~Wherever We're Together, That's My Home~

They named him Edward Albus. Harry wasn't particularly fond of the name, but Luna was adamant so he let her have it. The name Edward meant 'wealthy' and Luna thought that appropriate. She was very interested in the meaning behind names and made sure to tell everyone she met just how wealthy their son made them.

"You could offer me all the money in the world," she'd say with a dreamy expression on her lovely face, "but I'm already rich. I have everything I need right here." And then she'd laugh and kiss Harry first and then the baby and it was wonderful because he felt the same way.

Edward was a quiet, gentle baby with large, blue eyes that eventually turned a beautiful shade of green. His hair was dark at birth and developed a slight curl early on that drove Luna mad. She loved tangling her fingers in the floppy mop of it and whenever Harry took it upon himself to cut it (he didn't like how long and untidy it got) she thought it dreadful. Aside from the curls, Edward heavily favored Harry physically. Ron teased his friend by referring to him as "mini-Harry."

It was Molly who nicknamed him Ned. When Harry and Luna came to visit the Weasleys after his birth, the older woman took one look at him and said: "Oh, what a cute little Ned! Well done, Harry, he's gorgeous!" Harry wasn't particularly fond of the name Ned either but the nickname stuck, especially when the rest of the Weasleys started referring to him and Theodore Lupin as: "The Neddy Bear Teds!" (Thanks, George.) After that, Luna was the only one who always called him Edward.

After Edward, Harry and Luna agreed to wait a few more years before another baby. Ned was two when his sister was born. Felicity Lily-Elizabeth was named both for the joy she brought and for the grandmothers she would never meet. They had been planning on simply Lily Elizabeth, but when Harry held her for the first time, he cried. What little hair she had was wispy and blonde, and she had her mother's nose. She looked like Luna. His Luna. Precious, beautiful, beloved.

"Why is daddy crying?" Ned didn't understand. Luna wrapped her fingers in his hair as he was standing at her bedside.

"Sometimes crying speaks of greater felicity than words," she said.

Felicity.

It was perfect.

Harry was thrilled that her hair was lighter than Edward's. Of all of the children's, hers was the most like Luna's: long, dirty blonde, wild. Her eyes were more of a hazel color than true green or brown, and other than the shape of her nose she shared the most features with Harry. She did inherit her mother's curiosity and rambunctious spirit, though-there was a fire in her soul and the whole world knew it. Outgoing and loudly cheerful, there wasn't a shy bone in Felicity's body. Her smile could lighten the darkest room and pierce the stodgiest heart.

The Potters were pleased with their little family and planned to stop with two (Luna didn't much like being pregnant. It made her sick and miserable), but three years later they were graced with a final surprise. It was Luna's hardest pregnancy, and she was bedridden for most of it which caused a lot of stress in their lives. Hermine was pregnant with Hugo at the same time and they took turns babysitting for each other to ease the havoc. Ginny also made her services available, and she and Luna were able to rekindle their bond during naptime and tea. Apparently, Luna had the gene for twins in her family tree because she wasn't as surprised as Harry was when they found out.

Cadmus James was born first-dark-haired and dark-eyed. He was named after a character in a book Luna had been reading. She had always liked the name Lorcan because of the smooth way it rolled off her tongue, but in the end she decided Cadmus was a better fit. Harry liked the name, too. Cadmus was an important figure from ancient Greece who founded the city of Thebes; it sounded strong and manly.

The youngest was Ravi Sirius. The name had been suggested by Ron, of all people, who'd heard it on a nature documentary Rose liked to watch. He'd briefly mentioned it to Harry while they were out in the pub one evening. In Sanskrit, ravi means 'the sun.' Ravi was identical to Cadmus in every way, except for a circular birthmark at the nape of his neck (which Harry was later thankful for because there was no other way to tell them apart since Luna thought it was hilarious to dress them in matching outfits). He was quieter than Cadmus too—far clingier and more nervous—but no less bright, and truthfully Harry and Luna were so tired after having been at the hospital for two days that when the doctor asked for names there was nothing else they could think of. They'd debated a little between Sirius and Severus as middle names, and decided that they were too much of a handful together so they stuck with Sirius. They named the dog Severus. Luna thought that was clever.

Cadmus was fussy and a picky eater. He had the unfortunate bad habit of sticking everything in his mouth and as soon as he could walk he hated being held. He was protective of Ravi, but much more independent. Ravi was a mama's boy. He accepted all of Luna's conspiracies and teachings readily and would follow her around more often than not. He was an intelligent child, and when he was older learned to adapt to his anxiety.

Luna loved her family, but she was a little scatterbrained as a parent. She was aware of them well enough when they were home, but sometimes she got so sucked into something else she tuned out her surroundings. She fretted over the silliest things, too, like whether or not Felicity's crayons were dull enough not to be used as weapons against her brothers, or how much sauce to put on their spaghetti—because what if the sauce was too hot? Harry thought she was a wonderful mother. They balanced each other perfectly because where Luna struggled Harry excelled and where Harry struggled Luna excelled. Harry was patient and attentive most of the time and when he was not Luna was there to pull him back. She was his family, and he was hers. It didn't matter that neither of them did things perfectly, all that mattered was that they did them together.