Harry laid in his bed with Pansy cuddled to his body, she looked so peaceful and he was glad that he managed to give her a safe space in his home and that his family had accepted her quite easily. He hoped that the situation with her family could be resolved sooner or later but whatever the outcome he wanted to be there for her, after all she had been a great friend and a wonderful person to be around, she deserved the best, just as Hermione and Millie, he needed to protect the people in his life. At first Pansy was a little ashamed of sharing a bed with him but luckily her black and green plaid pajamas were modest enough for her to be comfortable and Harry decided to wear his full pajama outfit as well, luckily sleep caught them sooner and they fell asleep almost as quickly.
It was Christmas eve morning so he knew the whole family was going to be in a complete frenzy, luckily it wasn't as frantic as the New Year's Eve frenzy but still was a little maddening how they rushed in everything they did during this day, he amused himself as he remembered how last year Jason arrived at the last second because he forgot to buy the presents and because he forget the day he lived on. Or how when Harry was seven he remembered how Cass had tried to make a recipe she found on the internet only to make everyone sick to their stomach because she forgot to defrost the turkey a day early.
He knew he needed to make the breakfast but he wanted to sleep a little more, he liked the way Pansy clanged to him and how her hair smelled like roses, but he knew his family was about to wake up as well, so he carefully detached himself from her and put his Superman slippers on.
Walking into the kitchen he saw his father already in there with a cup of coffee while he looked at his cellphone.
"Good morning dad" Harry said
"Good morning Harry, is it your turn to make breakfast?" He asked his son
"Yes, Damian told me yesterday, do you want something?" Harry asked him as he begun to look for ingredients in the fridge to make waffles for the whole family.
"I'm good Harry, thanks, I already got a slice of toast with strawberry jam and some fruit, I have a meeting with some investors and I need to go to the airport to bring Diana over, I should be back around 2 o'clock" His father informed him.
"That's great dad, so is she going to be another new mother?" Harry asked
"Only if you want it to be, I know how you look at Selina and Talia as if they are your real mothers, I don't want you to feel like if I'm imposing her to your life" Bruce said
"I'm fine dad, honestly I should be grateful of having four mother figures in my life, I can't wait to reunite with my mom Lily and learn new things from her" Harry explained
"Speaking of learning new things, when I return you and I need to have the talk" Bruce said as he sipped the last of his coffee.
"The talk?" Harry looked at him confused.
"Yes, the talk" Bruce said as he left his coffee mug on the sink "By the way, Damian is on dish washer duty" Bruce said as he smirked at his son who smirked as well. "Love you kid, I have to go" Bruce said as he left the kitchen waving his son goodbye.
Harry begun to make the waffle batter, he had learned it from the best of the best, Grandpa Alfred, and he knew how everyone was going to love the smell of freshly made waffles with blueberries and strawberries alongside some maple syrup and butter.
Less than three minutes that the first batch of waffles were made that Tim arrived at the kitchen sitting in front of the bar.
"Good morning Harry, those waffles smell delicious" Tim said, his face denoted tiredness, he arrived yesterday at 10pm and he went almost immediately to sleep, who could blame them? After all the flight wasn't as long as his but it was long enough to tire someone out.
"I also have some bacon and eggs with some hash potatoes, do you want some?" Harry asked
"Yes please little brother" Tim said.
"Then a full breakfast coming to your end Timothy" Harry teased as he knew that his brother hated being called by his full name
"Harry, what have we talked about?" Tim said
"I know, but I haven't seen you in months, let me have this" Harry said
"I know little brother, I missed you in the university" Tim replied smiling at his brother.
"Is that bacon and eggs that I smell?" Jason asked as he appeared in the kitchen
"Yes, do you want some?" Harry asked as he place more waffle mix on the pan.
"Why is that even a question?" Jason replied as he sat next to Tim and Harry simply chuckled as he served his brothers a plate, the duo began eating enjoying the breakfast their little brother had just made for the whole family.
"Man this tastes better than the instant noodle cups!" Tim said
"Are you seriously eating that?" Jason admonish his brother
"What? They're cheap enough that I can eat five of those in a day" Tim replied, Jason looked at him in disbelief
"How can I had lived on the streets and still know that those things are bad for your health?" Jason said to Tim, the pair begun to argue about food as Harry continued to prepare breakfast, he had forgotten that they were a very numerous family.
