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Harry Potter and the Year of the Baby

Chapter 8

"Harry what things will you need to take to the great hall for Adrian?" I haven't really thought about that, thank goodness Neville did or I wouldn't have brought anything.

"Well I'm guessing his diaper bag, some toys to keep him occupied, and his sippy cup just incase. Can you think of anything else Neville?"

"I wouldn't know you're the one with a kid now so you should know." Why does everyone expect me to be a super parent or something, it annoys me to no end.

So we get all of Adrian's stuff that he'll need and head off of the train and to the carriages. Adrian seems to have sensed every ones excitement about being at Hogwarts and is hyper and squirming in my arms. It's really hard to hold on to a kid when the kid would rather be on the ground exploring.

"Harry did you give the Brat candy or something." I hear Ron yell from behind me.

"Brat!" Oh great he's learned another new word.

"Ronald Weasley! I can't believe it you haven't been around him for three minutes and you've already taught him a new word that he shouldn't know," She looks like she's ready to kill Ron right there, "I can't believe that this poor child will have to grow up with you as one of his role models!"

"I'm not that bad, plus Brats not such a bad word it could have been something worse like… Ouch! What was that for?" I know I should stop them when they get like this but it can be very entertaining.

"Don't you dare use foul language in front of him." She says pointing in our direction. Neville seems to be enjoying this just as much as me but unlike him I'm not having trouble hiding my amusement.

"I think Harry is a big enough boy to hear that language." Ron says jokingly.

"This is no joking matter! You know I was talking about Adrian." She says this and starts walking towards Ron and he lifts his hands in a form of surrender.

"Sorry for trying to not make the moment so dull." There he goes digging that hole again. That hole has got to be pretty deep by now.

"Well this is not a joking matter!" I can tell that Adrian is going to be very overprotected by Hermione already, poor boy.

As much as I hate to do this I have to or we'll be late, "Guys we can talk about this later but if we don't hurry we'll be late and I really don't want to have detention on our first night back."

"Wouldn't be the first." Neville mumbles and we all look at him in shock, "Well it wouldn't." Neville sure has changed this summer.

"Yeah we wouldn't want McGonagall's knickers in a twist."

"I don't see how my knickers are any of your concern Mr. Weasley." Ron sure is having bad luck when it comes to talking in general today.

"I uh…. I didn't… mean that." I've never seen his ears this red. They kind of look like oddly shape tomatoes.

"Then what did you mean?" He's definitely not going to be able to get out of this without ticking someone off.

"Just give up mate." I whisper to him.

"Yeah just say sorry." Neville adds. Hermione is just standing behind McGonagall with this truly evil looking smirk on her face. If I have learned some things about Hermione it's that one she's cute when she's angry and tow never and I mean never get on her bad side. She will always find a way to get you back.

"Sorry Professor." I really do feel for him right now but it's just so funny.

"Just don't let me catch you talking about my knickers again." I'm having such a hard time not laughing.

"It won't Professor."

"Well what are you all standing around here for get to the great hall, before you're all late." McGonagall says this to the big crowd of onlookers who were wondering what got McGonagall so uptight. In this group of people I see Malfoy and his goons laughing about what Ron said and I just know that they'll never let him live this down.

"I had no idea you liked older women Weasley." I hate that Malfoy smirk.

"I don't Malfoy. Shove off." I can't tell if Ron is more embarrassed or angry right now.

"Looks like your knickers are in a twist." Malfoy says in a high pitched girls voice.

"You're a prefect Malfoy so act like one, or I'll just have to report you." That's my girl! I mean my girl friend no wait that came out wrong my friend that's a girl. My mind seems to want Hermione to be mine actually I wouldn't mind that either.

"Granger." Malfoy growls out.

"Brat!" Oh crud why did Adrian have to yell that and point at Malfoy. If I wasn't so afraid about Malfoy hexing Adrian I'd find all this really funny.

"Excuse me." Malfoy stalks towards us and stares at the kid.

"Brat." Adrian says confidently. Malfoy starts to raise his wand to Adrian.

