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Chapter 28
It was four days after Molly had descended on her son with her views on his relationship with Lucius Malfoy. Harry and Ron had decided to go to Hogsmeade to try and relax a little, Lucius was busy making plans for the wedding, so he could not join the pair as they walked around, Draco was with some of his friends as he had not seen them in a while. Severus was taking care of the twins while he did some weekend marking. They began to make their way to the Three Broomsticks so they could have a quiet drink before they went to do some shopping.
Ron looked at Harry somewhat nervously. He had been increasingly nervous ever since his mother had visited. It didn't help that Lucius and Ron kept the fact that Molly knew he was pregnant a secret from his best friend. "Harry, you do think we're doing the right thing, right?" Harry gave him a peculiar look. It was unusual for Ron to ask that sort of question. He stared at his friend for a moment and finally shrugged. There wasn't really anything he could say to his friend that would do any good. In fact, he knew that it would do no good whatsoever. It was a slight problem that he was having. He put his arm around Ron's shoulder and hugged him in a sideways manner.
"How do you feel about it, do you feel as though what you are doing is right, that being with Lucius is right for you?" Harry asked his friend. "I cannot tell you what you are doing is right because I am not you, I know how I felt when I first went with Severus, it was like I was almost whole and complete, although that was without the other part that belonged to Draco with me, when he joined us I was complete, like I was finally where I should be. Do you feel anything like that with Lucius; you would not want to lose it?" Harry whispered softly.
Ron looked at him as they walked into the Three Broomsticks. He wanted a butterbeer quite badly, but Harry shook his head and ordered them some hot chocolate before Ron could say a thing. He led Ron to a booth in a corner once they received their drinks and watched him. "Well, I do not want to lose Lucius, I'll admit that. But…I just feel like my mother is going to show up and do something drastic. Harry, I love Lucius more than anything, and I want this child as well. But mum will react so HORRIBLY." He sighed and only sipped from his drink, letting the warm chocolate spread over his tongue. Harry only sat there, watching as Ron appeared to instantly relax with the chocolate. He had ordered it for the two of them on the basis that it was safer than butterbeer, but also because he knew it would calm Ron down quite well.
Harry sighed a little before speaking. "Ron, you are in love with a wonderful man and your mother can not see that, she will in time, but she may do things to get you back, just like Hermione did with me, she tried to make me normal, I will never be normal, because I am me. You are just being you, being true to yourself, if Molly shows up we will deal with it, but until then let's try and enjoy our day out of the castle without overbearing mates around." He smiled as he took a sip of his hot chocolate.
Ron chuckled at the statement about overbearing mates. He took another drink from his cup and smiled slightly. "You're right, I'm worrying too much. Can't worry." He set a hand on his stomach gently and rubbed it. Harry shook his head. He admitted that when he found out, he had done that, but now it was a feeling he was use to. He was a little creeped out by that. He couldn't believe how after only one other pregnancy, he was already use to such a thing. He leaned back and drank from his cup again. Ron smiled at Harry and drank half of his cup, a smile firmly in place on his face. He was humming ever so slightly, glad to be out with his heart-brother.
"I need to get some chocolate frogs; I've got a craving for them again. Is there anything you need from the shops around here, I know I want a few books to read, with me not going to lessons now I need something to keep me occupied," Harry said, smiling as he leaned back, neither of them noticed when Molly Weasley walked in.
Molly's eyes narrowed at the corner they sat in. She was not pleased with Ron, or Harry. She hadn't had a chance to jump down Harry's throat, but she wasn't about to turn down that particular opportunity. She began walking over as Harry's hands came to intertwine over his stomach. She heard Ron laugh and she stopped walking for a moment and listened to what he was saying to Harry. "Come on, there is no way I'll eat things like that. Mustard and grapes, that sounds disgusting." He laughed again, which made Harry laugh as well. Molly's eyes only narrowed more at that.
"It has to be the Muggle Colman's Traditional English mustard though, not any other type, it just does not taste right otherwise. It tastes like heaven. Have you had any weird and wonderful cravings that would make even Lucius run to the bathroom?" Harry asked his friend. Molly had finally heard enough and stormed over to the two young men and slapped them both around the face, her eyes burning in anger.
