AN: Sorry it has been a while, but I have a LOT of exams recently, at least three a week, and in the next couple of months there will be more, and more and more. Just be warned updates may be slow. Sorry.
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Chapter eleven Harry's Pov
The next morning I didn't want to get up. My feet were still where they had been last night and they were toasty warm. George was hugging me to him and I was comfortable and I was also wondering if what had happened yesterday was a dream. If it was it was a really good one. I screwed my eyes shut.
" Harry are you okay?" Fred asked.
George was still asleep.
" I'm hoping its not a dream."
" What's not a dream?"
" What happened yesterday."
" It's real Harry I promise you open your eyes."
I did so bit by bit and I looked down at my left hand and beamed. It hadn't been a dream. I sat up gently trying not to wake George. He moved slightly so I pressed Liam into his arms and he fell back to sleep. Fred laughed. Fred had received a camera for Christmas and he walked over and took a photo of him.
" Harry you know the album you gave George?"
" Yeah?"
" You have one yourself don't you?"
" Yeah its the same."
" Want this photo in it?"
" Thanks."
" If I have photos I'll think you like I will give them to you."
" I'll buy you an album and the ones with you in I'll give to you."
" You don't have to."
" Lalalala I'm not listening."
" Childish much?"
" Hark who's talking."
" Hey!"
" Yes?"
" That's it."
He ran at me.
When George woke up I was tired to the chair next to Fred's bed while Fred snapped a photo of me like that. I scowled.
" Every year! Every bloody year." I sighed.
" You didn't last year." He pointed out.
" Not at Christmas but I definitely did in May."
" Good point."
" Morning."
" Ooops sorry Katie I forgot you were asleep." George said.
" Katie save me!" I cried.
" Hmmm."
" Please I'll do anything!" I begged.
" Say Katie's my best friend and the prettiest female you have ever met. The best sister and quidditch player and has amazing hair and is very kind." She joked.
" Katie's my best friend and the prettiest female I have ever met. The best sister and quidditch player and has amazing hair and is very kind." I said.
" Don't worry Harry wonder woman will save you!" She cried.
I laughed.
She leapt at Fred knocking him to the ground. I laughed and she freed me and I hugged her. She smiled.
" My hero!" I cried faking batting my eyelashes.
George had taken photos of the whole thing.
" What about me?" He cried.
" You refused to save me!" I fake sobbed.
" I'm sorry but the monster was too big for me to defeat." He cried.
" I guess I can forgive you. Thanks Wonder woman." I said.
" Your welcome now I must leave the world needs me!"
" Farewell."
She broke down laughing as did I.
" One question who's wonder woman?" George asked.
That made us laugh harder.
" What's going on?" Lee asked emerging bleary eyed.
" Your girlfriend saved me from a monster by tackling him to the ground." I told him.
" What monster? Fred or George?"
" Hey why do you assume its us?" Fred asked.
" Was it?"
" Well...yeah."
" Exactly. So which one?"
" Fred." I sighed.
" Ah the hideous one." Lee said.
" Hey! I'm the better looking twin!" He cried.
" I beg to differ!" I laughed.
" That's it!" He cried leaping at me.
I ended up smacking my head on the floor, hard and tears blurred to my eyes slightly. Merlin that hurt. Fred leapt off me and helped me up hurriedly before hugging me.
" I am so sorry Harry I didn't think you'd hurt yourself."
" Its fine."
I blinked.
George came over and wrapped me in a hug. He kissed the spot my head had whacked. My head was banging from where I had hit it and I could tell a killer migrane was coming on. I went and lay back down in bed.
" Harry are you sure you're okay?" Fred asked worriedly.
" I'm fine."
He raised an eyebrow.
I felt sick and pretty dizzy which I had a feeling was not good at all. I stood quickly stumbling over my own feet slightly before closing the door to the toilet and locking it before being sick into the toilet. I could hear them banging on the door.
" Harry are you okay?" George called.
" I'm fine."
" Can you let me in?"
I was sick again and didn't answer. I heard the door click open and felt someone rubbing circles on my back while someone else ran their fingers through my hair softly. I continued to be sick.
" I'm off to get Madam Pomfrey." I heard Lee say.
" No don't I'm fine."
" But...?" Fred started to question.
" No I'm fine I just need to sleep it off."
" Well..."
" Please." I begged.
" Fine."
" George you have to go and see your Mum and Dad." I said.
" But not without you."
" They'll be waiting. Take a photo if you must."
