A Family Tradition

Chapter 6

James and Avrieana

*At the Potter's home at 731 Godric's Hollow, October 31, 2015

"Can you believe we've had James home for 2 months now?" Hermione said sleepily as she rolled out of bed and looked at an already dressed Harry, standing over James' crib at the side of the room.

"No, I really can't" said Harry trying to smile despite the date on the calendar, "he's grown like a weed too, just look."

It was very true James had grown about 4 inches since he was measured at the hospital on August 31.

"Harry are you okay, I know you must feel awkward, what with the day and all?" Hermione asked feeling sorry for Harry.

"Come on Hermione, it's been 25 years now, it still hurts, but I'll be fine." Harry said and then kissed Hermione. "You look so innocent when you are trying to make me feel better, did you know that?"

Hermione shook her head, "No, but you and I both know that I am far from innocent." Hermione then pinned Harry to the wall, because God knows he didn't try hard to resist and kissed him senseless. She was just reaching for his shirt when an owl knocked on the window. "Dammit!" said Hermione quietly, as so not to wake James.

"I'll get the owl; you had better go take James into the nursery if you still feel up to our little game here." Harry smiled and opened the window as the owl swooped in and Harry caught the letter. He quickly opened it and about dropped it after he did.

Dear Harry and Hermione,

I have the most wonderful news in all of wizarding England! Lavender gave birth to our beautiful baby girl early this morning! Isn't it great! Oh, I can't wait for you to come and see her, and bring James too. (He took a liking to her, even before she was born.) We decided to let you sleep an hour, and I hope I didn't wake you, but Lavender and I couldn't wait any longer to tell you! See you soon,

Ron

Oh, P.S, I almost forgot. Her name is Avrieana Elizabeth Weasley 6lbs. 5 ounces, 20 inches, and perfect.

"Hermione" yelled Harry, really forgetting about James because he would have to get up soon anyway. James was always due for a new diaper and breakfast about 6 AM anyway. "I have great news, much better than we having sex."

"Oh, really what is it?" Hermione asked with a sly look while she was feeding James his bottle.

"Look" Harry held the letter out for Hermione to read.

"That's just wonderful!" exclaimed Hermione,"I can't wait to go see them, what was her name? Avrieana, oh how adorable, I bet Lavender had been thinking about it a while.

Do you hear that James we're going to go see Ana" cooed Hermione.

"Ana?" said Harry a bewildered look on his face.

"Well, really it is a bit long don't you think?" asked Hermione in a voice of reason tone.

"Yeah, I see your point. So, how long do you think it'll take us to get down there?"

"About a half an hour. I'll finish feeding James, then get dressed, and we'll be on our way."

"Great, and Hermione I can finish feeding him. Remember I'm already dressed." Harry pointed down at his jeans and red turtleneck he was wearing during the chilly month of October.

"I'm stupid, yes of course, I guess then we're down to fifteen minutes."

Hermione scurried off to the bathroom and Harry took James. Harry loved James more than life itself. Harry loved Hermione just as much, but in a different way. James was his carbon copy, almost. James had Harry's black messy hair, a small yet sturdy build, and his reaction time increased every day. (This Harry liked to tell people was because of his quidditch genes, but he had no idea what so ever of Malegimi) The only real big difference between them was that James had Hermione's big brown eyes, not Harry's green one's. Harry had made a conclusion that every Potter boy had his mother's eyes, which Hermione thought was rather darling. Harry looked into James big brown eyes because now he was done with his bottle and cooed to him if he wanted to go see Avrieana, and what Harry saw when he said 'Avrieana' scared him to death. James had been lying with his eyes open looking at Harry and all of a sudden, they shut, Harry heard a scream, and Hermione came out of the bathroom in her silk bra and underwear. Then James opened his eyes and looked normal again.

"Harry, what was that?" asked a rather frightened Hermione.

"Well, I didn't hear anything except your scream." Harry admitted

"Yes, the scream was mine, but tell me you at least heard the thunder outside?"

