Chapter Seven
Three days after the Daily Prophet article, Voldemort summoned his followers to his side. Lucius and Severus both confirmed that Harry had truly lost his child and was still mourning his loss. Voldemort was satisfied with their stories so they were saved from the torture that meeting. Voldemort was upset that his followers hadn't acted faster and been the ones to cause the boy's pain. Most of the Death Eaters received the cruciatus curse before the meeting ended. Harry had to witness most of the torture but luckily Severus had given him a potion to prevent the pain before leaving for the meeting.
After that life for Harry finally settled down. He got to spend the last two weeks before the school year started relaxing with Hermione and Ron. He still continued his daily lake visits but would only spend an hour or two out there at most. The rest of his time he spent either in his rooms playing chess with Ron, down in the potions lab with Severus, or reading quietly in the library with Hermione. Lucius usually would come to see Harry for a few hours after dinner. They'd commonly spend their time playing chess or discussing whatever book Harry had been reading that day. Hermione would often join in on their discussions which would lead to some kind of debate between Lucius and her.
On the first of September, Harry, Ron and Hermione all flooed back to the Borrow to leave for the train with Ginny. The three of them still had to take the train to school. Harry didn't want to take the train cause he didn't want to deal with all the other students. Ron and Hermione thought they should get to the station early so they could be on the train before most of the students arrived. Ginny and Molly both agreed so they arrived at the station at ten o'clock. Harry, Ron and Hermione went straight for the perfects car and took their seats in the Head's compartment. Ginny joined them since Draco would also be sharing the same compartment. Harry wanted to ward the door but they couldn't do that until Draco arrived. Luckily for them Draco arrived shortly after them and they were able to ward the door.
The train ride was very peaceful for the five occupants of their compartment. Harry and Ron slept through most of the ride while Draco, Hermione and Ginny spent most of the ride reading. When they arrived at Hogsmeade Station, the five of them parted ways. Draco and Ginny went off to locate Blaise while Harry, Ron and Hermione headed straight for the castle. Harry did receive quite a few sympathetic looks from the other students as he made his way to the carriages. Harry received the same looks all through the feast and was so glad when Dumbledore finally released them to their dorms.
The looks from other students died off after the first week of school. Harry was so happy when he could finally walk through the halls without everyone staring at him all the time. He did still get the occasional sad look from a few students but there were so few at that point that he didn't really care. Harry just went on with his life and ignored the other students as much as a Head Boy could.
During the fourth week of school Harry reached his sixth month of pregnancy and decided to perform the spell Hermione had told him about. He had her teach him exactly how to do it so he could perform it on himself. Two nights after he learned the spell he finally used it on himself. The results of the spell though were so shocking that he began yelling for Hermione. She came running and nearly fainted when she saw the image that was projected before her.
"I'm gonna get Professor Snape." She said once she'd recovered. Harry could only nod as he stared in awe at the image.
Snape arrived almost immediately after Hermione called him. He almost fainted as well when he saw the image. It took him a moment to really look at it before he actually did faint. Harry ended the spell the moment Severus fell and went to his side. Hermione decided that Lucius needed to be contacted as well so she went to do that while Harry revived Severus.
"What happened?" Lucius cried out as he burst into Harry's room.
"Sit down Lucius." Harry commanded then performed the spell once more so Lucius could see the image as well.
"How is this possible?" Lucius asked in shock.
"Very simple. Harry is so powerful that he can get pregnant by more then one person if he sleeps with them within a 24 hour period. Since Harry was with both of you within 24 hours of each other he conceived both of your children." Hermione explained, walking towards the image.
The image showed two girls at around the age of four. One with platinum blonde hair and silver-green eyes and the other with ebony hair and onyx eyes. It was very obvious that the girls had two different fathers. Both girls did seem to have Harry's features which was really the only thing they seemed to have in common. Hermione thought that both girls would be heartbreakers when they got older.
