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Last time on Harry Potter and the Year of Surprises:
"Dadda!" The baby exclaimed. Harry tickled her stomach. The baby giggled furiously. He smiled at her. The baby gave Harry a kiss and Harry returned one on her cheek.
"You know you are very cute like your sister." Harry said. He went and sat in the chair with the baby. It was a rocking chair in the corner next to a small bookshelf where some books were located one being Hermione's all time favorite Hogwarts A History. Harry draped the small baby blanket around the baby and rocked himself back and forth slowly humming a song he didn't remember but it just came to him. He had only heard it in his dreams.
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"Ron can you go upstairs the meeting is about to start you must leave." Mrs. Weasly said shooing her son out of the kitchen.
"I need to talk to Dumbledore." Ron whined.
"You may talk to him later if he has moment."
"What is it that you need Mr. Weasly?" Dumbledore asked from the threshold.
"I want to know if we can please tell Harry last night you should have seen him. I think he knows we are now telling him something it is the way it shows in his eyes. Professor I am worried I don't want him to be mad or anything I mean I don't want to keep keeping secrets from him all the time. I know this is a thing we need to have wait sir but I for one don't think it is fair. Because the Dursleys-."
"What about the Dursleys?" Dumbledore said.
"I don't think it is fair he had to be with them after they don't comfort him in anyway to help him through this time." Ron had amazed himself at his answer.
"I see your point but we must wait until Harry's birthday." Dumbledore finished and went into the kitchen for a meeting.
"I hate lying to Harry." Ron muttered angrily kicking the wall.
Chapter 8: Chicken anyone...?
"I seriously wonder why Hermione didn't mention a little sister." Harry said to the baby. The baby was looking at Harry from his lap. She had been sitting there just looking at him, he thought it looked like the way Hermione first did to people she just met she studied their face. So Harry then really looked at her face. Her skin was a soft color like milky white wasn't pale but had a tint of pale in her face. She had expressions like Hermione and her parents mostly but always had a bit of Hermione in every stare, laugh, cry. He remembered her face when he found her crying her eyes were so much like Hermione's when she cries. Her brown eyes look soft and delicate enough to break with another insult or yell this made Harry feel a little guilty as he remembered last year and now he was at Hermione's house.
"Dadda?" The baby asked she noticed Harry looking sad.
"What sweetie?" Harry said to the young child. Giving up trying to correct the baby that he was her sister's friend and not her father. The baby rubbed her hands over his mouth. She had the softest touch just like Hermione. Harry smiled and looked at the baby and thought he should get her some breakfast.
"Do you want some num nums sweetie?" The baby smiled a big smile. Harry picked her up and carried her down the mahogany stairs and into the kitchen. He sat her on the counter to wear he was leaning her back against the island breakfast bar divider. Harry went to the fridge and looked for a bottle. (I am not sure if baby's can eat baby food at 10 months but in my story they can if they can let me know so I can fix it thank you!)
"Dadda!" The baby shrieked when he gave her the bottle. Harry assumed she meant thank you. He assumed correctly. Next he turned on the oven and started to make pancakes.
"Now can you eat baby food then again if I find some in these cabinets then I guess it is a yes." Harry said to the baby. He put the pancakes next to the baby (they weren't burning hot) and looked for baby food. Harry found baby food now he had the choice of vegetables or fruit. He picked mashed carrots. Next he needed to find a spoon for her. Harry seemed to be on a roll until he looked at the baby. She was trying to eat a pancake. Harry laughed slightly at this. He went over and took the pancake and tore off a little bit and gave it to her it was small enough not to choke her so she could have it he assumed.
"Want some nummy carrots?" Harry asked. The baby giggled. Harry thought this was a very happy baby. He opened the jar and put a little on the spoon and put the spoon near the baby's mouth and she happily opened for some food. Harry continued to feed the baby like this sometimes with little plane noises while he ate some pancakes. An hour later the baby was on the counter watching Harry do the dishes giggling when bubbles would rise from the soap bottle. When Harry was done he grabbed the baby and wiped off her fingers and mouth. Surprisingly this baby wasn't as messy at baby's should be. He took her up stairs into her room. Harry put her onto the changing table and thought he should get her dressed. He went over to the dresser next to the toy box. He pulled out red overalls and a white shirt and socks. Next he went to the baby.
"Okay I am going to dress you into your clothes." The baby giggled. Harry took off her pajamas and she was in a diaper he didn't smell anything so he sighed in relief he didn't have to change the diaper. He put on her shirt and socks then the overalls. He found a hairbrush and brushed her hair and put it into a loose ponytail. She was very cute. Harry took her into his room and put her on his bed while he went into the bathroom and used the bathroom. He washed his hands and grabbed the baby. They quietly went into Hermione's room and crawled into bed with her. Harry scooted up to her and wrapped his arm around her middle and the baby was sitting on his hip since he was on his side. Harry put a arm around her and hugged her. Hermione let out a noise. She rolled over to meet her chocolate eyes with his emerald ones. She smiled. Hermione heard a giggle of a baby. Her face turned to panic she never told Harry about her sister. Is he mad at me she thought?
'Why would I be mad at you?' Harry thought. She forgot he could read her mind.
"I am so sorry Harry I never told you I had a little sister are you mad?" Hermione asked.
"Well at first but I heard a baby crying and I went and got her what is her name?" Harry said sitting up and holding the baby.
"Her name is Faith. Did you dress her?"
"Yeah why is something wrong?"
"No it matches and stuff I just think it is sweet well we better go feed her."
