A.N. Ok, did think that this chapter would take longer to write considering how messy RL is at the minute, but this chapter really wanted to be written! Hope you enjoy it, little bit of violence at the beginning.
Also, osrry if I haven't made it clear but Tom does not look Snake faced in my story, he looks about 35, with his black hair but still the red eyes.
Last Time
"So, not only did you fail to remove that…that…parasite from Harry's body, but you allowed him to escape, run rings around the Order humiliating us, he ran straight to our enemy, and you failed to put him under the oath!" Hestia Jones hissed glaring at Albus. And there Severus saw it had begun, the unravelling of the Order.
"I will go and see what information I can gather on this to try and do damage control, and if they plan any more articles," Severus said standing and making his way to the door, he was struggling to keep a smirk from his face and he had gotten most of the reactions he wanted. Tonks and Molly were now shrieking at each other, Remus was sitting pale and slumped in his chair, he reckoned the section the Dark Lord had added about 'the werewolf whose friends stood by him through thick and thin, who had never turned their backs on them, had attacked the young pregnant teen who had trusted and cared for him as the last remaining link to his parents and beloved godfather' had hit him hard.
"Professor," Ron hissed hurrying over to him just as he reached the front door, the red head checking over his shoulder as he made his way to Severus.
"Mr Weasley," Severus nodded.
"I was wondering whether you could give this to Harry from us," Ron asked pushing a letter into Severus's hand. "Is it true, you-know-who asked him to be his consort and gave him the Slytherin ring?" Ron asked quickly.
"Yes its true. He…Harry is very happy," Severus told the teen seeing the concern in his eyes.
"Hermione said that they both really seem to care for each other," Ron nodded.
"They do, Harry is falling in love with him, and I think My Lord might be in love with him already," Severus said honestly.
"Thank you," Ron smiled at him shocking the older man.
"Yes well, I need to leave, I'll pass this on," Severus nodded before hurrying to leave the house.
"I just can't wait till they read the Quibbler," Ron chuckled as he closed the door behind Severus, the smirk on both their faces saying exactly how much they were looking forward to it.
Chapter twelve
Tom yawned slightly and reached his arm out for the warmth that he was now used to beside him of a night time. He paused when all he felt was cold sheets, his hand moving around slightly to confirm what his brain already knew before he jerked upright looking around the room worried. Harry wasn't anywhere in the room and through the darkness he could see that the bath room door was open but there was no light inside.
Scrambling out of bed he hurried to check in the bathroom anyway but found it empty. His heart thundering in his chest and his pulse thundering in his ears he felt sick as he moved to the doorway of their bedroom, reaching out slowly to the door knob and turning it with a growing feeling of dread in his chest, the feeling of a weight pressing down on it and what he recognised as panic drowning through his system and making his magic crackle and burn through his system, desperately reaching out to try and find Harry.
He opened their bedroom door and stepped out into the cold corridor of his manor, moving faster than he had ever done in his life he raced through to corridors that suddenly seemed endless searching in every room for his consort, red eyes frantically scanning each and every room, his heart beat growing faster and faster when every room turned up empty.
As he stepped into another corridor he barely recognised everything seemed to slow down, his heart rate was still a panicked, fast beat but his body felt as though it was weighed down, every step was like trying to walk through quick sand and he struggled to heave in breaths through his pained chest. Reaching out for the door knob of the door he stepped outside he sucked in one painful breath before stepping inside.
It was the room that they had been keeping the baby's things in until they decided on how they were going to do the nursery, Harry had just been teasing him the night before about painting it red and gold before he had burst out laughing when Tom had playfully snapped his teeth beside his ear before nipping the ear lobe.
The room was red, but not completely, it was splattered with red, and as he turned his eyes around the room he felt his heart stop and his breathing stutter as his gaze fell on Harry, Harry who despite everything he had been through was so full of life and laughter, despite everything always welcomed him with a warm smile and warm green eyes that made Tom feel more at home than he had anywhere else in his life.
His Harry who was now sprawled out in the middle of the floor, the walls and carpet around him stained red with his blood, his stomach that had held and protected their growing son slashed open, an empty space. And as he stared horrified those green eyes, pain filled, lost, nearly dead turned to him.
"You promised you would protect us!" Harry wheezed out accusingly, a small trickle of blood slipping from his lips and staining his white cheek red.
"I…I…I tried…I don't…" Tom shook his head as he stopped to his knees staring at the man he loved, the man he was in love with, dying in front of him.
"You always fail don't you Tom, no matter how hard you try and how much you think you succeed, you'll always fail, always weak, always that weak little boy that came to Hogwarts. I knew as soon as I looked at you how wrong you were. You don't deserve happiness, you don't deserve love!" Dumbledore stepped out of the shadows of the corner of the room, a bloody screaming baby held carelessly in his arms.
"No…please…" Tom reached out his arms for his son.
"You don't deserve love, you don't deserve a son, what have you done to deserve his love? To deserve his son? What sort of father are you going to be to him? You, whose own father was so disgusted by your very existence! You think that you can have this? You truly believed that you were going to be able to play happy families?" Dumbledore laughed, his blue eyes ice cold chips as he raised his wand and pointed it at the small baby in his arms.
"No…" Tom breathed out making to stand up.
"Avada…."
"TOM!" Tom jerked upright trying and failing to catch his breath, his skin was sweat soaked and his heart beat to fast to keep track of. His red eyes frantically scanned around himself until he found Harry's worried green eyes, the teen sitting next to him in bed, his hand still resting on Tom's arm where he had clearly been trying to wake him.
Before he could stop himself he ripped back the covers and yanked up Harry shirt, one hand stroking over the bump there, the other resting over Harry's chest, desperate to find the heart beat there, desperate to feel it underneath his hand.
"Tom, Tom its alright, it was just a dream, its fine, we're safe, we're here, its alright," Harry's soft, soothing voice and gentle hands helped sooth away the immediate panic in him, closing his eyes as he felt Harry's heart beat, his hands stroking his face, the skin warmed metal of his consort ring brushing his cheek bone whenever Harry got that far up.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so so sorry," the words spilled form his mouth before he could stop them. He was stunned to feel his eyes burning, tears welling up where they had not been in decades.
