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In Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, sat two teens, no older than thirteen and fourteen. They were putting in some ingredients: three wolves' hair, a teaspoon of human sweat, etc.
"So, the potion will be complete within two days," Ginny said looking through the book, making sure that she didn't leave anything out. Ron was currently lying down, looking towards the entrance of The Chamber of Secrets.
"Cool," Ron said, not paying any attention to his little sister. "I can't wait 'till I get my 'Minnie." He said with a dreamy look on his face. "'Mione. What kind of nickname is that?" He said with pure disgust etched in his facial features. "I don't know how Potter could think of a worse nickname, now Minnie, yeah, that is better." Smiling, he added, "Yeah, my Minnie."
"Oh, shut up already!" Ginny said frustrated. She shut her book and glanced at her watch, it read 8:00 am. "We better get going soon; classes start in about 10min." She said getting up, she put the cauldron near by the corner so no one could see it.
"Oh, in here again are you two?" Moaning Myrtle said, she was hiding in her stall. "You know, if I had a body, I would go tell on you." She said glancing down at the cauldron and again at the two.
"Shut up," Ginny spat.
"Yeah," Ron echoed.
They left the bathroom, not noticing the grey eyes staring at them.
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Meanwhile…In Dumbledore's office….
"Yes, Miss Skeeter," Dumbledore said. "I am giving you permission to take a few snaps of Mister Potter and his family. I think that it shall do them some good, they need to get out and have some fun."
"I think that Potter and Granger had a lot of fun before they had children." Skeeter said, she winked at Dumbledore and went into her leather purple purse. "Barbs, get in here!" She summoned for her photographer, once he entered he gave a slight bow to Dumbledore and sat down next to Skeeter.
"Yes ma'am. You called?" Barbs said in his American accent. He currently moved from New York to England about three months ago. He was a squib, but knew a lot about the wizarding world, since his mother was a witch.
"Yes," Skeeter said, she was writing on her parchment with electric blue ink. "Take pictures of the Potter's, Albus here will show you where they are." She said motioning to Dumbledore, "I've some students to interview." She said putting her purple purse on her shoulder, she bid Dumbledore fare well, and left the office.
"Licorice snaps?" Dumbledore asked, Barbs shook his head. "Very well then, back to business," he brought his half moon spectacles further up his crooked nose. "Right about now, they should be in the Hospital Wing, you see, Miss Granger just gave birth, and she is not allowed to leave for another two days."
Barbs nodded, "yes, I've heard rumors, but I didn't know they were true. Now England will know that the-boy-who-lived is a father." Dumbledore chuckled and got up from his seat. He led Barbs from his seat to the Hospital Wing.
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Meanwhile…
"C'mon Hermione! Please? I really want to see what you're doing!" Harry said. He was currently trying to see what she was doing with James. She was breastfeeding, but Harry was so clueless that he didn't know what she was doing.
"No! Read some parenting books, maybe than you'd know that I'm breastfeeding!" Hermione said clearly amused.
Harry seemed confused, but than his eyes opened in realization. "Oh," he said embarrassed. "Can I see?" He said trying not to drop Lily, but still trying to look towards James. She laughed and moved so that she was not facing him, "aw c'mon Hermione," Harry said joking.
"Nope," Hermione said over her shoulder, she was trying her best not to laugh, but was failing. She looked down and saw that James was giving her a look, and at the same time eating. She smiled and finally gave in, "fine, but only because James gave me a look."
Harry laughed and sat on the bed, making sure that Lily was ok, "good job, Junior," Harry said running his fingers through the small mop that was his son's hair.
"Junior?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, he's basically got the same name, just switch the first and middle name. So I thought I'd call him junior." Harry said. Hermione smiled and saw that James was done eating, so she gave James to Harry, and Lily to Hermione. "Aright little man, all filled up?" James was drifting off to sleep . Harry was going to get up when all of a sudden the Hospital Wing doors opened.
"I need to see him!" A man shouted.
"No, no one is to see them without their permission." A woman shouted back.
"Poppy, this man is doing no harm what so ever, he will simply say hello, and be on his way." An elderly man said.
"Dumbledore," Harry whispered.
"What?" Hermione asked, she saw Dumbledore and the mysterious man with a camera walk towards them. She quickly adjusted herself, and in the process disjoining herself from Lily. She started to cry, apparently she was still hungry. "Shh, sweetie, don't worry, you can eat in a little." Hermione said trying to calm a crying Lily down.
"Here, give her to me." Harry said. They switched babies, and James started waving his little arm around, searching for his mother's. Harry calmed Lily down by lightly bouncing her in his hands, she than fell asleep. Harry smiled in satisfaction.