"Harry why are you making breakfast?" Pansy asked him as she arrived still wearing her pajama
"Because it's my turn to make it, so sit down and I'll serve you a plate" Harry said as he continued to move in the stove or mixing even more waffle mix. "Orange juice, milk, tea or coffee?" Harry asked
"Amm tea please" Pansy replied, she felt awkward being in a muggle kitchen with her boyfriend's older brothers who were too busy discussing something about energy drinks, instant noodles and trash food to noticed that a new member had arrived at the kitchen bar.
"Ignore them, they often fight against each other, so you'll just have to eat with background noise" Harry said amused by it as he gave her a plate with two waffles, two eggs and a strip of bacon that made a happy face.
"This looks adorable" Pansy said watching her plate
"Hey! How come she gets her plate decorated and ours was simply there?" Jason said angry
"She's my girlfriend and I want her to make her feel welcomed here, not like you two had made the best of impressions" Harry commented to his older brothers, he might not be as tall as they but he was at their level and wasn't going to take a crap from them.
"Yeez chill little bro, we were just joking" Jason said as he took his plate and stood from the kitchen bar.
"What's wrong with him?" Pansy asked confused
"A lot of things, hey nice to meet you, I'm Tim, the youngest of Harry's older brothers" Tim introduced himself.
"And I'm Cassandra" Another voice said as the Asian sister appeared behind Pansy startling the girl.
"Hey Cass, when did you arrived?" Harry asked
"A few minutes ago and I smelled waffles, so who's the girl?" She asked as Harry gave her a plate with her breakfast, seeing that no other family member was going to appear he served his own plate and sat in front of Pansy.
"I'm Pansy, Harry's girlfriend" She introduced herself
"You can't be on a bf/gf status, you're ten!" Cass said
"I'm eleven and Pansy is almost twelve, we're fine" Harry said with an unamused expression as he took a waffle bite from his fork and started chewing as he glared at his sister.
"You can't help me from trying to worry about my little tiny younger brother" She dramatizes her voice as she hugs him making it almost hard to breathe for the boy and making Pansy chuckled at her boyfriend's terrified expression.
"Cass leave me breathe!" Harry's muffled voice came from the young woman's arms.
"Sure, I'll let you go only because I hate burnt waffles" She said as Harry shove his tongue at her.
"So tell me about yourself Pansy" Cass said as she sat in front of the girl, her dark brown eyes stared at the girl with curiosity and interest.
"Well I'm simply in Harry's house of Slytherin, we share all of our classes, and Professor Lupin says that I'm very good at History and professor Flitwick says that I have potential at charms" Pansy said, she spoke about her academic accomplishments rather than about herself because then there would be questions about why she was in their house and she really wanted to avoid that.
The rest of breakfast was calm, Cass continued talking with Pansy through all the meal, as the other members of the family finished their breakfast they left the plates on the sink and thanked Harry for the food he had made.
Damian appeared and Harry offered the breakfast.
"Just the waffles please, I'm vegetarian so I won't eat no meat" Damian said which confused Harry, he remembered his brother and him fighting over the last pork chop or for the last hotdog.
"Really? Since when?" He asked
"Since I was almost shred to pieces by Professor Pyg's machinations" Damian thought to himself before answering "Since I saw a documentary of the slaughterhouses, trust me after seeing that you avoid eating meat"
As he ate Damian was scowling through the entire ordeal, often glaring at any family member who put their dirty dishes in the sink, he specially hated when Dick gave a big grin at him as he left the glass and plate, when breakfast had finally finished the boy stood up and went to the sink, as Pansy and Harry were leaving he yelled
"Couldn't you use any more dishes?!" Damian angrily said as he begun to scrub all the plates, silverware, cups, pan and utensils. Harry and Pansy laughed as his brother started on his dishwashing duties.
--
Meanwhile in Gotham Airport…
Diana Prince, head of the Restoration Department in the Louvre Museum in Paris walked with her distinctive grace through the white floors of the airport, her carry-on bag was with her as well as her purse with her necessary documentations, she wore a burgundy suit with a beautiful pearl coat Bruce had gifted her for her birthday months ago. She knew that many man and some women stared at her but she never did anything to tease or make them believe they had a shot with her, after all she had only truly loved one man before and she was serious that she was deeply falling in-love with the man she had come visit for the holidays. When they had met was during a fierce battle, they saved the world together and she had to admit that he was a mysterious figure, and she wasn't the exact same naïve woman she was when she had left Themyscira's coasts. She didn't wanted to pursue any potential romantic relationship with anyone after Steve's death, especially with a fellow superhero and co-worker, the war pilot had left a huge impact on her life and had made her seen the world of men with new eyes.