Lips brushed over his eyelids before sliding over his cheeks and then brushing gently at his lips, all the comfort that they meant sinking in him and warming him.
"Tom it was just a dream," Harry soothing not stopping stroking his face in soothing gestures.
"It was so real, I couldn't…I wasn't there in time he…you…you were…and…the baby…he had the baby and…I couldn't protect you, either of you…" Tom gasped out a shudder running through his body as the memories of the dream shot through his mind again.
"Tom, it didn't happen, we're here, safe with you. I trust you with my life and more importantly I trust you with our son's! I know you would burn every inch of this world and everyone that came in between you protecting him if you had to," Harry said with such surety in his voice that Tom opened his eyes to meet determined, fiery ones.
"You as well," Tom admitted, his hands stroking over the bump of Harry's stomach.
"I'm not some damsel in distress, I know you can protect me, but I will fight tooth and nail against anyone that tries to take me away from you," Harry smiled leaning forwards to kiss him.
"I don't deserve you," Tom shook his head the words from the dream echoing back to him. "I don't deserve this, this chance at happiness, of a family, of love, I don't deserve it,"
"Well you have me now and I'm not going anywhere, and I would burn everything on this earth to stay at your side. Tom you deserve love and happiness, a family and a home as much as anyone if not more, and you already have it, all of it," Harry said firmly, clutching Tom's face in his hands and making him look at him.
"All of it?" Tom frowned uncertain he was hearing this right.
"All of it! I love you Tom, and me and our son, we're not going anywhere now. You're stuck with us," Harry smiled as Tom's breath caught in his chest and he stared at Harry wide eyed.
"You…truly?" He blinked stunned as the words tried desperately to sink into his brain, but it just wouldn't accept them.
"I love you, and our son will love you," Harry nodded.
"I…Harry I can't….not yet I…I'm sorry I…"
"Shush, when you're ready to say them, I'll be ready to hear them. You don't have to say it out loud for me to feel it," Harry shook his head, his eyes still warm and his smile even brighter. "Now lie down, its still early, go back to sleep," Harry urged him gently back down onto the mattress and pulled the covers over them.
"I don't want to dream again," Tom breathed out clenching his eyes shut.
"Then dream of something good, I'm here, I'm not going to let anything hurt you, even your dreams, relax," Harry settled down beside him and wriggled into his side, the bump of his stomach resting against Tom's side and just as Harry stopped wriggling there was a swift thump that Tom felt against his side. "Oh! This position is actually really good!" Harry sighed happily.
"Your back isn't hurting?" Tom asked. The last week and a half it had been slightly difficult to try and find a position for Harry to lie in that was comfortable for him.
"Nope, and it doesn't feel like your son is trying to squish all my organs either," Harry grinned.
"Why is he my son when he is kicking your bladder or lodging himself in your ribs, or trying to squish your organs?" Tom asked amused, shifting just slightly so he could rest his hand on the bump, needing the extra contact.
"Because I don't like to think of the fact that it is my son nearly making me wet myself and playing football against my organs," Harry laughed, the sound soothing something ragged in Tom.
"So he is going to be my son when he misbehaves and yours when he's good?" Tom raised an eyebrow.
"No, he's your son when he misbehaves, and our son when he's good," Harry said with a tone stating he should have known that, playfulness clear in his tone.
"Ah, I understand how it works now," Tom said dryly drawing another laugh from Harry.
"Go to sleep, you have that meeting in the morning," Harry leaned up slightly and brushed their lips together before settling back at his side, his hand gently brushing over Tom's collar bone to shoulder and back again in a soothing motion that, to Tom shock, had him drifting off again fairly quickly, his dreams this time thankful empty.
Tom, Fenrir and Lucius blinked at each other for a second before they were on their feet and racing through the corridors of the manor towards the Green room where, as they feared, the explosion had clearly come from given the smoke billowing from underneath the door. Just as they reached the room the door flew open and Harry, Severus, Rabastan and Rodolphus stumbled out coughing and choking.
"I am so sorry!" Harry blurted out as soon as he saw Tom, a blush appearing underneath the soot marks covering his face.
"Are you hurt? What the hell happened? Lucius summon Healer Burns now! Harry?!" Tom rambled as his hands flitted over Harry trying to check for any harm.
"It was my fault, my magic just…over swelled. Rabastan and Rodolphus were just teasing me like normal but I just…lost my temper and then the next thing…boom! The sofa they were sitting on blew up. I'm sorry, are you both ok?" Harry tried to turn to see them but Tom was still searching him for injuries.
"We're fine, a little crispy around the edges but fine," Rodolphus smiled at him.
"My Lords I…erm…" Healer Burns skidded to a stop blinking at the sight of the four of them covered in soot and smudges.
"I'm fine really!" Harry shook his head.
"Harry please, you inhaled smoke, let him check you out," Tom's tone was tight and held enough of a vein of pleading that Harry sighed and nodded.
Tom led the way back to his study, where they found the four leaders that Tom, Fenrir and Lucius had been in a meeting with pressed against the wards in the front of the doorway which prevented them from accessing the rest of the manor concerned.
"Sit down," Tom ushered Harry into one of the seats in front of his fire place as his guests shuffled quickly out the way, their eyes wide as they stared at Harry.
"Tom calm down, I'm fine," Harry took his hand as he settled into the chair and motioned Burns forward from where he was standing unsurely in the doorway. The magic was crackling around Tom dangerously making even the Healer hesitate. Given the go ahead Burns quickly made his way forward and started running scans on Harry and the baby while the others hovered nervously in the background.
"There was a little bit of smoke inhalation but I have vanished that from your lungs, the baby is completely fine," He assured them a few minutes later stepping back.
"I have no idea what happened!" Harry said frustrated.
"I believe that it is your hormones my Lord reacting with your magic," Severus said from the doorway, clearly fighting not to look amused.
"Its not funny! I just blew up the sofa my friends were sitting on!" Harry huffed.
"Its alright we know you love us and wouldn't really want to hurt us… most of the time," Rabastan laughed.
"Please Merlin do not do that to me again, I thought we were under attack," Tom pressed his lips to Harry's firmly.
"Sorry," Harry winced pulling Tom in for another kiss.
