Carry You Home

Parvati (Patil) Potter. 20. Wife of Harry Potter. Mother to Delilah, Teddy, William, and Evan. The most important thing in life is family. There are days when you love them and others you don't, but in the end, they're the people you come home to. Sometimes it's the family you are born into and sometimes it's the one you make for yourself. (This is a RP blog and has no affiliation with Harry Potter, Warner Brothers, or Sarah Hyland.)

[mrschosenone]

The Space Between || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

He nodded with a slight yawn but wasn’t really tired.  "It wasn’t bad. I didn’t do much really. It was one of those days that was mostly tracking but no actual catching anyone."  He was glad to be home though. He didn’t like being away that long and she knew that he tended to hover. But he also didn’t take time that they had in the house for granted, because it was important to count every moment.

"Are you really ready though? I mean I know you think you are but do you think that you’re ready to take on someone else’s life when I’m not entirely sure yours is under control. You know, I love you but that doesn’t mean I’m not endlessly worried about you. I just want you to be happy and healthy." 

[mrschosenone]

She nodded, “I like those days.  I don’t have to spend the whole day worrying about you out in the field.  It makes my life easier.” She hated spending so much time worrying but with Bellatrix and Rodolphus still out there and still trying to take down her family and friends, she couldn’t help worrying about him, about all of them.  She couldn’t handle losing anyone else.  Her grip on control was already weak and she didn’t need something else to knock it out of her hands entirely. 

She was a bit taken back by his question.  She tilted her head to the side, listening closely.  “It’s okay to worry about me, I worry about you too, but I’m okay,” she said.  “It’ll be nice to fix someone else for a change.  Healing is what I’m good at.  It feels natural to me.  I don’t know how to do anything, but take care of other people.” She wrung her hands in front of her as she avoided eye contact.  

[mrschosenone]

The Space Between || Parry

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When Parvati came back into Harry’s life, he had been hugely relieved. But there had been a million other emotions as well. He’d been relieved, scared, angry that this had happened, overjoyed. It had not been an easy transition. While they loved each other and knew that they’d get through it, they’d both been through hell. She’d been through far worse than he had obviously but those months after losing her, had been some of the darkest of his life.  He’d not been able to get the image out of his mind of finding her and he’d gone down a long, devastating spiral.  They had eased back into life and things were much better with her. But that didn’t mean that he didn’t watch her incessantly and worry about her. He knew that she didn’t open up easily about what she had been through, but he understood that because he was someone who had been through a lot in his lifetime as well and he understood the need to not talk about it. But that didn’t mean that he didn’t often wake up and worry she was going to disappear again.

He found himself staying closer to the house than he had in the past and making sure that she was okay. He didn’t like anyone overwhelming her and she had seemed to do well having their children, friends and him back in her life.  But, he still wondered how okay she really was. She’d been through horrible things and while they didn’t talk about it, he worried she’d never be 100% okay. This day in particular had been relatively short when he had come home and changed clothes before heading downstairs.  He saw her downstairs and he smiled at her before pressing a gentle kiss to her lips. She seemed a bit worried about something and he hoped it would be something they  could discuss or he could help.

“Hello, how was your day? Things seem relatively quiet around here which doesn’t seem to be a frequent occurrence.” 

[mrschosenone]

Pav looked up from the countertop when Harry walked down the stairs, a simply smile gracing her lips as she looked over at him.  She met him in a chaste kiss before looking back down at the pan she was cleaning.  “They went to sleep pretty quickly.  I think they were utterly exhausted.  They had a long day.  It was fine,” she told him, setting the sponge down for a moment.  “Yours?” she asked simply.  She knew things were tense.  They were fine.   She might have been losing it, but she was still a good mother and a good wife.  She could push everything else aside for them.  She could be okay for them and she had to be.  She didn’t have a choice.  She was a Gryffindor. She didn’t need anyone else’s help.

“I’m just a little nervous about tomorrow.  That’s all.  Going back to work is a big decision and I know it’s not one I made lightly, but it’s still one that a lot of thought has gone into and there’s a lot that could go wrong.” She said calmly. 

