Surprise Mate

Chapter VII:


“Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy, what can I do for you two today?” Dumbledore asked surprised to see the two boys coming to his office together and with the aid of a teacher.

“I've come to give you these.” Harry said sitting the documents in front of Dumbledore, “I've been away from her long enough.”

“Harry surely you understand why-” Albus said looking over the documents he was stunned that Harry was actually fighting to get the little girl back.

“I don’t want to know your reasoning for taking her away I just want you to understand I am getting my daughter back.”

“Harry this is no time for you to be raising a child your life is in constant danger. Would you put her in the middle of it?”

“Don't try to manipulate him old man. Those documents are quite clear. You are to provide him rooms suitable for both him and his daughter and you will not interfere with Harry raising Kara. You are just lucky criminal charges are not being placed for kidnapping.”

“You two must understand I did what was best for everyone.”

“I don’t give a damn!” Harry said as his powers were starting to reflect his enraged mood. Every time his magic lashed out it would cause something to break. He just barely got it under control to speak again. “You took her from me. You didn’t give me the chance to see her or hold her. You just took her from me. When I asked you for a picture of her you denied me of that. She was the last thing I had of him, you knew this. And you took her from me. I would have gone along with if it was for her benefit. But it wasn’t it was for your own self-satisfaction so the world would not know that you let the Boy-Who-Lived, get knocked up right under your nose by a seventeen year old when he was only fourteen. Eight months one week and five days you have kept her from. I be damned if you keep her from me any longer. Now get my damned rooms together and yous stop playing with my life.” Never in all the time Dumbledore had lived had he been truly afraid. The look in Harry's eyes was crazed, lethal. He had never seen such magic behind anyone's eyes. He overstepped his bounds, he knew this. But he never expected this reaction from Harry.

“Your rooms will be ready by lunch time.” Albus said as he snapped his fingers for a House-elf to explain the new development than he turned to Draco. “And what is your tale in all this Mr. Malfoy.”

“Since we are all on the same side Harry came to me for help, who was I to deny the Golden Boy?” Draco sneered at Albus.

“I wasn’t aware the two of you were acquainted.”

“It wasn’t meant for you to know.” Draco said to the headmaster just as the fire in the fire place turned green and three Aurors stepped out one caring a crying Kara close to her chest.

Harry never been so happy and nervous at the same time as he was when Tonks put Kara in his arms. She was beautiful, She had his eyes and Cedric's bronze hair but it was all Potter hair. The two seemed to instantly connect when they looked into each others eyes. It was as if they both knew who the other was so much so that her crying instantly silenced. She was in wonder, she finally had her mother, she was happy so much so that she graced Harry with a one tooth smile and a giggle.

“Hi darling, I'm your mama.” Harry said to her silently as he set down with her. “You look like your daddy with his nose and ears. He was a good man your daddy. I’ll tell you all about him when you get older.” Harry said bouncing her a bit as if she was responding to his she started to coo which made Harry eyes water with unshed tears and a smile playing at his lips. “And this blond over here is Uncle Draco. He help me get you back.” Harry said as Draco came to stand beside him to look at Kara. His heart was instantly wrapped around the little girls fingers and as if she knew it she reached out for him. “She wants you to pick her up Draco.”

Draco lifted her out of Harry's arms and looked into her bright emerald eyes as she reached out and touched his cheek. They also had an instant understanding, he was going to be more than her Uncle but her daddy one day. He cooed at her till it was time to give her back to Harry who looked like he was itching to have her back.

“Were they taking good care of her 'Dora?” Harry asked when Draco gave Kara back to him.

“The conditions looked livable but they didn’t seem to be to caring to the little girl, almost detached from her. When we got there it looked like she hadn’t eaten since the night before. I had to feed her before we got here and change her as well they let her filth go through her clothes she was crying a good thirty minutes while we were there to explain the documents to them to let them know what they were being serving neither seemed incline to go attend to the little girl so we took care of that ourselves.”

“Thanks 'Dora.” Harry said standing from his seat to give her a hug.

“You are more than welcome Harry. You need your new room warded correct? Your Arguer suggested it.”

“Yes please.”

“Me and Kingsley will take care of it for you Harry when everything is set up.”

“Arguer? How are you paying him Harry with your accounts still waiting till you seventeen.”