"Lord Harry may I introduce Lord Samuel of the French Werewolf community, Lord Gregori of the Veela community, Lady Cassandra of the Paris Vampire coven and Lady Allison of the seers community in Germany," Lucius made the introductions smoothly. "My Lords, Ladies, this is Lord Harry, My Lords consort,"
"So you are the mate we have been hearing so much and too little about," Gregori smiled as he bowed lowly to Harry.
"I'm sorry for interrupting your meeting," Harry blushed even darker.
"None sense, it gives us the pleasure of being able to congratulate you face to face," Cassandra let out a tinkling laugh that had Harry been a lesser man, cough Ron cough, would probably have had him drooling. The large amount of cleavage her shirt was showing off helping as well.
"Thank you," He smiled at her honestly.
"To be honest it was news of your presence here that made me and my brethren agree to meeting with your mate finally," Allison smiled warmly at him.
"Me?" Harry asked surprised, looking at Tom to that it was news to him as well.
"A man with a mate and a baby on the way can not be as cold and heartless as the rumours said. And indeed it is true," Gregori chuckled, his eyes flicking to where Tom's were absently over Harry's stomach.
"It does make him a little sleep deprived though," Fenrir said amused.
"Hey!" Harry pouted. "He said he wanted to experience as much of the pregnancy with me as possible,"
"I did not exactly have being shoved out of bed at three in the morning to wake me up and send me for mango ice cream, a mars bar and a meat feast pizza in mind when I said that," Tom rolled his eyes.
"I was hungry!"
"You could have called the elves,"
"But they wouldn't have been able to go to a muggle shop to get my mars bar for me!" Harry smirked. "Which you didn't do anyway!"
"I'm a Dark Lord!" Tom glared.
"That's no excuse to go barging into Severus's room at quarter past three in the morning and sending him out to get a handful of every muggle sweet in the shop," Harry glared back. "Its your son that's giving me the damn cravings, you should get them!"
"And I should just walk into a muggle shop with red eyes?" Tom raised his eyebrow.
"Muggles are walking around with coloured contacts in all the time now, it wouldn't get a third glance. And who in the wizarding world is going to believe a sighting of you in the local corner shop buying sweets?"
"He has a point my Lord," Fenrir smirked.
"Don't you start getting involved again," Tom snapped to which Fenrir just smirked back unrepentantly. Harry leant up and pecked a kiss to Tom's lips, relaxing the glare that had started to form and getting a roll of red eyes before Tom leant in to kiss him softly. When they turned back remembering Tom's four leaders they found them watching the exchange with smiles.
"It is nice to see you so content and with a mate my friend," Samuel smiled, speaking for the first time since Harry had entered the room.
"You're…"
"Worse than a kitten or a puppy, yes I know," Harry finished Tom's exasperated sentence patting his arm.
"We hear that you are having a boy?" Gregori smiled.
"Yup, only two more months left," Harry nodded brushing his hand over the top of his bump.
"Are you all ready for him?" Cassandra asked as Tom transfigured seats for them all in front of the fire.
"Mostly, we have more clothes that we need to get and some more toys from ourselves, but we are being inundated with gifts from our followers for him," Tom said sitting down beside Harry linking their fingers together. Harry had to stop himself from making any expression at the 'our' part of the sentence, he was thankful that his Slytherin side was flourishing surrounded by so many and the heir himself.
"Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the arrival, all over the wizarding world I believe. The Daily Prophet has been kept well informed?" The question was clear in Allison's voice.
"We decided that it would be for the best for Tom's side to tell the wizarding community about the baby and his progress. Tom has had some bad and misunderstood publicity, we're trying to fix that," Harry nodded.
"A baby will do that, I believe the scan picture was well received," Cassandra let out another tinkling laugh.
"That was for Harry's friends as well, it has become a little difficult to exchange communications with them as they are back at Hogwarts or being watched closely, we put the scan in mainly for them to see it," Tom said squeezing Harry's hand. The lack of ability to talk to his friends was upsetting to him, but he knew plans were being made for Yule.
"We hear that the so called light side are having a bit of a tough time of it lately," Samuel smirked.
"The news reports that we issued are more than doing their jobs. The Ministry is also being ripped apart for their severe lack of ability and thought to check in on muggle born and half born children. Several of Dumbledore's Order members have been arrested for being part of a vigilante group, three of whom where on the Wizengamot narrowing down Dumbledore's field of control in there," Tom nodded.
"It's looking extremely hopeful that without those supporters in the meeting we'll be able to push through the start of Tom's laws on Magical Beings," Harry added.
"You think you will be able to start pushing them through already?" Cassandra asked shocked.
"There is enough distrust in Dumbledore now that people are starting to see through his lies and manipulations, the arguments that he makes to hold back magical being and creature laws by pointing the finger towards the Ministry and myself are no longer holding, and with a portion of his supporters removed from the Wizengamot, and others nervous of showing too much support in him the grey families are more likely to side with my own supporters in the Wizengamot. I am seriously hopeful that in the next meeting next month we will at least be able to have the law that states all werewolves must be announced to the Ministry revoked," Tom nodded giving Harry's hand a thankful squeeze.
"The public are beginning to call out louder and louder for the investigation into Dumbledore and McGonagall, they are also calling out louder and louder for Dumbledore to be called out on charges for the things he did against Lord Harry," Lucius added.
"Lucius is doing a wonderful job at stirring up the Governers of the school as well, I would be seriously shocked if they made it to Yule still being at the school, and once Dumbledore loses one base like that he will quickly unravel," Harry smiled at the Malfoy Lord, visibly managing to shock him a little.
"The public are currently torn between yourself and Dumbledore it seems?" Gregori asked Harry, his face friendly but his eyes flashing with political interest.
"Dumbledore has been an active icon in our world for much longer than I have, and they are finding it little confusing and difficult that I am now siding with the person I am famous for defeating and not only that but carrying his heir. We plan on releasing information about Tom's own childhood, his true aims and how Dumbledore has managed to twist his true aims and make them into something that benefited Dumbledore. I am also planning on doing an interview explaining my choices and some of the less personal aspects of mine and Tom's relationship, as soon as the uncertainty as to how I could become involved with Tom is removed I have no doubt that people are going to be turning on Dumbledore very quickly. When a portion of my friends follow, even more so," Harry said calmly.
