Only a Couple Hours Old
After several exhausting hours, Lily Potter sat in her hospital bed with a small bundle in her arms. Her adoring husband, James Potter, sat next to her on the bed and together the two admired their precious gift.
Amongst all the blankets the round glowing face of a baby boy rested peacefully. His head was already adorned with untidy black hair.
"He looks just like you, James," said Lily softly.
"Yes, but he has your eyes." James smiled and pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose. "We did well, Lily. Look at him. He's going to be a great wizard one day."
"Yes, we did do well, very well. He's so peaceful." There was a moments silence and the tiny baby boy shifted in his blankets. A precious little fist forced its way out of the blankets and settled next to his face. "What are we going to call him?"
"I don't know. I hadn't thought about it a' tall till know."
Lily looked down at her sleeping son and thought for a moment. Then it dawned on her and she said, "Harry! We should name him Harry."
"Harry Potter? It sounds like a good name for a star Quidditch player."
Lily gave James a playful slap on the arm and said, "How do you know our son is going to be a Quidditch player? Maybe Quidditch won't even really interest him."
"Lily, it's in his blood. I played Quidditch and I was pretty good," his smile turned to one of self-loving and a bit cocky, "Besides, no son of mine is not going to not be interested in Quidditch. Just you wait and see."
Lily shook her head slightly but she was laughing silently. "So, have we decided, is it Harry?"
"Harry it is then." James paused for a minute and the thoughts of little Harry growing up to play Quidditch danced in his head. He laughed to himself. Then looking back down at Harry, he said, "Welcome to the world, Harry."
Just then, a knock came at the door. "Come in," said Lily. In through the door came Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Albus Dumbledore, all with bright smiles on their faces and wrapped presents in their hands.
"Where is he? Let me see him?" said Sirius hurrying over to the bed. He sat the present he had brought on the end of the bed. As soon as he saw the baby's head he blurted out the words, "Good Lord, James, he looks just like you! Same hair and everything!"
Lily and James both laughed. Baby Harry stirred once more at the noise.
"Congratulations, congratulations! What a wonderful gift you two already have. But I have brought you one anyways. It's for the young lad there," said Albus Dumbledore, his eyes sparkling with laughter behind his half moon spectacles.
"Well, what have you decided to call him?" asked Remus.
Lily looked up at James with a smile, "Do you want to, or should I?"
"You were the one that thought of it, you tell them."
Everyone's eyes fell on Lily. We've decided to name him Harry."
Sirius, Lupin and Peter Pettigrew all whispered the name. Dumbledore just looked at Harry with a smile and said, "Good luck, Harry Potter. I have a feeling I shall be seeing you at Hogwarts in 11 years. And it should be most exciting."
"May I hold him?" asked Sirius.
"Of course," said Lily, handing Harry over to Sirius. "Now, just put your hand under him there and hold up his head. There you go."
Sirius sat down in a chair next to the bed. Lupin came over and stood next to him, looking down at Harry.
"Sirius," said James, "while you are here, and holding Harry, there is something Lily and I want to ask you."
"What?"
"Will you be Harry's godfather?"
Sirius's eyes got really wide and he looked up at Lily and James. He thought for a moment. Then he looked back down at Harry who had started to move. Slowly, Harry opened his green eyes and looked up at Sirius. Sirius gave a little laugh and said, "Look, he's opening his eyes. Hello, Harry. Guess who I am," he glanced up at Lily and James, then back at Harry, "I'm Sirius Black, your godfather."
"Let me hold him, Sirius," said Lupin, practically taking Harry from Sirius already.
"Just a minute, you'll get your turn."
"Come on, you've been holding him for 5 minutes. It's my turn."
"Not yet, I'm not done."
While the two fought over Harry, Dumbledore said to Lily and James, "Well, I just stopped in to see how you and Harry were doing. But I really must be going now. Business to take care of at Hogwarts, you know." He shook James's hand and gave Lily a hug. "If you two ever need anything, anything a' tall, you know where I'll be. So take care of yourselves. So long, Sirius, Lupin, Peter, and Harry."
Everyone waved to Dumbledore as he Disappareted. Lupin and Sirius had finally stopped arguing and Sirius had just handed Harry over to Lupin. Right as Lupin got hold of Harry, Harry's tiny face began to scrunch up to cry. He let out a long wail.
"See, there, he doesn't like you, Remus. So give him back," said Sirius.
Lupin tried rocking Harry in his arms but the baby just kept on crying. Reluctantly he handed Harry back to Sirius. Sirius took him and almost instantly Harry quieted.
"Now that's not right," said Lupin, "Why does he like Sirius better than me?"
"He knows you're a werewolf. It doesn't take long to figure it out," said Sirius playfully. Looking at the expression on Lupin's face, Sirius added shrugging his shoulders, "I was only joking."
For the first time Peter spoke, "He's a very beautiful boy, Lily."
"Thank you, Peter. We are so proud."
"Well, I best be going too. Things to do. You take care."
"Going already, Peter? But you just got here," said James.
"I know, but I'm a busy man."
"Really? When have you been a busy man, Peter," said Sirius.
"You had better watch it, Sirius, or someone is going to punch you yet today," warned Lupin.
Soon Peter was gone and Sirius was still holding Harry. Lupin and James were deep in conversation and Lily was finally getting to rest. She watched Harry in Sirius's arms for a few moments, Sirius had gotten Harry to stare up at him for the longest time and he was whispering things to him, mostly to himself about how he was going to teach Harry a lot of tricks when he got older, jokes he could play on his dad. Happy to see her son resting peacefully, Lily let her eye lids grow heavy and finally close.
