Chapter 1: The False Alarm
Harry woke up one morning and smiled to see his wife fast asleep in his arms. He kissed the side of her head before he got up to get ready for work. Hermione woke up shortly after he did and walked down the hall to the other bathroom.
Once they were dressed and cleaned up, Lily began to cry again. Hermione took her turn to take care of Lily this time.
She walked into the nursery and smiled to see her baby ready for her morning feeding. She picked her up from her crib and began to feed her. Crookshanks, the old, fat cat, watched as her master fed an infant. Harry came into the room and sighed to see his wife's cat watching him. "Hermione, must you have that awful cat in here?" He asked.
"Oh come off it, Harry, she's minding her own business," She answered.
Harry rolled his eyes before the cat hissed. "I never really did like that cat," he groaned.
"She's not very fond of you too," she jested.
Harry chuckled before looking at Lily. "Hermione, have you been putting spells on our baby at night?" He asked. Hermione gave him a strange look.
"Why are you asking such a thing?" She asked.
"I don't know, it's just that every night around 1:30 Lily starts to cry at that time. However, last night it was different. She was quiet as a mouse," he answered.
"It was a bit strange. I think she was just tired, Harry."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
However, Harry couldn't help but feel uncomfortable about it. He couldn't understand why his daughter didn't make a single noise during the night and it bothered him a bit. He pushed it away and picked Lily up. "Daddy's little angel," he cooed. Lily giggled and placed her hands on Harry's face. He kissed her forehead and smiled at Hermione. "I have to get to work," he commented. He placed Lily back into Hermione's arms before grabbing his wand. He gave her a quick kiss and kissed the top of Lily's head before he left. Hermione smiled and placed Lily into her crib again.
Harry was writing up his report on his last mission when he looked at the photographs on his desk. He had a picture of him, Hermione, and Lily, the picture was taken a month after Lily was born. The one in the middle was Hermione, it was taken a week after Harry proposed. The last picture was their wedding day. Harry smiled before getting back to his report. "Did you look at the Daily Prophet this morning?" Ron asked. Harry shook his head before Ron placed it in front of him. He picked it up and began to read it.
You-Know-Who's Death Eaters Spotted!
It has been six years since the Death Eaters have been spotted
They have been spotted around the home of Harry, Hermione, and Lily Potter. Hopefully the Potters will know how to protect their little darling child from the dangers of you-know-who.
The article went on, but Harry couldn't read anymore. He saw a picture of the Death Eaters around the house. His eyes widened when he saw one near Lily's room. "That answers a lot on why Lily was quiet during the night," he murmured.
"What?" Ron asked.
Harry didn't answer, he then knew he had to get home as soon as he could. "Hermione and Lily are in danger," he mumbled. He jumped up from his seat and ran out of the office with Ron right behind him.
Harry hurried home and opened the door. His eyes widened in disbelief. His whole house was trashed. "Hermione," he whispered. Ron watched as Harry ran as fast as he could around the house. He ran into Lily's nursery, the whole room was destroyed. The crib was tipped over, pictures were hanging off the wall, and baby clothes were thrown everywhere. He hurried to his room and prayed all he could do was hope.
He opened the bedroom door and saw that the room like all the other rooms, was destroyed. He heard something in the closet and pulled out his wand. Harry cautiously walked over to the closet and opened it. He pointed the wand around, but he sighed in relief when he found Hermione and Lily in the closet. "Oh, thank God," he murmured. He pulled them into his arms and held them close. "I was worried that they took you," he whispered. Hermione wrapped an arm around his neck and let a few tears fall from her eyes and into his robes. Ron came into the room and sighed in relief to see that Hermione and Lily were all right.
"They came in through the backdoor, Crookshanks was hissing and spitting. I hurried up the stairs and grabbed Lily. I heard them searching all over the house. I hid in the closet and placed a charm so they couldn't hear us," she explained.
Harry let her go and placed his hands on the sides of her face. "All that matters is that you and Lily are both safe. My worse fear was that they found you," he comforted.
"They didn't find us," she pointed out.
Ron then cleared his throat and they looked at him. "If you don't mind, I'm sure that Cornelius Fudge would like to know where we have been all morning," Ron pointed out.
"You left the office?" She asked.
"I had to, I saw the article in the Daily Prophet and then when it said that the Death Eaters were spotted around our house, I had to see if you were all right," he explained.
"It's a good thing you came when you did."
They knew that they had to hide Hermione and Lily before Voldemort found them again. "Um, you can stay with Lavender and me," Ron suggested.
"That's kind of you, Ron, but that's the next place they'll search. How about Ginny?" Hermione suggested.
Harry and Ron flinched at the thought. "Come on you guys, you should get used to it," Hermione scolded.
"You know that I'm still not fond of it," Ron mumbled.
"Get used to it, Ron, she's been married to him for two years now," Hermione pointed out.
Hermione cleared off the bed and pulled a suitcase out. She started to pack her things before staring at them. "Ron, Harry, at least Mr. and Mrs. Weasely are able to accept it," Hermione remarked. Harry decided to help his wife pack since she wasn't going to budge.
Later that morning, they arrived at Ginny's house and Harry got their bags out of the car. He had taken the rest of the day off after the scare from the Death Eaters. They walked over and knocked on the door. Ginny opened the door with a little girl sitting on her hip. "Harry, Hermione, Ron! Come in, come in," she greeted. They walked inside and placed their bags on the floor. Ginny placed the girl on the floor and hugged Hermione. "I just got word from Ron, it must have been awful," she orated.
"I'm okay, Ginny, really," Hermione assured.
Hermione then undid Lily's carrier and picked her up. "Oh! Hermione she's just darling!" Ginny gasped. Hermione smiled before placing her into Ginny's arms.
"So, where is Mr. Right?" Harry teased.
Ginny looked at the clock before she answered him. "He should be home any minute now," she replied. Not even a minute after those words left her mouth the door opened.
"Ginny, Danielle, I'm home," a voice announced.
"We're up here," Ginny informed.
Harry closed his eyes and turned around. "Well, hello there, Harry," the person greeted.
"Hello...Draco," Harry answered.
Hermione nudged him and smiled at Draco. Draco walked over to Ginny and smiled at Lily. "So, this is the little Potter I have heard so much about," Draco commented. Hermione took Lily back into her arms with a smile.
"This is our daughter, Lily Grace Potter," Hermione informed.
"She's a beautiful child, you two must be so proud," he remarked.
Harry stood next to Hermione with a nod. "She's lovely," he complimented.
"Thank you," Hermione answered.
"Come on, I'll show you to your room," Ginny suggested.
Harry watched Draco while he walked to the room.
That night, the house was quiet and everyone was sleeping peacefully. However, Harry just had an uncomfortable feeling to be in Draco Malfoy's house.
AN: End chapter 2. I had read my first chapter over and I'm sorry if I made people angry when I misspelled Hermione. Thank you for telling me. Chapter 3 should be up soon.
