Blood and Spirit

A/N: *slowly peaks out from behind a pile of sandbags* Hi! Erm..... So yeah please don't kill me, I know it's been ages since I've updated and I want to apologize a million times over for how sorry I am. My reason for the absence is because my computer crashed, the hard drive fried and like the idiot I am I backed none of it up. Luckily I have my iPod so I can post chapters here..... Unfortunately because it is on my iPod it will take longer and the format might be f'd up until I can get on an actual laptop and fix it. So please if I have any readers left be patient once again. Oh! I also have a Facebook page, it's really basic but that's where I'll be posting updates. If you want to add me just look up Fritzy Anderson (do not ask). Ok so I've blabbered on waaaay too long so on with this chapter!

 

Edited five seconds after posting: I put '--' beside each paragraph so it's not too confusing

 

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Chapter 5; Happy Birthday and Consequences

 

--Saturday morning dawned bright and cheery for everyone still residing in Hogwarts for the summer, all were up at the crack of dawn preparing for a birthday celebration, little did they know that the birthday 'boy' in question was the only one who was hating this day. 

 

--Dark jade green eyes opened blearily only to glare at the small ray of sunlight that dared to peak through the heavy silk curtains and shine directly into his face. A small groan escaped parted lips as the man lifted himself up a little to look at the calendar resting on the night stand, only to growl and flump back down into the dark protection of the covers where he silently willed the day to fly by. This entire scene was watched in amusement by the birthday 'boy's husband. 

 

--There was a knock on the door before Harry came in with a large smile on his face and a small tray with two cups of coffee and a card perched on it, "Morning Father Hap-"

 

--"Say that blasted word brat and I'll blast that mouth off of your face" came the muffled growl from Harry's father Thomas Dumbledore before he sat up with a rather menacing scowl. "I know what day it is I do not need to be reminded by that stupid greeting" he added acidly before he got up and gracefully stomped into the bathroom, firmly shutting the door behind him. 

 

--"Don't mind him Harry, he's just being a child because of how old he turns today." Severus said with a soft smile as he got out of bed and accepted the cup from his only son, "just watch he'll be back to his normal gruffness tomorrow" he added then took a sip of the dark rich coffee while Harry's expression went from worried to amused.

 

--"How can he be so...... Moody? He's not even that old" The raven haired male replied as he placed the tray on the small table across from the bed and snatched he card to hide it on his person. Severus was about to answer but Tom chose that moment to emerge looking polished as ever while wearing.... All black.

 

--"Says the brat who is only twenty years old" he grumbled as he grabbed the coffee and swallowed the burning liquid all in one go, not noticing the funny and amused looks he was receiving because of his outfit.

 

--"Going to a funeral today dad?" Harry teased while doing a poor job of hiding the snicker behind his hand, as usual his father was being overly dramatic.

 

--"Yes I am and it happens to be mine, and don't you start with that 'your as only as old as you feel' crap Severus. Neither of you realize how I feel, Im 50 today, 50! Half a century old, one foot in the door and all that bloody bullshit." The DADA professor deadpanned which sent warning bells off in Severus' mind, obviously this was really bothering his husband. He gestured for Harry to leave and the younger man obliged leaving his parents alone once more.

 

--"Alright what is this really about Tom? You've never really cared about your age before"

 

--"I just feel like... Like I'm not really living up to my potential. When we graduated Hogwarts ourselves I was told by our professors that I could do anything that I wanted, that there were so many doors open for me. And what do I choose? To come back and teach brats for the past thirty years" 

 

--"Ah I see so you are having one of those mid-life crisis Hermione was explaining to me a few months ago. She did warn that you would be going through it. Though I am glad you're growing and grumping about your career, not having a desire to buy Sirius' bloody flying motorcycle" here Severus heard a snort coming from Tom so he knew he succeeded in amusing his husband, "besides I hardly think teaching brats is a lousy career considering a lot of your 'brats' are Aurors, spell creators, and foreign professors. Not many politicians can brag about that can they?"

