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Harry and Luna
Waking up from his children crying to start another day, Harry now finally understood why Helena had said she'd never get used to it when Ariel was a baby as he sat up and got out of bed to take care of his own twins. He personally couldn't believe he was a father himself, even though the very obvious evidence was rugby in front of him, both crying their eyes out
Leo and Stella already were two peas in a pod and that at just a mere ear of age. They were extremely close to each other and always started crying when one couldn't see the other. Lily had once told him that he and Helena had been the same when they had been babies and that hadn't changed as they grew up. Even when not living together anymore and only physically seeing each other a few times a year, instead of every day like they had at school and of course at home, they were always able to pick up right where they left off.
'Must be the result of the Dursley treatment.' Harry thought bitterly as he picked up Stella first. A simple sniff was enough to tell him what was wrong and he made a face. "Phew. That's a big one, my little lady." He said as Luna joined them and picked up their son. "He's just hungry." She told her husband and he nodded, having found out that her motherly instinct was extremely goodHe quickly went to clean up Stella while Luna fed Leo.
Finishing up after just a few minutes and dressing his daughter with help from Dobby, Harry picked her up in his arms, turned around and saw a vision before him: his beautiful wife feeding their son, the sun shining on her blonde hair, making it glow and a warm smile of pure love on her face. He immediately smiled at it himself as he gently bounced his now fussy daughter in his arms
Stella eventually calmed down at the repeated movement and settled in his arms as he sat down next to his wife. While they had two rocking chairs like Helena and Caspian did to rock their children back to sleep late at night they also had a very fluffy couch next to the window for early in the mornings when the babies weren't going to sleep anymore, but to give the parents the comfort of their very fluffy bed without them actually having to return to bed. Both parents smiled at each other and shared a kiss, before looking down at their children again
Harry had once happily told a very snobby wizard, who thought that raising children was a woman's job, that they had actually managed to find a balance in who did what. While it had indeed been Luna doing the most when Stella and Leo had just been born and needed her milk, it was more equal now as they shared a tent and now in summer, they were home at Slytherin Castle
Luna had started traveling again two months ago and Harry had managed to make a deal with his head goblin at Bill's advice. After all, with two children of his own, the oldest Weasley son knew exactly what it was like. Now, unless they were close to a very important find, Harry was allowed to have much shorter days or even go home to take care of his children when Luna was travelling.
If he couldn't take a break from work, Luna would see if she could postpone her travel until he could and if she couldn't, then there was always Grandpa Severus, Grandma Lily, aunt Helena and uncle Caspian. Xeno was there as well and while Harry knew that he was a good father as he had raised his Luna in the woman she was now after her mother's death, the man himself had agreed he wasn't good with babies as Pandora had taken care of Luna when she was that age, so Stella and Leo wouldn't stay over until they were older.
Seeing the beautiful weather outside, they decided to go for a walk in the bountiful forests surrounding the castle for a picnic. Vidarr and his herd joined them rather quickly, the unicorn making sure to be extra careful with the babies as he nuzzled little Leo with his nose, the baby giggling at feeling the strange, soft thing going over him and patting Vidarr's, making his parents smile
Cayden was wrapped around Harry's am, not daring to wrap himself around baby Stella now that she was so small. The baby in question was trying to look at everything with so much of her mother's curiosity that Harry would almost bet that she would be a Ravenclaw later. They found the spot at the waterfall where they had married and decided to have a picnic there
"Look, Stella. Here's where mummy and daddy became one forever." Harry said to his daughter, even though he knew she was too young to understand. She squealed at seeing the waterfall shimmer in the sun as her father sat down and put her onto his lap. She squealed and laughed as she grabbed the blades of grass in front of her and ripped them out. In return, Harry plucked a blade and tickled her nose with it, making her giggle again as Cayden curled up next to them, making sure Stella didn't grab him and Vidarr laid down next to Luna.
