Title: Never be Normal
Disclaimer: We do not own Harry Potter and never will, they belong to JKRowling and her brilliant mind.
Authors: Duochan-the-mpregfan and Tiger of the Fire (AKA Black Kitten)
Archives: This is being posted on and hpfandom by duo-chan and on aff by Tiger, under the name of Black Kitten
Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger, Molly Weasley, Lucius Malfoy and Luna Lovegood
Chapter: 17/39
Pairings: Harry/Draco/Severus and you'll see
Rating: M
Warnings: Veela!Draco, Vampire!Severus, Fae!Harry, mpreg, submissive creatures, dominant creatures, mild violence, slash, OCs, after school, AU, threesomes and whatever else we two demented authors think up.
Summary: Life seems to be okay, but when you find out you have to mate, it only gets stranger. Isn't a person meant to only have one mate? What does it mean when you've got two? What do you do when only one is the submissive? Well, three people are to find out soon.
Notes: Alright, this has been edited. I do want to state (this is Tiger), that I'm the only one currently doing all the editing, editing as we write, and editing after the chapters. There are intentions to go through the previous chapters for the seventh time, but there are no guarantees that all the mistakes will be caught.
Duochan here, well I am slight upset, pissed off etc etc. Got a review for the fist chapter of this fic, and Affair of the Heart. Said some pretty nasty things too, these people get on my NERVES, big time. It was not only insulting me but you, my wonderful readers as well.
Sorry 'A whole lot of fuckery' you have no power over me, I will carry on witing, and will improve just to piss you off you nutter. Until you have done a fic and posted it then maybe I will listen to some constructive criticism, like where I am going wrong on the grammer. Until then take a run jump and hope there are some pointy rock beneth you.
Chapter 17
The start of the school term happened and a week passed like a blink of an eye. It was now time for the seventh years to be in their potions class and Harry had been excused during the lesson and sent to Severus' office, as the fumes in the potion could be fatal. Harry had to be taken in as attending the class, but it didn't mean he had to be working on the potion. Ron and Draco had also been excused to keep Harry company during the period. Harry had had a headache all day, one that hadn't gone away even with food. Ron hadn't left him alone, and both Draco and Severus were paying a lot of attention to him. Needless to say, Harry had been in the strangest position imaginable. Finally, Harry let out a small sigh and looked at the two, giving them a smile. He knew that Severus would probably walk in soon to check up on him.
Ron was worried, something was off with Harry and nothing could shake the feeling he had, he knew something was going to happen that day. What Severus said when Lucius visited had made him cautious around Harry. He noted every feeling and twinge that Harry experienced. He was about to ask Harry if he was okay when Severus walked through the door. Harry, seeing his mate, jumped up as quickly and as carefully as he could manage and went over to the Vampire. "Feel better now," he said simply as Severus returned the embrace.
Severus kissed the top of Harry's head. "That's good to hear, but you still need your rest. You're excused from classes for the rest of the day, I talked with Dumbledore." Harry heard this and pouted. He didn't like missing classes, but even he knew that something was off. The fact that his back was feeling worse than it had before that morning was confusing. He had no way of knowing what to do about it, but instead he ignored it. Draco had taken to staying with Harry and Severus twenty-four seven to make sure that Harry was okay. Everyone had been watching him like a hawk after what Severus said. There was something off and he didn't know what to do exactly. Draco stood up and walked over to them. He looked at Harry's face and saw bags under his eyes. Severus looked at Harry and saw them as well. "You need to sleep."
"Will someone be with me? You know I don't like sleeping alone," he said, looking up at his mate and pouting. "Will one of you come with me and lay down? I promise to stay in bed and sleep," he pleaded.
Severus frowned. "Yes. I have one class after this one and I will cancel it. Draco can stop attending classes today as well. You need your sleep." Harry nodded before he suddenly gripped Severus' sleeve. Severus looked down at him and saw Harry's face scrunched up in pain. Severus instantly knew what was wrong with Harry. His eyes got wide and he slowly lowered Harry to the ground. "Oh god, this isn't good. You've been in labor today." Harry continued to grip Severus' sleeve not responding.
"WHAT?!" Draco and Ron yelled at the same time, their mouths hanging open in shock.
