HP Life after Hogwarts
Chapter 5
It's Time
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He plays his first game on the Puddlemere United team, as do Draco, Ginny, Ron, and Logan. Then the triplets decide to make the scene...
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August 27th 12pm
"I'll be fine. Go play your match against the Tornadoes." Hermione rubbed at the nagging ache at the small of her back.
Harry was dressed in his Quidditch robes, but didn't wish to leave her side. "Luce says that you happen to be in transition, so it's just a matter of hours before your water breaks." He paced in front of the bed, on edge and very nervous. "I don't want to leave you."
"I know that you see, that's because I'm the one carrying our girls." Hermione rolled her eyes at him.
"I just don't need you hovering right now. I love you to distraction, but please go play your match. It really isn't that big of a deal. You're going to be right in our backyard, so please I'm pleading with you go catch your precious snitch." Hermione kissed him then gave him a shove out the doors leading out to the terrace.
"Okay, Hermione, you win. I'll go play my match, but if anything happens I'll be instantly by your side." Harry turned on his heel to growl down at her.
"Yes...Yes I know all of that, now please for the love of magic, go enjoy your first professional game of Quidditch." Hermione blew her bangs out of her eyes in sheer frustration.
"I mean it, angel, one contraction...one wince..." He narrowed his eyes at her.
"Go!" She pointed her wand at him.
"Okay! I'm going." He had no wish to be AK'd again, "I love you." He headed out onto the terrace, got on his broom, and was off to the pitch.
"Good Luck! We love you!" Hermione shouted after him.
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The snitch was being a pain in the ass. It just didn't want to be found anytime soon, but the rest of the match seemed to be going like clockwork. They were crushing the opposing team by fifteen goals. It was an hour and a half into the game, so the score was becoming off the scales.
Davis, the Seeker for the Tornadoes, had given up on the snitch, at least for the time being, and pulled up beside him. "Congrats, on the little one. Is today the day?"
Harry glanced over at him in surprise. Was he that transparent? "Yeah, it is and thanks...uh am I that obvious about it?"
"You ain't focused on the match, but then neither would I if it was me being a first time dad." Davis grinned.
:Dada, we ready to come out now.: Dani chimed loud and clear in her father's head.
Harry's eyes widened in shock and he damn near fell off his broom. If it hadn't been for the antifall charm on his broom he would have.
Son of a bitch! She has timing! The snitch finally made its appearance not even ten feet from them. "Sorry mate, but I need that piece of gold, because it's time for me to be a Dad." Harry shot off after the snitch in seconds the game was over.
"750 to 250 not a bad victory, eh, Harry?" Logan shot over to where Harry was staring blankly at the snitch in his hand.
"Nice catch, big brother! It's about time the snitch actually came out to play." Draco flew up next to them.
"Uh, Harry you all right there, mate?" Ron sensed that something was off with him.
"He's out of it for some reason..." Ginny frowned at him in concern.
:Now Dada!: Dani growled.
Harry snapped out of his daze and shot off towards the Manor, leaving the thunderous roar of the crowd and them behind.
"It's time!" The four of them shot down to the pitch to tell the rest of the family.
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Hermione was just getting ready to soak in the tub. It was a try to ease the nagging backache, so far nothing was helping, and the ache was getting worse.
"Hey, now? What's up with the three of you?" She placed a hand on her middle, it felt strange, and the girls weren't moving around anymore.
"Hermione!" Harry raced into their rooms.
"I'm in the bathroom..." She gasped in surprise when he bundled her back up in her robe.
"Honestly, Harry whatever is the matter. I was just about to take a tub and you look ready to panic." She reached up to touch his cheek. "Did you lose the match, because of lack of concentration?"
"No we won it 750 to 250..." He looked down into her eyes.
"Are you all right?" He placed a hand on her middle.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine..." She gasped in surprise her water had just broken. She stared wide-eyed at him. "How did you know?" He was drying her off with a warm towel.
