Shattered Souls • Hedric

Chapter Six

Harry had just finished eating the most amazing bowl of soup and homemade buttered bread. He may never want to see Mrs Weasley again, but that wasn't going to stop him from eating her delicious cooking. His only regret was that he couldn't finish the entire bowl. His eyes and tastebuds wanted to eat the entire bowl, plus three more, but his stomach could only handle a half of one.
All they got to eat in Azkaban was some kind of lumpy soup with pieces of meat that were more fat then meat, and what he was pretty sure was rotten vegetables. The bread wasn't to bad though. Fenrir concerned about him and the baby would throw his bread to Harry, grumbling that he needed it more then him. He really needed to figure out how to help Fen and Bella, even if it was just to send them food. He would have to ask the professor.

Harry turned his head and smiled when he heard a soft cooing noise from his right. Fred and George were sitting on the bed with Leora, making funny faces at her. She really seemed to like the two goof balls. He couldn't believe that he was out of Azkaban, and that she was safe with him. He cried throughout the entire labor thinking that she was going to die while they rotted in Azkaban. He had no way of getting her clothes and soft blankets. His magic allowed him to lactate some, but not enough to sustain her for long. A male wasn't made to produce milk, then again, they weren't meant to have babies either.

The thought of his sweet tiny angel being exposed to dementors made his skin crawl. What would she have turned out like if she had to live with those vile creatures? He had been trying to figure out a way to get in touch with Fred and George. He was hoping that they could have smuggled Leora out and raised her as their own. It chilled him to the bone thinking that he would have had to hand her over to Cedric's father. He was the only other person, other then the guards, that he saw. He was terrified that Amos would discover his pregnancy and either force him to terminate or take the baby. He knew the man wouldn't believe that he was carrying Cedric's baby.

Harry rested his head as he watched his daughter interact with the twins. He was so tired, and weak. He just wanted to take his daughter and get the hell out of here. He didn't want to wait until he was strong enough to walk. So far he had been lucky and everybody had stayed away, but George said they were getting restless and demanding to see him.

Professor Snape said that he was coming up with a plan to not only get him away from the wizarding world, but to get guardianship of him and his daughter. He was only fifteen years old, and as such, not considered an adult for two more years. Severus, had disappeared with Bill not long after he woke up the second time. He tried not to panic as the man went to leave, but he failed. He was embarrassed that he broke down in tears begging the man not to go, but he felt safe with Snape. Who would have thought that he would have been begging the great dungeon bat, in tears, not to leave him? Snape gave him a calming drought and promised him that he was safe. He said that him and Bill had warded the door so that even the great Albus Dumbledore, and his big head, couldn't get in. Fred and George had promised not to leave his and Leora's side.

His didn't know what he was going to do if Snape couldn't get guardianship of him. Bill said that after spending 8 months in Azkaban that there was no way he could get emancipated. He said they could contest that he was sick and mentally unstable. One thing for sure, he would take Leora and run if they tried to send him back to the Dursleys or Diggory's.

Scooting down until he was laying flat, he laid his head in George's lap and fell asleep to the feel of him carding his fingers through his hair.

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Mad eye Moody was sitting at the table at Grimmauld Place. He was sipping a cup of very strong coffee while his magical eye was trained on the ceiling. He shook his head and let out an appreciative whistle. Those were some
scary impressive wards placed on Potters door. If someone tried to break through them, there was a good chance they would be spending a month in Mungos. Severus and Bill teaming up were terrifying. It's a shame they didn't think about warding it against his magical eye.