HA 3c: Brian

HIM AGAIN: Chapter 3: He's Gone - Brian

Harry Potter looked down at his son nestled in Ginny’s arms, now sleeping peacefully, and felt a frown crease his brow. The queue for the fireplace and Floo network was long, so it gave him time to think. The jubilation at the idea of taking his son home was lifting to reveal worrying undertones.

Not for the first, second, or even third time, Harry thought of the incident earlier that afternoon with some anxiety. The way his son had cried like that… It had been disturbing, to say the least. Still, the child had seemed perfectly all right afterwards, gurgling oddly at him whenever he held it.

“We shall have to think of a good name,” Ginny said softly to him, still glowing in that warm, maternal way.

He smiled. “Yes… any ideas?”

“Sirius?” Ginny suggested tentatively. “James?”

Harry swallowed and shook his head. “Not James.” He felt that that ghost had to be laid to rest.
“As for Sirius - perhaps a middle name?” He didn’t want to think of that horrible veil whenever he thought of his son.

Ginny nodded and was silent. A thought came into Harry’s head.

“How about… Brian?” he said hesitantly.

Ginny smiled. “Yes, that’s a nice name…” She paused; he knew his face must look odd. “Harry - does that name mean something to you?”

Harry nodded stiffly. Blue eyes surveyed him in his memory.

“All right, then.” She looked down at the baby. “Brian.”