The End
After several exhausting hours, Lily Potter sat in her hospital bed with a small bundle in her arms. Her adoring husband, James Potter, sat next to her on the bed and together the two admired their precious gift.
Amongst all the blankets the round glowing face of a baby boy rested peacefully. His head was already adorned with untidy black hair.
"He looks just like you, James," said Lily softly.
"Yes, but he has your eyes." James smiled and pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose. "We did well, Lily. Look at him. He's going to be a great wizard one day."
"Yes, we did do well, very well. He's so peaceful." There was a moments silence and the tiny baby boy shifted in his blankets. A precious little fist forced its way out of the blankets and settled next to his face. "What are we going to call him?"
"I don't know. I hadn't thought about it a' tall till know."
Lily looked down at her sleeping son and thought for a moment. Then it dawned on her and she said, "Harry! We should name him Harry."
"Harry Potter? It sounds like a good name for a star Quidditch player."
Lily gave James a playful slap on the arm and said, "How do you know our son is going to be a Quidditch player? Maybe Quidditch won't even really interest him."
"Lily, it's in his blood. I played Quidditch and I was pretty good," his smile turned to one of self-loving and a bit cocky, "Besides, no son of mine is not going to not be interested in Quidditch. Just you wait and see."
Lily shook her head slightly but she was laughing silently. "So, have we decided, is it Harry?"
"Harry it is then." James paused for a minute and the thoughts of little Harry growing up to play Quidditch danced in his head. He laughed to himself. Then looking back down at Harry, he said, "Welcome to the world, Harry."
Just then, a knock came at the door. "Come in," said Lily. In through the door came Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Albus Dumbledore, all with bright smiles on their faces and wrapped presents in their hands.
"Where is he? Let me see him?" said Sirius hurrying over to the bed. He sat the present he had brought on the end of the bed. As soon as he saw the baby's head he blurted out the words, "Good Lord, James, he looks just like you! Same hair and everything!"
Lily and James both laughed. Baby Harry stirred once more at the noise.
"Congratulations, congratulations! What a wonderful gift you two already have. But I have brought you one anyways. It's for the young lad there," said Albus Dumbledore, his eyes sparkling with laughter behind his half moon spectacles.
"Well, what have you decided to call him?" asked Remus.
Lily looked up at James with a smile, "Do you want to, or should I?"
"You were the one that thought of it, you tell them."
Everyone's eyes fell on Lily. We've decided to name him Harry."
Sirius, Lupin and Peter Pettigrew all whispered the name. Dumbledore just looked at Harry with a smile and said, "Good luck, Harry Potter. I have a feeling I shall be seeing you at Hogwarts in 11 years. And it should be most exciting."
"May I hold him?" asked Sirius.
"Of course," said Lily, handing Harry over to Sirius. "Now, just put your hand under him there and hold up his head. There you go."
Sirius sat down in a chair next to the bed. Lupin came over and stood next to him, looking down at Harry.
"Sirius," said James, "while you are here, and holding Harry, there is something Lily and I want to ask you."
"What?"
"Will you be Harry's godfather?"
Sirius's eyes got really wide and he looked up at Lily and James. He thought for a moment. Then he looked back down at Harry who had started to move. Slowly, Harry opened his green eyes and looked up at Sirius. Sirius gave a little laugh and said, "Look, he's opening his eyes. Hello, Harry. Guess who I am," he glanced up at Lily and James, then back at Harry, "I'm Sirius Black, your godfather."
"Let me hold him, Sirius," said Lupin, practically taking Harry from Sirius already.
"Just a minute, you'll get your turn."
"Come on, you've been holding him for 5 minutes. It's my turn."
"Not yet, I'm not done."
While the two fought over Harry, Dumbledore said to Lily and James, "Well, I just stopped in to see how you and Harry were doing. But I really must be going now. Business to take care of at Hogwarts, you know." He shook James's hand and gave Lily a hug. "If you two ever need anything, anything a' tall, you know where I'll be. So take care of yourselves. So long, Sirius, Lupin, Peter, and Harry."
Everyone waved to Dumbledore as he Disappareted. Lupin and Sirius had finally stopped arguing and Sirius had just handed Harry over to Lupin. Right as Lupin got hold of Harry, Harry's tiny face began to scrunch up to cry. He let out a long wail.
"See, there, he doesn't like you, Remus. So give him back," said Sirius.
Lupin tried rocking Harry in his arms but the baby just kept on crying. Reluctantly he handed Harry back to Sirius. Sirius took him and almost instantly Harry quieted.
"Now that's not right," said Lupin, "Why does he like Sirius better than me?"
"He knows you're a werewolf. It doesn't take long to figure it out," said Sirius playfully. Looking at the expression on Lupin's face, Sirius added shrugging his shoulders, "I was only joking."
For the first time Peter spoke, "He's a very beautiful boy, Lily."
"Thank you, Peter. We are so proud."
"Well, I best be going too. Things to do. You take care."
"Going already, Peter? But you just got here," said James.
"I know, but I'm a busy man."
"Really? When have you been a busy man, Peter," said Sirius.
"You had better watch it, Sirius, or someone is going to punch you yet today," warned Lupin.
Soon Peter was gone and Sirius was still holding Harry. Lupin and James were deep in conversation and Lily was finally getting to rest. She watched Harry in Sirius's arms for a few moments, Sirius had gotten Harry to stare up at him for the longest time and he was whispering things to him, mostly to himself about how he was going to teach Harry a lot of tricks when he got older, jokes he could play on his dad. Happy to see her son resting peacefully, Lily let her eye lids grow heavy and finally close.
The End