Harry finally ended the spell and thought about what Hermione had just said. The more he thought about it the more sense it made. Now he only had one problem left to solve. Both Severus and Lucius had said they'd marry him if he'd have them. Harry had wanted to wait until he knew the paternity of the baby before making any decisions. Now he wasn't sure what he should do. He did care for both men but he wasn't sure if he actually loved either of them and Harry wanted to marry for love.
Severus and Lucius both left an hour later still in shock. Harry had finally over come his shock but now was worrying about what would happen once the twins were born. He was immensely happy that he'd be having two babies but also quite worried about how he'd be able to keep them safe. It had been so much easier for Harry not to worry before he'd actually seen his little girls with the spell. They were now so much more real then they had ever been before. Harry fell asleep that evening thinking about his two little girls and their future.
After the shock finally passed for the three men life returned to normal. Severus and Lucius began to spend every spare minute they had with Harry. Most of the time Harry would be doing homework or studying for his NEWTs with Hermione but sometimes he'd actually get to spend time just relaxing with Lucius and Severus. Harry liked it better when they could just relax together.
This continued until the week before Halloween. Lucius and Severus were summoned once more to Voldemort's side. Harry didn't actually see the meeting this time but he was waiting in Dumbledore's office for the two spies when they arrived. Shortly after the two spies had been summoned Harry began to feel ill. He went straight to see Dumbledore but the Headmaster could find nothing wrong with him. Soon the sick feeling changed to one of dread and Harry began to pace around Dumbledore's office. He knew something bad had happened but he wasn't sure what. When Lucius and Severus arrived Harry could see it in their eyes that something bad was coming.
"The Dark Lord plans to attack the castle on Halloween." Lucius stated in reply to Harry's unasked question.
"I'll call an emergency meeting of the Order immediately so they can be prepared for the fight. Do you know when Tom plans to carry out his attack?" Dumbledore asked calmly.
"He never gives a set time. All we know is to be prepared for the final battle on Halloween." Severus replied.
"He'll probably chose to attack either early in the morning, during classes or during the feast I'd guess. He'll want to attack when the castle is most venerable." Lucius added.
"Why does he think this will be the final battle?" Harry asked.
"The Dark Lord thinks that you are still weak from losing your baby this summer. His spies in the school have reported that you're still grieving and that you seem to have issues performing simple spells. He thinks that he finally has the advantage that he needs to win."
'Oh how wrong he is.' Harry thought to himself before asking his next question. "Is there anything I can do to make Voldemort get too over confident? I know that truthfully I already have the advantage but I'd like to maybe have even more of an advantage."
"Actually Harry you have nearly as much of an advantage as you're going to get. You just reached your seventh month which means that you're magic has increased greatly. You've already mastered wandless magic which Voldemort has no idea about and since we successfully kept your pregnancy a secret this long you also have your increased magic. With Lucius and I at your side Voldemort doesn't stand a chance. That's quite an advantage but if you'd like we can feed his little spies something to tell." Severus explained.
"I'd like that. The less capable Voldemort thinks I am the more risks he'll take."
Severus thought for a moment before an idea hit him. "Alright I've got a plan then. You have potions tomorrow so I'm going to partner you with Draco. You're going to make your potion explode and be taken to the hospital wing with Draco. Knowing Draco he'll be mostly unharmed by the explosion but you'll be hit by most of it. Poppy will determine that Draco is just fine after a potion or two but you will be too hurt to leave the hospital wing. Don't worry you'll really be just fine. I've got a shielding potion you can take tonight that will protect you and the babies from the potion."
"Will I be stuck in the hospital wing for long?"
"You'll only be there for a few minutes. Long enough to trick Poppy then you'll be taken to your room where you'll have to stay until the day before the attack. You will seem to be in the hospital wing cause we're going to leave a pillow that is charmed to look like you there. Can you deal with that Harry?"
"I guess. Are you sure this will work?"
"I'm positive Harry. Now it's late so you should get back to your dorm. I'll bring the potion by soon." Severus gently pushed Harry towards the door.
"Harry wait. You forgot your concealment charm." Lucius stopped him and placed the charm. "Alright you can go now. Have a good night Harry."
