Borderline

Title: Borderline

Pairing: HarryxDraco, pre-slash SeamusxGeorge, implied RonxHermione

Fandom: HP

Rating:

Summary: Non-Epilogue compliant post-Battle of Hogwarts fic. WWW Partner Harry Potter is attacked by unknown persons and left for dead. He creates a portkey to take himself, Andromeda and Teddy to a place of Safety. Single parent Draco Malfoy is living quietly out of the politics of the Post-Second Wizarding war. Together can they give each other the happiness they've been missing?

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Chapter 14

Due to the Potter-Malfoys’ reluctant connection to Ginevra Weasley, it was Andromeda who reluctantly had charge of ensuring that the girl remained healthy throughout her pregnancy.

The girl was rather high and mighty due to her residence in a Potter property.

“Healer Tonks when will Harry come to see me?” Ginny simpered. “I am his mistress aren’t I?”

Andromeda snorted, “Hardly, your family sold your child to him to cover the life debts as you well know and he can’t stand you. I doubt you will ever set eyes on him, he’s bonded to another and expecting their children so you just put such nonsense out of your head.”

“Then why did he put me up in this lovely house?” Ginny said with a beatific smile.

“Because your family wanted to cast you off for your scandalous ways. If Harry hadn’t claimed the child due to the life debts then your brother William would have had to take the child in. You’re a prisoner in a gilded cage not a mistress, the sooner you become accustomed to that fact the better off you will be.” Andromeda sniffed as she continued her exam.

“You’re just jealous because you’re a widow.” Ginny said icily.

“I delivered Harry and he’s bonded to my nephew, they are quite the doting couple.” Andromeda said digging the metaphorical knife in.

“Harry’s not bent I would know, after all I was his girlfriend.” Ginny said stubbornly.

“But not his lover, he’s Potter enough that he’s in love with his bonded. I don’t see anyone much less silly little girls getting between them. They have three children to tie them together, yours doesn’t even carry his blood.” Andromeda sneered.

“Harry loves me, he’ll come back to me.” Ginny said airily.

“Why would he choose a whore when he has a loyal Bondmate?” Andromeda sniffed, “Besides, the baby belongs equally to his Bondmate and you have no rights to it.”

“Harry would never take away my baby, he loves me.” Ginny said breezily.

Andromeda snorted and left her, giving her slightly altered diet and list of potions to the elf responsible for looking after Ginny.

Then she had to look in on Harry.

XoooooX

With still no clue as to who had attacked Harry and left him for dead after burning Lavender Vale to the ground, Harry was still expected to keep to the Manor unless he was of course under a glamour.

Harry had taken up residence in a cellar room that had not been appropriated by Andromeda or Draco for Potions; he used his room of choice as a lab.

While his work with George at the shop was heavily curtailed due to his being restricted to Malfoy Manor for his own protection he still could work on WWW’s Defence line.

He was definitely pregnant and Andromeda had assured him that he likely conceived on their honeymoon. Given what had happened on their bonding night, Harry was glad that Draco hadn’t been drugged when he sired their child.

He was careful; the last thing he wanted was to have his work endanger their developing child.

Andromeda promised to tell them about his pregnancy today.

He was far enough along to tell how many he was having and possibly the sex as well.

There was a knock on the lab door.

“Come in.” Harry called out as he skimmed over Fred and George’s notes.

“Miss Annie be asking for Master Harry to meet her and Master Draco in the drawing room.”

“Will Lady Narcissa be present?”

“Lady Narcissa said she plans to remain at L’Orangerie at present.” The elf said wringing its hands.

Given the delicate nature of their experiments both he and Andromeda had forced the elves to agree not to apparate into the labs or within two feet of the doors so not to cause a disaster that might blow up the house.

Harry put his project in stasis and then made his way up to the drawing room where Andromeda and Draco were waiting.

Draco welcomed him with a kiss while Andromeda beamed at them.

“Are you ready?”

Harry nodded, still nervous but excited too.

Andromeda cast spells on him, one of which had a sonic picture of Harry’s womb.

“See two heartbeats. They appear to be in separate placentas but I can’t tell what gender quite yet. At their present gestation I suspect they will be due in early June but I will monitor their maturation.”

“Will they be born near my birthday?” Draco asked breathlessly.

“Perhaps,” Andromeda smirked.

Draco kissed Harry, “Now that would be a wonderful gift…”

Harry was determined to make sure that was Draco’s gift…

 

 

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What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?

delia cerrano - That was terribly worded wasn't it? What I meant was that Draco's half-sibs via Narcissa would be loved by Harry as well as himself to make up for being Narcissa's children? I'm sure that Andromeda will be Nana to all of the children; drarry's, Teddy and Narcissa's mostly because well clearly Narcissa isn't interested in being a grandmother.

Seliki - I am glad that you've stuck by this story despite my abysmal updating history. Drarry wil take time to grow into a strong relationship, they both had pasts to overcome and fears to asway. I doubt that Narcissa will be any better of a parent towards children sired by Severus then she was in Draco's case. I am sure that Draco and Harry will do their best to make up for Narcissa's coldness. Whether she eventually accepts all of her grandchildren as Andromeda has done is something to be learned later. She will have a chance to create relationships with any future children but whether she learns from her 'mistakes' is to be detirmined.