"Why have you chosen…Lord Voldemort as your mate?" Allison asked slowly, smoothing out a wrinkle in her powder blue dress as the only sign of nerves at asking such an intimate question. Harry considered for a second glancing at Tom before smiling at turning back to the entire room who were clearly eagerly waiting for his response.
"At first, I was exhausted, hurt emotionally and betrayed and terrified out of my mind for my child's life. I wasn't entirely sure what I would face, but I felt that Tom would want his heir and look after our son. So I came here. Within a day I was able to see that he wasn't who I had been led to believe he was, he cared for me as well as the baby and I felt safer here than I have ever done in my life, he got angry on my behalf over wrongs done to me where no one else that was supposed to look out for me aside from my friends had. And then I realised that Tom has the huge potential to love me the way I have always wanted and to be the family that I have always wanted, and I wanted to be the same for him. Love isn't exactly meant to be logical, it just is," Harry shrugged.
"You will be judged, perhaps harshly for this choice," Samuel pointed out.
"I always have and always will be judged for any decision that I make. I would rather be judged for something that I want more than anything and that can make me happier than I have ever known, and make our son happy and safe, than bow down to what some people expect of me," Harry said firmly.
"You yourself will no doubt have be judged for your choice of mate," Cassandra looked to Tom who just smirked.
"Of course they have. It of course helps that Harry has helped practically hand us the war, his presence alone will do a huge part for our side, his bloodlines ease a lot of it as well, the presence of my heir that my people despaired of. But they judge of course the fact that Harry used to be prominently on the light side, fought against me quite strongly and the fact that after so long of being alone I have suddenly decided to take a consort. But I have never been one to make the classical or easy choice, I don't want someone who will bow and cow tow to my every demand, I don't want someone who wants the fame and power my position will give them. I want my consort to want and love me simply because of me, and I want to be able to make a family with someone like that, to have the love that I have never really known that Harry offers me freely for no hidden purposes. He gives me hope and makes me a better version of myself, and those who doubt us will soon see that," Tom's tone didn't change but his eyes warmed and said it all as he looked at Harry.
"Damn it," Harry coughed as he looked down scrubbing at his eyes. "Sorry, sorry, its my damn hormones!" he choked through his heavy tears that had had everyone looking seriously worried.
"We will come back tomorrow to sign our allegiance, you had a scare, we will respect the time you need with your mate," Samuel stood and bowed to the two of them.
"We appreciate it," Tom nodded but Harry could see that he was pleased with the acceptance of his alliance.
"Thank you for your time, both of you," Allison stood and curtsied.
"Its been highly enlightening and interesting. And a definite pleasure to meet the man who managed to capture a Dark Lord's heart," Cassandra smirked.
"I look forward to seeing you both again, and the best of luck with everything, and the best of health to the three of you," Gregori bowed.
"I'm sorry for interrupting your meeting, and for erm, getting overwhelmed like that," Harry blushed slightly making to stand, automatically accepting Tom's hand and his help to stand up.
"There is nothing at all to apologise for. It has been a pleasure meeting you," Samuel shook his head.
Harry stood at Tom's side watching as the four of them flooed out before the Dark Lord motioned for the others to leave them, which they did with bows of their own. Burns looking a little wide eyes and stunned at what he had witnessed. As soon as the door was closed behind them Tom turned and sat down in the seat Harry had just vacated.
"Tom?" Harry asked nervously, worried that he had done something wrong. He knew how little Tom liked to show his feelings and himself to others.
"Come here," Tom held out his hand gracefully. Harry made his way over and slipped his hand into Tom's, allowing himself to be sat on Tom's lap sideways before Tom gripped his face and proceeded to kiss him firmly enough that his toes curled, he had been sure that that was only in the books that Hermione liked to read.
When Tom pulled away Harry gulped in a breath and followed his lips, gripping Tom's robes and tugging him back against him, fire burning through his veins as lust ignited through his body where it lay so close to the surface lately. And as normal Tom seemed able to sense it.
Harry groaned into Tom's mouth when he was lifted and carefully placed onto the rug in front of the merrily crackling fireplace, Tom rolled him a little onto his side to prevent him from being uncomfortable before he moved to gently undo Harry's trousers and ease them down over his legs.
Harry watched with wide eager eyes as Tom slowly and carefully kiss his way up Harry's legs, pausing to nip and lick the underside of Harry's knee, making his way up the tender insides of his inner thighs with more kisses, nips and licks that had him fully erect and panting with pleasure before Tom had gotten him any closer to where he needed Tom's touch the most.
"Tom, Tom please, I need you," Harry murmured, his hands tugging on Tom's shoulders as he writhed slightly.
"What do you want?" Tom breathed out, arousal heavy on his own voice in direct reaction to his lover's need.
"I want you inside me," Harry groaned out freezing Tom in place where he was kneeling over Harry's flushed body.
"You mean…"
"I want all of you inside me, I want you Tom, please," Harry bent his legs up in offering, his green eyes glowing with desire as they looked at Tom.
"Harry, are you sure?" Tom hopes desperately the answer would be yes but he had to ask in case it wasn't.
"Yes!" Harry growled out and then they both looked at each other a little shocked when they were both suddenly naked with only the faint brush of magic over their skin. "Huh, that's much more handy than blowing things up,"
"Considering I as still wearing trousers and underwear I am seriously glad you didn't go for blowing up," Tom snorted before he dipped down and kissed Harry firmly. Harry wrapped his arms around Tom's neck, nipping the Dark Lord's bottom lip in a way that he knew drove him a little wild with lust. Sure enough Tom crushed their lips even firmer together, his hand skimming down Harry's chest in a slow drag of warm flesh that lit Harry's nerve endings a light as though Tom was leaving a faint warm burning path behind him. He drifted down to Harry's stomach where he briefly spanned his hand out over their son before he carried on down, cupping Harry's thigh and lifting his leg again, gently easing it up and open.
