Surprise Mate

Chapter XII:

Harry watched Kara sleep while he waited for Draco to come back. It was almost four in the morning before he heard the door to his room open. Draco still had on the jet black robes but he didn’t have his mask. He looked paler than usual Harry cringed at the thought of what the blond might have experienced tonight.

He silently got out of the bed not to disturb Kara and went to hug Draco.

“What happened?”

“I don’t want you to worry about that Harry.” Draco said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. He kissed Harry on top of his hair. Than pulled back for the embrace to take his robes off. “Why aren't you sleeping. You have to get up in three hours.”

“I owl'd Tonks, we aren’t going till the Eleven. I figured you would get back late, and I didn’t want you or Pansy dead on your feet.”

“We would have been fine. Its not like we haven’t had to deal before.” Draco said to Harry as he pulled off his trousers than pulled on the pajama bottoms that he had left on the chair before he was called.

“Be that as it may, I still didn’t want that to happen. So are you going to tell me what happened? You don’t look so well.”

“Harry-”

“Don't Draco. Do you think I don’t know what that bastard is capable of? You don’t have to protect me from what ever happened tonight. So please just tell me.”

“He knows about Kara.” Draco told Harry watching to see how he would react.

“I knew he would. Didn't know happen that fast but it would have eventually.” Harry said calmly though he was just a tad bit afraid. “Is he trying to come for her?”

“He wants one of the Death Eaters in the school to try and kidnap her. Even though it is virtual impossible.”

“How so?”

“She can only leave this room or the castle grounds if we happen to be walking around with her when they try and take her with one of the house elves father has assigned her, or with you, me, father, Granger or Pansy. Dumbledore himself can not remove her.”

“If they try it won't hurt he will it?” Harry said a bit worriedly.

“No she will be perfect fine. If someone tries they will be dealt with and a house elf will retrieve her if we aren’t around when it happens than immediately bring her to you.”

“If that ever happens Harry I want you to come and find me. I don’t care what I am doing, come find me and we will leave for the Manor.”

“I will. But there is something else that is bothering you.”

“He was not to...pleased with the fact that Pansy or myself didn’t come to him first with the information so he should us just how...unhappy he was about it.”

“Cruciatus. Are you alright, he-”

“Shh, Harry I'm fine. Uncle Sev patched me and Pansy up when we got back. Right now I am just tired and that bed is looking very inviting. So can we get some sleep.”

“Yea. You don’t mind sleeping with Kara in the bed do you? Because I-”

“I don’t mind Harry.” Draco said kissing Harry than pulling him towards the bed. Laying on his side Harry moved Kara close to his chest and Draco protectively put his arm around the both or them. He kissed the back of Harry's head and gently stroked Kara's cheek before falling asleep Harry not to far behind him.

Draco was the first to wake in the morning. For a while he watched Harry and Kara sleep. Both looked peaceful without a care to the world. He smiled when he saw Kara's lips form a small 'o' as she yawned. When she opened her eyes she looked around the room for a bit than her emerald eyes settled on Draco. She held her arms out as thought she was reaching for him, he happily obliged her.

He checked the time and saw it was almost eight in the morning. He decided it was time to get the both of them ready for the day. So he took Kara to the nursery where he changed her diaper and pulled out one of the shrunken dresses Hermione had given Harry. Once that was picked out he took Kara to the bathroom to clean her up. He washed her in the sink that he enlarged just a bit since the tub was too big. She giggled as she slapped the water with her hands. When she was clean and he was soaked he carried her back to her room and got her dressed. When she was taken care of he went back to wake Harry so he could feed her while he showered.

When he got back to the room Harry was just waking up. He had a slightly panicked looked in his eyes but when he saw Kara with Draco he relaxed immediately.

“You got her ready?”

“Yeah. She just need to eat.” Draco said handing the baby to Harry. As soon as she was close enough this nipple she latched on and begun to feed. “I am going to go take a shower.”

“Hermione and Pansy awake?”

“I don’t think so. We can wake them after I get out of the shower.”

Once they were all clean and dressed they left to room to go wake Pansy and Hermione. Hermione they found was awake but Pansy was still out cold. With the night her and Draco had Harry was not surprised. He almost felt bad for waking her up, but they had to get themselves ready for when the Aurors came to escort them to Diagon Alley.

“Come on Pansy you have to wake up.” Harry said shaking her shoulder gently. The Slytherin Hardly stirred in her sleep. If it wasn’t for the rise and fall of her chest Harry would have thought she was dead. “I guess you can't go to Diagon Alley to help me shop for Kara.” Harry almost smiled when that got her attention. “Good to see you awake, well barely awake. You need to go clean up breakfast should be here soon than the Aurors will be coming after that.”

“'Kay” Pansy said half awake as she grabbed her bag and started for the bathroom in the nursery since Hermione was using Harry's.

“You know once we get to Diagon Alley Pansy is not going to let us leave until she shops till she drop. I shudder to think about the amount of bags we will be returning with.” Draco said as he followed Harry and Kara into the kitchen.

