Togetherness

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

A special thank you to Tarallynne Moon for the spectacular beta work.


Chapter 16 Now What Do We Do?


Madame Pomfrey helped them all to come around and gave them all juice to drink to help them. She eyed each one carefully before she spoke. “Well, I’ve done some major research while you were gone. I have found out that you can terminate the pregnancies. Hermione, gentlemen, you have some major decisions to make. Let me tell you one of the options that I find most distasteful and distressing. You can elect to abort the baby/babies or you can keep them and make other choices from there. If you decide to abort I must tell you that you are putting your own lives at risk. Magical abortions are far worse than any Muggle abortion and Muggle cannot perform one. The baby won’t allow a Muggle doctor near it. Also, you will lose any desire to have sex for at least two years, it’s just the way the “remedy” was written in the spell and it can’t be changed. You don’t have to decide this minute, go discuss it. We have some time.” Poppy looked over at Albus who just nodded his head to her.

“If you would like, we can have the conversations in the suite or my office.” Albus was a busy body today.

Harry looked at the people involved. “Headmaster, I think the five of us will retire to our own chambers to discuss this. I’m sure Hermione will come with Draco and me, and Lucius and Severus are welcome to come with us but they might enjoy the privacy of Severus’ rooms.”

Albus looked at Harry in a new light. This experience had brought out something in the young man that had been hidden before and Albus just smiled. “Of course, you’re right Harry. I was just excited to here about babies coming to Hogwarts after so many years. Please, feel free to come to me any time with any concerns. Go think it over and we’ll talk later.” Albus turned and left.

Harry turned loose of Draco’s hands and helped Hermione up. “Let’s go Hermione, we have some thinking and talking to do. Draco? Severus, Lucius, you are welcome to join us in the suite or if you want your privacy, you can come over later.”

Harry wrapped an arm around the waists of his two parents to be and escorted them down to the dungeons. It was a sign how upset Draco was, he didn’t move away from Harry even in the halls and laid his head on his shoulder as they walked.

They made it in to the suite and sat on the couches, Draco and Harry cuddled up and Hermione on the other end.
Harry kissed Draco on the temple and looked at Hermione. He told Draco to sit up and Harry moved so he was now sitting between the two of them. He pulled Hermione over to his one side and wrapped an arm around each of them. Draco snuggled back in and Hermione laid her head on his shoulder. The same question ran through all of their minds. “What do we do now?” Harry cleared his throat and opened up the conversation.

“Draco, you know I lovu, nu, no holds barred. I want us to have this baby and maybe more in the future if possible, if that’s what you want too. Hermione, you are like the sister I never had and I will do whatever you want. I’ve already promised to take care of everything you needed before the birth and had the lawyers draw up everything based on one child. We’ll destroy that one and get one designed for multiple births. Hermione, do you still want to go through with this? I mean, look how it will effect your class order and future plans? I’ll be there to help as much as I can, but you have to do most of it yourself.”

Hermione looked at her friend. “Harry, I want to have these babies for you. I know how much you want a family and if I can do it for you I’ll be happy to. Just let me see them once in a while as the doting aunt. Someday we may even tell them, but as far as I am concerned, they belong wholly to you and Draco. It sounds selfish, but Harry, I want more from life than nappies, bottles, wiping noses and getting them through school too. It sounds selfish, but I still have lots of time to have more if I want them.”

Draco got up and went to Hermione and kissed her gently on the forehead. “Thank you Hermione. We’ll do our best with all of the children. Now all we need to do is decided on living arrangements for you. With you having twins, it won’t be long before you need help. I think we should tell the Headmaster you will need to live here with us and have the suite enlarged.”
Hermione considered his words and then thought back to last night. “Guys, I need to tell you something that can never go any farther than us until all parties are comfortable with it. I really think I need my own place as I do now as the Head Girl, but closer to you would be even better. You see, unknown to everybody in this school and that includes Dumbledore, I have two lovers that will take care of me. They are the best as far as I am concerned and will be there all the way, either separately or together. They know about each other and visit at the same timen ten they can. Harry, I’m sorry from keeping it from you for so long, but too many people would be hurt at the outset of this knowledge and I need to keep things quiet for a little longer. In a way, the pregnancy is good. People will think I was a tart with both of you and throw real suspicion off of my lovers. Do you swear on a wand oath never to tell a soul outside of the three of us and them what is going on?”

