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- Chapter 9 – Life & Death
Two months had gone since Ron's wedding, Harry and Hermione were really careful about Malfoy's movements, nothing was wrong. Hermione was really nervous these months about Ginny's warning, she could felt that something terrible was about to happen. Harry couldn't relaxed her, she wasn't coming out of their house anymore, her eight months belly was keeping her pinned in couches, armchairs or bed. Jane (her mother), Moly and Luna were visiting her as much as they could, Harry had to be away in work for many hours per day, madame Pomfrey was visiting Hermione too for her practice, they had decide the labor would happening in home, with madame Pmofrey and Minerva for help Hermione deliver both babies. Hermione was really scared about the labor too, Moly was comforting her and explaining to her as much as she could manage to, but Hermione was still upset about everything. That was affecting the babies too, they were moving and kicking all the time and making their mother felling worst every passing day.
It was Sunday morning, Harry had the weekend off, he hadn't came in any contact with Aurors' office since Friday afternoon and he was really happy about it, he needed to relax and he liked he could do it with Hermione, he had woke up first and made breakfast for Hermione, she was still sleeping, Harry was ready to took the salver upstairs to his wife when the owl with Daily Prophet started hitting the glass of the kitchen's window. Harry opened the window, took the newspaper and paid the owl, he gave a look at the front page, ready to take the newspaper upstairs too and froze.
NEW ESCAPEMENT FROM AZKABAN!
THE REMAINING 8 DEATH EATERS ESCAPED THE FIRST HOURS TODAY,
4 DEMENTORS ARE WITH THEM!
The front page had eight pictures of the Death Eaters and a prologue above them, all the Death Eaters' pictures must be after Voldemort's fell, Harry could recognized some of the wounds on their faces which Harry had made to them.
Draco Malfoy, which had been free since two years ago, after six years in Azkaban helped to escaped from it, his aunt and uncle Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, plus six more Death Eaters, Nott, Rabastan Lestrange, Greyback, Goyle and Jugson. WARNING there are four dementors with them.
Aurors are trying locate the six wizards and the dementors, elves, trolls and other creatures are helping.
WARNING the Death Eaters must have some plan. In almost a month there is the ninth anniversary of Voldemort's fell from Harry Potter. Ministry can't explain how this happened again, the first time was with Sirius Black, almost twelve years ago and a year after many of them escaped for first time and recaptured after Voldemort's fell nine years ago.
"They are planning something for sure, is crazy that Malfoy found ways for communicated and made plans with them again, the dementors which are with them are trying find their kind of 'food' for sure, this is the reason they followed them." A source from the Ministry said early today, The Minister of Magic haven't made some comment yet.
Another owl came and started hitting the glass, Harry opened the window, took the letter and started reading it.
Harry,
The Death Eaters and the Dementors have probably you and Hermione as target, we are close to the anniversary and they may be wanting having their revenge, Malfoy have already informed them about Hermione's pregnancy for sure, please try be clamed and protect both of you, Hermione is really fragile right now, Nymphadora, Minerva, Bill, Fleur, Moly, Arthur, Ron and I will come for help and protect you as fast as we can, there is chaos in the Minisrty, Hogwarts and Diagon Aley, Aurors will come and try protect your house as fast as is possible, until then, keep your eyes open and be ready for anything, we'll all be there in afternoon.
Lupin
Harry couldn't believe it, he had to tell about it to Hermione, but how? She was nervous in the idea about it. He heard steps and tried hid the newspapers and the letter, Hermione came down in the kitchen, he turned and hugged her, her belly was pressing his body, he lowered and kissed her belly and then her lips.
"What did you try to hide from me?" Hermione asked, and he froze.
"Nothing baby, " Harry said and tried pulled her away but she graped the newspaper and looked at the front page, she paled. Tears appeared in her eyes. She started shaking.
"This is not true," she whispered, Harry hugged her and tried calmed her down.
"Hermione nothing will happen to you, or to our children, I promise." Harry said and started stroking her hair, she hadn't stop crying, she couldn't stop.
