Harry Potter and the Baby
Together forever. Never apart. Maybe at distance, but never at heart. ~~ The Marauders
Just had to put that there…
Chapter Six
Some Other Thing's
Harry woke up to see Alex starring back at him with fear flooding her eyes. He blinked. His glasses were gone. He noticed a second later that he was laying on a white bed. He grabbed for his glasses on the nightstand where they should have been.
Yep, he was in the Hospital Wing. He noticed that his hand wouldn't grab the glasses and through bleary vision he saw that it was wrapped in a cast. He groaned in frustration but used his other hand to grab the glasses. Alex grinned and grabbed them away from him. He glared at her slightly.
She then hit his head hard with her free right-handed fist. He groaned. Babies hit hard, and especially in-between the eyes. He blinked hard and opened his eyes---
To see clear as day without his glasses somehow. He blinked in shock a few times, then rubbed his eyes. Taking his hands away he looked around. He had perfect vision. He didn't need his glasses!
He looked around more. Alex was the only one in the room. Madam Pomfrey must have been in her office. He saw that the door was halfway open. He touched his head again, and felt a wrapped bandage around his head.
He then remembered falling on his head and winced at the memory. He felt numb at certain places as well. Alex bored with nothing to do fell right asleep. Harry looked around towards the calendar. It was July 31st 1997.
He cursed loudly and pushed the covers back, minding Alex, and grabbed at the nightstand again. He opened the drawer and started getting dressed one-handed. Deciding to just float her, Harry, ignoring the fact that he was not with his wand, used the floating spell verbally without a wand, praying that it worked. He dropped his jaw and almost dropped her when it worked. He smiled and had her follow him towards the door.
But halfway there he heard through the crack voices.
"…He can't take care of a child!" Someone was almost shouting.
"He's a Parseltongue for Merlin's sake." Guess who?
"Plus he's off the deep end already, claiming that You-Know-Who's back." One last chance. And not Snape.
"I say we send the baby to an orphanage."
It was Minister Fudge.
Harry growled low in his throat at the last part. No one would take away his baby. No one, not even the Minister of Magic. He opened the door the rest of the way and walked into the hall. Dumbledore was there. Minister Fudge and two men in suits were there as well.
He glared coldly at the Minister and stood next to Dumbledore, picking Alex out of the air as she followed magically. Fudge and the men seemed surprised to see Harry, but Dumbledore had a smile on. Harry then spoke.
"Hello Minister Fudge. I couldn't help but overhear what you're trying to plan for my cousin. But since I'm her last remaining family, you have no right." Harry coldly said. Minister Fudge swelled up angrily.
"Mister Harry Potter! You have no right to tell me what I can and can't do. I am the Minister of Magic and won't be spoken to that way!" Fudge shouted. Harry snorted.
"Fudge, she's not your property. She is my heir. She is going to be my daughter soon. I am the legal age of 17 and can use magic. I am at the legal age to have a child.
"I am going to marry soon with Alexandria with me and you can't really stop me as of now, I am an adult in the Wizarding World. And I've looked it up. I can have you go to court for trying to take my family away." Harry said matter-of-factly and still in his cold voice. Fudge swelled even larger, but had nothing else to say.
"I'll be back Mister Potter." Fudge said. And with that the Ministry Workers and Fudge left without further incident. Harry rubbed Alex's back soothingly. Dumbledore grinned at him.
"Harry. There is a matter of Alexandria's new Birth Certificate. While it can wait to have the new mothers coming, you still have to sign it." Dumbledore said. A paper and Muggle Ink Pen appeared. It was small and rectangular shaped.
Harry happily signed the paper, filling out the necessary information.
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Harry and Alex wandered aimlessly around the school and school grounds. Harry was telling Alex the rules that were for the school, and a lot more that he had to make up for her. Harry had had Madam Pomfrey take off his bandages before he had left the corridor of the Hospital Wing. He was making his way towards Hagrid's Cabin on the grounds near the Forbidden Forest as he chased Alex around. Then knocking on the door Harry picked Alex up and set her on his shoulders.
They heard a barking from Fang, scaring Alex a little. Shushing her as the door was opened, Harry grinned up at the face of Hagrid.
"'Arry! 'Ow 're yeh? An' this is Alex eh?" Hagrid said warmly. He tickled her chin with one of his ham-like fingers. She giggled and smiled merrily at him.
