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Harry Potter and the Year of the Baby

Chapter 4

Things have been going really well, surprisingly. Actually everything has been quite amusing. Ron for some strange reason thinks that Adrian is the most annoying thing in the world. I don't see how anyone could think that but hey this is Ron were talking about. Its so funny Ron will yell out in his sleep stuff like, "Shut up you annoying kid," or he'll have nightmares of Adrian attacking him and he'll yell, "Stop it you little brat, nnnooooo he bit me!" It's bad though because between that and Adrian waking me up in the night I'm not getting much sleep, thank goodness Hermione is here to help me otherwise I would have died from exhaustion long ago. I have different feeling for Hermione now, but I don't quite know what they are.

"Uh uh uh." Oh no I better get to Adrian before he starts to wail.

"Hey little guy." I say as I pick him up. "How are you?" He just makes a weird noise.

"That sure is attractive! I bet all the little girls would go crazy over that!" He just laughs at me. He likes it when I talk to him like that of some strange reason.

"Dad?"

"Adrian what did you just say?"

"Dad, dad, dad!" He's jumping up and down as he says this, and he seems so proud of himself.

"That's my little boy!" I say as I swing him around.

"Ron, Ron, Ron!" Dang this boy is a heavy sleeper. So I have to just repeatedly smack him on his arm.

"10 more minutes Mom." He begs.

"Ron..."

"Fine 2 more minutes."

"Ron I'm not your mom I'm Harry get up."

"Harry?" He asks me. He look funny, his hair is all sticking up, his eyes are half closed and he has drool on his face. He's such a funny sight that I start laughing.

"You woke me up just to laugh at me?"

"No I woke you up to tell you that Adrian called me dad, didn't you little guy?"

"Dad!" Adrian yelled happily when I said his name.

"See!" I say proudly.

"That's great Harry the brat called you dad. Next time he does something in the middle of the night though can you please tell me in the morning and not wake me up?" After he says this he just falls over backwards onto the bed and starts snoring loudly.

"Well Uncle Ron sure doesn't like to be woken up does he." I decided that I was going to have Adrian call all the Weasley's like they were family like Uncle Ron, Aunt Ginny and the like.

"Harry?" I look over to the door and see that Hermione is standing there looking half asleep.

"Yes?"

"What's all the commotion about?"

"Adrian called me Dad!"

"Really!" As she says this she comes rushing over to him and says, "Can you say it again, be a good boy and say Dad."

"Dad!" He yells.

"Oh that is so cute. He must really love you a lot." She keeps talking about something what I don't really know though. I love how she's here to help me look after Adrian, I don't know what I'd do without her.

"Can you say Hermione. Come on please say Hermione." Wow, she really does want him to say her name. I wonder why. I bet the only reason she's been around me for the last couple of days is so that she can be around Adrian. She couldn't like me like that I know she couldn't so why do I care. Oh no! I care because I like her like that! What if we both like each other, no that could never happen.

"Don't worry Hermione he'll say your name sooner or later." I say trying to be encouraging.

"I guess your right Harry." She still sounds disappointed and I just wanna give her a big hug to make her feel better, but that might be awkward so I just rest my hand on her shoulder and give it a squeeze. "Thanks."

"No problem." We just kinda sit there and smile at each other until Hermione blushes and looks away. Does she know that I like her and that's why she's blushing, what if she hates me because of it! Say something for goodness sake don't sit there all awkwardly she might find out so say something.

"I can't believe term starts in a week, this summer has gone by fast." Smooth Harry real smooth.

"Me neither, there has been some really weird and amazing stuff though. Like Dumbledore actually agreeing to let you keep Adrian at school. Did he ever tell you what you're supposed to do with him during classes?" That's actually a really good question

"Actually no, but he told me not to worry about it and that he had it all under control."

"That's weird. I wonder why he didn't tell you."

"Who knows, at least I know its all taken care of." Dumbledore always has a reason for what he does, and I know that he'd never hurt Adrian or I so I'll just let it slide and not worry about it.

