost your turn, pal." Before Lucius could refute that statement in any way, Remus had crossed to the fireplace and was gone with a whoosh of green flames.

"Well damn. I may just have to go over there now," muttered Lucius, staring at the fireplace speculatively. Then he thought of the twins and their incessant chatter and constant questions and shook his head firmly. "Nah, at least here it's quiet."

DHDH

Remus stepped out of the fireplace and was immediately ambushed by two little imps. "Grandpa Remi, you're here!" they squealed excitedly.

"You little demons, it is your bedtime," shouted Draco, running down the hall. "It's rude to leave in the middle of a story, you know."

"Sorry, daddy, but Grandpa Remi is here and we missed him," said Michaela, batting her eyelashes flirtatiously.

"Grandpa Remi will finish the story, right grandpa?" said Liam, bouncing excitedly. His Grandpa Remi always made funny noises when he read their stories.

"Yes, I'll finish reading your stories, so go on up to bed and I'll be there in a minute," said Remus, smiling indulgently at the twins.

"Oh good, you're here," said Harry, munching on a sandwich as he walked into the room.

"Please tell me that isn't another peanut butter, cheese, and turkey sandwich," pleaded Draco, eyeing the sandwich with faint disgust.

"Okay, I won't tell you," said Harry blandly. He quickly finished off his sandwich and hugged Remus. "Thanks for watching them. We'll be back as soon as we can." Harry and Draco hurried to the fireplace and flooed to Hermione's house.

DHDH

"I can't believe I let you talk me into having another baby," growled Hermione, panting through the contraction. "I really hate you right now. I hope you know that."

"Yes, dear, I know," said Blaise soothingly. "I don't even blame you for that."

"This is the last one. If you even think of having another baby, castration will look good," snarled Hermione, glaring at her husband. "Why can't I have something for pain?"

"We tried that, remember? For some reason, those spells just won't work on you. Okay, Hermione, push now," commanded Madame Pomfrey.

Hermione grunted and pushed hard until the contraction passed. As the pressure on her belly eased temporarily, she collapsed wearily back onto the bed. Another contraction seized her and she was commanded to push again. She growled when she heard a hesitant knock on the door.

"What!" she screamed irritably.

""I can go home if you don't need me," said Harry through the door. "I'll just come back when you're done."

"Don't you dare, Harry Potter," she yelled fiercely. "You get your arse in here and help me."

"Well, if that's what you really want," he said teasingly. He told Draco to wait outside and entered the room. Walking up to the bed, he gazed at Hermione critically. "You look tired. Are you feeling all right, Hermione?"

"Harry, if you say another word, I am going to kill you," said Hermione calmly.

"Right," said Harry softly. He moved to the head of the bed. "Blaise help her sit up so I can get to her back."

Blaise lifted her up and Harry put his hands on her back. Sending soothing waves of magic into Hermione's back, Harry managed to dull most of the contractions. Hermione immediately sighed in relief as the unrelenting pain abated to a manageable level. Hermione continued to push when commanded, and the baby was born one hour and forty-two minutes later.

"Congratulations, Hermione, you have a little girl," said Madame Pomfrey, placing the little girl into Hermione's arms.

"She's beautiful, Hermione," said Harry softly. "What are you going to name her?"

"Keegan Amity Zabini," said Blaise quietly, smiling gently at his new daughter.

"Wow, I like it," said Harry. "I think it suits her perfectly."

Harry kissed Hermione on the forehead and left the parents with their new daughter. Shutting the door quietly behind him, Harry walked straight into Draco's arms and hugged him tight.

"Is everything okay?" asked Draco worriedly, tightening his grip on Harry.

"She's beautiful, Draco, and they named her Keegan Amity Zabini," said Harry, burrowing deeper into Draco's arms. "I can't wait until our baby is born."

"Just two more months, elf," said Draco. He noticed how tired Harry looked and led him to the fireplace. "Come on. Let's go home and go to bed. We'll bring the twins to see the baby tomorrow." Harry just nodded wearily and allowed Draco to lead him home.