Disclaimer: Harry Potter is from the creative genus that is J.K. Rowling. I
am not her. This is merely a fan fiction to tide us over until Book 6.
A/N: Enjoy! And thank you all so very much for the reviews. I'm glad you enjoy it. ====================================== ====
"Harry, wake up please," Ginny pleaded as she nudged her husband. All Harry did was try to tighten his arm around Ginny's growing waist in his sleep. "Harry the baby and I are hungry."
"Um, what?" Harry asked not opening his eyes.
"You're child and wife are going to starve to death and you're sleeping," she said.
Harry opened one eye and looked at his wife. "You're not going to starve to death."
"How would you know? Have you ever been pregnant?" she snapped, this wasn't funny. She was truly feeling that if she didn't get food right away she was going to do something drastic. "This baby is craving cauldron cakes and some of those potatoes, the ones that were roasted with the beef at Hogwarts."
Harry rolled over and pulled his glasses on. Glancing over at the clock, he noticed the time.
"Ginny," he moaned. "It's 1:20 in the morning. No place is open to get you cauldron cakes."
"Hogwarts is always open. Just apparate to the gates and knock. Dumbledore will let you in or McGonagall. You could go down to the kitchens."
"I'm not going to apparate to Hogwarts in the middle of the night to get you potatoes and cauldron cakes," he stated before rolling back over. "You lived without their food now for years you can do it for another day."
"Harry Potter you go get me those tators and cakes or you will be sleeping on the couch the rest of the night!"
Harry sighed. "This is my last night before I go back out on assignment Gin, can't I please get some sleep?"
Tears started streaming down Ginny's face, before anger replaced it.
"Fine!" she said angrily as she threw back the covers on the bed. "If you don't care enough about your wife and baby I'll get it myself."
"Ginny," Harry whined, but it was too late. She had already stormed out of the bedroom. Sighing he followed her. She was muttering angrily under her breath as she was putting on her robe and scarf.
"What are you going?" Harry asked leaning against the doorframe.
"I am going to get OUR baby some food since its FATHER doesn't CARE enough about it and its MOTHER to go and get it," she snapped as she tugged on her shoes.
"Don't go," Harry said, "I'll do it. I'll go to Hogwarts and get you the potatoes and cakes all right."
"No, if you're too busy sleeping I'll do it myself," she said angrily. "Afterall I'll be getting everything myself in the next few weeks anyway with you being on assignment. Might as well start now. "
Ginny went to storm by him. Harry grabbed her arm to stop her. She spun around the fire evident in her eyes. Harry knew not to anger her any more. He had to defuse this situation or else he'd be sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life.
"You're right. I'm being an insensitive prat," he sighed. "I'll go to Hogwarts. You go and rest. You're carrying around another person now and you need your sleep. I'll do this."
Harry placed a kiss on Ginny's forehead. She seemed to calm down. Walking over to the couch she took off her shoes and scarf and laid down on it.
"I'll wait for you right here, okay?" she asked.
"Okay," Harry sighed as he put on his shoes and cloak before apparating to the front gates of Hogwarts.
Now it had been awhile since Harry had been at Hogwarts, and understandably, he had just woken up. So he thought, as he found himself accidentally walking into the lake, he was pretty awake now.
Cursing under his breath, he made his way up to the main doors. Knocking at the door, he wasn't surprised when no one answered. Just as he was about to turn around and just go home he heard them crack open.
"Potty Potter back again!" came the joyous shriek of Peeves. "Did you bring someone for me?"
"What?"
"Oh, still owe one more detention. Bad Gryffindor!"
"Right Peeves," he said entering the castle. Looking up he could see Peeves frown. The poltergeist had a large water balloon in his hands, but upon seeing how soaked Harry already was he didn't bother throwing it. "Visitor!" Peeves yelled loudly. "Potty Potter needs a towel!"
Sighing, Harry trudged down to the kitchen leaving a trail of water in his wake he was sure Filch would love to blame on some student, and hoping Peeves didn't wake everyone up in the castle.
It didn't take Harry long to get into the kitchen. He was surprised to find several house elves awake when he did, including Dobby. They seemed to be playing some form of poker using some of the unusual clothing items Hermione had tried to give them during their time here.
