𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐒

Chapter 29

Chapter Number/Total: 29/44
Chapter Title: Family Tree

Like the Christmas before, Harry and Draco spent a lot of the day with Teddy. Harry ate dinner at the table in the dining room with everyone else, the first time he'd sat at the table in ages. He moved back to eat in the sitting room with Draco for dessert, as the blond had been napping during the actual meal.

The daylight grew dimmer, and as it did, everyone gathered into the sitting room again, around the tree to exchange gifts. Narcissa gave Harry and Draco both a beautiful nursery set fit for the two babies, and Harry received the usual from everyone else. Hermione also gave them two tiny matching outfits, and she had managed to get the two constellations stitched in miniature on the sleeves.

"Here," Harry said happily when he was finished opening himself. He handed Draco a wrapped package. "It isn't much, I suppose," he said. "But I couldn't think of what else you might need."
"I have everything I need," Draco said, patting his stomach. He laid the package on his belly and unwrapped it.

Inside were two baby books, light blue in colour with the name 'Corvus' embroidered in silver on one soft cover, and 'Caelum' on the other. "Look," Harry said, opening one. "We can put their footprints here, and pictures, and write down how big they are and when they get their first teeth, and when they walk. I thought they would be handy." He smiled.

Draco laughed, flipping through the pages and smiling. "Sounds like quite a project," he grinned. "They are beautiful."
Harry smiled again. "Good," he said. And then Narcissa took the books to page through them as well.

"Harry, will you carry me into the drawing room?" Draco asked. "I want to show you, Aunt Andromeda and my mother something."

Harry raised an eyebrow and both Narcissa and Andromeda looked up. "Okay," Harry said slowly, wondering what Draco could possibly have in the drawing room. He got to his feet, pulling his wand to do the usual charm.

"What is it?" Narcissa asked.

Draco smirked. "A surprise," he said.

Narcissa exchanged a look with Harry, who shrugged, before she stood as well and set the books aside. Andromeda gathered Teddy up into her arms.

"Anyone who wants to see can come too," Draco said.

Harry lifted Draco, giving him a curious smile as he walked with the two sisters out of the room and down the hall. Everyone else stood as well, following the other four.

In the drawing room, they saw that a large canvas had been hung in front of the tapestry of the Black family tree.

Harry was confused. "What's this?" he asked Draco, and Narcissa and Andromeda looked curious as well.

Draco grinned and pulled his wand, flicking it and the canvas slid to the floor. The tapestry looked like new. Holes chewed by Doxys had been repaired. But even more startling was that the names that had previously been burned away by Mrs. Black were now complete again. Andromeda's name was vivid, beside it was Theodore Tonks, and below it was Nymphadora Tonks. Remus Lupin was beside her name, and Teddy below that.

Andromeda took in a small breath, stepping closer to examine it. "But I was burned off of this years ago," she said quietly, reaching to touch the threaded lines.

"Harry, look beside my name," Draco said. Beside Draco's name, a line connected it to the name, Harry James Potter.

Harry lowered Draco gently into a chair. Then he moved next to Andromeda to get a better look. He reached to touch the golden threads as well, feeling a lightness in his heart and an expanding warmth. The tapestry showed them to be married, a couple, like everyone else's names there. "How did you do this?" he asked.