CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A New Ward
It was a Sunday afternoon, and the teens had finished all of their work, and were planning a picnic under the tree they had now claimed as the calming tree. Packing everything they needed for the trip, they sat their babies in the strollers. The babies could all sit on their own for brief moments, when they had something holding them up and they all smiled as they could see and grab at more things. The weather was starting to get extra chilly, so they were all very bundled up, and had blankets covering them. After filling the baby bags, they followed Dobby and Winky outside, where the house elves helped them set up.
"Would you like to stay and eat lunch with us?" Hermione asked the elves. The house elves looked unsure.
"Please?" Harry asked. That did it, the elves smiled and sat down, getting the food out, as the teens pulled out high chairs and making them go down so that the babies could be fed whilst their parents sat on the ground. The babies were only eating four to five times a day thankfully and were starting to get to the point where they knew day from night. The mid-night crying had not stopped completely yet. The babies were all in a very cheerful mood and were making all kinds of noises; Harry was just about to give Lily her bottle first when Daniel made a sound that made him stop. Daniel seeing that the sound got his dads attention started to make it over and over again.
"Da-da, da-da, da-da!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Daniel. Lily seeing that Daniel was getting all the attention started to yell the same thing. Harry was ecstatic. He was sure he would miss his babies' first words, and yet here it was from both of them at almost the same time! Harry had the biggest smile anyone had ever seen and was holding both of his children. The other babies looked on, not understanding why the other two were getting so much attention, when all they were getting were bottles from their smiling parents.
A week later, Hermione was alone with her two, in her room, when Soroush slammed his hand into the table and yelled "Ma-ma!" Julie slammed her hand into the table and yelled Da-da!" Hermione dropped her book and ran over to them. This made the two children really happy. They had finally got their mom away from that thing she was always holding. Hermione scooped them up and ran out to the others, tears running down her face.
"What's wrong!" Harry and Ron jumped up. They had given the Nannies the day off like they normally did on Saturdays and Sundays. During Quidditch practice Hermione and Ron would take the kids out and let them watch the brooms fly by. Harry loved to fly to them on broom, making the children happy at seeing him.
"Soroush just said Ma-ma and Julie just said da-da!" She exclaimed smiling brightly.
"Congratulations!" They exclaimed as they hugged the babies and Hermione.
Before they all knew it, the parents found themselves by themselves in the Gryffindor common room for Christmas vacation. The date was December twenty forth. The group sat happily around the fire and giant Christmas tree, dreaming of things to be, and what had been. This was their kids very first Christmas. The teens made sure that it was a great one.
They were all at the Quidditch field, on the top stands, the babies were five months now and yet John had yet to say his first word. Something that slightly depressed Ron, but Harry and Hermione cheered him up telling him that it would all happen in it's own time, and that John just was not ready to say anything yet. It was the first game of the season Gryffindor verses Slytherin. Harry did a loop, around Hermione and Ron, and Hagrid who had Daniel and Lily in his lap, and the rest of the babies, whilst waiting for Madam Hooch to call everyone down to the ground.
"Good Luck!" Hermione and Ron yelled together. Harry gave them a thumb up sign and flew off. The game would soon start and Harry got to the ground and waited patently. Finally, Madam Hooch walked up.
"Okay Captains, shake hands." Harry and Draco shook hands and gave each other a small smile. Both teams flew up into the air, the bludgers and Snitch jumped into the air. "Now I want a good, clean game, got it?" With that she threw the quaffle up in the air and the game had started. Harry sat on his broom, looking for the snitch. Draco pulled up beside him and was doing the same thing.
"So how is Lily doing?" Draco asked.
"She's great!" Harry exclaimed with a smile, he loved to talk about his kids to anyone. "She said her first word last month, though I don't think she knows what it means yet."
"Oh yeah? Was it Da-da or Ma-ma?" Draco asked knowing full well that that was pretty much all babies' first word.
"Da-da. Both Daniel and Lily said it at almost the same time. Like they were planning it. It almost gave me a heart attack." Harry grinned bigger. "You know if you would like to see her, you can. All you have to do is ask."
"Really?" Draco sounded unsure.
"Of course. The spell took genes from all of us, so she looks like the other babies. Only she has green eyes, like Daniel and brown hair with blondish white highlights. She's very beautiful." Harry didn't say anymore, because suddenly he caught something gold down near the ground. He dove, catching Draco off guard. Draco was only inches behind him. Harry was only inches away from the hard unforgiving green earth before pulling up and grabbing the snitch. A loud whistle was blown and he vaguely heard over the cheering crowd
"Gryffindor wins, 300-150!" Harry grinned, and pulled back up to Draco's side. He held out his hand to shake. Draco shook his hand with a small smile.
"Good game."
"Good game. We'll beat you next time." Draco grinned wider.
"You can try. So you want to see her, she's up in the stands." Harry asked. Draco nodded and they flew over to the Gryffindor stands. Draco looked extremely uncomfortable. Harry smiled telling everyone it was okay and everyone except Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and the babies left the stands in a hurry. Draco looked a little relived to be without a large audience. Harry put his broom down and picked up Lily from Hagrid's hands and placed her in Draco's arms. For the first time in the trio's life, they saw Draco look like he was about to burst into tears. He smiled down at her as she grabbed his bright white hair and started to play with it.
"Oh, I wish I could have kept her." He groaned as he sat down next to Hermione, and rocked, looking down at the smiling baby girl in his lap. "So you really mean I can visit her at anytime?" He asked seriously, Harry nodded.
"Okay, okay I will take you up on that offer. Not being here for her has been incredibly hard." Harry, Ron and Hermione just could not believe that this was the same person they had hated for so long. Where was the mean and unusually cruel person? The pregnancy had changed them all somehow. They were just glad Draco was now on their side.
