The Basilisk's Mate

Harry sat coiled in a corner of the hospital wing, slowly wishing he were well and truly dead.

Hagrid wouldn’t release Chondrion from the chamber of secrets, he and Dumbledore had set up wards to prevent his escape, for all intents and purposes Chondrion was a caged and dangerous animal and Dumbledore wouldn’t allow harry to see him.

He had tried to sneak out of the hospital wing on several occasions but he was also warded in.

They’d found out about the babies he carried.

Hagrid had had his filthy hands all over his tail, as if he was the next subject in care of magical creatures, oh yes he could see the faces on Hermione and Ron, not to mention Malfoy, as Hagrid introduced a pregnant Lamia!

As he sat there pondering over the inner workings of his snake –like half and wondering what his friends would think about him, he knew that right now, down in the dungeons, Snape was working on a potion that would turn him human again.

Bollocks! If he wanted to be human he would have come slithering out of the chamber and begged for his legs back.

But that didn’t matter, he would live with Chondrion regardless of whether he had a tail or not.

All that mattered now where his babies, Harry placed a hand on his tail but he felt no movement there.

At first Harry had panicked about that until Chondrion had explained that he wouldn’t give birth to live young but a batch of eggs.

Harry wished he could go back a few weeks, he wished that he could have his time with his mate again and that the order had never found him.

Harry grimaced again when he felt the small pain in his tail.

Two weeks later

Is the potion ready Severus? Asked Dumbledore as he drank tea at Severus’ desk.

Remus sat on the coach nearest the fire, avoiding Snape as he stirred his cauldron in many complicated and increasingly flamboyant ways.

“Yes It is ready Albus, I’m afraid it won’t allow harry to be come entirely human, but he may just be able to switch from his current Lamia state into a slightly more human form. I fear headmaster that his new ability may lead to and increase in his budding popularity!”

Snape continued to stir the greenish position with a small look of glee.

“What do you mean slightly human?” asked Remus, springing from the chair and glaring at Snape.

“Calm yourself wolf! I am merely implying that Mr. Potter will still exhibit some obviously serpentine attributes” Snape's smirk grew bigger.

“Like what exactly?” said Remus through gritted teeth.

“Well he will likely be a hermaphrodite, have venomous fangs, maybe a few scales and of course slitted eyes, but worse of all he will have a basilisk’s mothering instincts” Snape was practically jumping up and down with joy.

“How the hell will he attend school in two weeks?” Shouted Remus

“Calm down Mr. Lupin, I suspect that most of these differences can be hidden am I right Severus?” asked Dumbledore over his cup of Earl Grey

“With a little magical help Yes” Snape continued to glare at the werewolf in his dungeon quarters.

“ Well then, give Harry the potion and we will glamour his changes in time for school, the mothering instinct of course will be unavoidable” sighed the silver-haired headmaster.

“ What about the …erm ..Eggs?” asked Remus, now leaning against the wall for physical and emotional support.

“Well Rubeus believes he is due today as his birthing canal is slowly dilating,” said Dumbledore quietly

“Do we need to wait till after the birth?” asked Remus looking slightly paler.

“Not at all, as I said he will become a hermaphrodite so he shall be fine giving birth naturally”

Snape placed the potion in a vial and sealed the lid tight.

“Ready?” asked Dumbledore as he rose from his seat

“Ready!” both Remus and Snape, said at once.

Harry knew the birth was close, he could see the slit in which Chondrion had made love to him opening wider everyday.

Hagrid had checked him over and when the giant had stuck a finger inside him harry had gasped and bared his fangs, leaving the great oaf in no doubt that he didn’t want to be touched.

The doors to the infirmary were thrown open and harry felt himself being placed in a body bind, leaning back with his mouth open.

Snape, Remus and Dumbledore had entered the wing and within seconds a foul tasting potion was forced down Harry’s throat.

Harry was about to shout at them but his shouts turned to screams as pain racked through the lower half of his body, his tail becoming human limbs once more.

“Nooo noooo pleasssse, change me back pleassse”

Harry begged the three people in front of him; he was on his knees, his large pregnant belly making him look tiny and fragile.