The first time she saw the Batman like some entire new person was when she overheard a conversation between Batman, Aquaman, Flash and Superman talking about their toddler kids and how they were enjoying fatherhood, she would've never imagined that the Batman, the broodiest of all superheroes, would be a family man, she asked Superman, to whom she had taken a great respect at that time, about Batman's family. He told her that Batman had never married but he had adopted kids that had a tragedy in their lives, and that now he had a kid of his own, well two, because days after that particular conversation she heard the Flash teasing Batman for having a daughter with a super villain. The mysterious aura surrounding the Batman always showed deeper layers of his personality. And even though she had never intended to she grew feelings for the man. But would he reciprocate those feelings for her?
The first time she noticed that the Dark Knight had feelings towards her was when she was crushed under a missile that tried to destroy Gorilla City, he so desperately tried to save her from the debris only to realize that she was unharmed. During the following years both grew closer, drawn together, her first impression was of the man so wrong as she begun to ask him directly about his personal life and though he begun reluctant little by little he begun to share his life, his personal tragedy and his family life, how he was so lost in his quest of vengeance and how he was defined by his past that no one could enter that obscure façade, but then she got how big his heart was when taking under his wing all those children and how he loved them, especially his youngest ones, there was pride in his voice whenever he talked about them.
Diana at first thought that Bruce was the façade while Batman was his complete persona but getting to meet the man outside of his frightening armored suit was something else, she got to meet his eldest first, Dick Grayson, the original Robin, though he called himself Nightwing when she met him, he was the first glimpse into Bruce's true nature and caring persona, not the brooding Batman she had expected but a true father of that boy, then she got to meet other members of the Batfamily, as Barry liked to call them, and she knew how they had a lot of respect to the man, then, after years of circling around the idea, she decided to take a leap of faith, she invited the Batman into a date, taking a no for an answer she had convinced him that who cared about relationships at the workplace, they were just going to have fun.
And fun did they had, the date had been magnificent, he picked her up at her hotel in Gotham City, they went to have a lovely dinner at a fancy place and just as they were dancing under the stars the evil Riddler appeared with several machines that had bombs strapped in them, they had the right opportunity to defeat the villain in tandem as he was too distracted making riddles to the police that was watching his livestream in the spot. Their fight against the villain had been short lived since he wasn't ready for the combined efforts of the two heroes. And for the first time Diana saw both Bruce and Batman and she knew she was hooked on the multilayered man, when the battle was over and they left the scene after the officers arrived they stood over a rooftop and she simply pulled him in and kissed him, at first he didn't reciprocate which hurt her ego a little but then his lips met hers in full passion and she felt as strong as when she used her brace's pulse only a hundred times stronger. After that they became an item.
Diana stopped her reminiscence as she arrived at the conveyor belts to wait for her other suitcases to arrive. She could see the happy families reunite, everyone looked happy to see each other, kids raced towards their grandparents, couples embraced each other and over all Christmas ornaments were in display.
Just as she was waiting for all of the luggage to slowly move on the conveyor, she felt two hands covering her eyes and obscuring her vision.
"Guess who?" The dark and mysterious voice said, if she didn't know that voice she would have probably one of the many moves she has mastered in her centuries of life and training with the Amazons, but instead she simply smiled, reach those hands without removing them and said
"Lex Luthor?" She said teasingly
"Lex?! Seriously?! Of all the names you could've chosen you chose that ego maniacal, narcissistic asshole?" Bruce said annoyed as she smirked at him with a playful expression as her strong arms begun to embrace the man.
"Please, do you really think I would date that kind of man? I already have my hands full with you and your brooding persona" She said smugly as she kissed the corner of his lips, he bat-glared at her but his brow relaxed as he was simply so happy for her to pass the holidays with them.
"Like if you were any better princess" He teased her earning a "light" smack on his arm, even though she measured her strength it still hurt a little.
