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Warning: male/male, strong language and sexual content
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Chapter 7
Draco and Harry sat the identical plastic blue chairs next to the hospital bed where Teddy sleeping form lay. Draco was holding Harry hand for support. Harry took the hand knowing he did not have the words to express how he felt and nor did Draco. Harry was no stranger to spending nights in hospital. That he could handle but watching someone he cared for. Watching Teddy moan he pain had been almost more than he could handle. After so many hours of pain and hundreds of test he finally fell asleep due to exhaustion.
The door creaked open Andromeda stood in the door way. Her greying hair all bushy from rushing to get there and her heavy-lidded eyes were full of tiredness. Harry thought how worried and tired they looked. He wished there was some way to stop her feeling so worried but he was stupid to think she would until they came to tell them Teddy's results. She had more right to worried than anyone else. She was the mother of Teddys mother and had already dealt with the lose of her Husband for letting Harry and Hagrid escape with the death eaters on their tail. Soon after to lost her Only child Tonks her he new son in law Remus in the battle of Hogwarts leaving her only remaining relative Teddy (If you did not include her sister that disowned her Narcissa and Draco).
Within seconds she was a across the room around other side of the bed. She removed the natural brown hair (Naturally brown like his father when not changing his hair colour from his mother's powers) away from his sweating brow. She kissed his head softly and whispering something in his ear. Harry could not hear but he was sure it was soothing words of reassurance. Harry stood up and conjured a chair for her but she did not take it. She asked her voice choked with emotion,
"What happened?"
Harry and Draco looked at each wondering if they had been stupid to bring him to St. Mungos but at the time he felt very serious and Hermione's suggested sounding most sensible.
Harry answered,
"I noticed Teddy scratching and he complained he was itchy and when I checked his body and noticed a very strange rash. Draco couldn't say he recognised it and neither could Mrs Weasley."
Andromeda nodded unable to speak. Draco answered looking at the floor,
"I thought maybe something to do with his parentage practically on his father's side."
She let out a loud gasp and sat down in the chair quietly like her legs would give way if she did not sit down quickly. She said quietly,
"I've been afraid of something like this since the moment I found out Dora was pregnant with Remus's baby."
Harry had only ever heard Tonk's father refer to her as Dora before. It was quite strange hearing her called anything but Tonks but then again she would have no longer been Tonks but lupin.
Harry replied,
"I'm sure the healer will be able to deal with it no matter what."
Draco turned to look at Harry sadly and replied,
"Harry, it's really rare for werewolves to mate. They are too scared to pass it onto there off springs. It understandable why they are so against it."
Draco caught Andromeda looking at him angrily he muttered quietly,
"I'm sorry I didn't mean they should never mate just the possibilities."
Andromeda replied,
"No your right. The actions could lead to terrible consequences. I told this to Dora but she loved Remus more than anything and would do something for him even if it killed her on the process. I've never explained to Teddy about his father's ability. I thought he was too young to understand."
Harry nodded and replied,
"We can't keep the truth from him any longer I'm afraid."
After a few awkward moments of complete silence except for the steady breathing on Teddy. Every second that passed left like an hour Draco broke the silence and asked quietly,
"Why not tell him?"
Andromeda answered not looked anywhere but at Teddy,
"He just a boy he should not have to carry such a burden. Why burden him with such a heavy load if no need to."
Harry nodded in agreement. Draco couldn't believe Harry was happily agreeing. Draco turned to Harry and asked,
"You rather be lied to?"
Andromeda asked coldly,
"You question my parenting nephew?"
Draco answered,
"Not at all Aunt, just I'd use as truthful as possible approach."
Andromeda snorted trying to hide laugher. Draco narrowed his eyes and asked,
"I'm sorry did I miss the joke?"
Andromeda answered coldly,
"There are certain things children should be not told!"
Draco retorted,
"I'm sure you told him about his Metamorphmagus skills why not about his other skills? "
Harry pleaded,
"Draco please."
Andromeda and Draco with both standing now. There eye shape was so similar and tempered both evenly matched (both must be from the black side of their family). Harry had learnt an argument with one Black was tough enough let alone two.
Andromeda smiled and answered,
"You are right he know how to use his metamorphmagus powers and I have been teaching him how to use them but I cannot for any skills he possesses werewolf wise but before you question all of my parenting please take a luck closer to home ask your mother what she has been hiding all these years!"
Harry looked before Draco and Andromeda what on earth was she talking about. Draco looked as shocked as Harry. Draco hand where now fists and his face was very pink with anger. He said through gritted teeth,
"What is that meant to mean!"
Andromeda answered less coldly,
"nothing but if you are so fond of the truth you may want to ask your mother what she been keeping to herself all those years."
Before Draco could ask for her to explain more the door opened and a man in green robes appeared. He asked calmly not looking up from his notes,
"Teddy lupin's Family?"
They nodded in agreement. The balding man with very strange pale green looked up from his notes and asked sounded more alarmed,
"Is there a problem on here?"
Harry answered,
"No there isn't a problem is there?"
Andromeda did not answer but bit her lip and took her seat her attention was now on the healer that had just entered the room. Harry turned to look at Draco and repeated,
"No problem in here is there Draco?"
Draco smiled a dazzling smile and replied,
"No of course not"
he gracefully as ever took his seat his and Harry's attention landed on the healer waiting to procced.
