Chapter Three: Where is Tezza?
Harry J. Potter sat up in bed, startled out of the same dream he had had for the past week. It was of his first and only time he had given himself to Severus. Anybody actually, even now, four years later, he still hadn't had a relationship that lasted long enough to lead to anything more than kissing, that was another thing, he didn't want it to go into anything one than kissing.
He felt more than heard two pairs of feet trying to quietly make their way down the hall, and then he definitely heard the creak of the stairs that led to the owlery. Harry signed, it was better to get up and see what the twins were up to than to find certain surprises later, like last year, when they took in a stray cat, and hid it in there room.
The twins, Eileen and Lyly, were born eight minutes apart with Eileen being the oldest. When Severus died, Harry had been six weeks pregnant. Six weeks that were spent hunting and destroying a mad men's soul. And the day he returns, he was thrown into the Final Battle without even a chance to change clothes, let alone find a nowhere to be seen lovers to tell them that they are going to be a father.
Harry came down the stairs to find his two little girls whispering away. Eileen was making hand signals on the air that seem like someone flying and Lyly seem to be jumping up and down, clapping her hands together in excitement. Harry cleared his throat and chuckled as they jumped in surprise.
"May I ask what it is that you two are plotting so early in the morning?"
They looked at each other for a moment
"Morning Daddy!" was the only answer Harry got as they came around to hug and kiss him. Harry giggled, "Good Morning loves. I'm gonna say this right now before you two start getting any ideas, we have a really big day today with all of the Christmas shopping and the dinner at Grandma Molly so no plotting, no schemes. Are we clear missies?" he waited for their nods before kissing both of their foreheads.
"Good. Now what do you want for breakfast?"…..
Harry watch the girls walk hand in hand a couple of feet in front of him, people giving them cooing looks. They really did look adorable in their identical winter dresses, snow boots and covered by matching hooded poncho sweaters. Clothing curtsey of Draco L. Malfoy, why? Because 'Be they blood or not... a Malfoy's little sisters are so not going to be dressed by a Potter.' Harry hadn't fought him over it, he already wasn't allowed to dress himself... What was the point of fighting now. They passed the day from shop to shop stopping for a quick lunch at a cozy cafe a little after mid-day before continuing again.
They had about two hours before dinner at the Weaslie's when they entered the pet shop , at request of the twins.
The minute they entered the almost empty stored the sales girl gave them her full attention.
"Hello, what can I do for you?" her smile was soft and her eyes were warm.
It was Eileen who replied "Do you have owl treats? Our Great Horn Owl is delivering a letter somewhere really far away." she gestured for her to bent down so that she could whispered in her ear in a very typical four year old manner, very loudly. "We sent a letter to Santa."
Harry wasn't sure if he had heard right, they sent his best owl to the North Pole. THE NORTH POLE! He tried to keep his exasperated sign in, failing miserably. The guys were gonna get a laugh out if this, he was sure of it...