"Are you ready?" He asked her.
"Almost, there's two suitcases that I still haven't claimed, they must be on their way" She replied and just as if on cue said suitcases appeared in front of them.
"Let me" Bruce said leaning in to grab the suitcases, Diana pouted at that but decided against saying anything.
"I know you're an independent woman and that your strength is bigger than mine, but it's called chivalry, besides you probably had a long flight, Paris isn't exactly right around the corner" Bruce said
"Fine, but you need sometimes let me carry my own weight" Diana replied to him
"I'll try" Bruce smirked at her, just as they were exiting the airport they were surrounded by a mob of paparazzi.
"MR. WAYNE, ARE YOU AND MISS PRINCE FORMALLY DATING? ARE THERE PLANS FOR A WEDDING SOON? MISS PRINCE WHAT'S LIKE TO DATE GOTHAM'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR? MR. WAYNE WHAT ARE THE RUMOURS THAT SHE'S JUST ANOTHER MEMBER OF YOUR HAREM AND THAT YOU AND MISS KYLE AND MISS AL GHUL ARE IN A POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIP?" All of the reporters asked which made the couple to hurry towards his car.
Luckily for the couple the luxurious car was parked quite close so they simply rushed and Bruce opened the trunk and its doors with the push of a button.
"Let me" Bruce said as he grabbed her luggage
"Bruce, you know I like to be independent" Diana said
"And you know that I like to be a gentleman" Bruce smirked.
"You know you don't need to do that" Diana said to Bruce as he placed her luggage on the trunk of the car.
"I know that, I want to do it" Bruce said smiling at her which she returned, despite the obvious presence of the paparazzi they continued with their journey and they drove off from the airport.
During the entire way Diana couldn't help but have a goofy smile on her face, she really liked this man and she knew there was a deeper word but she was afraid of using it so soon into their relationship, they were closing in on Gotham when the sky darkened and snowflakes begun falling down on the windshield.
"Hey look, it's snowing, I thought you said there wasn't going to be a white Christmas this year" Diana said
"It wasn't supposed to" Bruce replied "Victor" He thought to himself. "Would you mind if we make a small detour?" He asked her.
"Not at all" She smiled at him.
And before she could think she saw him driving into another part of Gotham, away from the city but at the same time she felt this wasn't the way to his Manor, they stopped at a small flower shop business, he bought three bouquets, red roses, pink peonies and gardenias, he gave the gardenias to her.
"Thank you Bruce, these are beautiful" She sniffed the flowers, she wanted to ask about the other two but decided against, whatever purpose it was she would find out soon enough.
After fifteen minutes of drive they stopped in front of the gates that read "GOTHAM CEMENTERY", the car slowly moved into the empty streets of the graveyard, it wasn't the best place to be in Christmas' eve but they were probably there for a reason, the snow had covered most of the tombstones but Bruce moved with a determination she only saw in his Batman outfit, not in his alter ego.
He took the peonies and the roses and said "I'll be right back". She saw him walk away into the emptiness of the graveyard while wearing his long coat tight to his chest to avoid getting sick due to the snow while hiding the roses inside his coat.
Bruce walked a few meters until he saw him kneeling in front of a tomb with a handmade machine shooting snow into the air, the man had a pale bluish skin and his feet and hands were naked while his eyes denoted infinite sadness.
"Hello Victor" Bruce said to the man.
"Hello Bruce" Victor responded.
"These are for her" Bruce said while giving him the bouquet of pink peonies.
"Thank you Bruce, these were her favorite" Victor said
"I know, I remember" He replied while continue standing up next to the sad man who stood in front of the tomb of "NORA FRIES".
"Victor, about the machine" Bruce said to him
"Don't worry, it's only made for making it snow, not a snowstorm nor a blizzard, it's just that, she loved white Christmases" Victor said as he began to cry once again.
"I know" Bruce stood there looking for a way to comfort the man.
"Thank you, for being here" Victor replied.
"You're my friend Victor, I worry about you" Bruce said
"I know, but I think I'll be fine" He said dismissing his friend.
"Alright, call if you need anything" Bruce said
"I will" Victor said
Diana waited for a few more minutes when she saw the tall figure approach the vehicle. Bruce entered and began to shiver.
"Only Victor can make the snow this cold" He said as Diana embraced him.