" But..."
" Please they need to know."
" Fine but I'm coming straight back."
" Deal."
I finished being sick and violently attacked my teeth with the toothbrush trying to get away the horrid taste. I then stumbled back into the room and into the spare bed they had.
" Er Harry?" George asked.
" Its closer to the bathroom and if I am sick it won't be on your bed." I told him.
" All right."
" Harry don't go to sleep yet." Katie said.
" I'm tired."
" Fifteen more minutes please." She begged.
" Oh the muggle rhyme."
" Yeah."
" What muggle rhyme?" Lee asked.
" Its raining,
Its pouring,
The old man is snoring,
He went to bed,
And bumped his head,
and didn't get up in the morning." Katie said.
" But its not raining?" Fred said.
" Its snowing." Lee commented.
" That's not the important part its the last three bits." She said.
" Oh." They said.
" What time is it?" I asked.
" Five to twelve."
" George go."
" But..."
" Now please."
" Fine." He said before leaving.
Georges Pov
" Cockroach clusters."
The griffin moved to a side and I climbed the spiral stairs carefully and knocked on the door. The door swung open and I entered and saw Mum and Dad were sat in the chairs and next to them was Bill and Remus Lupin.
" Ahh George where's Harry?"
" There was an accident around twenty minutes ago and he's sleeping."
" What sort of accident?"
" We were messing about and Fred pounced at him and he smacked his head. He's going to sleep in around ten minutes when Katie lets him."
" How bad is it?" Dumbledore asked seriously.
" He was sick."
" You probably should take him to Madam Pomfrey." He said.
" He said he didn't want to go. He would have tried to run from us but he was dizzy so it would more than likely have made him worse."
" Can we see him after to make sure he's okay?" Mum asked.
" Of course Molly now George I believe you have something to tell your Mum, Dad, Bill and Remus."
" Harry and I are engaged." I whispered quietly.
" Really?" Remus asked.
" None of the rest of us heard that can you tell us a little more loudly?" Bill asked.
" Harry and I got engaged!" I told them.
Mum froze and the rest looked gob-smacked and I whipped Fred's camera out and took the photo. They all blinked at me stupidly.
" Is that the Potter marriage ring that's been passed down the centuries?" Bill asked.
" Yeah."
" Who proposed to who?" Dad asked.
" I proposed to Harry yesterday morning. He had the ring as he had been thinking of the best time to do it."
" AWWWWW!" Mum cried finally snapping out of it.
" What happened?" Bill asked curiously.
" I had got the ring for Harry for Christmas and wrapped it up and when he opened it I took it from his hands and proposed."
" Awww it reminds me of James and Lily's engagement." Remus said.
" What happened?" I asked curiously.
" Well..."
" Wait!"
" What's the matter?"
" Well I was wondering if we could go to the dorms and you can tell Harry as he doesn't know."
" Well I'm surprised Petunia didn't tell him."
" We got him away from them. He hasn't lived with that Cow and the Whale since before his second year." Dad spat out.
" Why not?"
" We would tell you but its up to Harry. Its not up to us to tell now come on."
" We're coming."
We walked out of the office and Dumbledore came as well.
" How many knows?" Mum asked.
" Everyone more than likely. Including the weird sisters, Percy, Ludo Bagman and within the next few days more than likely Rita Skeeter and then the world."
" How come the weird sisters found out before us?" Mum asked.
" And the Slytherins?" Bill asked.
" Fred told the weird sisters who announced it to everyone."
" That boy."
" Anyway Harry's really excited about it but he was worried something's so he sorted two of the things out yesterday as he said he was sure about these two and if they said no it would more than likely take him three years to think up new ones."
" What things?" Remus asked.
" Who's walking him down the isle and his best man." I said.
" Who's walking him down the isle?" Remus asked.
" Percy."
Remus looked crestfallen and I felt sorry for him but I was astounded that he may have considered that Harry would have chosen him. Harry knew him last year as a teacher and not seen nor heard from him since then.
" Who's best man?" Bill asked.
" Well obviously mine is Fred."
" Obviously."
" Harry chose Lee."
" I didn't know they were particularly close?" Dad said.
" They are. From what I've heard Lees helping Harry get over his fear of water." Dumbledore said.
" What fear of water?"
" Did he not tell you? Harry has a fear of water. He was willing to give it a try when you all went to Egypt and he went in the pool which increased his fears." Dumbledore told us.
" Because of what Charlie did?" Bill asked.
