"Daddy? Mummy?"
Harry sat up in his bed at the sound of Albus's quiet voice. He glanced at the clock- 2am. He looked at his son who was standing in the doorway, looking on the verge of tears. Ginny, who was also awake and pregnant with their child who was due any day now, started to get up but Harry grabbed her arm.
"Don't even think about it Ginny. You need rest."
She would have protested if she was fully awake, but she just smiled weakly before falling asleep again.
Harry swung out of bed and walked over to his son in the doorway, kneeling down so his own green eyes met his.
"Daddy... I had a bad dream," Albus trembled looking at his father with frightened eyes. Harry was extremley tired and wished he could go back to sleep, but he didn't care. Albus needed him. Anything that hurt him would hurt Harry too.
He looked at him understandingly. "What was it about?"
"The bad guys... got you and Mummy... and y-you died and I was alone with James," Albus said, now crying. He flung his arms around his father and sobbed into his shoulder.
"Oh, Albus... I won't ever leave you, I'll be here forever," he whispered as he hugged his son close so he could feel his small heartbeat againt his own. "It was only a dream Al... Mummy and I will always be here. I promise. And I don't break my promises," he kissed his head lightly.
After Albus finished crying, Harry picked him up an took him into his room. His room had been painted with a large mural of Hogwarts on the walls, stretching around the whole perimeter. He loved it, and Harry was quite fond of it too.
As Harry set him in bed, Albus asked, "What if the bad dreams come back?"
"They won't," Harry kissed his black hair and tucked him in. "I promise."
"Love you Daddy," he whispered.
"Love you too. More than anything," Harry kissed him one last time before Albus drifted off, having dreams much more pleasent.
Another short one. I have a few long ones coming up though, so don't worry. :) Please review!