"No, I didn't hear it."

"Harry, take James and go down to the hospital. I need to visit Remus."

"Why do you need to see Remus at this hour? Is it over the thunder, Hermione there's probably just a storm in the distance or something."

"No Harry, look outside, there isn't a thundercloud for miles, and it is about James."

"What do you need to talk to Remus about, that you can't talk about with me. He's my son you know, and I love him" Harry said looking Hermione strait in the eye.

"Harry, trust me, I'll tell you when I get back because I'm not even sure. We may need to even see Dumbledore later. I know you love James and would die for him, but someone needs to go see Lavender, Ron, and" a awkward pause, "Avrieana."

Then a loud thunder crack was heard and Harry had to have heard it that time because the look in his eyes simply gave him away.

"You're right, I heard it that time. Just be careful, with all this unknown thunder and all. By the way, I work in a department of aurors you know. Should I just avoid saying their daughter's name, because that seems to, call me crazy, but trigger the lightning."

Hermione hugged Harry and James tightly and answered, "I knew you were too smart for me. How about you just try to say Ana until I return, how's that sound?"

"Fine, I guess, but how long will you be gone?" asked Harry watching Hermione dash around the room dressing in a hurry.

"Oh, about an hour. I love you" and Hermione kissed Harry, "Oh, and you too" then she turned and kissed James who smiled a little in return. Then like the thunder had appeared, she was gone.

"Well, I guess it's just you and me James." then Harry went over to the fireplace and threw floo powder in it and they were off.

***St. Mungo's Hospital room 235

"Harry! I'm so glad you came, and oh, look there's James." said a rather happy Lavender even though Harry felt she must be dead tired.

"Harry, same here, but where's Hermione?" asked a glowing Ron.

"Oh, sorry, but she needed to go down to the office for a bit, she'll be here soon and she told me to tell you she's really sorry." Harry noticed James looking toward a pink basinet in the corner of the room. "That must be little Ana" said Harry as he walked over and peeked in the basinet at a beautiful baby girl, perfect, with a few golden curls on her head, and pink sketched onto her nose and ears. Harry thought it was amazing to see a Weasley without red hair, freckles, or other brothers and sisters.

"She's beautiful isn't she?" said Ron, who was now holding Lavender's hand at her bedside.

"She's gorgeous Ron." replied Harry who noticed James never took his eyes off Avrieana. Then Harry heard thunder as soon as the thought popped out of his head. 'Can James read my mind', he thought, 'nah come on quit being ridiculous.'

"Would you like to hold her Harry, we could trade for a few minutes" said Lavender gesturing towards James.

"Sure" replied Harry as he walked over and handed James to Lavender and went over to pick up Av... Ana. (shew, no thunder)

"I think these are the cutest babies in the world Harry, don't you agree?" asked Lavender.

Before Harry could answer, Ron chimed in, "Of course, they are, Lavender and Hermione are the most beautiful women I know, right Harry?"

Harry was stunned for a moment by Ron's poeticism then said, "Right" and smiled. He looked down and saw Ana open her eyes. Ana had the same eyes as Ron, thought Harry. What a strange turn of events, Harry felt sure that Ana looked almost identical to Lavender with her gold curls, fair skin, and nose, but the eyes were definitely Ron's hazel eyes. Just then, Hermione popped her head inside the door.

"Harry, can I talk to you for a moment out here" asked Hermione politely so it didn't sound as urgent as it really was.

"Yes, just let me put Ana down" replied Harry wondering what Hermione had found out by talking to Remus.

"Ana?" asked Ron.

"Yeah, I just use it for short sometimes" said Harry.

"Here Harry, let me hold both of them so Ron can take a picture, it'll be so cute when it's developed."

"Oh, sure, Here you go Lavender" and Harry carefully placed Ana in her other arm. Harry had to admit it did look darling. Since James was still small, even though he grew, aside from the pink of Ana, they were almost the same size.

"Ah, Lavender, make sure I get doubles of those pictures" winked Hermione and gestured for Harry to come on.

