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Miracle
Chapter Two: In The Dim Light of Day.
Told in Draco's point of view.
It has been three and a half years since my husband was arrested for something he didn't do. Voldemort and the Death Eaters, which include my father, though I hate calling him that, now want me, Draco Malfoy. As far as I am concerned, he maybe my biological father, but Severus is the one who took care of me helped me make my own choices, along with Harry. I have missed him so much, as soon as I graduated from Hogwarts I disappeared; I even got a job in the Muggle world, not wanting to be part of a world that had locked away my husband for something I know he did not do. Would you believe it, I now own my own restaurant, I started off washing dishes and worked my way up to being a chef, and I even went to Muggle School for a year and then went to university and got some qualifications.
I got up this morning and as I have for the last three and a half years I do the same thing and reach over, hoping that what I am living through is a dream and I am still waiting for Christmas, in my seventh year, to arrive and I am in the room of requirement with Harry sleeping next to me, but as usual this is reality and it hits me hard once again, and I feel a pang of loss and sadness.
I got ready in my usual way, I still dress to impress, but I don't take as long as I used to in my appearance. I think when I lost Harry; I lost caring about anything, but him. I still remember the last time I saw him was when they were dragging him away. I remember mouthing to him that I would visit, but he said no to me. It was difficult at first not being able to go and see him, but I had no choice, I knew as soon as I tried I would be captured by Voldemort and the other Death Eaters.
I walk down the stairs and into the kitchen where an owl, carrying the Daily Prophet, is waiting for me. I may live in the Muggle world, but I still like to know what is happening within the Wizarding world just in case something happens that concerns me. I take the paper from the owl and then go and fix myself some toast and coffee. It doesn't take me long until I am back and now sitting at the table. I take a sip of my coffee and unfold the paper reading the headline in shock. Harry Potter Found Innocent. It had happened at last they have finally realised their mistake when they sent him to prison.
I read a little further, finding out that Cho Chang is a Death Eater, and that she had killed both McGonagall and Granger using the Polyjuice potion as well as Harry's wand, which she had taken after knocking him out. She left Harry there and returned his wand after she had killed them. The paper said that Chang was an unregistered animagus, that of a guinea pig, that was how she was able to get into Hogwarts, as she had graduated the year before. Because Harry's wand was found to have cast the killing curse they didn't bother with a trial.
I put the paper down for a moment and took a sip of coffee my hands are shaking. I laugh in a way that I seems a little hysterical. I put my cup down and rub my hands over my face, my hands come away feeling wet. I'm crying, crying for what my Harry has had to endure for not having a proper trial when they arrested him. I pick up the paper and begin to read the rest of the article. I read that they were getting Harry out of Azkaban as soon as they can arrange his release and then taking him to Hogwarts, so it would be around dusk when they get to Hogwarts. I still have to go to work, as I need the money to live unfortunately. I will be going to Hogwarts as soon as I finish work, I think I will shut a little early today, or leave my floor manager in charge for the day, she is really good at it and has taken over while I was ill on occasions.
I went up to my room and opened the trunk that I had taken from Gryffindor tower the night Harry was taken. It was his trunk had all his things in it. Also his photo album, invisibility cloak and the Marauder's Map, I may need the map if Dumbledore tries to hide Harry away when they take him to Hogwarts. I had taken it because I knew that someone would try and destroy everything inside if they had gotten their hands on it.
I take the map and put it into my inside jacket pocket. I close the lid and a light shone in my eyes. It was the sunlight hitting my wedding band; I rolled it around my ring finger. I miss Harry so much and I cannot wait to see him. I shake my head and look at my watch, if I don't move I will be late to work, and that is not a good thing. I give a slight chuckle as I once again notice that I have lost the Malfoy attitude that my father reinforced in me.
I get up and grab my jacket off the coat hook in the hallway as I make my way to my car. I put on Kerrang radio and listened to the presenters talk about a local gig. Harry was the one to introduce me to the Midlands radio station and I enjoy the loud music. Nearly two hours later I was pulling into the employers' car park of the restaurant I own. I walked up to the door and saw that most of my staff is already there, it had taken so long as Harry and I had bought a house in the country away from the towns and cities. Lena was there as well, my floor manager. I unlock the doors and let everyone in; leaving the door unlocked for the last few of my staff.
Everyone gets to work straight away, they all knew what they were to do; the only thing I had to do was to tell them what the special for today was going to be. I got into the kitchens and talk to my head chef. I tell him that I want the special to be Steak, a jacket potato and a side salad, for desert it should be a soufflé. It sounds a little unusual, but I think it will go down well.