"I guess your right, but I'm still curious." She's always curious though. "Well Harry I should really go back to sleep, so I'll see you in morning."

"Yeah see in the morning, sleep tight." I watch her as she walks out of the room. She's so beautiful.

"I got it bad don't I little guy?" I ask Adrian

"Dad." I really need to try and teach him some other words.

As I'm sitting in my bed trying to go to sleep thoughts of Hermione and he smile are going through my head. I can't believe before this summer I never noticed her as the beautiful, brilliant, person that she really was. How could she have been in front of me all this time without me never knowing. I just don't want to tell her how I feel because then what if she doesn't feel the same, our friendship would be ruined forever. I guess I'll just have to stick to being the friend who would really like to be more than a friend.

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After I wake up, change Adrian's diaper, get him dressed, get myself dressed, and brush my teeth I head downstairs to feed Adrian and then eat breakfast. As I'm walking down the stairs I hear two very loud voices that I haven't heard in a while, but I'm not sure if it is who I think it is. So I peak around the corner and see that my suspicions were correct and that it really is Fred and George. They see me walk in and get a very strange look on their faces. I'm kinda freaked out by the look too.

"Harry mate." I think that's Fred but I don't know

"How are..."

"You doing?" I don't even get a chance to answer before they start talking again.

"Is this..."

"The little guy..."

"We've heard so much..."

"About from mom?" Dang I'm lost o have no idea who said what and now I'm so lost.

"Harry?" One of the twins asked.

"Oh right. Yes this is Adrian. Adrian meet Fred and George." As I say that Adrian sticks out his tongue and blows a raspberry at them.

"Gred?" I think that's George talking but I don't know.

"Yes Forge?"

"I think this one might make a fine prankster some day."

"I have to agree with you there brother. We'll have to train him seeing as were the very best." What neither of them know is that Hermione just walked in and is looking raving mad at what they've been saying.

"Right you are brother right you are."

"Fred and George Weasley if you so much as ever mention that again your heads will be mine! Do you understand." She's dead serious and scary.

"Looks like someone..." Don't they know their just digging their hole deeper and deeper

"Is protective..."

"I'll take that as a yes boys. Hello Harry, Hello Adrian." She then comes up to me and takes Adrian out of my arms mumbling about stupid pranksters and how she's going to feed Adrian.

"You guys do know you're just digging your hole deeper and deeper."

"Yes that is the plan isn't it Gred."

"Yes Forge if we keep digging it enough maybe we'll end up in China someday." They both get this look of joy and wonderment on their faces.

"O.K. that's normal." I say sarcasticly.

"We do try our best my dear man." One of them says, then they run off to the direction of the kitchen singing about going to China and little pranksters. I can already tell that today will be a long day and I've only been awake 30 minutes if that.

About 10 minutes later all of us that are here are at the kitchen table eating breakfast and talking about silly things except Hermione who is bragging to Mrs. Weasley about how Adrian called me Dad last night, and now their putting all of their attention on him and he sure looks to be enjoying it. I wonder why Hermione is bragging about Adrian so much, I think she'd be telling the world right now if she was able to. It really is just bugging me though, its not that I mind its just that I find it strange.

"Ok dears we're going to Diagon Alley today at noon so be ready to go by then or you won't go." Wow, we're going to Diagon Alley! I get to show Adrian around and maybe buy him a toy broom that he'll be able to use soon, but I can't let Hermione see me get one or she'll skin me alive.

"Harry why do you have that look on your face." Oh no I''ve been caught.

"What look I have no idea what your talking about?"

"Yes you do and you look sneaky." She looks at me with a glare, "What are you planning?"

"I'm not planing anything."

"Harry?" Dang it she knows me too well I'll never be able to get out of this.

"Ok I am planning something but it's a surprise so please don't ask anymore." I beg with a sad look on my face.

"Harry you know that look has no effect on me however I will stop asking, for now." Yes I distracted her but how long will it last.

TBC

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