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The sunlight entered by the tiny openings in the window, even that it wasn't much, it was enought to wake Harry up of his sleep, but even after waking up, he stayed with his eyes closed and just pulled closer the warmth and softness of his wife while put his face on her bushy hair and smelled her perfum that he was already used to after so many years together, it didn't make him like it any less than when he felt it for the first time, actually it was quite the opposite, having her at his side every morning was a great way to wake up.
''Good morning'' Harry said, his voice still was rought by the sleepness while he kissed the top of her head softly, but Hermione just mumbled incomprehensibly and hide her face in his chest, he laughed ''I know that you're awake''
''It's too early yet'' she said with her voice mufled ''it's christmas, I have the right to sleep more'' Harry couldn't disagree with this logic, he smiled and snuggled her.
But before any of them could get back to sleep, a sound that was already fairly common at the pastting days reached their ears, the sound of a baby crying. Both shared a sight
''It's your turn'' Hermione said with her eyes closed
''Alright'' Harry rubbed his eyes before use all of his willpower to leave the confortanting heat of his bed and get up
The last days, or months, were hard and exausting for them, but even more for Hermione, that's why even tripping in his own feets in the halls, Harry didn't felt bad for being the one to get up, specially when he saw the little being crying after entering the room, Harry smiled and walk up to the crib.
''Good morning to you too'' he said taking the baby into his arms and nestling against him, slowly he stopped crying, Harry still though it was amazing how by simply being there could make him calm down so fast
James was just two months old but his existence was already the world for Harry, he still remebered when Hermione announced the pregnancy, the first emotion he felt was happiness but fear came close behind, and so in the same day at night he was alone in the living room in the darkness, drowing himself in his worries. He tought Hermione still was sleeping when he left the bed, but it didn't take long to him feel her sitting by his side and wordlessly, take his hand.
''Your're going to be a amazing dad'' she said and Harry asked himself why he still got surprised that she could read him like an open book '' I see how you are with Teddy, he adores you and look up to you''
''Being a godfather is different'' Harry sighed '' I don't have a clue of what to do, what if he hates me?''
''He's gonna love you, Harry, and even if right now you don't know what to do, we'll learn, I don't know if things will get easier but we will get used to'' Hermone leaned her head on his shoulder '' but I'm sure he or she will love you very much''
''Do you get scared too?'' Harry asked
''Of couser I do, I'm scared that I won't be a good mom, of no being able to help when he needs, of being absent''
''And how do you deal with that?'' he felt Hermone caress his hand with her thumb
''I just remember myself that I have you, we both are in this together Harry, so even if you make a mistake I'll be there to help and I know you will do the same for me'' she laughed '' We defeat a dark lord together, I think we are able to handle a baby''
Harry smiled with the memorie and looked at James that was drooling in one of his tiny hands while looking up at him
''Okay, let's change your clothes”
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When Harry went down the stairs, Hermione was in the kitchen. Her hair was up in a messy bun and she still was in her flannel pajamas
''I thought you were going to sleep more'' he said taking a seat in the table
''We have to finish the organizations for christmas'' Hermione answered and Harry sighed
''Hermione you're on this for weeks, the tree was ready at the beginning of december, you can relax now''
''I know, I just want everything to be perfect, it's Jame's first christmas''
''I don't think he have any complains, do you James?'' Harry rocked him in his arms ''I think that it was a no''
''Really funny, Harry, you just..'' but then she turned around and seeing James she smiled widely '' Oh my god, is that a deer? it's adorable'' Harry gave him to her laughing
''Yes, I thought it would match the day'' he said, but he wasn't sure if Hermione was listening while holding James and making baby voice
Watching this, Harry thought it would be apropriate to use his new pucharse, he took the camera from the pocket of his sweatpants, he had take with him before went down the stairs, and took a photo of them
''Harry'' Hermione said in a reproacheful tone
''What? I'm just registring the moment, it's a special day''
''But I look horrible'' she touched her hair to prove her point
''For me, you're always beautiful'' Harry smiled when he saw her face getting red, it was surpising that even after years together he could still make her blush
''You are ridiculous'' she rolled her eyes but smiled ''let's eat and then watch christmas movies'' Hermione gave James back to him and went back to prepare breakfeast.
Harry smiled, it was obvious that she would make an entire cronogram for christmas, it wouldn't be Hermione if she hadn't, and Harry wouldn't want any other way
When they went to watch movies, they heard a sound of something hitting the window in the living room
''It must be a owl'' Hermione deduced by the sound ''maybe it's a letter from the Weasleys'' she walked to the window but just as she opened she had to get down thanks to the crowd of owls that flew inside, all of them carrying packs of various sizes
Harry laughed at the sofa while James babbled in his lap while looking to the mess that became the room, Hermione sighed angily
''I told them to deliver the presents tomorrow'' she said trying to make all the owls go back outside
''We can't really say that our friends are the type of people who follow the rules''
''I'm gonna kill them'' she stared the presents scattered on the floor
''Well, I think we don't have other choice but put these under the christmas tree, right?'' he said getting up
Before James was born, Harry and Hermione normally spended christmas with Hermione's parents or at the Burrow, but this time, Hermione wanted a calm christmas with just the three of them and Harry wouldn't deny that.