"Yep. This is Alex. I'm going to adopt her soon." Harry said proudly. Hagrid smiled at him and helped him into the Cabin. He then grabbed a small chipped glass off the shelf and grabbed the kettle off the stove.
Pouring them some tea Hagrid and Harry chatted about simple thing, carefully saying nothing about Voldemort until Harry asked about his "Secret Mission" from Dumbledore. Alex was asleep on Fang who seemed to enjoy her immensely. Hagrid was silent for a bit and when Harry was about to ask him again, he answered.
"'Arry. I went to see the Giants about going to our Side. The good news is, they agreed. The bad news is that the Ministry is starting to attack all magical creatures. And doubly on the Giants; claiming that they are the reason for all the trouble that's happening.
"The Ministry is ignoring the fact that most the creatures they are hunting down are the most magical and innocent. Unicorn's, Dragon's, Ogre's, 'lves and 'any mor' 're jus' a few. 'S 'cause o' the Death Eaters. You-'now-'hoo's getting' 'is way from Fudge. They ain't killin' the Dementor's 'ough." Hagrid finished angrily.
Harry patted his friend's arm lightly and sighed. Hagrid then turned the chat to Alex.
"So 're goin' to 'dopt 'er? She's so muc' like Lily it's amazin'. Looks like Lily's baby pic'ure's. She gonna be Alex Pot'er? You getting' married?" Hagrid said with a laugh, nudging him lightly. Harry laughed but shook his head.
"No. Not yet. I'm still looking." Harry said. Hagrid then snapped his fingers. It sounded like thunder.
"I jus' remembered tha' there's a' article 'bout you in the Daily Prophet." Hagrid said getting up and looking around. Harry groaned, but when Hagrid found the paper he took it to read.
Harry Potter the Bachelor, a Dad?
By Wendy Medium
It seems that our own celebrity Bachelor Harry Potter has chosen to go into fatherhood at the age of seventeen. In this month of July Death Eaters attacked his relative's house while he was there for his summer vacation. In the event, he saved little Alexandria Dursley from certain death, but was unable to save his other relatives. He made it to Hogwarts and agreed to adopt Alexandria as his own, but has chosen to wait till married for the adoption. This has to be good news for the single ladies that are out there.
Harry has already signed the Birth Certificate of Alexandria's, not agreeing to have her put up for adoption. Minister Fudge, though, disagrees with Harry Potter's adopting the child.
"The child would be safer in an orphanage than with the Boy who can speak Parseltongue." Minister Fudge was quoted saying at a meeting.
A few Ministry personnel agree with the Minister, but many more disagree and think that, as they were blood relatives already that it would only be right. Though Minister Lucias Malfoy, a head of the Department of Underage Magic and a school Governor to Hogwarts doesn't think the boy appropriate guardian for the child.
"The boy is unstable and incapable to be a parent to the child. He has been reported to just black out at times in class and with the unsure affair with Hermione Granger… And let's not forget the Triwizard Tournament people." Malfoy was quoted at the same meeting.
Fudge has set up a trial to see if Harry Potter will be allowed to have the child. The Jury Members are one: Albus Dumbledore, Arabella Figg, Severus Snape, Arthur Weasley, Reba Lakewaters, Gina Mustang, Bink Trenton, Sara Downs, Ashley Humble-Bug, and Mary McKools. Few were quoted at the meeting.
"He should get the child since she is his blood kin and she in found to be going to Hogwarts soon." Reba Lakewaters was reported saying.
Harry was unable to be there at the meeting because he was reported in the Hospital Wing for saving little Alexandria from a fatal fall. He has not been released yet. The trial date is September 7th, and shall be a public trial.
Harry stared at the paper in shock and then looked at the date. It was from two days ago. When he had been out of it. He sighed loudly. Hagrid then suggested they get up to go in for dinner in the Great Hall.
Harry surprised, looked at the clock. It read 7:46 PM. Harry got up and woke Alex from her nap. She yawned and lifted her arms.
"Up! U-u-u-u-u-p-p-p-p-p-p!" She said in a whinny voice, speaking the last 'up' as long as possible till Harry picked her up in defeat. Hagrid laughed at her and they left the cabin. Harry left the paper there, thoughts tilling through his head, but he pushed them down so he could concentrate on right there and then. They then walked into the castle, moving towards the Great Hall.
When he opened the door, he had the shock of his life and almost dropped Alex.
"SURPRISE!!!!" shouted everyone inside the Great Hall, all jumping out of their hiding places.
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