I woke to the sun streaming into the windows of my room. I felt so much better after about a week. The weight was off my shoulders, but it was replaced with a new weight called 'responsibility for the life inside me'. Okay, maybe it's a long name, but that's what it was called. But trust me, that was so much better than the one before it. It still felt like a dream though, me being pregnant.
Harry was still asleep beside me. I turned over to face him, but suprisingly, I didn't wake him. I leaned over and ran my finger along the length of his nose. His cute face schrunched up and then he turned over to face me with a little sigh. I repeated the action and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Morning," I smiled.
"Morning," he sighed as he stretched out like a cat.
"Good sleep?" I asked, snuggling up to him.
"With you by my side, always," he said softly.
We lied there, chests rising and falling as one. His heart beat under my ear and it was soothing. My eyes had just closed, when someone was banging on the door.
"Come on people!" Shouted Sirius. "If you want to go shopping get your arses up… NOW!"
"Coming," Harry yelled.
"Mmm.." I groaned. "I don't want to get up."
"Come on…" he said sitting up. "I've got to pick up your Christmas present."
"OOH! What is it?" I asked as I rolled off the bed but caught myself and stood up.
"Umm… It's a…"
"Yes?"
"SURPRISE!"
"Thanks, I've always wanted a SURPRISE!" I said as I rummaged through the trunk of clothes in the corner of the room. I pulled out a pair of my favourite jeans and attempted to put them on.
It didn't happen. I looked down. "Oh my god…"
"What?" Harry said alarmed as he rushed to me.
"My jeans don't fit," I said, eyes wide.
"And?" He said waiting for me to finish.
"And look," I pulled up my t-shirt and pulled my boxers down a little.
"Oh my god," he gasped.
"I know," I said quietly. He reached out cautiously and put his hand on my abdomen. It wasn't very round but it was enough to notice and make my jeans tight.
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"Okay," Harry said as we walked out of the Leaky Cauldron. "I have some things to get. Draco, stay with Remus and Sirius."
"Excuse me?" I stopped.
"Could you please stay with Remus and Sirius?" He said with a sweetness that was too gentle and too… sticky.
"Why?"
"Because."
"WHY?"
"Uhh…. Because I don't want you to see what I'm getting you for Christmas," he offered. I narrowed my eyes.
"Fine, even though I am not a little girl who needs adult supervision," I said as I sat down and crossed my arms. "Femineus minor totalus," I muttered under my breath.
Remus and Sirius snickered madly as Harry stopped mid-stride and turned around.
There stood my boyfriend; three feet too short, jet black pig tails, tiny glasses and wearing a cute little dress.
"Though I can't be quite sure about you," I said with a grin.
"Draco!" He squeaked in a voice that fit how he looked perfectly.
"Harry?" I answered sweetly.
"Change me back!" He squeaked.
"No… I don't think I will," I decided. By that point, Remus and Sirius were laughing so hard they had to hold each other up.
"I'm serious!" He stamped his foot, which made the usually composed Remus roar with laughter.
"No! I'm Sirius!" Sirius laughed.
"Remus, can you help me out?" Harry asked desperately.
"I'll-try-," Remus was calming down a bit and wiped a tear from his eye. "Finite Incantatum." Damn, I was good at binding spells to my will… "No."
"Draco!" Harry whined.
"Aww! She's so cute!" A passing woman said. Harry turned to the woman and was about to give her a very rude gesture, but I grabbed his tiny wrist.
"Now, Harriet, we'll have none of that," I said pointedly. If looks could kill, I believe I'd have been dead ten times before I hit the ground.
"Oh, is she yours?" The woman asked.
"Yes, she is," I answered. I picked Harry up and was suprised he didn't start kicking and screaming… Hell, if he had done that to me, I would have started screaming about ice cream and how my mean father wouldn't get me any. I guess he accepted defeat. He probably knew that if he struggled, I would leave him like that.
