Marriage Bliss?
A/n Here is the next chapter. I'm sorry for the long wait. Real life got in the way. Anyways I hope you all like it and now on with the story.
Chapter 31
Severus Snape was not a happy man. Not happy at all. After putting up with months of what he thought was a painful disease he found out the truth.
No one knew what was really going one with him. What was truly wrong with him. Severus had found the answers in a book. A potions book. An old potions book. A potion that was very old and very had to brew.
Besides himself there was one other person he knew that had the skills to brew such a strong potion. He's own godson, Draco Malfoy.
But why would he do it? Why would he slowly be killing Severus? These were the question that were rolling around in he's head.
When he saw Harry walking into their bedroom caring their son that when it hit Severus. Draco wanted Harry. The pieces to the puzzle were finally fitting together.
Draco had tried to stop Harry from marring him. Severus knew this because it came to light during one of their many fights.
His godson had always been there for Harry. Always been a shoulder for Harry to cry on when he need one.
Now Draco was trying to come over every day to help out. Not with taking care of Severus or even looking up what was wrong with him to try and find a cure. He was there to take care of the kids and Harry.
Yes Draco was telling Harry he was trying to figure out what was wrong with Severus. But Severus knew better. He knew Draco knew what was with him. Hell he had brewed the potion him. So why try to find a cure? He was really trying to steal Severus family from him.
Severus was brought out of his thoughts as he hears Harry asking him a question. "What?" Severus asked when he saw Harry in his line of vision.
"I ask if you need anything. I'm about to give Sammy a bath then put him down for bed." Harry said as he watched his husband.
"No I'm fine but I do want to talk to you when Sammy is asleep." Severus said as he thought more about Draco trying to steal his family.
Harry smiled before he walked away. When Harry came back in he was very wet. "I'm starting to hate bath time as much as Sammy does." Harry said as he stripped then put on a pair of black sleeping pants.
"So you wanted to talk?" Harry asked as he crawled into bed next to his husband.
"Yes and it's about Draco. I think, no I know he did this to me. That he is slowly killing me." Severus said as he turned his head to look at Harry. Now a days that was about all he could do.
Harry blinked at this before he sat up and looked at his husband. "Why would he want you dead?" He asked. "It doesn't make since to kill you."
"Yes it does. You told me once that Draco try to stop you from marring. Right?" At seeing Harry nod his head Severus went on.
"He's trying to come over every day. And when he is here it's always to take care of you and the kids. He's never here to see me or help take care of me." Severus said. He's pride wound by that last part.
Harry open he's month to speak but close it. He realized that he's husband was right. "But he said he trying to figure out what's wrong with you." Harry finally said.
"Trying to figure it out." Severus said with a chuckle. "He knows what wrong because he brewed the damn potion." Severus growled out.
Harry sat on the bed for a moment. He was slowly taking in everything that Severus said. Severus then dropped another bomb on Harry.
"Like I said I know what potion Draco used on me. I even know the cure for it. I was able to find both. But it's too late." Severus said without look at Harry.
"Why? Why is it too late?" Harry asked in a whisper. He was shock at everything he was learning tonight.
"Because the cure is even more difficult to brew. It would take a master to brew it." Severus said as he slowly turned his head to look at Harry again.
Harry stared at him for a moment before his eyes narrowed at his husband. "That's it? You've give up? There are other potion masters out there Severus! We could get one of them to brew the damn potion!"
"I would not trust them!" Severus hissed out. "We would not know if they would brew the right one or not! I do have a lot of enemies out there Harry! Or did you forget that I was once a Death Eater? Many of them would love to just kill me!
Then there is the fact that we would not know if they were qualified or not! Just because they have the title doesn't mean they are one!"
"So that's really it then?" Harry said with a glare on his face. "You may have given up but I haven't. I'll find someone. And no I haven't forgotten about you being a Death Eater." Harry said. He had looked away from Severus when he became quiet. He then turned back to look at Severus.
"And I can't believe you would try to blame this one Draco." He said as slowly closed his eyes before opening them again. "He's been nothing but helpful. Taking care of Sarah and Sammy so I can be here for you." Harry said looking down at his lap before looking back at Severus. "Just because he's been coming around a lot and can brew rather difficult potions doesn't mean he did. We don't even know if it was a potion. One never showed up in the scan."
"Because Poppy didn't know to look for one!" Severus yelled at Harry. "If Poppy knew then I wouldn't be like this!" Severus was very upset that Harry was defending that blond hair bastard that he called his godson.
Harry said nothing as he just sat in the bed. There was nothing really to say.
The truth was Harry wanted to talk to Draco about this. He knew he could not. If what Severus said is true then Draco would deny it.
