Chapter Four
Three days after Draco and Blaise had visited the Borrow, Lucius returned from his mission. He'd barely gotten a chance to sit down before Dumbledore summoned him with an emergency. Lucius flooed straight into Dumbledore's office where the meeting was being held. He was slightly shocked to see only Severus and Dumbledore there when he arrived.
"Thank you for coming so quickly Lucius. Please sit down." Dumbledore greeted the blonde.
"What's the emergency Albus?" Severus asked while Lucius took his seat.
"I found out some important information this past Monday that could be very dangerous if Voldemort got a hold of it. I wanted to summon you back sooner Lucius but we couldn't jeopardize that mission so I didn't."
"What's the information Albus?" Lucius demanded.
"I just learned that Harry Potter is pregnant and also quite ill. Molly Weasley has been taking care of the boy for the past week but he's only getting sicker. Poppy informed me that the boy is unsure of who the baby's other father is which would explain his continual decline in health. I need both of you to make sure that Voldemort doesn't get word of this and to inform me if he does find out. We need to protect Harry and his unborn child. Also if it wouldn't be too much trouble I'd like for you both to check up on the boy." Both men just stared at Dumbledore in utter shock before getting up and flooing to the Borrow without another word to the Headmaster.
"Oh Professor Snape, Mr. Malfoy. Am I so glad to see you both. Follow me." Hermione cried when both men stepped out of the fireplace. She led them both up to Harry's room. "Harry you've got some visitors." Harry smiled weakly at the two men before passing out. He'd been doing that a lot over the past two days.
"What kinds of potions has he been taking?" Snape asked as he kneeled down beside Harry's bed. George retrieved the three potions and handed them to the potions master. "Miss Granger do you have a complete potions kit here?"
"Yes sir. What do you need?" Hermione began digging through Harry's trunk to get his potions set. She gave the whole thing to Snape who quickly pulled out the ingredients he needed and handed them to Hermione.
"I assume you know how to make an energy potion." Hermione nodded and got to work on the potion. Severus began running scans over Harry to see what all was wrong with the boy. "Has no one been feeding this boy since he's been here?"
"Harry eats five times a day and takes a potion to help him gain weight but nothing seems to work." George answered.
"Do you have any clue who the baby's other father might be Mr. Weasley?"
"We know of four possibilities. Two of them have already been told while the other two haven't yet."
"Has Mr. Potter had any type of physical contact with the two that already know?"
"They were here three days ago and were both hugging him quite often and one of them actually kissed Harry as well. It didn't really seem to help Harry much through so we now think that the two who already know might not be who we're looking for. We haven't had the chance to contact the other two until now."
"How far along is Harry right now?" Lucius asked finally coming to stand beside Harry's bed.
"About three and a half months." George told them then looked over at the two older men. He could see they were both trying not to reach out and touch Harry. "You two can touch him. I can see that you want to." Lucius and Severus both reached forward to brush Harry's hair from his face. Harry began to regain some of the color in his face when they touched him.
"I finished the potion sir." Hermione said before noticing Harry. "Well that confirms it. One of you two is the father of Harry's baby."
"What?" Both men pulled their hands away from Harry and stared at Hermione.
"Professor either you or Mr. Malfoy is the father of Harry's baby. We already determined that it's not Blaise or Draco a few days ago so that left you two as the only other possibilities. When you two touched Harry he began to regain his normal color so that means that one of you has to be the father." They both just stared at Hermione in shock until Harry began to wake.
"The potion Miss Granger." Snape demanded and Hermione gave it to him. "Harry drink this. It'll make you feel better." Harry complied and drank the entire thing.
"Thanks Severus." Harry said as he sat up in his bed. "I feel so much better. What was that potion?"
"Just a simple energy potion Harry. You probably feel better though since you had contact with your baby's other father. We know now at least that it's either Snape or Malfoy here." George told him and Harry smiled.
"Are you two mad at me for this?" Harry said motioning to his still flat stomach.
"I'm not mad at you Harry. I'm just sorry that you've been suffering so much lately." Lucius said before kissing Harry's forehead.
"I'm sorry as well Harry. If Albus had told me about your condition sooner I may have been able to provide you with the proper potions to keep you healthier." Severus added. "Now Harry I don't think it would be proper for Lucius or I to be here with you all the time so I think that you should come to Hogwarts until you're a little healthier. Since you went so long without any contact with the baby's other father you'll need to be in almost consent contact with Lucius or I for the next week or so. Hopefully you'll be well enough to return here by your birthday party. Poppy will also need to keep a close watch on you for a while."
"Will I have to stay in the hospital wing? I really hate it there." Harry asked.
"I'm sure that Albus and Poppy could be swayed to let you stay in your own room while you're staying at the castle. You're not supposed to know this yet but you're one of the Head Boys this year. And Miss Granger I expect you to take good care of Harry during the school year since you'll be sharing living quarters." Severus told them.
"I'm Head Boy?" Harry mumbled in shock.
"One of them Harry. The staff couldn't agree on one person so there are two Head Boys this year. You and Draco will be Head Boys while Miss Granger will be Head Girl. You'll get your official letters telling you this on August 1st." Severus explained. "So will you agree to come to the castle Harry?"
"It probably would be best. Could George, Ron and Hermione visit me while I'm at the castle?"
"I don't see why not but not today."
"Alright then, lets go." Harry threw his legs over the side of the bed and prepared to stand. He had barely taken one step before he was picked up by Lucius.
"Harry you've been quite ill and you need to conserve your energy." Lucius stated before carrying Harry from the room.