"Victor?" She asked him
"Victor Fries, former head of applied sciences in Wayne Enterprises, he became a metahuman and a super villain when he tried to do the research for his wife's illness, he succeeded but he was permanently disfigured, she remained with him for a few years until her illness returned this time taking her life, she passed away last year." Bruce said
"Were they your friends?" She asked him.
"Yes, I still care about them" Bruce said
"I know, and the roses?" She asked
"They are where they meant to be" Bruce said, he did wanted to tell her but he didn't wanted to sour the festivities, not that the mood had changed since he had taken her to a graveyard in Christmas' eve but still he was at least at peace as the bouquet of red roses laid inside of the Wayne family crypt.
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Back in the other side of the ocean...
"Alastor, nice to see you, Happy Christmas eve" Albus said to the former Auror as he appeared from the floo chimney
"Albus, why did you call me here and don't tell me this is about Yule celebrations" Alastor growled at the elderly man
"No, this is about Harry Potter" Dumbledore explained
"Again with this nonsense? We talked about this, the boy simply vanished from this world or dead, forget about him" Alastor replied.
"No, I believe he is still living and he is actually in the school" Dumbledore said which intrigued Alastor
"What do you mean?" Alastor asked intrigued
"I think you should head for the United States" Albus said as he gave the gruff looking man a ledger.
"Harry Wayne?" Alastor asked
"Yes, he lives in Gotham City, I have the theory that he is Mr. Potter in hiding" Albus commented
"I don't like this Albus, I believe you're having an unhealthy obsession with the Potters, they're dead, so is their child, leave them rest" Alastor said to his old time friend.
"The boy is alive Alastor, he cannot die just like that, he has a purpose to fulfill" Albus declared
"And what purpose is that Albus?" Alastor asked intrigued of what his old time friend was plotting.
"I want to train the boy, he has potential to be the greatest wizard" Albus declared
"Greater than you?" Alastor commented and he saw the flicker in his friend's façade
"Y-yes, even greater than me" Albus commented but Alastor wasn't convinced
"I will check on the Wayne boy but I won't continue doing this kind of job for you" The gruff man said as he left the office.
"Wayne? Wasn't he the boy who looked like Riddle?" He thought to himself as he left.
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The Burrow…
"So Ron, how was your first year at Hogwarts?" Arthur asked his son as they sat on the table ready to eat their Yule dinner.
"It was good, it's a little difficult honestly and yes mum, before you ask I did apologized to that Granger girl" Ron said rolling his eyes as his mother served mashed potatoes in front of him slapping his hand as he tried to dip his finger in it.
"You should've seen it mum
"He was so embarrassed by your howler" Fred and George said to their parents
"And did you met Harry Potter?" Ginny asked with shyness, she knew her brothers knew she had a crush on the Boy-Who-Lived but she hated being teased by that.
"Sorry but no, the only Harry I know is that Slytherin guy who always beat me in chess" Ron replied offended.
"He isn't that bad, he's a nice student and you should spend more time with him instead of only challenging him to a chess match, for a muggleborn he is pretty advanced, though according to Professor Snape his potion work needs polishing" Percy interjected as he was placing the plates on the table.
"That reminds me, when you return to Hogwarts I want you to give them these sweaters to Harry, Hermione and that Slytherin girl Pansy, as a token of compensation after you endangered them with the troll" Molly said as she showed the already gift wrapped presents, Ron rolled his eyes at her antics.
"Anyway, no Ginny, your boyfriend Harry Potter isn't in the school." Ron said to his little sister.
Ginny looked disappointed "We aren't waiting for Charlie and Bill to come home?" She asked trying to change the topic and noticing her brothers missing.
"Well Charlie said that he received new dragons and there were some eggs that were about to hatch so he couldn't come home, and Bill, he hasn't responded our letters" Molly responded "He probably has a lot of work going on"
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Nothingness and emptiness, that's what William Weasley felt at this moment, once he had been a promising Curse-Breaker wizard, now he floated in an empty void with nothing as his company. Even his voice seem to abandon him as well. Was this the oblivion? He thought to himself
"This isn't oblivion Mr. Weasley" The ominous voice he heard on the Pyramid's chamber rang inside his head.
"Who are you?" Bill asked, his voice was finally heard but he couldn't feel his lips moving nor his vocal cords doing their job.