"Dani told me that they were ready to come out." Harry swept her up into his arms.
"Yes, well, it takes time to be born, so take some deep breaths and relax." Hermione was calm and serene.
Harry took some deep breaths. "So, I take it that you still want your tub?"
"Yes, it helps me relax." She nodded.
He set her back down on her feet. "In that case, I'm gonna take a quick shower while you enjoy your soak." He forced himself to calm down. "Are you sure that you're fine and not in any pain?"
"I'm fine, nothing is going on, except for this annoying backache." She stepped into the huge tub. "Honestly, Harry, everything is fine, enjoy your shower."
Harry was in and out of the shower in less than ten minutes. "Any pains yet? How far apart are they?" He decided to dress comfortably, because he knew that this was gonna take hours.
It amazed him that Hermione was lounging in the tub, as if nothing big was up, and as calm as can be. And he was a nervous wreck, who was trying to put up a strong front for the both of them.
Hermione opened her eyes to look up at him. "No nothing yet, just that same annoying backache. Believe me, Wolfe, when I'm in pain I will gladly share it with you, but so far nothing." She smiled serenely up at him.
Lily knocked on the door to their bathroom. "Is everything okay in there?"
"I'm fine, Mum." Hermione calmly called back.
"FINE!? Your bloomin' water just broke ten minutes ago that is bloody well not fine!" Harry paced the mosaic tile floor in front of the tub.
"Calm down, Harry. It's going to be okay. I promise." Hermione reassured him.
"Lucy wants to check on her. Are you decent?" Lily asked and seconds later found the door open and her harried son staring down at her. "Go find your father. He's in the nursery."
"But..." Harry protested.
"Go." Lily pointed to the door.
"She's in..."
"I'm well aware that she's in the first stages of labor. Now go find your father while Lucy checks her over." Lily knew exactly what he needed and that was to talk to James.
"It's all right, Harry. I'm fine, besides the girls aren't in any hurry to meet us yet." Hermione reassured him.
"Okay... But I'll be back in a few minutes." Harry felt useless and helpless. It was a feeling that he hated more than anything in the world. He had felt that way fifth year when she'd been hurt in the Dept of Mysteries. Sixth year when he thought that he'd lost her during the final battle, and now when she was about to bring their daughters into the world. "Is Dad in the twin's nursery or next door in the girls' nursery?"
"He's right next door in the girls' nursery." Lily gave him a hug. "And no Harry you're not useless or helpless. It's just not time for your strength yet."
"Dani told me that they're ready to come out, so I guess that put me into instant panic mode." Harry hugged her back.
"She just wants you close to her Mama. They don't know time; just that it's going to happen sometime soon." James stood in the doorway that connected the nursery to the master suite.
"You did the same thing to James during his Quidditch World Cup game. He was playing Seeker for Puddlemere United, so he caught the snitch, won the game, practically killed himself getting back to me, and eleven hours later you were born." Lily smiled.
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"Eleven hours later..." He let his father drag him out of the suite and into the nursery. "My gods I'm gonna go out of my mind."
"No, it just feels like it." James shut the door behind them.
He sat down in a rocker and buried his face in his hands. "I've got everything all set. The nursery is, as Ron likes to say, macked out with every baby need. The thing is... I know I'm forgetting something. I just don't have a clue what it is."
James held up three pastel colored plush bears. "Is this what you're thinking of?"
He looked up, caught sight of the bears, and smiled. "The special bears, but who got them?"
"Logan and Draco were sent on special assignment by Dad to pick these up for the girls. There was one for Tonks & Charlie and one for Thea and him as well." James set the bears in Harry's arms. "There's one for Danielle, Amelia, and Allysia nice names for three perfect little miracles."
"Did Draco happen to see the names on the other two bears?" Harry asked curiously.
"He did indeed. There was a black one with blue eyes with the name Oran and a ginger colored one with green eyes with the name Matthew. Logan said that she gave them one more with the name Darien on it, but neither was sure who it was for. The color of it was silver with moss green eyes." James pinned his son with a look. "Do you know why your younger brother has suddenly taken to sneaking home at dawn?"