“I am sorry Harry but it must be done, you have to go to school in a few weeks” said Remus as he slowly tried to reach out to harry’

Harry reared in anger, baring his hugely extended fangs and then spat poison just shy of Remus’ face.

Remus quickly stood and stared in shock as the venom burnt into the ground.

“Why?” asked Harry

“I killed Voldemort for you why can’t you just leave me alone? Why can’t you let me have my life with my mate and children what have I done to deserve this!” cried Harry tears beginning to slide down his face.

“What would you have your life be Harry?” asked Dumbledore angrily.

“Slithering around in the dungeons with a dangerous basilisk filling the castle with your barely human offspring? I have spent years ensuring that my students where safe, making sure Voldemort was dead and that you would finish school and become a respectable and highly sought after wizard, maybe even an Auror hmm? This…this creature is not what I wanted you to become harry I have failed you yet again.

That is unfortunately why, in two months, the ministry have decided to terminate the basilisk and any offspring it may have created with you, I tried harry but this is beyond even my means, enjoy them while you still have them harry. Now gentleman if you need me I will be in my office. Goodnight.” And with tears in his eyes Dumbledore walked out of the hospital ward.

Harry was in floods of tears sobbing naked on his knees and holding his engorged belly as Remus and Snape stared at the floor in shock, they couldn’t believe what the headmaster had just said to his most prized pupil.

“No pleasssse don’t let them take my babies, Remusssss pleassse releassse Chondrion let him protect me, ifff they kill them I will jump off the assstronomy tower I ssswear it”

“Snape?”

“Well I hate the boy but I would never wish his children dead, that I held for his father.” smirked Snape

“Ssso you and Remusss, you’ll help me?” asked Harry amidst his sobs.

“Of course we will, you saved us Harry you saved all of us. Smiled Remus and this time Harry let Remus help him stand.

Harry was just getting used to having two legs when he gasped in pain.

Then a gush of green fluid ran down Harry’s legs and began to pool beneath his feet.

“wha..ow ow…..it hurtssss”

“MADAME POMFREY!!” SHOUTED Remus.

Silence filled the ward as they waited for the nurse.

“What on earth is the……….oh Harry!”

Poppy pushed past the two wizards and pulled Harry onto the nearest cot.

“Outside…all of you….NOW! She cried as she looked between Harry’s legs.

“ Go get Chondrion tell him I sssent you, he wont harm you” panted Harry

Remus and Snape took one look at each other, pulled out their wands and headed at full pelt for the chamber of secrets.

Harry was in agony, and all he could think of was how much he wanted Chondrion at his side, then he felt it a strange pressure in his feminine passage and gasped in pain.

“Okay Harry the first erm…egg…is ready to be laid so just push when I tell you to okay?” smiled the nurse politely.

“I am..NOT..LAYING…ANY …EGGS…MADAME!! These are my ARRGH..children..and I am giving birth..NRGH!”

“Very well, push now Harry”

It felt like hours, days even that he was in pain, he must have past out at some point because when he woke he had his arms wrapped around a small basket, he peered inside to see six fairly large white green speckled eggs.

They were just a bit smaller than one of Trewlawney’s crystal balls harry smiled with pride as he stroked the eggs, the pulled the basket under the sheets and fell into a deep and exhausted sleep.

Meanwhile in the chamber of secrets.

“Musssssst find mate” whispered Chondrion as he bumped against the magical confines of his prison.

“I can smell my ofssssprring, Harree…Harree are you well my love”

Chondrion bumped his head again against the invisible walls

He then saw two of the …the.. what had his Haree called them? Ah yes oumanss Chondrion tasted the air with his tongue. No one of them was a canine; both had their eyes shut.

Chondrion reared.

“We…not…hurt” said the dark one.

“We…harry.babies” said the canine

“Harry sent…us..get..you”

Chondrion could only make out some of the English words that Haree had taught him while they were together but he knew by the frantic look in their eyes that his Haree had sent them.

“I fffollowwsss” said Chondrion as the two men quickly broke down the wards and turned to run, Chondrion following hot on their heels.


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