Beauty's Beast (Sequel to Blind Beauty) COMPLETE
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New Family
Chapter Number/Total: 3/24
Chapter Title: New Family
Words: 2467 Words
Draco shifted again in the uncomfortable plastic chair of the waiting room. He sighed unhappily when he found himself rereading the same paragraph of his book for the fourth time. He scowled up at the two men who were pacing back and forth in front of him. He wanted to yell at them. To make matters worse, since Harry and Remus were both pacing but had different leg lengths, they kept almost running into each other.
"Sorry, Remus," Harry mumbled for the tenth time, walking around him and pacing down to the last chair. Tonks was having a baby, a baby! Harry couldn't stay still and it was taking so, so long. "Does anyone know when we can go inside?" Harry asked as he walked by Draco again.
"She has to bloody well have it first," Draco snapped.
"Yeah," Harry mumbled, not seeming to notice Draco's temper. He felt like the anxious father himself for some reason. "Taking so long though."
Draco sighed and shook his head, picking up his book to try again.
"Your mum took almost twenty-four hours with you, Harry," Remus said, looking just as frazzled.
Harry's eyes went wide, stopping dead in his tracks. "That's a whole day, Remus!"
"James nearly tore all his hair out," Remus added, doing a good imitation himself.
Harry smiled a little, biting his lip gently. "Did he really? You were all there?"
Remus stopped pacing, stopping in front of Harry and smiling at him. "Yes, I was," he said. "You were worth the wait."
"Just like this baby is," Harry said softly, his cheeks colouring slightly.
Draco smiled up at them, his gaze on his lover. Anyone looking would have no doubt that Harry was worth everything to him.
Harry finally went back to his seat next to Draco, guessing that this birth could take just as long as his did. "Why am I so nervous? I'm acting like it's my baby," Harry mumbled to Draco, resting his head on his shoulder.
"You are," Draco agreed, putting his arm around Harry's shoulder and ignoring the disapproving looks they got from some of the other people waiting.
"Yeah, sorry, Draco," Harry said quietly, turning to bury his face in Draco's robes. He couldn't help it, really.
Draco kissed the top of his lover's head, smirking when an elderly couple glared at him.
Harry hummed, pulling his head back and tilting his chin up to press his lips against Draco's. "Maybe we can adopt one day."
Draco seriously doubted that anyone would let an ex-Death Eater part-werewolf adopt a baby, but he smiled at his lover. "Maybe," he said.
That made Harry happy, and he smiled, leaning up to kiss him again. "I hope so." Harry sighed.
Just then, another couple came hurrying in the door and Remus turned to greet them. Draco watched curiously, recognising the similarities of the woman's features with that of his mother. His heart sped up. He had never met his Aunt Andromeda.
"Is that Tonks' parents?" Harry asked, sitting up and watching them. That became obvious a moment later when the woman quickly walked down the hall to see Tonks while the man stayed behind.
Draco's gaze followed her and he barely registered the question. His heart clenched painfully. He didn't think about his mother much these days. It still hurt when he did. "Yes," he finally whispered.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked, almost immediately noticing something wrong.
"That's my aunt," Draco said softly.
"Your ... oh. Oh!" Harry glanced down the hall that she had walked down. "You can talk to her. When she comes back."
"I wouldn't know what to say," Draco admitted.
"Hello is a good start. She looks nice, Draco," Harry replied, nodding.
"Well, Tonks is nice enough," Draco agreed. "Maybe later."
"After the baby is here and things are more calm." Harry rested his head on Draco's shoulder again. "Maybe I'll take a nap."
Draco set his book aside and held his lover, letting him rest against his body while they waited. He noticed Remus smiling at them.
Harry didn't notice, moving so that he was practically in Draco's lap and he could curl up comfortably.
Draco chuckled. It amazed him still that Harry cared so little for what anyone else thought. He cradled the other man and sighed happily.
Harry didn't know how long it took him, but soon he was dozing off in Draco's arms, his face pressed against his chest. He began to dream, unsurprisingly, about having a family with Draco in a big house.