"He and Ginny eloped at the Wizarding Registers Office on her seventeenth birthday. Luna, Ron, Hermione, and I witnessed it. Ron and Luna however did not. He doesn't wish to incur your wrath. The two of them sneak off to Dragon Manor and then sneak back home." Harry swore under his breath, not believing that he had spilled all of that to his father. "I can't believe that I just caved like that!"
"It's your impending fatherhood kicking in." James had suspected something like this, but hadn't been certain about it. "The two of them chose to bypass a wedding for the Registers Office; Lily and Molly are not going to be pleased at all about this."
"Uncle Arthur already knows about it. He caved in and gave them both his blessing, seconds after Ginny's eyes pooled with tears. Fred and George took snaps of the whole event." Harry supplied even more information to his father.
"Don't tell Ron, but I would have caved as well, seeing Luna in tears pretty much undoes me, and I would promise her anything." James sat down in the other rocker.
"Draco and Ginny have a place, whereas Ron and Luna's home is still under the final stages of completion. It's best that things remain as they are, but then again I could let them stay in the fourth floor guest area at least for now. I mean, it's only fair." Harry suggested.
"Let's focus on you and Hermione becoming parents in a few hours, and then we will see about Ron and your little sister." James wished that all the kids were toddlers again. They had been so much easier to handle, and it was a lot less stress on his person. "So any guess of whom the other bear is for?" He changed the subject.
"Kate and Cedric are expecting a little one next spring, so Darien could be their son's future name. Although, Darien Diggory sounds off to me. Rohan sounds right, but not Darien." Harry pondered the mystery in his mind. "Darien James Draco..."
He swore again this time in Parselmouth. "On second thought let's just leave that bear a mystery."
"Of all the stupid blunders… You would think that Severus's finest student would have thought to make..." James couldn't complete the sentence, deciding to swear under his breath instead.
"Are you referring to a potion that keeps one from being a parent sooner than they'd planned? Sorry to break this to you Dad, but a birth control potion wasn't covered in our textbooks. Although, now I know the potion that Hermione wants to learn from Mum." Harry got up and started to pace. "Mum gave it to my sisters before their wedding, so this must be something passed down from mother to daughter. That would explain why it wasn't in our books."
"Something like that, you see it happens to be 100 effective, in fact it even cures their monthly urges to kill us." James smirked.
"Did you just say 100 effective?" Harry's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"All it takes is one dose of the potion and that worry is out of your mind, until you wish to have another child. Then all it takes is a dose of the counter potion and you're all set to become parents again." James nodded.
"Thank Merlin for small miracles! Hermione's definitely gonna learn to make that potion."
"That's if she ever lets you touch her again, after giving birth to the girls." James smirked.
"Not funny dad."
"Hey, I'm only stating that it may or may not happen. Jenna didn't let Sirius touch her until the twins were three-months-old. It all depends on the person." James gave him some need to know information. "Sirius tried to link with her and passed out cold, after getting a taste of the pain that she was going through, so Jenna had to rely on potions during her labor."
"I plan on taking the brunt of the pain away from Hermione." Harry told his father. "I had no idea how much of a wuss Uncle Sirius is about pain. I on the other hand, having endured extreme pain, will be able to handle linking with Hermione, and take away her pain."
"It's more than that, son, when you link you are sharing in the whole experience. It's hard to explain, but you'll find out in an hour or two." James could see that Harry was now completely focused and ready to handle the task.
"I'm ready for anything. I can't wait till I get to hold those little miracles in my arms." Harry got up from the rocker. "Is the pep talk is over? I need to get back to Hermione now."
"You are one amazing young man and I am proud to call you my son." James got up to hug Harry.
"Thanks Dad. I guess it comes from having two incredible parents and a family that is more than I could ever wish for." He hugged him back. "I love you, Dad."