His fingers became wet with lube as they brushed over Harry's entrance, his eyes locking Harry's within his own red ones as he gently slipped his finger into Harry in one smooth motion, his eyes warm and tender as they gazed at Harry. When Harry's hips twitched in demand Tom smirked and slowly withdrew his finger to its tip before thrusting it back in getting a breath of pleasure from Harry as his hips wriggled again. Tom quickly but carefully added another finger, thrusting them into Harry in a firm, quick rhythm that quickly drew panting breaths and groans of pleasure as the fire in his stomach started to warm with pleasure as the friction and flicking over his prostate drove the arousal through him higher.
Tom had barely added another finger when Harry let out a loud frustrated groan, his nails biting into Tom's shoulders as he jerked himself down onto Tom's fingers making the older man groan himself in pleasure at the sight of Harry, pale skin flushed delightfully with pleasure and heat, his already red lips a deep blood red from him biting them in his pleasure, his green eyes were almost burning as they looked hungrily at Tom.
"Enough, I need you now! Please!" Harry managed to plead and demand at the same time leaving Tom unable to deny him even if he had wanted to.
"It will be easier with you on top," Tom said trying to get control of himself before his finished much too quickly.
"Yes, anything, Tom!" That was definitely a demand. Tom wrapped Harry's legs around his waist and rolled them so that Harry was seated on his hips. Seeing Harry already wriggling down to his erection Tom quickly summoned more lube and slicked himself up, touching himself as little as possible before he grabbed Harry's hips to help ease his movement.
He dropped his head back onto the rug when Harry reached back and held his erection in place as he lifted himself up and guided Tom to his entrance before lowering himself down with a speed that would have made Tom worried had Harry not let out a loud and clearly pleasure groan, his head dropping back and his eyes closed as he stilled once his arse cheeks were settled against Tom's thighs.
Tom was glad for the pause as he stared up at his beautiful consort, pleasure wracked, his swollen stomach holding the son he had truly believe he would never have, all glowing in the firelight that kept them warm from his left. Unable to stop himself he reached up and stroked over Harry's stomach as his other hand stroked over his hip and bum. Harry eyes opened as he tipped his head forwards again and met Tom's gaze, his eyes holding lust, passion but also love that Tom hadn't believed he would be able to see in someone else's eyes for him.
Harry rested his hands on Tom's chest to get leverage before he gave a testing move of his hips, slowly raising himself and then dropping back down with a hum of pleasure that made Tom tighten his grip on Harry's hips and help guide Harry's next movement taking some of the pressure for him by bending his legs to give Harry something to lean against.
Harry quickly built up a rhythm, noises of pleasure spilling from his lips more and more when Tom shifted underneath him and managed to find the right angle for his erection to brush over his prostate. Tom watched as pleasure rocketed through Harry's system, his hips rocking and moving faster, Tom's own hips moving underneath him, thrusting up into Harry faster and faster himself as their bodies rocked together in sync, moans of pleasure coming from himself as well as he felt his own orgasm rocking closer through his body.
He drank in Harry's loud groan and almost full body shudder when Tom wrapped his hand around Harry red and swollen cock where it was weeping pre cum liberally now over their stomachs.
"Oh Merlin…Tom…Tom…yes…" Harry panted out, his hips speeding up even more until with a loud cry of pure pleasure Harry cried out as he came. It took only two more thrusts into Harry's pleasure tightened body for Tom to spill himself inside of Harry, arching himself and thrusting as deep into Harry as he could manage, groaning out his own pleasure to the room and Harry's ears.
Panting and trying to calm his furiously beating heartbeat, Tom carefully wrapped his arms around Harry and tilted them slowly so they were lying on their sides facing each other, still locked together intimately as their panting breaths mingled between them as they slowly came down from their high.
Tom realised nearly ten minutes later that he had been stroking his hand over Harry's stomach to his back and then repeating gently, unable to stop touching the man who was now his lover in every way.
"Wow," Harry grinned, laughing happily as he leant forwards to brush their lips together.
"You..drive me completely to the edge of my reason!" Tom shook his head making Harry laugh again. "I had plans for your first time to be in our bedroom, perhaps a special meal with just ourselves first, in a bed! Not on the rug in my office,"
"I prefer it this way," Harry said honestly curling his arm underneath his head to use as a cushion. "This is where our relationship changed that first night I came here, and I'm not one for doing things traditionally anyway. As long as it was you, I don't care where we were,"
"I…I love you Harry," Tom said slowly and almost uncertainly, but Harry heart jumped in his chest, the vulnerability and fear clear in Tom's eyes and his face, as well as his certainty.
"I love you too," Harry leant forwards and brushed their lips together gently, almost sealing the words between them where they lay tangled together in front of the fire.
"You think you're so clever Potter!" The snarl had Harry turning around wide eyed, his stomach sinking as he met the furious grey blue eyes of Draco. He had managed to avoid being left alone anywhere with Draco before now, barely being the same room with him at all, but Draco was away from school for the October week break and had apparently come to the manor with Lucius.
"Draco, you're not allowed in here without permission. If Tom finds you he'll be furious," Harry said calmly trying not to show his panic as he tugged himself to his feet, desperately not wanting to be seated in front of a clearly furious Draco who had apparently had time to wind himself up.
"Tom! You disrespect him by calling him by the name he didn't want! You disrespect him in front of everyone!" Draco snarled.
"Its Tom's choice what I call him, he has no problem with me calling him by his name," Harry said a little coolly.
"You're an embarrassment to him and the dark side, you think you can be consort? You think that you can do the title honour at his side?!" Draco sneered at him, his eyes looking him up and down with clear dismissal.
"Not right now no, but I am learning quickly. More importantly though I can be Tom's partner and who he needs at his side as a person and not as a leader," Harry said a little sharper than he had intended.
"You with your dirty blood and you're manipulations, what did you do to make him want you? What did you threaten him with to make him name you consort!" Draco laughed bitterly just as Blaise Zabini, Theo Nott and Pansy Parkinson skidded to a halt in the doorway taking in the exchange with wide worried eyes.
"I did nothing but treat him as a normal human being and offer him a real chance of love and family. I didn't trick or threaten him into it,"
"Please! I bet you threatened to take his heir from him, its not beneath you flithy mudbloods to do that!" Draco snorted.
"I would watch what you are saying and stop while you are ahead Draco. I know you have read the newspaper report on Tom's childhood we released last week, if you are calling me a mudblood then you are calling him even worse. And I would never take his son from him, never!" Harry snapped finally feeling his temper fraying.
