At 9.p.m. that same night, after Amy had returned to St Mungo's and the students had all returned to their common rooms, a magically magnified voice belonging to Professor McGonagall made an announcement, "Potters, please report to my office, I have some great news for you."

James, Albus and Lily all felt their hearts leap. It was exceedingly rare for a head to call students to his or her office for good news.

"To avoid confusion," explained McGonagall as she escorted James, Albus and Lily to her office, "I will call you by your first names."

Once James, Albus, and Lily were seated in McGonagall's office, McGonagall sat down opposite them at her desk.

"James, Albus, and Lily," smiled McGonagall, "Tonight the Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts is being dedicated as the Harry Potter Quidditch Pitch."

"Really?" chorused James, Albus and Lily weakly.

"Really," confirmed McGonagall.

James, Albus and Lily burst into wide grins, their faces glowed, and their eyes sparkled at hearing this news.

"That's totally awesome baby!" said James, Albus and Lily in unison.

"One thing I should make clear," said McGonagall matter of factly, "Is that this ceremony is NOT going to honor Harry for his defeat of Voldemort, his saving of Ginny Weasley's life in the Chamber of Secrets, or any of his career work."

"This is just about Quidditch," Lily got the point at once.

"From what I've seen in our pensive at Potter Manor, dad deserves to be honored as a Quidditch player," said James at once.

"That's inarguable," agreed Albus.

"The greatest Seeker to ever play at Hogwarts." said Lily radiantly.

"And a great flier in and of itself," added James proudly.

"This will be a small ceremony," McGonagall informed James, Albus and Lily, "Most people will learn about it in tomorrow's daily prophet."

"Let me guess," grinned Lily, "Myself, James, and Albus will be the only ones there with you presiding over the ceremony and that will be it."

"Precisely," said McGonagall, "Harry be allowed to share and savor this moment with his kids and only his kids. I will disappear quickly after executing the actual dedication and naming to allow this to be so."

"Thanks," said James, Albus, and Lily quietly.

"I am going to walk you three out to the Quidditch Pitch," said McGonagall simply.

McGonagall walked James, Albus and Lily out to the Quidditch Pitch where Harry was sitting in a recliner in the centre circle.

"James, Albus, and Lily please stand side by side on the perimeter on the west side of the pitch for now," McGonagall instructed them.

James, Albus, and Lily did indeed stand side by side on the west side while McGonagall walked slowly up to where Harry was sitting and stood to his left.

"Harry," said McGonagall warmly, "There is a specific reason I summoned you here tonight. I have a special moment planned for you that I want you to be able to enjoy with only your kids."

"What's going on, Professor McGonagall?" asked Harry.

"Tonight, I will be dedicating this Quidditch pitch as the Harry Potter Quidditch Pitch. After I after perform the actual ceremony, I will vanish quickly to allow you to soak it up with James, Albus, and Lily. You are the greatest Seeker in Hogwarts history and richly deserve this honor," McGonagall told Harry.

"I won't stay the greatest Seeker in Hogwarts history for much longer," said Harry, smiling over at where Lily was standing.

"I have an even bigger honor planned for Lily in the future," said McGonagall kindly, "But you ARE deserving of the honor of having the Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts named after you. You truly had some amazing wins and catches."

"I'd love to reminisce about those moments right here on the pitch and I will do that with James, Albus, and Lily after the official ceremony, " replied Harry fondly.

"You should," said McGonagall warmly, "This is your night. And let's not drag it out. Harry Potter, it is my honor to officially dedicate this Quidditch pitch as the Harry Potter Quidditch Pitch."

McGonagall waved her wand in front of where Harry was sitting and performed a nonverbal spell.

Next nanosecond, clear lettering appeared in the centre circle in front of where Harry was sitting.

There were neon gold letters in all caps spelling out HARRY POTTER QUIDDITCH PITCH

McGonagall had already vanished and James, Albus and Lily took the opportunity to rush up to Harry.

Harry felt his insides swelling with pride and affection.

Professor McGonagall had appreciated his contributions as a Quidditch player enough to name the pitch after him.

This meant more to Harry than he could say. And McGonagall had also gotten out of the way quickly and also arranged for Harry to share this night with his family.

Harry finally got out of the recliner and James, Albus, and Lily walked to where Harry was standing.

"Congratulations, dad," said James warmly, "To have a pitch named after you is a rare thing in Quidditch."

"And that's the way it should be," said Albus firmly, "Such a high honor should be only be awarded to all-time greats."

"Hey, dad," said Lily proudly, putting out her right hand, "I want to shake your hand. I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of you and how much it means to me to have been present for the dedication tonight."

Harry put out his right hand and shook Lily's hand with a smile.

"It means so much to me to be able to share this night with you three," said Harry sincerely.

"You know," said Albus radiantly, "My favorite Quidditch moment of yours has to be when you caught the snitch in only five minutes against Hufflepuff."

"That was my easiest win," said Harry, "And it was pretty cool to catch a snitch in five minutes but I'm guessing that wasn't James favorite."

"I prefer longer matches so that I can enjoy them more," said James matter of factly.

"I knew you'd say that," grinned Harry, "But what is your favorite Harry Potter Quidditch moment?"

"When you played in the Quidditch Final against Slytherin and Malfoy had a huge lead on you and you urged your Firebolt forward and caught up to him and knocked his arm out of the way and caught the snitch to clinch the Quidditch Cup."

"You're all about winning, James, that's why you picked that moment." said Harry knowingly.

"Just win baby!" replied James.

"My favorite Quidditch moment of yours is when you caught the snitch in your mouth to win your first ever match, "beamed Lily.

"I bet even more so since you duplicated it," exclaimed Harry.

"Absolutely," confirmed Lily instantly.

Next nanosecond, Harry, James, Albus, and Lily all looked where the neon letters forming the words HARRY POTTER QUIDDITCH PITCH were fluorescing and they just smiled.

This was a night of pure happiness and pure satisfaction.

The ceremony had been quite short and quite simple and there was a certain purity in that.

There was no need to drag it on with gift personations and speakers. In fact, it was more satisfying to Harry that the ceremony had just been about the naming with no gifts and no lengthy speeches.

This was about being permanently recognized for being such a great Quidditch player and nothing else.

And McGonagall had vanished quickly after the naming ceremony so that he could take it all in with only the three most important people in his life today.

James, Albus, and Lily appreciated the simplicity and purity of it as well.

They all felt warmth in their hearts as their insides glowed with pride in and happiness for Harry.

It was a classic parent-children moment, a great honor for Harry to have the Quidditch pitch named in his honor, and a great joy for James, Albus, and Lily to share this night with Harry.

As Harry, James, Albus, and Lily looked at the neon letters forming the words HARRY POTTER QUIDDITCH PITCH they felt nothing but a complete and happy contentness.