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Life Altering Moments	By : BloodyRedQueen Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6833 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Chapter 21: Malfoys Always Get What They Want.

Draco sighed sipping his coffee tiredly. It had been a trying couple of days especially with Harry being so far along. He inhaled deeply, letting the scent of plain black coffee awake his senses and rouse his befuddled mind. They had been up late last night when Harry had awoken with painful stomach cramps and frantic Draco had flood to St.Mungos to get Healer Markins and drag the man back to the house to care for his husband. Thankfully the pain had been nothing major but it had scared Draco and Harry badly. The cramps had been a result of the twins growing rather dramatically the last few weeks and also beginning to develop their magic. What Harry had been experiencing was the magical growth of the pair, but of course neither Harry and Draco had known that. Draco had assumed -wrongly- that his husband was going into early labour and had panicked.

Shaking his head at the memory, Draco finished off his coffee and went to read through the mail which the elves had left piled on the counter for him to go through. As usual the mail was piled according to receiver and whether it was personal or business. Surprisingly, Harry had a rather large pile of personal mail, which was rare as the elves generally made sure to weed out mail from any ‘fans’ and people that Harry didn’t generally talk to.

Snagging the mail, Draco wandered back towards the bedroom, trying to walk quietly not wanting to wake Harry. It had taken his husband awhile to fall back asleep after the visit from the Healer, despite the pain potions Severus had immediately sent over once Draco had flood him.

Walking into the room, Draco was greeted with sleepy emerald green eyes and a lazy grin.

“Morning love, I tried not to wake you” Draco murmured apologetically, setting the mail on the enlarged bedside table.

“I was waking up anyway” Harry reassured, carefully sitting up, his distended stomach preceding him. “Whats all that?” The tousle-haired brunette asked, looking at the small stack of mail.

“Dunno its for you” Draco said with a shrug, waving his hand dismissively at the pile.

“I’m going to shower quickly, then we can get you in the bath. Markins said the hot water would help with an residual cramps” The blonde said with a small smile.

“Sounds like a plan” Harry said tiredly, as he grabbed the mail and settled back against the pillows.

Smiling lightly and bushing his lips over Harry’s forehead before heading into the washroom and shutting the door. Soon Draco was blissfully under a hot stream of water, letting steam fill up the bathroom and soothe him.

Harry rolled his eyes at the small wisps of stream rolling out from under the washroom door as Draco showered. Smirking softly, Harry turned his attention to the small stack of mail in his lap. Rubbing his hand over his protruding bump as he opened the first letter. It was from Remus asking him how he was doing. The two hadn’t spoken in awhile as Remus was busy with work and Harry was bedridden. Smiling he set the note aside, he’d reply later. Other letters were from the twins, asking him how he was doing and mentioning their newest line of baby prank things. Getting to the bottom of the pile, he noticed a thick note with his name on the front. He didn’t recognize the writing, but he wasn’t overly concerned, the elves tested all the mail and didn’t give him anything they deemed dangerous. Draco also occasionally tested the mail just to be safe, so Harry didn’t care that he didn’t recognize the writing. Slitting the envelope, a thick film of fine powder explode out, showering him in fine white powder which rapidly disappeared as it absorbed through his clothes into his bloodstream. Sneezing, Harry looked incredulously at the package before he sneezed again. Since he deemed the letter safe, he figured it was a prank from the twins. Shaking out the envelope, he looked for a letter, though he just found a note with a strange comment on it that he deemed to go with the prank.

‘Gotcha’

HP/DM

Draco stepped out of the washroom after beginning Harry’s bath and adding Sev’s specially formulated bath oil. He had heard Harry sneezing earlier, but he hadn’t been to concerned as his husband hadn’t called out for him.

“You okay?” He asked curiously, looking at his husband with an arched eyebrow.

“Yea, someone just sent me a prank letter” Harry said, sniffling a bit from his sneezing fit earlier.

“A prank letter?” Draco asked, arching an eyebrow at his husband.

“Yea, I opened it and it exploded all over me. Stuffs disappeared now” Harry said with a shrug as Draco carefully scooped him up. Even with Harry pregnant, Draco had no problem carrying his husband around.

“Odd” Draco murmured, glancing at the discarded envelope and note on the bed as he walked into the washroom with Harry and carefully setting him in the tub. Making sure he was comfortable and turning off the taps before going back into the bedroom to let Harry relax.

