Parenthood

Chapter 3

"Professor Potter, sir?" Harry awoke to his shoulder being shaken vigorously. In his half asleep state, he groggily reached for his wand and pointed it at the offender.

"Petrificus Totalus," He muttered and tried to move away. The shaking continued and he lifted his head up. He opened his eyes and was greeted by the nervous, but amused face of one of his second year students.

"Young Mss Bevins… what are you doing here?" Harry was genuinely confused.

"Um… it's time for class. You've been asleep since before we all got here," she said as she shuffled her feet shyly.

"Class?…..Oh!" He turned his head to see his classroom full of second year Slytherins and Gryffindors. He stood up from his chair, cringing as his back cracked from being slumped over the desk. He waved Lindsay Bevins back to her seat.

"Ah… I see. Thank you very much. Five points to Slytherin for waking me," Harry said in an authoritative voice. He raised his wand to start roll call when he noticed that he wasn't holding his wand, but a pointer stick instead.

"No wonder the spell didn't work," he muttered. "Er… why don't you all tell me how the substitute fared while I was away?" He asked as he dropped the pointer stick.

Later that week, Ginny had grown sick and tired of being isolated in their Hogwarts living quarters.

"Harry, let's just take Elias to dinner and eat in the Great Hall," she suggested.

"But what about the loud noise? Won't that bother him?" Harry asked.

"It's not that loud."

"What if he gets hungry?"

"Then I'll feed him," Ginny sighed.

"How!"

"With this!" Ginny pulled up her shirt and flashed Harry.

"No way! Unacceptable. I forbid you from breastfeeding out there," Harry shook his head.

"It's perfectly natural!"

"So is taking a piss, but you don't do that in the Great Hall. I'm not going to let everyone look at your- your…" Harry gestured towards his wife's chest.

"Breasts?"

"Yes!"

"Elias will be covering them. Nobody will see."

"I said no and I mean it." Harry put his foot down.

"Oh I see… The Almighty Boy Who Lived has forbidden me from leaving here, is that it?"

"No, you can go anywhere as long as you-"

"But I can't feed my child in public? You think that because you defeated the Dark Lord you can boss me around like it's the Middle Ages?" Ginny's voice dripped with sarcasm

"So this is all a joke to you? The dangers I faced just to keep you safe. I went through hell for most of my life and almost died at least once a year. I killed Voldemort to keep you safe!" Harry yelled.

"Oh yeah!" Ginny yelled back. She took two stalking steps towards him. "I've bled every month since I was eleven and then finally got a break for nine months… but in those nine months… I made, carried, and gave birth to your son. I was in labor for nine hours! I shoved a human being out through my vagina! And now for payback from the menstrual gods, I have my period for six straight weeks! I'll do whatever I damn well please!"

With that, Ginny spun on her heal and stalked out of the room, leaving behind a speechless husband.

End chapter

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