The healer cleared his thought. Draco thought his man was very irritating and hoped this man never had to look after him
He asked,
"I know this must be hard to talk about but has Teddy been bitten by anything?"
Andromeda shook her head she had tears in her eyes. Harry asked,
"Bitten by what?"
Healer answered,
"That what I'd like to know by the sign he is showing."
Harry sighed and explained,
"His father was bitten by a werewolf at a young age."
The healer jumped at this information. His glasses bounced off his face and landed on the floor. He picked them up quickly off the floor shaking slightly.
The healer stammered,
"S-so he is connected to a w-werewolf genetically?
They nodded in agreement. The healer started to jump up and down. Harry wasn't sure if was with fright or with excitement. He squeaked,
"Then I believe I know what is wrong."
Draco drawled,
"Well don't keep us in suspense!"
The healer looked at the sleeping boy to Harry, Andromeda and Draco and replied,
""I believe this a rare case of Hypertrichosis."
Harry had never heard of this before. Draco, Andromeda and Harry stared at the healer blankly. He carried on speaking,
" It is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. There is two types of hypertrichosis. Generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, which is restricted to a certain area. Hypertrichosis can be either present at birth or acquired later in life. We belive that this is localized hypertrichosis."
Harry asked his voice thick with emotion,
"Is it treatable?"
The healer sed in serious tone,
"Yes there is treatments but so far no cure."
Andromeda tears started to flow and wailed,
"H-he's the only one I-I have left."
Harry was the first to reach the crying with putting his arms around her trying to comfort her. Draco replied,
"So what can you do?"
The healer answered,
"We can give you potion once the hair is removed and. The potion will stop the growth of hair and more scales forming. Once the potion are in control we can operate to remove the scales. It can eventually lead to mental illness such as Bipolar."
Andromeda sn8iffed and asked,
"will he survive?"
Healer answered,
"if he sticks to his potion I don't see why he cannot live a healthy life style but this is extremely rare in wizards. This happen more where a werewolf bites a muggle. I must ask about his full parentage. This is more commonly a muggle disease."
Andromeda replied,
"I am pure blood, my husband was muggle born, my daughter Nymphadora half-blood and his father Remus lupin I believe half-blood too."
The healer scribbled away at his notes and replied,
"I shall send all this information to potion master to get him the correct dose of potions and get Teddy on the way to recovery."
The healer hurried out of the door. Soon after andromeda smile weakly and breathed,
"He's going to be okay isn't he."
Harry smiled he had a gut feeling it was going to be a long time before Teddy was fit and healthy again. He had a feeling on dread in his stomach which usually meant danger on some sort but he could not tell this to Andromeda he would have to stay strong for her and Teddy.
he answered,
""Of course he is and he has an amazing family around.
Draco answered,
"It's a long way to recovery but he will make it but what you aid earlier what did you mean?"
Andromeda smiled and replied,
"I should never said that it wasn't anything you two should get home and get some rest I want to be here when he wakes up."
Draco opened his mouth but Harry beat him to it and asked,
"Why don't we stay and you rest Andromeda."
Andromeda shook her head and replied,
"No, I want to be here when he awakes. You two should go Draco looks like death warmed up."
Harry looked at Draco. He did look very pale now colour had faded. He looked tired and worn out. Harry knew Draco body was struggled through the pregnancy. The guilt and dread of causing Draco this was all his fault he should have been more careful. Draco smiled and said reassuringly,
"I'm fine just a little tired we can stay."
Harry answered,
"We shall go and I return as soon as it's light and take over so you can rest."
A quick goodbye from both Harry and Draco to Andromeda and Teddy and within moments they were both landing in the fireplace at Grimmauld place we find Ron and Hermione anxious faces as well has George and bill waiting for news.
The four of them stopped talking the moment they appeared and quietly waiting for Harry to speak.
Hermione asked her voice high pitched,
"How is Teddy."
Harry replied,
"they believe he has Hypertrichosis, do you know that is hemione?"
Lines appeared on Hermione forehead like she was trying to remembersomething. She answered,
"Very slightly. Usually an abnormal amount of hair can grow over the body. I can find out more and let you know."
Bill answered this time,
"There a lot more to it Hermione. Yes, is can make you grow hair everywhere and scales underneath that can cover your whole body. It can also cause mental illnesses. I saw a witch with a serious case covered completely in hair and had let it consume her. She practically becoming a werewolf without transformation. Left untreated they turn wild and nothing can be done for them."
Everyone was silent for a while and Ron asked,
"But Teddy not that bad surely?"
Harry nodded and explained,
"No only small peice and thehealer agreed he be on potion for rest his life and can remove the scales."
Draco commented,
"He should recover over time."
George told them,
"I better get back I like to see Roxanne before bedtime, Tell Teddy when he come out of hospital he can have anything he wants from Weasley wizards wheezes as get well soon presents."
Harry answered,
"Thanks George he like that."
He disappeared with a pop. Bill stood up next and replied,
"I should too I need to stop by and tell mum before returning home. I must warm you this condition is rare and dangerous and for Teddy sake I hope it has been caught early enough but please brace yourself it he takes turn for the worst I have seen it first hand."
Without another look at Anyone he threw power into the flames turning them green and disappearing.
That night Harry lay awake for hours trying to remove Bill's words from his head. What had Bill meant to warn them against did he really think Teddy was going to die? he could not even allow himself to think that. He would make sure Teddy received the best treatment no matter the cost. With that thought he fell into a restless sleep.
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