"They will attack, they know they can do it now, Harry, I beg you, don't let them hurt the babies," Hermione whispered desperately.
"I won't 'Mione, I'm here," Harry said and pulled her a bit away for looked at her. She saw the letter and picked it up, read it and a new horror sock hit her.
"They already believe we are a target," Hermione said and trebled worst.
"'Mione, look at me," Harry said and made her look at his face. "We are both Aurors, we know how to protect our selves. None will touch you or the babies, as I'm here, none will touch you, I swear I'll give my life for protect you and the kids." Harry said and hugged her again.
The next hours were really tensed, Harry and Hermione were sating in the living room, with their wands at the ready, they didn't talked allot, they were sating next to each other, hugged and just waiting. They ate something for lunch without really wanted to. Lupin and Tonks apparated first, Harry was ready to hex them but he released that they weren't enemies in time. Hermione was really anxious, Tonks tried calmed her, Moly, Arthur, Fleur, Bill and Ron came together, one after the other through the fireplace.
"Don't worry my dear, everything will be fine," Moly said and hugged Hermione who was trying relax on the couch.
"Don't worry mate, everything is fine," Ron said and tried calmed Harry who was standing close to a window.
"I don't care about me, if they attacked to Hermione I'll kill them all, I swear I do," Harry whispered between his teeth.
"Then, you'll not be alone I can promise that," Ron said and put a hand on Harry's shoulder for made him sure he was there as well.
Minerva came last, "I'm so sorry, I'm late but I had to answer to so many letters from worried parents," Minerva said and approached Hermione.
"How are you Hermione?" Minerva asked worried.
"Not good, I'm scared," Hermione almost whispered.
"Don't worry, everything will be alright." Minerva smiled at her.
All of them sat down and stood steel in silence for long, then they started talking about the possible attack and how they would cover the entire house.
"If they will apparate upstairs, we will hear their footsteps, the dementors will hit here, downstairs, I have the stronger patronus so I'll try hit them. Tonks, Bellatrix is your cousin, can you recognize her even under her hood?" Harry asked.
"Yes I can, the most fragile of all is you, Hermione, I think the best is to stay somewhere close to the fireplace for have the time to leave if someone attacks to you." Tonks said. Hermione just nodded and touched her belly, she scowled.
"'Mione what's wrong?" Harry asked worried.
"Nothing, I'm nervous, they're moving… that's the rule…" Hermione said and tried calmed her self.
"If you really have to leave by risking so much the best place is the school," Minerva said.
"We need a plan fow the option of them blocking the fiweplace thwough spells." Fleur said.
"This will be the worst thing, but I think they are not able to think so much, they will not have the time to act like that, they will only try to attack and leave, there are Aurors outside, just three but they are our first defense, we need to hit them straightly, I'm sure the dementors will be in front of them and not mixed with them." Harry said and looked at Hermione who was sweated and trying took deep breaths.
"'Mione, you are paled," Harry said and everyone looked at her.
"I'm fine, I'm just hurting a bit," Hermione answered.
"I think you should lay down, upstairs, this is to much for you" Moly said and started massaging her shoulders.
"Only if it's really necessary, she needs to be close to the fireplace and ready to live," Ron said and looked at his best friends. Harry was really worried about her.
"The necessary is to keep Hermione's babies saved and she needs to be calmed, and laid down," Moly said.
"She will be upstairs as a last option," Tonks said.
"We need a plan for an attack from the back side of the house." Remus said.
Everyone had started being nervous and was talking about random things and plans. An hour had gone.
"No we have to fight the dementors first, when you are fighting you can't have good memories in your mind." Tonks said.
"I can, and I will hit the dementors first for don't be around. They will be here for give their kisses and not just visit us." Harry said.
"We need to destroy their wands. I read in Daily Prophet that they still have some of Olivander's wands after all these years, hidden, we need to find ways to stop them before approached Hermione and blocked our exits." Arthur said.
