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Harry Potter and the Year of the Baby
Chapter 9
If I thought getting Adrian ready during the summer I must have been crazy. Right now I'm trying to locate all of his stuff out of my trunk. Not to mention that I still need to shower, bathe Adrian, and find all my school books. I've never been in a rush like this its not a fun thing.
"Harry do need me to help you?" I hear Neville say timidly.
"Yes please!" I practically tackle him with joy. I guess I don't do very well being rushed. I calm down enough to say, "Thanks."
"No problem." So with the help of Neville I get all of Adrian's and my stuff ready to go for the day.
As we're walking down the stairs to the Common Room I turn to Neville and say, "Neville you're the best!" And I turn to hug him and he mock backs off and looks terrifying.
"Harry how could you!" I turn to look who says that and I see that it's Ron.
"Ron this is not what it looks like!" This is going to be fun.
"Oh really because it looks as if you're betraying my trust." We're starting to attract a crowd with our antics.
"All I'm doing is thanking my good friend, Neville." I put my arm on his shoulders to prove my point. I can feel his shoulders shacking in repressed laughter.
"I still don't know if I can forgive you for this Harry." He says as shaking his head then he turn to Neville and says, "And you Neville what am I going to do with you?"
"Me!" Neville squeaks.
"Yes you, you've been plotting against me to steal Harry away from me all along haven't you." Neville seems to have caught what is going on and from the look in his eyes I can tell he's going to play along.
"Yes I have! Harry deserves so much better that the likes of you." He practically screams. It's getting really hard for me to control my laughter.
"I knew it! Now I have to challenge you to something… but what?" Ron turn to me and asks, "Harry what should I challenge him to?"
"How should I know, remember I'm supposed to be betraying our friendship." I can tell this is going to get funnier and more fun.
"Oh come on I'm at a lose, help me just this once, please." He tries to give me a sad face but he just looks like he's constipated, which causes me to go into hysterics. I'm laughing so hard that I have to hand Adrian to Ron or I would have dropped the little guy.
"Harry are you ok?" Neville asks me concerned because I'm now crying too.
"Adrian I think that your Dad has gone mental." Ron mutters under his breath.
"Dad?" Adrian says in a confused and odd tone while looking at me quite concerned.
"Don't worry little guy your Dad will only have to be sent away to St. Mungo's for a while." After Ron says this Adrian starts to cry really loud and I still can't seem to control myself enough to help.
"Ron that's not the type of thing you say to a young child." I can tell that Neville has taken a liking to Adrian and my point is proven when he takes him from Ron and tries to calm him down.
Hermione is finally here. When I see the look on her face I start to laugh even harder. She looks at Adrian crying and looks angry at Neville for doing something and Neville looks absolutely terrified.
"Neville Longbottom! What have you done to Adrian?" She yells, and I start to laugh even louder because Neville looks like he's about ready to wet his pants. Then she walks up to him and snatches Adrian out of his arms and starts to calm him down.
"I uh didn't do anything." Uh oh he sounds to uncertain of himself, not good.
"Oh really then how come I came down here to find Adrian crying, and you're the one holding him, so excuse me if it look as if you're the one who upset him." Wow she's so pretty yet it's kind of funny, I don't know why but it is though I guess its just the kind of mood I'm in. "And Harry this is not at all funny so stop laughing!" I try to stop I really do, I just can't though.
"I… I didn't do any thing." Neville mumbles.
"Then who did?" Hermione asks in her don't mess with me tone. I know Neville won't tell on Ron because he's just too good of a friend.
"Hermione leave Neville alone he didn't do any thing I did but I didn't mean for what I said to upset him and I'm sorry." Wow. I'm surprised that he actually told her it was him I guess in some ways we are growing up.
"Well Ron I'm glad you told me it was you and I'll let it slide this time." Then she looks over at Neville embarrassedly, "Neville I'm really sorry for acting the way I did, I hope you can forgive me." I can tell that was hard for her to say.
"Its ok Hermione I know you only did it because you care about Adrian and someone has to, with the way that Harry and Ron always get themselves into trouble." Good it made Hermione laugh. Hey wait a minute.
"We don't get in trouble that much." I don't think we do, plus it finds us.
"I agree with Harry on this one, one."
"Boys." Hermione says and walks out the door to go to breakfast.
"Hermione wait for us." Ron, Neville, and I have to run as fast as we can to catch up with her. Man, that girl can run fast when she has a purpose. By the time we get to the Great Hall Hermione is already sitting down and feeding Adrian.
"How did you get here so fast Hermione?" I manage to get out in between trying to catch my breath.
"I don't know I guess I walk fast." What a great answer, not. But I'm to out of breath from running around and laughing so hard earlier to even call her on it.
We all just sit there talking to each other when Professor McGonagall drops off our schedules for the day and its so funny because right when she walked by Ron's face got bright red and all of us except Hermione start to make fun of him for liking older women knickers. After we calm down I notice that I have a letter from the Headmaster.