I walk over to Lena and take her to my office. "Lena I need for you to look after the place this afternoon and close up for me, I may have to go away for a few days as well, I am so sorry for putting this responsibility on you so unexpectedly," I tell her, and I am sorry, as I don't even know when I will be able to come back, or even if Harry still wants to be with me after his stay in Azkaban.
Lena looks at me and knows that something is going on, she is very perceptive. "What is going on, I can see something is troubling you Draco?" she asked me, just like I knew she would. She reminds me of the Ravenclaws, for when they see something then they need to find out the answer.
I sighed and answered her as honestly as I could, "You know how I told you that I am married, well my husband was set up for murder, they have just found out that he didn't do it, so they are freeing him later on today, I don't know what he will be like or even if he still loves me, all I know is that I have to go and see him, and I don't know how long that will be." I had sat down as I started talking; it hurt to know I was the only one who believed him, though I think Severus may believe it as well.
Lena looked shocked at what I had said, "I knew you had married someone, but I never knew why they weren't with you. He was in prison, how was he convicted of murder if someone had set him up, didn't they listen to him?" she asked as she sat down on the other chair in the small office.
"I don't like to talk about. I couldn't visit him and see him, they wouldn't let me and Harry had told me not to, just to me keep safe. I haven't seen any of my old friends since they took him away. I couldn't face them, knowing they had betrayed my husband," I told her as I pull out a drawer and bring out a picture of Harry and me on the day we married, it had finally become legal within the Muggle world for two people of the same sex to get married, we were one of the first.
We had asked two people off the street if they would witness for us, then we got married. The marriage in the Muggle world is legal in the Wizarding world as well. It was simple ceremony, just our vows mainly. I look down to the ring on my finger and take it off and read the inscription once again, just to remind me that we loved each other, H & D Heart and Soul forever. I broke from my mussing when Lena stood up.
"I'll leave you be Draco, go when you have to alright? I'll take care of the place for a while, just come in to tell me what's going on every few days as I would like to know if you and your husband are alright," she said to me with an encouraging smile. I couldn't help, but smile back and nod.
"I will Lena, maybe if Harry is up to it I will bring him into see you," I told her as she smiled once more then left me in my office. I looked over my desk; I saw food invoices, and wine, as well as numerous other things that demanded my attention. I sighed, ever since I opened this restaurant in the middle of Birmingham I don't cook as much as I used to, instead I am doing paperwork more often than not. I miss being in the kitchen, though I do go in there sometimes, when the paper work is done. I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the kitchen when the orders for food are coming in.
I lose myself in the paperwork, and lose track of time. Someone knocks on my door; wait for me to answer them. "Come in." I call out. It Ben Michaels, my head chef, he is smiling, so I know there is nothing wrong in the kitchen, if something were wrong on the floor then Lena would be bursting through the door without knocking. "What can I do for you Ben?" I ask him as he steps inside my office.
"Well I just want to say that your special is a hit, I thought it pretty unusual when you told me, but a lot of people like it. We should do it again next week." He told me as he sat down for a while. "Lena told me that you will be going early today, you do know it's six don't you."
I looked up at the clock and saw that it was indeed 6pm. I finished off what I was doing; Ben was watching me a little amused at my rushing. "Thanks for reminding me Ben, I had lost track of time while doing the paper work again," I told him as I stood up and grabbed my light summer jacket, it was, after all, May and quiet warm. I smile at everyone as I leave and get into my car, I drive home and leave it in the driveway, I apparate to Hogsmeade and make my way to the castle quickly as I can see a carriage, I get a glimpse of Harry as he goes into the castle, my heart beats faster as I start to run.
I run towards the Hospital Wing, knowing that would be where they took him. He had been in Azkaban for three and a half years, he would need some medical attention, and I know he will be thin and in need of some love and care, but I know I will give it to him. I have missed watching him sleep, waking up with him in my arms the few times that he stayed in my room. I missed his smile, laugh and the sound of his voice. I missed Harry.
I shove the double doors to the Hospital wing open as if they were nothing. I ran inside I saw Harry look at me, his eyes, I could tell in his eyes he still loved me and that he wanted to be with me still. I smiled at him, trying to show him that I still loved him with all my heart, his lips quirked a little, and inside I cried for joy, I even felt a tear make its way down my cheek as I went towards him.
Madam Pomfrey then sent a stunner to him, it hit his side and he went down looking at me in horror as he lost consciousness. I yelled his name out loud as I ran towards him. I watched as Pomfrey got to him and undid the tattered robe he wore and let it fall aside. I started in shock as I saw a child lying curled up on his chest and stomach.