"I would never call my Lord a mudblood! You…you twist words just like you twist and steal everything else, you probably threatened to abort the baby yourself unless he named you consort! If its even his!" Draco smirk weakened as Harry's magic visibly snapped around him.
"Don't you dare! I risked everything to protect our son, I went through torture to make sure he stayed alive and you think I would do all that and run into my enemies home on the chance that Tom would hear my out first? Your own arrogance and self worth shut off what brains you have! And I will remind you that you are talking to your Lord Consort, I suggest you leave now before you damage yourself completely, you're already slipping rapidly out of favour with only Lucius's position at my lover's side keeping you safe!" Harry spoke with forced calmness, unable to stop himself from digging the knife in a little by referring to Tom as his lover.
"You stole him from me! He was going to be mines! He was going to be my lover and place me at his side! I was going to be consort and rule at his side and be loved by the Dark Side and bear his heirs me!" Draco spat.
"Stop being such a blind and stupid, self centred, attention seeking deluded prat!" Harry roared his magic snapping furiously around him, stunning Draco. "You were never going to be his consort, you are immature and so focused on himself you would be terrible as the ruling half of the Dark Side. You are too interested in your own power and what you can get from it. Being a Lord is about responsibility for your people and your side, thinking how you can improve things for everyone and not just yourself! Your father is a good man but he gets ideas way above his station and your mother is so ambitious she is foolish. You were never going to be consort! And Tom is a man, a human being, not The Dark Lord he needs someone who loves him for him and not for the power they would gain at his side, and that is not the bearer that he wants for his children! My son is loved wholly by me simply because he exists, I love him because he is mines and now I love him because he is a part of me and Tom. I don't care about the blood that runs through his veins except for the fact that it is mines and Tom's, I don't care that he is the Dark Prince, all I care is that he is healthy and happy. Can you say that if you bore sons and daughters for Tom that you wouldn't love them first because of what they give you, the acknowledgement that you were carrying on the Slytherin line? You're a fool, and a child playing in games that you don't fully understand! You earn the right to things, you don't demand and expect them, especially not in love!" Harry roared.
"I…"
"I believe my consort has put up with your childishness for long enough," Tom's cold voice came from behind the three standing in the doorway making them start and jump out the way paling rapidly as they bowed.
"I…My Lord I was merely…" Draco tried to smile coyly at Tom before flinching as cold eyes drilled into him before Tom swept across the room to Harry, his hands cupping Harry's face and stomach as his concern showed across his face.
"I'm fine," Harry smiled, a little weakly but he managed to smile, the fear, anger and worry he had been feeling leaving him feeling shaky. Lucius stepped into the room with Severus and Fenrir looking mortified and scared.
"Lucius, this blatant disrespect, attack on his Lord, arrogance and ideas above his station can not be ignored this time," Tom hissed furiously.
"Tom," Harry placed his hand gently over Tom's on his stomach. Tom met his eyes and sucked in a calming breath.
"I would order your torture for this…I do not even know what to call this attack on myself, my consort and my son…"
"I have not attacked you My Lord! I would never do…"
"Draco, shut up!" Lucius grabbed his son's shoulder and shook him hard enough to stun him into silence.
"You attack my decisions, my choice of consort! You think you know better than I who is best to stand at my side! And that pales in comparison to the fact that you chose to verbally attack my pregnant consort in his private rooms! Betraying the privilege you were given to be allowed into my private wing with your father!" Harry watched as Draco paled further with the realisation of the full impact of his actions.
"My Lord, please I beg you, he is young and…foolish, he has been spoilt and given ideas above his station as to what he has a right to by myself and his mother especially. I ask you please show mercy on him," Lucius said tightly, his face drawn with worry.
"Tom," Harry repeated squeezing Tom's hand as he reached up to stroke his hand down Tom's face hoping to cool the boiling fury he could sense in his lover.
"Because of my Consort's forgiving heart and gentle nature and the respect I hold for your father I will show lenience, but you will be punished for this. Your rights to everywhere but the meeting hall is revoked from my manor, you may earn back the right to your freedom here in time, you may not. And you are going to spend the next week in the dungeons, you will be allowed a bed roll and water, you will have the most basic of meals, you will have no visitors, no magic, one blanket and two candles a day - it will be your choice when you use them," Tom gritted out.
"You are very forgiving, thank you My Lord, Lord Harry," Lucius bowed deeply, stark relief on his face a opposite to the horrified look on Draco's. Harry watched him open his mouth clearly to protest only for Severus to grip the shoulder of his robes on the other side to Lucius's hand.
"You barged your way into your Lord's consort's private rooms, even if you do not recognise Harry as your Lord, he is your sworn Lord's consort, his pregnant consort! You are lucky to be getting away without being tortured into the edge of your sanity you fool!" Severus hissed furiously. "Now shut up and stop before your Lord changes his mind!"
"Missy transport him to the dungeons now! The rest of you leave my sight!" Tom snapped. Missy popped in front of Draco with a furious scowl on her face, grabbing his hand and popping them out before anything else could be said. The rest of them hurried out the room as fast as they could, Severus sliding his hand into a worried and sick looking Lucius's just as he closed the door behind them.
Tom swooped down on Harry before he could realise what was happening, the furious kiss translating the worry and panic that was sweeping through Tom. Harry, realising Tom's need for the contact, and needing it himself if he was honest as a grounding for all the furious emotions tumbling through himself, sank into the kiss, gripping his hands tightly behind Tom's neck and kissing back just as furiously until he was sure that his lips were going to be swollen for a good few hours afterwards.
When he pulled away to try and catch his breath Tom scattered needy kisses over his cheeks and jawline, down his neck before he sank to his knees, pressing his face to Harry's now fairly large stomach and let out a breath that sounded as though he had been holding it in since realising something was wrong.
Closing his own eyes Harry reached down and threaded his fingers through Tom's hair, stroking it gently as he allowed the contact to calm them both down, sliding his fingers into Tom's on one side of his stomach and swelling his magic so the always welcoming jump and thrum of their son's magic echoed back to them. While it was slightly nervous and worried, he was as always more than happy to feel his parents warm magic and Harry concentrated to circulate a feeling of safety through the two most important people in his life.