Harry waited before responding. Draco looked at her hard for a minute then to Harry. Harry was the first to speak up. “Hermione, if it has the possibility of causing problems, then we should at least know when they are there, together or alone. We don’t have to know who it is unless the three of you want to tell us. We can still cover for you, if necessary, somehow. We can work it out. My question and I hate to ask, but how is Ron going to handle all of this? I know he’s loved you for years and would never say anything. How are we going to tell him that Draco and I got you pregnant without sex and have him believe it?”

Hermione chewed her lip. Ron. How could she have forgotten the other red haired one in her life? “I don’t know Harry, but he’ll have to be told soon and maybe he can move on. I’m not ready for a third red haired lover in my life and I really don’t see Ron in that context. He’s more of a brother, like you.”

Harry and Draco both caught the slip about “third red haired lover” and raised eyebrows to each other but not a word of it to Hermione. They’d talk about it later.

“Well, I guess that more or less settles the immediate situation. We just tell Dumbledore you need your own quarters, but next to us in case you need us and I contact the lawyers to fix the paperwork. We should write all of this down so we have some idea of what’s going to happen. We also need to start reading about the care of babies and names for children and when we think we should pick out furniture and things. We’ll have to add another room for a nursery.” Draco had gotten up and got quill and parchment and was writing all of it down.

“Now should we wait for my father and Severus or should we try to interrupt them Harry?” Draco was smirking at the thought. Harry looked at him and decided to show some mercy to the two older men. “Why don’t we go into the kitchen and fix a lunch for all of us and then disturb them? They won’t hex us if we feed them.”

The other two got up and followed Harry into the kitchen and began preparing a lunch from one of Harry’s cookbooks made for light lunches. When they were done they told Hermione to drink her juice and relax; they would be right back and could eat. Harry and Draco left for the Potion Master’s room and began banging on the door. “Father, Uncle Severus, can you let us in please?” Harry knocked harder on the door. “Come on you two, it’s the middle of the day. Open up.”

The door flung open and there stood Lucius half dressed and panting. “This better be good Draco for you to interrupt me.”

Draco looked back at his father. “Turn about is fair play, Father. Besides, we’ve fixed lunch in the rooms and want you and Uncle Severus to join us and find out your conclusions. We’ll give you 10 minutes to get presentable and over there or we’re sending Hermione over to get you.” Draco kissed his father’s astonished face, turned, kissed Harry on the lips and walked back to their rooms.

In fear of being interrupted by Hermione, Severus and Lucius were knocking on the suite doors in 8 minutes. They were let in and headed for the table to eat. While they were eating Harry enchanted the quill to write down anything pertaining only to the babies and the results of the talks and what would be happening. It was decided that Lucius would move in with Severus to help in class when he could and to take care of the baby. That brought up another question that Lucius had been expecting and it came from Draco. “Father, since the child is mine, and I know Severus wants it anyway, how do you feel about the baby being you granddaughter? Will it cause pros wis with us?”

Lucius could hear the fear in his son’s voice and see it etched into his face. “Draco, Harry, Severus, I will have no problem of raising my granddaughter as my own daughter. If she looks like Draco did as a baby and now, people will think she is mine anyway so there will be no questions about it. Now Severus and I have a question for you.” He looked and nodded at Severus. Severus smiled back and reached out a hand to Lucius and turned to his three students. “As you may have not known because it was something neither of us had discussed with any of you, Lucius and I were involved years ago before he married Narcissa. I never married because I would have never been satisfied with anyone else. Fate has brought him back to me and I will thank her for it daily. The questions we have are: one, do either of you object to mine and Lucius being together and two, will you stand as witnesses for us in a marriage binding ceremony?”