Ron looked at his mother in shock, Harry only lightly touching his cheek. He was not happy that she had raised a hand and slapped. "What do you two think you are doing?" Harry didn't respond, he was busy checking to make sure that jaw was fine. He had been told by Draco that he would meet him there at the Three Broomsticks. He had only hoped that he would have gotten time to shop before Draco came up and followed him around. It didn't look to be working in his or Ron's favor. Ron sighed, looking away from the woman. The anger in her eyes was too much for him to look at.
"We are talking and sharing our experiences with each other like friends and heart brothers do Mrs. Weasley. And I would like it if you went away and left us alone, we do not need the stress you will cause us," Harry said as he finished checking his jaw. He could feel the pain from Ron's heart that this confrontation with his mother was causing the young red head.
Molly crossed her arms. "I will not go away. The two of you are making major mistakes. It is wrong for what you two are doing." Harry's eyes briefly flashed. The stab of pain through Ron's heart from those words made him angrier. Harry worked hard to keep from getting angry. He knew that being susceptible to mood swings didn't help, but this wasn't a mood swing. He was matter than before. He stood up and looked at her. He wasn't much taller than the short dumpy witch. He glared at her with such ferocity that she had to take a step back. Harry knew that he had been hanging around Severus just a little too long.
"How dare you try and belittle what me and Ron have with our bonded mates, we are loved and we are complete with them, without them we would not be happy or lead fulfilling lives, we would have a half life, our souls would not be complete. You are hurting us both with your ill thought of words. Now leave us the hell alone until you can see things rationally, without you biased views of what should and should not be accepted, we are not making mistakes, we have made the best choice for our future in being the mate of a magical creature as we will always be loved by them, and have you suddenly forgotten that I am a magical creature, I am a Fae," Harry seethed at the little witch, his eyes burning with anger.
Molly stepped away from Harry, her eyes were still narrowed. She was getting ready to cut in a retort when someone tall appeared behind her. "Is this person bothering you two?" Harry and Ron both looked and saw Draco. Harry mentally groaned. He couldn't believe that he hadn't managed to get her away from them in the amount of time he wanted. Spending time with Draco was great, and when Ron was with them, fun, but that didn't mean he wasn't necessarily in the mood to deal with him following him around. He swore that Draco pampered him more than Severus, and that was, at times, a hard feat to accomplish. Molly turned and shot her glare at Draco. Draco's arms were crossed over his well-muscled chest and he smiled at her maliciously. He was waiting for an excuse to do something to the woman who was upsetting his mate and his father's mate.
"She came in here upset Ron and I, and told us we were making a huge mistake with being with you, Severus and your farther. She belittled what wonderful mates we have." Harry gave the young blond a quick explanation; he knew that he could not lie to his mate. Harry was also a little worried, as Molly looked even angrier as he spoke, he then looked over towards his heart brother and noted that he was shaking slightly in fear.
Harry moved over to Ron, as Molly was still staring Draco squarely in the eyes. He sat next to the boy in the booth and pulled him into his arms, rocking him slightly. This appeared to relax Ron to have Harry holding him in a soothing manner. Draco smirked at the scene and reached out, taking Molly by the arm. "Belittling mates, huh? Well, I believe that we've heard enough from you. If you ever come anywhere near my family again, I will find some way to make you pay. And for your information, Ron is a part of my family." He walked her over to the pub's door and shoved her out. People were watching him; nobody had ever seen Molly Weasley thrown out of anywhere. She was a force to be reckoned with. He then walked back over to Harry and Ron, smiling at them and seeing that Ron was practically cuddled into Harry.
Harry could feel Ron's heart hurting so much and he wanted to protect his heart brother from that pain, without even thinking about it his wings unfurled and wrapped around himself and his best friend. "It's okay now Ron she is not here anymore." Harry tried to sooth his friend's fright and pain. "We should go back; we can have Lucius brought to the castle to see you, if you want."
Ron only nodded. He was still clinging to Harry. Draco waited at the edge of the booth, glad that the wall hid it quite well. He saw Harry stand up, still unaware of his wings and helped Ron stand up. Draco chuckled and shook his head. "Harry, before you go anywhere, you might want to make the wings disappear." Harry looked at him and then saw his butterfly like wings. This caused Harry to blush ever so slightly, embarrassed that he didn't realize they came out, though it meant that it was second nature to him. Ron looked at the wings, smiling as he saw that the colour that was now added to them was a subtle yellow, but it stuck out quite nicely against the main green background of the wings.
