A/N: Thank you for reviews! Here's another chap for you guys with a lot of Draco in it. Hope you like it!
Oh and I'd like to remind you all that there are the warnings for this story in the first chapter and they include a possibility of Mpreg!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
Draco and Blaise sat in the healer's office gaping at the old woman smiling at them serenely like she hadn't just told Draco that he was pregnant, when a younger healer clad in light green robes, which indicated that she worked in the mind healer section of the hospital, burst into the room.
"Mrs. Hathaway there you are!" She exclaimed visibly relieved. "I have told you you're not allowed to leave your room without supervision." She scolded gently taking the elderly woman who had just diagnosed Draco with the impossible, by the arm and started leading her to the door.
"Excuse me, but what the hell is going on?!" Draco exclaimed. First he was told that he was pregnant by the unnerving old healer and now it was indicated that the woman wasn't a healer at all but a patient.
"Oh pardon me Sirs, I hadn't noticed you." The young healer said startled. "I apologize if Mrs. Hathaway bothered you. She tends to run away from time to time especially when it's time for her medicine."
"Bothered us?!" Blaise exclaimed. "She just diagnosed Draco and told him he was pregnant!"
"Oh dear, what trouble you have caused again Mrs. Hathaway." She sighed. "I'm really sorry about this. She was a mid-healer once upon time in her youth but then there was a spell-casting accident and her mind hasn't been the same since. Still she loved her job and sometimes when she escapes her room she pretends to be a healer again and tells people that they are pregnant."
Draco felt both disappointment and relief at the news.
"So this means that I'm not actually pregnant?"
The young healer frowned at him.
"You're a wizard are you not?" She stated like the answer was obvious.
Draco nodded but couldn't help but think of the stories his grandmother once told him before she died. They were myths about betrothed same-sex couples being able to have children because of the power between the contract and the couple as well as their feelings for each other. It was said that if the couple was magically powerful and their love was strong enough, magic would allow them to have a child. Still they were only stories and his grandmother could have just made them up herself – she loved all things romance after all.
"So if Draco's not pregnant we still haven't found out what's wrong with him." Blaise said.
The healer nodded.
"I will send a healer to you as soon as I get Mrs. Hathaway back to where she belongs."
And with that she and the fake-healer left.
Ten minutes went by before the door opened again and a woman who Draco recognized easily as Angelina Weasley nee Johnson.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Mr. Potter-Malfoy, Mr. Zabini." She said politely.
"Healer Weasley." Draco nodded in greeting hiding a smile at his surname. He felt a burst of happiness inside him whenever he heard it, which wasn't a lot at all because people still didn't accept that he and Harry were married. Draco didn't know Angelina well, but knew that she was Harry's primary healer during his sickness, which along with the fact that she used his proper name gained her his respect.
"How can I help you today Mr. Potter-Malfoy." Angelina asked.
Draco then proceeded to recount his symptoms once again.
"I have already been diagnosed with pregnancy today, so I was hoping to get a real answer this time." He commented lightly but instead of laughing Angelina had a thoughtful and a curious look in her eyes when she asked him to elaborate.
Draco told her about his meeting with the mind-ward patient.
"Interesting." Angelina mused and Draco felt annoyed not being able to read her properly.
"You do not think it is possible?" Draco suddenly blurted out before being able to catch himself and Angelina was brought out of her brief musings. She looked hesitant for a moment and Draco guessed that she probably didn't want to make any guesses when she hadn't even examined him yet.
"It's fine. Just give me an honest opinion." Draco reassured her. For some reason he needed to know what the healer thought. He knew from Harry that she was good at her job and very insightful.
Finally she relented.
"Honestly – and I'm not saying it is – there is a chance for that. I mean, your and Harry's situation is unique; there hasn't been a betrothed couple in centuries and the knowledge of magic involving that has been lost in time if it ever even properly existed. In addition this is Harry we're talking about…" She trailed of meaningfully and Draco knew what she meant. Harry was known for achieving the impossible.
"The symptoms you just described for me could be explained away with pregnancy and if you were a woman it would be the first thing we'd suspect. However I think it is best if we do you a full scan with all the test. When was the last time you had a health check?"
"I don't know, maybe six or seven years ago."
Angelina nodded.
"Then I further suggest that we do a full scan. It would be good of you to have a regular health check once every five years at minimum." She said. "Now we don't have your medical records here at Mungos', I assume you have employed a private healer before?"
"Yes. My mother's healer, Healer Pitch is the one who has done all my previous checkups, however she retired some time ago and I wasn't satisfied with her replacement so I decided to just come here."
"Very well, I suggest you send us your medical records as soon as possible as we cannot properly treat you if we don't know your medical history and possible complications or allergies you have had in the past." Angelina said. "I can make a basic scan on you but before we have your information I can't go any further."
Draco nodded in understanding.
"Maybe I could fetch your files for you, Draco?" Blaise suggested. He wanted to his friend get the best treatment as soon as possible and it was clear Draco wasn't completely healthy.
"Is that okay?" Draco asked Angelina.
"Yes. Meanwhile we can start with you basic scan."
"Thanks Blaise." Draco smiled at his friend. "I'll send Healer Pitch a Patronus ahead so she'll know to expect you." He added and proceeded to do just that.
Draco gave Blaise the healer's Floo address and Blaise left and Angelina instructed Draco to lie on the bed while she waved her wand around him and muttered spells under her breath.
