Thanks for the reviews for the last one! Glad some of you were happy she finally had her baby. Anyway this chapter starts where Pan and Harry start to get to knowing each other, though one is awkward and the other is captivated by the awkward one.
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"Arry's back?" Fleur asked and Bill nodded. She looked at Pan and the young girl held her son close. "I'll be back soon, you jus' vait…" Pan nodded and Fleur left the room leaving her and Bill alone.
"You're his daughter, and he's his grandson?" Pan nodded. "I won't ask you anything just yet, but I should warn you that you may end up sharing this room." He pointed to the empty bed on the other end of the room.
"I don't mind. I just don't want anyone to disturb Gabriel." She pointed at the baby in her arms and Bill gave a small smile.
"He's cute. I don't think it'll be a problem." Soon footsteps were heard and Fleur came back in with an unconscious girl, Pan assumed it was Hermione. "She alright?"
"For ze most part, zhe vas tortured…" Fleur and Bill carefully set her down on the other bed and started cleaning her face and neck. "Zhe will be fine, jus' needs rest. Arry an' Ron are fine, but ze elf was hurt."
"You mean Dobby? Is he alright?"
"Ee is fine, jus' got a cut on ees face. And zat goblin, ees legs are broken."
"Griphook yes, just needs some Skelegro that's all. I'll go take care of Ron and Harry; you stay here and help Hermione."
"Yes." Bill kissed Fleur's cheek and left the room. She went back to cleaning off Hermione's face and Pan gave an unwelcome yawn making the woman turn to her.
"I'm sorry…" she said. Gabriel yawned as well and went straight to sleep.
"Eet's alright, you can sleep if you want. I'll put eem in ze cradle." Fleur used her wand and summoned a cradle which came through the door and sat it next to Pan's bed. "Vas mine ven I was little. You can use it for now." The cradle was small but big enough for a newborn baby, it was as tall as the bed Pan laid in and looked rather comfortable. Pan kissed Gabriel's forehead and carefully placed him inside, she set him on his stomach since she did know that newborns need to sleep on their stomachs to prevent choking on their own vomit.
"Thank you Fleur." She said after covering him with a blanket.
"You're velcome…get some rest. I'll watch eem." Pan nodded and fell straight to sleep, knowing she was safe for the moment.
Guest Room: Ron, Harry, & Dobby:
"Easy there Dobby, easy…" Harry said as he began bandaging Dobby's bleeding cheek. The elf winced a bit but kept smiling nonetheless.
"Dobby is glad that Harry Potter and his friends are safe. Dobby's pain is nothing compared to what Harry Potter's had done." Harry smiled and finished quickly.
"Remember when I told you to never save my life again? Well this time I'll make an exception since you survived." Dobby smiled and Ron kept bouncing his leg even if he was healed.
"Can't believe we made it out of there…it was so close, and Hermione…oh god." Harry looked at him.
"It's alright Ron, what matters now is that we're all safe, including Pandora." Ron's eyes widened and he yanked out his wand. "Wait Ron no! Don't forget she was a prisoner there too."
"How can you be sure, how can we know she's not in league with them and this is all a trick to give us away eh?"
"You can't fake a pregnancy that far Ron, besides Bill already said she had the baby and she's been in the same punishments as Luna and the others."
"Great another spawn of the Dark Lord."
"Ron!" they jumped as Fleur entered with goblets of water. "Zhe's not evil…zhe's a refugee here jus' like you and ze ozers."
"What she's only been here barely a day and you already trust her?"
"I didn't say zat, I jus' believe zhe should be judged for her own, not for her family or blood."
"Pandora Lestrange…" Dobby whispered. "Dobby remembers…that name." Harry looked at the elf and Ron moved in closer. "Dobby remembers his former master's attempt…to gain custody of the Lestrange children."
"Gain custody? You mean after You-Know-Who disappeared and Bellatrix was imprisoned?" Dobby nodded.
"Ministry of Magic turned master down, after his trial. Minister said it wouldn't be right, so the Malfoys were forced to let go of their family."
"And then they were adopted by muggles." Harry finished. "Besides every time I saw Pandora in the mirror she didn't look evil like her mother or father."
"Because she's not…." Fleur said placing down the tray. "Pan is a remarkable girl, she knows of her heritage yet she's against it. Dumbledore made zee right choice giving 'er up for adoption. Zhe's now a mother, and zhe's resting…you can talk to 'er later." Before Fleur could leave, Harry stood up and she stopped.
"What did she have?" she turned to him. "The baby, was it a boy or a girl?" Fleur smiled a little.
"Ee's a boy, Gabriel Aberforth Lestrange." She left the room but kept the door open. Harry stood up and walked out but looked back at Ron.
"You wait here, I need to see something."