"What do we do?" Draco asked as he came to his senses a little bit, his mind was panicking a little. "Madam Pomfrey," he said absently. Another contraction ripped through Harry's slim body. Ron winced as he felt it as well through their heart brother bond.
Severus held Harry and just let him ride it out. "At this moment we can't really move him anywhere, but Poppy will be needed. There is some floo powder at my fireplace, just use it and call her. We do have an internal network." Draco nodded and went to do that. He knew that he wouldn't be exactly useful at that moment. None of them expected this to come up, so the three of them weren't exactly prepared. Harry had appeared to have been getting better over the last two weeks, but this had been totally unexpected. It took a couple minutes, but Poppy Pomfrey finally arrived, just as Harry grabbed a hold of Severus' arm quite tightly.
Poppy stared at Severus as he held Harry. "You could have at least transfigured a bed Severus; he would have been comfortable while he was lying down." She shook her head in exasperation and transfigured a small bed for Harry to lie on. "Get him on there and rub his back, it will help ease the contraction," she added as she saw the tight grip Harry had on Severus' sleeve.
Severus shot her a look and helped Harry onto the bed. "Thanks, but I was a little busy with the fact that he was holding onto me." He rubbed Harry's back like she had said. He knew that he had to be around Harry, for Fae had a natural tendency to cling to their mates, or at least in Harry's case, the father of his children, he was still holding onto Severus' sleeve as proof. He gripped it tightly, not willing to let go, even though Severus' hand was on his back, rubbing it. He was in quite a bit of pain, and that was a problem. Severus knew that because Harry was a submissive male that the birth would be different then that of a female, yet he forgot to tell Harry that little piece of information. Then again, it wasn't every day that one had to remember that their mate was going to have a birth canal form during the labor to allow them to give birth.
"Mr. Malfoy you get over here as well, it would be best if you were with Harry too," she said next, as Draco then moved over to the bed. "I can't really give you anything for the pain Harry," she said gently as she brushed his bangs off of his forehead. "It would react badly with the birth," she finished explaining.
Harry could only nod as the contraction finished and he collapsed into Severus' chest. Ron sat on the couch, knowing that he wouldn't leave, but wasn't going to get in the way. He looked between the three and Madam Pomfrey, wondering how long this would take. He finally decided to voice his question, knowing that it was on Harry's mind as well. He wasn't enjoying the labor quite so much. "How long does this generally take?" He knew that Harry had already been having some sort of pain all day, but it hadn't been like contractions, so there was something interesting going on in that respect. Severus whispered something in Harry's ear, causing the boy to nod and let out a slow breath and appear to relax even more, while he could that was.
"Well the contractions last for around twenty-four hours. It so the body can prepare for the birth. I need to know when you first started having these pains. It may have started out as a backache, a persistent backache," she told them as she looked over to the young Fae.
Another contraction hit Harry, so he couldn't respond to her question. Severus was able to. Draco was a little busy, trying not to scream as Harry nearly broke the bones in his hand. "Around four this morning is when he woke up with a backache. It woke Draco and I up. I think I was more awake than Draco, being a vampire, but we soothed him and went back to sleep." Poppy nodded and continued her scan as she saw Harry once again fall back into Severus. She had figured out a while ago that the three were together and wasn't surprised when Severus unconsciously admitted it. Ron watched the whole proceedings, worried about Harry. His eyes were still quite wide at the mention of Harry being in labor for a whole day. He didn't really want to think about how painful that would have to be for the young Fae.
Ron felt another contraction pass through his heart brother. He closed his eyes and went through the heart bond they shared. He saw the source of pain and brought some of it to himself. He couldn't manage a lot, just enough to ease the pain Harry went through as another contraction rushed through. He opened his eyes and found himself looking straight into Harry's. He smiled to his friend.
Harry gave him a slight smile back, but that was all. He would thank Ron later for doing that, as he was feeling the pain quite intensely still. Severus ran his fingers through Harry's hair, whispering sweet nothings to him. Poppy shook her head. "I need to check on a few things in some of my books. As Harry started when he did, it will be okay. You just stay here and be with him. Oh and Severus, your class already left when you didn't come back." Severus only nodded, not particularly caring about his class. It was to be expected. He was their most hated teacher. Poppy walked out and left the four alone as Harry just relaxed against Severus' chest for the few minutes he didn't have contractions.
