Birthday Surprises Chapter 47
Usual disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. Please. Wish it were mine though. Ah, if only. Lolly, xxx.
Ok, I know it's been ages (for me) since I updated, but I have been completely snowed under with evil homework and revision for tests that I HAVE to pass. Anyway, thank goodness for in-service days. I will hopefully upload two or maybe even three chapters throughout today - it depends on the reviews I get.
Oh yeah, and a mention to Jayne, who put her first story up on ff.net a few days ago - go and check it out. Her name is mcgonagalls-biscuits (please, please don't ask), and the story is called The End of the End. Go read and review it. Please. Pretty please.
Ok, enough with the plugging, lets get on with the story...
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Harry reluctantly handed Leah to Parvati, who beamed at him.
"I'll take good care of her, I promise!" She said with a grin. Harry gulped.
"She should sleep through, but if she doesn't, she'll just want a little attention." He said.
"Ok, we'll be fine, won't we Leah? Yes we will." Harry took a deep breath before slowly walking to Care of Magical Creatures, which Parvati had dropped.
"Ah, Harry. I was wonderin' when you'd come and see me. Funny, I thought you had three kids."
"I do - Parvati Patil is looking after Leah for the period."
"Ah. Well, we'll be having a nice easy lesson today. A few o' the Professors have already said that you lot get distracted by those dolls you've been given."
***
The lesson was hardly a lesson at all - they spent the period talking amongst themselves while Hagrid wandered around and pointed out that really, the children they were looking after would count as magical creatures, unless of course they were squibs.
"Have you checked whether your three are magical?" Hagrid asked Harry.
"Umm...no. How do you?"
"Well usually they show signs of magic pretty early." Hagrid said.
"I was three before I did any magic." Harry said with a frown.
"No yeh weren't! Yeh summoned a stuffed toy that yer dad and Sirius were tryin' to transfigure." Hagrid said, beaming proudly. "Yeh must have been 'bout ten months old, I guess."
"Oh. Well, no. The triplets haven't used magic yet. They're only two months old though."
"Why don't yeh check the quill?"
"The quill?"
"The Hogwarts Registry Quill - how d'yeh think we know the Muggle-borns?"
"Oh. So there's a quill that writes the name of every magical child born?"
"That's right. I'd reckon Dumbledore would tell you if you asked him."
"Right."
"I'd say they're magical all right." Ron said. "I mean, they must be."
"Yeh never know - especially if yeh don't know whether the mother is Muggle or Witch."
"Ok, thanks Hagrid." Harry said, steering the conversation away from the identity of the mother.
"Uh oh. Leah's awake and she is not happy." Harry said, gritting his teeth against the pain in his wrist.
"Fifteen minutes starting now." Ron said.
"If she doesn't calm down, my wrist will be destroyed in two." Harry said.
"That bad, huh?"
"Oh yeah." Harry said.
***
Parvati was trying everything. She just couldn't get Leah to stop screaming. Professor Vector was looking quite worried.
"My dear, are you sure she's ok? Maybe you should take her to the hospital wing?"
"No, she's fine, I think. She just won't stop crying. Come on Leah, please don't cry."
"Maybe you should take her out to Harry?" Another Gryffindor suggested timidly.
"No. He's trusting me to look after her. Maybe she needs fed." Leah wouldn't take her bottle, and she didn't need changing either. Eventually Professor Vector was caught up in trying to get her to stop crying, but no one seemed to be able to calm her.
***
"I'm going - she's getting more and more worked up. Keep an eye on these two for me?"
"Sure." Ron answered. Harry privately thought that he rather enjoyed being an Uncle, now that he had stopped being afraid of breaking them. He sprinted to Parvati's class and knocked on the door.
"Potter!" Professor Vector said, looking mildly surprised to see him.
"Can I speak to Parvati please?" Harry asked.
"Parvati, Mr Potter is here."
"Harry! Erm...what are you doing here?"
"I have a monitor - I know when Leah's upset, and there was no way she was settling down, so I came." Harry said. Parvati handed Leah to him sheepishly, and Harry began to calm her almost immediately.