[mrschosenone]

The Space Between || Parry

She was nervous.  It had been a very long time since Parvati actually felt nervous about something.  Anxiety, yes.  She felt that on a daily basis and fear was much the same.  As much as she tried not to let it define her, she could always feel it weaving through her bloodstream.  Every noise, every shadow in the corner of her mind, every feeling on the back of her neck, it all sent her reaching for Harry’s hand then pretending everything was fine a moment later.  She was fine.  At least that’s what she tried to tell herself.  She could try.  She could pretend with the best of them.  She had even managed to convince the psychologist at St. Mungo’s that she was perfectly fine and ready to go back to work.  Not an easy feat, especially with her history.   She managed to fool everyone.  At least that’s what she thought.  She was quite sure Rome saw right through her, but was kind enough to let Pav have her fantasy.  Live in the illusion that she could flawlessly shift back into her life after spending a full year mentally and physically tortured. 

Harry was a wild card.  She really wasn’t sure what he thought.  She refused to talk about it.  Sometimes he accepted it and sometimes she could tell by the look in his eye that he knew she was lying.  She was unrelenting.  If she said she was fine, she was fine.  No wiggle room, no questions.  Just a change of subject or a false I think I heard Evan crying and she could end any conversation.  She told herself she was protecting him.  He didn’t need to know everything that happened to her over the course of the year.  She knew he already blamed himself.  Him and Jesse both.  For not looking harder.  For believing she was really gone.  Pav had no desire to add to that in any way, but she knew she couldn’t go back there.  She couldn’t think about those things.  She couldn’t talk about it.  Santana had tried to get her to open up about it once and it had ended with several broken plates and a screaming baby who had been rudely awoken by all of the screaming. 

Eight months later, Pav wasn’t sure if she was any better, but she was really good at pretending.  For everyone’s benefit and her own.  Every other aspect she was fine.  Most of the time she was fine.  It wasn’t until that noise.  The creak or the distant shuffle that Pav showed how not fine she was.  The wand would slip from her sleeve and grip in her hand until the wood broke her skin.  She would never let anyone get the best of her again.  That much she was certain.  After eight months, she finally made the decision to go back to work and it was the first time she actually felt nervous.   She knew what it meant.  It meant confronting things, treating patients who had gone through the same things she had and dealing with it.  It meant that perhaps it was time to admit she wasn’t as okay as she wanted everyone to believe.

[mrschosenone]

Christmas || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

“You don’t have to tell me that. I love to break rules, as you know. I spent years breaking every single rule at Hogwarts.”  He laughed as he watched them all open their presents. “I don’t think there’s such thing as going overboard. We have the means to do it and if they’re happy, then that’s all that really matters. They seem to approve of all this.”  He shook his head. “Oh not at all. We both know what blokes are like at Hogwarts. Granted, I was a bit too busy to get into too much trouble when it came to girls but I remember what it’s like and there’s no way she’s going to be up to some of the things that everyone else was at Hogwarts.”  He gave her a look and shook his head. “No, I will if I have to go to every lesson with her and keep all the boys away. I will tell them I defeated the dark wizard of all time and could easily take them out too.” 

[mrschosenone]

"I tried to follow the rules, but it ended up not working out very well for me around the fifth year.  That's when everything seems to go downhill.  It only got worse when I had the hospital wing at my disposal." She chuckled, helping Evan with the next present.   A great deal of the little girl's presents were clothes, along with toys.  Given that a large portion of her wardrobe revolved around the Jersey Shore, Pav felt the need to remedy that.  "Not all boys at Hogwarts are bad.  Cormac in school is certainly not the model of what they are like." She shook her head.  "You will not.  If you do that you will probably end up driving her crazy, then when she graduates, she'll really go wild." She laughed.

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Sisters at Heart || Parvoria

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“We didn’t exactly have concrete plans…” She explained, before kissing the top of her son’s head. “To be honest, with Draco’s constant travels, I really thought that he would not be home for the Holidays, so I didn’t think we would be celebrating Christmas at all.” Shrugging her shoulders, Tori rearranged Scorp on her lap when the boy tried to move away from her legs. “No, Scorp. Stay here.” She told the little boy before looking at Parvati. “I’ll make sure to stop by at least for a moment. I miss seeing the ones I don’t see at Hogwarts. How are Hermione and Nathan?” Reaching into the baby bag, Tori pulled out Scorp’s teether and handed to the baby boy to distract him a little bit. “Of course Harry is happy!” Tori chuckles, shaking her head lightly. “Did you really expect him not to? He was miserable without you… now that you’re back, I believe he’s in cloud nine, is he not?”

