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The Phoenix Rises	By : greenwizard11 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 44621 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Harry and Draco spent a quiet and happy week at the
Weasleys� before Harry�s birthday.� Even
though there was quite a lot going on, Mrs. Weasley still insisted on throwing
Harry a birthday party.�

James wasn�t supposed to Apparate on his own, so he did a
Side-Along with Lucius.� When they
appeared just outside the yard James swooned and fell over.� Lucius panicked and Sirius ran to the door
yelling for help.�

�I�m all right,� James insisted as he sat up and took a few
deep breaths.� �I just got a little
light-headed.�

�Are you sure?� Lucius asked looking very concerned.

�I�m sure,� James assured him and slowly got to his
feet.� �Lyssandra told us this might
happen.� That�s why I�m not supposed to
Apparate any more than I have to.�

Lucius helped him to the door where they had to answer the
secret question to be allowed in.� Most
everyone agreed that a secret question was kind of pointless since all one
would need to do is study the person they were impersonating, but Arthur
insisted on it.�

James claimed an armchair in the corner of the living room
for himself.� After he said happy birthday
to Harry he pulled out a little black bag and got out a padded foot stool, and
a battery operated standing fan.� It took
him a while to get the fan in the perfect place, but when he did he plopped
down in the char and didn�t intend to move unless he had to.

Remus arrived looking more ragged than ever.� He brought news that Igor Karkaroff�s body
had been found, which didn�t surprise anyone.�
Voldemort was hunting down anyone who had betrayed him, which was
something that haunted Lucius daily.�
Molly chided Remus for talking about such awful things during Harry�s
party and served the cake.

Fleur Delacouer, who surprisingly enough was there with
Bill, moved toward James� corner.� �You
know, it is a bit stuffy in here,� she said as she reached for the fan.� �If we could just move this so the whole room
can enjoy the breeze-�

James emitted a deep, feral growl that made her back
up.�

�His Highness says if you touch that fan he�ll have you
beheaded,� Sirius informed her.� He was
pretty sure James would actually do it too.

Fleur huffed but returned to her seat.� �I don�t know why you�re giving him such
special treatment,� she commented when Lucius took a slice of cake over to him
and set up a little tray on his lap with a big glass of lemonade.�

�Being pregnant is very uncomfortable,� Molly answered.� It was clear that she didn�t like Fleur very
much either.� �Anyone who has been
through it would understand.�

Lucius chuckled a little.�
�It also tends to make one very temperamental.� A few nights ago Kreacher got an iron fire
poker through his forehead.�

Hermione frowned, but didn�t say anything.� �Well he shouldn�t have laughed at me when I
tried to pick something up off the floor,� James grumbled.� �And are you calling me temperamental?�

�No, dear,� Lucius answered quickly.

�Don�t patronize me!�

�Of course not dear��
Would you like a foot rub?�

�All right�.� James pouted, but he seemed to be pacified for
the moment.� He relaxed when Lucius knelt
down in front of the chair and started massaging his feet.� Lucius knew that if he didn�t love James as
much as he did he would already have lost his mind.�

The Hogwarts letters arrived a little while later.� Molly sighed as the children opened the
letters to see what books they�d need.�
�I suppose we�ll have to go to Diagon Alley soon.� Perhaps we can go on Sunday if Arthur still
has the day off.� I don�t want to go
without him.�

�I�ll go,� Sirius volunteered.

�So will I,� James offered.�
Lucius glared at him and James glared back.� �How many times do we have to have this
conversation?� I�m quite aware of the
fact that I�m pregnant, but I don�t think a little shopping trip will endanger
me too much.�

Lucius sighed and gave in.�
He really didn�t like to argue.�
�Fine, just please be careful.�
Wait, isn�t your appointment with Lyssandra on Sunday?�

James shrugged.� �It
is, but I can reschedule.��

Arthur did have the day off, and he managed to get Ministry
cars for them. �The cars took them to the
Leaky Cauldron where they met Hagrid and James.�
Lucius didn�t like James traveling by himself, but he was well armed.

Diagon Alley had changed since the last time Harry had been
there.� The place was half deserted and
purple posters were up all over the place that had the same information as the
pamphlets the Ministry sent out.� The
other shoppers huddled in small groups and hardly looked at each other.� �

Molly was torn between wanting to get their shopping done
quickly and wanting to stick together.�
In the end, she, Arthur, and Ginny went to the bookstore to get
everyone�s books while the rest of them went to Madame Malkin�s for new
robes.� Hagrid waited outside while James
went in with them.� James was careful to
keep his eye out for anything suspicious.

One thing he did notice was Draco�s old companions and thugs
walking down the street with a new boy he didn�t recognize.� Draco noticed it too, but he pretended he
didn�t.� Even though he�d always known
they weren�t his real friends it stung a little to see that he had been
replaced so quickly.

