Lionsnake Manor

Draconn Malfoy

Story Summary:
AU. The squickfic of all times! The Lupin-Potter-Snape-Malfoy-Black sixsome is living happily in their Lionsnake Manor (AKA Malfoy Manor). However, the future is having some new plans for them. SLASH MPREG (almost) INCEST RLSBHPSSLMDM

Chapter 15 - More Births

Chapter Summary:
Harry and Sirius have their babies.
Posted:
01/05/2006
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Author's Note:
I'm really sorry for not updating about anything this month, but I've been quite busy with my Good Omens fic


Lionsnake Manor

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More Births

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Remus smiled gently at little Albus in his arms. The baby was now fed, dry, and happily sleeping. This tiny human was pretty much the centre of their family at the moment, but that was undoubtedly going to change soon. After all, Harry and Sirius were both due in only a few days. Then Albus would be a big brother.

"Lucky you," muttered Sirius from his side. "The worst part is already over for you. I'll still have to give birth!" At this, he rested his hands on his very round stomach, stroking it lovingly.

"Think positively," Remus said cheerfully. "Having twins is easier than being pregnant two times with a single child. Therefore, you'll get two times what I did with only a bit of extra effort!"

"Not true. We all are going to have five babies in the end, but only Harry and I have to give birth to twins," complained Sirius. Then he reached out his arms. "Can I hold him for a while?"

"Sure." Remus handed over the baby, carefully settling him in Sirius' arms. For a moment they both gazed at him with similar loving, adoring expressions. Yes, they did love their little son.

However, their little moment of sweetness was soon disturbed as Draco's voice echoed inside their heads through their pendants. The news he carried, however, was truly delightful.

"Sirius? Remus? I'm afraid you'll have to care for Albus for some time yet. Harry's just gone into labour, Severus and I are seeing to him, and Lucius is just getting his hand crushed. Expect to become fathers again within the next few hours, and Sirius, if you dare to go into labour now as well I'll have your hide."

When the contact ended, the two Marauders glanced at each other, identical grins on their faces. "We'll get twin babies," Remus said happily, glancing down at the one baby they already had resting peacefully in Sirius' arms. "Then little Albus will not be the smallest in the family anymore!"

Sirius smiled as well. "I'm sure Albus will be a great big brother," he said, also casting a loving gaze at the baby. "He's such a nice kid; I can just hope the rest will be as agreeable as he is."

Albus truly was a nice child, quiet and agreeable. He never cried except for fussing a bit when he was hungry or dirty. At times they actually found themselves waking up just to check whether the baby was still breathing. This was really unnecessary, seeing that Draco had casted several monitoring charms on the child to alarm them if anything went wrong, but even knowing that didn't lessen the uncertainty at all.

However, now they had nothing to worry about. They only had to wait for a new pair of babies to be born.

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That night the Lionsnakes were all gathered in one room. Harry lay in a big bed with Draco sitting next to him, looking quite tired but also very happy. The newborn twins were passed from one father to another, little Albus being currently in Sirius' arms, enthusiastically cared for by his father.

"There's an issue I don't think we have addressed as of yet," Severus said suddenly. "I mean, what are the children going to call us? It will definitely be confusing if they refer to us all as 'father.'"

"Well, there are several other words for it," Sirius said, looking up from where he had just been cooing at their firstborn son. "You know, da, dad, daddy, papa, pops, that sort of thing. The only difficulty it to decide who should be called what. I think that Lucius should be called Father, he's the oldest of us."

"Sounds good to me," the elder blond said, shrugging a bit. "What about you others?"

"Well, I could be Papa," said Severus after looking thoughtful for a moment. "It seems like the most appropriate option out of those still left on Sirius' little list."

"I want to be Da!" announced Draco, and Harry continued, "Then I'll be Daddy."

"Well, I guess I'd like to be called Dad," Remus said, chuckling a bit. "Which will leave Sirius as Pops."

"That's fine with me!" the Grim Animagus announced. "As long as I'm not Mom."

At that, they all laughed. Then, with the issue of what they should be addressed as solved, they settled back to their quiet conversation and adoring their newborns, who were both happily asleep.