"Harry—" Harry ran out and went straight over to where he assumed Pan was being kept. He heard a small cry from one of the rooms but was stopped by Bill.
"You can't go in there right now Harry, she's sleeping."
"I-I know, I just need to be sure she's ok. And Hermione…"
"Also sleeping, and if you go in there you'll wake the baby." Harry looked straight at Bill with pleading eyes. "Alright fine, but keep quiet." He moved aside and carefully opened the door. Harry quietly walked in and saw Pan and Hermione both asleep on their beds; he also noticed baby Gabriel in the cradle between them.
'So that's him.' He thought, and as he slowly walked over to the cradle Pan began to stir. She didn't wake, so Harry just stayed a foot away from the cradle watching Gabriel sleep.
"Mmm…Harry…" Harry shot his head over to Pan. Did he just hear her call his name?
'I think I'd better leave.' He could see Hermione and Pan were resting peacefully, so it was best to let them recover. He took one last look at Pan and then left the room, quietly closing the door behind him.
"Harry?" Ron came walking up the hall to meet him but ended up stomping on the floor and a loud cry was heard.
"Oh nice going Ron." Fleur said walking into the room and picking up Gabriel. Pan awoke with a start and looked at them.
"What happened why's he crying?" Fleur smiled and sat down on the bed.
"Ee's alright, Ron jus' scared eem a bit." Pan carefully got up from her bed and walked over to them.
"Can I have him?" she asked holding out her arms. Harry couldn't help but notice a glow on Pan's face, whether it be from the sunlight or the aftermath of the pregnancy she was stunning despite resembling Bellatrix. Fleur handed Gabriel to his mother and he seemed to calm down.
"H-He…he's cute." Harry stuttered out. "Looks just like you Pandora." She looked at him.
"My name's Pan, Pandora was a Greek woman who unleashed all evil on the world. I go by just Pan, Mr. Potter."
"Uh…Harry, call me Harry if you wish." He said to her. She sat down with Gabriel in her arms, and then Hermione began to stir awake.
"H-Harry…?" she said. He and Ron made their way to her bedside and she started to slowly sit up.
"Easy Hermione, not so fast." Ron said putting an arm around her. She leaned into him and looked at Harry but then flinched when she saw Pan.
"It's ok Hermione, we're all safe. Dobby's here too…as is Luna, Dean, Griphook, and Mr. Ollivander." Hermione didn't look away from Pan, and noticed the baby in her arms.
"Who's that? Who's child is that?"
"Mine." Pan stated. "He was born just a few hours ago."
"Who is she?" Harry gave her a look.
"You can ask her yourself you know." Hermione nodded.
"W-Who are you?" Pan looked at Hermione.
"Pandora Lestrange, but I go by Pan. And this is my son Gabriel." The baby cooed and Harry almost smiled. "I know what my mother did to you Hermione, I'm sorry." Ron and Hermione looked shocked. Did they really think she was that evil?
"It's ok, it wasn't your fault." Fleur took the cue and left the room. "You weren't the one torturing her. And if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you some questions?"
"Sure." She said.
"How long were you at Malfoy Manor?"
"A few months, Severus Snape was the one who found me and my brother."
"Did he force you?" Pan got a little quiet.
"No, I went willingly." Ron let out a scoff. "But only because I didn't want to cause a scene, Dumbledore, he told me my father would send someone to get me. I only went because I didn't have much of a choice." Harry understood that, if Dumbledore warned about what might've happened and what did happen then Pan would have had to go along willingly.
"What about your brother?" Pan looked uneasy.
"He's…he's the same. He was raised by muggle politics so he had a more civilized life than me; the parents who adopted me were wonderful people, and after they found out I was expecting they said they would support me all the way." She looked down. "Until I lost them last year, when I was halfway through my pregnancy." Harry's face fell.
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"Thank you." Gabriel started making noises, and then Pan felt his stomach. "Just a minute." She pulled another blanket over her chest and moved Gabriel to her chest. "Sorry."
"No it's quite alright, now if you're willing to tell us...why were you in that cellar?" Pan didn't flinch at that question; she must've known something.
"I rebelled against my father, and he threw me into the cellar until he could deal with me. I was there for a week, and I made friends with Luna and the others, except Griphook of course."
"What did he do to make you go against him?" Harry figured the answer was there in her arms, but he needed to be sure.
"Because of my son, after I told my father how Gabriel was…conceived he decided he wanted to kill him. He pretended to let me think I was going to keep him like I wanted, but then my brother Ivan found out he wanted him to slip me a potion to kill Gabriel while he was still in my womb. After I found out I attacked my father and a few death eaters, and he hit me, before he had me locked up down there. Once he was done he decided he would kill my baby after he was born, and then he…" she went quiet at those words. "He…was going to force me…to marry my cousin Draco." Ron gagged loudly at that, and Hermione's mouth dropped open with Harry's.
