Godfather
Companions
"Well then, where is he? I want to meet my best mate's godson."
Harry quickly shushed Ron and gestured to an open doorway behind him. "He's sleeping, and Merlin help us if you wake him up…"
Ron grinned, "Sleeping, I get it. You've told us how much of a terror he is when he's awake sometimes."
"Ron! You shouldn't call Teddy a terror, he's just a baby, he doesn't know what he's doing." Hermione intervened.
Harry snorted, "Sure, and I'm the Queen of England."
Ron looked between the two of them, bewildered. "We have a queen? Since when?"
Hermione smiled at her new boyfriend, "It's a figure of speech Ron, a muggle saying."
Ron 'ahhed' in understanding and lowered himself onto a soft brown leather couch. Hermione quickly took her place next to him while Harry sat in the matching armchair across from them.
"So how have things been?"
Hermione instantly brightened, "Never better! They're almost finished with the Death Eater trials and the Ministry is at least somewhat efficient now. At least it's not corrupt anymore, though you can never be too sure…"
"And those under the Imperius have been freed?"
"Yes, but it was rather difficult to manage, you see, we had to be absolutely sure the inspector checking for the Imperius wasn't under the curse themselves. So they've hired those who are unaffected by it, like you, but they are far and few so the process is slow."
"At least something is getting done.'
Ron cleared his throat loudly, "As wonderful as it is to talk about the Ministry," he said with obvious sarcasm, "Can we talk about something else? You know, something cheerful."
"What do you suggest Ron?"
"Well, tell us more about how Teddy's been. Raising a kid all by yourself Harry, right after the war too, must be tough."
Harry shrugged, "I actually thought it would be a whole lot worse, but we're getting used to each other. He's stopped changing his hair color in public now, after we got chased by several more elderly woman complaining about bad parenting and how I would be put away for good if I did that back in their day." Ron desperately choked down laughter at this.
Harry punched Ron's shoulder and scowled, "Don't laugh."
"But it's funny Harry! You have to laugh at funny things, otherwise how would we manage to get through a whole day?"
"You'd frown," Harry replied dryly.
"Oh come on Harry, it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown anyway." Hermione butted in.
Harry instantly scowled, "I'm beginning to miss the old days when you two argued, Ron's been a bad influence on you Hermione."
"I have not!"
Harry winced as a cry rang through the room, "Brilliant Ron, you woke up Teddy."
Ron looked sheepish and shrugged, "Sorry Harry." He looked down at his pocket watch, "It's time for me and Hermione to go anyway."
Harry, on his way to the bedroom, looked back over his shoulder confused. "You just got here."
"We've reserved a lunch date at a nice muggle restaurant." Hermione's smile lit up the room almost as well as the Lumos charm.
Harry returned a smile, "Well then, don't let me interrupt, off with you lovebirds, off I say!" He gave them a backwards wave and walked into his and Teddy's room. He paid no mind to the two voices ringing "Leaky Cauldron!" and brought Teddy into his arms.
"Hey there, why are you crying?" Harry bounced the baby up and down lightly and was pleased to see Teddy gave out happy gurgles in response.
"You just did that to make them leave didn't you?" He received another happy gurgle in reply. "I don't care what Hermione says, you're a menace born and bred."
This time Teddy answered with the foul odor emanating from his diaper.
"…Sometimes I don't know whether to love you or hate you Teddy."
LBH: Lately, I just can't write anything and it makes me so frustrated. This came out pretty decent, so it must not be that serious. Though I can't say I'm a good writer to begin with…