Walking into the room he grabbed the note, frowning as he read it. He was much more paranoid then Harry was, and he saw this as directed at him. Crumpling the paper, he pictured Theodore Nott’s smug face and his anger grew. Carefully picking up the envelope he pointed his wand at it and began casting all sorts of diagnostic spells, trying to figure out what was in it. The more spells he cast, the less information he received and he began to seriously worry. Checking on Harry one last time, noticing that his husband was completely relaxed, head lolled back, though he wasn’t asleep, he quickly rushed to the fire and flood Sev. Filling the man in, he gave him the envelope, and the man rushed off to text it. Now Draco was torn, Harry wasn’t showing any symptoms of any poisoning or anything, but he had been covered in the stuff. Chewing his lip, a bad habit from when he was a kid, he walked back to the bedroom, hovering nervously outside the door, as if waiting for Harry to call him in pain or something.

HP/DM

Harry had drifted into a hazy sleep, he was so relaxed that he really had no idea what was going on. His eyes were closed, and felt far to heavy to even fathom opening. He slipped lower and lower into the warm, nicely scented water, completely oblivious of what was going on.

HP/DM

Draco finally got worried when after forty-five minutes he didn’t hear a peep out of Harry. Opening the door he had a moment of panic when he couldn’t see anything in the room due to the copious amounts of perfumed smog which was rolling around the room. Finally the room cleared a bit and Draco was able to see the tub. Narrowing his eyes he realized that Harry was nearly submerged under the water, his eyes closed and his breathing shallow. Shouting out a curse he rushed over and dragged his heavily pregnant husband up. Regardless of the water slopping over the edge of the tub and over him, Draco held Harry tightly, trying to get him to respond. Nothing, Harry continued to remain motionless is in his husband’s lap, his breathing shallow and eyes closed. Stemming panic, Draco forced himself to remain calm as he wrapped Harry in a towel tightly before rushing towards the floo. He wasn’t supposed to floo with Harry being pregnant, but it was obvious something was wrong and he couldn’t risk leaving Harry to get the healer and bring him back. Plus whatever was wrong with Harry might warrant a lot more then just a visit from a specialized Healer.

Rushing out of the fire, Draco screamed for help, all ideas of decorum forgotten as his husband gasped for breath. Everything that passed was a blur and Draco was soon standing, dripping wet in the waiting room as Harry was wheeled into an examination room. Markins had taken one look at Harry when he had been summoned and rushed into the room after the heavily pregnant saviour, not even bothering to speak to Draco. The Welcome Witch had flood Lucius and Narcissa for him as Draco was to stunned and shocked to even fully comprehend what had happened. A tug at his hand roused him for a moment and he saw his mother gently guiding him to a chair while Lucius tried to figure out what was going on.

HP/DM

Twelve hours had gone by since Draco had rushed to the hospital and Harry had been rushed into the examination room. It had been touch and go for awhile and at one point they had discussed aborting the babies because so much of Harry’s energy was going into preserving the children’s lives. Draco had vetoed the idea, it would be a last resort, but he knew Harry would never forgive him if he chose to abort the children just to make Harry’s life a bit easier.

Now Draco was pacing in the waiting room anxiously, Narcissa was seated next to Lucius, both speaking in hushed tones. Severus had arrived a few hours previous with the envelope, claiming to know what the mystery powder was. He had been rushed into the room to help with Harry once he had explained what he had identified. That had been three hours ago and Draco hadn’t heard any news since. He had told his father that he suspected that Nott had poisoned Harry, and his father agreed. The former Slytherin had been far to quiet and it would be the perfect time for him to strike. Once they had settled that it was Nott, he was the only one who would actually attack Harry like this. The Weasleys might try to get Harry away from Draco, but they weren’t ready to attempt murder.

Lucius had left at that point to go and speak to the Aurors, telling them of the threats and suspicions and a group of highly trained men had taken off to try and apprehend Theodore Nott before he fled the country or something.

Another hour passed before Markins emerged, looking exhausted from the room they’d wheeled Harry in.

“How is he?” Draco asked immediately, his face drawn and anxious. Lucius and Narcissa had come to stand next to their son.

“He’s in recovery, we had to do some minor surgery and a blood transfusion. Severus discovered that the powder that landed on him was a poison that is absorbed into the bloodstream, and was able to treat it, but it did cause some organ damage, which with a patient like Harry is a lot worse then if it was you or me” Markins murmured, watching Draco’s face pale.