"Oh, how old is she?" The woman asked.
"She'll be five in July," I answered.
"If you don't mind my asking, how old are you?" I guessed I looked too young to have a five year old daughter.
"I'll be twenty soon," I lied. She was about to ask another question but I interrupted her. "I must be going. Pleasure meeting you. Say good bye, Harriet."
"Good bye," Harry mumbled.
"Come on, you two," I said to Remus and Sirius (who were snickering madly) and we left her staring after us dumbly.
"Did you really have to do that to me?" Harry asked as soon as we were out of ear shot.
"I didn't really have to… but it was fun," I said as I set him down. "Finite Incantatum."
Harry was back in his normal clothes, he had his normal haircut back and was again, towering over me.
"Thank you," he said gratefully.
"No problem," I said lightly as if I had picked up a quill for him or something.
"Okay, I'll be only a little while. I'll meet you guys at Florean's in about an hour?" He said as he walked away into the milling street.
"See you!" I called. I turned to Sirius and Remus. "Now, what am I supposed to buy for him?"
"Huh?" Sirius said lamely.
"He is the hardest person to buy for. Last year I sort of lucked out with my dad," I said looking around. "Now, I need you two to help."
"We'll help," Remus said gently. "What did you get him last year?"
"That bracelet he never takes off," I replied.
"You got him that?" Sirius asked. I nodded. "I thought he made that."
"Nope, I bought it for him," I said as I looked at the assortment of shops.
"Well," Remus said thinking. I felt a little pathetic. I could not even figure out what to buy Harry and I'd been with him for over a year. "Let's just go in and out of stores and take it from there."
"Okay," I said and led them into the closest shop. "Ground rules." I said looking pointedly at Sirius. "No alcohol and no sex toys. Okay?"
"Ahhh… Take away all my fun, why don't you?" He pouted.
"I can and I will," I said as I looked at the trinkets in 'Magically Miscelanious'.
"What about this?" Sirius shouted from across the shop. I walked to him and he held up a teddy bear.
"What about it?" I asked.
"It's a teddy bear," he pointed out.
"Does it do anything?" He shook his head in the negative. "We've been seeing each other for over a year. I think we are past these… things," I snapped. Major mood swing.
"Okay…" he trailed off. "No on the teddy bear…"
"Yeah."
"Draco!" Remus called from the other side of the shop. "What about this!" He held up a beach ball.
"Remus, do you know what that is?" I asked.
"Yeah.. It's a… uh…" He looked at the tag. "Self inflating beach ball."
Remus said 'self-inflating' as if it made the whole thing worth while. Personally, I expected something like that from Sirius though certainly not Remus. I guess the saying 'you start to act like the people you love' is true, at least I think that's the saying.
I studied the beach ball for a moment. Then I was struck with a sudden idea. Oh yes, the beach ball would work perfectly.
"I think I will get that," I said as I took the ball from Remus hands. He smiled, I think because I was using his idea and not Sirius's.
After that, we went to Honeydukes and I got Harry some chocolate frogs, then to Quality Quidditch supplies and bought 'Travel Quidditch', it was this really cute little miniature Quidditch team that came fully equipped and you could play Quidditch on a dinner plate.
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Disclaimer: J.K. Owns anything you recognise… I own the plot, my pen and any unknown characters…
A/N: Well, how was that? I still need your help but that's enough right? Well, Alecatq and Omowiro Soga, Thanks for the offer and I'll take you both up on it… Could you send me the link when you're finished? I am dying to see it!!! : ) Thanks soooooooo much! To everyone and to you two especially… Anyone else want to draw me some fanart? I kinda wanted to see if someone could do the little jeans thing I had up there… Hmm… Well, if you can… Thanks so much! Luv Gia.
P.S. Special thanks to Kodie! She is responsible for the beach ball… You'll have to wait and see what I make of it! Lol!
P.P.S I apologise for the stupid way it uploaded…