[mrschosenone]

"I more than understand that feeling.  We didn't have any plans until last night.  I'm pretty sure Harry would have just stayed home with the kids, but I like this way better.  We need to see everyone and get the kids back to a normal way of life with me in it.  The sooner they don't feel like I'm going to disappear again, the better." She said, smiling as Scorpius squirmed in Tori's plap.  "Perfect.  They are both lovely.  She was over here the other night.  She said Nathan is doing well.  Getting into everything of course." She chuckled, shifting in her seat as Delilah slipped off the couch to go get one of her dolls.  "No, of course not, I didn't really know what to expect though.  It's been a year.  He could have been with someone else or something. I mean, we were married and pregnant within three months of dating.  You never know."

[sarahhhyland]

[mrschosenone]

Christmas || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

“Well, I’m 20 and don’t always do that well with calm myself.”  He smiled at her and nodded. “Yeah that’s the truth. I have my own ways of taking control of things but that’s not how you treat your children so you get to handle things like that whereas I just let you do all the shopping and just nod at everything.”  He smiled at her again. “Best Christmas for sure.”  He kissed her back and smiled back. “Now you all may say eww but one day, you won’t say eww. Granted, when she stops saying eww, I will be ready at the door with all sorts of spells and hexes if need be and definitely at Hogwarts because we all know that people get up to all sorts of mischief there.” 

[mrschosenone]

"There are exceptions to ever rule." She shrugged her shoulders with a small smirk as she watched Delilah, Teddy, and Will tear into two toy brooms and a talking dinosaur respectively.  They each seemed quite pleased with these presents before moving onto their next ones.  "I like the shopping part.  Admittedly, I went a bit overboard this Christmas, but I was just really excited to be home and I wasn't sure what they needed having only been home for a few weeks.  I just really wanted things to go well." She said, looking around at the heaping mounds of wrapping paper and presents.  She chuckled, "She's really not going to have an easy time dating between you and Cormac is she?" She shook her head, "Don't worry, I will teach her all of the ways to get around the two of you and sneak around the castle."

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Sisters at Heart || Parvoria

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Astoria was happy to be invited to Pav’s house and even though she doubted that Draco would say yes because it would be Scorp’s first Christmas and he would want it to be spent at home, with just Narcissa and them two, she would do her best to stop by and give the children some things that she had bought them the week before… Before Parvati was back and all. “I promise I’ll do my best to stop by and give you, Harry and the kids a hug.” The smile was back on her lips after that quick moment of awkwardness when she mentioned the Death Eaters and the two of them were able to move on. “How are things going for you, though? How is Harry doing with having you back and the kids?”

[mrschosenone]

"That's all I ask.  I know everyone already has a bunch of plans and it's a little last minute, but even if you can only come  for a bit.  It would be nice to see all of you." She smiled, playing with Scorpius a bit more.  He was adorable, of that much she was certain.  She loved seeing the look on Tori's face when she looked over at her son.  The look of pure adoration.  She was sure it was the same one she had been wearing since Delilah was born four and a half years ago.  It was simply the way you looked at your children.  "Well, so far.  It's an adjustment of course, especially with Evan, but we're working on it.  I think Harry is still in shock, but he's happy so that's all I really care about.  I know it will take time.  We're both trying not to push anything."

[mrschosenone]

Christmas || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

He gave her a look that said help and then nodded. “Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. I didn’t just say let’s sit down, I said let’s sit calmly. I don’t think they were listening though. Nothing about any of this sitting down seemed to be working. They more just want to do what they want. I don’t remember being this mental as a child on Christmas but my situation was very different.”   He then held Evan and smiled at her.  She was nice and calm. Granted, she probably wasn’t old enough to understand Christmas.  ”I don’t know how you and Brittany manage to keep them relatively calm.  I have to say I’m pretty excited about Christmas too though. We’re all together as a family.” 