James could hardly believe that his son was going to be a father in a few hours, it just didn't seem possible. "Right back at ya, son, now go see to Hermione."
One final hug and then Harry was off to see to his wife.
"James, the twins are awake and fussing. See to them while I tend to Hermione." Lily called into the nursery.
"On my way, love. I need to hold Izzy or MJ for a while. Call me if you need me." James set off to see to his youngest offspring.
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Draco paced the study, as he thought about a plan of action about his and Ginny's current situation. "Say that again, this time without the hysterics."
"Ferria flew over and sat on my head!" Ginny buried her face in the throw pillows of the leather couch. "I knew that one missing ingredient was crucial to making the potion, but it's so rare, even my brothers couldn't get me any! Not to mention the apothecary at St. Mungo's had it in the restricted section!"
"Now Peaches, don't panic, we'll think of something." Draco sat down on the edge of the couch.
"Mum is gonna kill me for denying her that huge royal wedding in the fall! Your parents especially, Uncle James, are gonna go off the scales! Ron was right! We were tempting fate and boy did it bite us in the bum!" She burst into tears.
"Well that explains Mrs. Straus handing me that last bear." It had floored him when the toymaker had insisted that he take the bear. Logan had simply grinned knowingly at him. "Darien...it has the name Darien on it."
"Where is the bear now?" Ginny sat up to look at him.
"You were cuddling it last night. Its the silver bear with moss green eyes." Draco pulled her into his arms.
"It was weird, like I was drawn to it for some reason, and now I know why. I'm carrying our son." She placed his hand on her middle. "Darien James Draco Pendragon-Black."
Ferria appeared on her perch, flew over to sit on Ginny's head, and cooed down at her.
"DJ is going to be our little secret for now." Draco growled softly.
"You hear that baby bird; message received there is no need to alert the rest of the family." Ginny told the bird.
Ferria flew over to her perch and vanished to go check on her mistress.
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August 28th 12am
Harry ignored the fact that Hermione's grip on his right hand had caused several of the bones to break. It was midnight and the girls were eager to be born. Taking away three-fourths of her pain was forcing him to endure that, as well as support Hermione. His scar had prepared him, in an eerie way, for enduring the pain that he was taking from Hermione. So she could focus on giving birth to their girls, and not become exhausted from enduring nearly 10 hours of mind numbing unimaginable pain.
"It's time Lucy..." Hermione gasped out.
Lucy agreed, "It's your choice, Hermione. You can have them here in bed or there's still time to get you into the tub." She glanced up at her.
Hermione didn't care. She just wanted her girls out. "Whatever is best for the girls is fine by me." She collapsed against Harry, now the contraction had subsided.
"I vote to stay here. The girls just want out, so that option just ended." Harry gritted his teeth in pain, as a new more intense pain hit both him and Hermione hard.
"Someone is in an awful hurry to meet the two of you. I can see a cap of reddish brown hair on her head." Lucy was ready to catch baby number one in a nice warm towel. "Ok you two. It's time. Now Hermione, I need you to give me a nice big push." Lucy coached.
Hermione gritted her teeth and did as she was told, in moments baby number one was in Lucy's arms.
She let out her first cry, announcing her presence into the world, as Lily went about tending to her first grandchild.
Harry looked over at his mother and Ginny, who were checking over their daughter. "She looks a bit miffed, but other than that she's perfect." He kissed her forehead, "Smashing job, angel of my heart."
"She weighs in at 5lbs 12oz and 21inches with... Why this is unusual she doesn't have blue eyes like the norm, but eyes just like her Daddy. She has beautiful emerald green eyes and her Mama's reddish brown hair." Ginny set the baby in Hermione's arms.
"Pendragon's are born with their natural eye color. It was the same with Harry." Lily smiled.
"Hello, my Danielle Stephanie Anastasia, so finally we meet. I'm your Mama and this handsome prince behind me holding us is your Daddy." Hermione kissed her downy head of curls.
"Hello there my little princess Dani," Harry touched a finger to her cheek. "I'm your Daddy."