 

--Tom snorted before he pulled Severus into his arms and placed a kiss on those thin lips causing the potions master to smile while onyx eyes sparkled with amusement, "I thought so so no more pouting husband mine fifty is only a number after all" 

 

--Tom snorted softly, "oh sure you say that now but wait five years then you will be moaning about your age as well" he said dramatically before he opened the door and left.

 

--"perhaps but then you'll be too busy pouting over the fact that you'll be 55" Severus replied under his breath but then laughed when he heard; "I HEARD THAT!" and followed after his husband.

 

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 --Harry walked into the Great Hall with dread filling his stomach, feeling horrible for what he had to tell his friends and family, "take it down guys all of it" he said gesturing to the balloons, streamers and a banner that littered the spacious Great Hall, "dad's in a foul mood-"

 

--"when is he not?" Ron joked then grunted when Draco nailed him in the stomach with his elbow.

 

--"well its worse today, he doesn't even want anyone to say Happy Birthday to him. He's even wearing all black like he's going to a funeral!" 

 

--The others groaned knowing they were all in for a rough time that day if Tom was in that bad of a mood to start off with. The twins however smirked at each other before they waved their wands effectively changing all of the decorations, causing everyone to gasp though some had to hide their snickers.

 

--"Fred, George that is not funny! Change those back before Thomas sees them!" Hermione demanded while glaring at Blaise who was one of the ones who was snickering behind his hand. The twins of course made no moves to undo their prank, their smirks turning into grins showing off their pointed pixie teeth. Hermione huffed knowing she would have to undo the mess herself however just as she was about to raise her wand Tom and Severus walked into the room, the first stopping dead in his tracks while the second covered his hand over his mouth to stifle a laugh. 

 

--In the place of the brightly colored streamers, balloons, confetti and celebration banner were black and grey streamers, the presents were wrapped in paper that had skulls on it, the balloons were in the shape of skulls and coffins. The final nail in the twins coffins was the banner, instead of it declaring 'Happy Birthday!' it now said; 'Happy Death Day!' with a skull and crossbones at the end. 

 

--The entire hall was so silent that one could hear the Whomping Willow thrashing innocent birds from beside the Black Lake. Everyone was waiting to see Tom's reactions, although Bill and Charlie were secretly betting on which curse he would send their brother's way. Tom's dark green eyes took in the decorations before they settled on the twins. His face was expressionless before the corners of his mouth turned up and he let out a small chuckle, "Very clever you two" he said before he walked to the single long table in the room and sat down at the head seat, took one look at the gobsmacked faces of his very large family and tsked, "the food will get cold if you don't eat it" which seemed to unthaw everyone and took their seats.

 

--Harry took a seat opposite of the twins, tilting his head to the side, " How did you know that would work?"

 

--Fred and George looked at each other, shrugged then replied; " we didn't" causing Harry to face palm and Dante who was sitting beside him to chuckle softly. 

 

--"You could have been killed! Or experimented on!" Hermione hissed as she and the others all took their seats at the large table to start breakfast. The twins shared wide grins before they shrugged and said in unison, "Worth the risk" causing everyone but Hermione and Harry to chuckle.

 

--Breakfast passed by in relative normalcy with the usual silly antics and loud laughter. It wasn't until after everyone was done that it became a little uncomfortable, though the twins got away with their idea of decorations the others still weren't sure if getting Tom to open up his gifts was a good idea. The rather awkward silence was broken by the man himself who gave a sigh while gesturing to his large family and colleagues "oh alright bring them here"

 