Draco couldn't hold the book and Harry, so he just focused on the comfort he felt from having Harry in his arms and watched Remus talk with Ted Tonks. He lost track of time, just thinking about the things that Harry wanted and again wondering if there was any way to give his lover his dreams. Then his aunt came back into the room smiling and gesturing to Remus and Mr Tonks. "Harry," Draco whispered against his ear.
Harry shifted, only mumbling something in reply. They had at least three children by this point in his dream. Harry found it was hard running around after them, but he liked it anyway.
"Harry, I think the baby has been born," Draco whispered against his lover's ear, amused at the sleeping man's facial expressions.
"Baby ... babies ... born," Harry mumbled, still not waking up completely -- then slowly, it clicked together and Harry's eyes popped open. He sat up so fast that he nearly fell off of Draco's lap. "Baby?!"
"Yes, her mother is grinning and Remus looks like he is going to faint, so I think the baby has arrived," Draco explained, holding on to Harry so he didn't fall.
"Oh ... oh, I want to see!" Harry exclaimed, trying to get off of Draco's lap now.
Draco held up his arms while Harry scrambled up and went over to the others. Remus grabbed Harry and hugged him. "A girl!" he yelled.
"A girl? A girl!" Harry yelled back, squeezing Remus in his excitement. "Wow, congratulations, Remus!"
Remus laughed and then made quick introductions between Harry and Mr and Mrs Tonks.
Harry smiled at Tonks' parents, nodding at them when he was introduced. He glanced back at Draco, silently telling him to come over and do the same.
Draco stood, but didn't make a move toward the others.
"Draco," Harry said, holding out his hand for him.
Draco walked slowly forward, warily. He noticed the eyes of both the Tonks widen and he was very glad the glamour was still in place. He took Harry's hand in his, but still stood slightly back.
"This is Draco," Harry said to Andromeda and Ted, his hand tightening around Draco's.
Ted smiled broadly and held out his hand. Draco stiffened. He didn't shake hands. The glamour hid the claws but touch wouldn't. "Mr Tonks, Mrs Tonks," he acknowledged, not stepping close enough to take the outstretched hand.
"Congratulations," Harry said to them after a slightly tense moment, having a feeling that Draco wouldn't even bother to tell them that he was their nephew, "on being grandparents now."
Andromeda nodded, smiling, but her attention was focused on Draco. "You look like your mother," she said, voice catching a little.
Draco's eyes widened. "So do you," he said softly.
Harry smiled softly, visibly relaxing as he looked between the two of them.
Mr Tonks seemed to relax then as well, looking confused but not offended by Draco's refusal to shake his hand.
"Let me take dad in first," Andromeda said, smiling at Remus and taking his arm. "Then you all can visit in a bit," she added as she led him out of the room.
Harry watched them go, feeling anxious again about seeing the baby. "Can't wait," he mumbled, bouncing a little.
Ted smiled and shook his head. "Let's sit down and relax," he said, gesturing to the chairs again. "You're Narcissa's boy?" he asked Draco. The blond nodded. "I'm very sorry about what happened to her. I know Andromeda regrets never being able to patch things up."
Harry reluctantly moved back to the chairs, taking a seat and waiting for Draco to sit as well. He didn't interrupt their talking, though, deciding that this was their moment.
Draco knew the history. That Andromeda had been disowned for marrying a Muggle. That was irony, given what he had become. Draco didn't know what to say, so he nodded and sat back down next to Harry. He reached for Harry's hand, more to comfort himself than any other reason.
***
Harry was turned in the seat so that he had a good view of the door to the waiting room, glancing up repeatedly. Andromeda finally came back into the room and waved them forward. Harry jumped out of his seat and quickly followed her down the hall to Tonks' room.
Draco didn't know whether or not to follow, but Ted stood up and gestured for him to come along. They followed in Harry's wake and Draco hung back by the door. Despite living with Remus and Tonks for a year, he felt like he was intruding into something private.
Ted joined his wife at his daughter's bedside. Tonks' hair was bright pink again, and she sat up in the bed with a bundle in her arms. Remus was beside her, half sitting on the bed with his arm around her shoulders as he looked down in complete awe at his daughter.
Harry stood by the end of the bed, his eyes slightly wide as he took in the sight. He didn't know if it was okay to get any closer to Tonks to see the baby. Her family was already there -- Remus, her parents, her new daughter. He felt that, if anything, it should've been Draco who joined them. After all, he was related to them; the new baby was Draco's cousin. He glanced back at Draco by the door.
