AN: Again as much as I want to I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER.
May 3th- 110 days
"Harry are you sure that you have everything?" Ginny asked looking through the bags in front of the fireplace.
"Actually I think we forgot the kitchen sink." Harry said sarcastically.
Ginny was standing in what looked like a sea of luggage; to Harry it looked like they would be going away for a couple of months not a week. "Gin you do realize that we are just going to Hogwarts and we will only be gone a week." Harry said for the millionth time.
"I realize that Harry it is just I do not want to forget anything. What if Teddy gets cold or wants a certain toy? I do not want to be popping back every other day." Ginny said sending Harry her famous glare.
"Sorry I asked. Teddy are you ready to go?" Harry yelled.
When no one answered Harry called Mittens. "You called Master Harry." Mittens said.
"Mittens can you please tell Teddy that we are leaving and if he wants to go to Hogwarts he better get his butt down here." Harry said.
"Of course Master Harry," Mittens said taking her orders very seriously.
"Thanks Mittens," Harry said letting out a breath, he was not in the mood to run around the manor looking for a small 4 years old boy.
When Teddy ran into the floo room five minutes later it was to see his two parents putting all of the luggage into the fireplace. "Thank goodness Teddy. Do you have everything?" At Teddy's nod Ginny continued.
"Good now your dad will be going first with the luggage. Then you and I will go next." Ginny told Teddy.
"Ok mommy. Do we get to sit at the big table?" Teddy asked excited.
This wasn't the first time Teddy had been to Hogwarts. Teddy had been visiting Hogwarts his whole life. When Harry taught his lesson Teddy usually spent the day with Grandma Minnie, Auntie Poppy, or even Uncle Hagrid. Harry had not wanted anyone to know that Teddy was there so they always ate in his room. Ever since Teddy could speak he kept begging to sit at the big table in the Great Hall. Today would be the first time Teddy was going to be sitting at the Head Table and he was thrilled.
"Yes we all get to sit at the head table but only if we get there before the feast." Ginny said as she picked Teddy up. Once Harry left Ginny and Teddy followed five minutes later.
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The students of Hogwarts were feeling a lot of things. Their Defence Professor would not be here for the next week so their supply professor was coming today. Headmistress McGonagall promised that they would like the supply Professor but the fact that she didn't tell them the professor's name left doubts in many kids mind.
"I bet it is some loser from the ministry," said a 5th year Hufflepuff.
"No way, I bet it is some random person who passed their defence NEWT with an O," said the Slytherin next to the Hufflepuff.
After the war ended so did the hostility between the Slytherins and the rest of the school; it was now a very rare occurrence for the houses to be sitting at their own tables by choice.
"I bet it will be one of Professor Read's friends." Said the girl sitting next to them.
"UGGGG I don't care who it is I just want to eat." One of the boys moaned.
"Oh can't you think of anything other than food. This is our future we are talking about." The girl hissed back.
"Merlin Rosie, the Professor is only going to be gone a week. It isn't a big deal." Said Daniel.
"It is a big deal Danny" Rosaline said her voice starting to rise in volume.
"It is not and what did I tell you about calling me Danny. It makes me sound like a wimp." Daniel said.
"Then don't call me Rosie my name is Rosaline." Rosaline yelled her face starting to have a red tint to it.
"It's a nickname Rosie. You don't get to choose your own nickname. Besides I already have a nickname Dan" Dan shouted. Rosaline and Dan just glared at each other before they looked away and refused to speak to each other.
"Do you guys always need to fight? I mean you guys fight like an old-" Started Rosaline and Dan's friend Michelle.
All dinner conversation was put to a halt when the Headmistress stormed through the Grand Hall angrily mumbling to herself. "The one time I tell him to be on time and what does he do he doesn't show up. He better have a really good excuse, when I get my hands on him."
Everyone in the Hall was thinking the same thing: that they would hate to be 'him' right now.
Dinner was halfway through when the Great Hall's doors flew open. Instead of a tall mean man that most were expecting it was a small black haired boy.
The little boy had a smile on his face and when he looked up to the Head Table his grin grew twice in size. "GRAMDA MINNIE!"
The little black hair boy yelled as he sprinted to the head table. Even more shocking was the fact that instead of frowning at the young boy Headmistress McGonagall stood up opened he arms ready to catch the human missile. "Teddy Bear how are you. You look so much bigger. Did you grow?" Professor McGonagall asked as she held Teddy out at arm's length.
Whatever Teddy was going to say was cut off by too raised voices. "My fault, how is this my fault?"
"If you were ready on time we wouldn't have been late."
"We wouldn't have been late if you didn't decide to pack THE WHOLE MANOR!" Yelled the male voice.
"DO NOT YELL AT ME." Yelled the woman's voice.
"I'M NOT YELLING YOU ARE."
"YOU ARE THE ONE YELLING. BUT THAT IS BESIDE THE POINT. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO HAD TO SHOWER BEFORE WE LEFT."
"I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOWER IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO LUG ALL THAT LUGGAGE DOWN FOUR FLIGHTS OF STAIRS."
"DO NOT BLAME THIS ON ME HARRY JAMES POTTER. DID I NOT TELL YOU TO USE YOUR WAND." When the woman yelled the man's name excited whispers broke out.
"True. Sorry Gin." Harry said sheepishly.