“He’ll recover, but we’ll need to keep him here for a week or two”

“And the twins?” Narcissa asked, her tone worried as the Healer took a deep breath.

“Both fine, we were worried we’d have to do an emergency c-section when we discovered damage to Harry’s placenta due to the poison, but they’ll be fine as long as he takes it easy”

Draco breathed a sigh of relief, sagging against his father who steadied him carefully.

“Once he’s released from here, I want him to go to the Manor, its safest” He murmured to his parents.

“Of course, I’ll have the elves set up a room for Harry and yourself. I doubt the usual room will work” Lucius said softly.

“Can we see him?” Draco asked worriedly.

“He’s sleeping right now, I’d suggest waiting till the morning” Markins murmured, “He needs a lot of rest, and he’s pretty ragged looking”

Draco looked torn, he wanted to see his husband, desperately, but he also didn’t want to disturb him.

“I can let you look in on him though” Markins consented, “Just don’t wake him”

The family nodded gracefully and followed the Healer down to the private Malfoy rooms, nudging the door open a crack, they were able to see Harry sleeping in the glow of a conjured light. Draco felt his stomach contract painfully at the sight of Harry’s chest rising and falling, the blanket displaced by the bump that currently housed the twins. Draco felt tears gathering in his eyes and had to pull back from the door and walk a bit down the hall so that his parents could glance in on Harry.

“Come Draco, we’ll return to the Manor for the evening and return in the morning. We have to get a room ready for you and Harry” Lucius said gently, carefully leading his son away as his wife bid farewells to the Healer.

HP/DM

Draco clutched the tumbler of fire whiskey tightly in his hand, knuckles white as he stared at the dancing flames in the fire. Severus had just arrived and was speaking to his father about the poison and what he has learned from it.

Draco already knew that it was from Nott, who else would it be from? He honestly didn’t care beyond that, his father wanted details, Draco wanted revenge. Nott had been going after his family ever since he had found out about Harry and Draco, now he had gone a step to far in his misguided attempt to hurt Draco. Tossing the whiskey back, he slammed the glass on the table and rose, resuming his stalking in front of the fire that he had partook in since arriving home.

“Draco, you should try and get some sleep. We’ll go early in the morning” Narcissa murmured, taking her son’s arm and rubbing his back.

“Brooding won’t help the situation love and your father will deal with it” She said as she led him upstairs and into the room the elves had prepared for him and Harry when Harry was released from the hospital.

It pained her immensely that her son-in-law was back in the hospital, especially while pregnant with the twins. She was already attached to the two unborn children and she hated that someone was targeting not only her son-in-law but her grandchildren.

Once Narcissa finally had Draco settled, the poor young man was lost without Harry and it was clear he wanted nothing more then to return to the hospital, curl up in the bed with him and keep him company.

Meanwhile in the study, Lucius and Severus were embroiled in a conversation about what had just happened. Shaking his head, Lucius’ white-blonde hair fell around his shoulders as he looked at the man he considered to be his brother.

“We need to find out where Nott is hiding, Severus. The Aurors haven’t located him and I refuse to have my family at risk because of a school boy fight” The blonde murmured as he pulled himself another glass of rich red wine.

“I understand that Lucius, but the man is proving difficult to find, I think we need to track whomever produces this specific poison and then go from there” The dark-haired man said with a frown.

“I want him found Sev” The blonde murmured, staring into the flames of the fire, his silver eyes flashing angrily. Severus resisted the urge to shudder, a pissed off Lucius Malfoy was not someone he generally wanted to be around. Sighing, the tall man slipped from the room, he was going to go and dig up some of his less savory business contacts and figure out who had provided the poison, he’d get a list of buyers, see if he could find Nott and go from there. It would be a difficult task, but Severus wasn’t about to let anything threaten the only people he considered family.

HP/DM

St. Mungos was nearly deserted when Draco stepped out of the floo, a few healers and medi-witches were up and about in the morning, but the hospital was eerily quiet.

Walking past the welcome desk he made his way towards the lift and stepped inside, hitting the button that would take him to the floor that housed the private Malfoy rooms. After a short, jerky trip later he stepped free of the lift, straightening his ruffled hair as he strode purposefully towards the small wing of the hospital.

As he approached the room he saw Markins stepping out of Harry’s room. The man looked fairly worn out and Draco assumed the man had been up with Harry throughout the night.

“How is he this morning?” Draco asked once he was within earshot of the man.

