The Death Eater

Meanwhile, in a derelict house in London, many very upset and worried people were gathered around a table. All of them were there for and worried about only one thing, the disappearance of Harry Potter.

At the moment, Severus Snape was holding court. He looked even more displeased and unhappy than he normally did, a testament to the effects that Harry’s disappearance had on those gathered. He looked around the people with him, all watching him expectantly. He was their spy, their only source of information, and now their only hope that the boy they sought still lived.

“I was called to Him several days ago and a potion was requested. It was an innocuous potion; one I thought little of at the time. The potion was the Hermaphrodite potion, used to render a male capable of giving birth. Many of the Purebloods have expressed desire to have children, and He is pushing them to swell the ranks also, however it is widely known that there are far more pureblood males than females. I believed at the time that one or more of his followers were planning on having a child through this method. However He would not tell me who it was for. I discovered today when I presented him with the finished potion that it was, in fact, destined for a prisoner. He would then be passed on to Draco Malfoy, who has never hidden his dislike of the female sex and is soon to join the Death Eaters. I was forced to give the potion to the prisoner myself.” He paused, clearly struggling with what to say next. From the tearful way that several of the people in the room had reacted, and the bare restrain that Remus held over Sirius, it was clear they understood. “I could not bear to stay and watch, but Voldemort announced that Harry had taken the potion. He appeared little worse for wear; he has been subjected to the Cruciatus, but I was permitted to administer a nerve healing agent while he slept. Aside from this, he had at that point, suffered very little abuse. I am unsure how Draco will proceed with him; however I am attempting to ingratiate myself with him and see Harry again. Draco trusts me; I dare say I was more of a father to him that Lucius ever was.”

Despite the tears on her cheeks, Granger was typically full of questions.

“But why? Why Harry; surely Voldemort would rather kill him, to secure his place and end the prophecy?”

“Voldemort desires power far more than he does an end to the prophecy. He believes Harry weakened and powerless now, and in a way this is true. Harry is bound by wards on the collar he wears that prevent him actively working magic against Draco or Voldemort, and pregnancy will drain a great deal of his power. He believes that Harry is as defeated thus as he would be if he were dead; and he is likely planning on killing Harry once he has produced the requisite child or children, especially in order to prevent him influencing them. As to why he has done this, the nature of the pregnancy explains this. When a child is in the womb, it absorbs parts of its mother’s magic, thus strengthening its own magic. This weakens the mother through the pregnancy, but as the child is absorbing magic and not capacity, the mother is not weakened after the pregnancy.” He paused when he noticed the confusion on some faces, and sighed irritably.

“Let me try to explain... This cup, it currently holds liquid, yes? Now, the capacity for liquid does not change, the cup will always be able to hold this much liquid. However the liquid inside can change. If I take a very large drink from it, there will be less liquid in it. However I can top it up. Also, I can change the type of liquid in the cup. It is the same for magic, and Wizard’s magic capacity never changes, however their magic does. A large magical spending will drain them, and they can use and absorb different magics – nature magic, dark magic, sex magic. These are like different liquids. Now, the magical “cup” isn’t filled like you would fill this glass, instead it is filled by absorbing and exchanging with the magic in the very atmosphere around you, and your own body produces magic itself quite naturally.

“Pregnancy would be like attaching a small cup to this one, and allowing some of this magic to drain into it. It helps the smaller cup fill and absorb magic, but as the smaller vessel is still developing and becoming a child, it is still flexible and the magical capacity can be changed. Dark magic does this by stealing capacity from a developing foetus, which is why when pregnant you should never even be near dark magics, and why those who practice dark magics produce more squibs. If the mother is particularly weak, the vessel will not develop much, and if she is strong it will develop and expand further, thus a weak Witch will usually produce weak children. This is, of course, not always the case. His mother was rather weak, but through her blood was the strong magical capacity of his line. Also, the father’s magic is also used, so long as he remains with the mother through pregnancy. This is why it is recommended not to have children with Muggles, although this is not strictly true, and also why a weak Witch and a strong Wizard may still produce strong children.

For male pregnancy, the foetus is tied to the father by stronger magics than in a female one, and thus they absorb more magic, making them stronger. Also, weak Wizards tend to miscarry, so it is the stronger Wizard who will tend to produce offspring, who will naturally be stronger. The Malfoy line, like the Slytherin one, is old and therefore there is magical capacity in that bloodline. And any child of Potter’s will have his magical bloodline, which is strong itself, plus the magics from His near death – so they will carry some of the Slytherin capacity, and will likely have Parseltongue also. Therefore, Potter’s child will be very strong – it is in fact rumoured that Potter’s line comes from a Potter’s daughter in the Scottish wilderness, who fell pregnant from a Lord but refused to say who he was. Theirs is the only descending line from the woman’s or the Lord’s still living, so all that magic will focus on the child.”

“By Lord, you mean...”

“That Potter is the last living descendant of Gryffindor? Yes, that is what is rumoured.”

“So, Voldemort wants Harry because he and Draco will make very highly powerful children.”

“Yes, and also incredibly beautiful children. Voldemort is not above vanity, and Potter’s child will not want for admirers. Voldemort plans to have Draco raise Potter’s child completely loyal to him, and when he or she comes of age, to take them as his consort. For this reason I believe he will have Potter carry several children if he can, so he shall have more to chose from. Perhaps he would keep the others and lovers, or have children off all of them. Perhaps he will even pass the younger and weaker ones to his most loyal Death Eaters as spouses.”

“Oh God, poor Harry. And to do such a thing to a child!” Molly cried, looking at once a furious mother ready to defend her children, and a heartbroken woman.

“We have to rescue him!” Sirius yelled. “We can’t let his children to that fate!”

“It is possible that Draco has already impregnated him. The first weeks after the potion are the most fertile. If so, we shall need to have Draco along as well; unlike with a female pregnancy where the woman can survive without the father, in a male pregnancy the drain is far greater and Harry will need Draco’s contribution.” Severus added, privately hoping for a chance to rescue his Godson as well.

“We shall worry about that if it comes to it.” Dumbledore responded. “For now, we shall focus on bringing Harry home.”