Life went quietly for the next several months. Harry was growing bigger by the day. Draco had become a mother hen watching over Harry like a hawk. He sneered or Malfoy glared at anyone who made noises too close to him.

Harry was miserable. He was beginning to waddle and he felt like he would pop, making his stomach explode like a horrible alien parody. He was over it.

Voldemort began to make himself known, he was officially no longer hiding. He attacked London and several wizarding towns across England. The papers were filled with hexes, charms to ward your home, and defense spells. The war was looking more and more grim. Harry stopped reading the papers.

Draco kept in contact with Narcissa. She discreetly listened to her husband's ramblings for anything that would help them. She constantly sent them news on Voldemort's plans but they could do nothing to stop him.

Snape found a potion in one of Salazar's potion books that would cancel out any vow made by magic. It took four months to brew. He was into the second month and still needed to procure one last ingredient that needed to be added last, the tooth of a Nundu. They were trying to find one but so far had failed. Harry was debating going to damn Africa and looking for the creature. He was told to 'shut it' when he told them they should get a portkey.

Neville was still listening to gossip. Ron and Hermione had gone straight to Dumbledore and told him of their meeting with Harry. Dumbledore had listened to them, ushered them out then left the school and had not returned. McGonagall was furious and the school governors led by Lucius Malfoy were trying to get Dumbledore fired.

Ron left Dumbledore's office and went straight back to his dorm and tried to convince Seamus, Dean and Neville that Harry had gone dark. Neville said nothing but told Harry, Seamus had called Ron daft and told him to stop being such a prat. Dean had quit talking to Ron all together and the DA meetings were canceled because no one wanted to go and listen to Ron and Hermione rant about Harry.

Draco had conjured Harry glass sculptures to throw after he read the note from Neville. The sound of glass shattering was an ever constant sound in Grimmauld now.

Lupin moved in when Harry hit his seventh month of pregnancy. Snape informed them that Harry could go at any time. Harry was upset and happy. They'd had no time to shop and there was no baby stuff in the house. Harry was on panic mode.

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"Just give me the damn book Draco."

Draco looked down at Harry not fearing his pregnancy wrath at all. "You don't scare me Potter and I will not let you put my babies in plebeian confinement. What is this you are trying to order?"

Harry jerked the catalogue out of his hands. "It's a baby swing. You can put the baby in it and it rocks them."

Draco scoffed. "Why are you looking at only muggle stuff?"

"I can't go to a wizarding baby shop, and I can't go into a muggle store because… man pregnant."

Draco opened his mouth to speak and Harry opened his mouth to start screaming. They were halted when Dobby popped into the room with Narcissa in tow.

"Mother?"

Harry's eyes went wild as he took in her perfect appearance.

"Dragon, I'm so glad to see you safe. I'm sorry, I had Dobby come and get me. I hope you will let me stay."

Harry and Draco's eyes met. Harry nodded. Narcissa looked Harry over and she smiled. "Draco told me of your pregnancy a few weeks ago. I figured you wouldn't be able to go out and shop. I snuck into the attic and shrunk all of Draco's things and packed them along with mine. I found two cribs. One was Draco's and one was for a child a few generations back."

Harry smiled before turning back to Draco and snarled. "I'm still getting the swing."

Narcissa grinned at their interaction. "What swing?"

Harry moved showing her the picture in the catalogue. Narcissa grinned then plopped down in the floor beside Harry. Draco and Harry's eyes popped out but didn't comment on it. They both sat as she went through the catalogue with Harry picking out things he would need. They circled what he needed so Fred and George could shop for him.

Narcissa's eyes went wide. "Oh, I forgot the most important thing. I found your missing piece."

Harry looked at her confused. She moved pulling out a shrunken trunk from her bag and resized it. She opened the trunk and pulled out a bag. Harry already knew what it was before she opened it.

"You found the cup."

"It was in Bella's vault. I'd forgotten about it. The Dark Lord gave it to her before he fell in the first war. She hid it in one of the Lestrange Vaults. I remembered when I overheard her arguing with Lucius about who was more favored. She reminded him she held something sacred to her Master. I packed while they were in a meeting. I told Lucius I was going to go shopping in Paris and left. I still have access to her vault because she never transferred her vault over. The vault she was using was her dowry vault."

