chapter 11 - albus severus potter
Harry woke up to the sound of James crying. Seeing Ginny was still asleep, he pulled himself out of bed and went to check on his son. He shut the bedroom door quietly behind him, trying not to wake his wife. He went into James' room and scooped his son out of his cot.
"Shh," He said quietly.
Once James had stopped crying, Harry set him back down in the cot and watched him for a while. When he was sure James had calmed, he glanced around Teddy's door and went back to bed.
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In the morning, Ginny awoke before Harry. She pulled her way out of bed. She subconsciously glanced at her stomach in the mirror as she headed downstairs. She grinned; she was eight and a half months pregnant now and looked as though she was about to burst - it made the baby feel very real.
The thought of looking after three children, two under the age of one, terrified Ginny, but the constant support from her husband, mother and sisters-in-law was a constant source of reassurance
She passed James' room on her way downstairs and went to check on him. He was lying awake in the cot, waving his fists around and gurgling occasionally.
"Hello," She cooed, bending over the cot. "Hello!"
He giggled as she picked him up. He was wearing a pale blue baby-grow - Harry had changed him in the night.
Ginny smiled as she gingerly lifted her son to her chest, stroking the back of his head.
"We'll go and see if Teddy's awake, shall we?" She walked across the landing, holding James close to her chest.
"Hiya Teddy," Ginny smiled.
"Hi Ginny!" Teddy grinned at her. He was sitting on his floor with his legs crossed, playing with his action figures of Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"Do you want to come down for some breakfast?" She asked.
"Okay," Teddy said cheerily. He got up and put on his dark blue slippers that matched his dressing gown. Taking Ginny's outstretched hand; he followed her down to breakfast.
Once James was strapped securely in his high chair, Ginny turned to Teddy.
"What do you want, sweetie?"
"Pumpkin juice!" Teddy beamed.
Ginny laughed. "You can't just have pumpkin juice!" She said, playfully.
"Toast!" Teddy cried.
"Sh, Harry's still asleep!" Ginny smiled at him. "Okay, let's get you some toast. Do you want to sit with James?"
"Okay!" Teddy said, bounding across the kitchen to sit opposite James at the table. He started to change his hair colour and nose shape, something that was a constant source of entertainment to James, who clapped and laughed.
"Toast," Ginny said, passing Teddy a buttered slice of lightly done toast and a glass of pumpkin juice with his name on it.
"Morning all," Harry smiled, walking into the kitchen.
"'Ello," Ginny grinned as he kissed her forehead.
"Hi Harry!" Teddy waved.
"You're all very cheery," Harry laughed. "Are you excited about going to meet your new baby cousin today?"
"Yeah!" Teddy cheered, whilst James giggled.
Hermione had given birth to a girl the previous day. Harry and Ginny had been her first visitors, and she and Ron had insisted they came back with Teddy and James the next day.
