Chapter Six - Father

Over the next three weeks Harry got stronger and stronger. He and Severus got closer and Harry's training was picked up once again. They were able to make love. Harry was able to find out what gentle sex was. And what bondage was.

But one day after Severus went to talk to the other order members, Harry felt sick. He had to run to the bathroom and retched. As he sat on the bathtub and thought for a second. Why was he sick? Then it hit him, he might be pregnant…….

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"As you can tell the dark lord. Has three hideouts in Sussex. If we strike at noon we will be able to gain control of one of the hideouts." Remus said, form his position at the head of the table. But he turned to look at the door where Harry was standing. "Harry?" But Harry was not looking at him but at Severus.

"Severus I think I a pregnant." And with that Harry fainted. Falling gracefully to the floor. Severus was instantly up and over at Harry's side.

"What?" Was the only thing he could think to say. Harry was pale as death. "Get a healer here soon. I am going to take Harry up to our room." Severus said as he picked his lover up and took him out of the room.

Half way up the stairs Harry came to.

"Sorry but I needed to tell you." Harry said tucking his head into Severus' arm.

"I know. But it can not be mine." Severus said.

"I know. It has to be Voldemort's." Harry said solemnly. "I knew when I came down. I knew it was not yours." Harry looked up. "Are you angry?" Severus waited till they were in their room.

"I am not mad at you. I am mad at the dark lord." Severus put Harry down on the bed and sat next to him. Harry lazily ran his hand up and down Severus' arm. Severus smiled at his love. "You are so beautiful."

But Harry's face went white. He sat up and moved over to the over side. Putting his knees up next to his chest. "What if it's Mr. Malfoy's?" Severus' face went pale.

"I am going to see if Lupin got the medi-wizard to come." Severus got up and ran a hand through his hair.

"You're mad at me." Harry said with tears in his eyes.

"I have no reason to be mad at you. Now I will go down and see if a healer is come and when lunch is you must be hungry." Severus walked quickly out of the room.

"You are going to leave me." Harry whispered to the empty room.

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Remus was just brushing off his hands from the fire called he had made to Poppy, when he say Severus come in looking a little pale.

"Severus, are you ok?" He asked as the Slytherin sat down.

"No." Severus se his head against the back on the couch. "Harry brought it up that it might be Lucius'."

"That's not good."

"No. I don't know who I want it to be less. The dark lord or Lucius, the sadistic Slytherin."

"Are your so sure that it is not your child?" Remus asked, getting up to got get some brandy, to calm Severus.

"Yes. Harry and I only started making love after we came here." Severus accepted the glass from Lupin.

"That was not something I wanted to know, but at least you are sure."

"It's just if it is Lucius' I will fucking kill him."

"And what if it is Voldemort's?" Remus asked after they had both emptied their glasses.

"I do not know." He looked at the time. "So when will she be here?"

"How do you know it is a she?"

"I only know of one healer that would be aloud to come here."

"Ok, she will be here at lunch. I need to got tell Molly." But at that time Ron walked by the door. "Hey, Ron, tell your mother that there will be another at the table for lunch."

"Ok." He walked pass the door and they could hear him going down the stairs.

"I need to get back up to Harry. When is lunch?" Severus got up from his set.

"In about ten minutes."

"We will be down then." Severus exited the room and ran to his room to check on Harry.

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Harry proceeded Severus into the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley had fixed ham sandwiches and home made fries. She set out small sandwiches for the pair, knowing that soon they would find out. When the medi-witch came in she gave Harry a little squeeze on the shoulder, and he smiled up at her. Poppy was a great friend and was like Dumbledore, only in woman form.

"Would you like to eat first or for ahead and find out?" Poppy asked.

"I want to go now. I am not that hungry." Harry said as he got up. Poppy and the boy went somewhere else in the house. Severus stayed in the kitchen with Remus, while Mr. and Mrs. Weasley walked out to go and talk to the children, or so they said. Severus pushed his food around. He was not hungry either.

"Harry and I talked. I think it is right that the child not have my name." Severus said after a long silence.

"What?" Remus said with a start.

"I know it sounds bad, but I have my reasons. My father was evil and sadistic. I am was a death eater, evil too."

"But you are not know. I don't think." SEverus gave him a glare. "What? Can you blame me. You have done a lot to prove that wrong. But you are not evil."

"But that dose not mean that I will leave Harry and abandon our child." Severus started.

"But you will not let the child have your name. That means to Harry that you will leave him. That is what he mind is telling him."

"But I will not." They sat in silence till Harry came back.

"Poppy wants to see you." He said to his lover.

"Did she tell you yet?" Harry shook his head. Severus stood up and gave Harry a gentle hug and walked across the door to the room where Poppy was waiting.

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"Sit Mr. Snape." Poppy said as he pointed to a chair. Severus sat down, but on the edge.

"Harry said you wanted to see me."

"Yes. I wanted to talk to you about Harry. He has scaring on his lower region. He said it was from a rape, but did not tell me who raped him." She was staring him in the eye. Old brown eyes meeting black eyes.

"Harry dose not like to talk of that. He got it from when we were in the dark lord's lair. He got it from him, in Harry's dreams." The witch gasped.

"I did not think you could cause physical pain in dreams."

"Well unfortunately the dark lord did."

"And Harry said you are not the father."

"We think the dark lord is, or Lucius Malfoy." Poppy nodded.

"He is. About a month along." Severus stopped breathing.

"Mr. Snape breath. Do not make me give you a claming draught." Severus nodded and breath in.

"How long? I know that male pregnancies are not as long."

"Yes," she nodded. "In about three months Harry will start showing. And two months after that he will need to give birth. The baby can not come out of the womb like that any woman. He will need to have a c-section." Severus nodded.

"May I go back to Harry. Did you tell him?"

"No I did not. I wanted to talk to you."

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Harry ate a bit but still his was not hungry. He thought that after he was told he had a child he would need to get his appetite back up. The child would need food. He turned to the door to see his pale lover, even more pale.

"Severus?" He got up to walk to Severus when Severus' knees hit the ground and he retched on the ground. Harry walked over to him and held his hair back. "Shh. It is ok Severus. Let it all out." Severus's eyes teared up from the sweet words. Harry was worried about him and not himself. Severus looked up at Harry. The boy was kneeling next to him.

"Harry you are with child. But she will not be able to tell who it is until two more months the same with the sex." Harry nodded. "And I would be happy to have our child have my last name." Severus said as he put his hand not Harry's still small stomach.