"We need to be ready, I think they will hit close to midnight." Tonks said.
"Harry…" Hermione whispered in panic, but none noticed her.
"Or in the dawn. When we'll be tired." Moly said.
"We should call more Aurors, Hagrid will inform us if something happens in school." Minerva said.
"Harry…" Hermione repeated a bit louder but the rest were talking louder than her.
"Fred and George are protecting the Burrow…" Arthur said.
"But they are ready to appareat here any time we need them, they are looking at our family clock all the time, they'll be here if they see me, Arthur, Ron and Bill in "danger", so we'll have much more protection." Moly said.
"We should buy the same clock." Lupin said.
"Yeah it's really useful." Ron smiled.
"HARRY!..." Hermione screamed this time and everyone looked at her, she was sweated and trying took deep breathes again. Harry ran across the room and sat next to her.
"What is it honey? What's wrong?" Harry asked worried and looked at her body, there was liquid on the carpet.
"Ha-Harry, I think it's the time," Hermione whispered and looked at him in horror.
"This is—it's too early darling." Minerva whispered.
"Oh Merlin! The panic is the problem, we need Poppy," Moly shouted.
"She is- she is right, the labor started-- because I'm panicked." Hermione said and tried calmed but the first contracture hit her and she screamed in pain, Harry was socked, his mind started working again after some moments, he touched her belly, it was harder than usual.
"We- we need to led her upstairs, you can't stay here baby," Harry said and woke up first, he lifted her in his arms, and started waking, everyone was still paralyzed.
"Poppy, we need Poppy, I'll bring her," Minerva said and left through the fireplace.
"Fleur, we need towels, hot water and babies' clothes, come on follow me," Moly said to her daughter-in-law.
"We need to protect the hous—" Remus started but another scream from upstairs cut him.
Minerva was back with Madame Pomfrey after a few minutes, they had took with them many potions. They both went upstairs, Moly, Fleur, Tonks and Harry were already with Hermione, she was laid on the bed, taking breathes, Harry was sated next to her, his arm was supporting her back and the other was ready to broke cause of Hermione's handgrip, he didn't complained, Hermione was paled with her head a bit lowered close to Harry's body, she smiled weakly when she saw Madame Pomfrey coming in the bedroom.
"I though, you lost your- way," Hermione said angry.
"No, no honey we are here," Poppy said and smiled really calmed.
"Are they in danger?" Moly asked.
"No no, for twins, no it's normal, but Hermione, you need to relax, " Madame Pomfrey said, she checked Hermione, "You have time, you need to wait," she said after some moments.
"I'm not ready… I need time, much time," Hermione whispered in panic.
"You'll be fine baby, you're so strong." Harry said and kissed her sweated forehead.
"Harry you want to be here? If you think you can't handle it, is better to go out." Moly said.
Harry looked at Hermione, her gaze was pleaded him to stay with her, but it wasn't necessary, he wanted to stay with her anyway. "Of course I'll stay." Harry smiled at her.
"OK, every how many minutes she has contractures?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"Six,"
"Five,"
"Seven,"
"Four," Hermione managed to say and looked angry at everyone around her.
"OK, you need to be calmed, remember the book I—" Madame Pomfrey started but Hermione started screaming as well, Harry started whispering how beautiful, strong, clever, cute and good she is for comforted her. Tonks was ready to faint so she left the room in panic.
"OK, that – was – really strong." Hermione whispered after her screams.
"Fleur, please close the door, the men downstairs must be socked." Moly said.
An hour had gone, Hermione was screaming really often, Harry's hand had paralyzed.
"I- I can't anymore, why they are just not coming out of me..." Hermione said exhausted. "This pain is… I feel like I'm dying Harry," she whispered while tears leaked out of her eyes. He felt horrible knowing she was in so much pain and wasn't able to do anything to help her.
Madame Pomfrey checked her again, pointed to Minerva and Moly and then smiled at Harry and Hermione.
"Honey you are ready." Moly said.