James had gotten the entire scene with the digital recorder. He turned to Rory and Dromi standing next to him. "Rory, hold this. I've got a granddaughter to hold, while her sisters come out to join her."
"They'll be five minutes apart by the looks of it." Dromi smiled.
Hermione gasped as the pain and pressure started up again. "Dad, please hold Dani... Her sisters are in a hurry to be born..."
James cuddled his grandbaby in his arms. "She's perfect just like her Mama. Yes, you are a beautiful princess." James cooed down at Dani. "Let's get you into your first diaper." He carried her into the nursery.
Ten minutes later a hazel-eyed Allysia made her big entrance into the family with a healthy cry. Five minutes after that Amelia joined her sisters and after her cries had settled down to a whimper stared up at Lily with big curious amber eyes.
"Smashing job you two, Allysia and Amelia both weight in at 5lbs 12oz and are 21inches. You have three very identical baby girls, lucky for you they were all born with different colored eyes, instead of the usual blue." Lucy was finished tending to Hermione.
The plus about magic was that with a spell and a simple wave of a wand everything was clean and sanitary. Therefore, Hermione could remain comfortably in bed as she and Harry greeted their other girls.
The two of them were both exhausted, but also full of new energy as they held one of their daughters.
"Allysia Jamie Alexis, welcome to the world my perfect little darling." Hermione kissed her tiny hand.
Lily set Amelia in Harry's arms. "She's perfect they all are, both of you did smashingly well. Harry James will need his hand tended to soon, since it's broken."
"A broken hand and wrist are worth it. We have three perfect little angels. Welcome to the world, Amelia Lily Katherine." Harry smiled down at his amber-eyed baby girl, who was barely able to keep her eyes open.
She yawned and settled off to sleep.
"I agree munchkin, being born is exhausting work." He kissed her tiny forehead.
"Allysia feels the same as her sister." Hermione yawned. "I'm exhausted, but too charged up to sleep."
"Rest while they let you. In an hour they'll be wanting their first meals." Lucy smiled.
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"Ginny, are you okay?" Hermione asked softly.
Harry whispered something in Hermione's ear, causing her to stare wide-eyed and openmouthed at Ginny.
"I'm fine, Hermione. This is just so overwhelming and I'm reveling in the miracle that is life." Ginny wiped away tears of happiness from her cheeks. I'm going to be holding a bundle of my own next spring.
"Ginny, sweetie, are you ever going to tell James and me that you and Draco eloped on your birthday?" Lily grinned when Ginny gaped at her in surprise. "I'm not upset about it and neither is Molly, but you will be married sometime this fall in a royal ceremony on Avalon, with Ron and Luna."
"All this time and both of you knew?" Ginny was floored by the revelation that what they had thought secret never really was. Oh no, do they know about our other surprise?
"Mothers know all, including your failed attempt at a certain potion. The thing is without the key ingredient it does the opposite, it increases ones chance of having a baby." Lily smirked when Lucy groaned in exasperation.
"Ginny, all you had to do was ask me for the potion and I would have gladly given it to you. How many times have we had the conversation about being careful or you saying that you weren't ready to be a mum yet?" Lucy narrowed her eyes at Ginny.
"I know but..." Ginny started to defend herself, but Harry cut in.
"There's no use crying over spilled potion, Darien James Draco is on his way." Harry chuckled when Ginny stared gobsmacked at him. "It looks like you and Kate are both having babies next spring."
"How did you know all of that?" Ginny was confused, as far as she knew only her and Draco were aware of the bear.
"It's quite simple really. Dad told me about the extra Straus Bear. I figured out the rest." Harry yawned, "Speaking of Dad where did he go with Dani?"
Rory was still recording everything on the recorder. "Daddy's holding court in the nursery, while Dromi went to go spread the news to the others. He's one very proud grandpa."
Wills and Henry walked into the bedroom. "Well done, baby sister, she's perfect from her head to her tiny toes." He walked over and kissed Hermione's cheek. "As are her sisters."