The pregnancy was not easy for Hermione, he still remembered of the mornings when he woke up to the sound of her throwing up, or the weakness that she felt sometimes. Harry knew she was strong but there was moments that he couldn't help being overprotective
In the last months of her pregnancy, Harry almot begged her to just relax a little and let him do the chores, but she, with her usual stubbornness, just looked him in the eye and said
''Harry, I swear if you keep treating me like a sick person I'm gonna hex you'' Hermione was carrying two bags of grocerie with her big belly of eight months ''You're already carrying most of the bags, I can handle two"
''But you have to avoid making effort'' he still tried but she rolled her eyes
''I'm avoiding way too much, just because I'm pregnant it doen't mean that I can't do things'' Harry was going to insist again but she looked at him ''Harry, I know thar you are just worried and it's really sweet that you want to take care of me but I'm okay, I swear if something its too much I'll tell you''
''That's a promisse then'' knowing that it was the best that he was going to get, Harry just accepted
''Good, because I was going to make an effort much bigger hitting you'' Hermione smiled and, even with the threat, Harry smiled too
But even with all the worry, Harry loved the determination and strenght that Hermione had, it was this strenght that made him overcome so much and achieve many things that he could never if he was on his own
After organizing the presents and put the film, Harry hold Hermione's hand while looked to the bravest woman he had ever meet and saw her smiling to him. Harry thought how he got so lucky
Harry didn't even realize when he fell asleep until heard a familiar sound, opening his eyes he saw Hermione with a smile on her face and his camera pointed at him
''Revenge'' she whispered
Still lying on the couch, Harry looked down and there was James, sleeping peacefully on his chest with one hand grabbing his shirt while drowing, Harry smiled, definitively the luckiest
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''I think we should have more kids'' Harry almost laughed at the look of shock in Hermione's face
''You mean after some months, right? We already have our hands full with James'' she said while unwrapped one more gift
It was well past the midnight and, after a lot of insistence from Harry, Hermione agreed to open the presents after putting James to sleep.
They had already oppened the most of them and separated the new toys and clothes for James in a pile
''Of course, I don't think I can handle more sleepless nights'' he joked opening another present ''but later, just so James don't be alone''
''Sure, this is the only motive for having more kids'' Hermione looked at him knowing
''It's lonely to be a only child'' he smiled and took the present from inside the box '' look, it seems that James got one too'' it was a babygrow embroidered in blue with an 'J' on the middle in green, it was from Molly
''It's adorable'' Hermione was glowing, her smile wide ''We will put this on him when we go visist the Weasleys tomorrow''
Harry put the little clothing in the pile, the shade of green was very similar to Jame's eyes, that made Harry remember the day he was born, after long moments of distress, when Harry entered the room and saw Hermione with their son in her arms, Harry felt like he could cry in that moment
And when he got closer, he did cry seeing the little baby that was looking around with curious eyes
''Is really unfair'' he heard Hermione say and looked at her but her eyes was still in the baby in her arms ''I carried him for nine months, how he is just like you?'' Harry laughed at that
''He looks like you too'' he looked back at James ''he has your mouth''
''He has your eyes and your nose'' she continued
''Let's hope he doen't have my hair'' Hermione laughed
''You say as if mine were any better'' she said smiling '' but he's beautiful anyway''
''Yes'' Harry agreed still amazed, it was his son, a part of him and Hermione, he couldn't even begin to describe how he felt and how much his heart was full in that moment
They continued opening the presents while talking until Hermione opened one wich had a small radio inside, she put it at her side but before she could open the last present, Harry turned the radio on letting a calm music play, he got up and held out his hand to her, she took it a bit confused
''Dance with me'' he pulled her closer to him and Hermione laughed
''If you don't step on my toe'' she joked but put her hands on his shoulders
''I won't'' he wrapped his hands around her waist and they started dancing moving slowly in time with the music
Harry still hated to dance in public, but ever since the dance in the tent, it was almot a habit of them when they were alone, even in a bad day, even if doesn't have music, they would still be together dancing and then everything seemed a little better, or at least, less heavy
Under the colored lights that were still lit on the tree, Hermione was still the most beautiful woman that he ever meet, since when he seen her for the firt time and even now after years together. Her brown eyes shined while looking at him with a smile, a feeling of peace and joy filled Harry's chest, after so many years living under the horrors of the war, even after the death of Voldemort, it was amazing to be able to just live without fear
People said that he was the one that had saved the world, but Harry thought they were all wrong. It was Hermione, because without her Harry doubted that he would even being alive, or if he would even want to be, and it was also her, with her amazing mind, that continued to change the world. The same girl who fixed his glasses, was fixing years of prejudice in a world that for years rejected those like her
Harry would never get tired of admiring the woman in front of him, his friend, his wife and now mother of their son, He could never thank enought how her simply existence had changed everything in his life
''I love you'' he said, Harry didn't usually say those words, he liked acts better than words, but it was all he could say while looking into her eyes
''I love you too, Harry James Potter'' Hermione said and Harry smiled feeling so many emotions that he could suffocate
Leaning a hand on her face he got closer seeing Hermione slowly closing her eyes, they were so close he could feel her breath, Harry's heart was beating fast against his chest, but before he could finally kiss her, a cry resounded through the house
Harry sighed and Hermione tried to hold back laugh seeing the frustration that probably was on his face
''Maybe later'' she held his face with both her hands and kissed him shortly before going upstairs
Being left alone in the room, Harry looked around for a moment, to the decorations, the fireplace and the presents on the floor. For a moment he thought about his childhood, when he spend all of his christmas alone, without presents or even a hug, days he thought would never end
While he started to clean all the mess on the living room, Harry could only think that even if the other christmas had been great, this was the best of them, because it had been the fulfillment of a wish that he made years ago, a wish he had forgotten, a family
And Harry was happy enough to don't have the need for any wish beside for this hapiness to keep on forever