Draco fidgeted with the edge of his robe and accidentally ripped it with his claws. He sighed, wanting to go to his lover's side but still unsure of his place.
"Hey, Harry, Draco," Tonks said, smiling. "Come see her."
Harry waited until Draco came over before he walked around the bed to the side that Remus was on. He smiled at the new father before he leaned over to look down into Tonks' arms. "Oh, she's adorable," he whispered, looking into the baby's scrunched up face.
Draco walked quietly and slowly forward until he stood beside Harry, looking down at the baby. He found himself grinning before he was aware of it. "Her hair is like yours," he said, looking at the pink fluff on the baby's head.
Tonks smiled back. "Yes, she's a Metamorphmagus like me," she said. Remus grinned with her, reaching a hand up to touch his wife's hair.
Harry had noticed that as well. "Makes her look even cuter," he said softly, glancing up at Tonks before looking down at the baby again. "Have you thought of a name?"
Remus nodded. "Elise," he said, still with a grin so large that he didn't look like himself.
"Good name," Draco added, nodding.
"Harry," Remus began, turning his attention to the young man. "Do you want to hold her?"
Harry looked up at him in surprise. "Oh, well, I wouldn't know how," he said, glancing between Remus and Tonks. He didn't know how, but he really wanted to anyway.
Tonks and Remus exchanged looks and the man reached to gently pick up his daughter from her arms. He turned to Harry. "Hold your arms to make a place to put her," he said, "and make sure to always support her head."
Harry held his arms out, carefully taking the newborn in his arms and making sure to do exactly what Remus said. When she didn't start crying or anything, Harry visibly relaxed, looking down at the pink wrinkled face. "She's so little," Harry said softly, smiling when she opened her eyes and looked up at him with watery blue eyes.
Draco leaned forward, looking over Harry's shoulder at the infant. He laughed as he saw the baby's hair change from pink to black.
Harry grinned, leaning down to gently kiss her forehead. "Elise," he whispered. "I'm kinda like your ... big brother. It's nice to finally meet you." Harry knew that she had no idea what he was saying.
Draco laid his hand carefully against his lover's back. He thought the infant looked incredibly fragile.
"So we have a question for you and Draco," Tonks said.
"Hm?" Harry hummed, glancing up briefly at them before his attention was brought back to Elise.
Remus laid a hand on Harry's shoulder. "So you like her?"
"I think I love her already," Harry replied, smiling at him.
Remus squeezed Harry's shoulder. "Then would you be willing to be her Godparents?"
"Remus ... I'd ... we'd love to!" Harry said with a grin, glancing back at Draco.
Draco, for his part, probably looked as shocked as he felt. He glanced nervously between Harry and Remus and then Tonks. "Why me?" he asked.
Tonks shook her head. "You are family, Draco," she answered, "and not just by blood. We trust you."
"You should know this by now, Draco," Harry said softly, cradling Elise close.
"But ... but I have never even held a baby," Draco protested.
"That can be fixed," Tonks said with a bigger smile.
Harry turned around and faced Draco. "Try now."
Draco began backing away. "No, I don't think that is a good idea," he said, holding his hands up in front of him like he would to ward off a blow.
"Please?" Harry asked, looking into Draco's eyes. "For me?"
Draco shuddered. He would do nearly anything for Harry, and the man knew it. "But ... but I will hurt her," he said, backing up against the wall.
"No you won't," Harry said softly, taking a step forward. "Hold her."
Ted and Andromeda seemed confused, watching sympathetically. Remus stepped up beside Harry, putting his hand on his shoulder again. "Give him time, Harry," he said quietly. "Let him get used to the idea."
"Okay," Harry murmured, glancing back at Remus. "We do live with you both. There's plenty of time." He walked back to Tonks' side, knowing that Elise would probably prefer her mum now, but he didn't want to put her down just yet. The infant had fallen asleep while they argued over her.
Draco stayed backed up against the wall, as if afraid someone would force the baby on him at any moment.
Tonks smiled encouragingly at him and then happily at Harry. "Yes, you two don't have to decide today," she agreed. "And I know you will be good with her."