"Well you seem to be in very good physical condition Mr. Potter-Malfoy. I believe we'll have to wait for your medical files to make further test to find out the cause of your symptoms."
Draco nodded and sat up on the bed.
"Just call me Draco, Angelina." He said deciding the formality wasn't really necessary as he felt comfortable enough with her and furthermore she was a friend of Harry's.
Angelina nodded.
"How are things at home and work, Draco?" Angelina inquired. "I'm asking because it is also possible that this is something stress-related." She explained.
"Fine for the most part." Draco said pausing before turning to look at Angelina. "Did you know that Harry went back to work?" He asked suddenly and Angelina looked at him surprised.
"No he did not mention that. What did he go back to work for? I told him to take it easy and avoid stressful situations."
"That's what I said! But the idiot still went back even though he promised not to! We fought about it today when I caught him in the training rooms."
Angelina sighed.
"Harry has always been stubborn when it comes to his own health." She said. Before she managed to continue though, there was a knock on the door and another young healer popped in.
"Healer Weasley we received Mr. Potter-Malfoy's medical records." She said handing them to Angelina before addressing Draco. "Mr. Zabini wished you to know that he had something he needed to do but would come back later."
Draco nodded his thanks and turned to look at Angelina who was skimming through his medical history.
"Well there doesn't seem to be anything that would prevent us from continuing." She said after a few minutes before handing the file back to the young healer. "Would you please go through this carefully Ana and put it in the records. If there's something you think I should need to know, you'll know where to find me."
"Yes, Healer Weasley." The girl said and left the room.
"I'm going to take some blood first and send it to the labs and then we can continue with the spell work." Angelina explained started to work. For the next fifteen minutes she performed all kinds of spells on Draco and scribbled her observations on the parchment, all the while talking Draco through of everything she did.
After one spell her eyebrows rose and her professional mask broke slightly to reveal surprise.
"What -?" Draco begun but was interrupted as another knock was heard from the door and young man in a trainee clothes peeked in.
"I'm sorry to disturb you Healer Weasley, but I thought you'd like to know…"
"What is it Danny?" Angelina asked.
"Mr. Potter was brought in a few minutes ago. It's code blue." He said and Angelina looked alarmed. However before she was able to react in any other way Draco was up from the bed demanding answers.
"Wait, what? Harry was brought here?! What happened? Where is he? Is he okay? What's code blue?"
"Draco please try to calm down. I will go out and see what's going on." Angelina said urgently. "Please, stay here." She said and then she was gone.
Draco stared at the closed door for a minute before deciding that like hell he was going to sit around and wait here when his husband was brought to the hospital. He yanked the door open and hurriedly walked through the corridor trying to determine where his husband was when he spotted Albus pacing outside one of the rooms.
"Albus!" He cried out and jogged to him. "What happened?"
"Draco!" Albus looked up and to Draco's brief surprise hugged him as he reached him. "It's Dad. We were at the gym, talking, and he asked me to help him up and when I did he suddenly collapsed and I didn't know what to do so I brought him here and then they took him into that room and refuse to tell me anything and…"
"Albus, Albus calm down son." Draco said trying to calm the panicked boy. "You did the right thing." He said sitting him down on the bench and crouching himself down to his level. "You did the right thing to bring your dad here. Now have you informed the others; your mother, your siblings?"
Albus started to look panicked again.
"No I forgot...!"
"Shh, it's fine, I will send them a message, but now you need to calm down. Take a deep breath." He said rubbing calming circles on the boy's shoulder while pulling out his wand and casting a few Patronuses to inform Ginny and the others.
Now all they could do was wait.
And wait they did. For two hours there was no movement from the room Harry was in. Ginny and the other kids joined them outside the door and they all camped out there waiting for news.
It was when the third hour begun that a group of healers exited the room Angelina included, who immediately made her way to their way.
"What is it? Is Harry okay?" They asked.
"He is stable right now but…" Angelina paused and took a deep breath. "To be honest, his body is failing him and if we don't find a match…" She trailed off.
There was no need to say it. Everyone knew what would happen when the time ran out.
"How long?" Draco managed to ask even though he felt like his throat was closing up on him.
"It's hard to say." Angelina said. "Could be from a few days to a few weeks."
Draco nodded stiffly tears threatening to fall down.
"Can we see him?" Lily asked between her sniffles.
"Yes of course. He is resting now so don't be long." Angelina said. "Now excuse me." She said looking over Draco's shoulder and Draco turned to see the young healer from earlier gesturing to her. Angelina went to her and he saw the girl rapidly explain something to her, gesturing towards a stack of files in her hand.
Draco turned his gaze away from them towards the door that separated him from Harry. Suddenly it looked much scarier than it had before. The others had already gone in but Draco found it hard to make himself move. He was scared of what he'd find inside. Scared that he would break completely for seeing Harry look so weak. Still, his need to see Harry won and he took a step forward and reached toward the door handle when a hand took hold of his arm.
"Draco?"
He looked up to see Angelina standing next to him an unidentifiable expression on her face.
"Draco, I need to speak to you about something."
A/N: Thanks for reading! Please review and tell me what you think!
What did you think about my pseudo-healer telling Draco he was pregnant? Was she right or not? And why Angelina wants to speak with Draco? Is there someting serious wrong with him? Harry's running out of time and there's no match in sight, is he gonna die or not?
- Dalnim