Harrys POV Cont

We all headed back down the corridor to Draco and my rooms. Hydra had gone ahead and we didn't know where she was. She was nowhere to be seen when we went in, but her bedroom door was closed.

'Whats the matter with Hydra?' Hermione whispered to me whilst I was tidying up. Everyone else was playing a muggle board game so it was just the two of us talking.

'She doesn't want me to have a baby'

'Have you asked her why?'

'No, she'll come up with an irrelevant reason and continue to huff with us. Shes being quite ungrateful at the moment' I said.

'Harry, don't be so hard on her. Ask her why. She knows more than you think she does. Just talk to her' Hermione said softly as she touched my arm. I promised I would and we went back into the living room. When the game was over, everyone decided it was time to go home. They all had other family to visit. With arms laden with presents and hearts full of Christmas joy, everyone left via the floo. Draco hugged me as we closed the floo. I really didn't want to have to find out why Hydra was so adamant that I not have a baby but I knew it had to be done. I was closer to her than Draco was at the moment so it fell to me.

I loosened Dracos hold on me and he smiled lightly and nodded when I pointed toward the door. He decided to visit Severus while I was talking to Hydra. When id watched him go, I knocked on Hydras door. She ignored my knock so I tried the door, only to find it locked. That was odd, she never used to lock the door. She must be really upset. I unlocked the door with a simple alohamora. The mural on her wall showed nothing but thick swirling black clouds which cast a murky darkness around the room. The usual images of her family on the main wall were covered over with the clouds and it looked like it was raining in the mural. I looked over at her and she had tear tracks tracing her little cheeks. It broke my heart to see her upset like that. All over a new baby? I think theres more to it than that.

I sat next to her on her bed and she turned away from me. I started to run my fingers through her hair.

'When someone ignores your knock, it means they don't want to talk to you. It does not mean you are welcome to use a spell and open the door when you want to Papa' she mumbled. I chuckled lightly.

'Hydra, sweetheart, whats wrong?'

'I don't want a baby. I really don't'

'But why? I don't understand why' I said softly whilst rubbing her back.

'I only just got a daddy. And now I have to share him. I don't feel like ive had a daddy for so long and now when I do have one, hes not just gonna be mine anymore.' She sniffled.

'Hydra, hes always going to be your daddy. Just because he has someone else who needs his love aswell, doesn't mean hes not your dad and he doesn't love you.'

'But what about you? You were so poorly in the head when you had me. You nearly died Papa, don't think I don't know cause I do. What if that happens again?' She half shouted. 'I cant lose you' she whispered this bit sadly.

My heart ached. She knew. She knew how bad I had been and she was worried for my safety. I was so touched and felt a little guilty. This sweet little girl had known this for so long and never told me. Shed held such a big secret. My poor baby.

'It wont happen again, love. And youre definitely not going to lose me. Youre stuck with me for good. Ive got you and daddy and everyone else, im safe. Im better. I promise' I said as I grabbed her hand. She was crying. I wiped her tears as she continued.

'What if you love this baby more than you love me? Where will I go? I mean I could stay with Aunty Hermione and Uncle Ron but itd get boring. What if you make me become a slave like Cinderella? Im not very good at dusting. Im clumsy and break things. And what will I do when daddy makes this child his heir. Then ill have nothing. Im not stupid Papa, I know that when you have this child, if it's a boy itll be daddys new heir.' She cried on my chest. I hugged her tightly and rocked her softly.

'Hydra, I will love you and the new baby as equals. And so will your daddy. Youre not going anywhere and youre certainly not going to become a slave like Cinderella. Youre our princess and thatll never change. As for the heir thing, your daddy wont change it. Youre his first born child. Regardless of gender, the first born child is always the heir. Darling you have nothing to worry about, a new baby will just make us stronger' I told her.

She screwed her face up again.

'But it wont know how to do anything.' She said.

'That's the best part. You, as big sister, get to teach them everything. Youll teach them games to play, songs to sing and how to read. Youll teach them how to have manners just as beautiful a yours and how to be as wonderful a person as you are. And when your dad and I see you together, well be the proudest parents ever. Because youre ours.' I said vehemently. She smiled up at me.

'Okay Papa, ill try. Im gonna be the bestest big sister'

I smiled and hugged her. We went out into the living room and sat on the couch infront of the roaring fire. Dobby brought us hot chocolate and Hydra read me her favourite story before the heat from the flames lulled us both into dreamland.