Birthday Surprises Chapter Thirteen

Usual disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. Please. Wish it were mine though. Ah, if only. Lolly, xxx.

Ok, here goes people...thank you to everyone who has reviewed (I love you all!!!) Thank you Athenakitty, Fireblade K'Chona, Princess Sharanya, ER, Angus Hardie, bast4, Devotion 408. Erm.well, I've fixed my little problem with dialogue (I might go back and fix the first 12 chapters). I wasn't sure how to do it, and there were a few other problems too - hopefully they're all gone now. Well, on with the story.I'll stop rambling now! ;-D

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Albus paused at the door to the Hospital Wing. Harry was sitting on the bed, holding one of the triplets and whispering something. As he stepped closer, he identified the triplet as Leah, though he still couldn't hear what he was saying. He was almost beside him when he realised that Harry was whispering a lullaby as he held Leah close to his chest. "Your mother would be proud of you - your father too." He said quietly. Harry didn't look up, but his lullaby trailed off.

"I've arranged for you to go to the Burrow tonight - you will not be staying in Privet drive any longer."

"What, not ever?"

"Not ever." Albus said, glancing over at the hulking lump that was Vernon Dursley.

"Nor would you have stayed there as long as you have had I known that you were being abused." The headmaster paused for a moment, debating his next words. "You know if Sirius was still alive, I believe Vernon wouldn't be half as well off as he is."

"I know - he'd be lucky if he was alive, let alone anything else."

"If only things could've been different...you might have been living with Sirius by now."

"But they aren't, so I'm not. So what's the plan for going to the Burrow? Floo?"

"No - Professor McGonagall will accompany you to Privet drive later, and Mr Weasley will pick you up, as planned, only tonight, rather than the day after tomorrow."

"Right. Wouldn't it be easier to Floo?"

"Easier, yes, but not as safe. You've already used the Floo network once - besides, any travelling via Floo can be easily traced."

"Oh. Right." Harry said.

"I wanted to talk to you earlier, before all of this...I have decided that you would make a most excellent head boy."

"Head boy? Me? Why?"

"Well, you are by far one of the most mature students in the school. I believe you will do Hogwarts proud."

"Er...well...if you're sure."

"I am. Well, there are other matters to discuss, but we shall leave them until the beginning of term, ok?"

"Yes Sir."

"Oh, there is one thing - Professor McGonagall said that you had made a monitor for the babies?"

"Yeah."

"I have always been intrigued by those Muggle devices - has it been successful?"

"Yeah, very. It's not exactly like the Muggle ones, but it is the same idea - I needed it to be discreet, so I made it into something that would easily be overlooked by Muggles and Wizards - plus, it couldn't be noisy, so I made it to fit what it was needed for."

"Amazing. I can't believe that no one has ever thought of it before. How did you link it to the triplets?"

"One of the spells I used - it was a bit tricky, not knowing their full names, but it worked."

"Indeed. Maybe you could market this - I'm sure many parents would love it."

"I don't know - it's not as if I need the money. Maybe."

"Think about it - there's no rush."

"Ok. I'll think about it." Harry promised.

"Good. Well, I shall be going - why don't you go and visit Hagrid while you're here? I know he'd love to see you."

"Yeah, I was going to...before..."

"Well, I'll see you later - you and your so called family will be leaving shortly after dinner."

"Thank you Sir."