Harry sat at his desk, finishing up gathering up the homework that his students had turned in that day. He didn't have much time, Hermione would be expecting him. As he straightened up his desk, he thought over the events of the past years. It seemed like only yesterday that he was a student here himself, battling Voldemort for the first time. How time had flown. Now Hermione and he were married and both professors at Hogwarts. After graduation, Dumbledore had offered them both jobs---Harry was the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and Hermione was the most beloved History of Magic teacher that Hogwarts had ever known, using her special skills to bring history alive.
It was hard to believe that he and Hermione had gotten married. They had always been friends since their first year at Hogwarts, but in their last year at Hogwarts he had come to see her in a different light. They started dating, and a year after graduation they were married. Now, they were about to celebrate their fifth anniversary with a new addition to their family. Today was Hermione's last day at Hogwarts, unknown to her they were throwing her a baby shower after school.
With their new child on the way, his thoughts turned to his former arch nemesis, Voldemort. In his seventh year, he had finally rid the world of him. Of course, there were other dark wizards to be worried about so he couldn't let his guard down for good, but at least his son or daughter won't have to go through what he did while growing up.
Standing up, he headed out the door and down the hall towards Hermione's room, where he found her sitting at her desk.
"How are you feeling, hon?"
"Harry, I'm exhausted. I really am going to miss this place, though. You should have seen my students today, they were so upset that they were going to get another boring History of Magic teacher because I was leaving. Apparently, they had heard rumors about previous professors."
Chuckling, Harry gave her a hug,"I have to stop in the staff room real quick and then we can go home, okay?"
"Okay, Harry."
As they exited her classroom, they ran into Draco Malfoy, who, unfortunately, had been chosen as Snape's successor upon his forced retirement,"Well, well, well, if it isn't Harry Halfblood and Hermione Mudblood. So, when's the little bastard due?"
Scowling darkly at Malfoy, Harry turned to Hermione,"Let's get going, Herm. He's not worth our time,"Turning his back on Draco, he lead Hermione down the hall to the staff room.
"I'm glad you're leaving, mud blood! Only purebloods like myself should be teaching at Hogwarts!"
"Just ignore him, Hermione. You know how he is, and he's not worth it. Think of our baby that will be coming soon."
"He knows how to cut me to the quick, Harry. He always has,"Hermione was on the verge of tears.
"I'm going to talk to Dumbledore about him. But for now,"Harry said, opening up the door to the staff room...
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"All the professors shouted as Hermione entered the room. The room was brightly decorated with balloons and streamers, and a pile of presents was stacked on the floor next to a rocking chair.
Hermione's mood lifted considerably as she and Harry opened their presents and enjoyed some food and time with their fellow professors. Everyone but Draco was there, wishing them only the best and congratulating them. The party went on for several hours, and then Harry and Hermione thanked them and told them that they had to get going since Hermione was really getting tired.
Using the shrinking spell, Harry reduced all the gifts so that they would fit into his pocket, and after one last group hug they used flue powder to get back into their house.
"You devil!"Hermione laughed, punching Harry playfully on the arm,"You were in on that, weren't you?"
"Of course. Don't you think I would be a part of my beautiful wife's baby shower?"Bending down, Harry picked Hermione up in his arms and carried her up to their bedroom,"Now, you rest. I'll go put the presents in the nursery."
Hermione's eyes closed and soon she was fast asleep. Harry watched her tenderly for a few minutes, then quietly went out the door and into the nursery that was all ready for the baby. He took the gifts out of his pocket one by one and restored them to their original size, putting them in their proper places in the nursery. When everything was in order, he headed back into the bedroom and went to sleep beside Hermione.
He woke to Hermione's frantic voice,"Harry, wake up!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"It's time, we got to get to the hospital."
Dumbledore had given them the name of a doctor and a hospital which specialized in magical patients, so he and Hermione apparated there right away. Once there, they were given preferential treatment and taken to the nicest room they had. It wasn't too long before the cries of a newborn baby pierced the air.
"It's a girl!"The doctor said, laying her on Hermione's chest.
"She's beautiful,"Hermione said softly, and so she was. She had the dark hair of her father, but it was curly like her mother's. Even though she was a newborn, she opened her eyes and they were bright green, the color of Harry's. Her eyes were bright and twinkling, and Harry and Hermione knew that their daughter was something special.
"Hermione, why don't we name her Harmony? That way her name has a little bit of each of ours in it."
"I like that. Harmony Potter,"Hermione whispered, drifting off to sleep.
Gently lifting his daughter from Hermione's arms, Harry cradled her and looked into her beautiful face,"You are a wonder, Harmony. I am just glad that the world you grow up in will be better than the one I did."
