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Bound to You	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 42160 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Title: Bound to you

Pairings: DracoxHarry, SeamusxColin, AdrianxNeville, RemusxSeverus,

Fandom: HP

Summary: A potions master brews a potion that gives wizards a permanent womb and doses three bent wizards without their consent. He chooses each; a pureblood, a half-blood and a Muggle-born to test the potion. [No Voldy- Voldy died on October 31, 1981. He didn't reach the heights of terror in this universe.] Harry- reserve seeker for Puddlemere United, Draco- a clerk, Seamus- Auror in training, Colin- photographer Daily Prophet, Adrian- Healer, Neville- Mind Healer.

Notes: I know it's been a while. Sorry this story isn't coming very fast to me. I have been trying though.

Chapter 28

It was Sunday when a house elf appeared to them over breakfast.

Adrian blinked, "Gigi?"

The elf bowed, "Master Adrian, your father desires you and your betrothed to present yourself to night at Dinner."

Adrian frowned, "Three years without contact and he's demanding my presence?"

Neville squeezed his hand, "It's fine. I want them to be a part of our family. With Gran and my father dead, all I have is a mostly catatonic mother and my godfamily."

Adrian sighed, "Tell him we'll be there."

XoooooX

Harry was living in a family suite near his fathers' with Draco. It was in the dungeons because Draco was Head of Slytherin and Potion Master temporarily.

He was rather nervous, "Dray are you sure your father invited us?"

Draco smirked, "He said to bring you and the girls. No doubt mother will pretend that she's never seen them. Unless she admits you gave her pictures."

Harry sighed, "He was less affectionate then Dad, papa or your mum. He was gruff…I used to think he liked me…until he tried to make you Bond to Pansy."

Draco kissed him, "He was jealous, he saw how happy we were and how much we loved each other and couldn't bear it. He thought I was weak like he was so I wouldn't take his ultimatum. I did. He thought I'd come back and beg him to take me back."

Harry snorted, "You're too proud for that."

Draco sighed, "So proud I almost lost you anyway. I don't want to remember that."

They finished dressing the girls and strapping them in their carrycots. They placed blankets over the carrycots to protect them from soot.

Then Draco stepped into the floo with Aster while Harry took Ariana.

Narcissa met them in the Receiving Room.

She hugged them both, "Lovely to see you."

Harry blinked, "Aunt Annie?"

The aristocratic healer who set grown men trembling inclined her head, "Narcissa invited me. Ted had to work but Nymphadora joined me."

"Don't call me Nymphadora!" Draco's cousin hissed. "No one would take an Auror with that name seriously."

Harry grinned at her, "Dora!"

"Wotcher Harry."

Harry gave her a one-arm hug, "You had a kid yet?"

Andromeda muttered, "She's just like Sirius, she's got a list of ex-lovers as long as Hadrian's Wall! She sleeps with witches and wizards!"

Narcissa patted her sister's shoulder; "She'll find the right person eventually. Not everyone is like my Draco."

"When was Delphina born Aunt Cissa?" Tonks asked.

"She shares your mother's birthday, September 27."

Andromeda glared at her sister, "You didn't see fit to tell me this?"

Narcissa shrugged, "We didn't mingle so it never came up. After Bella was kissed I should have reached out but I was jealous."

Draco stiffened.

"Why?" Andromeda said stiffly.

"You had the man you wanted and I didn't. You were happy to have little and I had everything I could want except for love. I have my children and grandchildren so I've decided my marriage is unimportant." Narcissa admitted freely.

"Are you alright with us being here?" Draco asked nervously.

Narcissa sniffed, "I was against casting you off. Besides, your father saw fit to invite you, one of the few praiseworthy choices he's made in recent months. Dinner should be about on the table. If your father is as smart as he thinks he is, he'll already be at the table."

She left the room, expecting them to follow.

Draco followed his mother from the room, holding tightly to Aster's carrycot and lacing the fingers of his free had with Harry's.

Harry smiled up at him and squeezed his hand; Harry was slim and short for his age. Most of his year with the exception of Colin was tall. Draco was 6'2" while Harry barely topped 5'8". Last Harry saw Ron he was about the same as Draco, Seamus was about 6' he thought. Neville was about the same and Adrian was close but not quite 5'9". Colin had never made it to 5'5", his short stature staying with him even into adulthood. Colin was probably the cutest guy in their year. A wonder Seamus hadn't chased him soon…

They were served delicately spiced chicken pies; there was a lovely salad with raspberry vinaigrette.

There was a hot apple pie with Fortescue's French vanilla ice cream.

There was some talk about how Harry's dads were doing. Was Severus recovering well? How was Remus coping with being Deputy Headmaster? Was it true that Nemia was pregnant? How far along was she? Did she have any wish to bond to the sire?

Harry politely told them that his papa was recovering nicely, that Adrian thought he would return in the fall. Dad seemed to be handling it well. Luna was serving admirably as a surrogate, taking care of herself. Lightly glossing over that Dennis was dead but that she was due soon. He smirked when he informed them of the news, "Isn't Luna Xenos' child?"