Chapter Title: New Family
Words: 2467 Words
Draco shifted again in the uncomfortable plastic chair of the waiting room. He sighed unhappily when he found himself rereading the same paragraph of his book for the fourth time. He scowled up at the two men who were pacing back and forth in front of him. He wanted to yell at them. To make matters worse, since Harry and Remus were both pacing but had different leg lengths, they kept almost running into each other.
"Sorry, Remus," Harry mumbled for the tenth time, walking around him and pacing down to the last chair. Tonks was having a baby, a baby! Harry couldn't stay still and it was taking so, so long. "Does anyone know when we can go inside?" Harry asked as he walked by Draco again.
"She has to bloody well have it first," Draco snapped.
"Yeah," Harry mumbled, not seeming to notice Draco's temper. He felt like the anxious father himself for some reason. "Taking so long though."
Draco sighed and shook his head, picking up his book to try again.
"Your mum took almost twenty-four hours with you, Harry," Remus said, looking just as frazzled.
Harry's eyes went wide, stopping dead in his tracks. "That's a whole day, Remus!"
"James nearly tore all his hair out," Remus added, doing a good imitation himself.
Harry smiled a little, biting his lip gently. "Did he really? You were all there?"
Remus stopped pacing, stopping in front of Harry and smiling at him. "Yes, I was," he said. "You were worth the wait."
"Just like this baby is," Harry said softly, his cheeks colouring slightly.
Draco smiled up at them, his gaze on his lover. Anyone looking would have no doubt that Harry was worth everything to him.
Harry finally went back to his seat next to Draco, guessing that this birth could take just as long as his did. "Why am I so nervous? I'm acting like it's my baby," Harry mumbled to Draco, resting his head on his shoulder.
"You are," Draco agreed, putting his arm around Harry's shoulder and ignoring the disapproving looks they got from some of the other people waiting.
"Yeah, sorry, Draco," Harry said quietly, turning to bury his face in Draco's robes. He couldn't help it, really.
Draco kissed the top of his lover's head, smirking when an elderly couple glared at him.
Harry hummed, pulling his head back and tilting his chin up to press his lips against Draco's. "Maybe we can adopt one day."
Draco seriously doubted that anyone would let an ex-Death Eater part-werewolf adopt a baby, but he smiled at his lover. "Maybe," he said.
That made Harry happy, and he smiled, leaning up to kiss him again. "I hope so." Harry sighed.
Just then, another couple came hurrying in the door and Remus turned to greet them. Draco watched curiously, recognising the similarities of the woman's features with that of his mother. His heart sped up. He had never met his Aunt Andromeda.
"Is that Tonks' parents?" Harry asked, sitting up and watching them. That became obvious a moment later when the woman quickly walked down the hall to see Tonks while the man stayed behind.
Draco's gaze followed her and he barely registered the question. His heart clenched painfully. He didn't think about his mother much these days. It still hurt when he did. "Yes," he finally whispered.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked, almost immediately noticing something wrong.
"That's my aunt," Draco said softly.
"Your ... oh. Oh!" Harry glanced down the hall that she had walked down. "You can talk to her. When she comes back."
"I wouldn't know what to say," Draco admitted.
"Hello is a good start. She looks nice, Draco," Harry replied, nodding.
"Well, Tonks is nice enough," Draco agreed. "Maybe later."
"After the baby is here and things are more calm." Harry rested his head on Draco's shoulder again. "Maybe I'll take a nap."
Draco set his book aside and held his lover, letting him rest against his body while they waited. He noticed Remus smiling at them.
Harry didn't notice, moving so that he was practically in Draco's lap and he could curl up comfortably.
Draco chuckled. It amazed him still that Harry cared so little for what anyone else thought. He cradled the other man and sighed happily.
Harry didn't know how long it took him, but soon he was dozing off in Draco's arms, his face pressed against his chest. He began to dream, unsurprisingly, about having a family with Draco in a big house.
Draco couldn't hold the book and Harry, so he just focused on the comfort he felt from having Harry in his arms and watched Remus talk with Ted Tonks. He lost track of time, just thinking about the things that Harry wanted and again wondering if there was any way to give his lover his dreams. Then his aunt came back into the room smiling and gesturing to Remus and Mr Tonks. "Harry," Draco whispered against his ear.