Harry left Dumbledore's office and put his invisibility cloak on before heading back to his dorm. Hermione was sitting in the common room when he got back. She was so wrapped up in her book though that she didn't even notice when Harry came in. Harry was grateful for that since he knew he couldn't tell Hermione anything about the plan. He just quietly made his way up to his room and began getting ready for bed. He kept the concealment charm on his stomach as he sat on his bed to wait for Severus. Usually when he was in his room he didn't wear the charm but he had a feeling he should keep it on this time. It was a good thing he had cause he had barely sat down when the door to his room opened and Draco walked in.
"Sorry to bother you so late Harry but I wanted to make sure you were alright. I came by your room to see you earlier but you weren't here. Where'd you go?" Draco asked as he walked into the room.
"I wanted to get some fresh air so I went for a walk around the lake. I'm fine Dray. Why'd you come to see me earlier anyways?" Harry answered.
"I just had this feeling that something was wrong and wanted to make sure that you were okay. The last time I had this feeling was before you lost the baby. I was just worried about you."
"Well I'm fine Dray. There's no need to worry about me right now." Suddenly there was a knock at Harry's door. "Come in."
"Good evening Harry. Draco what are you doing here?" Severus said as he walked in.
"He had a feeling that something was wrong and came to check on me. He had this same feeling before the baby incident and was worried about me." Harry answered before Draco could.
"Well I think you should lie down Harry so we can make sure that nothing is wrong." Severus stated as he warded the door. Harry just stared at Severus in shock. "Harry he's not one of the spies. He's not going to tell anyone."
"Alright." Harry gave him a smile then laid down on his bed. "Can I take the concealment charm off now then?"
"I think it would be a good idea. And Draco you can't speak of this to anyone or three lives will be in great danger." Draco nodded in confused understanding. "You can take it off now Harry." Harry took the charm off to reveal his seven month pregnant form.
"You're still pregnant." Draco gasped in shock.
"Yes Draco he is. He just reached his seventh month two days ago. Now lets make sure that those girls are still healthy." Severus began running scans of Harry and the babies and was happy to find that everything was just fine. He then cast an imaging spell to get a closer look at the babies just to make sure. "They are just fine and so are you Harry."
"I already knew that Sev. Draco just had the same bad feeling I had earlier." Harry stated.
"Alright then I'll ease his worry a bit. Voldemort has set the date for his final stand. He's going to attack the castle sometime on Halloween." Draco gasped. "Voldemort is under the assumption that Harry is weak and will be easy to beat. The Order has already been informed about the upcoming attack and is ready to be here on a moments notice. We have the upper hand because of Voldemort's idiocy in believing that Harry is weak. He's going to think that Harry is even weaker after tomorrow but really he'll be stronger. I can't tell you anymore then that but rest assured that everything will be fine."
"How can you be so calm about this?" Draco snapped.
"Dray we can be calm about this because we know more then we can tell you. Believe me Dray, everything will be fine and Voldemort will be gone for good soon. You've got to trust me just as I'm trusting you." Harry assured his friend.
Draco sighed. "I trust you Harry and I'll try my best to remain calm about all this. Well it really is late so I'm gonna go back to my room now. I'll see you in the morning. Good night Harry."
"Night Dray." Harry gave him an encouraging smile as he left.
"Here's the potion. It'll last for twenty-four hours so take it before you go to sleep." Severus handed Harry a vile of bright blue potion.
"Thanks Sev." Harry took the potion and downed it right away then yawned.
"You seem tired Harry. Just get some sleep and I'll see you tomorrow." Severus tucked Harry into bed and he fell right to sleep. Severus then carefully pulled a few of Harry's hairs and placed them into a small vile. "I'm sorry for tricking you Harry but we can't risk Poppy finding out the truth."
The potion that he had giving to Harry was really Draught of Living Death and not a shielding potion. Harry would remain asleep until dinner the next evening. Lucius was going to take some Polyjuice Potion and pretend to be Harry during Potions, Harry's first class of the day. Severus hated having to trick Harry but he knew that their plan would never work properly without doing so.