Harry laughed then doubled over and screamed. It felt like his entire stomach was being ripped apart. He looked back up to Draco who was stunned looking at him. Harry began to panic and bit his lip.

"Draco?" Harry could barely whimper as the next pain made him fall forward. "Get Snape!"

Draco dropped everything he was holding and ran. Narcissa moved sliding over and took his hand. "Harry, I need you to breathe. I'm going to levitate you upstairs to bed. I want you to stay still for me."

Harry shook his head. "Snape made a room down here for me. They have everything set up."

Narcissa nodded and levitated Harry carefully following his directions. She moved him slowly through the flat and got him ready. She helped him out of his clothes and into the ones Snape had laid out for him. Snape ran into the room and began pouring potions down his throat as Harry shook from the pain. It took the potions several minutes to work and then Harry was dead to the world.

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Harry woke several hours later to the sound of laughter. He cracked his eyes open, his hands automatically going to his stomach. He whimpered seeing nothing but his flat stomach.

"Harry!" Draco's voice was sobering and he looked up. "Everything's fine. Snape had the babies out in minutes and healed you afterwards. You will be sore for the next few days and your magic is depleted but you will be fine."

Harry looked around the room. "Where are they?"

Draco smiled and pushed over a bassinet that had two small babies curled around each other. Draco looked at them in wonder as Harry stared down at them. Harry couldn't look away. Draco moved to stand beside him and their fingers laced.

"Look how beautiful our babies are."

Harry laughed, tears filling his eyes. He moved to them sliding his fingers to the bassinet. He didn't know which one to touch first.

Snape ran into the room his face white. "Hogwarts has fallen. The wards are down. The Order is losing."

Harry looked up to him devastated. "I haven't even had time to touch them."

Snape stepped into the room. "Harry, we can do whatever you want. We can hide let them deal with their own mess. I don't give a damn if the entire wizarding world burns."

Draco was watching them. "What…"

Harry looked at his children and leaned over to kiss them. They smelled like baby powder and sweat pea. He would never know what color their eyes would be or if they would look like their fathers.

His hands shook as he turned back to Snape. "Stay with them while I talk to Draco."

Harry grabbed Draco and pulled him out of the room to their bedroom. He had two choices, let the world burn and stay with his children or die. His heart ached but he understood his children and family's future was more important.

Draco followed Harry not speaking but he was beginning to panic.

"I want you to name them James Sirius and Lily Sara. You have to be their everything now."

"What are you talking about?"

Harry moved to his closet and pulled out clean clothes and began to change. Draco was pacing.

Harry turned back to him "I didn't tell you everything. There is one secret only Dumbledore and Snape know. I am a horcrux. I have to die for Voldemort to die."

Draco froze and whipped around facing him and began to shake "No. No. No."

Harry finished dressing and slid his wand into his pocket. He moved to the trunk and opened it. The smell of home was still there. He leaned over just letting it wash over him. Draco dropped in the floor beside him. Harry reached inside and pulled out the bracelet. He turned giving it to Draco.

"Keep it safe. They gave me this on my birthday." Harry moved the chain to show them the small little hearts with the initials. "I love you, Draco."

Draco watched him, the bracelet gripped like a lifeline in his hand. Harry watched Draco's lip quiver then he moved jerking Harry to him. "You can't do this. Harry… please… You are my family. You are my best friend, my brother… my family. How can you do this? You have to stay with us."

Harry leaned back and saw tears matching his own on Draco's face. He lifted his hand and soothed away a tear with his thumb. "Draco, to protect all of you, I have to go."

Draco jerked Harry too him closer. "Please… Merlin…"

Harry lifted his wand and stunned him. Draco collapsed in his arms. Harry sobbed. He picked Draco up and moved to the bed and laid him down. He didn't turn back and walked downstairs. Snape was waiting for him in the hall with Fred and George.

"I'm going. I don't care what happens, do not go to Hogwarts. I have to die but you don't. I demand you take care of each other and… my children."

Everyone nodded. Fred and George moved wrapping around him. Harry looked up to Snape and Snape nodded with glazed eyes. Harry stood back and turned away from them and apparated to Hogwarts.