Naming Hurry James Potter
Summary: How did Harry really get 'Harry' as his name?
A/N: A little thought what I got and wanted to share with you. I apologize my possible mistakes (as a non-native speaker), please tell me so I can improve :)
I hope that you enjoy and tell me what you thought! (So I might dare to complete my longer ones and publish them someday too.)
There was a few guest over in a one of the Potter's smaller estates, which was very unusual at these dark times we were having. Not many, though, only little under ten excluding the family of three. They were all centered in their beatifully decorated living room, with the family and one of the guests in front of the others who were sitting.
When the time was right, the parents gave their four days old baby boy to the man standing with them, who hold him with one hand, his other hand over the boys head. Usually the custom was to wait until the child was older, at least a month or two old, but like it was already said, these were dark times.
But back to the ceremony.
"With these people as witnesses, I, Sirius Black, your godfather name you-" Sirius had barely started when he stopped suddenly, lowered his voice down and wishpered to James. "What was it again?"
"Wait a minute, I give you the paper", answered James and started to search the many hidden pockets of his robes. He searched. And searched. After a while Lily started to stamping her right foot impatiently when the guests started mumbling among each other. Even the baby was starting to twist in Sirius one-hand-hold.
"Hurry, James!" she wishpered loudly, obviously very angry. Unfortunately her husband wasn't the only one who heard her.
"..I name you Harry James Potter" Sirius announced with a load voice.
Right after that all of their few guests started clapping and cheered: "So mote to be. Long live to Harry James Potter!"
Lily and James turned to look at each other, then to Sirius, to 'Harry', and then to the clapping guests and again to each other. After that James burst into laughter finding at finally the missing piece of paper, while Lily glared him angrily with a very McGonagall-like fashion, though the corner of her lips also twitched little. Still she worked to keep her angry glare while James was very much trying not to collapse on floor.
"James! Lily! What are you doing still there? Come over here lets start the party-half now when all that stupid official part is over!" Sirius called from the other side of their living room where he already was socialising with the other people at present, and showing of his cute little godson. Blissfully ignorant of the mistake what he had done.
"Well, that one isn't bad either" reassures James to her wife after he calmed down a little. Lily scowled at him first, then complied.
"No it isn't. It's pretty good actually. But, still, I would have wanted.. Anyway, the ritual is already over, and magic has regonized him as Harry James.
"But don't think that you get out of it this easily" she added with a scowl.
"I bet that I know just the way to mollify your ire, my dear wife" James smirked.
"But lets just forget this for a moment and enjoy the last evening to spend with our friend for a while, starting tomorrow we have to stay in our new safe-home. And look, even the Longbottoms have come here! And Peter of course. And Remus, even though.. well, no use to mull it now" he said with a downcast look at his face. Then he forced a cheerful smile, burned the paper in his hand and walked towards their guests and son while holding hands reassuringly.