Just then, a searing pain cut through his brow like a knife, a pain he hadn't felt for years,"Oh, no,"He whispered,"what's going on now?"
What he didn't know was he was being watched, someone already knew about the birth of little Harmony Potter and wasn't happy about it....
It was hard to believe that he and Hermione had gotten married. They had always been friends since their first year at Hogwarts, but in their last year at Hogwarts he had come to see her in a different light. They started dating, and a year after graduation they were married. Now, they were about to celebrate their fifth anniversary with a new addition to their family. Today was Hermione's last day at Hogwarts, unknown to her they were throwing her a baby shower after school.
With their new child on the way, his thoughts turned to his former arch nemesis, Voldemort. In his seventh year, he had finally rid the world of him. Of course, there were other dark wizards to be worried about so he couldn't let his guard down for good, but at least his son or daughter won't have to go through what he did while growing up.
Standing up, he headed out the door and down the hall towards Hermione's room, where he found her sitting at her desk.
"How are you feeling, hon?"
"Harry, I'm exhausted. I really am going to miss this place, though. You should have seen my students today, they were so upset that they were going to get another boring History of Magic teacher because I was leaving. Apparently, they had heard rumors about previous professors."
Chuckling, Harry gave her a hug,"I have to stop in the staff room real quick and then we can go home, okay?"
"Okay, Harry."
As they exited her classroom, they ran into Draco Malfoy, who, unfortunately, had been chosen as Snape's successor upon his forced retirement,"Well, well, well, if it isn't Harry Halfblood and Hermione Mudblood. So, when's the little bastard due?"
Scowling darkly at Malfoy, Harry turned to Hermione,"Let's get going, Herm. He's not worth our time,"Turning his back on Draco, he lead Hermione down the hall to the staff room.
"I'm glad you're leaving, mud blood! Only purebloods like myself should be teaching at Hogwarts!"
"Just ignore him, Hermione. You know how he is, and he's not worth it. Think of our baby that will be coming soon."
"He knows how to cut me to the quick, Harry. He always has,"Hermione was on the verge of tears.
"I'm going to talk to Dumbledore about him. But for now,"Harry said, opening up the door to the staff room...
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"All the professors shouted as Hermione entered the room. The room was brightly decorated with balloons and streamers, and a pile of presents was stacked on the floor next to a rocking chair.
Hermione's mood lifted considerably as she and Harry opened their presents and enjoyed some food and time with their fellow professors. Everyone but Draco was there, wishing them only the best and congratulating them. The party went on for several hours, and then Harry and Hermione thanked them and told them that they had to get going since Hermione was really getting tired.
Using the shrinking spell, Harry reduced all the gifts so that they would fit into his pocket, and after one last group hug they used flue powder to get back into their house.
"You devil!"Hermione laughed, punching Harry playfully on the arm,"You were in on that, weren't you?"
"Of course. Don't you think I would be a part of my beautiful wife's baby shower?"Bending down, Harry picked Hermione up in his arms and carried her up to their bedroom,"Now, you rest. I'll go put the presents in the nursery."
Hermione's eyes closed and soon she was fast asleep. Harry watched her tenderly for a few minutes, then quietly went out the door and into the nursery that was all ready for the baby. He took the gifts out of his pocket one by one and restored them to their original size, putting them in their proper places in the nursery. When everything was in order, he headed back into the bedroom and went to sleep beside Hermione.
He woke to Hermione's frantic voice,"Harry, wake up!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"It's time, we got to get to the hospital."
Dumbledore had given them the name of a doctor and a hospital which specialized in magical patients, so he and Hermione apparated there right away. Once there, they were given preferential treatment and taken to the nicest room they had. It wasn't too long before the cries of a newborn baby pierced the air.
"It's a girl!"The doctor said, laying her on Hermione's chest.
"She's beautiful,"Hermione said softly, and so she was. She had the dark hair of her father, but it was curly like her mother's. Even though she was a newborn, she opened her eyes and they were bright green, the color of Harry's. Her eyes were bright and twinkling, and Harry and Hermione knew that their daughter was something special.
"Hermione, why don't we name her Harmony? That way her name has a little bit of each of ours in it."
"I like that. Harmony Potter,"Hermione whispered, drifting off to sleep.
Gently lifting his daughter from Hermione's arms, Harry cradled her and looked into her beautiful face,"You are a wonder, Harmony. I am just glad that the world you grow up in will be better than the one I did."
Just then, a searing pain cut through his brow like a knife, a pain he hadn't felt for years,"Oh, no,"He whispered,"what's going on now?"
What he didn't know was he was being watched, someone already knew about the birth of little Harmony Potter and wasn't happy about it....
