James Sirius Potter: Birth Story

Telling the family

Just over an hour after the couple told Teddy about the baby, they found themselves preparing to go to the big family meal at the Burrow. These meals were a regular occurrence, Molly Weasley loved having the whole family together, and the whole family loved (mostly) being together.

"I don't know if it's on tonight." Harry spoke his thoughts out loud, as Ginny strolled into the room. Harry knew it was on. But, he wasn't in the mood to be with everyone, he wanted to spend his time with Ginny, and Ginny alone, for as long as possible. Oh, well, and Teddy too.

"No, it is." Ginny told him "Of course it is, when has mum ever canceled? She's obsessed with having the three grandkids with her."

Harry thought about that statement for a second before correcting her  "Four, well If you count Teddy."

"Yeah you're right " Ginny agreed, with a short nod. "Or five with this little one." she looked down at her ever growing stomach.

"Or six with George and Angelina's kid." Harry chuckled, pulling Ginny and the baby into a sweet hug.

"I suppose it just depends on who you ask." Ginny laughed back, kissing Harry on the lips.

"Um hum." they kissed some more, but broke up as soon as they heard little footsteps running quickly into the room.

"Let go let go let go let go" exclaimed Teddy with annoyance "i wanna see Victowee "

"But Ted, we don't have to leave for another hour yet" Harry told Teddy, but Teddy simply wouldn't comply.

He groaned "pwease" he gave a puppy dog face that Harry found hard to say no to.

"I have an idea" Harry said to Teddy as Ginny left the room, " let's play Shopping List "

"Yeah yeah yeah" exclaimed Teddy jumping into his uncles arms " I wanna blue won"

"Sure " agreed Harry and they ran into the playroom." I'll be red ...."

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"Would you just get your godson to hurry up" Ginny complained to Harry an hour later because she felt hormonal and Teddy couldn't decide what toys to pack in his rucksack.

"He's your godson too " Harry pointed out to her, as he jogged up the stairs.

"He's a little spoilt brat, that's what he is " muttered Ginny, under her breath, angrily.

"Come on Teddy" Harry said to his godson who was sitting in his room, shirtless only with his hippogriff boxers on.

"Uuhh" groaned Teddy.

Harry was a bit confused, wasn't Teddy just pleading to go a little under an hour ago?

"We're gonna see Grandmum and Vic" Harry told Teddy trying to make Teddy want to come, as Teddy had wanted to minutes before.

Teddy stuck his arms up to his godfather and squealed "Uppers" which really meant lift-me-up-now. His hair changed from black to red as he was going to the Burrow.

"Teddy" Harry laughed " you have to get dressed you can't go in your boxers "

Teddy groaned again "no I no wanna, me say ike this"

Harry shook his head "Come on, you have to get dressed. It might be more comfortable going without clothes." Harry low-key agreed with that himself. "But you can't, look, you can wear your Gryffindor jumper." Harry cringed at what he had just said but tried to persuade Teddy.

Teddy groaned "fine, I hate go see Gwanmum I wanna pway"

"Teddy" Harry exclaimed."Vic, Dom and Molly will all be there you can play with them, promise".