Harry Potter: The Saviour's Awakening

Two days later, Harry was surprised to find Daphne in the family drawing room of the castle after he felt the wards inform him of her presence, just as he came inside after his morning run.

"Hey, Daphne," Harry greeted her, panting and sweaty. "What are you doing here?"

Daphne simply raised an eyebrow. "Do I need a reason to come here?"

"Of course not," he said quickly. "You don't usually wake up this early during the holidays, so I was curious."

"I couldn't sleep," shrugged Daphne. "Besides, I have something to give you for Yule and I wanted to do it in person."

She removed a thick leather book from within her bag, looking strangely nervous. "I hope you like it," she whispered hesitantly. "Go on, open it."

Harry muttered his thanks as he carefully accepted the book from her. His eyes widened in surprise when he opened it. On the front page was a photograph of James and Lily Potter, smiling and waving at him, with baby Harry placed carefully in between them. He turned the pages and saw that they were filled with many pictures of his parents, some of his grandparents, and a few more of him as a baby. He swallowed heavily as his emotions got the best of him. He closed the book and moved towards his fiancée and pulled her into a silent hug.

Daphne was shocked because this was the first time she had seen Harry initiate any sort of physical contact at all. He never hugged anyone willingly, ever! In fact, he did his best to avoid physical contact of any kind, and to think the same boy had just initiated a hug was astounding!

"Thank you," he said softly, his voice cracking slightly. "Thank you so much. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate this."

"Anything for you, Harry," she whispered in his ear. She felt his grip around her waist grow tighter, bringing her closer to his body. Daphne smiled as she looked at his face. She could see the various emotions swirling in those beautiful emerald green eyes; happiness, sadness, confusion, possessiveness and - something else; something she had never seen in his eyes before. Her heart began beating faster. She slowly cupped his face in her hands and leaned forward. Anticipation was building in the air, and each was breathing warmly in the other's face. They closed their eyes, just as their lips met.

The kiss didn't last long. Their lips brushed against each other a few times and as Daphne pulled back, she could see that Harry was in a state of shock. She looked at him, wondering what was going on in that big brain of his. She was worried if she had pushed him too quickly. After all, it was only now that he had initiated a hug. But before she could say anything more, Harry grinned and pressed his forehead against hers. His fingers intertwined with hers and the two gazed into the other's eyes, soaking up the comfortable silence in the room. Harry nuzzled his face against hers and pressed his lips along the side of her face affectionately, and before long, he and Daphne were kissing once more.

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Harry spent the rest of the holidays moving from Potter Castle to Greengrass Manor. His bond with Daphne had deepened since that day they had kissed, so he didn't want to be away from her. He also spent a lot of time with the ghost of Alfred Potter who was teaching him Potions, Runes and Arithmancy again. He devoured them, wanting to prove to everyone that he was the best when it came to their O.W.L. results. He was quite busy and was actually enjoying himself, so it was with a heavy heart that he returned to Hogwarts at the end of the holidays. He really did not want to leave the warm confines of Potter Castle. The place truly was his home.

Things at Hogwarts were the same as they had been before the holidays. Harry didn't bother with it all, though. He spent increasingly more time in the Room of Requirement as he practised against the duelling dummies and studied for his upcoming exams. His spells were getting more powerful and cleaner the more he practised. The Quidditch season also continued as Harry scored another victory for Ravenclaw against Hufflepuff. Harry also observed that he was being followed by the teachers or prefects whenever he was in the public eye, so he made it a point to keep his Invisibility Cloak and Marauder's Map on him at all times.

In mid-January, Harry received the shock of his life. He and Daphne were once again in the Room of Requirement, studying when he got a mirror call. He wondered why Sirius was calling him again when he had just met the man the previous day for their usual Animagus training at the Shrieking Shack. When he answered it, it showed the excited face of Sirius and Amelia.

"Harry, you'll never guess the good news!" said Sirius happily.

"You licked yourself in your Animagus form again," said Harry, with a small smile. Daphne choked as she tried not to burst out laughing.

"NO! Yes! No!" cried Sirius, his eyes wide, trying to amuse his godson.

Amelia laughed as she faced the mirror again. "That's nothing new, Harry, but we called to say that I'm pregnant!"

"Really?" exclaimed Harry. "That's great! When's the baby due?"

"We just found out, so it should be in early to mid-September," Amelia replied with a smile. "You're the first person we called."

"Congratulations," Daphne told the couple as she came to sit on the arm of Harry's chair. "Let us know if there is anything we can do."

"Will do," said Sirius, beaming at them.

Once the mirror deactivated, Harry and Daphne looked at each other. "She's pregnant," he muttered. "Wow!"

"This is so exciting! I've never actually seen a newborn baby before. Well, there was Astoria, but she doesn't count. I was only two years old when my sister was born."

"You don't remember anything?" asked Harry, bewildered. Due to the effects of Occlumency, he actually did remember, in excruciating detail, his early days at the Dursleys when he was a two-year-old boy.

Daphne huffed. "Of course I do," she said loftily. "I remember that Astoria had always been just that annoying. She was born that way. My personal theory is that she was born to make my life miserable."

Harry chuckled, shaking his head in fond exasperation. He had seen the Greengrass sisters fight before and he had been shocked, but he also knew that the two of them cared very deeply for each other.

He was quite curious about Sirius and Amelia's child. This would certainly be exciting.

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