blood bound

chapter 32: Announcing the Baby

Molly and Narcissa were more than a bit surprised to find Voldemort and Harry cooing over an embarrassed Severus when they finally emerged from their suite to join everyone at breakfast a week later. Narcissa had been informed by the magics of the Malfoy and Black families the moment Lucius died and had spent the better part of the next few days afterwards consoling Draco. Neither of them had been particularly surprised at his death but they had still cared about him. Molly had temporarily taken over as defacto Lady of the House and ensured everyone was taken care of while they waited for the mated trio to emerge.

"Professor?" the twins chorused in shock. They had never seen their adoptive little brother act like this but knew of his intense desire for a family of his own. End result? Their minds had immediately jumped to the right conclusion, Severus Snape was pregnant.

"Not one word," the Damphyr hissed at them with a glare, completely ignoring his own blush along with the increased cooing from his two dominant mates. Ron just looked at them oddly for how his best friend was behaving while Bill and Charlie gave them looks of surprise.

"I hope you're ready for the responsibility Harry," Arthur told him sternly before breaking into a joyful grin when Harry gave his own proud yet sheepish smile.

"Arthur, wha? Oh!" Molly said, wide-eyed as she finally got it. "I'll have to start knitting something for the little one, can't have my grandbaby going without a proper blanket and booties."

"So, Potter's pregnant?" Draco asked, completely bewildered.

"No, Draco, Severus is," Narcissa explained beaming at her very embarrassed long time friend, who was by now red as a ripe tomato.

"Come near my Severus and I will rip you apart," Harry said very calmly as he viciously ripped apart a biscuit before dipping the pieces into a small blob of jam on his plate. The twins eyed the eviscerated biscuit and nodded a very vigorous agreement.

"I'm a bit surprised you're letting us anywhere near him," Charlie pointed out softly, ostensibly sticking to the food out of easy arms reach of the mated trio.

"Have you ever known anyone to be able to stop your mother?" Harry asked flatly, his mask slipping and showing how clearly unhappy he was that he couldn't keep them away from Severus while he was pregnant.

"You can always kill the menaces if they prank me," Severus said sweetly, sending a malicious smirk towards the obviously conspiring twins. Harry's low growl of warning had them waving their immediate surrender and scooting as far away from the three as their seats would allow.

"I'm not sure when the over-protectiveness will ease, whether its during the pregnancy or just after it or when the kid reaches age five but it should ease at some point," Charlie said thoughtfully.

"As much as I'd like to stick around and watch you try to fend off mum, I have to get to Gringotts. Hopefully I can classify this as a family emergency and not be docked for missing work," Bill said regretfully, quickly finishing his breakfast and darting away before his mother could say anything else to keep him there longer. He wasn't exactly keen on being dragged into the wedding preparations now that Molly and Narcissa had an even better reason to get them married as quickly as possible.

The moment breakfast was over the two matriarchs kidnapped the three of them and started going over the wedding that they insisted had to occur no later than that weekend. Realizing that none of them really had a chance of escape Voldemort made sure that Severus was cuddled up against him with Harry on the other side of their Damphyr. Severus' blush was adorable as far as both of his mates were concerned. Voldemort also realized that with everything going on they had been overly focused on Harry's problems adjusting and threats since the original treaty meeting when Harry revealed his changed status. If he had any say about it they would give Severus more of the attention that he deserves.

"My lord?" Narcissa asked, bringing his attention back to the conversation.

"I apologize Narcissa, my mind was drifting towards more pleasant diversions," Voldemort said with a charming smile, holding Severus and Harry close before devouring the potion master's lips in an all consuming kiss that had Severus fighting not to moan out loud. "Unfortunately, we haven't been giving Severus enough of our attentions with all the excitement. Hopefully, he'll be able to enjoy our proper attention without too many additional interruptions."

"Once you're married you'll have plenty of time on your honeymoon," Molly said briskly. "Now, we need to know what colors we'll be working with, between us we've sorted most of it and can, if you like, have you married within a couple of hours."

"Really?" Severus muttered, blushing furiously before succumbing to another ravishment by both of his smirking mates.

"Black and green, perhaps a touch of silver and gold or red," Voldemort told the women, his voice rough. "You have six hours. I want there to be no doubt that they are my husbands, and further my mates. That they are both wanted and that I will never let them go. That they are both... loved."

Severus' shy smile was more than worth ordering them to start setting up the wedding and pouring out his own feelings, matching Harry's satisfied purring exquisitely. The women exchanged a smirk of their own and left the room to terrorize the rest of the house and set up the wedding, leaving the oblivious trio alone.