Chapter Two; The Babysitters

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Johnny sat upon Harry's lap with his baby blanket clutched inside his hand and a green pacifier (dummy) inside his mouth that he continued to suck on while Harry read to him. "And so the little unicorn started to cry, she was afraid that she would never see her mummy again." He said.

"Why?" Johnny asked him as he glanced up at Harry.

"Because the muggles had captured her." He told him.

"What are muggles?" the little boy asked him.

"They're people who don't have any magical powers." Harry explained.

"Why?" Johnny asked him while he yawned and started rubbing his eye.

"Because that's just the way that God made them." Harry told him before he planted a kiss on the top of his head. "Now I need to finish reading this so you can get to bed, it's getting late." He told him before he kissed him again and continued reading the story.

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"Is Johnny in bed then?" Ginny questioned as Harry entered the room.

"Yeah, I just put him in his crib." He told her.

"He really is getting big. It won't be too much longer before he'll be able to sleep in a bed." She said as Harry grinned at her.

"I know." He told her as he removed his cross necklace and set it down on the nightstand.

"So anyway guess what? Hermione said that our band is going to play at the Shamrock Festival. And not only that but Ron wants to learn how to play Free Bird." She told him.

"Free bird? Wow, that's a really tough song. But I'm sure we can learn it if we put our minds to it, we just need to practice." Harry said but Ginny just simply grinned at him.

"Or we can ask your father for some of his luck potion." She suggested.

"Luck potion? Don't you remember what happened on Valentine's Day when Jessie accidentally drank the love potion? It backfired and she started falling in love with me." He said.

"Yeah but this is different, how on earth could a luck potion possibly backfire?" Ginny questioned him.

"I don't know, but luck shouldn't substitute for hard work." He told her when suddenly Jessie entered the room carrying Zip inside her arms.

"I'm sorry for bothering you but I just wanted to let you know that I let Zip out to do her business." She said before she handed her over to Harry.

"Thanks Jessie." Harry said as the puppy started wriggling around inside his arms and he finally sat her back down on top of the bed.

"By the way, I just ran into Luna. It turns out that she's doing an Irish step dance for the festival." She told him.

"She is!? Wow, I've always wanted to learn how to do that. Maybe she can teach me." Ginny said as Jessie shrugged.

"It wouldn't hurt to ask her." She said. "Well goodnight, see you guys in the morning." She told them.

"See you Jessie." Harry told her before he watched her turn around and leave the room.

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The next morning after breakfast Harry and Ginny took Johnny down to see Hagrid and Chance. Ginny carried her nephew towards his hut as Hagrid looked up at them and grinned before giving them a wave. Chance perked up his ears and wagged his tail before he started to bark. "Chance no!" Hagrid exclaimed with a loud clap of his hands before Ginny finally sat Johnny down in the grass.

Chance continued wagging his tail before he started licking the little boy's face which made him break into squeals of laughter and giggles. "Chance, no kisses." Hagrid told him before he grabbed ahold of his collar and pulled him back. "So Johnny, how are you doing buddy? Are you doing good?" he asked him as Johnny grinned up at him and nodded. "That's good, I hear that you're going to be a big brother. Are you excited?" he asked him.

Johnny shrugged before he plopped down in the grass and started playing with his dinosaur toy. "Short attention span." Ginny told him.

"Yeah, I noticed." He said as Harry and Ginny sat down on top of the step on either side of him. "They're starting to set up for the Shamrock Festival I see. Chance has been barking at the leprechauns all morning."

"Good, I can't stand leprechauns. You can't trust them and they're loud and obnoxious." Ginny said.

"Oh they're not all like that. Every leprechaun is different just like every dog and dragon. And I don't think Chance wants to hurt them, I think he just wants to play since he wants to try and turn everything into a game." Hagrid told her when suddenly Johnny looked up at her.

"I went poo-poo." He told her as Ginny rolled her eyes.

"Again? Johnny, I just changed you after breakfast." She told him before she heaved a heavy and reluctant sigh as Hagrid grinned at her.

"You can change him inside." He told her.

"Thanks." She said while she got to her feet before she bent down and lifted Johnny up by his ribs. "The sooner your mummy and daddy get you potty trained the better." She told him before she carried him inside.

"So Harry, is it true that your band's going to play at the festival?" Hagrid asked him as Harry nodded. "Good, I can't wait to hear you play." He told him with a grin.

"That's right, you've never heard us play before." Harry realized before he heard Johnny start to cry.

"Harry, can you come here for a second?" Ginny questioned as Harry quickly stood up.

"Yeah, I'm coming." He told her as he went inside the hut while Johnny continued to cry. "What happened?" he asked her.

"Johnny's got a diaper rash and I can't find any cream in the diaper bag." She told him as he shrugged at her.

"So, you're a witch aren't you? You made the diaper bag appear." He told her.

"Yeah but that's only because I knew where it was. I just can't make something appear out of thin air like you can. So do you think you can help me?" she asked him.

"Sure." Harry told her before he snapped his fingers and a tube of cream appeared inside his hand. "Here you go." He said before he handed it to her.

"Thanks Harry." She said before she untwisted the lid and squeezed a little bit of it on her finger before she rubbed it onto his rash while Johnny continued to cry. "Shh Johnny, Auntie Ginny's taking care of it." She told him when suddenly he squirted a little bit of urine onto her chest and started to laugh. "Hey!" she exclaimed as he laughed even harder while Harry lowered his head and hid a grin.

"I swear, if we ever do have kids they better be all girls." Ginny muttered before she grabbed a Kleenex and started cleaning herself off.

"Sorry, I can't guarantee that." Harry told her while he continued to look away from her and avoid eye contact with her as Johnny's grin grew even wider.