Dear Harry,
I Hope your first night went well my boy. I hope you found
everything that you needed to take care of little Adrian. I
was hoping that you could come up to my office after you're
done eating to discuss what will be done about Adrian during
classes and the password is Bertie Botts Beans. Just to let
you know you're excused from you're first class to come talk to me.
Headmaster Dumbledore
"Isn't that awesome Harry?" I hear Ron ask me.
"What?"
"Were you even listening to me mate?"
"Nope sorry Ron I was just reading this letter from Professor Dumbledore, I have to meet him in his office after I'm done eating."
"Well I was saying that it's nice that we have charms first instead of potions for once." Oh no this stinks. I bang my head down on the table as hard as possible.
"Harry what's wrong?" Hermione asks me truly concerned.
"The one time I get to skip the first class on the first day and its not Potions. Why does life seem to hate me so?" I can't believe that this is happening to me. Why me?
"Tough luck mate." I can tell Ron finds this all very amusing.
"It's not that funny Ron." He just chuckles at this.
"Yes Harry it is." We start arguing back and forth whether its funny or not.
"Will you two stop it your causing yet another scene. You two are sure doing that a lot lately." Dear Hermione always the hot voice of reason. Dang it why does my mind keep betraying me like this?
"You know you love us Hermione." I say very cheekily.
"Yeah I guess I do even though its against my better judgment." I love it when she smiles like that it makes the whole room seem brighter. I give up trying to fight my mind when it comes to Hermione because I know that I'll lose.
"Hey!" We both yell at the same time. I guess we yelled that a little too loud because the entire Great Hall looks at us as if we've finally lost it. I can also hear the Slytherins snickering behind us.
"Ok Hermione can you hand me Adrian?" She looks at me in wonder but she does it any ways. "Thanks." I say as I stand up.
"Where are you going Harry?"
"Well Hermione I am going to Dumbledore's office like he asked me in the letter."
"Oh ok. Don't worry I'll take notes for you in Charms." I can hear Ron mumbling about how 'That's the least of his worries'.
We finally get to the Gargoyle guarding the Headmasters office and I say the password, "Bertie Botts Beans." Adrian laughs and claps his hands as he's going up the stairs because everything is bright and shinny. I lift my hand up to knock when the door is open by Dumbledore.
"Come in my boy." He says with his kind smile and twinkling eyes. Having him being so kind to me remind me of how badly I acted in his office at the end of last year and I suddenly have the biggest urge to apologize.
"Um Headmaster?"
"Yes." He says.
"I just wanted to apologize for my behavior at the end of last year. It was childish and I'm ashamed that I couldn't control myself better."
"Thank you, but I have to say that it is I who should be apologizing I should have been honest with you from the start, and believe me when I say that I won't make that mistake again." We both look at each other with big smiles on our faces because we both know that things are ok between us at last.
"I thank you of that too Headmaster."
"No need my boy, but lets get to what I called you here for. I asked you to come here to tell you that all of your Professors have deemed it ok for Adrian to be with you in your classes. However, if he causes too much of a distraction for you or the other students, then we will have to find other arrangements for that class, but I don't think that will be a problem." How can this man always talk in such a happy tone all the time? It would be pure torture to me if I had to do that.
"Thank you so much for being so understanding about Adrian. I just felt a connection to him and I just couldn't leave him."
"No problem. I think I can understand where you're coming from." He looks at me with caring eyes, and I wonder if that's why he's done everything he has for me, because he felt the way towards me the way I do to Adrian. We talk a little while longer about fun stuff but the he tells me I need to get to my next class, which just so happens to be Potions, oh joy.
Before I go he calls out, "Harry."
"Yes Headmaster?"
"I just wanted to congratulate you on making Quidditch captain." He says with a knowing look.
"Did I really?" I ask truly amazed.
"Yes you did my boy and good job." As I walk out of his office I'm kind of in a happy stupor. I can't believe it. Wait I need to make some plays and hold auditions. This is going to be so much fun and hard but I know I'll love it. I'm so happy that I don't even realize that I'm walking towards Potions till I make it towards the door.
A/N: I hope you liked it, please review and tell me what you think. I'm sorry I didn't update sooner, and thanks again for reading. Thank you to: xomusic4lifexo, mysticpammy, thealphamale, Lord Leon Towasoki, runnerz, funky-monkey-93, witowsmp, hermionewiz27, hypa4evr, melodicmoonstar89 and happinessisHarryPotter for reviewing you guys don't know how much it means to me that you'll take the time to review. So thanks for reviewing and you guys have also given me really good ideas so thanks for that.
Thealphamale: Thanks so much for the idea to make Harry be Quidditch Captain. Truth be told I didn't even think about that and I really appreciate that you reminded me about it. Personally I agree with you that Harry should have been prefect but I'll just leave that to Ron for now because Harry will be busy with Quidditch and other things. Any way thank you for reviewing and telling me what you think.