Within half an hour, Harry had a handful of cakes and potatoes. Balancing them as well as he could he started back toward the great doors. However, as soon as he opened the door to the kitchens he was met with a very unhappy Professor McGonagall and an amused Professor Dumbledore.
"Mr. Potter," snapped McGonagall. "For a moment I was going to take points off and remind you that it is past curfew. However, considering how you are no longer a student here I demand you tell us what it is exactly you were doing!"
"Ginny had a craving and wanted some food," he said trying to explain. "But she wanted it from Hogwarts or I would have gotten it somewhere else. I didn't want to come, but she got out of bed and said that I didn't care enough about her and the baby and they needed the food and —"
"I understand dear boy, trust me. Your wife is not the first woman to crave Hogwarts cooking when pregnant," Dumbledore said smiling. "Though I do wish they would pick better times of the day."
"Yes Professor," Harry said juggling the food in his arms. Dobby really had overdone it with the amount of potatoes and cauldron cakes. "Can I just use the fireplace in your office to floo home."
"Certainly dear boy."
"Thank you Professor," Harry said as Dumbledore turned and started walking toward his office. Harry saw McGonagall huff, but she turned and headed back up to the tower.
Soon Harry and Dumbledore were on the spiral staircase to his office. As it closed, Dumbledore motioned to the fireplace before starting toward his chambers.
"Harry," Dumbledore said turning.
"Yes Professor?"
"Do ask Fred to bring his son Peeves back soon. I'm afraid our Peeves has grown rather attached to his namesake. It will truly be an interesting seven years when we have both Peeves at Hogwarts."
Harry smiled. "I'll owl him and let him know. I've got to leave on assignment in the morning or I'd tell him myself."
"Let Ginny know that if she ever wants anymore of Hogwart's food that she is welcome anytime. Just send Hedwig and we'll make sure Dobby gets her anything she wants."
Harry groaned as the headmaster grinned. All he had to do was send Hedwig to Dobby for the food. Harry didn't have to apparate over, nearly fall in the lake and wake nearly everyone up in the process.
"Thank you professor," Harry sighed before taking off for home.
A/N: Enjoy! And thank you all so very much for the reviews. I'm glad you enjoy it. ====================================== ====
"Harry, wake up please," Ginny pleaded as she nudged her husband. All Harry did was try to tighten his arm around Ginny's growing waist in his sleep. "Harry the baby and I are hungry."
"Um, what?" Harry asked not opening his eyes.
"You're child and wife are going to starve to death and you're sleeping," she said.
Harry opened one eye and looked at his wife. "You're not going to starve to death."
"How would you know? Have you ever been pregnant?" she snapped, this wasn't funny. She was truly feeling that if she didn't get food right away she was going to do something drastic. "This baby is craving cauldron cakes and some of those potatoes, the ones that were roasted with the beef at Hogwarts."
Harry rolled over and pulled his glasses on. Glancing over at the clock, he noticed the time.
"Ginny," he moaned. "It's 1:20 in the morning. No place is open to get you cauldron cakes."
"Hogwarts is always open. Just apparate to the gates and knock. Dumbledore will let you in or McGonagall. You could go down to the kitchens."
"I'm not going to apparate to Hogwarts in the middle of the night to get you potatoes and cauldron cakes," he stated before rolling back over. "You lived without their food now for years you can do it for another day."
"Harry Potter you go get me those tators and cakes or you will be sleeping on the couch the rest of the night!"
Harry sighed. "This is my last night before I go back out on assignment Gin, can't I please get some sleep?"
Tears started streaming down Ginny's face, before anger replaced it.
"Fine!" she said angrily as she threw back the covers on the bed. "If you don't care enough about your wife and baby I'll get it myself."
"Ginny," Harry whined, but it was too late. She had already stormed out of the bedroom. Sighing he followed her. She was muttering angrily under her breath as she was putting on her robe and scarf.
"What are you going?" Harry asked leaning against the doorframe.
"I am going to get OUR baby some food since its FATHER doesn't CARE enough about it and its MOTHER to go and get it," she snapped as she tugged on her shoes.