Sitting in the sun, the family just enjoyed their time together as even the babies didn't cry much A funny moment happened when a tiny butterfly fluttered down and landed on Stella's nose. The baby immediately sneezed and the butterfly flew up again, landing in Luna's hair this time. Harry immediately smiled at the sight. 'You're a vision.' He sent to her over their bond and she smiled as they enjoyed a lovely day together.
Helena and Caspian
In another part of the country, Helena and Caspian had the exact same idea as the other couple, only they went on horseback and Fenrir at their side. With Ariel still only three years old, they only let Aurora and Oreius walk calmly through the forest, Ariel sitting in front of her mother in the saddle and Helena holding her tightly with one arm, despite knowing that her familiar wouldn't throw them off if she was startled
Finding a beautiful meadow filled with flowers, Ariel immediately squealed. "Pretty!" She said and her parents shared a look as they agreed that this was a perfect place for a picnic and got off their horses. As soon as Helena was off her back, Aurora managed to lower herself so that she could get little Ariel off her back easier than it would if she was fully standing. Caspian got off his own horse and smiled at seeing his wife and daughter together as Helena loosened the saddle and took of the bridle so Aurora could move about freely.
He did the same as he knew there were no dangerous animals here that could startle the horses into fleeing. He walked towards his family and wrapped his arms around the both of them. Both his girls immediately smiled up at him, Ariel reaching out to him. He took her over from her mother and covered her face with kisses, making her laugh as Helena watched on with a smile.
Sitting down in the middle of the meadow and letting Ariel go to play, both parents leaned down against each other and watched with smiles on their faces as she ran around the meadow with Fenrir, the wolf keeping an extra eye on her and making sure that she stayed away from the horses. While Aurora wouldn't hurt her, Oreius was a normal horse and those were hard to predict.
Fenrir himself made sure to act more like a dog than a wolf when around the normal horse because he knew very well that hell could break loose in a mere second once the horse knew that a predator was nearby him and he really didn't want Caspian or Ariel to get hurt in the process. Soon after, Ariel started to pluck flowers and walked towards her parents, keeping her hands behind her back in that adorable way young children badly try to keep something a secret and not knowing that her parents saw everything she was doing.
Still, when she presented her mother with the flowers, Helena immediately played along. "For me?" She asked and Ariel happily nodded in answer. "Thank you so much, my little princess." Helena continued as her husband smiled and asked their daughter if she could get some more. The girl immediately went back to get more flowers as Caspian took the first flowers over from his wife.
Ariel soon returned with more flowers in her hands and Caspian took them from her, turning around and not saying anything for a while. Ariel wanted to see what he was doing, but her mother stopped her as she knew that her husband actually wanted to keep it a surprise. Caspian eventually turned around and showed them that he had made a small flower crown, which he promptly put on his daughter's head.
"There. Now you look like the princess you are." He said as Ariel beamed at him, knocking the crown off her head as she tackled her father into a hug. He fell onto his back with a laugh, hugging his daughter. Helena smiled at the happy sight as she laid down on her side and watched them as Caspian tickled their daughter, making her laugh. Ariel pulled herself free and sat up again. "Now, you have to make one for mummy." She said and he sat up as well. "Get me more flowers then and even more than before." He said and she ran off with Fenrir.
"You're such a good father, my love." Helena said, still lying down and he smiled, tickling her nose with a flower. "And you're an amazing mother, my queen." He said, making her blush. "I wish we could do this more often." He sighed. While he loved being his daughter's main caretaker while Helena worked, he wished they had more days like this. "Well, I'm banished from work again, so we might." She said. "What did you do?" He asked and she raised an eyebrow.
"Don't you mean: what did we do?" She asked, grabbing his hand and putting it on her stomach. He stared at her in shock, before pulling her up and kissing her deeply. "I brought flowers!" Ariel said, making them break apart and they chuckled at their daughter, before Caspian went to make the crown. Once he was done and put it on her, they cuddled together on the grass. Caspian smiled down at his girls, knowing that he was going to be a father again.
Yes, today was a very good day