"I will" replied Lavender and Harry went out into the hall.

"What did you find out from Remus?" asked Harry after the door was closed and a soundproof charm was successfully over it.

"I found out a lot, but not as much as I had hoped, I think we should see Dumbledore as soon as possible." Hermione said trying not to look too worried, though she felt like her head would explode.

"I was afraid of this" said Harry worriedly then smiled and almost laughed,"I don't think that there will ever be, or has ever been a normal wizard boy that had the last name of Potter. " Harry laughed a little then stopped at the look on Hermione's face. "This isn't a funny matter, is it, " he said calmly now.

"No, far from it" said Hermione rather seriously,"Harry, James isn't a normal wizard by far."

"How far exactly, are we talking squibs or something" asked a bewildered Harry.

"No, no, not squibs, powerful magic, Harry, Remus and I think that James and Ana are Malegimi." said Hermione carefully.

"Malegimi, Hermione you lost me way back there." said Harry.

"I understand, Malegimi are rare, as they aren't even familiar to you. Malegimi are a pair of babies, not related, sometimes not even born on the same continent, that are connected in a way. You see they need to meet each other to be of any good. If they were to never meet, they would probably kill themselves of a natural frustration."

"Thank God James and Ana have met," said Harry smiling.

Hermione had to crack a smile through all her seriousness and continued, "Yes, we are very lucky. That's why James made a thunderclap occur whenever Ana's name was said. See they are naturally bonded. Something inside of them won't let them be apart, and if they are kept apart then like I said, they'll die of natural frustration. The only other Malegimi of the last 6 centuries were two babies named Elisa Bennington and Bradley Gustaccio. Unfortunately, one lived in Italy and one in England, so they both died December 7^th, 1947 at the age 5. Remus has been studying up on Malegimi for 2 months now Harry."

"You mean he knew when James was born, and he never told us!"exclaimed Harry, who couldn't believe his ears now.

"Well, I had a hunch that something was up when James took to Lavender so well, but I didn't really know. Remus knew though, but he didn't want to worry us, at least until Ana was born, but Harry, James can talk to Ana, even now when she's only been born and on earth for 2 hours."

"Wow, I really need an aspirin and a chair right now" said Harry summoning a chair and an aspirin magically appeared with a glass of water (courtesy of a hospitalium charm).

"Now you said they were bonded, does that mean they're going to have to marry and all?"

"No, not necessarily, though most of them do, I mean they can read each others minds."

"Can they read each others mind even if they're a hundred miles apart?"

"No, they can only read thoughts the other one wants them to read and they have to be in the same room. There's another kind of wizard that can read anyone's mind, even if they're in Canada or something, but the Ministry destroyed those witches and wizards because they were becoming dangerous and using their powers for evil."

"I should have known Remus would have the answers to everything, I mean he had a two month start on me" thought Harry, "Well, is the Ministry going to take James and Ana to test in a lab or what here, how are we going to deal with this?" asked Harry now just concerned about his son's life.

"That's the part I don't know. Harry, we have to tell Ron and Lavender. Then, tomorrow, we're going to see Dumbledore." Hermione said with faint determination in her tone.

"Why didn't you just tell everyone all at once?" asked Harry wondering why Hermione told him first if Ana was equally concerned here.

"Well, I just thought that you and I should hold Ana and James in case Lavender or Ron passes out. You and I already received the worst of the shock." Hermione said with a slight giggle at the end.

"Yeah, I suppose so" then Harry giggled too. "Hermione, I love being married to the smartest witch in England, did I remind you of that today?"

"Well, not today, but I love to hear it" Hermione said giggling and pulling Harry closer.

"Well, I do" and Harry kissed her then had to let her go because someone was coming down the hall. "I guess we should tell them then?"

"It's now or never" answered Hermione and they opened the door back into Ron and Lavender's room.

"Hi, guys" beamed Ron,"These are going to be really great pictures!" he said, snapping another of Lavender holding Ana while James was in Ana's basinet. "Why the strange faces?"