Hey thanks for all of the reviews. Well, I finished my English paper. Didn't take long at all. Like 7 minutes. Haha. But this might be my last post for a while because mid-terms are next week. Vomit! I might write in a bit at night when I can find time to put some stuff in, so that when I finish the chapter, I can just post it.
Hope ya'll are loving my story! I liked the end of the last chapter. Sha (means "how cute!")! Haha.
Also, I didn't say this in my last update, but thanx for all y'all who told me 2 feel better! Really appreciate it!
Just to let you know, I saw my 3-4 week old nephew today and they dressed him up in a cute reindeer outfit. Cutest fucking thing I've seen in my life!
almightyswot, I looked at your profile. OMG! That kitten is freaking cute! It gives me an idea! Maybe I'll put it in later. Haha.
Well, here's chapter 4!
Chapter Four: Xmas Day, Talking, and Walking
The next morning, Hermione woke up at six o'clock Christmas morning to Lily crying on the baby monitor. She groaned when she saw what time it was. 'If it wasn't Christmas, I would go back to sleep,' she thought to herself. She rolled out of bed thinking that Lily must know what day it is and wanted to wake her parents up. She walked out her room and saw Harry standing there, walking down the hallway to Lily's room.
She smiled, remembering the night before. He looked so cute in his red plaid pajama pants and green t-shirt that brought out his eyes. His hair was sticking up at the ends, making him look like the eleven year old she fell in love with. He rubbed his eye and shuffled his feet sleepily. When he looked at her, he smiled shyly. "'Morning. Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas!" she said back. He walked to her and she kissed his lips tenderly. He kissed her back surprised. When they pulled back, they both had goofy grins on their face. "Come on, we better get Lily."
They walked into the nursury and smiled at their daughter. She was standing up by herself in her crib, holding onto the rails. Hermione gasped. "Lily! You're standing up by yourself!" Lily grinned when she saw them and raised her arms to be picked up. Both parents smelled a scent that could only mean one thing. Hermione changed Lily's diaper so that she could smell fresh and clean for Christmas morning.
"Good morning, Lily!" she said after she changed her. "Merry Christmas, baby girl! Do you want to open some presents?!" The little girl giggled and Harry kissed her cheek. "Merry Christmas, princess!"
They walked into the family room and looked under the tree at the presents. "Come on, let's go eat first before we open presents. Lily won't mind," Harry suggested. Hermione nodded seeing as this was a very good idea. They ate breakfast and went back to the tree to open their presents.
Harry summoned his moving picture camera and Hermione's regular camera to take pictures of Lily's first Christmas. He took pictures of Lily, with Lily, and with her Mummy. "Okay, who should go first?" He asked. "I think...Lily should open her presents first, what do you think, Mummy?"
"I think that's perfect, since it's Lily's first Christmas," Hermione said both of them sitting on the floor with Lily in Harry's lap this time. "Okay, I think Daddy's present sould be opened first." Hermione looked around and found the gift from Harry to Lily and gave it to her.
Lily knew what to do. She remembered from the night before. She unwrapped the gift, tearing the paper off and putting it on the floor. Hermione summoned an empty trash bag to put the garbage in. Lily smiled brightly. It was a toy phone that helped you learn numbers. Lily pressed the number one and it lit up and a female voice said, "One!" She flinched and looked up at Harry, who nodded and said, "It's okay. You're fine."
Harry took it out of her hands to get the toy out of the box, while Lily opened the one from Hermione. It was a photograph of her and Harry. It looked just like the picture Hermione had on her bedside table. Lily looked at it, with a ghost of a smile on her face. "It's a picture, Lily. It's of Daddy and Mummy. We're going to put it on your nightstand, so that you can see it through the rails on your crib. We'll always watch over you, Lily."
Lily ran a finger over the face of her Daddy and then her Mummy on the glass of the photograph. She set it down on the floor, with the stand open, so that she could look at it. "You have more presents, Lily, but I think we'll let Mummy open one. How about that, princess?" Harry asked her tickling her sides, making her laugh.
Harry grabbed a present for Hermione from him and gave it to her. It was a small, velvet box, shaped like a rectangle. She opened it and gasped at its contents. It was a necklace of a stag, a doe, and a fawn. "Harry...it's beautiful!"
"I, uh, I had it made at a jewlery store," Harry said nervously rubbing his hair through his fingers.
"It's perfect, Harry." She got on her knees to kiss him. Harry set Lily aside so that they wouldn't crush her when they kissed. Her lips met his in a passionate kiss. He kissed her back with as much force as she put in. After about fifteen seconds, they broke apart to a babyish coo. They turned to Lily, who had put her hands over her eyes, shielding them and shaking her head, but still had a smile on her face.
They smiled and laughed.
"Here, Harry, it's from me." Harry took her gift, which was square-shaped. He stopped and said, "Before I open this, I just want to say, I bet it's a book."
"Open it and see," Hermione said smiling.
