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This is a co Authored fic between Duochan-the-mpregfan and Tiger of the Fire.
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Chapter 23
Harry, Ron, Severus and Draco walked into Severus' quarters. The later three were wondering what Harry had talked to the headmaster about. Severus knew that when he had left the two they had briefly talked about what Harry would be doing after he had graduated from Hogwarts. He hoped that whatever the headmaster suggested that it would not be too outrageous, but knowing the headmaster for as long as he had he wouldn't put anything past the old coot.
Harry went straight to the little kitchen like area that all teachers had and began to make tea. Draco walked up to Harry, an eyebrow raised. "Aren't you supposed to be telling us what the headmaster said?" Harry looked at him and gave a smile that looked a lot like one of Dumbledore's, this made Draco shudder and put his arms around Harry's shoulder. "Harry, don't do that. It's quite worrying." Harry shrugged slightly and went back to making the tea like he had started. Draco only sighed and returned to his seat. He knew that in all sense, Harry had them whipped, which was still saying something for those two.
Harry finished making the tea and brought the tray over to the small coffee table that stood between the two couches and the comfortable lounge chair. Severus severed the tea as Harry sat down next to Draco. He curled up against the young Veela and waited till everyone had a cup of tea. When they did he started to talk. "Dumbledore and I talked about the choices I had when I finish Hogwarts. We came up with a good idea for me to do, I just hope that I will have you support."
Severus looked at Harry. "And what would be?" He was a little bit tired of him beating around the bush. Harry smiled and sat up, giving both Severus and Draco kisses. This forced Draco to shake his head. He knew Harry was trying to bring out the suspense. It was as if the boy had a natural knack for making them stand on their toes. Well, they already proved that with one pregnancy, now on his second one. They didn't know what to do with the boy half the time. Of course, that was nothing new when it came to the life of one Harry Potter.
Ron was doing his best not to laugh at the two men as Harry led them on a merry chase. He was a bit disappointed when Harry twirled around and smiled at them, a smile that reminded him strongly of their esteemed headmaster. "Well I heard that the Wizarding world didn't have a day care for young children, and well I like working with children, I found that out when I babysat the children around Privet drive. So I would like to set up a centre. It would also mean that I would not have to leave my own children alone. I will need you to help me set it all up, and I won't have to finish my N.E.W.T.s if I don't want to, instead I want to look into some healer courses the ones that most parents take and what you, Severus have done to be able to work as a teacher," he finished his eyes were alight with enthusiasm and excitement.
Both Draco and Severus blinked at him for a moment. While it's something that made Harry happy, it did confuse them a bit. They weren't sure what day-cares were. Having grown up the way they did, they weren't exactly normal. Mostly purebloods left their children with house elves. Ron saw the looks on their faces and burst out laughing. The two looked at him with scowls firmly fixed upon their faces. He had to hold his breath to quit from laughing. It took several moments before he managed to take enough deep breaths. "You two don't get it. A day care is a place that most Muggles take their children to stay for the day. They don't have servants to look after them necessarily. I can guess it's mostly Muggleborns who like this idea." Harry nodded. He was smiling that Ron understood. He also found it amusing that Draco and Severus hadn't understood, but he wasn't bound to react. Then again, he knew that they would probably be a little angry at him if he did react the way Ron had. He desperately wanted to.
"I think it would be a good idea, like getting the children used to being away from their parents for the day while they went to work or did whatever they needed to do during the day. Muggleborns would like the idea as they have something like this in the Muggle world. Some Muggleborns were left at a day care centre before they went to primary school. They are also more able to get along with their peers. I don't know if you have something like a primary school in the Wizarding world, if not maybe I could set something like that up to teach them the basic skills, along with a few extra things within the Muggle world," Harry started to babble as he warmed up to the idea even more.
Severus enjoyed Harry's enthusiasm, but not his babbling. He brought his hand up and covered the boy's mouth. "Harry, you're babbling." Harry gave him innocent eyes that made Severus remove his hand. He couldn't stand it when Harry did that. It let the boy get away with anything. He bet that if the boy used that, he could get away with murder. This was ignoring the fact that he had already gotten away with such a thing. "Now, take this one step at a time. No, there is no such thing as a primary school. Most purebloods usually have their children trained by tutors before they come." Draco nodded in agreement to that. Severus continued, "Now, this day-care idea. It is a good one for you. I can see you enjoying it, if this is what you want to do, then that's fine. We'll support you." Once again, Draco nodded in agreement. He decided to let Severus do all the talking, as the man was often better than him at articulating the thoughts on his mind, but Draco decided this was because he was older.
"Maybe we could make it like a day school, for those above five to give them some help before the go to Hogwarts. Like the Muggleborns that are found could go there a year or two before they have to go to Hogwarts so they know more about the magical world. I felt really behind everyone when I first came to Hogwarts as I was brought as a Muggle. It would then help the pureblood children get used to a school environment. Draco was it a bit of a shock to you when you first came here after always being at home?" the young Fae asked his mate as he turned to face the young blond.
Draco shrugged. "In some sense, yes. But I was ready to leave. I had been told my whole life that I would be attending school. The only thing I was glad about was the fact that I was going to Hogwarts and not Durmstrang. That would have been the one thing I hated. It depends on what kind of family the pureblood grew up in I guess." Draco just watched Harry. He knew that Harry was quite excited about this idea, and he wasn't about to argue. He gave Harry a hug around the shoulders. "At least you've found something that can make you happy." This brought a large smile to Harry's face. That was a smile he always had, it made him look younger than he was. Ron saw this and also smiled. It was nice that Harry was happy about something. He knew that being an Auror wasn't what Harry wanted, but he hadn't said anything because he knew that Harry wouldn't have listened to him.
