I do not own Harry Potter. Okay, so this will be the last chapter, and I've had a lot of fun writing it, just as with the rest of the story. Cheesy as it sounds, it's been a journey, because it's the first story with this amount of chapters

Life with a new baby in the manor was a bit hectic. Just a bit. Hadrian was kept busy quite a bit by his new schedule for appointments. Apparently, he was a rather popular Healer, and he'd had to fend off a lot of 'patients' that thought he would kiss them to get better. Meaning, they weren't sick, but Hadrian was young and handsome, and people noticed.

Lucius had been livid, and sued all of them. Hadrian had just shrugged at the protests other people had about it.

'You're a Healer, you have to help everyone'

'Not my problem if they harass me. My fiancé is just making sure I continue to be a Healer with no risks'

So, whoever dared to try and do something remotely not professional with Hadrian, later found themselves banned from his practice, and also from Nathan's and Rabastan's. So, a lot of people, wanting to at least have the chance to say they got healed by any of them, started behaving as a normal person behaved with a Healer. Hadrian found it annoying, how people only behaved when faced with the threat of legal action.


Archer was a cute baby, and looked much like Regulus had as a baby, but his eyes were a deep blue that seemed to get bluer by the day, just like Marvolo's. And, just like Marvolo's, they flashed red when upset. There were other features that were his father's, but Orion's genes seemed to be dominant. Also, Archer kept everyone awake at night for feeding. Marvolo did most of the feedings, but Hadrian, who usually came in too late from either his practice or some emergency at St. Mungo's, was second. Orion, especially during the first month, was drained from his day, so everyone was up to help him.

"He'll miss you when you marry, you know?" Orion said to Hadrian at breakfast. They were the only ones that woke up that early.

"I'll miss him too. And all of you, but, really, it isn't as if Lucius and I won't visit" Hadrian smiled, "And I'm quite over my issues, I think. It's been four months since Archer came, and I really have yet to see where the foundation of my fears were" he chuckled.

"Are you sure you're okay? You're working too much"

"There are always sick people, dad" Hadrian stretched, "I really do feel good, honest!" he added at Orion's skeptical look, "And don't worry, you'll be a grandfather soon"

"I better see the bonding before that" Orion gave him a glare. Hadrian gave him his best innocent look, which only deepened the glare, "Won't you be late, though?"

"Fuck"

"Language"

Hadrian ignored it, finished eating his breakfast, checked his robes, and threw Floo powder to the fireplace as he rushed into it. Orion looked at the time, and snorted. Hadrian was too naïve sometimes, and it amused him to no end. He wondered how his second son would deal with the fact that he was an hour and a half early for his practice hours.


Hadrian checked the time, for real, and cursed.

"I swear, Sirius got his pranking from dad" he mumbled, and decided to Appearate to Lucius' room.

Lucius would deny to his dying breath that a shriek came from his lips when he found Hadrian cuddled into him.

"Shut up, sleep" Hadrian grumbled.

"Your father…"

"Can go to Circe's hell for all I care. Now, sleep" Hadrian snapped, a glare on the single eye he had decided to open. Lucius sighed, and decided that if he wanted to actually be alive when they married, he would go to sleep with Hadrian now. Slytherins were good with self-preservation, after all, right?


Unfortunately, sleeping together and Abraxas finding them meant the plans for the wedding were intensified. Acaya kept mumbling something about grandchildren and pregnancy, and, while Hadrian answered all of her questions regarding the amount of children, the heirships they would have, even the schooling, and so on, Lucius seemed to have a problem with spluttering whenever he heard anything of the sort.

"You know she thinks you're pregnant since my father found us sleeping, right?"

"Oh, you don't say?" Hadrian rose his eyebrows in fake surprise. Lucius glared.

"And you are not helping!"

"Well, I lack a grown belly, and I will not have one by the time the wedding happens. That should do the trick"

"Why can't you just tell her you're not pregnant?"

"She's excited, and I'm not ruining her good mood. Why don't you do it? She's your mother" Hadrian cocked an eyebrow. Lucius, again, spluttered, "I'm getting worried, dear. The closer the wedding is, the more you seem to find yourself at loss of words. Are you hiding something? Maybe a Flobberworm in your family tree?"

"Hadrian!"

"Or a banshee" Hadrian muttered, "At any rate, if they just bothered to ask if we are expecting a baby, we could plainly answer them with a 'not yet'. You know, pretty much like how Dima asked if I was involved with Severus. Common sense! Or what should be common sense. Anyway, we're going to babysit Archer today. Dad should be dropping him off in a while"

"Really? Where are they going?"

