No One Messes with the Master of Death: Chapter 26

Chapter 27

"Fred" is Fred speaking
"George" is George speaking
"Fred and George" is both speaking

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Hadrian's POV
I woke up to hands gently massaging my scalp.

When I opened my eyes, Fred and George had a hand each on my head, massaging my scalp.

"Thank you for yesterday. Are you still sleepy? Should I cook something for you?" I asked.

The pain was there, but it was always tolerable in the mornings and increased as time went.

They shook their heads. "Kreacher said he would prepare breakfast about 10 minutes ago. You were still sleeping, so he told us." They said.

I nodded. We got ready and walked down to the dining room.

Dad, Tom, and the Malfoys were already present.

When we sat down, Kreacher popped in and placed some toast, bacon, fried mushrooms, with a few juices and pudding, and popped away.

"How are you feeling now, Hadrian?" Dad asked.

"I am alright. Though it hurts, mornings are okay. As time goes on, the pain increases." I said.

When we were about to eat the pudding, James, Lily, Sirius, Remus, and Regulus walked in. As they sat down, plates appeared before them except Regulus.

"I had my food in my room. Kreacher always did that for me." Regulus said when we looked at him.

He picked up the glass with orange juice and drank.

The Malfoys had finished their breakfast before us. Lucius still had work in the ministry, so he flooed to his office. Draco had heard training, so he went to St. Mungo's. Narcissa said she was redecorating the Manor for Yule and left since it was not done, and Yule would be in a week.

When all of us were done with breakfast, we moved to the lounge.

A patronus appeared before us. "Harry Potter-Black, Ginevra Molly No Name is pregnant. Please confirm if the child is yours or not. Amelia."

A caste my patronus, which was still a stag and said, "Please convey these words to Amelia. 'I haven't slept with her since our marriage. The child cannot be mine. Harry.' Thank you, Prongs." I named my patronus as Prongs, as it looked like James' animagus form.

Prongs nodded and disappeared.

"Thank you, Hadrian." James said.

"You don't need to thank me. Thank Remus, he was the one who taught me that spell. I could save Sirius and myself, going back in time, thanks to him teaching me the charm." I said.

James smiled at Remus.

"By the way, Andy would be dropping Teddy with me today. She always does that on Saturdays so that she can rest during the weekends. Do you want to meet your son again, Remus?" I asked.

Remus nodded but then looked at Sirius. Sirius smiled and nodded. Looks like I was missing something.

Amelia's patronus appeared again. "Please confirm that by coming to the ministry and verifying it with the DMLE. Amelia." Amelia's patronus said and disappeared.

I sighed.

"Andy will leave Teddy with me in two hours. Maybe after going to the ministry, I'll pick him up." I said.

Fred and George said, "We'll come with you."

"That is a given." I said with a smile and walked to the floo and threw the powder into the flames and shouted DMLE headquarters, Bones' office, and stepped in to step out in Amelia's office.

After a few moments, my twins appeared and hugged me.

"Not fair, Hades."

"Do not smile that smile."

"It is a crime to have such a beautiful smile." They said.

I hugged them back and said, "It is actually fair. You have your own blinding smiles. Why can't I?" And walked out of the office only for the twins to follow me a few seconds later.

We walked to the interrogation room in the DMLE. Amelia was waiting with an unspeakable. "Harry, please come here. I know the poison would affect the serum in different ways, so the unspeakable is here to bear witness to the vow you are going to make." She said.

I nodded. "I, Harry James Sirius Potter-Black, do hereby declare that I haven't slept with Ginevra Molly No Name in the time we had been married. The child in her womb is not mine. If I am not honest, may I lose my magic. So mote it be." I said with my wand, pointing upwards.

"The vow has been recorded. It is official. The child is not Lord Potter-Black's. Please confirm by casting a spell." The unspeakable said.

I cast 'Lumos', and my wand tip glowed. When I cast 'Nox', the light was gone.

"The vow taken is true as Lord Potter-Black can still use his magic. He is innocent. He may leave." The unspeakable said.

I nodded and walked out.

Amelia asked me to wait in her office, so my twins a day I waited.

After a few minutes, she came back and sat down. "Thank you for waiting. Thank you for confirming that the child was not yours. I could add adultery to her list of crimes." She said.

We thanked her and flooed to Andy's house.

What we saw made my blood boil. How dare Andromeda do that to my godson. Poor Teddy, he was crying, trying to escape and calling out my name so that I could come and save him.

Chapter 27