" I believe so." Dumbledore said.
" What did Charlie do?" Dad asked concerned.
" Well Harry can't swim so he obviously made sure he could reach the floor meaning he didn't come up to the deep end." I said.
" So he was half way across the pool from us as Harry isn't exactly tall." Bill said.
" Well Charlie picked him up and brought him to the deep end and Harry tried to struggle away from Charlie but Charlie dropped him a few meters away from himself." I told them.
" Oh Merlin." Dad said.
" George dived down and got him and got him out and Harry refused to go back in the water." Bill said.
" Harry read a book and he had nightmares about the water for weeks."
" When we were on the whole holiday he never went in the water again. Not pools, baths or the sea. He showered but that was it." Bill said.
" Why didn't we notice?"
" You were too busy playing with Ginny at the time."
" Do you remember hearing Fred and I shouting no?"
" Yeah we were thought you were playing." Mum said.
" No we were trying to make sure Harry didn't get thrown in but Charlie didn't listen to us."
" Oh poor Harry. Albus why is he scared of water in the first place?" Remus asked.
" I do believe it is up to Harry to tell you that."
We entered the common room and people stared at us as we walked upstairs. We swung open the door to see the other three surrounding Harry who was sat up but looked incredibly pale.
" Are you sure Harry?" Fred asked.
" Positive."
" Harry dear!"
" Mrs Weasley, Mr Weasley, Bill, Professor Dumbledore, Professor Lupin what are you doing here?"
" Harry are you okay?" Mum asked.
" I'm fine."
" Fred you shouldn't have been so rough with him."
" I know." He said putting his head down slightly.
" Its not his fault!" Harry protested.
" But..." Mum said.
" Its not."
" How are you Harry?"
" Good Mr Weasley. How are you?"
" Good thanks."
" Harry don't you think you should go to hospital wing?" Bill asked.
" No! Madam Pomfrey said if I end up there again she will cordon off one bed and put a plaque above it saying this bed is reserved for Harry Potter! The only way I am going to the hospital wing is to see Lucy."
" Who's Lucy?" Bill and Remus asked.
" No one." He said hurriedly.
" Anyway Harry congrats!"
" Thanks Bill."
" George wanted me to come to tell you about your parents." Remus told him.
" Okay."
" Well it was their year and five months anniversary when he proposed."
" That's not very long." Harry said truthfully.
" Shush." Remus snapped.
" He's allowed his opinion!" I snapped back at him.
" His parents loved each other."
" So do we!"
" Your fourteen and sixteen you do not know what love is!"
" Yes we do."
" I don't think Harry's parents would be exactly happy he was engaged at fourteen to some random guy!" Remus snapped at me before turning to Harry.
" I love George!" He protested.
" No you don't!"
" I do!"
" Is he making you marry him?"
" How dare you say that!" Harry said.
" Is he?"
" Leave I never want to speak to you again! George is my soul mate. Go do whatever you want but I'm not talking to you ever again."
" Harry I am so sorry I was angry!" He said.
Harry ignored him.
" I'll tell Sirius." He said before leaving.
" Harry?" I asked.
He cuddled into my chest. I stroked his hair.
" I know the story if you want me to tell you?" Dumbledore said.
" Please?"
" Well it was valentines day and he got Sirius to carry a balloon in his hands riding a broom wearing the cloak and lowering it to the ground. The balloon said I love Lily. Tied to the bottom was a ring in a case. He took it off and proposed to her and she accepted. Sirius then poured glitter over them."
" It sounded like it was great."
" It was. I saw a memory of it."
" Oh."
" Well we really must go congratulations!"
They left and Harry took his face from my chest and placed his head under the pillow and whimpered slightly.
" Harry?" I asked.
" The shouting didn't exactly do much for my head." He whispered.
" Are you going to be sick?" Fred asked.
" I think I might be."
Fred picked him up and I sat on the floor of the bathroom and he placed Harry in my lap. I stroked his hair as he was sick in the toilet and I turned to whisper to Lee.
" Go and get Madam Pomfrey." I mouthed.
He nodded.
" Where'd Lee go?" Harry asked when he stopped being sick for a moment.
" He went to the toilet."
" Oh."
" Are you done being sick?" I asked.
" I don't know I just think'll stay here."
" All right."
I brought his head back to my chest and he sighed. He moved his head as close to it as he could get and sighed. I stroked his hair and he sighed and a few minutes later he fell asleep. Two minutes after that Madam Pomfrey walked in followed by Lee.