He unwrapped it and said, "It is a book!" But it wasn't just any book. It was Being a Daddy for Dummies (A/N: I know it doesn't exist but I thought it was cute.). Harry had to laugh at the title. "Thanks, Hermione!" He kissed her mouth again, but pulled apart at a flash. They looked at Lily, who had taken a picture of them with Hermione's camera. Harry looked at Hermione and asked her, "How does she know how to work that?"
"I have no idea," she replied with a smile. Lily grinned at them.
They continued to open presents until they were all gone. Lily got a toy in which she could learn letters from; a few more children's books, obviously from Hermione; a stuffed lion; and, another picture, but was of herself this time.
Hermione got a book on mothering from Harry and they all had a laugh over that one; and a cookbook. Since she was a mother now, Harry thought it best for to learn to cook. "If it doesn't help you, then I'll take the risk and teach you." Hermione playfully hit him on the leg.
Harry got a new broomstick, which he was so excited about; and a couple of new, nice shirts that Hermione thought were really cute.
They each to showers and gave Lily a bath and got ready for when the Grangers were to get there.
At noon, the doorbell rang and Hermione got it. Standing there were the patriarch and matriarch of the Granger family. Charlotte was holdng one present in her arms. It was square and looked like a book. She smiled and welcomed them in. They exchanged their "merry Christmas"es and went into the kitchen where Harry had put the food on the table in the dinig room. Harry took the oven mitts off of his hands and hugged his best friend's parents.
"Hey, Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas, Harry, dear!"
Harry shook Jacob's hand. "Merry Christmas, Harry!"
"You, too, sir. Well, I thought we could just get down to business and eat," Harry said chuckling. They all laughed and went right ahead. It was pretty much the same food they had eaten the night before, just a different cook.
They all laughed as they exchanged stories of what each got. Lily laughed along with them in her highchair, not knowing what they were laughing at.
After lunch, Hermione showed her mother pictures of Lily opening her presents from her regular Canon camera. Charlotte gushed at how cute she looked with her stuffed lion. She smiled when she passed the picture Lily took of Harry and Hermione kissing. "Lily took that," Hermione said.
"She did?" Charlotte asked confused.
"Yeah, we can't explain it, except my daughter's a genius!" They laughed at this.
Once everything settled down, Charlotte said, "We only have one present this year, but it's for the both of you." She gave Hermione the gift. She opened it and smiled. "Oh, my God, Mum!" It was a big photo album, that could hold four pictures a page. She opened it and saw that a page was already filled in. There was a picture of her parents, then one of both Harry and Hermione, one of three of them, and lastly one of all five of them.
"Mum, Dad, this is amazing!" She, with Harry, stood up and hugged her parents.
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Charlotte, Hermione, and Lily were in the dinig room still, while Harry and Jacob went to Grangers house to help them pack their car for their trip to Australia they were going to take for the Christmas holidays. They were going to pack their car up when they got home from the Manor, but then realized they wanted to stay longer, so the two men went to pack the car. Hermione and Charlotte were sitting at the table, while Lily was free to crawl around and explore.
"So, Hermione, dear, obviously you and Harry are together?"
Hermione blushed beet red. "Yes, we talked about the mistletoe last night and we kissed some more. We kind of just...clicked."
"I'm so happy you two figured it out!" They both laughed.
"Lily, don't leave the dining room!" Hermione called as Lily had crawled over to the door of the dining room towards the kitchen. Lily looked at her confused. "Stay in here, baby girl!" Lily turned around and crawled back to her Mummy and Grammy. She lifted herself up using Hermione's leg, begging for her to hold her. Hermione complied and set her on her lap.
Lily's Grammy looked at her dreamily. "Now, you can be a proper family. You and Harry can raise Lily and possibly have more little Potters."
"Possibly," Hermione said with a far-off look on her face, dreaming about the future. She and Harry have three children, including Lily. Two girls and one boy. Each of them have her brown hair and Harry's green eyes.
Charlotte smiled. "Dear, you're in love."
Hermione nodded. "I know, I know."
Charlotte kissed the top of her head and they heard a honk outside. "That will be your father. We're leaving now." The two of them, with Lily in Hermione's arms, walked outside. The men were back. Harry and Jacob got out of the car. Hermione hugged her parents goodbye. "'Bye, have a safe trip. Call me when you land."
"We will, dear."
Harry shook Jacob's hand and hugged Charlotte. Both of them kissed Lily goodbye, who waved as they backed out the driveway. When they were out of sight, Harry led them back in. "Come on, it's freezing!" He shut the door and locked it.
"Okay, I'm going put her down for a nap. Why don't you start cleaning up in the kitchen and dining room?" Hermione said as Lily gave a cute yawn.
"Sure." He kissed Lily's forehead. "Goodnight, princess." Then his kiss her mother's lips. Hermione turned and left, but not before picking up the picture frame of her and Harry for Lily.
Harry went pick up today's lunch in the kitchen and dining room.