"That's awful." Hermione.
"Shouldn't be so surprised, Blacks and Malfoys have been known to marry within their families. But that blonde git? Ugh…" Ron said holding Hermione closer. Pan glared at him.
"Don't talk about Draco like that…he may be a death eater but he didn't do it by choice. Don't get me wrong I didn't want to be his wife, but I do like him." Ron made a face and Harry turned to him.
"She's right, shouldn't say too much about it. If anything he and Ivan were probably the ones who looked after her right?" he looked at Pan.
"They were, Narcissa did too. She actually was looking forward to me having a child…and she took care of me. My mother…"
"Let me guess she sided with You-Know-Who?" Ron interrupted her.
"No." Pan said and Harry almost fell out of his seat. "She wanted me to keep my child. If anything she wanted a second chance at raising a child since she lost me and Ivan." Harry almost didn't believe it for a minute, but then he remembered that when it came to her own family Bellatrix could get extremely protective.
"That's a shocker there." Hermione said. "Gabriel…is half muggle right?" Pan nodded at that. "What about the father?" Pan flinched violently at that, and almost made baby Gabriel pull off her chest. She carefully moved him away and pulled her shirt down then placed him back in the cradle.
"He's in jail." She whispered.
"Nuff said eh?" Harry looked at the two and Hermione nodded. Ron on the other hand didn't seem satisfied.
"In jail for what?" Pan started shaking, and before Harry realized what he was doing he immediately went to Pan's side and put an arm around her. "Oh…sorry." Ron apologized seeing Pan shake so badly.
"Sorry about that Pan, Ron tends to speak before he thinks sometimes." Hermione said and Pan giggled a bit. Harry quickly removed his arm from her and she just smiled.
"Thanks for that, do you want to know anything else?" Harry thought for a minute.
"Yes, is Ivan the same as you, I mean like this at least?" Pan nodded.
"He knew something like this would happen, so he stayed behind to keep an eye on things. Speaking of which Harry do you have that mirror? The other piece I mean?" Harry nodded. "May I?" Harry didn't know what she was doing, but pulled the mirror out of his sock and handed it to her.
"What do you need it for?"
"Just a sec." she looked at it, staring at her own reflection and then another part of a face was seen.
"Pan is that you?" she smiled.
"Yes Ivan." Harry looked at the mirror, it was indeed Pan's brother. "I'm safe, as is my son." The eye showing widened.
"You had the baby? A boy?"
"Yes. His name's Gabriel."
"Oh good, I'm so glad you're safe. What about the others?"
"They're safe too. Harry's been very kind so far." The eye twitched a bit.
"Hey Pan let me see Harry." She handed the mirror to Harry and he found himself staring at the Dark Lord's son. "Nice to finally meet you Mr. Potter."
"You too…Mr. Lestrange." The man snickered.
"Do call me Ivan. Thank you for saving my sister and nephew…and I'm sorry about what happened here at the manor." Harry couldn't understand what was going on, why was this teen being so polite? He was the Dark Lord's son wasn't he? Or maybe he was like Pan as she'd said.
"Y-You're welcome."
"I greatly appreciate it, please make sure she's safe. Our father's not too worried about her right now but once he finds out what's happened I'm sure it won't be good. Anyway don't worry about the Malfoys, they've been punished enough for now." Harry nodded. "I'll keep an eye on things here, so keep the mirror on you at all times."
"S-Sure."
"Don't get nervous Mr. Potter, just be careful. That's all I can say for now, goodbye to you all. Take care Pan."
"Goodbye Ivan." The boy's face disappeared from the mirror and Harry was staring back at his own reflection.
"He seems nice." Hermione said weakly. Pan turned to her and smiled a little.
"He has his moments, and he's promised to keep an eye out." Harry nodded.
"That's good. Nice to know your big brother's looking out for you." Pan nodded and started rubbing Gabriel's back.
"Thank you for saving me Harry." He looked at her, and stared directly into her soft brown eyes.
"You're welcome Pan." The two continued staring at each other, completely ignoring everything else around them; that is until…Dobby rushed in through the door.
"Master Harry Potter." He said.
"Yes Dobby?"
"Dobby has just received word from Kreacher at Grimmauld Place."
"And?"
"Kreacher has said that….He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named…has put out a bounty." Harry and the other's eyes widened. "He's put a bounty on Miss Pandora and her child."
Figured I'd stop it here for now. Yes I understand that's a little quick but I'll explain more in the next chapter. Plus a little surprise inside for Harry and Pan. Please keep the reviews coming, the favorites are fine, but reviews keep me going.
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