"I am Nabu, God of Fate, I have a proposition to you Mr. Weasley" The voice resounded.
--
Harry and Pansy laid resting in his bed, they had played in the snow with Harry's siblings for a few hours and they were exhausted, the laid cuddled while Harry read out loud one of his favorite books, Sherlock Holmes and the Hounds of Baskervilles. They had been saved of helping with the Christmas' dinner when Pansy cunningly said that since Harry had made everyone's breakfast it wasn't fair for him to help with dinner, so thankfully Cass and Stephanie alongside Jason began preparing the Christmas' dinner while they simply rested.
They were getting at the end of chapter three when Pansy's phone began buzzing, she saw it was Millie on a videocall
"Hey Millie what's up?" She asked but as the pair looked at the other girl's facial expression they were shocked. Millie was crying. "What happened?" Both of them asked
"Well… my family… is a lot of traditions… and they… They pushed me into… an eating contest…" Millie said "All of my hard work was for nothing" She said sobbing.
"What happened?" Pansy asked again, she had been friends with Millie since they were toddlers so she knew she was a sensitive person so she had been praying her family wouldn't push her a lot during these holidays.
"Millie that's nothing to be worried about" Harry said
"Harry! I ate fifteen bowls of porridge and cheese!" Millie yelled
"Seriously?" Pansy asked
"That's impressive Millie" Harry smiled at her.
"Are you insane? I broke my diet! And all because of those bloody taunts!" Millie said, they could even see how her face was fuming red.
"Millie, just because you broke the diet once it's nothing to worry about, besides everyone gains a little weight during this time so there's nothing to be worried about" Harry said to the girl
"Really?" She asked
"Yes really, when we start school once again we'll continue our morning routine, don't worry about it, you're perfect" Harry said to her which seemed to cheer her up a little.
"Thanks Harry, Pansy can we talk in private?" Millie said which made the other girl grab her cellphone, just at that moment a knock was heard on the door.
"Harry, can I come in?" His dad voice came from the other side of the door. Harry sighed and stood from his bed to open his door, he knew what was coming, his father had told him that he wanted to have the talk with him. He didn't know why but he was afraid of said talk.
Pansy walked past Bruce who saw her talking over the phone "Kids, give them a cellphone and they'll never talk to you again" Bruce mused himself at that thought. As he entered the bedroom with Damian behind him he noticed that the scene wasn't that different than when he gave the other five the talk, Jason was the hardest to talk about sex, while Dick often made jokes about it, Cass was completely serious about it, Stephanie and Tim were the ones who ended up lecturing him about safe sex, he prayed that Damian and Harry can be easier to talk about this, and he prayed that Selina is the one to talk about it with Helena when the time comes.
"Father why are we here, I don't get why this "talk" needs to happen, we talk all the time" Damian said scowling as he took a sit in Harry's desk chair.
"Because you might be young, but you're also almost 12, and you're about to enter a very weird and awkward phase call puberty…" Bruce began speaking, for the three of them it was going to be the most awkward and informative of talks.
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12th Grimmauld Place…
The Black-Bones family sat on the table, thanks to Dobby and Cookie, the head kitchen elves, the food smell and looked terrific, before they begun with their meal, Sirius stood up with his glass of wine on his hand. He looked to his family, his five children, his beautiful wife, his best friend/brother, his cousin with his nephew, his adopted daughter Susan, his other cousin with her husband and their daughter, overall Sirius always got emotional of seeing them all gather around in the table.
"My family" He begun saying "It's Yule time once again and I have nothing to say than what it has already been said, I couldn't simply believe my luck of having all this people around me that I love and they love me, it feels magical being here, that's it, let's toast" Sirius said making everyone laugh at his short speech, they begun toasting and the sound of the glasses clanking each other rang in the air. Sirius noticed something in his wife's drink
"Aren't you drinking wine Amy? You always drink red wine in Yule dinner" Sirius said
"I can't" She replied
"Why?" He asked confused but then his face grew larger in shock and awe when he looked at her directly into her eyes. "No, really?" He asked her.
"Yes" She smile sheepishly, Sirius was about to stand up but she stopped him.
"You already talked, now it's my turn" She said standing up "People, I'm pregnant again!" Amelia said to everyone who begun to clap and congratulate them.
This definitely was a great Christmas.
