It didn't take Dumbledore long to realize that Harry, Hermione, and Remus were gone. He looked grim after he exited the hospital wing. He went directly back to his office where there was a gathering of people. He pulled out three wands and laid them his desk after he sat down. "I am afraid that we have a very serious problem. I went to retrieve our guests only to find the room completely empty except for these wands. Remus has apparently left with them so we can only pray to merlin that he keeps them safe and out of trouble.
The room was silent and everyone was caught up in their own thoughts. The room occupants went as follows: Professor's Snape, McGonagall, Sprout, Flitwick and Dumbledore. Lily and James Potter, their daughter Emma. Arthur and Molly Weasley. And finally Madam Pomfrey who was there to report on their conditions. She gave her report but omitted on fact. It was the fact that Hermione was pregnant that didn't become known to the gathered group. She felt that it was up to Harry and Hermione to tell them. So after the meeting adjourned she made her way back to her office and prayed to merlin that she made the right choice.
2 Years Later
It was a normal day in the small down of Crestwood which was located in the furthest hills of Ireland. The inhabitants all were getting up at the crack of dawn which was repeated every morning except for Sundays. Now there was a small house on the outskirts of the town where a small family lived. The locals of the town steered clear of the house but were polite to the family if they saw them out and about.
The family consisted of a man in about his 40's with bright auburn hair which hung down his back and was mostly tied back in a pony tail. A younger man who looked to be in his 20's with the same auburn hair. The town folk knew that these two were father and son. The other members were a young women who looked to be also in her 20's and two small children, twins to be exact. The town's people accepted the small family with open arms since they didn't look like the dangerous sort. But they were still cautious around them. Since they were strangers.
Now on this very morning nothing was different except the utter silence coming from inside the house. Everyone was used to the sound of babies crying since the young women had indeed given birth inside the house months after they moved in.
Harry awoke with a yawn. He was bare chested but his bottom half was covered by a pair of black sweat pants. He smiled as he looked over at the other inhabitant of the bed. Hermione looked like a angel when she slept. His angel to be precise. He quietly slipped out of bed and padded to the small nursery which was set up by Remus several months after they settled in. Harry was on his way to check on his sleeping twins. His pride and joys. There were two homemade cribs in the rooms but only one was used. The twins had a fit if they were separated. He padded over to the occupied crib and looked in at the children. He couldn't help but smile. He was a proud father and showed it on a daily basis. "Hello Sirius." He coos to his little son who was named after his deceased godfather. His full name was Sirius Thomas Potter. Nestled up against the sleeping boy was his sister. Serenity Tomain Potter who was named after Hermione's mother. "Hello Serenity" He touches each babies head before heading back out of the room and into the kitchen. He smiles at Remus who was already up and drinking his morning tea. "Anything new?" He grabs a piece of bread from the bag and places it in the toaster. He pushes the handle down and waits.
Remus looks up at Harry and smiles. "Good morning. No. There is nothing new. Just the same old thing, day after day." Taking a sip a tea, Remus watches the younger man. "Don't worry, Harry. We will know when the right time comes along." He stands and stretches. He was dressed in a pair of grey trousers and grey turtle neck. "I'll talk to you two when I get home." He grabs his black coat off the back of the nearby chair and throws it on. Winter was ending but it was still cold out in the mornings. Remus was off to his job. He was a teacher, imagine that. He taught all the local children the basics of reading and writing. Which he enjoyed. It was a good job and he made enough that Harry and Hermione could stay at home and watch over the twins.
Harry smiles at Remus as he leaves and pops his toast before it burns. He sits down and spreads some homemade peach jelly over it. He had gotten used to being a muggle so daily life wasn't as hard now. Taking a bite of the toast he sighs. He missed the wizarding world but they would not return until it was absolutely necessary. He prayed to Merlin everyday that the time wouldn't come until the twins were older and able to understand what is going on around them.
Hermione stretches and when she notices that Harry isn't in bed, she gets up. She grabs her robe off the back of a easy chair and pads out into the kitchen and sits down. She wasn't feeling well and the reason was because of last night. Every time their arms burned they went and answered the call. They didn't have to use magic since Voldemort had set up a base not to far from where they were living at the moment. Last night they had found out the real reason why he branded Hermione with the mark. He had known that she was pregnant and by marking the mother the service was passed on to the offspring. This made Hermione sick. "Good morning, Harry." She mumbles.
Harry looks up from his toast and offers her a smile. "Good morning, love. Did the dreamless sleep potion work?"
Hermione nods. "Yes. I didn't have any nightmares this time. But I can't help but feel ill, Harry. Lord Voldemort wants out children. He only marked me and left me live because he knew that I was carrying them." Tears well up in her eyes as she thinks of her babies.
"Don't worry about it, Mione. I swear to you that he won't get his hands on our children. We may of not had a choice but they will." Harry's voice is full of determination.
Hermione smiles at him. This was only one of the reasons that she loved about him. "I know that you would never let anything happen to Sirius and Serenity." She smiles at the names of her two precious bundles of joy. "No one can take them away from us. No one." Her voice is just as determined as Harry's was.
Authors Note
Nothing really important happened in this chapter and it wasn't meant to. This was just meant to introduce the new additions to the Potter family. So future chapters will have action and drama in them. Keep reviewing and I would love to hear some of your ideas for future chapters. Send me your suggestions so I can keep them handy incase I get a nasty case of writers block which has been known to happen.