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Chapter Four: Meeting Margaret:
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It took him some time but he finally found the veil. By this time Margaret and fallen asleep in his arms. It's probably better that way. She had enough shocks for one day. He thought to himself. Holding Margaret tightly in his arms Sirius jumped back into the veil.
(End Flashback. Back in Dumbledore's office)
"… and we have been jumping through veils ever since. Some dimensions were easy, others took a little more effort to get us out of." Sirius said finishing his story.
Ginny was the first one to speak. "What do we do now?"
"A very good question Miss Weasley. I believe the first thing we should do is contact Author and Molly. Margaret and Sirius can not stay here at the school but I believe she will be very happy at headquarters." Dumbledore answered.
"You can't send a child to that place. The house is dark and dangerous. It is no place for a five year old girl!" Sirius yelled startling Margaret who was still sitting in his lap.
"Sirius calm down, you are scaring her. Besides headquarters isn't your old house anymore." Hermione lectured him.
"It's not?" he asked.
"No. We felt it was no longer safe. When you were thought to be dead Kreature left the house. He most likely went to another member of the Black family. For the time being headquarters has been moved to the Borrow. Author and Molly were more then happy to open their home up to us." Dumbledore explained.
As Dumbledore went over to the fire to contact the Weasleys Ginny sat on the floor in front of Sirius and Margaret.
"Hi" she said to Margaret
"Hello." Margaret replied
"It sounds like you have been having a rough time. Are you okay." Ginny asked her in a quiet soothing voice. Margaret shrugged. "You know what my mum always did for me when I felt bad?" Margaret shook her head no. "She use to comb my hair for me and make me look all pretty."
"My mommy does that too." Margaret said nearly giddy with excitement.
"I know I'm not your mommy but if you like I could comb your hair for you? Would that make you feel better?" Ginny asked.
"You look like my mommy." Margaret stated out of no where. Without waiting for a reply she climbed out of Sirius' lap and hugged Ginny. Everyone was shocked. Ginny couldn't help it, a smile broke out on her face and she hugged Margaret back.
"Come sit here in front of me and I'll do your hair." Sirius took one of the teacups and transfigured it into a brush for Ginny.
Dumbledore pulled his head back out of the fire. "They will be here in a minute."
As Ginny was finishing putting Margaret's hair into two braids Author stepped out of the fire followed by Molly.
Harry noticed neither seem too shocked to see Sirius, he assumed Dumbledore must have already told them. Mrs. Weasley did give Sirius a big hug "We have all missed you." She told him as she stepped away and dried her eyes with her apron.
Dumbledore had Sirius tell the story again for Mr. & Mrs. Weasley. After Sirius had finished explaining his story for the second time that night Harry crouches down in front of the 5-year-old. "Hi there Maggie May, I'm Harry." He stuck out his hand to the little girl but she doesn't take it.
"Maggie May?" Asked Ron.
"Yeah it's a Muggle song, It just popped into my head."
"Well I don't think she likes it."
Harry was beginning to agree, for Margaret was still just staring at him. Just as Harry was trying to rack his brain as to how to fix this, Margaret broke into a big smile and flung herself into his arms yelling "Daddy!"
"I guess she likes it." Said Ginny with a little laugh.
"Mommy, Daddy, why do you look funny?" Asked Margaret.
"Margaret they are not your parents. Your parents are gone, we talked about this." Said Sirius gently.
"They are too!" Margaret pouted. "They just… look funny."
"But if they look funny, how do you know it's really them?" asked Ron
"Because Daddy called me Maggie May, only Daddy calls me that." She said this as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Behind him Harry could hear Molly and Ginny sniffling.
"Oh Ginny, I always new you would make beautiful babies." Said Molly.
"I believe for now that we had best go along with her." Said Dumbledore. "She has been through quite a lot and if it helps her to adjust to see you two as her parents then we best not argue."
Harry couldn't believe Dumbledore was saying this. Yet there he stood behind his desk with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye.
"But Sir, you said she couldn't stay here in the school. How are Ginny and Harry to act as her parents in they are hear and she is at the Borrow?" Hermione asked.
"What Margaret needs right now is to know her parents are fine and love her. Molly has agreed to care for her at the Borrow. The only thing I am asking from Harry and Ginny is to make Margaret feel loved. Write her letters, fire chat with her, tell her you miss her, tell her you are both healthy and safe. Can the two of you do that?" Dumbledore asked.
"Of course! How could anyone not love this little angel." Ginny said as she took Margaret out of Harry's arms and spun her around. Harry watched as Margaret giggled in Ginny's arms. Ginny turned to him and smiled. Harry couldn't remember ever seeing anything more beautiful.
"Harry… Harry." Ron yelled.
"What?"
"The headmaster is waiting for your answer." Sirius said while patting him on the shoulder. Harry didn't like the way Sirius was looking at him with a knowing smile.
"Yes of course. I would love to write to her."
"Excellent. It is settled then. Now I believe it is time for Molly to take Margaret home. It is past your bedtime." Dumbledore said as he tweaked Margaret's nose.
They had a hard time getting Margaret to leave Harry and Ginny but with a promise that they would fire call her tomorrow she finally left.
Once she was gone Harry collapsed into a chair and put his head in his hands. "I'm too young to be a father."
"You think you got it bad." Said Ron in an obvious attempt to lighten the mood. "I just found out my best mate is the father of my sister's child. Something like this could screw a bloke up for years." Harry couldn't help but laugh long with Ron. Ginny and Hermione did not find it so funny and both hit Ron in the back of the head.
"I believe it is time for you to head up to bed, it is late and there are still classes tomorrow." Said Dumbledore who also seemed to have gotten a good chuckle out of Ron's comment. As the four headed out of the headmasters office Hermione stopped.
"You go on ahead, I want to ask Professor Dumbledore something." The three headed back to the tower. Before too long Hermione caught up with them. She had 2 slip of parchment in her hand, which she handed to Harry.
"What is that?" asked Ron.
"Well, Harry was worried about being a father so I asked Dumbledore if there were any books in the library about parenting. There aren't but he gave me this order form for Flourish and Blotts along with a list of good wizard parenting guides."
Ron rolled his eyes at her. "Hermione's answer to everything, 'Consulate a book'."
"I was just trying to help!" Hermione yelled as she stormed off ahead of them. Ron followed, trying to apologize. Harry had to agree with Hermione on this one. He wanted to know everything he could on the subject. He would send it off with Hedwig tomorrow.
"Kind of strange isn't it?" Asked Ginny as she walked next to Harry.
"Yeah. I don't know how to act. I mean she sees us as her parents, but I'm not ready to be a father, I'm only 16 years old. Its not that I don't want to be her dad, I'm just don't know how." Harry said
"I know what you mean. When I'm with her I want nothing more then to be her mother, but as soon as she's gone I feel scared. What happens if I'm not ready to be her mother, what if I screw up." Harry could hear the panic rising in her voice with every word she said.
"You'll make a great mother, Ginny. Your mum will help too. I don't know how to be a father, I never had one. The only thing I know is I don't want to be anything like Uncle Vernon!"
"You won't be and you are not alone, my family will be there to help." She said as she smiled up at him. He smiled back knowing she was right. With Ginny and her family he could do this.
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