Luckily Hermione was coming over tomorrow with her one kid. Talking to her would help.
Hermione had been over since her child woke up this morning. After feeding and dressing they came over.
Hermione and Ron's only child was a girl. They named her Rose Weasley. She had the same red hair and blue eyes that the Weasleys are born with. She even had the pale skin with freckles on it.
Rose was showing signs of having the same high intelligence as her mother. She learns everything sooner than most kids did.
Hermione was pregnant with their second child. She was still in her first trimester and hardly had a bump.
The kids were down for a nap as was Severus. It was he's body natural reaction to deal with whatever was wrong with him.
Harry had just finished telling Hermione about the fight he and Severus had last night. "When I look at it like that then I can see where Severus is coming from. But I don't think Draco would do that." Harry said looking at his best friend.
"Are you sure about that Harry? Are you sure he wouldn't kill to get what he wants?" Hermione asked the savoir of their world.
Harry gave a nod to that. "The old Draco might have but not the new one. Me and him are just friends. Nothing more nothing less."
"I'm not so sure Harry." Hermione said as she took a sip of her tea. The two of them were in the kitchen starting to get lunch going. It was noon.
"Harry look at from Severus point of view. You two are finally getting alone and this happens. So it was natural for Severus to start researching what might be wrong with him. When he did he found a potion that lists everything that wrong with him."
"But that doesn't mean it was Draco." Harry said as he put down the knife he was using. "Would he?" Harry then asked looking at Hermione.
"This is Malfoy we are talking about." Hermione said as she finished her tea off.
Harry didn't say anything after all. Both Hermione and Severus did have a point.
Once lunch was over they all decide to go outside. Hermione was watching the kids while Harry was getting Severus comfortable in his chair on the back pouch. Harry wanted to talk to Severus about Draco wasn't sure how to bring the topic up. It was Severus that did.
"Harry I want you to promise me something once I die." Severus said watching the kids play.
"What?" Harry asked looking at his husband.
"I want you to promise me you will never get close to Draco. I do want you to move on and find someone new but not with Draco. If you marry Draco you'll have to move into Malfoy Manor and it will be easier for Lucius to get a hold of you. Also Draco is so obsessive with you that he's willing to kill to be with you. And that if you get into a relationship with him that he might become violent with you. You do not need to be in another relationship like that." Severus said.
Harry sat in his chair for a moment before he got up and climbed into Severus's lap. As he sat down both wish that Severus could wrap his arms around Harry and just hold Harry.
Harry wrapped his arms around Severus's neck as he smiled at him. "I promise." He said but Severus could see the pain and sadness in his young husband's eyes.
This time it wasn't Severus's fault for the pain that Harry was feeling. This time it was Draco's fault but there was nothing Severus could do to take the pain away. There was one thing he could do. One small thing. It would take the pain away but only for a little bit.
When Harry lean in to give Severus a kiss he froze at the three words Severus said to him. Three words he had never said to anyone before. "I love you."
Harry's eyes went wide before his smile brightens up a bit. "I love you as well." Harry said as he then lean in and kissed Severus.
It was true. Harry thought he could never love Severus, just care for him deeply. But it seems that now he did love his husband. Now that it was too late.
Harry slowly pulled away from the kiss as he slowly opened eyes. That's when Harry realized that something was wrong with his husband.
Hermione were keeping the kids busy as she watched Harry and Severus every few moment. She was laughing at a joke Sarah had told her when they all heard Harry's cry. "Severus!"
Hermione watch the way Harry shook his husband for only a moment to realize what had happened. Severus had died.
Hermione then looked down when she heard Sarah ask her a question. "What's wrong with papa? Why won't he answer mama?"
Hermione sighed as he kneeled down in front of the small child. "Your papa is dead sweetheart."
"Dead?" Sarah asked confused.
"It's like going to sleep but never waking up." Hermione said as she watches the three year old.
Sarah then looked over to see her mama crying on her papa's chest. Slowly she walked over to her mama.
"Mama." Sarah said softly. This caused Harry to look at his daughter before he slowly slid off Severus's lap and onto the ground in front of Sarah.
"Papa dead?" Sarah then asked as Harry gave a nod before pulling Sarah close to him.
Harry wasn't sure how he would ever make it without Severus but knew he had to. For the two kids he and Severus had he would keep going.
A/N There is the 3rd to the last chapter. Yes this story is coming to a close. I know in my last one I said that there would be 1 or 2 more chapters but while I was writing this one, one more chapter came to my mind. Away to wrap it all up.
This is one of the longest chapter in this whole story. I hope you all liked it. I'm off to type the next one and I hope to see you all with it.