It took us about 2 hours to fill out all the required paperwork, to adopt both Henry and Sam. By the time we got home Harry, Henry and Sam were all asleep. "Harry, sweetie, it's time to wake up, it's lunch time." I whispered, gently shaking him awake.
"Annie Wosie," Harry said as his eyes fluttered open. After waking up Henry, we all had grilled cheese for lunch and I had Zander use magic to turn a sippycup into a bottle and pouring some milk into the bottle, I my husband also turn the milk into formula and fed baby Sam.
As the next few weeks rushed by Henry and Sam were becoming more and more like children to me. I mean, at first Henry was so quiet and Sam always cried. But now, Henry wasn't afraid to tell you what he thought and Sam's first word to me was "mama." By mid July Henry and Sam were calling me "mama" and Zander "papa."
"So, what are you going to get the boys for their birthday?" asked Xayla, the morning of July 20.
I looked at her over my breakfast and smiled. "Well, I'm getting Harry and Henry some muggle toys, Zander is buying them a muggle television, along with a VCR and some movies to put in their room and Sirius wants to get them each a pet. So, what are you going to get them for their birthday."
"I'm getting them each a toy broomstick." she said grinning.
"But wait," I began but Xayla held up a hand, silencing me.
"Henry is a half blood." Xayla walked out of the room and came back in about 5 minutes later with a small stack of papers. "I went back to the orphanage and got the name of they're parents. It turns out Henry and Sam have different fathers, Henrys father left his mother before he was born and Sam's father met their mother one week after Henry was born." She explained grinning.
"Okay, but how do you know Henrys father is a wizard?" I asked genuinely confused.
"DNA tests and Ministry of Magic records." Xayla said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, which to me it obviously wasn't.
I grinned all the same, "Woah, you do your research don't you?" I laughed and she nodded. "This is wonderful, this means that Harry and Henry can go to Hogwarts together."
"Your still sending Harry to Hogwarts?" Xayla asked surprised.
I smiled, "Yes, but I'm not going to send him looking like himself, I'm going to change his looks and his name is known as James Xander Darken."
How will you be changing his looks?" she asked.
"Well," I began, "I haven't figured that out until now. I'm going to have Harry take Polyjuice potion.. I plan to pass Harry and Henry off as identical twins."
"It's brilliant," began Xayla but then said, "But you'd have to give him the polyjuice potion every hour, on the hour. How'll you manage that?"
I grinned, "Nah, just once a week... I had That brilliantly beautiful brother of yours look into the matter and he discovered that with a few added ingredients, the timespan of the potion can be lengthened. he also informed me that he is going to be applying to work at Hogwarts so he can keep an eye on Harry."
"You have his whole life planned out, don't you?" she grinned.
"Of course," I said and we both laughed. "If I couldn't do something so simple, what kind of aunt would I be?" I said and we laughed again.
The next eleven days passed quickly, Harry and Henry woke me up at about 6:30 in the morning on July 31st. "ANNIE WOSIE!" Harry screamed running into the room, Henry right behind him. "UNTUL ZANER!" Harry continued his screaming, as he jumped onto the bed.
Henry hesitated at the foot of the bed, but then jumped on the bed as well and started screaming, "MAMA, PAPA!"
"WATE UP IS OUR BIRFDAY!" They screamed in unison.
After Zander and I were awake and dressed, we all went to go wake up Sirius and Xayla. As soon as we walked into Sirius' room, I grabbed Harrys and Henrys arms and pulled them right back out of the room, before bursting into fits of uncontrollable laughter. We had just walked in on Sirius and Xayla snogging!
"It's not funny." whined Xayla as she followed a laughing Zander out of the room.
"Aw, Xayla it's not funny...it's hysterical." I said still giggling.
Zander turned and gave her a serious look. "Your lucky I don't beat the living crap out of him." Then he started laughing at the look she was giving him.
"How long have you two been together?" I asked as we walked down the stairs.
Xayla blushed as said quietly, "About four months."
"Really, Why didn't you tell us?" I asked surprised.
"Because, Zander is so overprotective and I know you could never keep something like this from him." I nodded in understanding, when suddenly she grabbed my arm.
I stared at her in alarm, "What is it?" I asked in a worried voice.
She looked at me and stuttered, "Can... Can we talk in privet?" She asked and I nodded.
"Of course."
With that, she dragged me into the bathroom, right around the corner from the stairs and biting her lip, she shifted from one foot to the other... "Rose.. I- Sirius and I haven't just been dating." She whispered and I raised an eyebrow. "We've... We've... Rose, Sirius and I have been having sex."
My eyes widened, "What?! Xayla! How long?! If Zander finds out! Wait..? Why'd you tell me, just a few minutes ago, you said I couldn't keep anything from Zander..."
Suddenly tears filled her eyes and I stared at her shocked as she said, "Rose...I need you to tell him... B- because.., oh Rose, I wasn't careful enough... Rose, I'm pregnant!" Xayla cried and my jaw fell open in nothing short of pure shock.
I stared at her, eyes wide "Oh, Xayla... why didn't you tell anyone?" Was all I could say...
She looked at me with a small watery smile. "Because, now I fear for Sirius' life." She said and I hugged her awkwardly... The thought of Xayla being pregnant was so- Bizarre- She'd always been such a free spirit, always dating then dumping and occasionally getting hurt in the process. A lot of the time Zander scared boys away like the overprotective brother he was, but this was so... Strange...
"One more thing, Does Sirius know?" I asked and at her nod, we pulled apart and went back into the kitchen.
Sighing as we entered, I took Zander by the hand and informed him that we needed to talk alone. Nodding, he followed me out to the porch where, slowly, I took a deep breath and told him what Xayla had told me. "No way!?" Zander exclaimed, completely at a loss for words. "Woah... My baby sister..? I swear when I get my hands on him- I'll freaking kill him!" Zander growled and I grabbed his hand.
"You will do no such thing Zander Darken. You hear me? Xayla is stressed enough as it is, now, I know you're upset but just at least try and be happy for her." I said and sighing reluctantly, Zander nodded.
"Alright..." He whispered quietly and nodding, I led him back inside.
Harry and Henry were made a special breakfast, then opening their presents, I took pictures, I was glad they loved all their presents and each got they're own little cookie cake, (I had to cut it into smaller pieces of course so they could eat it.) They also then ate lots of chocolate ice cream so by 6:00pm I had two very hyper toddlers and a very bouncy baby who kept giggling and it seemed every 15 minutes would start crying because he needed a diaper change.
By bedtime however everyone was exhausted. After giving all the children baths, It took no more then 5 minutes to get each of them to sleep. Zander and I went to bed at about 10:00pm. "So, are you ever going to speak to Sirius ever again?" I asked Zander as we climbed into bed.
My husband huffed, "Maybe..." He said bluntly and smiling, I leaned against him, and he set an arm gently over my stomach as we fell fast asleep.
It felt like only seconds had passed when I woke suddenly as a sharp pain shot through my waist and I was surrounded by a puddle of water.