--The others gathered breathed a collective sigh of relief before Minerva took out her wand and levitated the small 

mound of presents to rest in front of Tom. The DADA professor rolled his eyes seeing as everyone once again went overboard on his birthday before he dove into the presents with masked curiosity. Thomas wasn't very picky when it came to gifts, as long as it was practical or had a certain uniqueness to it then he was happy. So as usual he received a lot of books and rare artifacts that he could treasure and use in his lesson plan. However there were some that didn't stick to that criteria, Albus being one and his son being the other. Normally Tom's batty father got him something from left field and this year wasn't any different since Tom pulled out one of the most garish set of robes he had ever seen. They were the brightest color of lime green with fuchsia, cobalt blue and lavender flowers decorating the thing. Tom pulled a face as he put the box back on the table before he turned to his twinkling eyed father. "Have you finally gone off the deep end father? Where in the bloody hell do you think that I would ever possibly where these things?" Albus chuckled as he reached into the box and pulled out a card then wordlessly handed it to his son who opened it and stared rather dumbfounded at the writing.

 

--"What is it dad?" Harry asked rather impatiently after a pregnant pause. Severus looked over his silent husbands shoulders and his own eyes widened slightly.

 

--"it seems that Albus has gifted your father and I with a trip to some of our favorite locations all around the world." the potions master replied watching as his husband stood up and hugged Albus which took everyone by surprise as the dour professor was normally not an affectionate person.

 

--"Thank you father..... But I'm still not wearing the robes" Tom said dryly causing everyone to snicker softly. Harry was last as usual, he came forward holding the large box and placed it carefully in front of his father who lifted off the top and sucked in a large breath.

 

--Inside curled up in a tight curl was the serpent Harry had had created specifically for his father. Black and deep emerald scales winked and shone in the subtle lighting in the room. As if sensing that it had eyes on its body the serpent opened its dark yellow eyes then rotated its large flat head to stare right at Tom. Slowly it pulled up its body to get a proper look at its new master while it slowly swayed back and forth. Then the hissing began, soft and subtle a conversation was held between master and pet that only three other people could understand; Harry, Charlie and Dante. The others in the room tried to keep their shuddering at bay as they still weren't use to the seductive and a little creepy Parceltongue.

 

--~"Are you my new master? The other snake talked who bought me said that you would look just like him"~ the serpent inquired while it continued to sway elegantly.

 

--~"I am, you are a beautiful creature what is your name?"~

 

--~"I do not have a name master as the other snake speaker wanted to give you that right"~

 

--~"I have a very clever and thoughtful son. Very well I will call you Seraph"~Tom gently ran two fingers down Seraph's head while he looked up at Harry with a smile on his face. "She's beautiful Harry thank you but I've never seen her type before, what is she?"

 

--"She's a Egyptian Asp/Basilisk cross that I had specifically asked for you. She'll grow to be a little larger than Nagini was and because she's a crossbreed she's able to control her killer eyes, so no petrifying or killing anyone unless your in danger" the raven haired male explained before he came over and hugged his dad and kissed him on the cheek, "happy birthday dad"

 

--"Brat" Tom grunted with a soft smile then turned to everyone else, "thank you everyone I really did enjoy this day because of all of you. Now I think we should all depart before I get particularly sappy." he said causing the others to laugh as they all started to leave however someone cleared his throat causing the room to fall silent once again as Dante rose from his chair.

 

--"I am not sure if this would be deemed appropriate but I also have a gift for you Lord Dumbledore. Over these past few weeks I've noticed how close you are with your husband and son. I also know that you both desire to add to your small family so as my gift I'm offering you this" He pulled out a small vile of a dark red substance that seemed to glow and shimmer in the lighting of the room, "this is a small vile of my blood, because I am considered to be Ancient it has very powerful healing properties that will take care to fix the potion damage done to your body Severus. Take half of the vile each and well I believe you know how to do the rest" he smirked while handing the vile to a rather gobsmacked Tom who gripped the vile hard then turned to his husband who's eyes were swimming with unshed tears. 

 

--As one they got up and quickly left the Hall letting the doors shut behind them. "Well I believe that is the end of that. Wonderful celebration everyone but I think it's time to all go our separate ways and leave the lover birds alone for the day" Albus said his eyes twinkling like mad as he clapped his hand causing the table to clear, the decorations to vanish and the presents to be sent to Tom's quarters. 