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Zabini Manor
Blaise Zabini was enjoying the festivities alongside his mother and his half-brother, he was shaking the Christmas presents to know what he had gotten before the unboxing day, when a weird buzzing sound came, he didn't know where it came from, the he remembered that Harry had gifted him a "cellular phone", and speaking of which the id caller said "Harry Wayne".
"Hey Harry!" Blaise said as the image of his friend appeared on screen, he was still confused on how to use it but Harry had made it quite simple how to answer the phone.
"Hey Blaise, long time no see" Harry joked
"Hey Harry, what are you doing?" Blaise asked
"Getting ready to eat, and you?" Harry said
"Getting ready to bed" Blaise replied
"Oh sorry to keep you up, I forgot of the time zone difference" Harry apologized
"Don't worry man, we can talk tomorrow" Blaise said
"Who are you talking to Blaise?" The voice of a boy came from behind Blaise, he looked behind him and saw his brother's hazel eyes looking at him.
"With my friend Harry, from Hogwarts" Blaise said
"Oh the muggleborn" He said
"Yes, that's him, he gave me this, this phone" Blaise showed his brother the device which showed Harry's face.
"Hello, nice to see you, I'm Harry, Harry Wayne" Harry greeted at the boy, he noticed that he had fairer skin than Blaise, but then he remembered how he told him that his mother had married several times and that his brother was actually half-brother, so he didn't commented on that.
"Hello, I'm Bretton Zabini" The boy said
"So you're the famous Bretton, Blaise is so proud of" Harry said making his friend blush at his comment. Blaise had only confessed him that his little brother was one of the best people in the world and that he loved him and wanted to protect him.
"Really?" Bretton asked
"Really" Harry said
"Yes little brother, you're one of my favorite people in the world, not counting mom" Blaise said
"Well I just wanted to tell you merry Christmas Blaise" Harry said as he saw that the brothers were already hugging each other and he didn't wanted to mess their bonding.
"Happy Yule Harry" Blaise said ending the call.
"Brother, are you really proud of me?" Bretton asked
"Yes, I can't wait to see you grow into the greatest wizard ever" Blaise said to him
"Then for you I will" Bretton replied.
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"So Nabu, who are you? And why did you kidnapped me?" Bill asked as he floated on the nothingness.
"I needed privacy for the proposition I am about to make" Nabu responded
"You could've simply asked" Bill replied.
"I could but would you have accepted if I asked?" Nabu asked
"Well considering that right now I'm floating in the middle of nowhere I think yes, a simple question would've avoided me getting trapped in here" Bill replied and he could swear he heard a deep sigh from the ominous voice and then the environment changed into a studio office with several book shelves, wood tables with antique items, weapons and a curious golden statue of a humanoid looking man playing chess.
"Ron would love that statue, Is that a human skull?" Bill asked himself as he saw the new environment.
"That's the skull of Count Vlad Draculea the Third or most infamously known as Vlad the Impaler, and the statue isn't a statue is a highly sophisticated android called AMAZO, he likes to play chess and rest in front of the board" A new voice came from an opening door, Bill saw a simple eighty year old man walking with difficulty aided by a cane and wearing simple muggle clothes like a cotton sweater and plaid pants.
"Hello Mr. Weasley, my name is Kent Nelson" The elderly man said as he slowly approached the young man, the older man stretched his wrinkle hand for them to shake which Bill did.
"Please call me Bill, Mr. Nelson" Bill said after some hesitation, there was something in the way the old man's eyes that denoted both kindness and sorrow.
"I hope my associate hadn't startled you, Nabu can be quick, blunt and spooky" Kent explained
"You know of the ominous voice?" Bill asked
"Yes, I've served as his avatar for a long time, please share a cup of tea with me" The elderly man said as he slowly moved to a small coffee table near a window with the infinite vastness of space on its view.
"You have an impressive house Mr. Nelson" Bill admired
"This, Bill, is the Tower of Fate it's an ever changing tower filled with an infinite amount of resources and knowledge for Nabu's avatar, the Doctor Fate, personal use. This, Bill is what Nabu and I wanted to talk with you, we want you to become the next Doctor Fate" Kent said as he took a little sip from his tea cup.