"Your family is growing Harry," Ron said softly as he reached out a hand to gently stroke the fragile wings. "They are beautiful. I see them a lot when you fly, but never this close, when the twins reach a year will their colour separate and become different?" Ron asked Harry and Draco. Ron did not know much about they way the coloring on a Fae's wings worked as they had children.
Both Draco and Harry shrugged. "We're not the experts, Severus is," Harry replied. He let his wings retreat into his body once again and the three of them walked out, heading towards the castle. They knew that Severus could check over Ron until Lucius got there. Ron usually calmed down the instant he saw Ron. It reminded Harry a bit of himself when he was having the twins and to some extent with Draco. He smiled softly as Ron looked over at Draco. Draco looked back an eyebrow raised; Ron only shook his head as a response. It didn't stop Draco from letting out a small chuckle.
They walked up to the castle in silence. They talked quietly, Draco asking Ron if he wanted to see his father earlier than planned, as they had made plans to go out for a meal. Draco knew why his father wanted to go out that night was so that he could propose properly to Ron, he wanted to show the Wizarding World that he had found the one he truly wanted to be with. None of them noticed that they were being followed by Molly Weasley, who could not let what Draco had done, or what Harry had said to her go.
Ron was responsive and had expressed a wish in having Lucius show up early. He knew that the effect Lucius would have on him would be of great help and Ron was feeling like his stomach was being twisted inside and out. He sighed and continued to cling to Harry's arm. They made it into the castle, unaware of Molly's appearance. Harry leaned over and gave Draco a kiss on the cheek as they made their way down the dungeon stairs. "Thank you," Harry whispered in Draco's ear. He knew that Draco would know it was for both coming when he did and for helping Ron.
Molly could not stand to see what was happening in front of her any longer, she wanted her nice young son back, not this farce of a man that he had become because of the influence of the Malfoys, as well as how the sweet little lost boy that Harry once was, was now lost to her as he was influenced by one of the Malfoys and that Death Eater, Snape. She pulled out her wand and shot a curse at Draco, which knocked down the dungeon stairs.
Harry and Ron both turned around. Harry personally glared at Molly and stormed up to her. Problem with Fae is it didn't matter who it was, if their mate was attacked, they would attack. He stood face to face with her, forcefully pulling her wand out of her hand. This was what most wizards would consider strange for a submissive, but this was normal for submissive Fae. "HOW DARE YOU! How dare you attack my mate!" He started shoving her, throwing Molly's wand over his shoulder, causing it to land at Ron's feet. He was shoving Molly with great vigor, causing her to bump into the wall, where she could no longer go much farther. He knew that Draco would be somewhat fine from that, the fact that Veela were resistant to most things.
Severus had was walking back to his quarters after dropping off some potions to Poppy in the Hospital Wing, the twins were being watched by Lucius who had turned up earlier, he had wanted to meet up with Ron a little earlier and to talk about a few things, like what they would do after Ron graduated after Hogwarts, and what he wanted to do for a career. He started to walk down some stairs within the dungeon maze and heard Harry's shouts of rage. Instantly worried at the shouts he ran towards the echoing below.
Severus stopped and saw that Harry was pushing Molly into the wall. He had heard what had happened between Ron and his mother. He frowned and walked up to Harry, pulling him back around the shoulders. Harry struggled for a moment. "Harry, sh…It's okay, it's me." Upon hearing Severus' voice whispered in his ear, Harry calmed down, relaxing in Severus' hold around his shoulders. Molly was still against the wall, a pained expression on her face. Severus gave her a look, knowing that Harry wouldn't have attacked unless she either said or attacked his mates, children or Ron. He only looked at her steadily, not removing his black gaze from her.
Severus had yet to notice that Draco was on the floor knocked out cold after the curse had knocked him into a wall. Harry finally felt safe when one of his mates touched him and calmed down. He then suddenly remembered about Draco and ran off to see if he was okay. A small sob escaped his throat as he reached Draco and found him unconscious with a gash on his forehead, that was bleeding feely. "Severus he is hurt please help him, please." Came Harry's pleading voice.
Severus walked over and kissed the side of Harry's head. He pulled his wand out and cast simple healing spells that would heal the gash on Draco's forehead. Once he did that, he used an enervate to wake Draco up. It took a moment, but Draco groaned and opened his silver eyes. Harry threw himself on Draco and hugged him. Draco sat there for a moment a little shocked. Ron walked over as well, knowing that he could also help Harry. He kneeled next to Severus. Severus gave Ron a slight smile. Molly glared at that scene. Sure she was scared of how Harry had acted, but that didn't mean that she still didn't feel like he was being corrupted by the Slytherins, and that he was taking her son with him.