" That was easier than I thought. He's asleep so George bring him to the hospital wing. The rest of you may come if you do so wish."
They all followed.
We entered the wing and she placed him on a bed and cord shot out of the end of her wand and surrounded the bed Harry was in which she had moved to close to the door of the ward so it could be easily seen. She created a plaque and used a permanant sticking charm so it stuck to the wall.
This bed is reserved for Harry James Potter
The student with the most injuries I've ever seen
Awarded by Madam P Pomfrey
December 1994
" Woah we didn't actually think you'd do it." I said.
" Did Harry?"
" Yeah its why we didn't bring him in the first place." I told her.
" What happened?" She asked.
" We were messing about and Fred leapt at him and he hit his head." Lee said.
" I didn't mean to!" Fred said.
" I know its fine Dearie. Harry would have more than likely ended up in the hospital wing."
Harry suddenly stirred and I walked forward and placed an arm over his chest to stop him from running off as soon as he woke up. When he woke up I let him sit up and he blinked realising he was still wearing contact lenses.
" NO!"
" Yes Harry!" Madam Pomfrey said.
" Harry? What happened to Potter? Or Mr Potter?"
" I thought seen as we see each other so often I should call you Harry."
" Fine by me."
" Good. This is your bed." She said.
" Yeah I think everyone who visits will know that now."
" Yeah and its right by the door as you're the student who is normally in here for the worst injuries and need to be healed straight away."
" I remember."
" Pardon?"
" Before I only remembered all the bad stuff from ages nine until age elevens Halloween but I can remember everything now."
" That is good news."
" I still can't remember why I forgot the password that time though." He said.
" Well I do have an idea on that."
" What?"
" I believe you were oblivated to forget something."
" Oh you think it was Quirrell?"
" I do dearie."
" Explains a lot."
" Yes."
" When can I leave?"
" Soon drink this."
She passed him a potion which he drank gagging slightly at the taste. She passed him another and he too drank it in one gulp. She passed him another one and he too drank them.
" What were they all for?" I asked.
" The first one was for the headache. The second one was for the sickness and the last ones for the dizziness. Now Harry I am going to wrap your head up until the massive lump goes down."
" Fine."
She wrapped his head up in bandages.
" Right off you go."
" Thanks."
" Oh and Harry the charm to keep the cord stuck and the plaque there is permanent."
" Well I guess you're going to be my healer forever then or you can use it for my kids."
" Will and I will be your healer forever."
" Great!"
We went back to the dorms and Fred went and lay down in his bed closing his eyes and I knew he would be going to sleep. Lee and Katie went to Lees bed and I brought Harry with me into our bed. I stroked his hair softly.
" Harry why are you scared of water?"
" I-I."
" Harry?"
" My Aunt and Uncle made me scared of it."
" What happened love?"
" They made the water either boiling hot or freezing cold and I hated it. It hurt."
" Oh baby."
" And...and...Aunt Petunia... she use to dunk my head...into the water...I couldn't breath... it was like that...in Egypt...too." He said inbetween quiet sobs.
" Oh Baby you're safe. I promise you nothing like that will ever happen to you again."
" Promise?"
" Promise promise."
" Thanks Georgie."
" Come on I have an idea."
" What?"
" Whenever you go in the water you have bad memories about water which makes it worse, right?"
" Yeah..."
" Then come on. Oh and grab your towel and trunks."
He did as I said and I took us to the prefects bathroom and whispered the password. It swung open and it was empty as I expected it to be. I closed the door behind us and cast a locking charm on it. Harry went into one of the rooms and got ready. I stripped and put my swimming trunks on.
He came out after checking it was okay too and the water was nice and warm. He dipped a toe in. I got in and opened my arms for him to join me. He carefully got into my arms and I hugged him tightly. He smiled gripping onto me. I set him down slightly and he held onto my hand tightly.
He was stood in the water a minute later but still gripping my hands. He was staring at my chest. I cleared my throat and he blushed bright red and hid his face. I pulled his hands away from his face and smiled pressing a soft kiss to his lips. He kissed back happily.
" The plan is I help you have good memories in the water and then when you think of water we'll try and get you think of them instead okay?" I asked.
" Yeah."
" Good." I picked him up and twirled him and he laughed.
I pressed another kiss to his lips my arms circling his waist and his arms coming up to behind my head. He smiled kissing me. We kissed for a while before I had another idea.
" Harry?"
" Yeah?"
" Sit on my back."
" Why?"
