This is another challenge response from the Hideaway-see my profile for a link. The challenge was to choose a HP character from the list and write about them becoming a parent then to choose a song to write it around. I chose Albus (of course) and the song "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain because it is not a typical child/parent song. The full lyrics can be found at I can't seem to save the link on this program, grrr. But they can be found on any lyrics site and they in no way belong to me!
Enjoy and let me know what you think...this is another long one! I really appreciate all the reviews for the other 10 prompts I've done so far and it seems as if "Drinks" is still the favorite...I must agree; I love that one!
From this moment life has begun…
Albus Dumbledore was sitting in a very uncomfortable chair in a very plain waiting room when the news came, the news that would forever change his life.
"Professor Dumbledore?" the young mediwitch stared at the powerful wizard who had jumped at the sound of her voice and who had now rushed towards her with an eager expression on his face.
"Yes?"
"It's a girl, Professor," she told him, smiling as a look of delight passed over the man's face.
"A girl?" he repeated. "How is my wife? Did everything go all right? How is she feeling?"
"Professor Dumbledore, your wife is fine and would like to see you."
The mediwitch led Albus from the waiting room to another room farther down the hall where she left him to enter alone. Minerva McGonagall was laying in the room's only bed, her dark hair spread across the pillow, looking a little tired but otherwise very much herself.
"Hello Albus," she said softly, holding a hand out to him. "I was beginning to wonder when you were going to show up."
Albus accepted the outstretched hand and kissed it tenderly.
"I'm so sorry my dear," he told her, "I was in a meeting of the Wizengamot and no one came in to tell me. I only found out after the meeting was over and hurried to St. Mungo's as fast as I could."
Minerva nodded.
"I know," she told him gently. "Have you seen her, Albus? She is so beautiful."
Albus smiled down at his wife and pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"If she looks anything like you, I know she must be."
Just then, another mediwitch entered the room and in her arms lay a small bundle wrapped in a white blanket. The mediwitch walked up to Albus and placed the bundle in his eager arms. Then she stepped back and said something about a healthy baby and congratulations, but Albus did not hear her. He was too absorbed in the little miracle lying in his arms.
From this moment as long as I live, I will love you, I promise you this. There is nothing I wouldn't give, from this moment on.
Albus stared down at the baby in his arms, his daughter. He took in her wrinkled pink face, her tiny face, nose and mouth, the tuft of black hair atop her head. Albus felt his heart swell with love for this new life and a tear slid down the side of his nose as he looked at the new love of his life. He brushed a light kiss against her head as he made a silent vow, a vow to do anything and everything to make her happy, to keep her safe.
He looked up from the angel in his arms to see his wife watching him with a small smile on her lips.
"She is amazing," he whispered, his voice choked with love and happiness. The baby began to squirm and opened her small mouth, making a mewling noise.
Minerva laughed and held out her arms. Albus placed their daughter into her arms and stood back to watch as Minerva caressed the baby's tiny features with her fingertips and then pulled her close to let the child suck from her breast for the first time.
You're the reason I believe in love and you're the answer to my prayers from up above
As Minerva looked down at her daughter, she began to cry as well.
"We have been trying for so long to have a child," she said, "but I never imagined that she would be so perfect, that I would love her this much."
Albus understood his wife perfectly; the love he felt for his child was far more than anything he had ever expected to feel for her. It was as if she was a piece of his heart that had been removed and given human form and he had to care for her and protect her at all costs.
I give my hand to you with all my heart, can't wait to live my life with you, can't wait to start.
You and I will never be apart; my dreams came true because of you.
Albus knew that this child was a gift and that he and Minerva would do everything they could for her. He smiled as he thought about all that lay ahead for his little girl, hugs and kisses, presents and fairy tales, lessons and friends at Hogwarts and whatever her heart desired after school. He wanted to hold onto this moment forever, but he also wanted her adventures begin so that he could share them with her.
From this moment I have been blessed, I live only for your happiness, and for your love I'd give my last breath, from this moment on.
Albus smiled and thanked God for this gift, promising to treasure it and protect it.
He leaned down to the bed and gave his daughter another kiss.
"I love you," he whispered. "And I will be the one who loves you best, all the days of your life."
From this moment on.