Draco jumped up and ran to the side of the table and launched himself into two pair of awaiting arms. Soon all three men were crying and Harry was shedding a few tears himself. Hermione hung her head and wondered if it would be that simple for her someday. Draco was now dancing around the room like an exuberant five-year-old, chanting, “they’re getting married, they’re getting married.” It was a safe bet he was happy with the prospect. Harry and Hermione offered their congratulations and went to sit in the common room. Now that that was settled they just had to go to Albus and tell him of the decisions.

The five headed to the Headmaster’s office and were admitted with no waiting. They had brought the parchment so no one would forget anything. They Headmaster was pleased wthe the fore thought into the plans and told Hermione he would understand her wanting to be closer to the younger men. He promised to have a suite ready for her by tomorrow and the house elves would move all her things, she was not to take any chances with the babies.

For as the wedding binding ceremony, he would be happy to officiate and how soon would they like it?

Lucius held his breath and Severus’ hand. Severus spoke up. “We would like it by Saturday, Headmaster, that would give us time to have the house elves help with my rooms and make the nursery for us too.” Albus nodded in agreement and looked at the three young people in front of him. They just sat there smiling at everything going on. “Well, then, it looks like everything is progressing nicely and we have work to do. Classes for all of you tomorrow. Life still moves on.”

The five got up and went on their separate ways to take care of things. Harry took care of the lawyers and all the necessary paperwork by floo. Draco was tired and went to take a nap. The house elves cleaned out the room that Lucius had been using. It was now ready to be made into a nursery at a moment’s notice. Harry went to lie down with Draco for a nap. Hermione went back to her room and began thinking on telling Ron and how that would affect her standings. As soon as Ron heard, he would be livid and hurt and would make sure everyone knew. Was she ready for that? Might just as well get it over with so she went in search of Ron. She found him in the crowded Common room. She got his attention and motioned him to a corner and began her tale. When she got to who the father’s were she thought huld uld explode. She got off lightly with only one word yelled at her “Both??” She only nodded as he looked at her with saddened eyes and moved away. They would talk about it later he promised.

Severus and Lucius were in Severus quarters making changes and having fun with the situation. Things were finally looking up, and the greasy bat was nowhere to be found. Severus’ life had changed for the better and he couldn’t wait to see the faces on his students when they noticed the changes.


The months went by for the students, most of the other students were understanding when it was announced that there were some living changes needed for necessity. When the babies were mentioned, it surprised everyone how the other students were accepting of the situation and helped whenever they could.

The month for their final tests came, all three past with Outstandings and were ecstatic, but very pregnant, so there were limited celebrations for them.

A week to the day after graduation, Harry took Draco into Hogsmeade for “a little walk”. They wound their way through the stores they wanted to look in and finally ended up in front of the jewelers. Harry took Draco’s hand and led him in. He looked at the proprietor and asked to see the wedding sets. Draco was struck dumb and couldn’t talk. He finally managed to spit out, “Wedding sets?” Harry looked at him and realized his mistake. He took Draco into a quiet corner of the store and set him down on a chair. Harry knelt before him and began in a calm voice. “Draco you know I love you beyond anything in this world, I realize now that I should have done this months ago but I didn’t want us distracted from our studies. Draco, will you do me the honor of a wedding and binding with me?” Draco was crying now, rivers of tears as he pulled Harry into as much of a hug as he could around their growing son. “Yes, Harry James Potter, I will marry you and love you ‘til the end of our days.” Harry kissed him soundly and they both got up and went to look through the rings while the owner smiled in pleasure. Imagine, Harry Potter proposing to a very pregnant Draco Malfoy in his store, that would be one for the grand-kids someday.

Harry and Draco picked out their rings and headed back for Hogwarts. They went directly to the Headmaster’s office and asked him to floo Severus and Lucius to come up. The two stepped through the floo with a concerned look until they saw Harry and Draco sitting together as usual. Harry told them that he had asked and been accepted by Draco and they wanted Lucius and Severus to stand for them. Lucius was over the moon with excitement. Severus had enough sense to ask when. The two younger men looked at each other and grinned at the others. “NOW” they said in unison. Albus got prepared and performed the ceremony.

