For Sister Grimm Erin, a wonderful friend and the person who got me to start shipping Harmony (and who came up with the headcanon that sparked this story).

As far as I know, Hermione's father was never given a name in canon, so I made one up to suit my needs.

Lily was going to have a brother.

The problem was: her brother needed a name. And her parents had very different ideas about what that name should be.

"No, Harry. No. We are not going to embarrass our child by naming him Albus Severus," Hermione said firmly.

"But Hermione," Harry began to argue, "it would be a perfect name. Two consecutive Hogwarts headmasters, and the two bravest men I've ever known. And think of the significance of uniting the name of a Gryffindor with that of a Slytherin."

Hermione considered it briefly before shaking her head. "One or the other would be bad enough. But putting the two names together would be sentencing him to a life of people making fun of his name."

"Why would they do that?" Harry asked, apparently sincerely.

Hermione sighed. "Oh, Harry, you've never dealt with it. Your name is too normal. Don't you remember Viktor calling me 'Hermowninny'? It can be embarrassing, Harry, to have a strange name." She paused. "And besides that... I had hoped that we could choose a name that was important to me this time. I mean, I don't mind Lily's being named for your mother, or her middle name being Luna, but well, those names both mean more to you than they do to me."

Harry was somewhat surprised by this statement. By now he was used to Ron wanting his fair share of attention, but Hermione was secure enough that she didn't often need to consciously leave her mark on anything: she knew that she left it without even meaning to.

"What about a name that means something to both of us?" he suggested.

Hermione smiled with relief. "I think that's the best way, Harry," she said kindly. "But what ... I may have it. What do you say to Evan? Your mother's surname, and my father's middle name."

Harry grinned. "Hermione, I think that's nearly as brilliant an idea as you've ever had."