"We're alright Tom," Harry said once he was sure his voice would come out calm.
"I should never have left you by yourself," Tom gritted out. Reaching down Harry gripped Tom's chin and lifted it making his lover meet his eye.
"Tom I am not going to live in fear in our home being followed around by Rabastan and Rodolphus all the time - no matter how much I like them. I'm not weak, I am perfectly capable of looking after myself. And Draco wasn't going to hurt me," Harry said softly.
"It didn't look like he was having a friendly chat with you!" Tom growled out only to chuckle when the baby kicked out underneath Tom's cheek in seeming response.
"He wasn't going to attack me though. We were school yard enemies, its hard for him to understand that there is a difference now, before he would have hexed me in the corridor or confronted me as soon as he had a problem with me. He's immature and spoilt Tom, he thinks he has rights to things simply because he wants them. But he's intelligent and powerful and Lucius has taught him politically well if he can over come his own self entitlement. He can be a good asset to your side," Harry told him quietly, smiling softly to himself and starting to comb his fingers through Tom's hair again when he shifted so his cheek was resting against Harry's stomach again.
"I wish you had a little more blood lust," Tom grumbled.
"You have enough for the two of us love," Harry smiled.
Harry ignored the almost pleadingly pathetic look that the guard to the dungeon was shooting him and held his head high as he made his way along the cool length of the dungeons, tugging his cloak closer around himself and thanking Merlin that each cell could be magically blocked from anyone outside seeing in while the prisoners could still see out. The guard had insisted on activating it and Harry had not complained at all. He had a feeling that the Dursleys were still somewhere in here and he really didn't like the knowledge that he was in the same place as them. The silencing spells were also greatly appreciated.
He came to a stop outside the only cell he could see inside and so the cell that he had come to visit. Inside Draco was huddled into the corner on a pretty pathetic excuse for a bedroll, one medium thick blanket wrapped firmly around himself and doing nothing to hide the shivers going through him. The cell was large enough for him to maybe take stretch his legs out while seated and just not touch the bars. He was dirt smudged and his hair a mess. He was also glaring balefully at Harry.
"Are you here to gloat?" Draco tried to sneer but failed. Miserably. Sighing Harry drew his wand and conjured a high stool for himself in front of Draco's cell - easier to get off of - and sat down before drawing out the items he had brought with him in his cloak.
Draco stared at him completely stunned as he held out a thicker blanket and then a tied cloth that clearly held food. Shuffling forwards and looking between Harry and the items suspiciously he slowly took the items before quickly retreating to his corner, wrapping the warmer blanket around himself as well and opening the cloth to reveal a block of cheese, four muffins and three apples.
"Why?" He choked out not looking up from the food.
"I know what its like to be cold and hungry and locked away," Harry sighed.
"That….that was really true?" Draco asked quietly.
"My cupboard was about half the size of this without enough room to stand straight in," Harry said in way of answer.
"I am being punished for attacking you and you help relieve my punishment? Why?" Draco finally met his eyes, confusion showing in them.
"You are old enough to think for yourself, and intelligent enough to realise a truth to a situation and think it through yourself and not what you have been spoon fed," Harry said sharply before sighing. "But your mother and father have spoilt you and are the reason that you believe you are entitled to things that you have no right to expect or demand,"
"You always take what is mine!" Draco said but there was no strength to it.
"Nothing is yours by right Draco except the Malfoy Lordship and estate. Everything you believe I have taken from you I have earned the way it should be through hard work, through danger, through time,"
"The Dark Lord,"
"Everything that Tom and I have been through together had been leading towards this moment. I am not afraid to stand up to Tom and telling him when he is doing things wrong, to tell him that he is being a grumpy bastard and to have another coffee for Merlin's sake, I can stand at his side and see his power and influence, see his magical and political strength, see the Dark Lord he is and still see him as a human being who needs love and kindness, who needs understanding and warmth, who needs to be treated as a simple human being. Can you honestly say that you could give him that Draco?" Harry said softly.
"I could try," Draco said mulishly.
"Try isn't good enough Draco. And he needs someone who understands what it is to be alone and hated, to be humiliated and ignored, to be blamed for something that isn't your fault, you simply being. You have never wanted for your parents love, for anything you wanted even if they have spoilt you. Until Tom the other week no one had ever told me that they loved as far as I can remember,"
"He killed your parents," Draco said quietly.
"And that is something that…I haven't forgiven or forgotten but I understand. It was war, they were the enemy, what's done is done. I never knew them, but I have my son to think about now. I decided to give Tom a chance for my son's sake, to try and have a…well not even relationship but for us to at least be able to get on. I fell in love with him without realising what was happening, he's a good man with a lot of love to give and…well your heart doesn't choose with logic or memory," Harry sighed rubbing his hand over his stomach as his son jerked and kicked out.
"I don't know how to be any different," Draco frowned down at his hands.
"You don't have to be different, you do need to grow up. This is a serious situation and you can't stay in it with your childish ideals and out look. Tom had every right to torture you for what you did, you didn't think through the consequences of your actions," Harry said calmly but Draco flinched any way.
"I didn't…"
"Draco I am seven months pregnant, did you think about the fact that getting into an argument could have seriously upset me, that your accusations could have seriously stressed me out. You haven't heard the medical reports from my healer, you had no idea if the abortion charms had caused damage or made a cause for concern. What if you had got me stressed out enough to cause a miscarriage or premature birth? What do you think Tom would have done to you then?" Harry interrupted sharply seeing Draco pale rapidly underneath the dirt on his face.
"I didn't think…" Draco stammered.
"Exactly, you have sworn your loyalty to Tom, if you had caused the death of his son, his heir, your life would have been forfeit. You are intelligent and I know you know how to play the political game. Use your own brain and think for yourself stop believing that everything your parents have told you is law and they are always right. Use your own mind. You are here for another four days, use the time to seriously think through everything you have been told and come to your own conclusion about them, think about your situation and make your own choices!" Harry advised.
"I'll try," Draco said quietly.
"Draco, you can do well and go far in Tom's circle, even take your father's place when the time comes, but you need to stop believing that you are entitled to anything you want, and you need to start thinking how you can earn the things that you want," Harry stood up to leave but paused when Draco gripped his wrist.