"I can't wait to meet them, Harry said his voice breathy as he was still out of breath from the contractions. "Imagine, by this time tomorrow I will be holding two tiny little babies in my arms. I wonder what I am having two boys or two girls or one of each," he said as he felt Draco rub his stomach gently, helping to soothe the rippling muscles.
Severus kissed Harry's forehead. "You're obviously feeling the contractions. We found out months ago that you're having a boy and a girl." Harry just looked a little sheepish, but that didn't last long as Harry suddenly felt another contraction. His breath hitched and he held onto the two people he loved tightly. Ron sat there, doing what he could to help, but even he had read that Fae needed to be with their mate during the labor. It was usually the mate that delivered the child, which is partly why Ron wondered about why they brought Poppy in. He couldn't argue though, he had to focus.
"Do we have any suggestions for names for these two little joys when they get here or are you going to wait until they are here to see what you should name them?" Draco asked, trying to get Harry's mind off of the pain he was feeling. He could feel the muscles tighten underneath his hand as Harry went through another contraction.
Harry couldn't say anything for a moment because of the contraction, but once it finished, he collapsed against Severus' chest and let up on Draco's hand. He bit his lip for a moment. "Well, I always thought that Conner was a nice name for a boy and Aislin a good name for a girl." Severus smiled and kissed the top of Harry's head, showing his approval of the names. This brought a smile to Harry's face. He liked it when they approved of his choices. This meant that he was in a good place with them. That was something that most submissives didn't get. Harry considered himself quite lucky.
"Are you going to give them any middle names? I wouldn't suggest using any names of family, even though it is usually traditional. It sometimes feels like the child has to live up to who they are named after," Draco said as he kissed Harry softly on the cheek.
Harry shrugged. "I couldn't think of anything that fit." That was all he said before he was hit with another contraction. The pain was quite a bit for Harry, and he almost felt like passing out. He was panting and he squeezed his eyes shut. Really, most people would feel something wrong, which they did. The damage had been done, there was no changing that, but they could hope for a semi-smooth delivery. The fact that Harry was this early was concerning enough already. That was all there was to it. Harry squeezed Draco's hand harder, but He grabbed onto Severus' arm with all his strength, which was quite considerable since he was in labor.
Draco looked over the top of Harry's head and over to Severus. The young Veela was worried, Harry should not be in this much pain, and it was one of the reasons why they had wanted Pomfrey there for the delivery. Normally it would only be himself, Severus and of course Harry. Severus tried to reassure the blonde with a smile, but he didn't think it was working as the worry was still in the silver grey eyes.
Harry almost screamed, but instead a little whimper came out of his mouth. Severus kissed Harry's forehead again, knowing this wasn't good. He then looked at Ron. "I hate to ask this of you, but please get Poppy. It's quite imperative that she be here." Ron nodded and left, knowing that Harry was still in good hands, even if he was in incredible amounts of pain. It wasn't everyday that something like this happened, especially with his best friend. Harry on the other hand was still attached to his mates and was refusing to let them go. Severus and Draco shared soothing words with Harry, allowing the boy to relax. Once Poppy came back, Ron following, she noticed that something was wrong with Harry. She began another scan to check something.
"Harry I am going to have to give you a c-section, you should not be in this much pain. It is not only distressing you, but also your children. It would be best if we got them out as soon as possible," she said as she finished her scan and looked at the young man that was breathing hard on the bed.
Harry only nodded in response. Severus and Draco also nodded. They knew that this was needed to let the children be born safely. The thing was that they all looked forward to raising the children. Placing one last kiss on Harry's head, he gently lay the Fae down, still holding his hand. Poppy took her wand and cast a numbing charm over Harry, knowing the potions were fatal. She didn't like to do this, but there was ultimately no choice in this matter. She used a spell to remove his clothes. Harry wasn't embarrassed; he was in too much pain to care. For privacy reasons she conjured a curtain that would allow her to see, but give Harry some dignity, though the young boy didn't think he had much left.
She could see that Harry was scared of what may happen to his children. She did another spell to sterilize the room; they all felt the spell move over them, cleansing them as well as the room. "Right, everything is ready now," she said as she saw Harry tighten his grip on Severus again. "I want you to relax Harry, I know you are scared, but everything will be alright," she said as she brushed the sweat soaked bangs off of Harry's forehead and out of eyes.