Meanwhile in Lily's room, Hermione set her in her crib. "Alright, Lily, it's time to take a nap." Lily looked sullen, but did as her mother told her. She laid down and rested her head on the soft crib sheets. Hermione covered her with her quilt and wanted to die when Lily grabbed her doll to tuck under her arm as she slept. She set the picture frame on the bedside table, in front of Lily's face, so that she could look at it when she wanted.
Hermione kissed the side of her head and left. "Goodnight, Lily, see you in a little bit."
Lily smiled as she gazed at the picture and drifted off to sleep.
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Hermione walked back into the family to find Harry sitting in the couch reading the parenting book she got him. "I thought I told you to pick up the food?"
"All done," he answered looking at her.
"What? How-"
"Magic," he answered smiling.
"You!" she smiled anyway and jumped on him. He laughed and put the book down, gazing at the beautiful woman straddling him. She leant down and captured his mouth with hers. She forced her tongue in his mouth, battling with his. He grabbed her waist and began to massage her hips, while they grinded into his, making him moan and he pulled away. "We should stop."
"You're right," she agreed and rested her head on his shoulder. He held her around her bottom as he felt her warm breath on his neck. She suddenly said in a small voice, "I love you."
He looked at her, confused and a small smile went to his face. "W-what?"
"I love you," she repeated.
"I love you, too," he said making her smile. They came together in another long kiss, happy that they were together now.
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In January, the snow was still heavy and still not safe to go play outside. Lily was happy though to be with her parents inside. She sat on the floor of the family room, "reading" her new books Hermione had bought her. Harry and Hermione were lying on the couch, Hermione laying on top of Harry, practically molded into him. They both gazed at their daughter, who would every so often look up at them. Hermione got kind of tired and looked the other way to take a small nap. Harry looked down at her smiling.
Lily looked at them and crawled over to the couch. She pulled herself up and stood on her feet, wobbling a little. What came next woke Hermione up and made her and Harry stare at her.
"Mum-my, Dad-dy."
They looked at her with surprise. "Did she just-" Hermione was cut off.
"Yeah." Hermione lifted herself up and Harry turned to sit, while Hermione sat next to him.
"Lily, say it again." She stared at them blankly.
"Come on, you can do it. Say, 'Mummy' and 'Daddy' again," Hermione urged.
"Mummy. Daddy," she repeated.
Both parents grinned and Hermione lifted her into her arms. "You know how much I love you, Lily?"
"Mummy!"
"So much for words." She kissed her cheek.
Lily looked at Harry. "Daddy!" He kissed her forehead. "Good job, princess. I love you, too."
After a few days, her second word to Hermione's happiness was "book".
Harry countered, "She really is your daughter." They laughed and he kissed her.
Just then an owl hooted outside. They looked and saw a brown Ministry owl with a letter in its beak. "Hermione, that's the letter from the Magical Child Services Department."
Harry let the bird in and took the letter from its mouth, opened it, and read it aloud,
"'Dear Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger,
'Your inspection has been looked over and compromised. We are pleased to inform you that you are to keep Lily Charlotte Granger-Potter in your custody. We found nothing wrong with your inspection and find your home suitable to raise a child.
'Congratulations!
'Alberetta Hoskins
'Magical Child Services Department''
Hermione smiled. "We did it. She's ours. Forever." They smiled and sandwiched Lily in a family hug.
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The next month rolled by and Hermione and Harry decided to teach Lily to walk. Harry stood her up on her feet with her hands in his fingers, holding her up. "Mummy!" Hermione was kneeling on the heels of her feet ten feet away. "Come on, Lily, walk to Mummy!" Harry was getting deja vu from when they taught Lily to crawl.
They started out a few steps then Harry took his fingers out from her hands and let her go by herself. She walked a step and then fell down on her bottom, the diaper cushioning her fall (A/N: that made me laugh when I wrote it! Haha). She looked at Harry in wonderment. "Daddy?"
"It's okay. You're fine. Shake it off." He picked her up off the floor. "Let's try it again." He held her hands again and they tried walking again. They took a few steps then he let go and watched her slowly walk to Hermione's outstretched arms. "Mummy!" She fell into her mother's arms. Hermione laughed and kissed her cheek. "You did it, Lily!"
Harry came to them and hugged her. "See? Daddy helped you. Can you say that? 'Help'?"
"Help!" Lily exclaimed clapping her hands.
"Very good, princess."
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Somewhere far away in a dark place, an evil scream erupted as a new dark lord arose and wanted one thing.
The adopted child of Harry Potter.
TBC...
Ohhh. Scary. Haha. I decided to take it darker because stories need plot. And I was in desparate need of one. So I added this.
Hope y'all liked it. Lily's talking and walking. Yay!
If anyone knows how to link things onto here pleez tell me bc I was trying to put a link of this freakn cute baby girl, who I imagined what Lily looked like and I can't so if anyone can tell me, pleez do!
Pleez review!