 

--Warm lips pressed against Dante's cold cheek causing the vampire lord to turn honey colored eyes to Harry who was looking up at him with tears in his eyes and on his cheeks, "You have no idea how much that means to me and my parents. What you did.... I can't even think of how I'm going to repay you" Harry said softly with a large smile on his face. 

 

--Dante chuckled as he reached down and gently wiped the tears from Harry's cheek, "If I had known I was going to receive a kiss as thanks from you Harry I would have done that weeks ago"he teased then chuckled again when Harry blushed, "and you don't need to repay me, it was a gift... However if you are insisting how about you let me take you out for an evening just the two of us?"

 

--There were only a few left in the Great Hall, mainly Harry's circle and Aiden. The first four were shocked at Dante's boldness while the older Mage was just shaking his head. Harry was also silent as he thought things over, sure things with the vampire lord didn't go smoothly when they first met but the trip to Diagon Alley had been fun despite how it ended. He chewed on his lip while Ron cleared his throat.

 

--"Harry I don't think-"

 

--"I would love to go out on a date with you Dante" 

 

--Dante's smile following that sentence was breath taking as he reached up and gently stroked his cheek, "I look forward to it then and shall let you know when the time is right." he said softly before he nodded to the others in the room then left, Aiden followed close behind. Harry watched them leave before his friends surrounded him and overwhelmed him with questions that he tuned out. One question brought the raven haired male back to the surface,

 

--"Why Harry?" it was spoken by Hermione, her brown eyes showing concern and worry which confused him, why would she have those emotions? 

 

--Harry merely shrugged one shoulder, " He's interesting I want to get to know him" he said simply before he broke the circle and left the Hall, his friends sharing a look before following him. 

 

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 --"That was a very generous thing you did my Lord, the look of joy on your mates face was very breathtaking" Aiden said softly to Dante once Lord and servant were alone wandering the halls together.

 

--"Yes it was wasn't it? Completely worth the brief pain and sacrifice. Not the exact place I wanted to ask My emerald on an outing since I sense some.... Unease surrounding his friends towards me but no matter I can work around them" the Ancient Vampire said with a small smile then his expression turned thoughtful, "I'll have to do some research perhaps ask emerald's grandfather or parents on his favorite places."

 

--"An excellent idea my lord as always. I do have some concern on your gift however, I believe that you put too much blood in the vial"

 

--"Did I? Explain your reasoning if you please"

 

--"Well my Lord you are powerful and you have been asleep for two thousand years so your blood has concentrated while you slept." Aiden paused when he saw the confused look on his Lord's face, " do you remember five years ago when you gave about the same amount of blood to my sister and her husband? What were the consequences?"

 

--Dante's honey eyes widened in shock before he groaned, "oh no."

 

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--(A/n: I was going to Make this next part a separate chapter but I thought I would treat you guys to a longer chapter)

 

--August drifted by rather quickly which flowed into September which skipped into October. The new term started with no hiccups however the apprentices felt a little more pressure as their mentors piled more work and responsibility on their shoulders. The only one who had less of a work load was Draco, when he reached six months Harry forbade him from stepping one foot in the potions classroom until the twins were born. So the blonde spent his time in the circle's joined rooms preparing the twins baby rooms or in the library practicing mock lesson plans and answering any and all of Dante's questions since the vampire was intrigued with Draco's career choice. 

 

--With the added work load Dante thought it wise to postpone the date with Harry until there was a time when everything was less stressful for his little emerald. In the mean time Dante kept an eye on Harry's parents just waiting for the consequences of his gift to rear its head and boy did they ever.

 

--It started in early September, about a week into Term. The potions Master and DADA professor would disappear at random moments of the day though never during class, then turn back up completely satisfied and a little rumpled. At first this amused everyone including Harry who was happy that his parents were finally going to add to their small family but as the days passed the raven haired man started to get rather annoyed especially since he had walked in on them a few times.