"They really are identical." Henry kissed Hermione on the forehead then stared down in wonder at the two sleeping newborns in both her and Harry's arms.
"That they are, big brother, except for their eye colors. Dani has eyes like her daddy. Allysia has hazel eyes like her grandpa, and Amelia has amber eyes like me." Hermione was over the moon with love for Harry and her girls.
"Dad's on cloud nine." Draco poked his head in the room. "How's everyone doing in here?"
"Come have a look at your nieces." Harry grinned.
"Is Hermione all right?" Ron was next to arrive with Luna holding Dani in her arms. "Are the other girls okay?"
"See, Dani, there's your Mum, Daddy, and sisters." Luna walked over to the bed. "Good show, big sister."
"It was a team effort really. Harry took three-fourths of her pain and suffered a broken hand and wrist in the process. Mother and babies are all in smashing good health. You may visit for a little while, but then let them all get some sleep. Harry, let one of the proud Uncles hold Emma, while I tend to your war wound." Lucy gave them all the full report then focused on Harry.
Draco proudly held baby Emma in his arms. "She's so perfect and so tiny."
"Enjoy the practice, evidently you're gonna be a dad sooner than you expected." Harry stopped to growl into his ear before walking over to where Lucy and his mother were waiting.
"I'm gonna love spoiling the three of you. Just between you and me, your Daddy isn't perfect, even he makes mistakes." Draco whispered down at Emma.
"So where are Daniel and Em?" Harry noticed that they were missing two family members.
"We left them snoozing downstairs on the couch." Wills was holding Dani in his arms.
"The news is spreading throughout the village. I thought I heard fireworks going off a while ago." Henry grinned.
Cameron and Celestra appeared in the room. "Celestra and I were off visiting the family in Europe when we got the news."
"I believe that I can help with healing my nephews arm. I know that he's probably tapped out magic wise, after helping Hermione. I'm sorry that I was not able to be here for the births of the triplets. I trust that everything went well?" Celestra went about healing his arm.
"Harry linked with Hermione and shared all ten hours of labor with her, taking not half of the pain but three-fourths of it. So, she was more than able to give birth to three very healthy baby girls." Lucy yawned it had been a long day.
Harry hugged her. "Thanks Luce, just think this heralds the beginning of a major baby boom in our world."
"Dora or Thea are next. It's a toss up which one of them will go first...Now as for thanking me, well, the two of you did the lions share of the work." Lucy hugged him back. "I'm going to leave the two of you to show off your girls, but I will be back to check on them in the afternoon." With that said, she left for home.
James and Lily smiled at Harry, who reacted to Dani whimpering in Wills arms by staring at the sight of various members of his family and Hermione holding their miracles. "You aren't dreaming, son; those are your daughters in those blankets."
"Sounds like Dani's getting hungry for her first meal." Lily smiled.
Harry listened to his daughter for a few moments and then instantly knew what she wanted. "I haven't held her yet is her main problem and she's starting to get hungry."
"Well? What are you waiting for, son; go see if you instincts are right." James arched a brow at Harry, when Dani started to fuss even more.
Harry walked over to Wills and Rory cooing at his daughter. "Danielle Stephanie Anastasia, are you giving your Aunt and Uncle a hard time?" He smiled down at her.
Dani stopped fussing to stare up at her father, as he called her by her full name, her bow shaped mouth formed into an all too familiar pout, and she gave him her mother's trademark stare.
"I'm in trouble aren't I?" He chuckled.
"What you are is outnumbered four to one." Wills set Dani in her Daddy's arms. "This angel is full of fire and spirit."
"She's like her Daddy." Hermione yawned.
Dani stared up into eyes identical with her own.
"I've seen that look before, she's thinking about whether she likes you or not." James chuckled.
"You did that to James and continued to howl at the top of your tiny lungs for nearly two hours." Lily smirked.
Dani continued to stare up at him, as she thought about that, and her new name. When she was finally satisfied she yawned and settled off to sleep.