"Mister Potter, please to meet you," the man with the camera said. He didn't wait for a reply, but instead started snapping pictures of the four. Hermione sat there shocked, James was lying in her arms playing with his mother's finger while Harry was calmly putting a sleeping Lily in her crib. Once he put her down he burst.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED HERE! GET OUT!" Harry shouted, he was almost positive that anyone within hearing distance could've heard him, but he didn't care. When the man grinned and kept on taking pictures, he got even madder, "I SAID GET OUT! DON'T YOU LISTEN? GET THE FUCK OUT!" Harry shouted. The man started to get scared, but he still didn't stop taking pictures. Then Dumbledore walked up to Harry, trying to calm him down.
"Harry, do not worry," Dumbledore said in a sweet voice, "he is not here to hurt you, just to take a few pictures of your family." Harry laughed.
"I should've known, you let him in didn't you? I should've known," Harry said laughing, he suddenly got serious, "don't go anywhere near me, Hermione, or my children." He said to Barbs. Barbs rolled his eyes and walked away laughing. Lily started crying and Harry calmed her back down, he placed her back in the crib once she was sleeping again.
Hermione was still too shocked to even move, after a minute she snapped back into reality. "That bastard! How dare he intrude in our personal lives?" Hermione said outraged.
"Don't worry about it now. It's too late to do anything." Harry said. He looked down at his watch and saw that he was 5min late for his first class, "oh shoot! Mione I gotta go. I'll see you at lunch." He pecked Hermione, James, and a sleeping Lily before running to class.
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"Mister Potter! You are 5minutes late, 10 points off of Gryffindor. Get to your seat," Snape said.
Harry nodded and went to his seat, which was next to Ron. He looked over and saw that Draco was no where to be seen. Odd, Potions is his favorite class, Harry thought.
"Potter! No daydreaming, another 10points off should do you some good." Snape said.
Harry rolled his eyes, here goes another boring class with Snape, Harry thought.
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Hermione got up from her bed and took some parchment; she went to her bed and started to write a letter to Petunia, Sirius, and her parents. She started with Sirius, she told him about Dumbledore, about the twins, and how they were doing in general. Once she was done she looked at it and read it to herself;
Dear Sirius,
Hello! This is Hermione (Harry is currently in class). I thought I'd send you a letter right now. Anyways, the kids are here! They were born on Oct. 27, yes, two days ago. They are so perfect! James was born first and he is a little Harry! He's got the same jet black mop, the same cute features; he's even got his eyes! Lily was born not long after, Harry said that she looks like me; she's got brown, slightly curly hair, she's got my features, but she's got Harry's eyes. Don't they sound adorable?
Harry and I are doing fine, I'm not allowed to go to classes until Halloween, and we've also got our rooms, we move in when the twins and I are released. We both miss you very much, I hope to see you soon, during the holidays, Harry's aunt wants to see them too. Isn't that wonderful? She's really changed.
Well, James is waking up, I should probably end the letter now.
Love,
Harry, Hermione, James, Lily
P.S.: I'll send you pictures as soon as I can.
P.P.S.: Tell Professor Lupin I said hi.
Hermione was satisfied with what she wrote, so she put the letter under her pillow, making a mental note to tell Harry to send the letter later on. She went and picked up James and rocked him until he went back to sleep. She then started on her parents' letter. She knew she was going to keep it simple. She looked it over, it read;
Mum, Dad,
Well, the babies were born. They were born on Oct. 27. I really wish that you'd accept this, they really are beautiful, Harry said that I need to give you a chance, isn't he sweet? Well anyways, we might see you during holidays, that is, if I am up to it.
Well, I'm going to go.
Hermione, Harry, James, Lily
She placed the letter under her pillow, next to the one that she wrote to Sirius. She saw that her children were still sleeping, than she went back to the blank parchment in front of her. She was in an extra cheery mood, why though, she didn't know. She thought for a minute, than started to write;
Dear Aunt Petunia (or Mrs. Dursley),
Hello, how are you? I hope that things are 'normal' at number 4. I just gave birth two days ago (Oct. 27), I thought you'd like to know. We had a boy, James, and a girl, Lily. Harry said that they are like us, only smaller (hehe). I thought that maybe one day during the holidays, if it wasn't too much, that perhaps we could visit for a little? I thought that maybe you'd like it if you got to see them.
Well, studies are going well, I haven't been going to classes, but I did all of my homework, (Harry even brought me his notes), isn't that sweet?
Ok, I'm sorry, I'm going all sappy on you now. I hope to hear from you soon, you know how to use an owl, so I'll just leave it to you.
Love,
Hermione, Lily, Harry, James
She smiled and placed the third letter under her pillow, where all the others lay. She felt very cheery and couldn't wipe off the big smile off of her face. That smile suddenly vanished when a woman with tight blond curls, wearing a purple leather purse, and matching leather robe, came walking towards her.