"OK Hermione, you need to hold your breath and push as hard as you can, the first baby is ready to come," Madame Pomfrey said.
Harry smiled at Hermione, took a towel and wiped her forehead, "OK baby, you can do it, when the pain comes, just push." Harry said and he started shaking a bit.
"OK- I will," Hermione said scared. When she felt pain she started pushing really hard, she screamed and rose her body a bit in effort. Then she lowered her body back again.
"OK, we are really close, the head is out, just one or two pushes more and the first baby is out," Minerva said.
"Oh My—it's hurting so much," Hermione said and started crying again.
"It's OK baby, you're doing it very well, just one more time and the baby will be here." Harry said and kissed her forehead. He rose from behind her and sat closer to her belly, still keeping her hand. She squeezed it again and started pushing and screaming once more.
"He's out!" Madame Pomfrey said before Hermione stopped screaming a baby cry started hearing after it. Harry looked at her hands, a small baby was there, with black hair and beautiful emerald green eyes, crying.
"Harry, you can cut the cord," Minerva said and pointed to him a scissors, Harry took it with trembling hands and cut the cord between his son and Hermione, Moly pulled the baby in a towel and gave it to Hermione, Harry sat next to her again.
"He is so beautiful," Harry whispered, tears were running down their cheeks. "He looks like you," Hermione said and kissed his cheek. "He has your eyes." Harry smiled and cried at the same time, the baby was calmer and was watching Hermione, she smiled at him but another contracture made her screamed again, they all had forgot there was another baby on the way. Harry took his son and handed him to Fleur for cleaned him up, he returned to Hermione's side.
"I hope Lilly will be smaller, " Hermione said and tried breath.
"Hermione, with the next pain…" Minerva said.
"Yeah, I know what I have to do," Hermione gasped.
After some minutes Hermione started pushing again, the head of the baby was out, Hermione was gasping for air.
"Harry, promise me everything will be fine," Hermione almost screamed.
"I promise baby, just one, final push and our little girl will be here," Harry smiled at her.
Hermione started pushing again, after some screams and moments the second baby was out, a beautiful, brown hair and chocolate brown eyed baby girl was crying, Harry cut the cord like before, Moly put the baby in a towel and handed the little girl to her mom, Hermione lowered her body and took the baby I her arms.
"She looks like you, she is so beautiful, your baby version," Harry said and stroked his daughter's little head, "She is so beautiful," Hermione smiled and kissed him on the lips.
"They look exactly like you." Minerva said with tears on her cheeks.
Madame Pomfrey made some spells to Hermione and covered her with warm blankets. Fleur took Lilly for awhile and Moly brought little James back to his parents, some minutes after Lilly was in Harry's hands.
"Lets let them a bit alone." Minerva said and the four women came out of the room, Hermione was laid on the bed with her son on her chest. Harry was sat next to her with their little baby girl in his hug.
"Thank you," Harry said and kissed Hermione's forehead.
"I love you," Hermione smiled weakly at him.
"I love you too honey, and thanks you everything, for being here, for comfort me, forgive me, help me and love me." Harry said and looked at their son.
"Minerva is right, they really look like us." Harry smiled.
"Yes, they do," Hermione smiled and kissed her son's forehead.
"Are you still hurting?" Harry asked worried.
"Yes, but not like before, the pain is the last thing I care about," she said and rose her body a bit for look at her daughter. She started crying.
"What you think she needs?" Harry asked nervous.
"The obvious… after eight months in a belly the first think I wanted would be milk." Hermione smiled.
Harry woke up, put Lilly in her cot, then took James from Hermione and put him in his cot as well, helped Hermione sat on the bed, then brought Lilly in Hermione's hug, took James in his hug and started watching Hermione, she unbutton her shirt – there was a small scar there between her breasts, "gift" from Dolohov when he had cursed her years ago in the Ministry of Magic in their fight for the prophesy- and brought her baby close to her breast, Lilly found her mom's breast and started drinking her milk. That was another great experience for Harry, watching his love and their baby in that moment was so pure and beautiful, James started screaming as well. Lilly finished her first dinner and Hermione handed her to Harry as he was handing her their son, the baby boy started drinking his milk from the other breast of Hermione's. After some minutes both babies were laid and ready to sleep in their cots next to the bed which Hermione was laid and Harry sat next to her, stroking her hair and kissing her face.
