Chapter One; A New Responsibility
I'm sorry, I planned on typing this a lot earlier but I had a BAD day today! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it since I'm feeling a LOT better!
Harry parked his car at the curb and waited for Teddy and Heather to get out of charm school. He turned his head and smiled at them as they came out of the building. "Hullo guys how was school today?" he asked them as they climbed inside the car.
"Terrible." Teddy began as they both sat down next to each other and strapped themselves in before Teddy slammed the door shut behind him.
"Really? How come?" Harry asked him out of concern before he stepped on the gas pedal and pulled away from the curb.
"Because next Monday is pet day." He told him while hanging his head miserably.
"Well that sounds like fun. I don't know why you would be so upset about that." Harry said.
"Because Angel is at Hogwarts with Tobey, Precious is with Eve, and they don't allow pitbulls at school. Besides, Zipporah's way too strong for me anyway. It's too bad I don't have a goldfish or something." He said while heaving a deep and heavy sad sigh.
"Yeah, and I've always sort of wanted a hamster." Heather admitted as Harry stopped at the end of the driveway and hit his turn signal.
"Actually I think that sounds like a great idea." He told her before he stepped on the gas pedal again and turned the corner. "Since it's Friday I assume that you don't have any homework." He said as he glanced back into the rearview mirror at them and watched them shake their heads. "Good, I'm going to take you both to the pet store." He told them before he put his foot back on the brake and stopped at a red light but he had barely even touched it when the light turned green again and then he stepped back on the accelerator before slowing down and then turning onto the freeway.
"Really!? You're going to buy us our very own pets!?" Heather exclaimed excitedly as Harry smiled back at her.
"I really don't see why not. After all, I think it's a great way to learn responsibility and you did a great job watching Bugs around the Easter holidays." He told her.
"Yeah, after he escaped from his cage inside Brittany's house at her baby shower." She said.
"Look, I'm really excited and all but could you please turn on the heat?" Teddy asked him while he folded his arms and started to shiver. "It's freezing in here!" he exclaimed as Harry chuckled before he hit the switch.
"Yeah, sure." He told him.
"Thanks." Teddy told him.
"You're welcome." Harry began. "So, Neville and Luna go on their honeymoon today." He told them.
"Oh, where are they going?" Heather asked him.
"I do believe Alaska." He told her before he quickly put his foot on the brake again and slowed down before accelerating and turning off the freeway and onto the exit stopping behind another car. That's when all of a sudden Harry's cellphone rang and he started fishing it out of his pocket before he answered it. "Hullo?" he said.
"Hey Harry it's Jessie." The voice on the other line said as Harry smiled brightly.
"Oh hullo Jessie, what's up?" he asked her while resting his head against the phone.
"I was just wondering if you and Ginny wanted to go horseback riding since Hermione, Tobey, and Eve are at Hogwarts and Luna's busy getting ready to go on her honeymoon." She said.
"Thanks Jessie but I'm kind of busy right now. I just picked up my little brother and sister from charm school and now I'm busy taking them to the pet store." He told her when suddenly the car in front of him moved up a little bit. Harry stepped on the gas and accelerated a few feet before stopping again and then hitting his turn signal. "Since I'm driving maybe I'll catch you later." He told her as the light turned green and he stepped on the accelerator just after the car in front of him started driving away. Then he stopped again before he turned the corner.
"Alright Harry, talk to you later." She told him before he hung up and the shut the lid with one hand and steading the steering wheel with the other hand while he continued driving down the road.
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"Aww, BJ's so cute." Ginny said dreamily while she hung over the top of his stall door and smiled at him. "And he's getting so big!" she exclaimed.
"I know." Jessie said while the two witches watched as the young foal snorted and tossed his head before galloping around his stall.
"I wish that Harry was here, but since he's not do you want to go for a ride?" Jessie asked her.
"Yeah, sure! I'll get Harmony all tacked up. She could use the exercise since Eve's away at Hogwarts and she has a young black stallion to deal with." Ginny told her.
"How's Angelica and her colt doing by the way?" Jessie asked her as Ginny laughed and shook her head.
"Not much of a colt anymore. His horn will be growing in soon. And she's pregnant again." She told her.
"Wow, she's certainly a very active mare." Jessie said before the two girls walked around the corner giggling.
Meanwhile Harry was busy parking his car inside the parking lot in front of the pet store building. Then they all got out of the car and Harry took both his little brother and sister by the hand and all three of them looked both ways before they walked a crossed the parking together. The twins nearly lost their minds when they saw all the adorable kittens and puppies up for sale.
"Remember, we're here to get a goldfish and a hamster. We have too many cats and dogs as it is." Harry told them but Heather simply just shook her head at him.
"No we don't we only have one cat. Can't we please get a kitten please?" she pleaded.
"I dunno, that's up to Dad. Right now we're here to get you a hamster and Teddy a goldfish." He told her before Teddy started jiggling around.
"I have to go to the bathroom!" he cried as Heather started jiggling around after him.
"Me too!" she exclaimed as Harry just simply rolled his eyes at them.
"How many times do I have to tell you two to go before you leave the school?" he inquired while breathing a deep and heavy sigh.
"Well I didn't then, but I do now!" she cried as he breathed another heavy sigh and rolled his eyes again.
"Come on, let's go." He said before he took them each by the hand and led them away.