For the Connect the Weasleys Challenge (James and Albus; open your eyes); the If You Dare Challenge (623. Innocence); the Family Bootcamp (2. Seeing) and the Fantastic Beasts Challenge (Erkling)
James is two when they bring Albus home.
To be honest, he simply cannot see the draw of the new baby. His entire family drops by to coo over him.
James is only two, but he's old enough to understand the whispers. Truth be told, he just cannot see what's so special about the fact that Albus has fingers or toes – everyone does, not just the new baby.
To James, Albus is an irritant. He's the reason James cannot sleep at night, the one who's cries persist in waking James up.
He simply doesn't understand why Albus is so special.
It's been a week since Albus came home.
James walks softly over to the baby's cot. For once, it's only the two of them in the room, his parents sound asleep.
Albus is still sleeping. But then again, Albus is almost always sleeping.
James has only seen to expression's on his little brother's face – either he's asleep, or his face is wrinkled up in agony and his cries are bringing the house down around them.
This time, there are no elders around, and James is determined to find out what makes his brother so special. Maybe it's something that the elders have hidden from him, and this is the perfect time to find out.
James scrambles up the little set of stairs his mother had conjured so that he could see Albus with her and peeps down into the cot. He still can't see anything special, just a little wrinkly baby whose eyes are closed.
And then suddenly, Albus yawns, his little hands hitting the bed restlessly. He lets out another yawn, and his eyes open slowly.
The first thing James' notices is that they're green, green like his father's eyes are. And then the baby looks right at James and lets out a little content sigh.
Suddenly, James understands.
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