SURPRISE!
It was a beautiful Tuesday morning, Harry Potter was walking down the street with his two little girls. They were identical, with bright green eyes and dark brown hair tied into tiny braids. Harry was clutching their hands, listening intently to Lily babble on about how she wanted to be just like Mummy when she was older. At this, her twin said, "I want to be like Daddy and catch bad wizards and witches and play twidditch."
"I want to play twidditch, too," said Lily, smiling up at her father. "Of course, sweethearts, I bet you'll be the best Quidditch players ever, won't you?"
The girls nodded eagerly and the three of them continued the rest of their journey to the florist's with Rose and Lily bouncing happily on either side of a grinning Harry.
"There it is, Daddy," said Rose after a while, pointing excitedly at a colourful store bedecked with several pretty flowers and twinkling lights. "The Enchanting Garden" said the signboard above the door. Harry smiled at her and said, "You're very sharp, Rosie," which earned a toothy grin from the four-year-old.
"Hello, Harry," said Neville, smiling when Harry entered the shop with his daughters, "and hello to you too, Lily, Rose."
"Hi Neville," Harry smiled back, and his daughters waved. "What do you want?" asked Neville. Harry turned to the children and said, "What flowers do you want to get Mummy, girls?" Lily and Rose peered curiously around the little shop, looking incredibly like their mother as they did so.
"I want those nice orange ones," pointed Rose, referring to the fiery orchids in a vase on the counter. "And I want these," said Lily, gently touching the fresh violets on the shelf.
"Interesting choices, girls," asserted Neville, taking six orchids and six violets. "Did you know that you get vanilla from orchids, Uncle Neville?" Lily asked, looking up with her eyes wide. "No, I didn't know that, Lily. Thank you," grinned Neville. Lily smiled and said brightly, "You're welcome!"
Neville tied the flowers with a shiny white ribbon and handed it over to Harry. "Thanks, mate," he said, giving him twenty-five silver Sickles. "Bye-bye, Uncle Neville," the girls said as they walked out of the shop with their father.
On reaching the nearest Apparition point, Harry picked his girls up in his arms and said, "Hold on tight." Lily buried her face in her father's chest while Rose looked excited. "Ready?" asked Harry, and while Rose nodded, there was a muffled whimper from her sister. Harry turned on the spot and the three disappeared into thin air.
"Come in," came a voice from behind the door. Harry grinned down at his daughters. "Wait here, OK?" They grinned back and Harry pushed open the door.
Hermione looked up and a smile brightened up her countenance. "Harry!" she cried, standing up and walking around her desk towards him.
"Well, I have got a surprise for you," he smiled at her as she kissed him in greeting. "Ooh," she said, "what is it?"
"You'll see," he winked, opening the door fully.
"MUMMY!"
Lily and Rose squealed happily at Hermione, bounding into the room. "This is for you, Mummy," they said, holding up the bouquet of flowers.
Hermione kneeled before them. "Oh, my babies," she whispered as she took the colourful bundle from them and admired the flowers. "I'll put these on my table," she said, standing up to fill an empty vase with water and place the flowers in it.
Harry watched with joy in his eyes as his wife picked their daughters in her arms. "Thank you so much, sweeties," she kissed their perfect cheeks as the children put their tiny arms around her neck.
"Love you Mummy," they said, grinning.
"I love you too, babies," she said, her eyes shining.
"Don't cry, Mum," said Rose, touching Hermione's face.
She laughed. "How can I not, when I have two perfect little girls who come to surprise me with such lovely flowers?"
The girls grinned at her and hugged her tight, and Hermione caught Harry's eye. "I love you," she mouthed at him.
"I love you back," he whispered.
Hermione Granger-Potter had the best little family ever.
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