"Malfoy!" Hermione screams. Then in a deadly calm and cold voice she says, "If you touch one hair on his head, I'll make you wish that you were a muggle." Scary Hermione is not as hot as angry Hermione.

"Um." Is all Malfoy says before him and his goons run away in fear.

"That was so cool Hermione!" Ron will be talking about this forever.

"Well I guess it was slightly cool, but he shouldn't have threatened Adrian like that. Right Harry?" I'm just staring at her in shock. "Harry?"

"I think he might be in shock." Neville says.

"You know I think you might be right." Hermione says in a concerned voice.

"Hahaha." Adrian laughing finally snaps me out of it.

"What?"

"Oh never mind we need to get to the great hall." I just follow all of them into the great hall in a confused sort of way. When we get into the great hall I see a lot of people pointing at us and laughing, I bet it's because of what Ron told McGonagall.

"I'm never going to be able to live this down, am I?"

"Nope." I say in a very serious yet amused tone.

"Thanks for your support Harry, and to think I thought you were my friend." Yes we get to be goofy again.

"Were not friends anymore?"

"No Harry I'm afraid we're not." After he says this I pretend to be hysterically crying and Adrian starts to laugh like crazy. When we hear this we both look up and see that the entire hall is looking at us, some of them are just staring and the others are laughing at us.

"Now if Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley are done we would like to start the sorting." McGonagall gives us the same kind of look she did earlier so we just nod, even though on the inside I'm laughing on the outside I look very calm and collected.

We all hurry and run to the table so that we don't get in even more trouble, but what makes the hall laugh even harder is that Neville trips. I can tell he's really embarrassed so I try to help him.

"Just think you can say it was all planned and you did it on purpose to add more humor to our little act." I say to be helpful. When I'm finally settled down in my seat a highchair appears right next to me with everything that I could possibly need to feed Adrian except food.

"Yeah Neville just say that it was on purpose." Hermione looks at both of us with a very proud look, but I think my eyes might be deceiving me because I swear for a moment I saw Hermione get a dreamy look in her eyes when she looked at me. Nah she couldn't have.

By the time we get Neville feeling better the sorting was done and the Headmaster was getting up to make his annual speech before the food arrived.

"Welcome back old and new. As most of you have probably seen we have a new very young member at our school and his name is Adrian Potter.

By the time we get Neville feeling better the sorting was done and the Headmaster was getting up to make his annual speech before the food arrived.

"Welcome back old and new. As most of you have probably seen we have a new very young member at our school and his name is Adrian Potter. Yes before any of you ask he is Mr. Potter's adopted son. I expect all of you to treat him with respect and to be aware that Mr. Potter has special privileges now that he has a child." He says this and gives a very serious look to the Slytherins. "Also I would like you to welcome Professor Remus Lupin back as your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." All the houses get up and cheer. "And for those of you who are wondering, yes I am aware of him being a werewolf and I tell you not to worry because our own Potions Master Professor Snape has been kind enough to agree to make the Wolfsbane potion which gives him control of his mind in the wolf state."

I zone him out after this because he just says the usual about the Forbidden Forest being forbidden but I highly doubt that anyone would think that a forest with that name would be someplace that we were allowed to go. I can't believe that Remus is back this years class should be good.

"Harry?" Hermione asks.

"Huh?"

"Can I feed Adrian?" I look around to see that the food must have appeared while I was zoned out.

"Sure go ahead." She just smiles at me with that beautiful smile and goes about feeding my son. That sounds so right to me I don't know why it just does.

"Did someone spike the pumpkin juice?"

"Why do you ask that Neville."

"Because Harry looks like a mental person with that grin on his face but the only thing he's had is the juice."

"No I don't think it is spiked." Ron leans across the table and yells into my ear, "Hey mate are you ok?"

"Huh. Oh right yes I am ok." They all look at me like they really doubt that, "No really I am I just zoned out." And to prove that I really am ok I start to load my plate up with a lot of food and start to eat it. This seems to satisfy them enough so they pretty much leave me alone and continue eating and talking. I really have to try and get Hermione off my mind because it's making me look like I'm insane.

After the feast we all head up to bed wondering what the next year will bring us and if for once we will have a good year or not.

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