Chapter Thirteen; Boy's Night Out

Once Harry got back home, he was really excited and eager about going back to charm school. Although he knew that it would be another couple of months before he saw his father again. However, he also knew that pretty soon his mother would be having the baby shower, which meant that he would be spending the night over at the Weasleys.

Since Ginny didn't want to be stuck at home with a bunch of boys, she would be going over her grandparent's house instead. Sometimes Harry thought that she was more excited about the new baby being a girl than he was. Lily and Snape still hadn't decided on a name for her. Of course they still liked the names Gianna and Quinn, but they also liked Isabelle or Belle or Bella, (if they decided on Isabella) Daphne, and Crystal.

At this point, Harry really didn't care what his new sister was going to be called, it was just getting harder and harder to wait for her to be born, especially since Lily's due date was getting closer. Harry also couldn't wait to show his new baby sister all the muggle magic tricks he had been learning in charm school. One day after he came home from school he told his mother that Professor Snyder had told the class that they needed to pick somebody that they admired, either magical or muggle and write a report about it.

"That sounds interesting," she began. "do you know who you're going to pick?" she asked him.

"I'm not sure, there's a lot of people that I admire. Like you, Daddy, David Copperfield, and Jesus." He told her.

"Well, when is it due?" she asked him.

"Friday, because it's going to be displayed for parent's night." He replied when all of a sudden they heard a tiny voice through the baby monitor.

"Mummy, I'm awake!" Tobey cried.

"Oh I'm sorry Harry, why don't you go ahead and sit down and get yourself a snack before you get started on your homework and chores. I have to get your brother up from his nap and probably change his nappy." She told him. "Hold on Tobey I'm coming!" she called as she quickly hurried down the hallway and Harry breathed a heavy sigh as he sat down and sunk into the chair.

That's when all of a sudden Cowboy raced over towards him and rested his head inside his lap. "Gee, you sure are lucky Cowboy. Dogs don't have responsibility at all except for eating and sleeping all day." He told him before he started scratching him behind the ears. That's when all of a sudden a grin stretched a crossed his face. "Hey guess what boy? I think you just gave me an idea for my report." He told him before he stood up and headed into the kitchen to make himself some milk and cookies.

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By the end of the week, Harry had all of his homework finished in no time, and he couldn't wait to go up to the front of the room to read his. The teacher said that they would go in alphabetical order, so that had meant that Harry and Ron would have to wait until the end for their turn. However it seemed to go rather quickly and before he knew it, it was Harry's turn. Ron desperately tried to pay attention to him since he was still rolling his eyes about Malfoy's who had unsurprisingly done a report about himself.

"The person that I most admire is not a person at all." Harry began as he glanced up at the class and smiled. "For I decided to write about my dog Cowboy." He said as Professor Snyder helped him set his poster that were pictures of him and his playful little pooch up on the chalk tray and Malfoy snickered at him. Ron simply turned to him and made a fist which made his grin fade and eventually vanish. He cleared his throat inside his hand as Harry continued.

"I decided to write about Cowboy because even though he doesn't have to do any chores or homework, he has one of the most important jobs in my family. He makes me happy, and he's always there for me whenever I get sad or lonely. He is also very protective of me and Tobey, and I know that he loves us very much. The reason that I admire him is because he never complains about his responsibility and I know he loves to cuddle, and play, and do what he does simply just because he's our best friend, and he will always be my hero." He read as everyone applauded for him.

"Well done Harry!" Professor Snyder exclaimed while applauding for him along with the rest (except for Malfoy who just simply rolled his eyes at him) of his classmates. Harry smiled at her and thanked her before he went to go sit down. A few more students took their turn before Ron read his report that had been about his father since he worked hard at his job and tried to understand muggles more than anyone else he ever knew.

After school that day all of the different families went into the school to see their children's reports displayed in the classroom. Lily reminded her son that his father would see it when he came home for Christmas since they got to keep their reports afterwards. She told him that she was really proud of him and that he would be too. The next night Lily dropped Harry and Tobey off at the Weasleys.

Harry had never seen some many people under one roof before and neither had Tobey. Both boys were very interested what was going on around them. There was a bunch of hustle and bustle getting everything cleaned up and ready. Mrs. Weasley had already told Fred and George to clean up all their "junk" (like fake wands, exploding Whoopi cushions, and deadly dentures that constantly chased after you trying to bite your rear end) before Harry and Tobey arrived, but as usual they had ignored her.

Meanwhile Tobey sat on the living room floor watching his block tower stack itself before knocking it over and watching it restack itself. Harry, on the other hand was busy play a game of reusable hangman with Ron. "Is this Tobey?" Fred questioned as he and George walked into the living room.

"Yes, are you boys finished with cleaning up like your mother told you to do?" their father asked them glancing up from his paper (The Daily Prophet) that he hadn't had time to read up until now. However neither one of the twins answered him and instead knelt down next to the baby.

"Wow, it's sure been a long time since we've had a baby in the house." Fred said while grinning at Tobey who simply just looked at him before picking up a block and sticking it inside his mouth. "Hullo Tobey, I'm Fred. And this is George." He told him while he continued sucking and slobbering on top of his block.

"Did you boys hear what I just said?" Mr. Weasley questioned them again.

"Don't worry Dad, everything's all put away." Fred reassured him with a wave of his hand before Tobey dropped the block and started to cry.

"Oh come on Tobey, Fred's not that ugly." George told him when all of a sudden Mrs. Weasley walked into the room and hoisted the small child up into her arms.

"It's alright Tobey," she whispered softly. "let's just see if you can finish a little bit more of your supper, and then I'll get you ready for bed." She told him while she gently rocked him inside her arms before carrying him away.