"Already done." Harry said and smiled. Faith smiled too while Harry rubbed her stomach.
"Will you ever cease to amaze me?"
"Don't think so."
"Well wouldn't surprise me you have done everything from passing exams to saving the world again." Hermione laughed so did Harry and the baby who didn't understand laughed too.
"So true." At this memories of last year came to his mind.
"Well I am hungry so lets go downstairs." She was worried about Harry he seemed to have a look of pain on his face. Hermione knew it had to do with Sirius. Harry heated up some pancakes for her. Harry played with Faith as Hermione ate her pancakes.
"Harry did you use mix?"
"No."
"Oh no wonder these are so good. You made them from scratch. Where did you learn to cook?"
"The Dursleys made me cook for them no biggie." Harry said playing pee-a-boo with Faith. Hermione thought of how he looked when she found him it brought a tear to her eye.
"Momma?" Faith said crawling over to Hermione.
"Okay why does she call me Dadda and you Momma we aren't her parents."
"She does that to everyone even Jessica and Jeff."
"Why are you crying did I say something wrong." He just noticed Hermione was silently crying and that is why Faith had gone over to her in the first place to wipe a tear from her face.
"No I just remembered how you looked when I found you."
"I am sorry look it wasn't a big deal okay he did it to me loads of times before." She looked at Harry whose face still had the bruise. She cried more and Faith started to cry because her sister wouldn't calm down. Harry picked up Faith and hugged her and Hermione both until they calmed down.
"Listen I am fine I am okay now. If you hadn't found me an order member would have and we would be at the Grimmald Place and...I would be far from happy. I am glad you found me okay. I am sorry that you had to see me like that. For one thing why did you cry you never cried when I was in the Hospital Wing?"
"But I did just not in front of everyone I cried for you I really did when you in with Voldemort in first year, second year when I heard you almost died, third year when you fell 50 feet and when we were in the hospital wing, fourth year after all the tasks, then fifth year..." Hermione finished.
"Oh boy didn't know...you cared that much for me."
"Of course I do. Why do you think I am always at your side."
"Because you got stuck with me somehow."
"No Harry because I care way too much to see you get hurt."
"Last year when you were hit with that curse if I didn't have to save the world (again Hermione said) I would have just cried if you died. I would never ever for give myself. It would have been five deaths that were my fault that I have witnessed."
"Harry shut up!" Hermione yelled. "It isn't your fault anyone died!"
"Yes it is. My parents, Cedric, Sirius." Harry whispered. Hermione grabbed his face.
"It isn't your fault anyone died. So stop blaming yourself." Hermione said. Faith started to cry. Harry held her close until she stopped he kissed her on her forehead and set her down on the floor.
"Hermione..."
"No I don't want to hear it. I don't think it is fair that you keep beating yourself up for it and you have to deal with your life way different then anyone else. Your parents and Sirius loved you and knew what they were doing. Okay they loved you and as for Cedric he took that cup on his choice." Harry nodded.
"How are you by the way I forgot to ask before?" Harry asked. Hermione pulled her shirt up about 7 centimeters above her bellybotton to reveal a scar that grazed her mid-drift.
"I am so-"
"Don't you darn say sorry. I know you care but you care a little too much. You are way too modest too. But that is a reason I stand by you." Hermione kissed him lightly on the cheek and the doorbell rang. Hermione went and opened the door. Harry came up behind her and Faith in his wake crawling. Harry bent down and picked her up.
"Hey guys hey Faith." Jessica said. There was a boy next to her. They were both wearing shorts and shirts saying 'I'm with stupid' and had arrows pointing everywhere.
"Come on in." Hermione said.
"Hi you must be Harry." The teen boy said to Harry and stuck out his hand.
"Yeah you must be Jeff." Harry said shaking Jeff's hand. Jeff was as tall as Harry with blue eyes and brown hair. Jessica had brown hair and blue eyes also. Harry and Jeff started to talk about Hogwarts. Jeff also knew of Hermione's secret along with Harry's. The girls talked about the new wardrobe that they received last night. Hermione must have gotten up sometime and had changed into pajamas. Harry and Jeff went out to the car to get the bags so Hermione and Harry could change into their new looks. Harry who was still in his boxers and t-shirt when and changed into a blue t-shirt, black jean, shorts and black jean vest. Hermione changed into the same thing. They redid their hair.
"So what are we going to do today?" Harry asked bouncing Faith on his hip.
"I don't know but lets do something fun." Jess said.
"Well of course we aren't going to do something boring are we?" Hermione said.
"Hmm well going to the mall isn't something, how about swimming?" Jess said. Harry and Hermione groaned they had just gotten dressed. The other couple laughed at them. Harry and Hermione went and changed while Jeff and Jess ran next door to change. They all met out back at the pool. Jeff and Harry jumped right in and beckoned the girls in. Eventually the boys just grabbed the girls and threw them in. Harry's bruises weren't as visible as yesterday but everyone wondered why they were healing so fast so was Harry. The teens swam around a bit and then were deciding on a game to play.
"Who wants to play chicken?" Jeff asked.
"What's chicken?" Harry asked.
"Okay chicken is a pool game where two people are on one team and one person goes on the other person's shoulders. Then the person on the shoulders try and knock off the other person on the other teams shoulders. We will have to be careful because of Faith." Jeff explained.
"Okay lets play!" Hermione said.
"Yeah me and Jeff are on a team you guys are on the other team." Jess said. They started to play chicken it was a fierce battle indeed. Until one girl was knocked off of a boy's shoulders.
I am sooooo evil hehe I left you at a cliffy...