 

--"It's like they're bloody randy teenagers! It's so.... Ugh honestly that's the best I can describe it" Harry had said one day to Aiden and Dante during tea time one day. The vampire and elder Mage shared a knowing look with each other but said nothing, "tell me it will wear off?" he whined softly which to Dante was absolutely adorable. Aiden had assured his apprentice that it would eventually.

 

--Unfortunately the sped up sex drive did not die down oh no it sped up to the point that everyone in their rather large family had seen Severus and Tom in some state of undress. Harry at one point threatened to separate them to opposite ends of the castle if they continued this way. Albus had then of course stepped in and suggested a two week vacation, with Sirius and Ron covering Tom's classes and Lucius covering Severus'. The married couple retreated eagerly to their rooms and were not seen for a solid peaceful two weeks. After that everything returned to normal up until the second week of October, the present.

 

--Harry and Aiden were in a private room in the Hospital Wing that Madam Pomfrey had turned into a teaching room for the Mentor and apprentice. There was a bed tucked in the corner that was used for Draco when he came in for his check ups, two desks one a little smaller than the other, a bookshelf filled with a variety of medical tomes, a cabinet filled with potions to study and use, a table with medical tools both magical and muggle and finally a animal bed tucked in the corner where Aiden's pet Kitty was currently sleeping.

 

--The Mage and healer in training had just finished a discussion on which herbs better suited in aiding the healing of a cut while on the battlefield when Dante came into the room pulling an irate Severus behind him.

 

--"Dante? Papa? What's wrong?" Harry asked as he stood up while closing the tome on his desk.

 

--"I am fine, your Lord is just merely over reacting. I just took a little spill" Severus replied dryly aiming a glare at Dante when he snorted.

 

--"You didn't take a spill, you fainted in class after one of your students brewed the potion wrong. Besides you smell off to me so you need to take a potion" the vampire explained with a pointed look to Aiden who nodded, grabbed a lime green potion from the cabinet and handed it to Severus who gulped it with only a raised eyebrow. Nothing happened for a few seconds then there was a faint blue glow that surrounded Severus' stomach which caused everyone to suck in a breath.

 

--"Merlins beard...." the potions master breathed in wonder as he stumbled over to the bed so he wouldn't faint. Harry was beaming like a loon while Aiden chuckled as he motioned for Severus to lay down on the bed, waving his wand over the older man's stomach.

 

--"Well that would explain why you fainted during your class. It looks like you're about a month along that will be enough to allow me to show you your child, would you like to see?" he asked then chuckled when Severus gave him a look that said 'you really need to ask that question?'. Aiden put his wand aside, undid Severus' robes so his pale stomach was revealed then he placed his hands on the skin and concentrated.

 

--Harry approached so he was standing beside his mentor so he could watch the process with eager eyes as he had never seen a Mage perform the magical version of a muggle ultrasound. The air around Aiden started to hum as he mouthed a chant, his fingers dancing lightly like he was playing a piano. Harry watched in awe as Aiden's hands glowed a pure white then it turned blue as a bubble was formed. The elder Mage slowly pulled upwards causing the bubble to expand until it was the size of a large book. He made it hover directly over Severus' abdomen and he twitched his fingers so the bubble went from blue to a dark grey almost black which meant to represent the inside of Severus' womb. 

 

--Aiden finally took his hands away as the image finally focused, "there we are it's a little small but y....." his eyes widened when he saw what was on the screen, "Sweet Goddess" he whispered as he and the others in the room saw clearly that there were not one white image but....

 

--"Four? How..... Four?!" Harry all but squeaked as he gripped his papa's hand who had gone speechless, "how is that even possible?"