Ron placed a hand on his heart brother's back and rubbed it soothingly. "He is okay now Harry, see lets help him up and get him back to our quarters now. We will be safe there, nothing can hurt us there, so let Draco go and stand up. Come on Harry, we can't stay here all day," Ron said, keeping his voice calm and smooth, as though he was talking to a frightened and scared animal.
Harry looked at Ron and only nodded, sitting up. Draco slowly sat up, wincing in the pain that ran through his back. He muttered something that caused Harry to weakly chuckle. Severus reached out a hand and helped Draco stand, while Ron helped Harry stand as well. Molly glared at them and wanted to follow, but one look from Severus stopped her in her tracks. He glared at her with utmost loathing, the look said volumes that she was lucky he had to watch over his family. The four began walking off to the dungeons. It didn't take too long for them to reach the door to their rooms. Severus sent Draco and Ron in, saying he needed to speak with Harry for a moment. Harry was only looking at the ground, but waited.
"I'm sorry," Harry said. "I had to protect Draco and Ron from getting hurt more than they were. I'm sorry," he said softly, thinking he had done something wong by attacking Molly Weasley and protecting Ron and Draco from her, even though Draco had already been hurt by the vengeful witch.
Severus pulled Harry into his arms and gave him a kiss on the top of the head. "No, I wasn't going to scold you for attacking her. It's in your nature Harry. Fae cannot hear bad things about their mates, they attack if they do. It was only natural for you to attack, she may not have necessarily said anything, but she did attack your own mate." Harry just started to cry against Severus' chest. Severus rubbed Harry's back and smiled. "I only wanted to comfort you Harry. We're here together, all three of us, plus Lucius and Ron." This appeared to calm Harry down quite a bit. This was something he seriously needed.
"Can we go to our quarters now, I want to make sure Ron and Draco are okay, I know Ron was hurt in his heart by what she had said earlier in the Three broomsticks, it hurt him so much to hear his own mother condemn him. I want to make sure he will be okay, and Draco should rest for a while, I'll get Dobby to bring something from the kitchen for him," Harry said as he ended up babbling.
Severus had Harry look directly into his eyes. "Harry, calm down. Everything will be fine. We just need you to relax as well. What she said to you is also hurting you. We don't want you to have another episode like last time." He knew Harry was referring to the twins. Harry looked away and hid his face into Severus' chest. Severus kissed the top of Harry's head and led him into the room. Harry was moved sideways as they walked in. He was looking directly at the ground.
He didn't see Lucius sitting on Severus' chair with Ron sitting comfortably on his lap. Severus scowled a little when he saw his best friend sitting in his chair. "Lucius would you mind moving to another chair, I would like to sit in my chair, I have just gotten it right since Harry decided he wanted to hog it," Severus said as Harry and Draco snickered at Severus possessiveness over the old and worm forest green chair that stood regally by the bright fire.
Lucius smirked and chuckled. "I don't think so, Ron's quite comfortable, and so am I." Draco came over and took Harry from Severus, letting the man get into his own battle. He was worried about Harry and so he brought him to the couch and allowed Harry to do what he wanted. Harry did the one thing that came to his mind, which was to sit beside Draco and cuddle into him. Draco wrapped his arm around Harry's shoulder and lightly rubbed it. He knew that this was a good way to calm Harry down. Harry's eyes closed. Severus on the other hand was glaring at Lucius was great ferocity.
"Next time someone sits in that chair that isn't Harry will feel my wrath," Severus said, snorting unhappily, making Harry laugh, though he tried to cover it up with a small cough. "I won't do anything today as I know Harry, Draco and Ron have had a trying day as it is." He huffed once more before stomping off to his potions lab, leaving the others to burst out laughing at his little tantrum.
Harry stopped laughing and closed his eyes, relaxing against Draco again. He muttered something, which caused Draco to stand up and pick Harry up, walking off to the bedroom. Ron looked at Lucius and wrapped his arms around Lucius' neck. "Lucius, I do love you, I want my mother out of our lives." Lucius wrapped his arms around Ron's waist and kissed him, it was a reassuring kiss; one that spoke volumes about how he felt. Ron returned the kiss, thankful to have Lucius around. Whatever was wrong, he could at least ignore it in that instant.
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