[mrschosenone]

"They are four.  I don't think they know what calmly means." She smiled, kissing his cheek as Teddy and Delilah both looked at them hopefully, silently asking if they could begin opening their presents.  "One at a time." She told them, reaching for one of the many in Evan's pile and placing it in front of her, trying to show her how to pull at the paper to open them.  "It's a woman thing.  We rule by guilt and obligation.  It's really effective." She smiled, nodding, "I think so too.  Best Christmas." She leaned in to kiss him, albeit briefly, before smiling against his lips at Delilah and Teddy's rain of 'Ewwws'.

[mrschosenone]

Christmas || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

He was really glad she was in agreement to this whole we have enough children thing. He was kind of glad they had them all young.  He then smiled when she told them to go put the presents in piles.  Harry would have been more than happy to change them, instead of dealing with the masses downstairs but he figured he could handle them. He then made his way down the stairs and watched them bounce up and. “Okay how about we all just be nice and calm. They’ll be down here soon and then we can be nice and calm and as you can see, it’s going to be a great Christmas.”  He was honestly wondering how he had done any of this alone. He knew how. He tended to let Brittany handle most of this but he was too happy about Christmas for him to let anything get him down.  ”So, okay, as soon as they get down here, you all can do this. Let’s just all sit here.”  He knew that wasn’t going to happen. 

[mrschosenone]

"Are you excited for Christmas, Will?" She asked, looking down at the two year old, who nodded with a great, big grin as he waited patiently for his mother to finish changing Evan and getting her dressed. He was a bit more talkative than he was a year ago, but it seemed like he still preferred to let his sisters do his talking for him, neither of which seemed to mind.  "I bet everything you asked Santa for is under that tree." She said with a smile, picking Evan up as she tugged her sweater tighter around herself and took Will's hand, leading the two down the stairs to the living room where Delilah and Teddy were already busily sorting out their presents. "You thought let's all just sit here would work on Christmas morning?" She asked, raising an eyebrow as she set Evan in his lap before sitting down on the other side of him.

[mrschosenone]

Christmas || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

Harry had wound up stuck at work quite a while on Christmas Eve but had managed to get home to help Parvati with the presents. He had tried doing that the muggle way at first but got frustrated quickly and wound up just charming his share of the presents wrapped. He really loved magic. He had the day off for Christmas, barring any huge catastrophe which was something he didn’t foresee happening. They could just let him have a normal Christmas with his family, especially after everything they had been through this year. They deserved to have a happy Christmas and he wanted a happy one too. He curled up closer to his wife, not wanting to think about how they were fixing to be attacked. He was fairly certain that the forces fixing to attack were more scary than the dark forces he dealt with regularly.  Then it happened. Yes, this was frightening but he wouldn’t have traded it for anything in the world honestly.

“I can’t even imagine if we didn’t have a big bed. This right there is the perfect reason we can never try to have more children. There is not room for any more children on this bed.” He then watched as the cats got on the bed. “Oh I spoke too soon. I think we have to get up or Delilah may actually die.”  Harry sat up and blinked, and then grabbed his glasses, and now he could actually see the army on the bed. “Yeah, we definitely need to get up. I’m fairly certain there’s no other option.” 

[mrschosenone]

She laughed, "Yeah, that's not happening. Four is more than enough." She nodded in agreement as the children crowded in around them.  She sighed, brushing her fingertips over Evan's curls.  She knew she would have to get up.  Teddy and Delilah wouldn't wait long on their presents and their sense of urgency let Will know that something good was to come.  She looked down at Delilah and Teddy, both of whom were practically bouncing in the middle of the bed.  "Why don't you two go sort out the presents into piles for your brother and sister and yourselves?  We'll be in there in a minute." She told them before they both raced off, finally allowing Pav enough room to get out of bed.  She picked Will up with one arm and Evan with the other.  "I'm going to go change them, make sure Lilah and Teddy don't start without us." She smiled, glancing over her shoulder at Harry before disappearing into one of the rooms across the hall.

[mrschosenone]

Christmas || Parry

As the light poured into the bedroom window of the house, Parvati curled further against Harry's chest and pulled up the covers to attempt to block out some of the light as she buried her face against the crook of his neck.   With the coat of fresh snow that was coating the Scottish hills outside, the light reflected and magnified making everything look something akin to being located on the surface of the sun.  She hummed sleepily against his skin, perfectly comfortable as she tried to go back to sleep hoping to catch a few more minutes.  It couldn't have been more than seven am but she knew it was only a matter of time before...

