AWDT: Unforeseen Consequences 14
Title: Unforeseen Consequences 14
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Harry/Draco, Luna/Rolf, kidlets
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Mpreg
Word count: 620
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was written for fun, not for profit.
Author's note: Written for the current awdt prompt of "All publicity is good publicity." Part of my Unforeseen Consequences arc, all written for awdt prompts.
Summary: Family portraits shouldn't be this difficult.
It had been nearly a week before Maia and Tia Malfoy-Potter were pronounced ready to come home. Cory and Darcy were horrified by the squalling new additions to the household, but things had settled down somewhat in the three weeks the babies had been home. The toddlers were napping at the moment, affording Draco and Harry some relatively peaceful time with the twins. Draco was gently rocking Tia, and Harry was lying on the sofa with Maia cradled in the crook of his arm. His other hand rested atop his stomach. Harry had an appointment with Eloise the next day, and he hoped she would tell him his own babe was ready to put in an appearance.
Luna sailed into the family room with a rolled up parchment in hand. "You have another message from The Daily Prophet," she announced.
Draco groaned. "Another request to photograph the twins, no doubt."
"Aren't you the one who once told me 'All publicity is good publicity'?" Harry asked him.
"I recall no such thing," Draco scoffed.
Harry chuckled. "Back when we first began dating, I hated that we couldn't go anywhere in public without having our photo taken constantly, and you are the one who said we should take advantage of the publicity."
Draco didn't answer, but a suspicious flush flooded his face.
"Rolf works for the Quibbler," Luna spoke up, referring to her boyfriend. "He's a brilliant photographer, and he could stop by some time and take a few photos of the babies. My father could publish them in the Quibbler, and the Prophet would stop bothering you."
Harry and Draco exchanged a surprised look. "I like the idea," Draco ventured.
"Why don't you owl Rolf?" Harry suggested to Luna.
~*~
Rolf had come over and taken several photos of the twins, some of each baby separately, and some of Harry and Draco with their new daughters. It was time for a portrait of all four children together.
"I don' wanna sit by baby Mia!" screeched Darcy. Of the two toddlers, she was the most displeased by the twins' arrival. Additionally, she called both of them Mia, and Draco was beginning to suspect that Darcy didn't grasp the concept that there were two new babies in the household. She couldn't tell them apart, thus she presumed they were one entity.
"Sit up there by Tia, and once you have your picture taken, you may have a treat," Draco told her, struggling to keep a grip on his composure. Harry, looking wan and exhausted, was sitting this one out. Cory was dutifully sitting next to Maia in her carrier, and all that remained was to get Darcy to sit beside Tia for a photo. Instead, she was standing off to the side and appearing positively mulish.
"Draco, why not have Darcy sit by Cory instead?" Harry suggested.
Before Draco could move, Luna scooped the girl up and deposited her next to her older brother. "There now, my little pixie," she said, "you sit here like a good girl, and then we'll have some ice cream."
Darcy beamed at the mention of her favorite treat, and Rolf snapped the perfect photo.
"Come along, darlings," Luna called, heading for the kitchen. Cory and Darcy slid off the sofa and dashed along in her wake.
Draco scooped Maia up from her carrier and brought her to Harry. "Are you coming?" he asked, knowing that Harry had been devouring ice cream lately.
Harry looked up at him and winced. "I think...I think I need to be going. To St Mungo's."
~tbc~
Unforeseen Consequences 15/15
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Harry/Draco, Luna/Rolf, kidlets
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Mpreg
Word count: 620
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was written for fun, not for profit.
Author's note: Written for the current awdt prompt of "All publicity is good publicity." Part of my Unforeseen Consequences arc, all written for awdt prompts.
Summary: Family portraits shouldn't be this difficult.
It had been nearly a week before Maia and Tia Malfoy-Potter were pronounced ready to come home. Cory and Darcy were horrified by the squalling new additions to the household, but things had settled down somewhat in the three weeks the babies had been home. The toddlers were napping at the moment, affording Draco and Harry some relatively peaceful time with the twins. Draco was gently rocking Tia, and Harry was lying on the sofa with Maia cradled in the crook of his arm. His other hand rested atop his stomach. Harry had an appointment with Eloise the next day, and he hoped she would tell him his own babe was ready to put in an appearance.
Luna sailed into the family room with a rolled up parchment in hand. "You have another message from The Daily Prophet," she announced.
Draco groaned. "Another request to photograph the twins, no doubt."
"Aren't you the one who once told me 'All publicity is good publicity'?" Harry asked him.
"I recall no such thing," Draco scoffed.
Harry chuckled. "Back when we first began dating, I hated that we couldn't go anywhere in public without having our photo taken constantly, and you are the one who said we should take advantage of the publicity."
Draco didn't answer, but a suspicious flush flooded his face.
"Rolf works for the Quibbler," Luna spoke up, referring to her boyfriend. "He's a brilliant photographer, and he could stop by some time and take a few photos of the babies. My father could publish them in the Quibbler, and the Prophet would stop bothering you."
Harry and Draco exchanged a surprised look. "I like the idea," Draco ventured.
"Why don't you owl Rolf?" Harry suggested to Luna.
~*~
Rolf had come over and taken several photos of the twins, some of each baby separately, and some of Harry and Draco with their new daughters. It was time for a portrait of all four children together.
"I don' wanna sit by baby Mia!" screeched Darcy. Of the two toddlers, she was the most displeased by the twins' arrival. Additionally, she called both of them Mia, and Draco was beginning to suspect that Darcy didn't grasp the concept that there were two new babies in the household. She couldn't tell them apart, thus she presumed they were one entity.
"Sit up there by Tia, and once you have your picture taken, you may have a treat," Draco told her, struggling to keep a grip on his composure. Harry, looking wan and exhausted, was sitting this one out. Cory was dutifully sitting next to Maia in her carrier, and all that remained was to get Darcy to sit beside Tia for a photo. Instead, she was standing off to the side and appearing positively mulish.
"Draco, why not have Darcy sit by Cory instead?" Harry suggested.
Before Draco could move, Luna scooped the girl up and deposited her next to her older brother. "There now, my little pixie," she said, "you sit here like a good girl, and then we'll have some ice cream."
Darcy beamed at the mention of her favorite treat, and Rolf snapped the perfect photo.
"Come along, darlings," Luna called, heading for the kitchen. Cory and Darcy slid off the sofa and dashed along in her wake.
Draco scooped Maia up from her carrier and brought her to Harry. "Are you coming?" he asked, knowing that Harry had been devouring ice cream lately.
Harry looked up at him and winced. "I think...I think I need to be going. To St Mungo's."
~tbc~
Unforeseen Consequences 15/15