“His services were free.” Draco told Dumbledore

“Lucius?”

“My Arguer wishes to stay anonymous but you are more than welcome to keep guessing. Draco I want to go to the Tower, time for Kara to meet her Aunt 'Mione.”

“You are going to broadcast to Voldemort that you have a kid that he can use to get to you?”

“Word doesn’t stay quiet at the Ministry for to long, I'm sure it will be in the Evening Prophet tonight. Good day Albus.” Harry said as he left the room with Kara and Draco with the three Aurors behind him.

Harry walked the halls cooing at Kara totally blind to all the stares he was receiving from everyone, he also didn’t see Draco split from them as soon as they left the Headmaster's office. His only focus was Kara, they were in there own little world. When they reached the Tower Harry absentmindedly gave the Fat Lady the password than walked through with the Aurors still behind him and Kara. When he saw Hermione he flashed her a big smile.

“Harry! Is this her?” She asked practically jumping out of her seat with excitement to see the niece she had just learned about two nights ago.

“This is her. Hermione meet Kara, Kara this is your Aunt 'Mione.” Harry said turning her so they could get a good look at each other.

“She's adorable. Can I hold her?” Hermione asked, they both were oblivious to the commotion in the common room but everyone kept their distance with the Aurors there.

“Yeah.” Harry said handing Kara to Hermione. The two stared at each other for a good minute than Kara giggled and reached out to touch Hermione's bushy hair.

“Well aren’t you the most adorable thing in all the world. You look just like your mama and daddy. Your daddy would have been happy to call you his. I didn’t know him all that well but from what I did know of him he had a kind heart, was there for anyone that needed it. Someone worth admiring like your mama did. You know your daddy was the only one to beat your mama in Quidditch.”

“That was because to of the Dementors I would have had that snitch.” Harry said as he sat down and watched Hermione with Kara. “And that will be the only time someone ever beats me in Quidditch.”

“So you playing this year?”

“No. I have to take care of Kara and I have my studies I won't have time for it.”

“Who is this?” Ron said as he came over to sit next to Harry they had somewhat started to talk to each other during the weekend when Ron sucked up his pride and apologized. Harry was still weary about Ron being near Hermione so he kept his distance.

“This is Kara, my daughter.” Harry said to him as Hermione gave her back to him.

“You have a daughter? Where's her mama?” Ron said looking around the common rooms.

“I'm her mama.” Harry said bouncing and playing with the baby in his lap. He smiled at her giggles they warmed his heart every time.

“What? When? How?” Ron said looking like a fish out of water.

“December ,13th of last year. And he how would be how any other baby is made.”

“Where's her father?”

“He's dead.” Harry said bitterly but softly so he wouldn’t alert Kara to his mood change.

“Who was he?”

“Cedric Diggory.” Harry said as he kissed Kara on her forehead.

“I didn’t know the two of you were that close.”

“We were very close. We were formed a friendship around the middle of my third year, but that is public knowledge. What everyone didn’t know was that our relationship got more serious near the end of that year.”

“Why didn’t you tell me or Hermione? I didn’t even know that you were gay.”

“He was three years older than me and I was very much a minor. I didn’t want him to get into any trouble. If he was still alive than when I turned seventeen our relationship would have been told to everyone if were still together at the time. But that is not how things played out. He is dead and all I have left of him is my daughter. And as for you not knowing that I was gay, well that was just you being slightly blind. If you had noticed I flirt with more guys than I do girls.”

“We were both just waiting for you to open you eyes.”

“So you knew?” Ron asked Hermione

“Of course I knew. I asked Harry about it when things didn’t work out with Cho and he was completely blind of Ginny's interest in him.”

“Well I had a crush on her just slightly but I really never attending on going out with her because she was Cedric's 'girlfriend' before he died. Though that was just a farce.” Harry said noticing Kara's eyes drooping, he placed her against his chest so she could go to sleep.

“Farce how?” Hermione asked.

“Because he was with me but the media was always around that year so we decided it was best if he had a girlfriend. Cho knew this, though for some reason she still got a little to attached. The rest I will have to tell you guys later Kara is tired.” Harry told them as a house-elf popped in to let him know his room was ready. “I'll see you guys tomorrow.”

“Where are you going?” Ron asked Harry as he stood up to leave the Tower.