"If I need…advise…can I come and talk to you?" Draco asked quietly not meeting Harry's eyes.
"Of course, I'm not going to be wandering far for the next few months, you'll know where to find me," Harry grinned patting his stomach actually managing to get a short laugh from Draco.
"Aren't you going to get into trouble for this?" Draco asked, visibly concerned.
"Oh he'll have a grumble and a sulk at me for a few hours before he realises he isn't going to win," Harry laughed. "I'll see you before you go back to Hogwarts,"
"Thank you," Draco said honestly making Harry smile warmly.
"What were you thinking!" Tom slammed the door to the evening living room open, storming in with a concerned looking Fenrir, Lucius, Severus, Rabastan and Rodolphus hurrying behind him.
"I was considering strawberries and chocolate sauce or ginger cake and custard," Harry said calmly looking up from where he was propped up on the sofa reading.
"You know what I am talking about, do not lie to me!" Tom snapped.
"I'm not lying to you, I'm trying to avoid the subject because you have clearly worked yourself up to a point where you aren't going to listen to me, and I am tired and not getting into a shouting match with you," Harry sighed rubbing his head.
"What's wrong?" Tom literally deflated only for worry to replace his anger.
"I have a migraine and Healer Burns said I can't take any pain killers for it," Harry winced.
"How long for?" Tom made his way over to the sofa and gently shifted Harry down the sofa before sitting behind him and guiding him back so his head was resting on his chest. Harry groaned as Tom's fingers gently dug into his temples, a little magic trickling through his fingers and taking the worse edge of his migraine.
"Hmm, a few hours,"
"Why didn't you call to tell me?" Tom frowned.
"You were in a meeting," Harry smiled patting Tom's leg.
"Why did you go against my orders?" Tom asked quietly after a few minutes.
"I wasn't aware that I am one of your followers My Lord," Harry said sharply making Tom twitch a little.
"You know what I mean!"
"Either I am your consort and equal to you, or I am one of your followers and have to follow your orders, you can not pick and choose Tom," Harry sighed.
"You put yourself in danger and undermined me," Tom gritted out.
"I made a choice as your consort to go and talk to someone who has the high potential to be an important member of your circle to try and sort out the issues he is having. If I showed him a little kindness at the same time, well that shows my weakness and not yours," Harry closed his eyes as Tom carried on massaging his temples.
"Your kindness is not a weakness," Tom sighed himself.
"I think I managed to get Draco to understand him position more, and that he needs to start thinking for himself," Harry said after a few moments.
"You could have been in danger," Tom said but there was little to no fight in his tone.
"The cells are magically dampened and the guard blocked them and silenced them for me," Harry argued back.
"Please, next time you want to do something like that…at least tell me or take Rabastan and Rodolphus first!" Tom groaned.
"Tell you or take my bodyguards, got it," Harry smiled a little opening his eyes to meet Tom's exasperated red ones.
"Do not be cheeky," Tom huffed leaning down to kiss Harry gently.
Review Responses:
ZorraPhoenix, there will be more with the Order and Dumbledore in the next chapter maybe, but if not definitely the chapter after that XD
Ornate Dragon, I do have planned pairings for Severus and Rabastan and Rodolphus
Mythchievious Murmurs, sorry I don't think this is going to be a good Remus story. You'll have to wait and see if Narcissa is cheating on Lucius XD Lol thank you, I now have that image in my head...quite an amusing one actually lol. Another two months before the birth though
Stardancing, sorry I think Sirius is staying behind the veil for this story.
nosyrosie16, there is going to be more about Bellatrix and Narcissa in future chapters, and I will be showing more of a reaction to the articles as well. Also I will be clarifying Ginny's position in one of the next next two chapters don't worry XD
Twiggy2400, oo some very interesting questions. I hope you enjoyed the way I had Draco waking up to reality. Aside from the titles and some protection runes and such on the ring there is no other magical signifcance to it, it more symbolic of the place Harry now has in Tom's life and the fact that a consort hasn't worn it since Salazar's own. Tom and Harry aren't going to look into Harry's heritage, but it will be coming up XD
BSolomon, Lol let me have Harry giving birth to bay number one first! There may be an epilogue showing the future family XD
Bluetoads, Ah yes, Sev not knowing about Harry and the bay for the seven weeks he was being kept at the Order. I can't quite rememer what chapter it was in, but Severus states that he doesn't think Dumbledore trusts him anymore, and Harry tells him to tell the Order where he is to try and gain favour back. Only the inner circle of the Order knew about the baby until Harry ran away because they didn't want to risk to news getting to Tom, so they didn't tell Sev just in case.
Meggplant, I felt your suspicious look all the way to my home! That wasn't too bad now was it? XD Though there is still Bellatrix lingering in the background XD Lol I do exactly the same and get all wrapped up in characters. I got laughed at by my family because I started crying at the end of Doctor Who :s Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, think it was nearly as long as the last one lol.
Kirara Star, we still have two months until the birth to go, hope you enjoyed the chapter XD
MisteryMaiden, Remus is going to be stupid the whole story, this is my Remus rant story lol.
oneredneckgoddess, Harry's friends will be showing up at the manor a few chapters on, though there may be some early visitors XD Thank you for your review, its amazing to hear you are enjoying my story that much!
Bella216, Hope this turned you around on Draco a little bit XD
Seraphinus, Harry doesn't know that yet, but it will be coming up.
when spells go wrong, I have started rolling around ideas for baby names, the due date is coming up after all lol. I have a couple that I hope are unique. And I think its safe to safe Tom will definitely start off as an awkward parent lol
Olciak, for some reason my mind just flashed to snake faced Voldemort wearing a big fluffy pink jumper...I think I might be slightly traumatised :s Hope you liked the Draco part. Yes Bellatrix is still a lingering threat in the background I hope. Lucius will slowly be coming back into the story again, after the shop he had some things to think about and some choices to make that we will be seeing from this chapter onwards.
Lily887787, On Harry's side is Luna, Hermione, Ron, Neville, George, Fred, Bill, Fleur, Charlie
Krysania, In answer to your uestion...I think its safe to same that the Order have all been sniffing from the same glue pot yup!