Chapter Two

When the Weasleys met Christopher for the first time, he was sleeping quietly in Hermione's arms. Ginny was the first to speak, "Hermione, he's so beautiful." Everyone else agreed that he was a pretty baby.

"What's his name?" Molly asked.

"His name is Christopher Ronald Potter," Hermione said, running her hand over the baby's soft raven patch of hair.

Harry smiled and looked at Ron, who stood aghast and said, "You like the name, Ron?"

Ron looked at his best friend and new father with his trademark grin. Harry decided that this was a good time to tell everyone what they had decided. "Ron, Lav, Hermione and I thought about it and we would like to know if you would be Chris' Godparents?"

Ron and Lavender both looked at each other, then at Harry and Hermione, who were both smiling. "We'd love to be. Harry," they both said in unison.

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It had been three days since Christopher Ronald Potter had entered the world, and he was already as famous as his parents. Headlines of every paper in the wizarding world proclaimed the birth of Harry Potter, the Boy who lived, and Hermione Granger, the greatest witch of her time's first child. The Potters, as they always did, released a statement and nothing more. This statement read, " Harry and Hermione Potter are pleased to announce the birth of their son Christopher Ronald Potter on the 31st of July. Both mother and child are doing well." Since then the Potters had kept quiet and were planning on the homecoming of their son.

Hermione stood up and streched her arms high above her head. Being confined to a bed for three days was no holiday. She walked about the room and sat down in the wheelchair. She cradled Christopher in her arms and let Harry push her out into the lobby. There was, as expected, thousands of reporters trying to get a glimpse of the new Potter. Thankfully, hospital security escorted Harry and Hermione to their awaiting car outside. After a while, the reporters got the picture and let them go home.

In the days that followed, there were allegations left and right. The most oustrageous one was that Christopher was not Harry's baby. Chris, as hoped by Hermione, had his father's raven hair and piercing emerald eyes. There was no way that anyone could deny that he was not Harry's child. Chris even had a lightning shaped birthmark over his left shoulder.

Christopher advanced like a normal baby, but he showed signs of magic very early. On one occasion, Harry was playing with him and Chris clapped his hands together, causing his stuffed animals to come flying towards him. Harry and Hermione were astounded.

Time passed and Christopher learned how to roll over, and crawl. When Chris was about 3 months old. Hermione went back to work at Hogwarts. having her mother look after Chris. She came home everyday the same time as Harry. and they both played with their growning son. In November. Hermione fell ill. causing everyone to fret. No one was more concerned than Harry, of course. He insisted on Hermione seeing the doctor, but her, being stubborn as she was, refused and told him it would pass in a few days. It didn't. In fact, it got worse. Finally Harry called the doctor, he came and checked Hermione out. The findings of his visit caused quite a stir in the household. Hermione was pregnant again.

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