Birthday Surprises Chapter 50
Usual disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. Please. Wish it were mine though. Ah, if only. Lolly, xxx.
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The next few days were quiet, and spent between classes, the Tower and with Sally and the kids. Harry hardly had time to think about the bracelet monitor for Reilly's mother, let alone make it. He wanted to, but each time he sat down to get started, something seemed to come up. Eventually he decided that he needed to make a start, and sat down to begin planning. He sat there for half an hour, drawing the design for the bracelet. He was about to get started when the triplets began to cry.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Harry said, just as Ginny burst through the door.
"Er...hello." Harry said, looking mildly bewildered.
"I felt the monitor go." Ginny explained. "I thought you might be out with Sally."
"No, I'm trying to get a start made on this bracelet." Harry said, frowning. "You're welcome to take over if you want."
"Sure, can I watch?"
"If you want to. It's not anything spectacular."
"That's ok, I just want to see how you do it." Harry shrugged and sat back down at his desk. He looked carefully from the design to a small piece of string that was lying in front of him. He raised his wand and began to work, his hands working the magic, moulding it deftly into the string. Ginny watched, transfixed, as he did it. He was completely concentrating on the task at hand, and Ginny didn't think she had ever seen anything more breathtaking. The power that he was using seemed incredible. She watched as he created a smooth blue bracelet, intricately weaved with runes and Celtic symbols. It glowed slightly as he poured more power into it, making the bracelet change to soft, expensive looking leather.
"That is amazing." She breathed.
"Thanks. All that they need to do is tune it to the baby - I should probably write some instructions for that." Harry pulled out a sheet of parchment and neatly printed out a few instructions. Then he wrapped the bracelet in a piece of clean, white cloth and folded the instructions, tucking them inside the bundle, which he tied with string before putting it into a small box.
"One monitor bracelet." He mumbled.
"You look tired." Ginny commented. Harry nodded, looking out towards the grounds. Ginny said goodnight and slipped from the room
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Harry caught up with Reilly the next day at breakfast, handing her the small box and grinning before sitting down next to Ginny. Reilly took the bracelet from it's wrapping and gasped.
"Oh Harry, thank you! Mum will be so pleased. It's beautiful!" She exclaimed, planting a kiss on his cheek. Harry blushed as she rushed off, and he looked over to see Sally looking murderous. She came over a moment later, her eyes sparkling suspiciously.
"Can I talk to you please?"
"Ok." Harry said, standing immediately. He had a feeling that nothing good was coming.
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"What was all that about?" Sally demanded angrily. Tears were springing into her eyes, and Harry sighed in frustration - there was no way this was ever going to work.
"Look, I'm sorry. It's not as if I snogged her."
"How am I supposed to compete with every girl in Hogwarts and those damned kids?" Sally wept. Harry's eyes blazed.
"I didn't ask you to compete with anyone. I'm sorry, but my kids will always come first, no matter what. If you can't accept that, then I guess we're not going anywhere." Harry said calmly. Sally's weeping got louder, and she looked up at Harry, her eyes swimming with tears.
"Are you breaking up with me?" She asked, her lip trembling.
"I'm sorry, really I am, but we aren't going anywhere, and right now, I need to focus on my kids. So yeah, I am breaking up with you."
"Fine. Good riddance." Sally cried as she walked away. Harry sighed again, before heading up to the dorms. What a fiasco.
Usual disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. Please. Wish it were mine though. Ah, if only. Lolly, xxx.
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The next few days were quiet, and spent between classes, the Tower and with Sally and the kids. Harry hardly had time to think about the bracelet monitor for Reilly's mother, let alone make it. He wanted to, but each time he sat down to get started, something seemed to come up. Eventually he decided that he needed to make a start, and sat down to begin planning. He sat there for half an hour, drawing the design for the bracelet. He was about to get started when the triplets began to cry.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Harry said, just as Ginny burst through the door.
"Er...hello." Harry said, looking mildly bewildered.
"I felt the monitor go." Ginny explained. "I thought you might be out with Sally."
"No, I'm trying to get a start made on this bracelet." Harry said, frowning. "You're welcome to take over if you want."
"Sure, can I watch?"
"If you want to. It's not anything spectacular."
"That's ok, I just want to see how you do it." Harry shrugged and sat back down at his desk. He looked carefully from the design to a small piece of string that was lying in front of him. He raised his wand and began to work, his hands working the magic, moulding it deftly into the string. Ginny watched, transfixed, as he did it. He was completely concentrating on the task at hand, and Ginny didn't think she had ever seen anything more breathtaking. The power that he was using seemed incredible. She watched as he created a smooth blue bracelet, intricately weaved with runes and Celtic symbols. It glowed slightly as he poured more power into it, making the bracelet change to soft, expensive looking leather.
"That is amazing." She breathed.
"Thanks. All that they need to do is tune it to the baby - I should probably write some instructions for that." Harry pulled out a sheet of parchment and neatly printed out a few instructions. Then he wrapped the bracelet in a piece of clean, white cloth and folded the instructions, tucking them inside the bundle, which he tied with string before putting it into a small box.
"One monitor bracelet." He mumbled.
"You look tired." Ginny commented. Harry nodded, looking out towards the grounds. Ginny said goodnight and slipped from the room
***.
Harry caught up with Reilly the next day at breakfast, handing her the small box and grinning before sitting down next to Ginny. Reilly took the bracelet from it's wrapping and gasped.
"Oh Harry, thank you! Mum will be so pleased. It's beautiful!" She exclaimed, planting a kiss on his cheek. Harry blushed as she rushed off, and he looked over to see Sally looking murderous. She came over a moment later, her eyes sparkling suspiciously.
"Can I talk to you please?"
"Ok." Harry said, standing immediately. He had a feeling that nothing good was coming.
***
"What was all that about?" Sally demanded angrily. Tears were springing into her eyes, and Harry sighed in frustration - there was no way this was ever going to work.
"Look, I'm sorry. It's not as if I snogged her."
"How am I supposed to compete with every girl in Hogwarts and those damned kids?" Sally wept. Harry's eyes blazed.
"I didn't ask you to compete with anyone. I'm sorry, but my kids will always come first, no matter what. If you can't accept that, then I guess we're not going anywhere." Harry said calmly. Sally's weeping got louder, and she looked up at Harry, her eyes swimming with tears.
"Are you breaking up with me?" She asked, her lip trembling.
"I'm sorry, really I am, but we aren't going anywhere, and right now, I need to focus on my kids. So yeah, I am breaking up with you."
"Fine. Good riddance." Sally cried as she walked away. Harry sighed again, before heading up to the dorms. What a fiasco.