Harry shifted, only mumbling something in reply. They had at least three children by this point in his dream. Harry found it was hard running around after them, but he liked it anyway.
"Harry, I think the baby has been born," Draco whispered against his lover's ear, amused at the sleeping man's facial expressions.
"Baby ... babies ... born," Harry mumbled, still not waking up completely -- then slowly, it clicked together and Harry's eyes popped open. He sat up so fast that he nearly fell off of Draco's lap. "Baby?!"
"Yes, her mother is grinning and Remus looks like he is going to faint, so I think the baby has arrived," Draco explained, holding on to Harry so he didn't fall.
"Oh ... oh, I want to see!" Harry exclaimed, trying to get off of Draco's lap now.
Draco held up his arms while Harry scrambled up and went over to the others. Remus grabbed Harry and hugged him. "A girl!" he yelled.
"A girl? A girl!" Harry yelled back, squeezing Remus in his excitement. "Wow, congratulations, Remus!"
Remus laughed and then made quick introductions between Harry and Mr and Mrs Tonks.
Harry smiled at Tonks' parents, nodding at them when he was introduced. He glanced back at Draco, silently telling him to come over and do the same.
Draco stood, but didn't make a move toward the others.
"Draco," Harry said, holding out his hand for him.
Draco walked slowly forward, warily. He noticed the eyes of both the Tonks widen and he was very glad the glamour was still in place. He took Harry's hand in his, but still stood slightly back.
"This is Draco," Harry said to Andromeda and Ted, his hand tightening around Draco's.
Ted smiled broadly and held out his hand. Draco stiffened. He didn't shake hands. The glamour hid the claws but touch wouldn't. "Mr Tonks, Mrs Tonks," he acknowledged, not stepping close enough to take the outstretched hand.
"Congratulations," Harry said to them after a slightly tense moment, having a feeling that Draco wouldn't even bother to tell them that he was their nephew, "on being grandparents now."
Andromeda nodded, smiling, but her attention was focused on Draco. "You look like your mother," she said, voice catching a little.
Draco's eyes widened. "So do you," he said softly.
Harry smiled softly, visibly relaxing as he looked between the two of them.
Mr Tonks seemed to relax then as well, looking confused but not offended by Draco's refusal to shake his hand.
"Let me take dad in first," Andromeda said, smiling at Remus and taking his arm. "Then you all can visit in a bit," she added as she led him out of the room.
Harry watched them go, feeling anxious again about seeing the baby. "Can't wait," he mumbled, bouncing a little.
Ted smiled and shook his head. "Let's sit down and relax," he said, gesturing to the chairs again. "You're Narcissa's boy?" he asked Draco. The blond nodded. "I'm very sorry about what happened to her. I know Andromeda regrets never being able to patch things up."
Harry reluctantly moved back to the chairs, taking a seat and waiting for Draco to sit as well. He didn't interrupt their talking, though, deciding that this was their moment.
Draco knew the history. That Andromeda had been disowned for marrying a Muggle. That was irony, given what he had become. Draco didn't know what to say, so he nodded and sat back down next to Harry. He reached for Harry's hand, more to comfort himself than any other reason.
***
Harry was turned in the seat so that he had a good view of the door to the waiting room, glancing up repeatedly. Andromeda finally came back into the room and waved them forward. Harry jumped out of his seat and quickly followed her down the hall to Tonks' room.
Draco didn't know whether or not to follow, but Ted stood up and gestured for him to come along. They followed in Harry's wake and Draco hung back by the door. Despite living with Remus and Tonks for a year, he felt like he was intruding into something private.
Ted joined his wife at his daughter's bedside. Tonks' hair was bright pink again, and she sat up in the bed with a bundle in her arms. Remus was beside her, half sitting on the bed with his arm around her shoulders as he looked down in complete awe at his daughter.
Harry stood by the end of the bed, his eyes slightly wide as he took in the sight. He didn't know if it was okay to get any closer to Tonks to see the baby. Her family was already there -- Remus, her parents, her new daughter. He felt that, if anything, it should've been Draco who joined them. After all, he was related to them; the new baby was Draco's cousin. He glanced back at Draco by the door.