"I have to find a building that would be able to convert to a school. With a nice garden that can be converted to a playground so the children to have some fun between lessons. A dining hall, so they can have lunch. I would have to find people that can teach children English, Math and maybe some history of not just the Wizarding World but also the Muggle world. That could be helpful to try and bridge the gap that exists between the purebloods and Muggleborns. Do you think it could really work Severus? A Wizarding primary school?" He asked as he looked up at the older wizard.
Severus thought about it for a moment. "It probably would." He looked at Harry and saw the cute look in his eyes. He then let out a sigh and kissed the lightning bolt scar on Harry's forehead. "Anything you do will work and succeed." Harry smiled and jumped Severus, giving him a hug. For once, instead of Draco being knocked over, Severus was knocked over. This caused both Ron and Draco to burst out laughing. They had been waiting for Severus to be the one that would lose his balance when getting pounced by Harry, and he hadn't up until that point.
"You know Severus, I have been waiting for you to fall victim to one of Harry's pounces and now that you have I wish I had a camera to record this wonderful event," Draco said as he went over to the two that were sprawled on the floor with Severus underneath the pregnant Fae. He held out his hand that were quickly taken by Harry and helped him up off the floor, he then did the same for Severus, though he knew the older man would be able to do so himself.
Severus shook his head and stood up by himself. He was capable of doing so, which meant that he would. Harry giggled and got on his toes, kissing Severus. Severus sighed. "Harry, is this what you want to do?" Harry nodded seriously. Severus then nodded himself. "Alright." Harry squealed and hugged Severus, and then Draco, problem was that Draco hadn't expected it and ended up on the floor himself. He sighed, once again having fallen over thanks to Harry. Right at that moment, Ron burst out laughing once again. He then waved to them and ran off before Draco could kill him. Besides, he had a date to get ready for.
Harry got up off Draco and laughed as the blond then got up as well. Severus shook his head at Harry's antics, though he couldn't help but smile at the young Fae. "Harry there is something that I would like you to consider for a moment, I would like to inform the school about you being pregnant. It would make things easier for you, and we are able to keep you safe from DADA, but if you are going to stop your N.E.W.T.s then we won't have to worry about that class. I just think it would be easier on you if the school knew about you being pregnant," he said the young man, hoping that what he was saying was not going to frightened the young man.
Harry let out a slow sigh and collapsed onto the couch. "I know people now know about us, but…many of them are now shooting me looks of contempt or what not. What's to say that even if we do, I won't be in danger and if I don't do the N.E.W.T's, I still have to worry about people attacking me anyway." His shoulders slumped at the idea and his good mood was gone. Draco gave Severus a look and sat next to Harry, pulling the Fae into his arms. He could tell that the thought of the people he had considered friends thinking him a freak wasn't great. The problem was that people seemed to believe what they wanted about him and that's all there was to it.
"Harry, does it truly matter what they think? What about Ron, he is you best friend, what does he think about you? Those that truly matter to you will still be there those that don't, well as far as I am concerned they can go jump off the astronomy tower a couple of dozen times," Draco said, trying to get Harry to see that what people thought about him didn't matter, the only opinions that matter was their family.
Harry sighed. "I know…It's just…A lot of these people have been my friends and now…because I'm with you two and had Aislin and Conner makes me a freak. I know you're right." He buried his face in Draco's chest. Severus sat down and rubbed Harry's back. Harry whimpered slightly as a couple tears escaped his eyes. Severus shifted to be close to the other two. It appeared to calm Harry down a bit. He sighed and looked up after a few more moments. "I guess…it would be a good idea, I mean…who will mess with me? They're more scared of Severus than anything else." This made Draco laugh and Severus scowl.
Severus' scowl turned to an arrogant look as he then said playfully, "Of course they are scared of me, I am the one that has to teach them the differences between aconite and wormwood. The only way those dunderheads would pay attention was if I scared them all into submission."
Harry giggled again. "Well…if you think it's a good idea of telling them about our impending arrival, then go ahead. But I'm not sure what I'll do…I nearly went crazy last time I stayed here. And I think I need a break before I make any definite choices. Professor Dumbledore told me that I could still take time off." He giggled again. "And Professor…" He looked straight at Severus and batted his eyelashes. "How do you expect them to know the difference when you keep using the term wolfsbane?" This caused Severus to glare playfully.
"Insufferable brat," Severus said as he gave Harry a playful smack on Harry's bum. Harry squeaked and looked shocked over at Severus, he then laughed when he saw the playful smirk on the older wizard's face. "I will tell Albus to make an announcement tomorrow at breakfast. If you don't want people to know just yet tell me and I will not tell Albus, though knowing him he already does," Severus said.
Harry waited for a moment and thought about it. "Go ahead, tell them. Knowing me, I'll probably take the twins and either stay here or hide in your office. They're usually safe places to hide if I need it." He then looked at his stomach and at the room the twins would be in once they picked them up from Albus. "Besides, Draco's right, they don't deserve to be my friends if they can't accept my choice in a life." This made Draco laugh. It was nice for him to know that Harry did listen every now and then. Harry then stood up. "Well, time to pick the twins up." He then left the rooms, leaving Draco and Severus alone. The two shook their heads. There were times that they didn't understand Harry at all.
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