"What's the Doctor Fate?" Bill asked confused
"The Doctor Fate is the mortal incarnation of the God Nabu, however is chosen he or she obtains all of its powers over the elements, as well as other beyond imagination like telekinesis, teleportation, flight, energy manipulation and of course magic, though I'm sure you already know some of it" Kent smiled as he sipped from his cup.
"How do you know I'm a wizard?" Bill asked
"Because Nabu told me. You see Bill, the reason you are here is because I'm old and not only that but I am sick, like, terribly sick, my doctor told me that I had six or so months to live" Kent said which shocked Bill.
"I'm sorry to hear that, Nabu can't heal you? I mean he is a God isn't it?" Bill asked
"He could, but I've lived far too long and in this way I can die peacefully and reunite with my beautiful wife Inza" Kent gently replied, he had missed her since they had parted ways many years ago.
"And why are you telling me this? Why did it bring me here?" Bill asked
"As I told you, we want you to become the next Doctor Fate, the world needs to have a Doctor Fate, the world needs you Bill Weasley" Kent said to the young man.
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Harry was sitting in his desk as he had begun building his Lego Millenium Falcon he had received from Santa Claus, the Wayne was a family of traditions and as per tradition dictated, they had opened at least one present after dinner, the rest will be opened once it was the actual date, he was lucky because he got one of the best ones, especially one that would distract his mind from the talk he had with his father, he still shivered remembering the words he used. He was alone in his room since Helena and his sisters invited Pansy into a girls' only slumber party, Harry didn't mind since he was now playing with Han and Chewie as they escaped from the evil forces of the Galactic Empire.
The dinner had been amazing, they had set the bar so high this year that it was going to be difficult to top it next year, especially since it was a great way for all the family to get together, he had missed them these past few months and now they were here with him.
As the Falcon soared through an asteroid field, at least in his imagination, he heard a tap on his window, he placed the spaceship on his desk once again and he opened the window to see a beautiful brown and grey owl rushing in hiding from the snowy weather. Copper and Hedwig looked at the newcomer with confusion.
"Oh you poor thing, you look so tired, here eat this" Harry said as he gave the exhausted bird some of Hedgwig's bacon treats and although the snowy white owl hooted offended she let him give the guest owl a small token of gratitude for her long journey.
"Who sent you? Millie and Hermione have my phone number and Pansy is in the next room, and I know it's not a Harry Potter fan letter because Dr. Fate and Uncle Ted still filter those out, so who sent you?" Harry asked to the owl as he grabbed the letter that was attached at its leg. He unfolded the letter and saw the beautiful and neatly handwriting.
"Dear Harry,
When I met you when we were just kids I thought that you were a fascinating boy, you weren't like any of the pureblood kids I interacted with, you weren't full of yourself, you had manners and you held yourself even before you found out you had magic in you, that all changed when we began to spent time in Hogwarts, you somehow became real, a boy whom I liked to spend time with, a boy with a weird sense of humor, duty, honor and wits, someone I could trust and that I could see myself growing fond of, you snaked your way into my heart and you remained there, I consider you the first love of my life, they say those are the hardest to left behind but I must do it, I have to confess that while we are simple twelve year old's I can be certain that I love you with all of my heart, yet the sad thing comes from the fact that you chose to not only have one girlfriend but three and in none of those choices I was even considered, it was painful for me to see you surrounded by those three beautiful and amazing girls and not even look at me the way you see them, I'll see you in Hogwarts next year but we will only be housemates nothing else, I'm not as brave as the dumb Gryffindors but I had to be honest and to say it to you, Merry Christmas Harry Wayne.
With Love, Daphne Greengrass
P.s. it's not necessary to write a reply, you don't owe me anything nor an explanation, the owl will return once the letter has been read."
Harry had finished reading the letter, he was so sad to read that Daphne loved him and she thought that he didn't even see her, then he noticed that the owl hadn't flew away.
"Either you're too tired to fly back, or you are going against your master's orders and you're expecting me to write a response" Harry grinned at the owl who hooted back. "Let me grab some paper" Harry said going to his desk to grab a white sheet and a ball point pen. After twenty excruciating minutes in which he didn't know what to write and how to write it he finally was satisfied with his letter towards Daphne, he sealed it on an envelope and placed the letter inside the package he wanted to give her, he neatly packed it up and he gave the owl some treats for the long flight home.
Just as he saw the owl fly again he could only think in one person "Daphne Greengrass"