She must be from the Prophet, Hermione thought. She, being a new mother, went straight towards the cribs that held her children. She didn't know who the lady was, but he knew that she wasn't nice.
"Hello dear," The woman said sticking out her hand. She had long nails painted with cherry red nail polish. "I am Rita Skeeter," she smiled, there showed bleached white teeth, "from the Daily Prophet."
Hermione looked at her; she noticed that the Skeeter woman's hand was still outstretched, so she hesitantly shook it, making sure that she still couldn't see her children's faces. "Hermione, pleasure," she said not trying to be rude.
"Oh! Are these your children? Wonderful, look just like you two. How is he anyway? Harry, he is the father isn't he? Or are you having an affair? Don't worry child you don't have to keep anything from me, I can be your best friend." Rita said.
"Yes, they are our children, he's doing fine, and he IS the father of these two. I'd never cheat on him!" Hermione said, she was starting to get mad.
"Oh, well, yes, you would never have an affair would you? No, it's not like you. Than do tell, what are you? Brave, smart, loyal to friends, faithful to partner, loving to her family. By the way, 'Mio, can I call you that?" Before Hermione could even open her mouth to say no, Skeeter started talking again. "You are pretty, not supermodel pretty, but you've got that look, I think that it'd the motherly glow, now Mio, mind taking a few pictures?" Before Hermione could even process all of that in her mind, the same man that was taking pictures before came in.
"Smile!" the man said snapping pictures of her. Hermione's eyes bugged out and she started to get mad.
"Get. Out." Hermione said through gritted teeth. She suddenly had a mood swing and went from slightly calm to viciously mad.
"Why? I didn't get any good pictures of your children, they will be over every major Wizarding paper by Monday tops," Rita said smirking,
"I said get out!" Hermione said shouting, James and Lily woke up and started crying.
"Perhaps, little girl, I don't want to go. Then what are you going to do? Bite me?" Rita said glaring at Hermione.
Hermione picked up Lily and started rocking her to get back to sleep. "Than I'll just have to call Madam Pomfrey, if she wasn't in her office right now you'd be thrown out before you could say 'the-boy-who-lived'." Hermione said, she put Lily back and picked up James to calm him down, she started pacing.
"Well than, I'll just leave, but don't worry, I'll be back. You can be sure of that." Rita said, she and Barbs left after that.
"C'mon sweetie, shh, it's ok, the bad people are gone." Hermione said rubbing her son's back gently.
"Oy!" A student said from his bed, he was a 7th year, and had gotten a severly bruised back. "Keep him down wontchya, some people are trying to sleep," The boy said going back to sleep.
"Whatever," Hermione mumbled, she noticed that James wasn't crying anymore, but instead sleeping in her arms. She placed James back into the crib and waited for Harry to come. He said that he'd be there for lunch, and lunch started about 5min ago.
"Madam Pomfrey," Hermione said knocking on her office.
"Yes, Miss Granger? Is everything ok?" Madam Pomfrey asked, she got up from her seat and went towards the door to check up on James and Lily.
"I'm—we're—fine. I was just wondering," Hermione looked at her in the eye. "Do you think that James, Lily, and I could eat in the Great Hall today?"
Madam Pomfrey looked at her for a few minutes, seeing the look of total determination in her eyes, she gave up. She let in a deep breath and let it out slowly, "Yes, you may. BUT, be very careful, your children are still not used to being around a lot of people, and they could start crying."
Hermione beamed and hugged Madam Pomfrey, she was shocked for a moment, but than hugged her back.
"Madam Pomfrey do you know where Hermione—oh," Harry asked walking into the office with James in his arms.
"Oh! Lily let me get her!" Hermione said as she dashed off.
Harry gave Madam Pomfrey a confused look and she just chuckled and said, "She can in the Great Hall with you today, only, today." She said smiling. Harry beamed and walked up to Madam Pomfrey, giving her a one armed hug. Hermione came back and they went off to the Great Hall.
"So why were you late? There is only half an hour left until Lunch is over." Hermione said walking with Lily in her arms. Harry put his free arm around Hermione shoulders' while at the same time holding James.
"Ginny pulled me aside—"
Hermione stopped abruptly, and looked at Harry with a look that clearly said 'what-did-she-do'.
"Don't worry," Harry said smiling at her, he put his arm around her again and started walking towards the Great Hall again. "She just wanted to know where I go everyday, I told her that, to see you of course," he looked at James and Lily, "and our children of course." Harry told her and pecked her. They reached the doors of the Great Hall and stopped.
"Wh-what if they don't like me anymore?" Hermione asked getting teary eyed.