"Hey baby, it's all right. There now, that's a good girl." Harry said. "Shall we go and see your brothers?" Leah had stopped crying and was hiccoughing now, her face still damp with tears.
"You're going to take her then?"
"Yeah, I think it might be a good idea." Harry said, massaging his wrist.
"Ok." Parvati said. Harry tickled Leah, and made her gurgle happily.
"There, that's better. Come on sweetie, let's go and see Hagrid. I'll see you later, Parvati." Harry said, as he walked away. He was part of the way along the corridor when he almost bumped into Madam Pomfrey.
"Potter? Why are you out of class?"
"I...er...had to come and get Leah." Harry said as Leah gurgled happily.
"Why?"
"Parvati, erm, had the same problem that you had."
"They're too attached to you."
"Yeah, I guess so." Harry said.
"Oh, don't look at me like that! I'm not saying that that's a bad thing. Far from it. It's nice to see a father so attached to his children."
"Thanks. I have to get back - Ron's looking after the other two."
"Very well. Off you go."
***
"Aww, and this'll be yer little girl, then?"
"Yeah, this is Leah." Harry said proudly.
"She's gonna be a heartbreaker all right." Hagrid said. Ron raised an eyebrow at Harry, who grinned back.
"Must get that off her daddy, eh?" Hagrid teased. Harry groaned, wishing that he could retort, but he couldn't. Not without letting on that he knew who their mother was. "You four make a right nice family."
"Thanks Hagrid." Harry said, making his way across to Ron.
"A heartbreaker, huh?" Ron teased.
"I reckon she probably gets that more from her mother." Harry teased back. Ron looked like he didn't know whether to punch Harry or vomit over him.
"That's just...sick." He mumbled eventually.
"She's doomed - she got it from both of them." Hermione said.
"How d'you know?" Ron demanded.
"Well, you'd have to be blind not to see Harry's little gang of devotees, and their mother...that you'll have to figure out for yourself." Harry laughed at the look on Ron's face.
"I think I'm gonna puke." He grumbled
Usual disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. Please. Wish it were mine though. Ah, if only. Lolly, xxx.
Ok, I know it's been ages (for me) since I updated, but I have been completely snowed under with evil homework and revision for tests that I HAVE to pass. Anyway, thank goodness for in-service days. I will hopefully upload two or maybe even three chapters throughout today - it depends on the reviews I get.
Oh yeah, and a mention to Jayne, who put her first story up on ff.net a few days ago - go and check it out. Her name is mcgonagalls-biscuits (please, please don't ask), and the story is called The End of the End. Go read and review it. Please. Pretty please.
Ok, enough with the plugging, lets get on with the story...
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Harry reluctantly handed Leah to Parvati, who beamed at him.
"I'll take good care of her, I promise!" She said with a grin. Harry gulped.
"She should sleep through, but if she doesn't, she'll just want a little attention." He said.
"Ok, we'll be fine, won't we Leah? Yes we will." Harry took a deep breath before slowly walking to Care of Magical Creatures, which Parvati had dropped.
"Ah, Harry. I was wonderin' when you'd come and see me. Funny, I thought you had three kids."
"I do - Parvati Patil is looking after Leah for the period."
"Ah. Well, we'll be having a nice easy lesson today. A few o' the Professors have already said that you lot get distracted by those dolls you've been given."
***
The lesson was hardly a lesson at all - they spent the period talking amongst themselves while Hagrid wandered around and pointed out that really, the children they were looking after would count as magical creatures, unless of course they were squibs.
"Have you checked whether your three are magical?" Hagrid asked Harry.
"Umm...no. How do you?"
"Well usually they show signs of magic pretty early." Hagrid said.
"I was three before I did any magic." Harry said with a frown.
"No yeh weren't! Yeh summoned a stuffed toy that yer dad and Sirius were tryin' to transfigure." Hagrid said, beaming proudly. "Yeh must have been 'bout ten months old, I guess."
"Oh. Well, no. The triplets haven't used magic yet. They're only two months old though."