“Better, we had a bit of a rough night because of pain and some light internal bleeding, but he’s much better this morning” Markins said with a small smile.

“Can I see him?” Draco asked, trying to keep his tone light and not anxious.

“Of course, he woke up a few minutes ago. I was just giving him some potions to help strengthen the damaged organs” The Healer said with a small smile.

“Thank you” Draco said, stepping past the man and into the room.

The room was still a bit dark because of closed curtains and low lighting. Harry was reclining on the bed, his eyes closed though Draco could tell he was awake.

“Hey love” Draco murmured, walking over to he bed and seating himself next to Harry.

“Mmm Dray” Harry murmured tiredly as he turned his face into his husband’s side.

“Are you okay love?” Draco said gently, wrapping his arm carefully around Harry’s back and pulling his husband against him.

“Sore” Harry muttered, eyes beginning to slide shut as the medication that Markins had given him began to kick in. Draco nodded gently, carefully positioning Harry against him as he got comfortable on the bed, prepared to sit there all day if it kept Harry comfortable.

HP/DM

The week and a half Harry spent in St. Mungos was nearly unbearable for both him and Draco. Draco hated leaving when visiting hours ended, and no amount of Malfoy money could convince the Healers to let him stay longer. For Harry, he was just bored, he was stuck in bed (Which really wasn’t new) but with nothing to do. Of course he slept a lot and was kept company by his family, but that only took up so much of the day. The twins were fine thankfully, though they had taken to shifting around constantly which resulted in his already battered organs being nudged and shifted far more then they should be. So now, to protect the slowly healing inner organs, a cushioning potion had been given to him, which allowed even less room in his stomach for the twins and any food he consumed. All in all it had been a very trying few days and he was ready to go to Malfoy Manor. He had been told that was where he and Draco were staying until the twins were born, with Theodore Nott on the loose and apparently out to get him, the blood wards at the Manor would offer the most protection. Harry didn’t really want to hide at the Manor, but he wasn’t willing to endanger his unborn children anymore, and could consent to hiding, for now.

Draco and his parents arrived at the hospital around noon, Harry was finally coming home and they had spent the morning making sure the bedroom was absolutely perfect.

Once in the hospital, Lucius and Narcissa went up to see Harry immediately while Draco went with Markins to fill out Harry’s release papers.

Soon as Draco’s signature was drying on the bottom of the parchment, Lucius was wheeling Harry down the hall towards the van that had been rented in order for Harry to travel to the Manor. Draco’s vehicle, while equipped for Harry was not equipped to handle him right out of the hospital when special care was needed, so Lucius had rented a muggle van which was used by hospitals and homes to transport injured or sick tenants.

Harry was soon situated in the vehicle with Draco in the driver’s seat, it was about a four hour drive from Mungos to the Manor and as soon as the vehicle had started, Harry had drifted off. Narcissa was seated next to the young man, a box of potions in her lap. The potions were all necessary for Harry to continue to get better, and he was on strict orders to rest even more so then he had before. No straining himself, which meant reading ‘joke’ mail or working on his next book. Harry hadn’t been impressed with the new rules but the anxious look on Draco’s face and the fear of loosing his children was enough to make the brunette haired man agree to take it easy.

Lucius was seated next to Draco, a look of abject terror on his face as he buckled the seat belt and cast a bunch of cushioning and protection charms about his person.

“I’m not that bad of a driver” Draco whined as his mother did the same thing to herself and Harry.

“Yes of course darling” Narcissa murmured absentmindedly, carefully checking to make sure her seat belt and Harry’s were done up correctly.

“Sev’s meeting us at the house, he wants to check Harry’s potions” Lucius murmured, hands gripping the seat as Draco turned onto the main highway.

“Good” Draco murmured, “I want him to check all Harry’s potions from now on, the hospital supplied a bunch but I’m worried Nott might have been able to tamper with them or something”

Narcissa nodded, “I think we should just have Sev make all Harry’s potions. He was before”

“Yes, but the hospital supplies certain ones for a case like Harry’s, I doubt Sev has time to make new ones” Lucius murmured, “He can check them, he’ll know if something is wrong”

Narcissa nodded, “As long as nothing else happens in this pregnancy” She mock-groaned.

“Nothing will” Draco said grimly, “I’ll see Nott thrown in Azkaban, along with anyone else who so much as looks at Harry wrong”

Neither parent disputed this claim, Draco was a Malfoy and after all Malfoys always got what they wanted.
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