Chapter Five; The Party
"Where did all those letters come from?" Harry asked them.
"Well, I'm not quite sure where they came from but I know where they're supposed to be." Hermione began. "Aaron called me up not too long ago wanting to know some addresses and it looks like they all ended up here for some strange reason." She explained. "What exactly are they anyway?" she wondered as Harry quickly snatched them off the table.
"Uh, nothing." He lied. "I guess that Aaron's just a little behind on sending out thank you cards for the baby shower gifts." He said when all of a sudden Zipped stopped and sat down in front of him while glancing up in his direction.
"But I thought you said that they were for the party." She said as Harry gasped and quickly scooped her up inside his arms before covering her mouth with his hand.
"Party? What party?" Ron wondered but Hermione just simply shook her head at him.
"Nobody said anything about a party." She told him.
"Yeah, Zip just did." He began with a point. "I can hear exactly what she's saying remember?"
"Yes." Hermione replied with a nod before shaking her head again. "But apparently Zip doesn't. What's going on Harry? Why is she talking about a party?" she questioned as Harry heaved a heavy sigh and sat down on the other side of her while his puppy wriggled inside his arms before sitting down on top of his lap and starting to pant.
"It was supposed to be a surprise party. Just like the one that you threw for me on my birthday. I just wanted something to welcome you back for the summer to say thank you and how much I love and appreciate you. But everything today has just gone completely wrong." He said as Hermione stifled a laugh. "Well I'm glad you're amused. Today was one of the worst days of my life." He said when all of a sudden his father chuckled.
"Good heavens lad, you've only been alive for about twenty years. I'm sure your bound to have worse days than this." He told him as Harry grinned.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." He told him.
"Besides Harry, you already do so much for us. If it wasn't apparent that you loved us before then I guess you're either sicker than we thought, or you have your head in the clouds." Hermione told him. "I mean you might not be perfect, but you're the best friend that Ron and I have ever had and will ever have." She said as Snape smiled at him.
"She's right Harry. And you're also a wonderful son to me and brother to your siblings." He told him.
"Gee, thanks guys. It feels really good to hear you say that. It makes me believe that today wasn't a total waste." Harry said.
"And not only that, but tomorrow's a brand new day." Ron pointed out before he gathered the pile of letters inside his hands. "Look, just because we know about the party now doesn't mean that we still can't have it. And maybe now it's better this way. After all, the whole entire reason that we moved in here in the first place was to give you a hand. What do you say we mail out these invitations again? They're bound to get to the proper address eventually." He said as Harry laughed.
"Sounds like a good idea to me." He told him.
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Rose carried Carole over to the door while The Doctor walked right behind them. Carole was wearing her brand new purple party dress with matching nail polish on her fingernails. Rose kissed the top of her head while the baby sucked and drooled all over her knuckle. As Rose rang the doorbell they heard Zip barking inside. "You know? We should get a dog. I'm sure that Carole would love it." Rose told her husband.
"I think she's still way too young for that. She's not even crawling yet." He pointed out when suddenly Ginny answered the door.
"Hullo, you must be the Smith family." She began as Rose smiled at her before she shook her hand.
"Yes I'm Rose, and this is my husband The Doctor and our daughter Carole." She told her.
"Well it certainly is nice to meet you. Harry has told me an awful lot about you. I'm his girlfriend Ginny and everyone else is in the backyard. Except for Zip of course, she has to stay inside with all of the people that are here and the food that is out." She explained before she stepped outside and led them towards the backyard. As they rounded the corner they ran into Jenna who was wearing a dress like Carole's except hers was blue.
"This is Jenna, she's my boyfriend's father's girlfriend's daughter." Ginny told them.
"Wow, that's a mouthful." The Doctor said. "Pleased to meet you Jenna how old are you?" he asked her.
"I just turned eleven a couple of weeks ago." She told him as Rose smiled at her.
"Well congratulations, happy belated birthday." She told her as Jenna smiled back at her.
"Thanks." She said. Meanwhile Aaron was busy feeding his infant son a bottle when suddenly Johnny ran over to his chair.
"Guess what?" he questioned him as Aaron turned his head and smiled at the little boy.
"What?" he questioned him back.
"Imma big boy now." He told him as Fleur smiled at him while she walked over to him.
"Johnny, tell Aaron why you're a big boy. What did Mummy and Daddy just get for you?" she questioned him as a wide grin stretched a crossed his face.
"A big boy bed." He told him.
"Really? You got a bed?" Aaron asked him eagerly and excitedly while his own grin started to grow and Johnny nodded at him. "Wow, I guess that means that you really are a big boy then. Did you tell Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny about it?" he asked him as the boy nodded again and Fleur smiled warmly down at her son before she picked him up and hoisted him up inside her arms.
