Everlasting Love

Very curiously, Jessica peered into the box and took out the album with her name on it. It looked vaguely familiar, but it was old and covered with dust. She blew off the dust and slowly opened up to the first page. She saw a sleeping baby, wrapped in pink, and she moved slightly with every breath. Jessica figured that it was her when she was just born. Below the picture, it said a date: 9 May 2003. That was Jessica's birthday. She figured the album must be full of pictures of her. She flipped to the next page, and saw her toddler self, wearing jeans and a pink shirt, with vivid green eyes and soft red curls. (The curls eventually faded, because Jessica's hair was now fairly straight.) She wore a little tiara on top of her head, and held what looked like her father's wand. This made Jessica chuckle, because she'd always play with it and he'd chase her to get it back before she did any damage with it. She was running from something (most likely Harry) but smiling brightly at the camera. Underneath the picture it said in her mother's handwriting: Jessica's 2nd birthday, 9 May 2005. As Jessica read that she began to get a familiar feeling…

Hermione was in Ginny's kitchen helping her with Jessica's birthday cake. They were putting the finishing touches to it. Harry and Ginny wanted the cake to be extra special because they loved and cherished Jessica so much and she was the only thing important to them.

"I can't believe she's already two!" Hermione gushed.

"I know, neither can I. Time just flies by doesn't it?" Ginny stated.

"Yes it does Ron and I have been married three years already! And Ryan is so big too."

"Two and a half right?"

"Yeah. Hey what are you and Harry doing for your 4th anniversary this summer?"

"We aren't sure yet. How does Italy sound?"

"Perfect."

"Okay this is done, help me carry it out."

"Sure," Hermione said as she grabbed hold of the other half of the cake and started walking backwards to the living room.

As they entered Harry and Ron were setting up the table. The two women set the cake down, and Harry too Jessica out of Mrs. Weasley's arms, who looked disappointed, but then noticed the cake and understood. Harry gently set her down on her high chair in front of the cake and then everyone started to sing to her.

When they were finished Ginny started to cut the cake and hand the pieces out to all of the family members. While this was going on, George picked up Jessica and started to play with her. George nodded to Fred who went into the hall to find Harry's cloak hanging on a coat rack and got Jessica's favorite toy -- his wand.

"Look what I got for you Jessie," Fred cooed and gave her the wand. Her face lit up and started to mumble in baby talk. George set her down, and she ran into the living room swishing the wand as she went. Fred and George started cackling in the hall and quickly followed Jessica to see what would happen.

Ron was sitting on the couch eating his piece of cake when Jessica ran up to him swishing the wand. She was laughing and wanted to play, but Ron tried to take the wand away form her. She wouldn't let him and started to run away. Ron noticed Fred and George's excitement.

"Oi, you too. Why the hell did you give Jessica that?" Ron asked.

Upon hearing this, Harry turned around to face Ron and asked, "Give her what?"

Ron pointed at Jessica, who was jumping on the couch with Ryan, and she had the wand pointed at him.

"Jessica!" Harry shouted. "Give daddy back his wand…"

She shook her head at him, hopped off the couch and started to run, with Harry chasing her.

Ginny, who happened to be taking pictures of Hermione and Mr. Weasley talking, noticed this and thought it would be a cute addition for the baby book, so she got her camera ready, and with Jessica looking at it, snapped the picture.

Harry finally caught Jessica when she reached the kitchen. He scooped her up and tickled her, which made her giggle. He smiled, took his wand and put it in his pocket, and pulled her close.

"I love you," Harry whispered in her ear.

"I love her too," Ginny said as she entered the kitchen and walked over to the two loves of her life. She put her left arm around Harry and stroked Jessica's hair with her right. They both kissed her cheek at the same time. And then Jessica pointed to them both and said, "Mummy. Daddy."

Jessica took in all of this information that she just saw, and tried to remember her 2nd birthday. But she couldn't.

"Oh well," she said with a sigh.

She moved her right hand to turn to the next page, when she heard two small pops behind her. She turned around, expecting to see two familiar faces.