"Don't go," Harry said, "I'll do it. I'll go to Hogwarts and get you the potatoes and cakes all right."
"No, if you're too busy sleeping I'll do it myself," she said angrily. "Afterall I'll be getting everything myself in the next few weeks anyway with you being on assignment. Might as well start now. "
Ginny went to storm by him. Harry grabbed her arm to stop her. She spun around the fire evident in her eyes. Harry knew not to anger her any more. He had to defuse this situation or else he'd be sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life.
"You're right. I'm being an insensitive prat," he sighed. "I'll go to Hogwarts. You go and rest. You're carrying around another person now and you need your sleep. I'll do this."
Harry placed a kiss on Ginny's forehead. She seemed to calm down. Walking over to the couch she took off her shoes and scarf and laid down on it.
"I'll wait for you right here, okay?" she asked.
"Okay," Harry sighed as he put on his shoes and cloak before apparating to the front gates of Hogwarts.
Now it had been awhile since Harry had been at Hogwarts, and understandably, he had just woken up. So he thought, as he found himself accidentally walking into the lake, he was pretty awake now.
Cursing under his breath, he made his way up to the main doors. Knocking at the door, he wasn't surprised when no one answered. Just as he was about to turn around and just go home he heard them crack open.
"Potty Potter back again!" came the joyous shriek of Peeves. "Did you bring someone for me?"
"What?"
"Oh, still owe one more detention. Bad Gryffindor!"
"Right Peeves," he said entering the castle. Looking up he could see Peeves frown. The poltergeist had a large water balloon in his hands, but upon seeing how soaked Harry already was he didn't bother throwing it. "Visitor!" Peeves yelled loudly. "Potty Potter needs a towel!"
Sighing, Harry trudged down to the kitchen leaving a trail of water in his wake he was sure Filch would love to blame on some student, and hoping Peeves didn't wake everyone up in the castle.
It didn't take Harry long to get into the kitchen. He was surprised to find several house elves awake when he did, including Dobby. They seemed to be playing some form of poker using some of the unusual clothing items Hermione had tried to give them during their time here.
Within half an hour, Harry had a handful of cakes and potatoes. Balancing them as well as he could he started back toward the great doors. However, as soon as he opened the door to the kitchens he was met with a very unhappy Professor McGonagall and an amused Professor Dumbledore.
"Mr. Potter," snapped McGonagall. "For a moment I was going to take points off and remind you that it is past curfew. However, considering how you are no longer a student here I demand you tell us what it is exactly you were doing!"
"Ginny had a craving and wanted some food," he said trying to explain. "But she wanted it from Hogwarts or I would have gotten it somewhere else. I didn't want to come, but she got out of bed and said that I didn't care enough about her and the baby and they needed the food and —"
"I understand dear boy, trust me. Your wife is not the first woman to crave Hogwarts cooking when pregnant," Dumbledore said smiling. "Though I do wish they would pick better times of the day."
"Yes Professor," Harry said juggling the food in his arms. Dobby really had overdone it with the amount of potatoes and cauldron cakes. "Can I just use the fireplace in your office to floo home."
"Certainly dear boy."
"Thank you Professor," Harry said as Dumbledore turned and started walking toward his office. Harry saw McGonagall huff, but she turned and headed back up to the tower.
Soon Harry and Dumbledore were on the spiral staircase to his office. As it closed, Dumbledore motioned to the fireplace before starting toward his chambers.
"Harry," Dumbledore said turning.
"Yes Professor?"
"Do ask Fred to bring his son Peeves back soon. I'm afraid our Peeves has grown rather attached to his namesake. It will truly be an interesting seven years when we have both Peeves at Hogwarts."
Harry smiled. "I'll owl him and let him know. I've got to leave on assignment in the morning or I'd tell him myself."
"Let Ginny know that if she ever wants anymore of Hogwart's food that she is welcome anytime. Just send Hedwig and we'll make sure Dobby gets her anything she wants."
Harry groaned as the headmaster grinned. All he had to do was send Hedwig to Dobby for the food. Harry didn't have to apparate over, nearly fall in the lake and wake nearly everyone up in the process.
"Thank you professor," Harry sighed before taking off for home.