It was a Sunday afternoon, and the teens had finished all of their work, and were planning a picnic under the tree they had now claimed as the calming tree. Packing everything they needed for the trip, they sat their babies in the strollers. The babies could all sit on their own for brief moments, when they had something holding them up and they all smiled as they could see and grab at more things. The weather was starting to get extra chilly, so they were all very bundled up, and had blankets covering them. After filling the baby bags, they followed Dobby and Winky outside, where the house elves helped them set up.
"Would you like to stay and eat lunch with us?" Hermione asked the elves. The house elves looked unsure.
"Please?" Harry asked. That did it, the elves smiled and sat down, getting the food out, as the teens pulled out high chairs and making them go down so that the babies could be fed whilst their parents sat on the ground. The babies were only eating four to five times a day thankfully and were starting to get to the point where they knew day from night. The mid-night crying had not stopped completely yet. The babies were all in a very cheerful mood and were making all kinds of noises; Harry was just about to give Lily her bottle first when Daniel made a sound that made him stop. Daniel seeing that the sound got his dads attention started to make it over and over again.
"Da-da, da-da, da-da!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Daniel. Lily seeing that Daniel was getting all the attention started to yell the same thing. Harry was ecstatic. He was sure he would miss his babies' first words, and yet here it was from both of them at almost the same time! Harry had the biggest smile anyone had ever seen and was holding both of his children. The other babies looked on, not understanding why the other two were getting so much attention, when all they were getting were bottles from their smiling parents.
A week later, Hermione was alone with her two, in her room, when Soroush slammed his hand into the table and yelled "Ma-ma!" Julie slammed her hand into the table and yelled Da-da!" Hermione dropped her book and ran over to them. This made the two children really happy. They had finally got their mom away from that thing she was always holding. Hermione scooped them up and ran out to the others, tears running down her face.
"What's wrong!" Harry and Ron jumped up. They had given the Nannies the day off like they normally did on Saturdays and Sundays. During Quidditch practice Hermione and Ron would take the kids out and let them watch the brooms fly by. Harry loved to fly to them on broom, making the children happy at seeing him.
"Soroush just said Ma-ma and Julie just said da-da!" She exclaimed smiling brightly.
"Congratulations!" They exclaimed as they hugged the babies and Hermione.
Before they all knew it, the parents found themselves by themselves in the Gryffindor common room for Christmas vacation. The date was December twenty forth. The group sat happily around the fire and giant Christmas tree, dreaming of things to be, and what had been. This was their kids very first Christmas. The teens made sure that it was a great one.
They were all at the Quidditch field, on the top stands, the babies were five months now and yet John had yet to say his first word. Something that slightly depressed Ron, but Harry and Hermione cheered him up telling him that it would all happen in it's own time, and that John just was not ready to say anything yet. It was the first game of the season Gryffindor verses Slytherin. Harry did a loop, around Hermione and Ron, and Hagrid who had Daniel and Lily in his lap, and the rest of the babies, whilst waiting for Madam Hooch to call everyone down to the ground.
"Good Luck!" Hermione and Ron yelled together. Harry gave them a thumb up sign and flew off. The game would soon start and Harry got to the ground and waited patently. Finally, Madam Hooch walked up.
"Okay Captains, shake hands." Harry and Draco shook hands and gave each other a small smile. Both teams flew up into the air, the bludgers and Snitch jumped into the air. "Now I want a good, clean game, got it?" With that she threw the quaffle up in the air and the game had started. Harry sat on his broom, looking for the snitch. Draco pulled up beside him and was doing the same thing.
"So how is Lily doing?" Draco asked.
"She's great!" Harry exclaimed with a smile, he loved to talk about his kids to anyone. "She said her first word last month, though I don't think she knows what it means yet."
"Oh yeah? Was it Da-da or Ma-ma?" Draco asked knowing full well that that was pretty much all babies' first word.
"Da-da. Both Daniel and Lily said it at almost the same time. Like they were planning it. It almost gave me a heart attack." Harry grinned bigger. "You know if you would like to see her, you can. All you have to do is ask."
"Really?" Draco sounded unsure.
"Of course. The spell took genes from all of us, so she looks like the other babies. Only she has green eyes, like Daniel and brown hair with blondish white highlights. She's very beautiful." Harry didn't say anymore, because suddenly he caught something gold down near the ground. He dove, catching Draco off guard. Draco was only inches behind him. Harry was only inches away from the hard unforgiving green earth before pulling up and grabbing the snitch. A loud whistle was blown and he vaguely heard over the cheering crowd
"Gryffindor wins, 300-150!" Harry grinned, and pulled back up to Draco's side. He held out his hand to shake. Draco shook his hand with a small smile.
"Good game."
"Good game. We'll beat you next time." Draco grinned wider.
"You can try. So you want to see her, she's up in the stands." Harry asked. Draco nodded and they flew over to the Gryffindor stands. Draco looked extremely uncomfortable. Harry smiled telling everyone it was okay and everyone except Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and the babies left the stands in a hurry. Draco looked a little relived to be without a large audience. Harry put his broom down and picked up Lily from Hagrid's hands and placed her in Draco's arms. For the first time in the trio's life, they saw Draco look like he was about to burst into tears. He smiled down at her as she grabbed his bright white hair and started to play with it.
"Oh, I wish I could have kept her." He groaned as he sat down next to Hermione, and rocked, looking down at the smiling baby girl in his lap. "So you really mean I can visit her at anytime?" He asked seriously, Harry nodded.
"Okay, okay I will take you up on that offer. Not being here for her has been incredibly hard." Harry, Ron and Hermione just could not believe that this was the same person they had hated for so long. Where was the mean and unusually cruel person? The pregnancy had changed them all somehow. They were just glad Draco was now on their side.
