Chapter 25: Meeting the Family
It was now the end of the year.
"I hope you'll still let me see Dahlia," Nicholas said.
"Of course we will." Delaney assured him.
Nicholas smiled.
They parted ways.
"There's one thing we didn't think of since we don't live together outside of Hogwarts who will Dahlia live with?" Delaney asked.
Neville smirked at his fiancée and said. "I got that taken care of love."
"How so?"
"I bought us a new house," Neville said.
"You did?"
Neville nodded and surveyed his fiancée's face. She didn't look too upset.
"I'm not upset if that's what you're worried about," Delaney smirked at her fiancé.
Neville nodded. They reached the house. It was huge definitely big enough for the kids Delaney and Neville wanted to have in the future. They settled in.
It was a few days later Delaney and Neville were taking Dahlia over the Weasleys for the first time.
"What if they don't like me?" Dahlia said worriedly.
"Dia, sweetie. They'll love you." Delaney assured her adopted daughter.
It feels weird to say that she already has a twelve-year-old daughter when she's barely turning twenty-three this year.
"You sure, mum?"
Delaney's heart swelled when she called her mum.
"Are two of my favorite girls ready to go?" Neville asked his fiancée and adopted daughter smiling.
"Sure, Nev." Delaney said greeting her fiancé with a kiss on the cheek.
Neville nodded. They apparated to the Weasleys.
"Hello Delaney, hello Neville."
"Hi Molly."
The Weasley matriarch turned and smiled sweetly at the little girl holding Delaney's hand and asked. "Who's this?"
Neville and Delaney looked nervously at each other. Alice and Frank deserved to know first since Dahlia is their granddaughter after all.
"Come in."' Molly said.
Delaney, Neville and Dahlia walked in.
"Hi sweetie," Alice said greeting her son and her future daughter-in-law.
"Hi mum," Neville said, greeting his mother.
Delaney greeted her future mother-in-law.
"Who's this?" Alice asked, sweetly referring to Dahlia.
"I'm Dahlia," She said shyly tightening her grip on Delaney's hand.
Frank walked in to greet his son and his future daughter-in-law.
"Mum, dad. This is your new granddaughter Dahlia Alice Longbottom - Romero," Neville said, nervously hoping his parents would react positively to the news.
"You're saying she's our granddaughter?" Frank asked.
Neville nodded.
"Welcome to the family, sweetie," Alice said hugging her new granddaughter.
"Thanks," Dahlia said shyly.
She hasn't gotten used to all this affection quite yet.
"What happened to her biological parents?" Frank asked curiously.
Before Neville or Delaney could respond Dahlia answered her suspicious grandfather,"They were very neglectful and mildly abusive."
Frank's heart broke. He can see why his son and future daughter- in-law decided to adopt this sweet girl. Just then Sirius walked in.
"Hi Sirius," Delaney greeted her friend's god-father.
"Hi Delaney, hi Neville," He greeted noticing little Dahlia.
"Sirius, this is our adopted daughter Dahlia Alice Longbottom- Romero," Neville smiled.
He smiled and leaned down to greet the little girl but she seemed a bit scared of him.
"He doesn't bite, Dia," Delaney giggled.
"Nice to meet you," Dahlia said shyly.
"You too, Alice and Frank you're grandparents before you even turn fifty," Sirius smirked at his friends.
"Shut up, Sirius!" Frank said smacking his friend on the arm.
"What did Sirius say now?" Remus asked walking holding Teddy.
"He says we're old!" Alice laughed.
"Why is that?" Remus asked.
"Just because we have a granddaughter before we're fifty," Alice said.
Remus turned to the younger couple in the room. He thought for a second that maybe Delaney could be pregnant but he noticed the little girl holding Delaney's hand.
"Remus, this is Dahlia Alice Longbottom-Romero," Delaney introduced their daughter to their former professor.
"Nice to meet you, Dahlia," Remus said smiling, kindly.
"You too."
Neville and Delaney walked into the living room.
They introduced their daughter to everyone. Dahlia played with five year old Teddy. He liked having someone to play with.
"They really liked me, didn't they?" Dahlia asked.
"Yes, they did sweetie," Delaney told her daughter.
Dahlia yawned. Delaney put Dahlia to bed.
She snuggled up to Neville in their bed.
"That was a great night," Neville said.
"It sure was."
"You know we should call up the wedding planner to help plan our wedding."
Delaney nodded against his chest and said. "Yeah, we should."
The couple fell asleep.