Chapter One; Welcome Home

Warning; Remember, this episode takes places after the Easter episode when the newest member of the Parker family is born so don't read any further if you don't want any spoilers on the baby's gender. Other than that, feel free to continue.

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Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione waited outside the church for the Parkers to arrive with their newest bundle of joy. "Man, I can't wait for them to get here. I haven't seen them since the hospital." Ginny said.

"I know and Danny is so cute. He looks just like his father and I can't believe how big he is." Hermione said when suddenly a bright red van pulled into the parking lot and all four of them waited anxiously in front of the steps as Brittany removed the car seat from the back seat before she and Aaron slammed the doors behind them. Harry smiled warmly as Brittany brought the sleeping baby boy closer to them.

He was wrapped inside a blue blanket that reminded him of Tobey's baby blanket. "Aww,.." Ginny breathed. "look at him, I can't get over how precious he is. And look at all of that brown hair that he has." She said.

"I don't think he has much more hair than when I was a baby." Harry began. "That's how I got my name." he finished.

"You're joking!" Ron exclaimed as Harry chuckled.

"Nope!" he cried when suddenly Danny opened up his bright blue eyes for the first time and glanced up at them before he started to cry.

"Uh oh, that's either a sign that he's wet or hungry and considering the fact that I just changed him not too long ago I think he's hungry." Aaron said.

"Can I feed him?" Ginny asked him as he grinned at her.

"Sure, you're his godmother after all." He told her before Brittany carried the car seat inside. "I just hope that he doesn't get any milk over his new Christening outfit." He said as everyone else stepped inside.

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After Danny was fed, Aaron placed a pacifier (dummy) inside his mouth and Harry stepped up to the front of the room to begin the service. "Good morning." He began.

"Good morning!" everyone else echoed back at him.

"I hope you all had a great Easter and let me just be the first one to say a very special welcome to the Parkers and their beautiful newborn son." He said as he started a round of applause. "We thank the Lord that he is here with us and very big and healthy. We're also blessed to have Lottie and Johnny Weasley here with us. Fleur is also looking very good as she is pregnant with her second child and I wish her the best and pray that she stays happy and healthy along with her baby boy or girl.

Now before we get started with Danny's Christening and Sunday school this morning, I'd like us to stand and turn to page three hundred and sixty five as we sing Rock of Ages." Harry said as everyone stood up while Fleur hoisted Johnny up inside her arms and kissed the top of his head while he continued sucking on his own pacifier.

Rock of ages cleft for me.

Let me hide myself in thee.

Rock of ages cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in thee.

Let the water and the blood,

From thy riven side which flowed.

Be of sin the double cure,

Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

Nothing in my hand I bring.

Simply to thy cross I cling.

Naked, come to thee for dress.

Helpless, look to thee for grace.

Vile, I to the fountain fly.

Wash me, Savior, or I die.

Rock of ages cleft for me.

Let me hide myself in thee.

Rock of ages cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in thee.

That's when Harry closed his eyes, bowed his head, and started to pray. "Heavenly Father we come before you this morning Lord to thank you for another beautiful day in which you have made. We ask that you bless this service this morning Lord as well as Aaron and his wife and son that although they both brought him into this world together you were the one who created him in the first place. We ask that you watch over and protect the Parker family and help Danny become the boy and eventual man that you have designed him to be.

Help him come to know you and walk with him along the way throughout his life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray, amen." Harry said.

"Amen." Everyone else chorused together.

"Thank you. Everyone but Brittany Parker may be seated at this time while we perform the Christening ceremony." Harry said as everyone else sat down and Fleur sat Johnny down on top of her lap and Lottie sat down on top of her father's. Brittany bent down and unstrapped Danny out of his car seat before she hoisted him up inside her arms and carried him down the aisle while other people snapped pictures of them.

That's when the preacher walked over to them with a bowl of water. "Daniel Parker, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, amen." He said as he dipped his hands down in the bowl of water and poured them all over his head. Everyone applauded for him as Fleur turned back around and went to go sit back down. That's when Harry dismissed the children for Sunday school and they followed him back inside the room.

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Later on that afternoon after church everyone went over the Parker's house for lunch. The living room was decorated with blue streamers and big blue balloons. Some of them had "It's a boy!" written on them. As Brittany laid Daniel down on the couch to change his diaper Oreo came over to sniff him and lick his face.

"Oreo, no kisses." Aaron told him while he pulled back on his collar as Daniel started screaming his lungs off while his mother wiped his bottom while Oreo started to whimper and place his tail in-between his legs.

"Poor dog, he doesn't understand what that little thing is making all of that racket." Ginny said as Aaron sat down beside her at the table and grinned.

"Oh don't worry, he'll get used to it." He told her before they started eating their lunch together.