"I take it this is Harry's trunk?" Severus motioned to the trunk at the foot of the bed. Hermione nodded so Severus shrunk the trunk and placed it in his pocket. "You three can come visit Harry tomorrow afternoon if you'd like. He should be settled in by then. Just floo to the Headmaster's office and he'll tell you where Harry is staying."
"Thank you Professor." George reached out to shake Snape's hand.
"I promise we'll take good care of Harry. Have a good day." Severus then swept out of the room and down to the kitchen. "Mrs. Weasley, just the woman I was looking for."
"Why hello Severus. What brings you here?" Molly greeted the man
"Albus asked me to come check on Harry and Harry's condition requires more attention then you can give him right now so we're taking him back to Hogwarts. Poppy feels he'll only have to be there for a week so he should be back here in time for his birthday party. Don't worry, Harry will be just fine once we get the proper potions in him and he has some time to recover. Now I really must get to the castle to treat Harry. We'll see you again next week for sure." Severus then apparated to Hogsmeade then flooed to Albus' office.
"Ah Severus you're finally here. Would you care to join us for some tea? Harry was just telling me how you and Lucius practically saved his and his child's lives." Albus greeted Severus.
"No thank you Albus." Severus sat down beside Harry.
"Very well. Now you probably want to get settled into your new room so I'll have Dobby take you there." Albus snapped his fingers and Dobby appeared.
"You called for Dobby Headmaster?" Dobby asked with a bow.
"Yes Dobby. Harry will be staying with us at the castle for a while and would like to get settled into his new room. Please show them the way to the Head Boy's room."
"Yes Headmaster." Dobby bowed again then turned to face Harry who was being held by Lucius. "Follow me Harry Potter." Dobby began walking quickly from the room followed by Lucius and Severus. He lead them down to the fourth floor to a large painting of a Dragon and a knight.
"Password please?" The knight requested.
"Harry Potter is to give the knight his own password." Dobby explained.
Harry thought for a moment then decided. "Serpent Tongue." The knight bowed his head and the portrait hole opened. Lucius carried Harry into his new rooms.
"Welcome to your new rooms. The bedrooms are upstairs and since you're the first one here you'll get to pick which room is your's." Lucius explained as he carried Harry up the stairs. They looked at all three rooms before Harry decided on the largest one.
"Where's my trunk? I want to unpack most of my stuff now so 'Mione and Dray won't try and steal my room." Harry asked as he slid from Lucius' grasp.
"Here you go Harry." Severus pulled the trunk from his pocket and resized it to it's proper size.
"Thanks." Harry began pulling the clothes from the trunk and placing them in the wardrobe.
"Um Harry are you sure this is your trunk? There seems to be quite a lot of woman's clothing in here." Lucius asked looking over Harry's trunk.
"Of course it's mine." Harry stated then realized that Lucius didn't know that he wore women's clothes sometimes. "I like the way skirts and tight clothes make me feel so I wear them under my robes all the time."
"Is there anything else we should know about you Harry?" Severus asked giving Harry a meaningful look. Harry nodded then pulled his shirt off to reveal his two piercings. "Do your friends know about these?"
"Only 'Mione does cause she was with me when I got them done."
"Lucius go get Poppy and bring her here. The piercings are infected and should be treated immediately." Lucius nodded and went to firecall Poppy. He returned with her five minutes later.
"Well lets see what's going on here Harry." She did her scans then smiled. "Well you're getting healthier. You're still far to thin and you do have those two infected piercings. But I think you'll be as good as new in a couple days. Severus you know what potions he'll need. I'll be back to check on you again tomorrow Harry." Poppy then left.
"Drink these two potions then I'll heal the piercings so they won't get infected again" Severus gave Harry the potions. Harry grimaced at the taste but drank them none the less.
"Those were disgusting." Harry stated once he'd finished the potions.
"Sorry Harry but that's what was needed to get you better. Now you can finish getting settled. Lucius and I will be back to check on you later. Call Dobby if you need anything."
"Alright." Harry returned to unpacking his stuff and making his new room more his own.
"I should return to the Manor now. Draco will probably be wondering where I am. I'll be back in a few hours." Lucius told his friend once they'd reached Severus' quarters.
"I'll contact you if anything happens." Severus stated as he handed the floo powder to his friend. Lucius flooed back to the manor.
"Mittsy." Lucius called when he stepped out of the fireplace at Malfoy Manor.
"Yes Master." A tiny house elf appeared at Lucius' feet.
"Inform my son that I have returned and to meet me in my study."
"Yes Master." Mittsy bowed to the floor then left to retrieve Draco. While the elf was doing her job, Lucius made his way to his study. Draco arrived five minutes later.
"Mittsy said you wanted to see me Father." Draco drawled as he plopped down in one of his father's high wing back chairs.
"It's about Harry."
"Is Harry alright? What happened to Harry?" Draco asked sitting up straight.
"He was getting worse and Dumbledore sent Severus and I to check on him. We've taken him to Hogwarts to recover. He had a small infection that was making him worse along with not knowing who his baby's other father was. He's getting better now and should be better in no time at all. I'll be staying at the castle for the next week helping Severus take care of Harry. You can come visit him tomorrow if you'd like." Lucius explained while gathering some books from his bookcases.
"Has Harry figured out who the baby's other father is?"
"Not quite but he was able to knock two of the possibilities off the list. You don't have to worry so much about Harry anymore son. You aren't the baby's father and neither is Blaise Zabini. Now I really must return to the castle. Will I be seeing you tomorrow?"
"Probably not. I promised Ginny I'd take her shopping for Harry's birthday present then we're going to the theater. Maybe I'll be able to come by on Monday."
"Alright son. I'll see you then." Lucius picked up all the books then flooed back to Hogwarts.