 

--"Consequences," Aiden said while looking at Dante who had a shell shocked expression on his face, "I believe Lord Dante can explain why this miracle is possible"

 

--The vampire lord aimed a glare at the Mage before he cleared his throat while looking at his mate and the potions master. "I had only ever given my blood to one other couple that was struggling to have a family and that was Aiden's sister. Like your parents Harry I gave her a small vile of my blood with the instructions to each drink half then have fun. I suppose in these last three months it was like deja vu to me as Aiden's sister and her husband behaved exactly like you and your husband Severus for a while then things settled. When she found out she was pregnant a scan was performed and we were all shocked to find that she was pregnant with five children." he cleared his throat when Harry gasped then continued, "she carried them all to term and they were healthy, perfectly formed. Now the point of my story, after Aiden pointed out my mistake I did some research and discovered that my blood is very potent when given to mortals. Not only did it heal your womb Severus but it also slightly de aged you and your husband as well as increase your husbands sperm count... Thus the multiple pregnancy."

 

--"Will he be ok? I know you said that Aiden's sister was ok but she's female...." he turned to his mentor his wide green eyes pleading, "he'll be ok?"

 

--"Yes Harry he should be just fine, although I'm going to outline a very direct nutrition and exercise guide for you Severus that you will follow to the letter" the Elder Mage glared at his patient who was smart enough to just nod and agree. Aiden then turned back to his student, "the blood de aged your papa as my lord just explained, although not enough that it's noticeable it has strengthened his body can carry the quintuplets to term successfully. Although I suggest that this be your first and last pregnancy Severus"

 

--"Believe me Mr. Hightower I couldn't agree with you more. If my husband so much as comes near me with his-"

 

--"lalalalalalalalala!!!!!!! I don't need to hear this!" Harry sang as he plugged his ears with his fingers. 

 

--"Do not need to hear what? Severus why are you-" Tom entered the room just then, emerald green eyes focused on his husband then to the small screen still floating above his stomach. Those green eyes widened as he wordlessly counted the small circles before they rolled up into his skull and he fainted. 

 

--"Dad!" Harry cried as he knelt down beside his father and fanned his face while Severus rolled his eyes while muttering 'drama king'.

 

--It took a few minutes before Tom finally woke up when he did he demanded an explanation which Dante supplied once more. The DADA professor nodded once thanked  the vampire lord for the gift again then turned to Aiden to discuss their plan of action for the next eight months.

 

--Harry came up beside Dante and gently tugged on the sleeve of his leather jacket then gestures for them to leave the threesome alone. They left the hospital wing in silence and were halfway to the Great Hall when Dante gently stopped them.

 

--"I am a little shocked by our father's reaction Harry, not his fainting no that's typical male response I'm afraid. it was after I had told him my error, I would have thought for sure he would have cursed me"

 

--Harry laughed shaking his head, "dad doesn't look a gift horse in the mouth Dante" he said then laughed again at the vampires confused expression, "it means whenever he's given a gift he takes it seriously. So this one went a little above and beyond his expectations but it doesn't matter to him. Papa is pregnant that's all that matters to him. Besides look on the bright side they're having all their kids at once!"

 

--Dante chuckled, "yes I suppose that's a way of looking at things. So how long do you think it will be before your father forces your papa to stop teaching?"

 

--"if I know my dad probably in an hour or so" the young male replied with a grin before he snapped his fingers, "oh I almost forgot! My grandfather is giving myself and the others a week break from our apprenticeships since our mentors are 'working us to the bone' as he put it. So if you want to have our date then that would be cool" 

 

--Dante smiled softly loving how eager Harry was even though he was trying to act all nonchalant about it, "that is an excellent idea Harry I'll keep that in mind"

 

--"Awesome! I mean um cool." Harry said with a one shoulder shrug, "I should go though I need to tell grandpa that he needs to hire Lucius as a substitute for papa. Bye Dante" the young man quickly turned down the corridor leaving the vampire lord to watch that plump behind while pondering on where to take his emerald on their first date.

 

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  A/n: done! Phew ok so I had more planned but I didn't want it to run on too much so I ended it here. I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I had a little inspiration on the first part as my mom turned that age last year and she kind of acted like Tom except well not as dramatic.

 

So next chapter is going to be my favorite some Harry Dante action! Yay!!!!! Lol don't know when it will be up but I'll crank it out as fast as I can. Don't forget to add me on Facebook

 

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