“I've seen how you shop Draco, you can be just as bad as Pansy. But at the moment I don’t really mind. Kara needs clothes and toys amongst other things. I hope Tonks allows us to go into muggle London. I would really like to get somethings for Kara there.”

“I'm sure it can be arranged.”

“You know your father is insisting on paying for everything today?”

“I am well of aware. I tried to tell him that you wouldn’t like it. But my father is a Malfoy stubborn to a fault. Plus we like to spoil those we care about. Family is everything to us, so we like to make sure that we take care of each other.”

“So basically I will have to just get use to it?”

“Yes. Because I plan on taking care and spoiling you for the rest of our lives. Your wish is my command, I’ll make sure you will never want for nothing.” Draco told Harry passionately. Harry had no doubt of the blonds words. He will definitely just have to suck it up and let him be taken cared of.

“Ever the gentleman.”

“Only for you love.” Draco said as he pulled Harry against him mindful of the baby then kissed him chastely on the lips.

It took the girls another fifteen minutes to join Harry and Draco in the kitchen when they did their breakfast finally arrived. They all at with little discussion and no sooner than the food disappeared Tonks and Kingsley walked into the kitchen.

“Put your disguises on than we can go.” Tonks told them as she took Kara from Harry to play with her.

Everyone did as they were told. Harry turned his eyes a light blue and his hair a bronze color. His face was longer and less boyish with a pointed noise and less pouty lips. Draco turned his hair dirty blond and his eyes honey brown. His face looked less aristocratic and a bit rounded his noise was just a little to big for his face lips thin. Hermione kept her hair the chestnut brown but it was short and straight her chocolate brown eyes were now gray and almond shaped. She had high cheek bones and a small pointed noise. Pansy hair became jet black that followed down her back. She kept her silvery green eyes but made them bigger less squinty. Her face usually rounded face was now long and slightly squared. All in all no one looked like their original selves the Aurors were pleased with that.

“Are we going to be changing little Miss Kara?” Tonks asked Harry as she gently bounced the baby in her arms.

“Just her eyes, I want them a light blue.”

Tonks made the changes to Kara than turned to Harry, “This good?” he nodded than took her from Tonks. “Are we ready to go?” she asked them. They all nodded and stood from their seats.

“Good, now everyone grab on to the umbrella.” Kingsley instructed them.“ Five...Four...Three...Two...One...” with a tug at their navels and a swirl they were portkeyed to the Leaky Cauldron. Harry as usual lost his balance but thanks to Draco excellent balance and quick hand it saved his and Kara from getting acquainted with the floor.

“Thanks.”

“Your welcome, and next time I am holding Kara so the both of you won't the floor.”

“Fine by me.” Harry said to Draco as they all begun to move towards the entrance to Diagon Alley.

“Alright before we all go these are your emergency portkeys.” Kingsley said handing each of them a witches hat pendant. They all put them on. “To activate them say 'Blue Phoenix' it will take you straight to the the Great Hall. It will also alert the rest of us of danger and eventually your companions will shortly be joining you there.”

“How long do we have?” Harry asked them as they entered Diagon Alley.

“Till sunset.” Tonks told him. “We are going to be splitting in groups. Hermione and Pansy will go with Kingsley. Harry and Draco you will be coming with me. In three hours we will meet again at the Leaky for lunch than we will start the shopping again as a group.”

“'Dora do you think we can go into muggle London? There are somethings that I can't get from here.” Harry asked as they separated from the girls and Kingsley.

“Sure Harry. When we meet up with the others we will let them know that is where we are heading after lunch.”

“Thanks 'Dora.”

Their first stop was Gringotts for Draco could go get money out of his vaults and get some of it exchanged for muggle pounds. Then they headed for Madame Malkins for Harry could get some new robes. Draco took Kara from Harry and the Madame had him take off his outer robes than measure him for some new ones. It was forty five minutes before they left with three shrunken packages of clothes and Harry was to have have his tailored clothing owl'd to him which he would be getting by the weekend.

After they finished with Harry they went to the baby store to get clothes and furniture for Kara's room. “Oh boy where do we start?” Harry asked when they stepped into the baby store. Wizards may not have the variety of clothes that he wanted but the furniture was fantastic.

“The crib. Than that way we can get rid of that hideous piece of furniture in the Nursery. I think Dumbledore put that ugly thing in there on purpose.” Draco told him as he pulled Harry and Tonks both towards the cribs. “We will also need furniture for the Manor.”

“So how many cribs are we getting?”

“Well two one for Hogwarts and one for the Manor. Than we need four bassinets. We can get her two three high chairs, we will have our own wing with a dining room than there is the dining room in the main wing of the manor and we need one in your dorm.”

“So should we get the same ones or different ones?”

“Different. Don't want it repetitive. But we will keep somethings the same so Kara can be comfortable.” Draco told him as they both stopped in front of a round white crib with pink bedding that had little snitch patterns all around. “I think we should get this one.” He said running his finger along the wood work.