They ran into the little group again on the way out.� Draco knew the boy as Thomas Nott.� The three glared at the blonde coldly.� �You�re dead Malfoy,� Nott snarled.

Draco tried not to show his fear, but he sidestepped to hide
behind Harry.� �Not if I have anything to
say about it,� Harry said as he returned their gaze without even
flinching.�

�We�ll see about that,� Nott mumbled as they strode off.

Draco reached out to grab Harry�s hand.� Harry didn�t pull away, but rather squeezed
back lightly.�

Just then Molly and Arthur emerged from the bookstore and
headed over.� �Everything all right?�
Molly asked.

�Nothing we couldn�t handle,� James answered before the kids
could say anything.

�Excellent,� Molly replied, but she didn�t seem to be any
less worried.� �Are you all right,
James?� Do you need to sit?�

James shrugged.� �I�m
a little hungry, but I�ll live.�

�Well then, next stop is the Apothecary, and then we�ll drop
in on Fred and George.�

Neither Harry nor Ron picked up any potion ingredients
because they were fairly certain they wouldn�t be taking Potions anymore.� Snape was very particular about who he let
into his N.E.W.T level classes.� Even
though Snape had lightened up some, neither boy could really say they were
disappointed.

Fred and George�s joke shop was amazing.� Unlike the rest of the stores, theirs was
absolutely packed.� The group made their
way in through the crowd and stared wide-eyed at the shelves.� They saw many things the twins had developed
while in school, and many more new things that were no less than amazing.�

Fred and George came over to greet them and give everyone a
grand tour.� They even took them to the
back room where they were working on putting shield charms on various articles
of clothing.� They�d first put one on a
hat, and then the Ministry had decided to order the items in large
numbers.� Even Molly, who�d been very
much against their joke shop from the beginning, had to admit they were doing
well.

Severus walked up the stone streets of Naz�rhiad, his knees
trembling under him.� He couldn�t
remember the last time he�d been so nervous.�
Dumbledore had made the appointment and contacted him as promised.� But then Lyssandra had a cancellation and his
appointment had gotten moved up to that Sunday.�

He found the building right next to a blacksmith�s shop and
knocked softly on the door.� The blonde
elf woman answered and gave him a bright smile.�
�Hello, Severus, you�re right on time.�
Come in.�

Severus followed the midwife into her cozy little
office.� She took him straight to the
examination room and motioned for him to sit down.� �So, Dumbledore tells me you�ve been experimenting
and you think you might�ve gotten yourself pregnant.�

Severus nodded and swallowed hard.� �Yes, it looks that way.�

�How long ago did this happen?�

�Eleven days,� Severus answered.� He had been counting the days as they passed
at an agonizingly slow pace.� He�d gone
over every scenario over and over in his mind.

�Disrobe and lie back,� Lyssandra directed.

Severus reluctantly started to undress.� He�d spent most of his life with very few
people ever seeing him not fully dressed, but lately the number was
growing.� As soon as he was down to his
underwear he lay back on the examination table.

Lyssandra put her hands on his lower stomach and poked
around.� �Hmmm�� she said and she
motioned for him to sit up.� She handed
him a large vial half full of a bright purple liquid.� �Go into the bathroom and urinate a little
into the bottle.� If the potion turns
pink we need to have a little chat.�

Severus did as told, his stomach twisting in knots.� What was he going to do if it turned
pink?� Dumbledore had told him to tell
Sirius right away, but that was easier said than done.� He frowned when the liquid immediately
started to brighten.�

The next five minutes seemed to drag on forever, but at the
end of those five minutes Severus found himself staring at a vial of bright
lilac liquid.� �I�m pregnant aren�t I?�
he frowned.

Lyssandra nodded.�
�Yes Severus, I think it�s safe to say that you are.� But we have a little problem.�

�Problem?� Severus� eyebrows shot up.� He suddenly wondered what a stroke felt
like.� �What kind of problem?�

Lyssandra sighed softly and sat back in her chair.� �Severus, so far male pregnancy has been
rare, and only possible for a special few.�
Those who possess the natural ability have something in their genetic
code that lets their bodies stop producing typical male hormones, and start
producing a very unique hormonal cocktail.�
You did this artificially with a potion.�
While a positive pregnancy test shows you do have at least some of this
hormone in your system, I can�t tell if it�s just the potion at work.� I�m not sure your body can produce the
pregnancy sustaining hormones it needs for this to work.�

Severus felt like he was going to cry.� �So I�m going to lose the baby?�

Lyssandra was quiet for a moment.� �I really don�t know, Severus.� This is new territory for all of us.� Perhaps if you can convince a naturally
pregnant male to donate a little blood I can produce synthetic hormones for
you.�

Severus nodded and wondered if James would be willing to
help him.� But first he had to decide if
he even wanted to keep the baby, and that would depend on Sirius� reaction.

�Thank you,� he mumbled and he dressed and headed home.� At least he knew now that his potion worked,
and he had a lot of thinking to do.�

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