Whoa, did she just have a mood swing? I need to talk to Madam Pomfrey about this. Harry thought. He put his hand on her cheek, "Don't worry, no one is going to hate you. I bet they will love that you're coming back."
Hermione smiled and took his hand, together they went inside. The whole Hall went quite ("They need to stop doing that," Harry mumbled), they went to the Gryffindor table, avoiding everyone's eyes and sat down. Hermione took a sandwich and some pumpkin juice.
Lavender Brown sat next to Harry and looked at James, she than looked at Lily, "Oh my god! They look just like you guys! Oh my god! They are so cute!" Lavender squealed.
"Yeah, they are aren't they?" Hermione said looking at them. Ginny then walked up to them.
"Hmm, no I don't think so. Harry's nose is so much more straight. Lily clearly has Hermione's nose, crooked." Ginny said. Harry was glaring daggers at her, while Hermione was on the verge of tears, "Oh, and James, poor boy, he's got his mother's nose doesn't he? Sorry Harry."
"I think that Hermione's nose is perfect, it's not crooked, it's straight, maybe you haven't looked in the mirror lately." Harry said glaring at her. He was really pissed off at her for criticizing his children, and Hermione's nose. He knew that he shouldn't be stooping that low, but he couldn't help it.
"Yeah, I don't think there is anything wrong with Hermione's nose. It's straight," Lavender said backing up Harry. Hermione had tears running down her cheeks and Lilly was sleeping.
"Yeah," Parvati Patil said, she was looking at the twins, "I happen to think they're adorable."
"Whatever," Ginny said as she left, back to her other third year friends.
"C'mon Mione—"Harry said but was cut off by Ron,
"Mione? Don't you mean Minnie?" He said looking at Hermione.
"No, she doesn't like that nickname. Remember?" Harry said harshly. "C'mon Mione, I think it was too soon, let's go back to the Hospital Wing." Harry said to Hermione, she nodded and they got up.
Draco was watching them from the Slytherin table, he saw them get up and he decided that he wasn't hungry anymore.
"Crabbe, Goyle, I'm going for a little, I'll be back for class. Don't follow me." He said to his two cronies, he then got up and left right after Harry and Hermione.
"Harry! Wait up!" Draco said running to catch up to them. He stopped in front of them and took in what he saw, there he saw a tear streaked Hermione, next to her was Harry, he seemed to still be mad, in their arms were two little babies, both looking at Draco.
"Can I help you?" Harry asked calmly.
"No, well, not really. Today, this morning, I saw Weasel and Weasel-et in moaning myrtle's bathroom." Draco said. He waited a minute before continuing. "I saw them brewing some kind of potion, I didn't get all of what they were saying, but I heard that Weasel was talking about Hermione, or should I say Minnie?" He saw the look on her face and decided not to use that, "ok, I get it, anyways; they were talking about how they were going to get you. They said that they were going to get you two no matter what, that they 'loved' you," Draco said.
"They don't love us, Ginny just loves 'the-boy-who-lived', and Ron just wants what he can't have." Hermione said.
Draco shrugged, "I dunno. Hey, we better get to class, it starts soon." Draco said, Harry nodded and the three went to the Hospital Wing.
"Oh Harry, I've a few letters for you to send, do you think you can do it? Please?" Hermione asked. He nodded, she went over to her bed and brought out the three letters.
"These are for my parents, aunt Petunia, and Sirius," Hermione whispered in his ear. He smiled and kissed her, it was his answer for 'yes'.
"Ugh, gross," Draco said looking at the two of them, "they are cute, you know" Draco said looking at James and Lily, who were currently slumbering in their blue and pink cribs.
"Yeah, that's what you said when you saw them last time too," Harry said laughing.
"Yeah, well, whatever. Let's go," Draco said slinging his bag over his shoulder, "Later Granger,"
"Bye Draco," Hermione said before settling in her bed and pulling out a book.
"Bye love," Harry said kissing her, he walked over to the two cribs and kissed his children, "see ya kids," He said before he and Draco went to their next class, Transfiguration.
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"Did you get them?" Dumbledore asked.
"Some, those two are very stubborn," Rita said.
"Yes, well, that's what gets them into trouble sometimes." Dumbledore said.
"Don't worry, they'll be everywhere by Monday morning," Rita said.
"Hmm, tomorrow is Hogsmead weekend, I think that I could give Granger permission to go to Hogsmead for the day, there you can take more pictures," Dumbledore said thinking out loud.
"Yes, that'd be wonderful, oh Albus, you are very clever." Rita said winking. "Well, I best be on my way, I've an article to publish," with one last wink Rita left Dumbledore's office.
"In no time," Dumbledore said smiling.