Surprise Mate

Chapter XIV:


Harry woke to find himself staring up at a white ceiling and a sterile smell. He could practically tell how may cracks were on that ceiling he's woken up to it enough times to know.

“I feel like I have been hit by a bus.” Harry said to the person sitting beside him when they handed him his glasses.

“Well the blast propelled you pretty hard.” Hermione told him as she gave him a hungry Kara. “She wouldn’t drink from a bottle. We've been trying for the past two hours.”

“You could have woke me up.” Harry said as Pansy helped him take his shirt off so Kara could feed.

“And bring about the wrath of Poppy Pomprey? No thanks. Besides she gave Kara a potion that would tide her over till you woke up.” Hermoine told him

“Where's Draco? I brought him in but he was bleeding and unconscious.”

“He is fine, he woke not to long ago but Mr. Malfoy came in for him and wanted to speak privately with him so he left for Professor Snape's office.” Pansy explained to him.

“Do you know what he wanted to talk about?” Harry asked a bit worried

“No, I don’t. But don’t worry Harry, Draco will be fine.”

“You don’t think Voldemort suspects any of you do you?”

“No, I don’t. When we got the call from him last night the message was clear. He was livid that we didn’t tell him about Kara, and he hinted that he wanted us to bring her in but left it open for the others to do so as well. It will be almost impossible to get her out though, not that he knows that. But I am quite certain someone will try and fail. The magic surrounding and protecting her is to powerful. To even begin to break these spells will require a powerful wizard they were place by great power so they can only be broken by great power. It took Draco and Lucius to place the magic. The spells don’t usually require two wizards but they wanted the magic behind it to be unbreakable. No wizarding family is more powerful than the Malfoys unless they are the Potters of course but you are the last remaining Potter so I doubt you will break the protective magic around your own kid.”

“They went through all of that for Kara's safety?”

“She is important to them just as you are Harry. They would go through a whole lot more.” Hermione told him.

“Sometimes I think it is all a dream. And I’m going to wake up and none of it is going to be real.”

“Well I can ensure you that it is all real. What you have with Draco is something I can only dream about at the moment. I haven't found my mate and I doubt that I ever will find him.” Pansy told him with a sad smile. “Cherish it Harry, you don’t know the gift you have been given.”

“Every minute of everyday till the end of time. But don’t be so down Pans he will find you just have to be patient a little while longer.” Harry said as he reached for her hand and gave it a squeeze.

“Thanks Harry.” Pansy smiled

“Well now that you are awake and Kara is fed, I think it is time to go get Madame Pomprey so she can give you the okay to go.” Hermione said rising from her seat and leaving the to fetch the Mediwitch..

“Harry?”

“Yeah?” Harry answered as he gently rocked Kara to sleep.

“What's it like?”

“What's what like?” He asked looking up from Kara.

“Having a baby?”

“Be more specific Pans.”

“The whole pregnancy, birth, taking care of the baby?”

“While I was pregnant with Kara I felt at peace. I was going to have a part of Cedric with me always. I was going to give her the world and enough love for the both us. I loved her as soon as I found about her, there was no regret. The labor, I did alone. I had no one but Madame Pomprey with me. She was excellent support but she wasn’t what I needed. I needed Cedric with me. That day it really hit me that I didn’t have him anymore. But I was going to survive it because I had my little girl. Then she was taken from me, I didn’t get to see her or hold her. Madame Pomprey was livid. She didn’t know that Dumbledore was going to take her from me or she wouldn’t have called him. She stayed with me that night as cried. I don’t think I ever cried so much in my life not even when Cedric died. I think it was because without her I truly was able to feel what I had lost. But as for raising a baby, well I have only had her for two days now so you are going to have to ask me that question again when I have had more experience. But at the moment I am enjoying it. I think I will no matter what she puts me through in the months and years to come.”

“Do you still love him?”

“I'll always love Cedric. But do I still constantly grieved for what I have lost? No I don’t I was able to heal from that. I had already had enough on my plate to burden me, I knew Cedric wouldn’t want his death to burden me as well. The last thing he would have wanted me to focus on was his death and not his life. It wasn’t easy getting there but I did eventually. Why so curious Pansy?”

“I love you like a little brother Harry, and I know that you were surprised to find out that you were Draco's mate, but I also love Draco as a brother to. I just wanted to make sure that you were ready for a relationship with him.”

“That part I can understand, but why were you curious about having a baby?”

“Just wondering how you were taking it to have her back. And because I am trying to imagine myself as a mom not that I am looking to have a kid right now but I was just thinking about it.”

“I think you would make a good mother. You might be out of sorts for a while but what you love most you fight for and take of quite fiercely. I have no doubt that when you have kids you will take good care of them and love them.”

“Thanks Harry.”

“Anytime Pansy.”

“Okay Harry dear, you are okay to go. But before you go do you think I can hold her? The girls been holding her something fierce since you came in. I think they thought I was part of Dumbledore's rash actions.” Madame Pomprey asked somewhat shyly.

“Sure Poppy.” Harry said smiling up at the Mediwitch as she took Kara from him.

“She is so beautiful Harry. I wish I could have done something for you. I fought with Dumbledore for weeks afterward. We still aren’t on talking terms at the moment.”

“I know Poppy.”

“She looks so much like him, poor dear is going to be breaking some hearts when she is older.”

“That is the whole idea.” Harry said chuckling. “I just feel kinda sorry for those boys though if they get to close they wont have to worry about her breaking their hearts but about Draco tearing them limb from limb.”

“Yes he does seem a bit overprotective and you haven’t had the deary back for that long. Poor girl.” Poppy said handing Kara back to Harry after she kissed her on her head. “Well I’ll let you all go. Make sure you take it easy for a few days Harry. I don’t want you back here anytime soon. I will have get you your own bed.”

“I'll try Poppy but I can't make any promises. Trouble finds me than I end up here, it is a never ending cycle.”

“Unfortunately I can't say that you are wrong.” Poppy said laughing.