Chapter Four

The arrival of Potter baby number two did not go unnoticed. The reporters appeared left and right, causing a great deal of confusion. When the Weasleys' finally slipped through the back door, they wasted no time on seeing the new arrival. They were excited, of course, but no one was more excited than little Christopher.

Once inside the room, the Weasleys and Grangers were introduced to little Elizabeth. Chris, at once, wanted to play with his little sister, but was told she was too tired. He sulked for a few minutes, but perked up when uncle Ron wanted to play hide-and-seek. Before the night ended, Harry and Hermione asked Ginny and Collin to be Elizabeth's Godparents. They graciously accepted.

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Newspapers all over the world were once again headlined with the news of another Potter baby. This time a girl, Elizabeth Marie Potter, born on the 31st of July. The press also enjoyed the coincidence that both Potter children shared their birthday with their father.

On the third day after Elizabeth's birth, Hermione left the hospital in similar fashion. Home life however, was a different story. Now Harry and Hermione had two babies to look after. This was no easy task. It also didn't help that Chris was going through his 'no want cloths' stage. Thankfully, uncle Ron, aunt Lav and Grandma Molly were there to save the day. Ron and Lavender's son, Ron jr, or as he was called, Blue, played with Christopher, being the same age. This helped an awful lot. Elizabeth was by far a lot more vocal than Chris, so she needed someone to constantly rock her. This was were Molly Weasley used her forte. She was an expert on babies, having 7 herself, and having 11 brothers and sisters, all younger. She would rock Elizabeth for hours, letting Harry and Hermione get some much needed sleep.

Elizabeth grew like a normal baby would, but, like her brother, showed early signs that she was indeed a witch. When she had just turned 2 months, she had gotten mad at her brother for taking her favorite toy, 'Mr. Bunnie', so she slammed her hands on her high chair causing all the cups in the room to shatter. Harry and Hermione were very alarmed.

Christopher was a perfect big brother. He loved his sister dearly, and would not let anyone he didn't like get near her. He was very protective, but he was very loving. He watched over his sister like a hawk and taught her what was good and bad. When Elizabeth learned how to walk, Chris would take her by the hand and point out, and then tell her what each thing was. But when Elizabeth learned how to talk, he was in his glory.

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Harry, Chris and Lizzie's birthday approached, and Chris did not let anyone forget. He would remind everyone that it was his birthday in a few days. The day had finally arrived, when harry was 23, Chris 2 and Elizabeth was 1. A huge party was thrown for them all in the Burrow's backyard. Chris was beyond happy when his father presented him with a training broom. He hugged and kissed his father like there was no tomorrow. He then went around to everyone, proudly showing them his 'big boy broom'. His sister was equally as happy when Molly gave her a wind up music box. She was scared of it at first, but then she came to love it. Once all of the children were playing with their gifts, Harry was presented with his. From Ron and Lavender, he was given the Godric Gryffindor Chocolate Frogs card, as it was the only one he was missing. From Molly and Arthur, he was given a box full of picture frames and instructed to fill them with pictures of the children. From Mike and Judy [the Grangers], he received a watch, and from Hermione, he was given a book. Not just any book. It was Harry's baby book. She explained she had gotten it from a close friend of his parents. He was speechless and gave his wife a thank you kiss.

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Years passed in a flash, and before anyone knew it, Christopher was turning 5 and Elizabeth 4. But what was very intrusting was that Hermione was pregnant yet again.

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