“How much is it?”

“That's not important Harry. My daughter will have the best and as far as I am concerned this is the best.” Draco told him as he waved the store clerk over.

“How can I help?” She asked Draco after she checked him out much to Harry's chagrin but Draco simply ignored her.

“Do you have this in any on the color?”

“We have it in chestnut and we have it in black. The bedding in each is different. The chestnut one has yellow bedding with dragons and the black one has green bedding with brooms and snitches.” the clerk told them than summoned the different cribs.

“Can we get the the black with the yellow bedding with the dragons?” Harry asked her as he handed Kara to Draco. So he could look at the other cribs that the clerk had summoned.

“Sure.”

“Excellent, than I want that one and I also want the white one with the pink bedding.” Harry told her. “Do you have matching dressers?”

“I believe we do. Follow me.” she lead them an aisle over. “This is the white set and this is the black set. Since you asked for a different pattern on the black set I doesn’t match perfectly.” She told them. The white dresser set had little pink knobs and pictures of snitches on it. The black had green knobs with brooms and snitches pictures.

“Can we special order it to match?” Draco asked her

“I think you can. But you wont be able to get it today, it will have to be shipped.”

“That's fine. We just need the pink and white set today.” Draco said to her as he bounced Kara who was starting to whimper a bit. “I think she is hungry Harry.” Draco said handing her back to him.

“I'll be right back. 'Dora can you come with me?” Harry asked her, she nodded and they left Draco with the sells clerk.

“Do you have the pink and white set in stock?”

“Let me check.” The clerk said. She waved her wand and a set of parchments appeared in her hand. “We are out of stock on that one.”

“Can I have the one on display?”

“We don’t sell our display pieces.” the clerk told him with a slight frown on her face.

“I'll pay extra for it if I have to.”

“I'll get my supervisor and see what we can do for you Mr.,”

“Dean.” Draco lied. It would be so much easier if I could just give them my real name, Draco thought as he mentally sighed.

“I'll be right back.”

When she left Draco looked at the other pieces of furniture around him. Some of them he wondered how they even made it into the store, they looked half finished. Wrinkling up his nose at one piece of furniture he turned from it just as the clerk and another woman were head his way.

“I am told you are willing to buy one of the display pieces Mr. Dean?”

“Yes. And I will pay generously for it.”

“Well I’ll be honest with you that set is one of our more expensive pieces and to get the display I will have to charge you thirty percent more.”

“Not a problem. I would also like the black piece customized as I have already told your clerk.” Draco told the supervisor just as Harry and Tonks came back with a very sleepy Kara.

“That is ten percent on the original pricing.” the supervisor informed him.

“Duly noted so can it be done? I need the pink and white today and the black one will be picked up when done.”

“Certainly. Is there anything else that could get for you today?”

“Harry?”

“Uhmm...no, the rest I want to get from Muggle London.” Harry told him as he rocked Kara to sleep.

“That will be all.” Draco told the woman.

“Follow me then Mr. Dean and we will get your orders in place. Shelley go and shrink the pink and white set.”

“Yes ma'am.”

It took the lady, Mary, about fifteen minutes to get Draco's orders in place. She seemed amazed that Draco paid for everything up front considering that the price was staggering. She was even more amazed with how fat his galleon pouched seemed but Draco just rolled his eyes ate he and gave her the money. When all was done he went back to Harry and Tonks and took the sleeping Kara from Harry.

“Where to now?” Tonks asked them as they left the store.

“We can go to the Leaky to wait for the girls and Kingsley.” Harry said.

“We can do that after we go to the Quidditch shop. I need to get a new broom kit and gloves.” Draco told them.

They spent fifteen minutes in the shop where Draco not only got a new broom kit and gloves but a new Firebolt. His excuse was that his old one didn’t preform as well. Harry rolled his eyes he knew it was because as soon as Draco's eyes landed on the broom he fell in love with it. Harry had to admit it was gorgeous. Draco offered to buy him one, but he declined saying that he wasn’t playing Quidditch this year.

They left the shop and headed of the Leaky Cauldron. When they got there the girls and Kingsley were already there waiting on them.

“Is that all the bags you have?!” Pansy said looking horrified at their seven bags. She and Hermione had a sea of bags around them.

“What the hell did you two not buy?”

“That is not important. You looked like you haven’t gone shopping.”

“That because a lot of my things are being sent.” Harry told them as Draco called for one of his house elves.

“Arlie get these bags to Harry's dorm at Hogwarts. Place them in the sitting room, please.”

“Certainly Master Draco.”

It took the poor elf five trips to get all the bags to the school. Harry was beginning to wonder were he was going to put all of the clothes and toys for Kara and himself that the girls took the liberty of buying. They had brought thirty bags worth of clothes and toys all had shrunken items in them and were stuffed. They still hadn’t even been to Muggle London. Harry sighed, This is going to be a long day. He thought to himself as Tom came over and took there orders.