" I have an idea."
" What is it?"
" I'm going to swim with you on my back it means that you'll have to let go of my hand and sit on my back. Is that okay?"
" Yeah."
" Good."
I pulled him onto a piggy back and then swam the length of the large bath and back again. I could tell he was focusing intently on what I was doing. When we got back to the side we started at I let him down. He looked at me curiously.
" I'm teaching you to swim."
" All right."
" Great. Lay forward slightly I promise I've got you."
" Okay."
He leant forward and I had my hands underneath him so that he would be floating.
" Right Harry can you bend your legs so the feet are touching."
He did.
" Right now open them wide."
He did that too.
" Then close them."
He did as I told him.
" Right now can you do that in one movement?"
He did.
" Good. Right now can you put your arms out in front of you. Then spread them apart and bring them back around together again like this?"
" Yeah."
He did and I started moving him across the bath as he did it. He did that as I walked back over to the next side of the bath as we did it. I smiled he was doing really well.
" Harry can you have a go by yourself now? I will be by your side and will catch you if you fall I promise you love."
" Al-all right."
" Its okay I'm here."
" Right."
He stuck his arms out in front of him and his legs out behind him. He moved rather quickly and made it across the bath. I smiled and kissed him softly. He hugged me tightly.
" I did it!"
" You did and you've been in here for hours with me."
" I have?"
" Yeah did it not feel like it?"
" No."
" Good. Now can you try and do it by yourself and I swear as soon as you need me I'll get over there."
" All right."
He swam across the bath and then back to me and I kissed him on the lips as he did. He held onto me tightly. He rested his head on my shoulder and I clung onto him tightly too.
" I did it." He whispered in disbelief.
" You did."
" Georgie?"
" What's up Ry?"
" You know the wedding?"
" What about it?"
" I was wondering...well...actually...it doesn't matter."
" Come on tell me its fine."
" No it doesn't matter."
" Please tell me Ry."
" Well you know the wedding?"
" Yeah."
" You know the last names?"
" You want us to be Potters?"
" Yeah its not that I wouldn't like being a Weasley but its you have loads of cousins to be Weasleys and five siblings to carry on the name. Ginny won't be a Weasley."
" I don't mind being a Potter."
" Really? I'll be a Weasley if you want its just I don't want there to be no more Potters."
" I don't mind one bit Ry."
" Thank you."
I kissed him.
" Come on time for tea." I said ten minutes later.
" Let me get changed."
He slipped into one of the cubicles and came out a moment later. He was fully dressed as all he had to do was dry his top and trunks and then put his trousers on and slip his shoes on and tie the laces.
" Come on Ry."
We walked into the great hall and sat down opposite Fred who was muttering to himself.
" Hogsmeade weekend? Study date? Next year for definite when Viktors gone." He murmered.
" You know it would be best if you took Hermione to the three broomsticks." Harry said.
" Merlin's beard!"
" Sorry." He said grinning.
" I didn't see you guys come in."
" I was teaching Harry to swim."
" How did that go after what happened in Egypt?"
" Great."
" Good!"
" We also decided on a few things for the wedding." I told him.
" Like what?"
" It will be Harry James and George Fabian Potter."
" Yeah! More Potters!"
" Are you high Fred?"
" What do you mean by that?"
" Muggle thing. Are you hyper?"
" Yeah I went into Hogsmeade and found a shop run by Muggle borns where you can buy fizzy pop and these things called fizzy whips and they were very sugary and don't worry I saved you guys some and sent Holly off to get even more."
" Merlin who in their right mind would sell you tons of sugar?" I asked.
" Ah but brother dearest I could ask you the same thing."
" That you could but you didn't."
" I didn't."
" See."
" Yet."
" True yet."
Harry shook his head.
" You guys are insane."
" Yeah and what about you?" We asked in unison.
" What about me?"
" You're insane to my dear." I said kissing his forehead.
" Am not!"
" Yeah y'are." Fred laughed.
" Oh Merlin."
We began eating and Fred was talking really fast and sometimes Harry had no idea what he was saying. I did and translated. Would I talk that fast if he was hyped up on sugar? Merlin I hope not. Note to self keep myself and Fred away from it if possible and keep both of us away from that muggle borns shop and no matter what or my head would have burst.
That night we went to bed and Harry curled into the space between my chin and knees which were curled up and he fit in that space pretty easily. He was comfortable and as close to me as he could get. He lay his head on my chest and fell asleep to the steady beating of my heart.