They left to go to the dungeons to pick up Hermione and heard sounds from her quarters that were a clear indication not to be disturbed. The four went back to Harry and Draco’s quarters and sat quietly talking. Harry had enough and left to get Hermione. He got there just as two red haired men were leaving. Charlie and Bill? He did need to talk to Hermione, but that would wait. He knocked on her door and she opened it, thinking one or lor lovers had forgotten something. Harry took pity on her. “Sorry Mione, but its not Bill or Charlie, just me. We want you come over and celebrate with us. Draco and I were just wedded and bound. Come with me?” Hermione looked startled and took his hand to help her out and over to their rooms.

Harry and Hermione entered the suite to hear light music playing and to see Severus and Lucius in the kitchenette fixing small things to eat. Severus looked up at the trio in the common room. “What’s wrong? Didn’t think I could cook? Stop and think how close Potions are to food recipes.” He smirked and went back to work. When all was done, he and Lucius carried all the nibbles and noshes into the common room for all to share. As they sat there talking, Draco looked at Harry and asked for a hand up. Harry stood and helped Draco to his feet. Harry held his hand and moved him over to an open area on the floor and wrapped his arms around Harry’s neck and kissed his lips. “Dance with me.” Harry and Draco began swaying to the music, lost in their own little world. The others just watched the newlyweds with smiles. Lucius got up and held out a hand to Severus and pulled his husband up. “Let’s show the youngsters a thing or two.” He led Severus out to the floor and with a flick of his wand, he had moved the furniture back far enough to accommodate a short waltz. Severus changed the music and they began a pattern that was old and familiar to them. They finally stopped the waltz and started swaying in place like Harry and Draco had been doing.

Draco leaned in and whispered to Harry who looked up in surprise. He led Draco back to the couch and held out a hand to Hermione. "Dance with me Hermione” She let him help her up and followed to the “dance floor” Harry held an arm around her waist and tucked her other hand into his and began a slow dance.

“Have I thanked you lately for giving me the twins? You know Draco and I will love them and care for them. Have no worries on that point. Now will you tell me of yooverovers or was I right earlier? Not that it matters to me, but will they want to be there at the birth? I have to make arrangements for them if they do. I figured I would be there, but it’s the same time as Draco would be due and I don’t want to stress him.”

Hermione looked into the emerald eyes of her best friend and sighed. “Harry I wish we had created these babies the traditional way, just the two of us, but I always knew that was not possible, so I’m glad to be having them anyway I can with you. If Bill and Charlie want to be there, they haven’t said anything, but I don’t think so. They will want to know when its over so they can come check on me. They’re both on my floo, so all you would have to do is firecall from my room. The only thing that worries me right now is how Poppy is going to handle it if all of us go into labor at one time? Draco and Severus will need special help to deliver the babies. For me, it won’t be any different than any woman having a baby from the start of time.”

Harry consideher her words. It was something he had been fearing too and now it reared its head and wanted an answer too. “I’ve been thinking of it and I’m lost too. I should go talk to Poppy to see what she has in mind for us. Tomorrow will be soon enough and if necessary, we will call in more mediwitches and doctors.”

They returned to their seats and sat in a contemplative silence. Severus and Lucius sat down and looked at the youngsters. “What’s bothering you?” Lucius asked without preamble.

Three startled heads looked up at once. Harry found his voice first and reiterated the birth question to Lucius. Lucius looked at them and shook his head, figuring something fell through the cracks, “Well, you see, I’ve had our personal doctor checking on Severus here in case it was needed. He is willing to come help Poppy with the births, we just have to tell him and let him see your records and to meet you.” Three sighs were heard across the room and Lucius and Severus just chuckled. After a time, they all left to go to their own quarters for the night.

Draco dragged Harry into the bedroom and placed locking and silencing spells over the area. “Draco, you know we have to be careful. You are only a couple of days, a week at most, from delivery. I don’t think this is wise.” Harry was silenced when two lips engulfed his. He let Draco take it as slow or fast as he wanted. He would do nothing at this point or any point to endanger them.