"It's Christmas!" Delilah announced as she came bounding into the bedroom and jumped into bed with them.  Will was hot on her tails, dragging his blanket behind him as he climbed into the bed and attempted to get in between the group of them.  Teddy and Evan were the next through the door.  The oldest of the pack had stopped to help Evan out of her crib and was now helping her onto the bed before crawling up himself. 

"The bigger bed was definitely the better choice.  I don't think we have much choice but getting up now," she said, slowly pushing herself up into a sitting position as the kids filed in around them.  She had to chuckle as Delilah found her way onto her lap and once again announced that it was Christmas.  "I know sweetie, I heard you." She said. "Did Santa come and bring you presents?" She asked curiously, knowing her daughter would have checked the tree before coming upstairs. 

[sarahhhyland]

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Finding Normal || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

He looked into her eyes more and he bit down on his lip before rocking his hips against hers. He kissed her more passionately and moved his tongue out against her lips and against hers as he moved a bit quicker but still at a steady rhythm and he moved to closer to her, not wanting to be away from her in any way. They had spent so much time apart and he didn’t want to be apart from her anymore and he couldn’t help but sigh against her lips as he rotated his hips against her, moving closer and closer to her as the moved together.  He had needed this more than her knew and what he had needed was her all along. 

[mrschosenone]

Her eyes closed once again as his hips rocked into hers, drawing another groan from her lips.  Her tongue darted out to wet her lips as her hip hitched over his, giving him a better angle.  She found his lips once again, allowing him to deepen the kiss once again before drawing her lips over his jaw line, pressing a few soft kissed there as she continued.  She loved the way his hands felt against her body, pulling her closer and not allowing them to be apart. 

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

Finding Normal || Parry

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

He continued to move his hand over her and then hooked his fingers in the edge of her knickers, glad she had made things easier for him and slid them down her body as he moved his hands down her body then to tease her slowly.  He watched as she did the spell as he continued to touch her, wanting to make sure that she was perfectly ready even though that didn’t seem to be a problem in the least.  Once she was finished doing the spell, he moved his lips back to hers and kissed her in a heated kiss and moved so he could move over her. He had originally thought about taking a bit more time but they both seemed ready and he craved connecting with her like that more than he could even begin to convey. He then moved to position himself so he could move into her and he pulled back from her lips slightly and met her eyes before kissing her again. 

[mrschosenone]

Her body trembled under his touch, her fingers buried in his hair as she brought him closer, pulling him into another kiss.  Her head dipped back against the pillows as he moved her legs, letting them wrap around his hips once again.  Her eyes closed, a small blissful moan falling from her lips as he moved into her.  She looked up at him, her eyes locking with his as he pulled back.  Her body lifted against his, her hips rocking against his slowly.  It was exactly what she needed to ground herself in the new reality, the connection, the fact that she was really here.  She responded instantly when he kissed her, leaning closer to him.

[thechosenone-potter-blog]

Finding Normal || Parry

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He kicked his pants off the rest of the way, a little quicker than he realized he had.  The friction was about to make him crazy and it had only first started. But he didn’t think that he’d ever get to be with her like this again.  He pushed more against her, desperate to feel more of her as time went on. He ran his hands over the bare skin and pushed more against her as he kissed her passionately and then muttered against her lips.  ”I think we need to cast a charm. I doubt you’ve been on a potion this last year.” He then kissed her again, not wanting to be a part of her for even an instant. 

[mrschosenone]

Her lips matched his in intensity, her fingers threading into his hair as he finished removing his pants.  The only obstacle left in their way being her thin, lace knickers though she suspected they would be gone in a matter of moments the way his hands moved over her.  Her legs untangled from his body, lifting her hips from the bed to make things easier for him.  She nodded when he spoke, now was not the time to discuss how that wasn't a possibility anymore.  She didn't want to trash the mood, though she was sure nothing could possibly affect how much she wanted to connect with him.  Her lips found his once again as her hand patted the night stand blindly for her wand, doing the spell.