Draco fidgeted with the edge of his robe and accidentally ripped it with his claws. He sighed, wanting to go to his lover's side but still unsure of his place.
"Hey, Harry, Draco," Tonks said, smiling. "Come see her."
Harry waited until Draco came over before he walked around the bed to the side that Remus was on. He smiled at the new father before he leaned over to look down into Tonks' arms. "Oh, she's adorable," he whispered, looking into the baby's scrunched up face.
Draco walked quietly and slowly forward until he stood beside Harry, looking down at the baby. He found himself grinning before he was aware of it. "Her hair is like yours," he said, looking at the pink fluff on the baby's head.
Tonks smiled back. "Yes, she's a Metamorphmagus like me," she said. Remus grinned with her, reaching a hand up to touch his wife's hair.
Harry had noticed that as well. "Makes her look even cuter," he said softly, glancing up at Tonks before looking down at the baby again. "Have you thought of a name?"
Remus nodded. "Elise," he said, still with a grin so large that he didn't look like himself.
"Good name," Draco added, nodding.
"Harry," Remus began, turning his attention to the young man. "Do you want to hold her?"
Harry looked up at him in surprise. "Oh, well, I wouldn't know how," he said, glancing between Remus and Tonks. He didn't know how, but he really wanted to anyway.
Tonks and Remus exchanged looks and the man reached to gently pick up his daughter from her arms. He turned to Harry. "Hold your arms to make a place to put her," he said, "and make sure to always support her head."
Harry held his arms out, carefully taking the newborn in his arms and making sure to do exactly what Remus said. When she didn't start crying or anything, Harry visibly relaxed, looking down at the pink wrinkled face. "She's so little," Harry said softly, smiling when she opened her eyes and looked up at him with watery blue eyes.
Draco leaned forward, looking over Harry's shoulder at the infant. He laughed as he saw the baby's hair change from pink to black.
Harry grinned, leaning down to gently kiss her forehead. "Elise," he whispered. "I'm kinda like your ... big brother. It's nice to finally meet you." Harry knew that she had no idea what he was saying.
Draco laid his hand carefully against his lover's back. He thought the infant looked incredibly fragile.
"So we have a question for you and Draco," Tonks said.
"Hm?" Harry hummed, glancing up briefly at them before his attention was brought back to Elise.
Remus laid a hand on Harry's shoulder. "So you like her?"
"I think I love her already," Harry replied, smiling at him.
Remus squeezed Harry's shoulder. "Then would you be willing to be her Godparents?"
"Remus ... I'd ... we'd love to!" Harry said with a grin, glancing back at Draco.
Draco, for his part, probably looked as shocked as he felt. He glanced nervously between Harry and Remus and then Tonks. "Why me?" he asked.
Tonks shook her head. "You are family, Draco," she answered, "and not just by blood. We trust you."
"You should know this by now, Draco," Harry said softly, cradling Elise close.
"But ... but I have never even held a baby," Draco protested.
"That can be fixed," Tonks said with a bigger smile.
Harry turned around and faced Draco. "Try now."
Draco began backing away. "No, I don't think that is a good idea," he said, holding his hands up in front of him like he would to ward off a blow.
"Please?" Harry asked, looking into Draco's eyes. "For me?"
Draco shuddered. He would do nearly anything for Harry, and the man knew it. "But ... but I will hurt her," he said, backing up against the wall.
"No you won't," Harry said softly, taking a step forward. "Hold her."
Ted and Andromeda seemed confused, watching sympathetically. Remus stepped up beside Harry, putting his hand on his shoulder again. "Give him time, Harry," he said quietly. "Let him get used to the idea."
"Okay," Harry murmured, glancing back at Remus. "We do live with you both. There's plenty of time." He walked back to Tonks' side, knowing that Elise would probably prefer her mum now, but he didn't want to put her down just yet. The infant had fallen asleep while they argued over her.
Draco stayed backed up against the wall, as if afraid someone would force the baby on him at any moment.
Tonks smiled encouragingly at him and then happily at Harry. "Yes, you two don't have to decide today," she agreed. "And I know you will be good with her."