Harry nodded and closed his eyes, taking very deep and relaxing breaths. He was still worried about the lives of his children, but he told himself that they were going to be alright. Pointing her wand at Harry's midsection and touching it lightly, she muttered a spell that began to cut Harry's skin. Harry could feel the push, but not the actual cut, for once glad about the numbing spell. Harry lay there, trying to calm himself when something came to mind. He couldn't believe he hadn't thought of it before. He opened his eyes and looked at Severus, who was watching Harry and he frowned a bit. "Sev…I just remembered something, why is it that only one color appeared on my wings when I'm having twins?" Severus thought about that answer, he knew that it was keeping Harry's mind off the possibility of losing his children, but it was an interesting question that Severus had to recall the answer for.
"While they are in the womb, their magic is shared and together making it one colour and aura. When they are born the magic separates and becomes two different auras, when they are born the small colour that is on your wings now will separate and become two different colours," Severus explained as he smiled, glad that Harry's mind was not on Poppy and what she was doing.
Harry just nodded. "I guess that makes sense." He let out a soft breath as he felt something get pulled out of it him, even being numb he could feel that. Poppy looked at them and motioned Draco over as she cleared the lungs of the child she removed. The child instantly began to wail as Draco held it and picked up one of the blankets that Poppy had brought. She then went back in and motioned Ron to come over and help with the next one. She wanted Severus to stay where he was. She knew that was the important place for him to be. Once the children were born he could see them. It didn't take her long to remove and clear the lungs of the other child. She handed the infant to Ron and began to heal Harry, knowing that he needed the healing before the spell wore off. She hadn't made it a long lasting spell.
Ron was in awe of the little girl he held within his arms. He watched as Poppy healed the incision on Harry's stomach and waited for her to move out of the way. When she did he went over to the two that were on the bed. "Congratulations Harry, Severus and you too Draco," he said to them as he sat on the bed to let Severus and Harry see the little girl he held. There were a few tuffs of auburn hair on her head already. He looked over towards Draco, who was still stood with the little boy in his arms. He was looking with shock and love at the little one. "Draco, why don't you bring little Conner over here?" he said to the blonde.
Draco nodded, his eyes still on the little boy. He walked over and joined them as well. Poppy spelled Harry's clothes on once again and removed the privacy curtain. Once she was finished she smiled and walked off. She knew that she would get to examine the children later, right at that moment the parents needed to get to know their children. Severus helped Harry sit up, the Fae leaning against his chest. He looked at the little boy who seemed to have black hair, but it was hard to tell with how light the fuzz was. He smiled at the two awake and blue eyed children. "They're beautiful," Harry breathed.
"Yes they are. When I first found out that I was to be someone's mate I never thought I would live to see him or her. I was a spy and an ex-Death Eater. Also my mate was not to be my own age. When Draco came into his inheritance I felt my mate, but I still was not whole, not until you, Harry, came into you own inheritance did I feel like I was going to be whole when I mated with you both. Though Draco, I would like ask if you will cement the bond between us, I know you don't have to, but I would like it if you did," Severus said softly as he stroked a gentle finger over the tiny hand of his daughter. "I want to make sure this family is whole."
Draco nodded. "I agree to it. Besides…We're dominates, meaning we just share blood, nothing more." He looked down at Harry who was busy looking between the two. Draco just handed little Conner to Harry. Harry held the little boy, almost as if he had been doing such an act his whole life. Harry smiled softly at him and rubbed the boy's cheek. Severus smiled at Harry's actions and kissed the top of the Fae's head. Harry was so entranced by looking at the children that he didn't notice the kiss. This was common for Fae. They were overprotective of their children, yes, but they were also entranced by life. It was like vampires in that respect, only difference was they couldn't sense life and didn't have that ingrained respect that vampires did.
They didn't notice at first, but silent tears were running down Harry's cheeks. "When I first found out of the prophecy and that it was either me or him that would die, I didn't think I would get the chance to have children or even reach seventeen. That was my dream to have children and it has come true," he said so quietly that they could just about hear the heartfelt words. Both Draco and Severus carefully embrace the new Fae mother, mindful of the baby boy that lay looking at the three of them in his arms.
A/N: there we go, it took Tiger forever, but the chapter has been finished. Now I (Tiger) am going to collapse and not think about this for a while. We hope that everyone likes it.