Draco was feeling randy and Harry was in for it. It was payback time for the table. He slowly undressed Harry and pushim him down on the bed. “Stay there, no matter what.” Draco moved away and began a slow strip. This had the effect he wanted and needed as he looked at Harry’s hardening cock. It did him good to know that Harry wanted him even with him in this shape. He finally got the rest of his clothes off and moved toward the side of the bed. He kissed Harry again. “Close your eyes and keep them closed.” Harry did as he was told Draco reached into the drawer and withdrew a few items and smiled. He laid them out on the table and looked over his assortment for the night. It was going to be good. He picked up a small bowl and set it on Harry’s chest. Harry shivered at the feel of something cold on his chest but didn’t move or look. Draco took his finger and scooped some of it on his finger and ran it over Harry’s lips. “Taste” Harry licked away the whipped cream and sighed. Draco took some and spread it on his lips and leaned over. “Ready? Taste this too.” He placed his lips close to Harry’s and urged Harry’s tongue into swiping his. When Harry had it all off, Draco slipped his tongue gently in to Harry’s mouth to deepen the kiss. He broke off and sat back up.

Draco picked up the next two items and began his payback. He ran the silky edge of the quill around Harry’s ear and heard the intake of breath and felt the twinge in Harry’s cock. He smiled and continued to move the quill lower and over more area but at an agonizing pace. He picked up the second item and ran it through the whipped cream and held it to Harry’s lips. “Bite” Harry did and groaned at the taste of strawberries and whipped cream. He chewed and swallowed and wondered what would come next, besides him. Draco ran the half-bitten strawberry over Harry’s lips and leaned in for a kiss and to lick the juice off of Harry. Harry tried to deepen the kiss and Draco let him for a minute, but that was it.

He picked the pace back up with the quill, running it down his chest and teasing his nipples with it, He let it travel lower and circled Harry’s base with it before moving on, down his legs to his feet. He ran the quill across the soles of his feet and in between his toes. Harry curled his toes and let out a tortured groan. “Please Draco, more. Whatever we can do, tell me.” He was on a short string right now and didn’t know how long he could hold out. Draco trailed the quill back up to Harry’s cock and began at the tip, letting it glide down and around, swirling around the cock as he went. Harry arched up into Draco and grabbed the sheets in anxious fists, “Please Draco, stop this torture.”

The quill suddenly stopped and Harry felt lost. Until. Draco moved and got comfortable over Harry’s legs and leaned over and let their hard cocks touch for just a minute before beginning a slow rub, creating more intense friction and ripping groans and moans from Harry’s mouth. Draco enjoyed the sounds his Harry made and could bring himself off on just listening to him,

Draco slid farther down Harry’s legs. He brought his mouth close to Harry’s tip and blew across it, causing the Gryffindor to shiver and moan. Draco brought his tongue out and laid it against the tip, neither moving it nor removing it, just let it lay there, tasting his pre-cum. Harry was now almost frenzied, grabbing into the sheets and digging his heels into the mattress in an effort not to move or grab his Slytherin. Draco sensed how close he was and took pity and swallowed the cock in one whole move. Harry arched his back and screamed. “Fuck, Draco. Do it.” Draco swallowed around the cock and started humming while bringing the quill back to the sack and tickling. Harry tried thrusting more, but Draco held him down as much as possible. Draco’s tongue began licking up and around Harry and applying pressure. His lover was so close to exploding he began in earnest to bring him across the brink. He brought his mouth to the tip and wrapped his hand around the rest of him. He began sucking and running his tongue over Harry and stroking at the same time. Harry tensed and felt his release flood Draco’s mouth. When he was drained, he collapsed on the bed. Draco looked up at him. “Open your eyes” Harry looked at Draco and saw him swallow and smile. “Now that’s the cat with the cream, Harry.”

Harry looked at him. Draco was hard as a rock and was gently stroking himself. Harry sat up and laid Draco down. “Turn about is fair play, I once heard someone say.” Harry began the loving effort to make Draco’s release fast and furious. He liked watching the skin contract over Draco’s stomach and the way he made the little sounds as he got closer. Draco was very sensitive tonight for some reason and Harry had just barely taken him into his mouth before Draco began squirming and thrusting. The next thing he knew he was coming in Harry’ mouth like an erupting volcano. He fell back in exhaustion and laid there panting.

Harry began looking concerned. This wasn’t normal. “Draco, honey, are you alright?”