"Papa decided to take dad to a muggle amusement park in the United States. You know, roller-coasters and all that"

"Roller what?"

Hadrian stared at him as if he had grown another head, and then mentally admitted to himself that a pureblood wouldn't know what an amusement park even was. They were too stuck up for that, probably.


Getting Sirius and Regulus to stand while they got measured for their robes was amusing for Hadrian. He was just grating on their nerves, a bit of payback for that entire shopping trip nearly a year ago.

"You know, I'm not sure… I mean, I love green and all, but maybe this is too much?" he pretended to reconsider the color, "What about blue?" he looked at the tailor, who was about to burst a vein trying to keep his laughter in. He had been a tailor for the Black family for years, and this was the first time he met Hadrian like this, "It goes nicely with our skin, right?"

"Definitely, it looks good. Nothing like that sickening crimson young Heir Sirius likes so much" Mr. Bowers nodded enthusiastically, earning himself a glare from the oldest of the three sons. Hadrian's glare was scarier, however, and that pretty much defined who he was listening to. That, and these would be the robes for his wedding.

"I said we could get rid of crimson, okay? Now can we go?!" Sirius whined. Hadrian sighed.

"I would truly hate to not be sure of your robes' color by the end of today, Sirius. Really, we can also wear that lilac. Lucius did say the color would be good on your eyes. Mr. Bowers?"

"Right away, right away, young man"

Regulus was trying to discover if Hadrian could explode via glaring. It wasn't having any effect. He was above whining, but that didn't mean he didn't want to do the same as Sirius. He desperately needed to move and do something. Really, he knew why Hadrian was doing this, but that didn't mean he had to like it. Ugh. There was no way that he absolutely had to be wearing the stiff molding pieces Mr. Bowers used as stencils.

And so, they spent another three hours at Bowers & Crowe, the elite robe shop. Hugh Bowers and Pavel Crowe were the most sought after tailors in the Wizarding World, but even if they had their shop, they only personally made robes for families like the Blacks and the Malfoys, who would be able to afford something so exclusive. It came with mutual prestige.

"I'm not sold on the lilac, though. I think a navy blue would do. Lucius did mention something about blue for our wedding. What do you think, Mr. Bowers?"

"Yes, quite. The blue works for both your brothers, my lord" Mr. Bowers smiled.

"Thank Merlin" Sirius breathed out as soon as Regulus and he were let out of the stiff molding stencils, "When will the robes be ready?"

"A week before the wedding, you will have to come pick them up" Hadrian replied. Mr. Bowers knew better than to change Hadrian's plans, "You have a month. And I'm sure Mr. Bowers will help you find the appropriate shoes"

"Of course, sir"

The three Blacks went out of the shop.

"Was that really necessary? It's dark already!" Sirius protested, and Regulus gave a glare to Hadrian, who laughed.

"Of course it was necessary. I do recall you guys like to shop for… what, fourteen hours? Or was it sixteen?"

It was until then that it dawned to Sirius.

"I can't believe you waited so long to take revenge on that!"

"Well… I wasn't sure I would want to take revenge on that, actually. But, to be honest, this chance was way too good to let go. Don't worry, Sirius, you're still young, I'm sure you'll still have some stamina left for Remus and your nightly activities"

"Hadrian!"

"What? Today is a full moon" Hadrian mentioned innocently, "Do get your head out of the gutter, brother. It doesn't suit a lord to be so… deviated in his thoughts" Regulus was sure Lucius would be proud of that drawl, if not aroused. Okay, he did not need to give himself those mental images.


Sirius was red in the face until they went back to the manor. Orion asked about it, but he only got Sirius even redder, Regulus to shudder, and Hadrian to put his 'innocent' face. His oldest made some excuse about Remus and full moon, Regulus escaped to his room without a word, and Orion stared at Hadrian.

"Hadrian, your face isn't fooling anyone"

"What? It's Sirius' own fault" Hadrian sniffed, "And I need to go to St. Mungo's. Emergency" he left again, and Orion rubbed his temples. Archer started crying, and he heard Marvolo wake up and go take the night feed. What even was his life since Hadrian made his debut? With a fond smile on his lips, he made his way to where Marvolo was feeding their three-month old son.

"You're up again? You aren't sleeping well" Marvolo pecked his lips, "What?"