"You are exhausted love, take a nap, I'm here," Harry whispered.
"Promise me, you'll protect them, not me, them," Hermione whispered as well.
"I promise baby, try sleep, you need to take some rest, you really look exhausted." Harry said and kissed her lips.
"I don't just look, I am," Hermione smiled and then closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
THUMB
"THEY'RE HERE! EXPELIAMUS!" A scream heard from downstairs and then many spells, things got smashed and then more screams.
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" Minerva's voice heard.
"GO UPSTAIRS!"
"COVER THE STAIRS!"
Some pops heard out of the bedroom and then new spells, Harry woke up first, Hermione forced her self to do the same.
"A DEMENTOR IS UPSTAIRS!"
"Stay here, I'll cover you." Harry said and took his wand out.
"Harry, the babies..." Hermione whispered, then took both of them in her hug, "Stay here for awhile I need some moments for cast the spell," Hermione said.
"What spell?" Harry asked her quickly.
"The same spell which your mother did for saved you, I need some moments for cast it." Hermione said and started it.
There was a chaos in the rest of the house, screams and spells. Hermione put the babies in the same cot behind her. "OK, if I die they will be protected." Hermione said, Harry didn't have something to say, the door opened widely and Bellatrix with a dementor entered the room. The dementor moved straightly close to them and the babies, the old sense of cold air was around them.
"Here you are, Mudblood, AVADA KEDAVRA!" Bellatrix screamed.
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" Harry screamed at the same time, the spell pulled the dementor back and the killing curse hit the creature, it fells down dead, its hood came out and the most disgusting face showed up, full of black veins and marks like wounds, Hermione took her wand, Rodolphus and Draco came next to Bellatrix.
"STUPEFY!"
"CRUCIO!"
"PETRIFICUS TOTALUS"
"EXPELLIARMUS"
"AVADA KEDAVRA"
"PROTEGO!"
"STUPEFY"
Many bright lights hit the five people after some moments, Hermione was on the floor screaming, Harry was trying stop the pain, Rodolphus was dead from the killing curse and Bellatrix with Draco were close to him, both bleeding.
"AVADA KEDAVRA" Bellatrix screamed again but wasn't pointing to Harry or Hermione, but to one of the cots, the curse hit and destroyed the empty cot, two baby cries were still heard in the room, before Bellatrix hit again Harry pointed his wand on her and screamed.
"CRUCIO!" Bellatrix fell down screaming as Hermione was from Malfoy's wand.
"ACCIO WAND!" Harry screamed and Draco's wand flew and came to his hand, Draco tried grapped Bellatrix's wand but Harry was faster.
"SECTUSEMBRA!" Harry screamed, Draco fell down, there were many deep cuts around his body. Hermione stopped screaming and woke up, Harry helped her stood. Bellatrix was still screaming on the floor, Moly and Arthur came upstairs. Harry and Hermione looked at Bellatrix, Harry made a movement with his wand and the Death Eater stopped screaming, Harry approached her as she was gasping for air and turned around for give him a deathly look, he punched her on the face.
"That was for Sirius!" Harry screamed, he punched her again, "That was for the attack here!" He screamed and punched her for a third time, "And that was for you and your bloody master." Harry was ready to punched her already bleeding face but Hermione whispered something and then she passed out. Harry ran close to her, he lifted in his arms and put her on their bed, she was exhausted, the labor and the curse made her more weak than ever. Harry covered her with a blanket and checked her weak pulse, Moly and Arthur banded the two alive Death Eaters and Moly came closer to Harry, her right arm was bleeding.
"Is everyone alright?" Harry asked her.
