Present Mixed in the Past

Chapter 65| Safety

Merlin ran a hand threw Harry's hair, a friendly smile on his face. The young God stirred, groaning under his breath. Slowly, he opened his eyes to the smiling face of a dark-haired man.

"Hello, nice to finally meet you." Merlin removed his hand, placing it kindly on his lap. He was smiling like a proud parent.

Harry slowly sat up, rolling his shoulders. He then smiled. He could already tell who was speaking to him.

"You must be Merlin. Nice to meet you as well." He gave a polite nod.

The powerful God laughed, grinning proudly.

"Thank you."

The two said nothing else, sitting quietly. Then they heard noise. It grew louder and louder, then the doors to the room burst open! Draco was by Harry's side soon after, a hand tightly clutching his. He looked frightened, worried beyond measures. His silver eyes scanning his face before drifting down and back up again.

"Mi amor de plata~" The God of Life purred, leaning closer.

"Mon amour émeraude." The God of Death cooed back, pressing his head against the other.

They stayed like that, basking in each other's presence. Their magic flowed around them, twisting and curling in a glorious dance. Neither one leading, but neither following.

Then more people came in. First it was Sirius, then McGonagall and Madam Poppy, then Tonks waddled in with Remus and Narcissa hurrying behind her. Lucius and Marvolo followed them in soon after, both having matching eyebags.

"What's with the parade? I couldn't have been out for that long." Potter joked, slowly sitting up with the help of his mate.

At his words, the physical adults gave him a hearty glare.

"Beloved, you were out for an entire week."

Harry blinked for a good minute, processing that. Then he whined, leaning over onto his love's shoulder.

"Does that mean I missed Teddy's birth?"

Tonks huffed, waddling closer to show her very much pregnant belly.

"Not even close. I'm due any day, though, so it's good that you're awake." She gave a weak smile, her breathing a little heavy.

"Cuz." Sirius shook his head, stopping himself from saying whatever he was going to say. Instead, he conjured a comfortable wheelchair for her to relax in.

"Honestly, you shouldn't even be out of bed." Madam Pomfrey scolded, grabbing one of the many spare hospital blankets.

Tonks only raised her head with an indignant huff. Her huff caused the others to scold her, Lucius and Marvolo only shook their heads. Perhaps she was the cause of their sleepless nights.

Harry chuckled, a loving smile on his face. He genuinely had missed this. He missed the noise of life that came with each of them. Then he remembered what Ronald had said.

"They're safe." Merlin hummed, grabbing the room's attention.

"They?" A squeak of worry burned the back of Life's throat, fear and panic settling.

"Owl and Sylph were taken the same time you were by the other weasels."

His nose wrinkled.

"Why?"

"Apparently, the young lady Weasley had a crush on Granger, and Mrs. Weasley was led to believe she was saving Lord Longbottom from terrible people." The old Dark Lord waved his hand, a glint of disgust on his Pureblood face.