"Why don't yeh check the quill?"
"The quill?"
"The Hogwarts Registry Quill - how d'yeh think we know the Muggle-borns?"
"Oh. So there's a quill that writes the name of every magical child born?"
"That's right. I'd reckon Dumbledore would tell you if you asked him."
"Right."
"I'd say they're magical all right." Ron said. "I mean, they must be."
"Yeh never know - especially if yeh don't know whether the mother is Muggle or Witch."
"Ok, thanks Hagrid." Harry said, steering the conversation away from the identity of the mother.
"Uh oh. Leah's awake and she is not happy." Harry said, gritting his teeth against the pain in his wrist.
"Fifteen minutes starting now." Ron said.
"If she doesn't calm down, my wrist will be destroyed in two." Harry said.
"That bad, huh?"
"Oh yeah." Harry said.
***
Parvati was trying everything. She just couldn't get Leah to stop screaming. Professor Vector was looking quite worried.
"My dear, are you sure she's ok? Maybe you should take her to the hospital wing?"
"No, she's fine, I think. She just won't stop crying. Come on Leah, please don't cry."
"Maybe you should take her out to Harry?" Another Gryffindor suggested timidly.
"No. He's trusting me to look after her. Maybe she needs fed." Leah wouldn't take her bottle, and she didn't need changing either. Eventually Professor Vector was caught up in trying to get her to stop crying, but no one seemed to be able to calm her.
***
"I'm going - she's getting more and more worked up. Keep an eye on these two for me?"
"Sure." Ron answered. Harry privately thought that he rather enjoyed being an Uncle, now that he had stopped being afraid of breaking them. He sprinted to Parvati's class and knocked on the door.
"Potter!" Professor Vector said, looking mildly surprised to see him.
"Can I speak to Parvati please?" Harry asked.
"Parvati, Mr Potter is here."
"Harry! Erm...what are you doing here?"
"I have a monitor - I know when Leah's upset, and there was no way she was settling down, so I came." Harry said. Parvati handed Leah to him sheepishly, and Harry began to calm her almost immediately.
"Hey baby, it's all right. There now, that's a good girl." Harry said. "Shall we go and see your brothers?" Leah had stopped crying and was hiccoughing now, her face still damp with tears.
"You're going to take her then?"
"Yeah, I think it might be a good idea." Harry said, massaging his wrist.
"Ok." Parvati said. Harry tickled Leah, and made her gurgle happily.
"There, that's better. Come on sweetie, let's go and see Hagrid. I'll see you later, Parvati." Harry said, as he walked away. He was part of the way along the corridor when he almost bumped into Madam Pomfrey.
"Potter? Why are you out of class?"
"I...er...had to come and get Leah." Harry said as Leah gurgled happily.
"Why?"
"Parvati, erm, had the same problem that you had."
"They're too attached to you."
"Yeah, I guess so." Harry said.
"Oh, don't look at me like that! I'm not saying that that's a bad thing. Far from it. It's nice to see a father so attached to his children."
"Thanks. I have to get back - Ron's looking after the other two."
"Very well. Off you go."
***
"Aww, and this'll be yer little girl, then?"
"Yeah, this is Leah." Harry said proudly.
"She's gonna be a heartbreaker all right." Hagrid said. Ron raised an eyebrow at Harry, who grinned back.
"Must get that off her daddy, eh?" Hagrid teased. Harry groaned, wishing that he could retort, but he couldn't. Not without letting on that he knew who their mother was. "You four make a right nice family."
"Thanks Hagrid." Harry said, making his way across to Ron.
"A heartbreaker, huh?" Ron teased.
"I reckon she probably gets that more from her mother." Harry teased back. Ron looked like he didn't know whether to punch Harry or vomit over him.
"That's just...sick." He mumbled eventually.
"She's doomed - she got it from both of them." Hermione said.
"How d'you know?" Ron demanded.
"Well, you'd have to be blind not to see Harry's little gang of devotees, and their mother...that you'll have to figure out for yourself." Harry laughed at the look on Ron's face.
"I think I'm gonna puke." He grumbled