"Yes darling, Fleur and Ron have hit but Poppy is taking care of them, she'll be upstairs for check you, Hermione and the babies." Moly said and repaired the destroyed cot.
"I'm fine, the babies are only scared and tired, Hermione needs help, she is exhausted, that wasn't the first day of my children I wanted to be." Harry whispered.
"I know, but there are so many more to have with them, you both are fine, three Death Eaters are dead, two dementors the same." Moly said.
Madame Pomfrey came upstairs and check Hermione. "She is really tired, I'll give her a strong sleep potion mixed with a strength one, she'll be awake and stronger by tomorrow." She said.
"What about the babies?" Harry asked.
"They are a month earlier but as I saw before they are big and strong enough, I'll give them the same strength potion but in smaller doses, they'll be fine. Your arm is the bigger problem here," Madame Pomfrey smiled her cheek had a big scratch but she didn't do something about it for now.
Many Aurors came some minutes after for capture and take away the Death Eaters, the three dead Death Eaters were Rodolphus, Greyback and Nott, the rest were magically banded, the two dementors were trapped in cages, madame Pomfrey had healed the rest but kept them banded, Harry went closer to Bellatrix, she was unable to talk because of the punches and the curse she had accepted some minutes ago.
"I'll make sure you'll take the kiss in the next days, so go back to your jail and keep thinking that Hermione killed your husband and I made sure that you'll be a dead-alive in sorter then seven days." Harry whispered wildly to her ear. Then he turned to Draco's side.
"I told you, if you tried touch my family you'll be dead, so you'll take the kiss Malfoy, Hermione killed your mother, Ginny ran away, and I'll kill you! That's another promise and be sure! I'll keep it!" Harry almost screamed.
"The Mudblood killed my mother and made Ginny turned against me! She deserved a good lesson!" Malfoy screamed and Harry punched him hard.
"Mark my words! My promise stands and I'll do my best for keep it!" Harry screamed and punched him gain before Lupin graped his arms and pulled him away telling him it's not worth it.
The next morning everything was oddly quiet, Tonks, Lupin and Arthur had gone for the Ministry, Moly and Bill had made many spells around the house for keep the press people and the people from the village away from Harry and Hermione. Ron and Fleur were arresting on the couches in the living room, Minerva had left for the school and Harry was upstairs next to his asleep Hermione. She started waking up, Harry took her hand and kissed her palm.
"Hey," he smiled at her.
"Hey," she mumbled and smiled weakly.
"How are you feeling?" Harry asked.
"I'm OK, where are the children?" she asked more firmly.
"They are here," Harry pointed to the cots next to her and she turned her head, "They are both asleep, Madame Pomfrey said they are healthy." He smiled.
"How are the rest?" Hermione asked worried.
"Everyone is fine honey, the Death Eaters are back in prison, I'll make sure none of them will escapes again." Harry said and started stroking her hair.
"I though, we'll not survive this," Hermione said and looked at the cots again.
"For a moment… I though the same, but then I though that you have told me, I'm not going to get rid of you so easily or soon so I made my self sure everything would be fine." Harry smiled.
"When I saw her pointing her wand at me and casting the killing curse I though I'll never see you or the babies again." Hermione said and a tear ran down her cheek, Harry lowered and kissed her for wiped it.
"Sssh, it's ok honey, both of us are here, our babies are here," he smiled and kissed her lips, "You are so strong, stronger then I though, and I'm so proud of you. And you- you used my mother's spell for protect them." Harry said.
"Of course I did, I knew about this spell since our seventh year, before we destroyed the last Horcuxe, so I used it for be sure, it's still working you know… If one day-- I…" Hermione said.
"Ssh, this day is far away from now, I swear it is, you'll stay here, with me and our beautiful babies and you will be trying calm me when Lilly brings her first boyfriend in house and when I will be screaming and jumping around because James will be the Quidditch team captain in his school team, so, to die soon is out of the question." Harry smiled and shared with her a deep, loving kiss.
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