"Nothing a kiss wouldn't fix," at this all the female population sighed in envy. After five minutes of silence a stern Headmistress stood up.
"They do it all the time Grandma Minnie I think it is ok because it means they love each other. But don't tell them I said that." Teddy said quietly to Professor McGonagall yet the whole hall heard.
If the hall didn't think Teddy was cute before they did now. Before Professor McGonagall got a chance to leave the head table Harry and Ginny walked through the Great Hall's doors hand in hand.
"Sorry we're late Minerva. I-" Here Professor McGonagall cut Harry off, "You had to have a shower." At Harry and Ginny's shocked looks she explained.
"The two of you are very loud and just so you know you both were yelling." Professor McGonagall said with a smile.
"Now if the two of you care to join us." She said gesturing to the three empty chairs beside her chair.
"Aw Minnie I didn't know you liked me so much." Harry said getting over his embarrassment at the fact that everyone in the hall had heard their conversation.
"Don't get to excited I want to keep an eye on you and I want my favourite grandchild to sit beside me." Professor McGonagall said as she helped Teddy into his chair and then sat down in her own.
"Grandma Minnie I'm your only grandchild." Teddy said in an annoyed voice.
Ginny laughed at Harry's pout and sat on the other side of Teddy. Harry finally took the only empty chair. As Harry started putting food on his plate he realized that not a single sound was uttered from the Hogwarts students.
Clearing his throat Harry said, "Nothing to see here. After dinner I am sure Professor McGonagall will make an announcement about your defence situation." Once Harry said this, conversations slowly started forming around the hall.
Once dinner was over Professor McGonagall stood up; like Dumbledore when she stood the hall instantly fell silent. "As most of you have guest Mr. Potter will be your Defence teacher until Professor Read returns. I except you to treat Mr. Potter with respect am I understood." Professor McGonagall said sternly.
"Good, have a night you are all in for one heck of a week." Professor McGonagall said with a smile.
"Now Harry, Ginny, Teddy why don't I show you where you will be staying." Professor McGonagall said.
"Where is your luggage?" She asked just now noticing the lack of any bags.
"Oh we had a house elf put the bags in our room we just don't know where that room is." Ginny said with a slight laugh. Professor McGonagall led us to the guest quarters a hallway away from the defence class room.
The room was guarded by an old wizard reading a book. "Password?" The painting said in a deep voice. "Teddy Bear," McGonagall said and the painting swung open to reveal an opening.
"Have a good night. Remember Harry you have to be on time, Ginny you can listen in on Harry's lesson. Would the two of you mind if I spent the afternoon with my grandson?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"That would be fine Minerva. If you want you can take him right after breakfast." Ginny said.
"Thank you. I will see the two of you bright and early tomorrow." And with that Professor McGonagall left the small family.
When Ginny stepped into the room she gasped it looked just the Gryffindor common room only smaller and with less chairs and such. There were two doors leading away from the sitting area. One was a room for Teddy and the other was a room for Harry and Ginny.
"Oh this brings back memories." Harry said fondly as he sat in the chair in front of the fireplace.
"Yes it does. And if I remember correctly in the common room you had your own chair right in front of the fireplace." Ginny said with a smile as she sat down in the chair across from Harry.
"Hey is it my fault that everyone just gave me that chair." Harry said as he closed his eyes wanting to just relax.
Apparently Teddy had other ideas because as soon as Harry was starting to drift off Teddy jumped onto Harry's lap.
"Oomph" Harry said as all the air left his body while Ginny laughed at his predicament.
"Come on Teddy Bear it is time for bed." Ginny said as she took teddy off of Harry's lap.
"But I'm n...no...not tired" teddy said through a yawn.
"Unhun, sure," Ginny said as she brought Teddy to his room.
While Ginny was getting Teddy into bed harry quickly changed into his night clothes. Once he was changed Harry went into Teddy's room and offered to read him a story while Ginny got ready for bed.
"What a day." Harry said as he joined Ginny in bed.
"I know. Night love, love you." Ginny said giving Harry a kiss goodnight before cuddling up with him.
"Night, love you too." And with that both Harry and Ginny drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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"I just got an owl from an inside source." Said the man sitting in the large leather chair; he was facing the wall so his face was not seen.
"Information that I think you would like." The man said in his rich deep voice.
"And why do you think I would want this information?" Question the person whom he asked to be here in a bored tone.
"Because this is about Harry Potter." If the man was facing the person on the other side of the desk he would have seen them smile an evil smile.
"And what would I have to do in order to get this information?" The person questioned.
"I want you to bring Harry Potter down. I want his name soiled so badly that he will have to leave the country. I want him to be so humiliated that he won't want to be in public and no one will even want to be seen with him and no quidditch team would ever want him." The man spat with so much hatred that it surprised the person whom he was speaking to.
"I think that can be arranged. I will need a lot of information though." "How about I tell you where Harry Potter is at the moment." The man said.
"If it is a big deal I will know by tomorrow." They replied annoyed at what this person thought good secrets are.
"Yes but can they get you in?" The man questioned.
A wicked grin slowly formed on the lips of one Rita Skeeter's lips as she thought, I'm back.
AN: I am sory about the chapter I knew I had to include the whole welcoming feast. Sorry if it isn't too great but the next chapter will be better.
Anyway did any of you notice how a put a scene with a mini Ron and Hermione. Since I didn't have them as friends at first in this story and they just started dating I thought it would be cute.
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