Lucius stiffened, "Yes, a disgraced cousin."

Harry smirked, "You might want to consider readmitting him to the family."

"Why would I do that?" Lucius said dryly.

"Because Luna is courting your goddaughter, it would be kind of you to do so." Harry said pointedly, "They growing closer, it would create a connection between the Malfoys and the Princes."

Draco winced and his father paled.

"I shall…take it under advisement." Lucius said sharply.

Harry nodded, "That's all I ask. Artemis has had an affection for Luna for years but was Slytherin enough to keep it to herself. She is regarded as an Ice Queen, the other girls can't live up to her and no guy could get her to give him the time of day. Some say she is so cold, she feels nothing."

"A true snake is warmed only in their nest o by the sun." Andromeda observed.

"Too damn cold to feel anything." Tonks groused.

Andromeda glared at her.

Tonks shrugged, making a show of licking her spoon to show her characteristic lack of concern for manners.

Andromeda gave her sister a a lock that spoke volumes, 'I tried but she choose not to learn' being one of the thoughts she tried to communicate.

"That," Narcissa observed, "is what comes of tying blood with Muggleborn Hufflepuffs."

Andromeda sighed, "Indeed."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Tonks sniffed.

"Only that you are too lazy to utilize the manners and etiquette I tried to instil in you."

"That stuff and nonsense? My job is to track people, get in their heads, capture them, lock 'em up and write reports. Etiquette would only hinder me."

Narcissa took Andromeda's arm and lead her to the ladies parlour after absconding with her daughter and granddaughters.

Lucius reluctantly escorted his son and son-in-law to the large parlour.

When Tonks tried to follow Narcissa made a comment about seeing her cute cousins and how she couldn't possibly pass that up.

Besides, it was a good idea to make Lucius had to eat crow and apologize to her Draco's lovely bonded. Harry was the cutest thing…and they have adorable babies…

XoooooX

For all his brave words 'meeting the parents' was not something Neville had experience with. He had no idea other than theory how to actually handle this…

Slytherins raised Nathaniel and Charlene Pucey, well Charlene's mother was and her father was a Ravenclaw. Nathaniel's mother was a Brown, so like Lavender who laid claim to prettiest and least intelligent girl in Harry's year had probably been a Gryffindor. Puceys were always Slytherins; even a supposed Gryffindor couldn't loosen one up if they weren't willing.

Adrian was his betrothed; the things Adrian did to him and made him feel. Adrian was rather emotionally invested in him for a Slytherin.

Then again one could argue the same was true for Draco.

Adrian had been brave enough to stand up to his parents, to walk away from everything not for someone he loved like Draco had. No Adrian did it to be true to himself.

That was admirable…

Neville had no idea what to expect.

Their boys must have sensed his agitation and were still.

Adrian held him close and kissed him, "We can leave anything. I am sure that Rika would be on hand to whisk you back here."

Neville smiled nervously down at him, "I don't want us to be late. We better go."

Adrian tugged him into the floo, holding him close with one arm and tossing the floo powder. He called out the name of his childhood home..

Adrian was not surprised to find the only one waiting for him in the Receiving Room was Gigi.

Unlike Dobby, Gigi hadn't forced her freedom.

"Master Adrian, Lord and Lady be waiting in dining room for you."

Adrian nodded, squeezing Neville's hand reassuringly before letting go.

Neville couldn't explain why that gesture of letting go hurt.

In his mind he knew that Slytherins did this, they closed themselves off in a self-defence mechanism. It was a sort of pre-emptory self-defense, perhaps he was at heart too Gryffindor but that hurt.

Neville submerged his hurt, pasting on a small smile and silently following Adrian.

They emerged in a room that was probably the breakfast parlour given its small size. The table bore only six chairs, a family dining room had on average twelve. A formal dining room could seat more than that were reserved for parties.

Despite their renowned emotional control, Slytherins were known for their parties. They schemed to outshine each other at every opportunity. You were more likely to fine an overachiever Slytherin or one who set unrealistic goals for themselves only to fall short all the time.

Neither Charlene nor Nathaniel rose to greet them, they received nods instead.

Somehow that didn't surprise Neville at all.

Adrian inclined his head, "Mother, father. This is Neville Longbottom, the son of Auror Francis Longbottom and Healer Alice Longbottom, formerly Dearborn. He is my betrothed."

"You can't bond without my approval." Nathaniel snapped.

"Technically sir he can because you disowned him; cast him out and disinherited." Neville replied with the vaguest shadow of a smile. "The only reason you were upset with him was because he had a plan for his life that you did not approve of. He wanted to be a Healer not a politician. He had no desire to court who was it again? The lady Giselle. She was in my year, we may have been in different House but she was completely as unsuitable as could be."

"Why would she have failed to suit our son?" Charlene asked imperiously.