“I have my own rooms. I will be staying there for the rest of the day.”

“Can we come for dinner?”

“Not tonight, my Arguer will be there for dinner. Don't take this the wrong way Ron but I need Hermione to come over to help me set up the nursery. But you can come over tomorrow.”

“No problem Harry.”

The house elf lead the six of them to Harry and Kara's new rooms. They were on the Seventh floor not far from the Room of Requirements. There was a portrait of several different types of Magical creatures at the entrance. Harry recognized some to be veelas, werewolves, vampires, draaks, faes, elves, and fairies. They all seemed to be in a forest like area sitting on tree limbs, laying on the ground flying,and around running, all enjoying there own activities.

“The password is Fairy dust, Mister Potter.” The house elf told him. When the door open they stepped into the common rooms which was done in black, white, and red. There was a sitting area around the fireplace and several bookcases filled with books on the wall near the door. On the other wall was a window looking out at the lake on the grounds. There was a hall that lead to a small kitchen an two bedroom each with their own baths slightly smaller than the prefects bathroom. The smaller bedroom was Kara's room. There was already a crib and changing table there but Harry didn’t like the blandest of room he was going to have Hermione help him with that. Harry's room was done in gold and silver with a big king size four poster bed and a walk in closet that in his opinion was too big for his meager belongs, but he was sure Draco and Pansy will try and find someway to fill it up. There was also a chest of drawers in his room that he thought of just moving into the walk in closet. He also had a desk and a small book case in the room.

“Well for short notice, Dumbledore did good.” Tonks said as she looked around the room.

“He did.” Harry said sitting down with Kara who was asleep in his arms.

“We will put the wards up for you Harry.” Kingsley said placing a hand on Harry's shoulder than taking his wand out. He and the other two Aurors had the rooms totally warded in thirty minutes. They had to disarm several that Dumbledore tried to place in the room before they were all done.

“Thanks, all of you. I wouldn’t have thought of half those wards as Lucius did.”

“Mr. Malfoy was very adamant about all of these wards and seemed to really care about your safety. I guess your survival is extremely important to him.” Kingsley said.

“Well of course Harry survival is important to him. Harry is his way of not having to deal with You-Know-Who till his dieing day.” Tonks said “And the fact that young Malfoy seems smitten with Harry.” Tonks teased causing Harry to blush.

“We are just friends.” Harry said as he looked down at his daughter to try and hid his blush.

“For now,” Tonks teased, then became somewhat serious, for Tonks anyway. “Mr. Malfoy will be flooing in at six Harry. We have already sent an owl to let him know the address to your room. And I would think Draco would be here earlier, we took the liberty of owling him as well. I know that you will want to go shopping for things for the kid, we will come for you tomorrow shortly after breakfast to go to Diagon Alley Mr. Malfoy has given you two house elves that will watch Kara while you are out tomorrow they will also be here with you for the rest of the year to watch her while you are in class. Mr. Malfoy said he will also be taking care of tomorrows expense, don’t argue about it with me Harry the man is coming tonight talk to him about it.” Tonks said lifting her hand up to stop him from arguing.

“He thought of everything.”

“When have you known a Malfoy to be unprepared?” Hermione asked him

“Never.”

“Exactly.”

“Well it was good to see you again Harry. Happy you got your little girl back, and we will see you soon.” Tonks said giving Harry and Hermione a hug than kissing Kara on her cheek. Kingsley said his goodbyes and the other Auror that they didn’t know as well but knew he was also apart of the Order just gave a slight tilting of his head than Harry and Hermione were left alone with Kara who was still asleep, now with her thumb in her mouth.

“I guess we should get started on the nursery.” Hermione said transfiguring the table into a bassinet for Kara.

“Guess you are right. But since this is the night I just got her back she is sleeping with me.”

“Well I guess we don’t have to worry about sneaking off to the Room of Requirements to hang out with Draco and Pansy they can just come here.”

“Guess you are right. Going to need to get some sleeping bags and beanie bags for you all.”

“Or we all sleep in your bed.” Hermione said laughing a they entered the Nursery

“Not likely. I'll keep my bed for myself and Kara thank you very much.”

“We will see about that.” then she turned her attention to the room. “This is going to need some work.”

“I couldn’t agree with you more.”