A Favor For Dumbledore

Chapter 4: This Will Be Fun

P.O.V Lily

Taking care of Harry was a challenge but it wasn't that bad. I started in September and it was almost the Christmas break, the weeks had flown by and the teachers helped me along with looking after Harry. They had also littened the workload which I appreciated as the amount of sleep I was getting with a baby was minimal. I also noticed that Harry never seemed to grow, it had been almost four months since I got him and he was still not growing. I eventually took him to madam Pomfrey but she just said there was nothing wrong with him, it still worries me though.

James has been particularly nice these past few months and he and the other idiots have been particularly interested in Harry. They offered to babysit more than Alice and Alice askes one a day, they ask every time they see me. I do let them and they actually don't fail miserably so I consider that a win, I let Alice babysit more she loved him. I did not doubt that she would have a lot of kids, she did end up talking to Frank who did agree to five. I think he's lying but either way, good for her.

It was three days before I went home and I was starting to get nervus. How do you explain to muggles that your headmaster tasked you with looking after a baby that you have an idea whose it is? I had gotten a note from Dumbledore that explained it to my parents but I don't know if that would work on Petunia. Petunia had always been weird about magic, but nevertheless I have a job to do. She was going to be bringing her fiance to dinner one night so I wouldn't be able to see Harry. I had offered to stay at Alice's house when he was over but no such luck.

Dumbledore had invited me to his office at the end of the day around seven, Harry was fussing as he had barely slept that night. He had napped a bit in potions class which was a godsend considering we had to learn how to make a sleeping potion, it kind of reminded me of sleeping beauty. It was one of those potions that wasn't hard per-say but required a lot of concentration. James was my partner for this potion, Harry started screaming in the middle of the lesson and as I reached to calm him James had already started. He sat down next to me as he cradled Harry, I had never seen Harry calm down so fast. He fell asleep in James' arms almost instantly. I had never really seen the calm side of James before. He just sat there rocking Harry back and forth, and every once in a while he would look up at me and smile.

The simple act of him doing this might have been the reason I spilled the entire potion on Professor Slughorn. Fortunately for me Professor Slughorn didn't mind, he just helped me clean it up. My face was almost the same colour as my hair as Severest as the rest of the slytherins watched and laughed. Ok maybe that wasn't the only reason I was blushing. It was the last class of the semester and I had spilled my highly potent potion on a profesor because James smiled in my direction. It was around six thirty and I picked up the fussy Harry in a carrier and draped the nappy bag over my shoulder. I walked over to Dumbledore's office and walked up the door.

"Smarties," I said as the door opened and I walked into the office with a tired smile expecting to see only Dumbledore. Dumbledore was sitting on his desk and smiled softly back at me, that wasn't the only person sitting there. James Potter was sitting on a chair right next to Dumbledore.

"Good evening Miss Evans please sit down," Dumbledore asserted. He gestured toward the seat next to james. I sat down moving Harry to the middle, James quickly picked up Harry who stopped fussing almost instantly as he had done early. I wished I could do that. James bounced Harry on his knee and the laughter that came from him was almost too adorable.

"Good evening Headmaster," I greeted back.

"You got my note for your parents, corect," he asked. I nodded and held it out for him to see. His eyes glittered and he took the paper from me. He took out a simple pen and wrote an extra bit to the note, handing it right back to me. What I saw on the note made me question Dumbledore's sanity.

And to add to this I have asked one James Potter to ocomponey your daughter to ensure that she and Harry are perfectly safe. Mr. Potter is the head boy and is top in his class along with Miss. Evans. If it is needed I am willing to provide accommodation for Mr. potter.

Sincerely, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

OH, NO.