Lily was given to Remus. A soft expression on his face, he looked at the baby. Then, he began to sing.

Sleep, my child, my small and weakest

Sleep till the dawn of morning.

You are bathed in light brightest

Of the stars, gently shining.

By now everybody else was listening. Even Sirius stopped fussing with Albus and concentrated on the song.

Sleep, my child, my small and weakest

Sleep when your time is given.

You have time still, have time, littlest

In the world's storms to shiver.

Now, Sirius joined in the song, apparently knowing it already. Everybody else just listened as the two remaining members of the infamous Marauders both sang to the children in their arms.

Your soul is made of snow of flowers,

It's pure and immortal.

Your home is the Kingdom of Heaven,

There your sisters several.

Lily yawned a bit, then slowly started to fall asleep. Her soft eyelashes brushed her tiny round cheeks ever so slightly, her tiny rosebud mouth opening slightly. All in all, she was the image of absolute innocence. She wasn't very pretty -- newborn babies rarely are -- but, in the eyes of her fathers, she was perfect.

Sleep, my child, my small and weakest,

My greatest treasure, too.

I'm quietly for blessing greatest

Praying to fall upon you.

After the song ended, everybody was quiet for a moment. Then Harry asked quietly, "Where's that song from? It must be a Muggle one. But then how do you know it, Sirius, being a Pureblood?"

"Why, that's simple," Remus said, a small smile on his lips. "We both learnt it when your mother sang you to sleep. She'd in turn learnt it from her own mother when she was little."

"Well, for a Muggle lullaby, it sure is beautiful," Lucius commented. "Although I do not understand what is the point of singing a lullaby when the child is already asleep," he then added with a smirk.

"It's certainly much nicer to sing to an already sleeping baby than to one who just wails and cries and has absolutely no intention to go to sleep," replied Sirius. He smiled as he gently laid Albus into his cradle, placing a light kiss on the baby's forehead before pulling away. "You should try that at times."

"I have not only tried it, I have done it, too many times to count," the eldest of the men responded dryly. "Unless you've managed to forget it, I have already raised one son into a relatively decent human being."

"Well, more or less so," Sirius said, grinning to Draco's direction and receiving a halfhearted glare in return. "So we can trust you to -- oww!" he then exclaimed, startling all his husbands.

"Sirius?" asked Draco, immediately worried. "Sirius, are you all right?"

"No, I'm not," replied the Grim Animagus. "Either these brats," he tapped at his stomach, "have decided to take on kickboxing or I'm in labour. I think the latter one is a more probable option."

"Well, with the kids being Severus' and yours, I wouldn't be so sure," muttered Lucius, only to be ignored by everybody else. They were too concentrated on Sirius now.

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"...I thought we were not supposed to have kids with red hair and black eyes," was Sirius' first comment as he was given his twins to hold. "At least the other one takes after me," he then added smugly.

Severus snorted a bit. "Just be glad she doesn't have black hair and red eyes," he then said with a slightly teasing tone, reaching out his hands to take the red-haired child into his own arms. "And is it my fault if you happen to carry a gene for red or blond hair?"

"I suppose not," the Animagus said. Then, he smiled. "She's still incredibly cute, though."

"That she is," Draco agreed. "Then again, they all are -- or maybe we're just not fit to judge, being their fathers." He reached out a hand to caress one baby's thin, black hair. "So, which one is which?"

Severus and Sirius glanced at each other, then at the babies they were holding, and again at each other. "Mirabelle," said Severus, and at the same moment Sirius said, "Cassiopeia."

Draco nodded, satisfied with this. "Shall I call for the others, then?" he asked, a smile on his lips. "I bet they're already anxious to see our new little princesses."

However, he got no answer from the other two men. Chuckling, he raised a hand to his pendant.


Next chapter: ...Will be the last one. You'll see the kids growing up and doing stuff etc. There's only one problem I'd like some help with: How many kids should the Lionsnakes have by the time Albus&co start their seventh year at Hogwarts? Don't be shy to suggest; I have 50 names ready for use.