I watched as the small, thin child sat up and looked around, a tiny thumb was in latched in the child's mouth and the other hand was clenched tight onto some of Harry's long, matted black hair. The toddler's hair was matted, long and dirty, but I could still see the pale blond of it, I looked at the child's eyes and saw that they were the same emerald green as Harry's. I knew in that moment that this child was mine and Harry's, I wonder briefly what the child was called, but I didn't care the only thing I cared about was that both of them had been in Azkaban.
I looked around the room and noticed the shock on people's faces. Harry had been pregnant when he went to Azkaban and I hadn't known. He had given birth inside of that dirty and disgusting prison with Dementors surrounding him and both of them had survived. I smile and walked closer to the little child and smiled reassuringly, hoping that they wouldn't be scared if me.
"Get away from him Malfoy." I heard the hot-headed Ronald Weasley shout. I felt a hand on my arm and suddenly I went flying to the floor. I get up and dust myself off.
I scowled at him and said quietly, "I have a right to be with my husband and my child." I walked back over to the bed where both my child and husband were and down on the edge. I picked up one of Harry's hands. I ignored the rotten smell that came from them both, I didn't care. I had my husband back and a surprise of a child.
I reached out my other hand to the little child and watched as the child's head tilted to one side as though thinking about taking it. A few moments later I smiled when I felt the small hand slip into my larger one. "Hello little one, I'm your papa," I said softly as I pulled the tiny form towards me and him or her close. I take out my wand and cast a spell to see what sex the child is. It's a girl, a beautiful girl as far as I am concerned.
"You won't be her papa for long, and neither will Harry. He is not fit to be a parent and you are a Death Eater," Weasley said with smirk on his freckled face. I take a deep breath as to try and keep hold of my temper. I hold my daughter close as though to protect her from the monsters that wish to call my husband their friend.
"Watch your self weasel; what do you think will happen if you take away his daughter, his family. He will hate you for taking away something that he loves," I told the idiot as I sneered at him. I see Pomfrey finally breaking out of her shock and start to examine both Harry and our daughter.
"He does not love you, you're a Death Eater, how could he," Weasley said, he had paled a little at my words, but had ignored them mostly.
I close my eyes and shake my head, I then open them and look a Harry, I notice the chain around his neck, and there was the wedding band I had placed on his finger almost five years ago, we had gotten married in the November of our sixth year. I picked it up, not pulling and held it in my hand with my own wedding band on my finger. "These Weasley are our wedding bands, we were married in our sixth year, in the Muggle world, which is also legal here. In other words Weasley we are husband and husband. And I am not a Death Eater, they are after me as I betrayed my bastard of a father, even Voldemort wants to skin me alive," I say to him, I could hear the anger in my own voice as I spoke.
I saw Pomfrey stop moving and turned to listen to what she had to say about Harry and my daughter. "Well Harry is severely malnourished and weight just under four stone, it will take a long time for him to recover. He also has some trauma to his anal canal; this would be form the birth and not having the proper treatment after the fact. He will need an operation soon, but it would be best if that could wait until he is stronger," She told us all.
"I will take care of him, I'll make sure to organise the operation for when he is well," I told the medi-with, I was a little angry with her for sending the stunner at Harry earlier, but if she didn't I don't think we would have known about my little girl until Harry felt safe enough to let me know. "What about my daughter?" I asked her, I know she had checked the little girl over, as I watched her wand come closer to me than to Harry.
"For one she is definitely your daughter, yours and Harry's. She is two years and ten months; her date of birth came up as twenty-seventh of July. So she will be three in two months. She is under nourished and under weight, though not as bad as Harry, give her a few months and she will be where she should be," she told me, a small smile gracing her stern face.
"I'll let them stay here for a day or two, but can I take them home after?" I asked her, I know she would want them to stay close by for a day or two to make sure they are recovering properly. I will have to get the guest bedroom done up for my little girl, but it won't take long, I may have to leave for an hour at the most.
She smiled and answered, "That would be a good idea, let them get away from here and recover where they can be left alone and without so many people around them. Let them remain here for tonight and you can take them home in the morning, as long as Harry agrees with that."
I smile happy in the knowledge that if Harry wants he can come home with me tomorrow. "Thank you. Madam Pomfrey, would it be all right to revive Harry now so he can fall into a natural sleep instead of being stunned?"
She nodded her head and said, "Finite Incantatum."
A moment later Harry began to blink his eyes and slowly they opened to reveal the beautiful, emerald green eyes of my husband; I noticed that they seemed a little dull from his time in Azkaban. "Hello Harry, welcome back love," I say to him and I notice his eyes fill with tears.
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