Title: Potter's Little Princess
Author: BuzzTheOutsider
Feedback: Yes, please!
Summary: 26-year-old Harry Potter is offered the chance of a lifetime, but it means leaving his little girl with the Weasleys.
Warnings: Possibly swearing later on
Notes: I'm not British and I know some British slang, but not too much. If someone would please show me a site with it, or send an e-mail with it or the like, I'd appreciate it!

Harry Potter smiled down at his little girl fast asleep on the couch in front of the dying fire in the Burrow. Not too many people were left. Just Ron and Hermione, who were now married, and Ginny and of course, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. All the others came and visited on Sundays. He frowned as he pulled the blanket over her. He had been offered his dream job-Head Auror, but he needed to travel a lot, trail Death Eaters and he couldn't leave a five year old home all day long and he couldn't take her with him. When Mrs. Weasley had overheard him talking to Ron and Hermione about it, she immediately offered to have Lizzie stay with them while he worked, and he could take her home when he had holidays, or even spend his holidays with them. He had thought about it all night long and agreed. Truth be told, he wasn't sure he was the best parent for her, he had been very tempted to slap her on more than one occasion, but he caught himself. And he knew that the Weasleys were wonderful parents. And besides, she'd have Ron and Hermione's little girl as a friend and companion. Yes, it was all for the best. She'd live with the Weasleys and tomorrow afternoon, he'd go. He bent over and picked her up and she nestled against him, sucking her thumb. He climbed the stairs slowly and put her to bed and kissed her goodnight and pulled the blankets up to her chin.

The next morning, Ginny helped Lizzie get dressed and she ran down the stairs and ran to her father, who was drinking coffee in the kitchen. "Morning Daddy!" she said. Putting his cup down, he picked her up and gave her a hug and kiss. "How about we go for a walk-talk?" He asked, using the word she used when someone went on a walk and they talked something over.

As they walked along the apple orchard, Harry started talking "I got a great job offer, but it means I can't take care of you at the same time, so you'll be staying with the Weasleys."
"Oh."
He gauged her reaction, she seemed a little disappointed but he bent and tickled her and she giggled. "I'll write you a lot and send you things, alright?"
She nodded and gave him a big hug and a kiss.

That afternoon, when it was time for him to leave, she hugged and kissed him goodbye and watched as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a key and led her outside, to a cage that held a kitten. Lizzie's eyes went wide when she saw her. "Ohh, Daddy, he's lovely!" She pet the kitten through the cage and Harry smiled and said "What are you going to name HER?" Lizzie shrugged and thought for a minute. "Tiger, 'cause she looks like one!" She decided. He smiled and knelt down. "Time to say goodbye." Frowning, she put the kitten down and gave him a great big hug and kiss. When they pulled away she was studying his face, and her small fingers reached out and started going along the grooves she knew so well. She traced the scar he got from You-Know-Who and he said "What are you doing, princess? Memorizing me by heart?" She shook her head. "No, Daddy. I already know you by heart." He hugged and kissed her once more and put her down and turned and walked into the Burrow and flooed away. Lizzie sat on the grass and snagging the kitten, she clung her to her chest and cried.