Neville sighed, "Because everyone knew that she was eloping with Millicent Bulstrode the moment Millie was seventeen. They hemmed and hawed about suitors and were deliberately vague about their opinion of suitors. You wanted to join your son to Giselle while Millie's father hoped to acquire a contract between his daughter and Theodore Nott. Surely, you remember that the Bulstrode heiress eloping with the Goyle heiress was as infamous as the elopement of Andromeda Black and her Hufflepuff? At least Millie was wise enough to choose someone of her own circle."

"The Bulstrode estate will fall from the main line due Millicent's irresponsibility, she ought to have been more circumspect." Nathaniel sniffed.

Adrian sighed, "There is no guarantee that any children with Giselle would have produced sons, especially those without the distinct lack on intelligence that runs in Goyle males. This was never about my being bent; it was because I refused to stick to your life plan. I have made a name for myself; I am one of the fastest through the Healer academy. Andromeda Tonks herself accepted me. I am certified in two rare fields. I specialize in male pregnancies and in non-magical maladies. Males are more common in wizard couples, which is probably why we have them. If you have called us here to insult us I don't see why we need to stay."

"It is rude to leave before one is dismissed."

"I am no longer a member of this family. I see no reason that I have to obey you father. Neville only informed you of his pregnancy as a courtesy. You are without an heir and our sons are your grandchildren by blood. He was being an optimistic Gryffindor by even considering that you would be willing to accept me back into the bosom of the family because of something as small as a possible heir."

"We could demand one of them." Nathaniel sneered.

Neville chuckled, "Demand I turn on of my sons over to you? I'm a descendant of Godric Gryffindor and the son of an Auror. I don't think you would get away with that. Especially since your grandsons weren't conceived naturally. I was cruelly subjected to an experiment without my knowledge. I doubt even Lucius Malfoy would be agreeable to that."

"What has Lucius to do with this?"

"His son was included in the test subjects. He has a daughter and granddaughters near the same age" Adrian informed his father, "I helped deliver them."

"Since the Potter and Black lines are entailed upon the male line they will prove useless to him." Nathaniel shrugged.

"With our numbers dwindling," Neville glared, "Any and every child ought to be precious. As long as they bond to a magic user our line will continue at full strength. Isn't the continuation of one's line through procreation with another pureblood necessary to achieve that?"

Nathaniel began to chuckle, "I think Lord Longbottom will suit admirably. I approve."

Neville gaped at him.

Adrian frowned, "Father was this all a calculated test?"

He nodded.

Adrian groaned, "You're…oh Merlin."

His mother Charlene tapped the table.

House elves appeared with food.

There was a lovely salad and a course of onion soup with fresh bread. There were individual plates of trout over a bed of lettuce, garnished with springs of parsley and a slice of lemon. A white wine was poured for Adrian and his parents while Neville was served a sparkling blueberry juice that was divine…

Dessert was a succulent chocolate cake that was so yummy Neville almost forgot his manners and licked his plate clean.

However he was no Ron Weasley, he would not embarrass his Gran or his godmother.

Neville had managed to achieve his future in-laws approval and he would not jeopardize that now.

Neville showed the expectant grandparents pictures of the twins, leaving them copies.

When he started to tire, Adrian made polite entreaties to end the evening while being sincere with his thanks.

Had his father truly been testing him all this while or was the discussion earlier the test?

Adrian wasn't sure but he was grateful that himself and Neville had managed to pass.

XoooooX

Colin had finally been given permission to attempt some walking. Seamus refused thus far to allow him to walk farther than the bathroom and insisted on carrying him down the stairs.

While no longer pregnant, he had spent time in a bed and would need to exercise his muscles and strengthen them before attempting to return to normal daily activities.

As uncomfortable as it was to remain cooped up in a single room, Colin understood mentally why Seamus was so protective.

He was very upset that he couldn't complete the pregnancy. He made Hermione come in often so he could be close to them. To feel them move, the listen to their heartbeats. It wasn't fair…

Why did he have to be injured in a train bombing? Why did Dumbledore pick him to be a test subject? After losing what little family he'd had it hurt to feel separated…

Nemia was staying at home and reviewing notes from her sister while writing her normal essays. His nephew was due to be born soon…

A nephew as well as a son and daughter…

His and Seamus' tiny family was growing.

Yet he would be unable to ever have another child….

Seamus might but it would be weird and they didn't even know if his magic would be strong enough for it.

All the hopes and dreams one had at graduation could be dimmed by complications and crises.

How was he going to be able to be a famous photographer if they had two infants and he was so weak magically? One had to also remember his physical health as well; despite all of Adrian's care he would still limp and have a weak spine.

Colin wouldn't trade his family away but he did wish he were stronger for them. He loved them so much…yet he felt as if he were somehow unworthy.

A/N: What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?

This chapter is a long time coming but here is it. I hope it was worth the wait lol. It will answer questions you might have wondered but didn't ask in reviews. The long awaited reconciliation dinner between Lucius, Narcissa, Andromeda, Harry and Draco. When I posted this story before I had no idea how Adrian reconciled with his parents but I didn't realise that this was how it happened. Nor did I realize how emotional that Colin would be. He'll get better but he's still emotionally raw.
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