"Yep, I told Johnny that since he's outgrown his crib that his little brother or sister will use it after they're born." She said.
"That's right, you get to find out if you're having a boy or a girl next month." Aaron realized when all of a sudden Fleur wrinkled her nose and sniffed the air before she pulled back the waistband of Johnny's shorts and then peered inside his diaper.
"You know what buddy? Now that you don't need a crib anymore the next step is to get you potty trained." She told him. "C'mon, Mummy's gonna take you inside the house to change you." She said while she carried him inside by her hip. Aaron watched them go before Danny decided that he had had enough milk to drink so Aaron placed a towel over his shoulder before he brought him back up inside his arms to burp him.
He placed a soft and tender kiss on the top of his head while gently patting his back. That's when all of a sudden he let out a rather large belch. Aaron smiled warmly and lovingly down at him. "Hey, for once you managed to keep all of your food inside of you." He told him as he kissed him again. That's when the tiny infant let out a rather large grunt. "Uh oh, you too huh? Well c'mon then, let's get you all cleaned up." He said while he carried him inside.
Johnny was already lying on the couch with his diaper off. Fleur was busy wiping his bottom and lathering it up with diaper cream afterwards. "I swear that this boy has had enough diaper rashes to last him a lifetime." She said as Aaron chuckled.
"Mind if we join you?" he wondered.
"Sure, if you wait a few moments you'll have the couch all to yourself. I've just got to put a fresh nappy on him now." Fleur told him while she folded up the dirty diaper and then grabbed a fresh one out of the diaper bag and slipped it under his bottom.
"Mummy I'm hungry." He told her.
"I know baby, I'll get your snack for you as soon as I get your diaper and pants back on." She told him when suddenly Harry entered the room.
"Ugh, dirty diapers everywhere." He said wrinkling his nose and making a face.
"I know. Johnny's almost finished though. Would you do me a huge favor for me Harry and throw away his nappy for me?" she questioned as Harry picked it up.
"Sure." He began as Fleur thanked him while he carried it inside the kitchen and stepped on the pedal so he could toss it inside the trashcan. "Say, neither of you wouldn't happen to know where Ginny is would you?" he asked them.
"I think she said that she was going for a walk." Fleur replied sliding Johnny's shorts back through his legs before buttoning them and zipping them up again and grabbing ahold of his hands while he stuck them out for her, hoisted him back up inside her arms. "Alright Aaron, the couch is all yours." She told him as he laid Danny down on his back. The tiny infant already started to fuss while his father unbuttoned his onesie.
"You're going to be really mad at me for this I know. But I've got to clean you up." Aaron told him tearing into his diaper and sliding it off his bottom as the baby boy continued to fuss and cry louder while Aaron continued attempting to hush and soothe him. Harry walked out through the front door just as Aaron had grabbed ahold of the baby wipes.
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Harry finally caught sight of his girlfriend when he was further down the sidewalk. "Ginny wait up!" he called as Ginny stopped and turned to look back at him while he hurried over to her.
"Oh hey Harry," she began warmly and brightly. "I thought that you would want to be spending time with the babies since you love them so much." She said.
"Nah, Johnny's eating and Danny and Carole had to take their naps." He told her. "Besides, I was looking forward to spending some alone time with you." He said as he took ahold of her hand. "And not only that, but I wanted to show you something." He told her while he smiled at her and led her around the corner. "Remember when you told me that you wanted to go visit the moon?" he questioned her.
"Yeah, what about it?" she asked him.
"Well I think I know how to make that dream a reality." He said when they both came to a sudden stop and Ginny finally caught sight of the bright blue box in front of them and the man standing beside it. "Ginny this is The Doctor, and if it involves either traveling through time or going into outer space, he's the one you want to talk to." He explained.
"Can you really do that?" she questioned him eagerly.
"Yep." He told her with a nod. "Ginny Weasley, your carriage awaits." He told her while digging his sonic screwdriver out of his pocket and clicking the button to open the TARDIS doors for her. Ginny started walking towards it before she stopped and glanced back at her boyfriend making sure that it was really alright with him. Harry flashed her a grin and gave her a nod of encouragement before she entered the TARDIS." The Doctor followed her inside before the doors shut behind them and they slowly disappeared.
Next Time; Aaron has problems leaving his son Danny alone for the first time while he travels to Tokyo Japan with the rest of his band. Meanwhile Eve and the Dodger girls team up with a group of female ninjas who are completely unaware of their magical heritage.