"It's nice to know that I pass muster in her eyes." Harry chuckled, placing a gentle kiss on her downy head of reddish brown curls. "She's gonna run circles around us."
He stared down at his sleeping baby girl. "This is so intense words cannot describe how I'm feeling right now. I have never felt this kind of overwhelming feeling of love and the fierce need to protect in my life. This even rivals what I feel for Hermione and I didn't think anything could surpass the feelings that I have for her."
Daniel and Em walked in with the twins in their arms. "The light show going on outside woke the two of them up." Daniel yawned sleepily. "Are Hermione and the babies okay?"
"Wake up, Daniel," Harry walked over to show off Dani. "Have a look for yourself."
"She's beautiful, Harry. Which one is this little angel?" Em soothingly patted MJ on the back and smiled down at Dani.
Dani opened her eyes to see who was talking to her father and saw younger versions of her parents looking down at her. She was also getting hungry, so she started to whimper.
"This is Danielle Stephanie Anastasia. Dani, these are your Uncle Daniel and Aunt Emma. Not that you care at the moment..." Harry felt that she was telling him that she was hungry. "I think someone wants her Mummy."
"Sounds like someone wants to be fed," Daniel smiled down at Dani. "You should hear and see the light show that's going on in your honor, little one. I bet it rivals the one that went on after Voldemort was vanquished."
"That's an excellent suggestion, young Daniel. Everyone needs to go outside and view the celebration of the birth of the girls, while they have their first taste of mother's milk." Celestra smiled at Daniel then turned to look at the others.
No one had to be told that twice and gave the new family some alone time.
"I'll feed Dani, while you get Ally and Emma into their first diapers." Hermione switched girls with him.
Lily knowing that they were going to need a hand was still holding baby Emma. "I've got our little Mia."
Dani was content to nurse on her mother while still being half-asleep. "This little one knows exactly what she wants sleep as well as food."
"She knows that it's safe to let her guard down in her Mummy's arms." Harry answered her from the nursery. "Angel? Should we move the girl's bassinets to our room? We've plenty of space and it'll be easier to tend to them that way."
"Yes please do, it was thoughtful of you to think of it." Hermione answered back.
"The twins were mostly with James and me for their first two months. We set the changing table in a corner of our room." In minutes Lily had, Emma dressed in a diaper, pink cap, sleeper, and booties. "That's better isn't it, baby girl." She kissed one of her feet.
"We have one in there already." Harry had Ally in identical clothing except hers were lavender in color. "Daddy loves his pretty princess." Harry cooed down at his daughter, who was blinking sleepily up at him.
"Now, into the bedroom as quick as you please and as quiet as a door mouse." With his free hand he motioned to the bassinets and they floated into the bedroom where the beds then settled in a row in front of their bed.
"All finished, my darling girl; well now let's not have any air bubbles in your tummy before you settle off to dreamland." Hermione gently burped Dani on her shoulder.
Lady and Rad used the open door of the nursery as an entrance back to their beds. They were used to newborns, so all they did was go over to their pillows and settle in for the night.
"This is old school for our pups. They instantly accept babies now." Harry carefully switched Ally for Dani.
"Let's get you settled for a few hours anyway." He set her down in the mint green bassinet with Princess Danielle embroidered on a quilted baby blanket.
"Here's Mia." Lily set Amelia in Harry's arms. "I like Mia as her nickname."
"Mia sounds smashing, Mum."
"I love it as well." Hermione sighed happily.
"I'll leave you to your girls; page me with the intercom if you need me." Lily kissed Harry and then went to kiss Hermione goodnight.
"Night Mum," Harry yawned.
"Goodnight you two and before I forget happy first anniversary," Lily left the room.
"That's right today marks our first wedding anniversary." Hermione yawned. "I love our gifts don't you?"
"More than words can say, angel mine." Harry sat down on the edge of the bed and stared down into the eyes of his baby girl.
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Chapter 6
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