Being Parents

Telling Teddy

Harry was looking down at his watch nervously while the real state agent talked about the 4th house they were visiting that Friday morning. The young man was worried he’d be late to pick Teddy up from his grandmother, since she made it clear she needed to tell something to him as well. Ginny looked as if hope had died in her. All the houses they had visited that week (about 20) were never what they wanted, not even a bit. 

Although their schedules during the week were always a bit chaotic, the soon to be parents found some time that week to start looking at houses as they had discussed before. They decided to do it now before they got too busy with work or baby preparations and end up bringing the baby back to Grimmauld Place. Clearly they didn’t remember it would still take other 7 months until their child was born. That particular day, Harry took a day off and Ginny also received a day off before the big game there would be on the next day.

“So you didn’t like this one too?” the real state agent Billy asked

“Nop. No offense but it looks like the Shrieking Shack instead of a home.” Ginny said with no hesitation. 

“Very well, then. Let’s go to the last one I have planned out for today, shall we?” 

Harry and Ginny took the man’s arm and he apparated them to the next location. This time they reached a place out of a little wizard town just on the outskirts of London. As soon as Ginny absorbed completely the scenery before her, she lost her breath for a moment or two. Apparently Harry had the very same reaction and that gave Billy his queue to start talking about the property. 

“Hm that’s the best reaction you had the whole week. As you can see, it’s a big property, with a very large garden. There’s the garage with its driveway and a broom-shack. Maybe in the future you may think of buying a muggle car, no? They are really useful when taking the kids to Hogwarts, I can tell you that.”

Harry looked over Ginny’s belly and thought of Teddy as he said “That’s not a bad idea, indeed” Harry nodded, making a mental note to ask Hermione about it later. “How about the house per say?”

“Why don’t we go inside?” Billy suggested leading the way. “There is this big porch rounding the whole house, very nice to spend summer nights looking out to the back yard.” When they reached inside, Ginny grasped in happiness. Although there might be a little of painting work in order and other repairs, the house seemed as they had imagined. A large front and dining room, with enough space to have Weasley’s reunions eventually, a good drawing room with a fire place and a perfect kitchen. It had lots of cabinet and counter space, there was room for a 6 seating table (Perfect: me, Harry, Teddy and our three children, Ginny thought. Merlin, that’s getting ahead of myself!), a big window looking out in the back where there was enough space to a half Quidditch pitch and finally a Floo connected fire. 

“There is also a basement for house-elf accommodation” Billy added “It is on that wall,” he pointed “but it was been bewitched so that only house-elves can see it.” 

When they reached the first floor, there were two doors to each side of the hallway. Harry acknowledge the number of rooms and he already knew there would be one child for each one. He already could imagine Teddy’s bedroom in front of him. Each room had its own bathroom and closet space. Finally at the end of that hall, there was fifth door where they could find a room that was obviously prepared for a study and little personal library.

“What about the master bedroom?” Ginny asked curiously.

They climbed another floor and finally reached the master bedroom which was the only room at the last floor. There was a balcony also facing the backyard where the afternoon sun would reach, a large closet and a luxurious bathroom. Facing the front of the house there was a big window with a bench where the first thought that came to Ginny was spending quiet evenings reading and watching for Harry to come home.