"Our other three sons just popped into the manor. Sirius left already, Regulus was way too quiet while he nearly ran to his room, and Hadrian apparently had an emergency at St. Mungo's. I'm not even sure I want to know what happened"

"Weren't they going to get Sirius' and Regulus' robes for Hadrian's wedding?"

"Something like that"

"For fifteen hours?"

Orion blinked at the number of hours. Oh. Oh. He smirked.

This time, Marvolo wasn't sure he wanted to know what had just happened through his husband's mind.


Hadrian was pacing around the room where he had gotten ready, and maybe, just maybe, he was wondering if this was the best choice. He did love Lucius, and he knew Lucius loved him, of course, but actually marrying was such a big step, one he had never done, and one never knew with marriage. Like, war, that was easy, you kill the ones trying to kill you before they succeed. This was… not like that.

"Hadrian? Are you ready?" Orion went in, and Hadrian had a deer in the headlights look to him, "Are you okay?"

"Just… a bit nervous"

"Don't worry, it's natural. I would be worried if you were too calm. Do you want a Calming Draught?"

"No, no, it's fine. Do you think this is the right thing? I mean, we'll be barely eighteen, and we'll be young parents and all…"

"To be honest, Hadrian, you've lived two timelines, and you're more mature than even twenty-something year olds. And Lucius is mature enough to know you're worth more than he can ever hope to achieve"

"Right" Hadrian rolled his eyes at that, "But yes, you're right. This is right, and I really love him, I really want to marry him"

"I'm glad to hear that, because it would be rather awkward to go down and cancel the wedding everyone's been waiting for. And I'm here to give you away"

"Thanks, dad"


Everyone stood as the music started, and they looked at the French doors that were opening, showing Orion Black and Hadrian Black. Lucius' breath caught in his throat. Since becoming a Healer, more often than not, Hadrian looked a bit tired and sleep-deprived, especially since Archer was born. While Lucius still thought of him as beautiful, today he was being reminded he was lucky that Hadrian even looked his way with how much like an angel he looked.

As Orion placed Hadrian's hand on Lucius' and then took his place beside Marvolo, who was holding their son, the officiant stepped up to the altar.

"Today we are here to be witnesses to the bonding of Lucius Abraxas Malfoy and Hadrian Andriev Black. They have come before magic itself to ask for its blessing" he started.

Considering they did love each other, their vows were slightly longer than usual, but since they were still Slytherins and there were a lot of people they didn't know, the most sentimental parts were left out. What did surprise even the officiant was that their magic flared and became visible, and, by the end of their vows, it had mingled before going back into their bodies. Once he was over the shock, the officiant gave the final words, and everyone made their way to the venue.

Hadrian had to admit, Lucius did know his tastes rather well. The venue had massive silver chandeliers that had white flowers, and ivy, flowing through them. He recognized callas, gardenias, and peonies. Each chair had a silver-ribbon bow with a small bouquet holding the card with the name assigned to the seat.

"Oh, oh! A full bonding! You guys don't do anything by half" Sirius smirked. Lucius would've rolled his eyes if it wasn't so… mundane. He would not behave like that on his wedding day. Hadrian, huffed a bit, but also didn't roll his eyes.

"I would not have started to do things by half on our wedding day, at any rate" was the blonde's response. Hadrian pecked his cheek.

"At least we can expect a lot of children with that display" Abraxas chirped in, and Lucius was ready to face-palm himself. Hadrian nodded.

"At least four!"

"Hadrian, don't encourage him!" Lucius protested. His husband (and wasn't that a weird but nice new feeling?) just gave him a pat on his chest.

"It was disappointing enough that you did not tell us that Hadrian here was not expecting before the wedding" Abraxas managed to look truly crossed at that, and Sirius burst out laughing, while Hadrian ended up rolling his eyes, and Lucius was ready to hex his father.


After greeting their guests, the speeches that came from their parents, and, in Hadrian's case, his brothers, and dancing, they were finally free to relax a bit.

"I love you, you know that, right?" Hadrian muttered, nearly asleep.

"Yes, Hadrian, and I love you"

"Where are we going for our honeymoon?"

"That… is a surprise" Lucius placed a soft kiss on top of Hadrian's head, "You should sleep, though. We will need the energy if we're going to visit at least half the places listed"

"Oh… fine. But you better have some sexy time in that schedule" Hadrian pouted, and then fell asleep, and Lucius wondered how he ended up with someone as cute and adorable as Hadrian… and how Hadrian managed to talk about sexual things so casually.

I really hope you enjoyed this story! And, if everything goes well, I think I might have an epilogue by the first week of October (hopefully, it will actually happen).