Post by milly on Sept 9, 2007 9:51:33 GMT -5
Squeee, so this was so fun to write, lol!
Its a little longer than a drabble :S lol, I don't know how many words, but longer, lol, but not too long I hope. neways, Enjoy
xx
Title: Babysitting
Rating: K (suitable for all)
Genre: Fluff, Romance. Sickly sweet lol, with a few terrors thrown in (adorably cute terrors tho)
Enjoy xx
www.fanfiction.net/s/3677755/5/The_Filius_and_Pomona_Flash_Fic_Challenge (link to all my challenge attempts at ff.net)
Filius Flitwick was in a state of panic. His sister's daughter, his niece, Maria, had come by and needed him to babysit last minute for the night, she had an imporatant meeting with work and her regular babysitter had let her down.
Filius had agreed happily, but now regretting the decision. He had no idea how to look after a small child, let alone a baby, 2 toddlers and a small child. Jacob, a five year old little boy with big blue eyes and bright blonde hair, was currently charming his quills and ink pots around the room with his uncles wand. Hannah and Scott, 3 year old twins, were currently rolling one of his very old, antique vases around the floor like one of their toy cars.
Their blue eyes sparkling in enjoyment and their curly dark hair falling all over the place as they jumped about, and lastly, Josie, a 1 and a half year old, was in his arms. Screaming for he didn't now what. He'd tried giving her a charmed teddy bear that would hug her back gently as she played with it, he'd tried charming stars to fly about above her to try and calm her. He tried rooting through the baby bag her mother had left for a baby manual when he came across a baby bottle and instructions.
Sighing in relief he warmed the bottle as instructed, only using magic instead of muggle means, tested the milk on the back of his hand and then fed it to the screaming infant, who instantly went quiet as the bottle filled her tiny mouth. He stroked her small amount fair hair gently as she drank her milk, he tiny blue eyes staring up at him in wnder and then watching the stars whiz about. After she'd finished her bottle he set her down in the carry cot with the enchanted teddy and went to deal with the others.
Jacob seemed to be enjoying himself immensly, he had the ink wells and quillls dancing about expertly and was now about to enchant some books to join them. The charms professor knew a five yr old would not be able to hold that many items in the air at once, let alone that many different items. He dived at the child grabbing the wand and lowing the items gently back to his desk. The child bounced onto the soft sofa and giggled at his uncle thinking he was playing with him. He then got up and tried to catch the stars whizzing about the room, much to Josie's amusement, the baby giggled and cooed happily from the cot.
Hannah and Scott had grown bored of the vase, which hadn't broken to Flickwick's relief, and were now running about the run in a sort of game it seemed. He was debating chasing them when he heard a soft knock at the door. He decided they'd be alright for a minute and went to answer it. He was surprised when he found Pomona Sprout at his door.
'Filius, how are you? the headmaster mentioned you had some guests you might need a hand with' she told him cheerily with a smile, with changed to surprise when she saw the toddlers running round and the baby in the crib and the child trying to catch magic stars just out of his reach. 'Oh, how adorable',. she cooed, 'I assumed the headmaster meant you'd gotten a tricky house plant or two'
'My neice's children, her babysitter let her down at last minute' he explained,
'and you agreed to look after them, how sweet of you Filius, and they're adorable children'
The children however, seemed not to notice the new person inthe room, as they headed over towards were the adults were stood, however, Filius was quick to clsoe the door to stop them gettin out. He also charmed a childproof lock so they couldn't open the door. The twins ran in between the two adults and around them causing them to almost lose their balance.
'Drink? Pomona' Filius offered, 'I think I need one' he muttered as he wandered over to the drinks cabinet. INstead of pulling out a bottle of alcohol, however, he pulled down a carton of orange juice.
Pomona giggled,
'I'd love one' she told him
'I'm afraid Maria banned anything stronger than juice, she said Jacob will get into anything and everything, and that hot drinks are not a good idea around the twins, tehy don't tend to look were they're going' he told her. Pomona nodded and accepted the glass of juice as he handed it to her. He replaced the cap and picked up his own drink,
'I think they'll tire themselves out soon' he told her, Pomona didn't answer, she only sipped her Orange juice with a smirk. The poor man was in for a rough night if he thought they'd get tired anytime soon.
Three hours later and the twins were still running around screaming and Jacob had joined in too, Josie was giggling and making excited baby noises from her crib as Jacob played with her too. Everynow and then he stop running with the twins and play peek a boo around her crib.
Between them, Pomona and Flitwick had managed to move or charm anything hazardous or breakable out of the children's reach and were sat back on the sofa watching them run around tirelessly. Filius noticed as Pomona supressed a yawn and noticed she looked tired.
'are you tired Pomona? I'm sure I can handle them if you'd like to go and get to bed' he told her gently, though he didn't want her to leave, but he felt selfish for keeping her here,
'No I'm ok Filius, they'll probably drop soon' she assured him,
But they didn't. An hour and a half later and Filius was debating stunning them, or lacing their drinks with one of Severus' sleeping potions. He knew Maria would probably murder him if he did such a thing, but it brought a smirk to his lips as he thought about it. He was surprised he didn't have a headache from their screaming, but took the small blessing. In his musings he hadn't noticed, the children hadn't tired, but Pomona had, and she was now leaning against him gently, sleeping softly. He smiled at her, stroked her hair and shifted her slightly so her head was on his lap, she'd have a sore neck in the morning other wise.
Hannah was the first to tire out, as she stopped running and wandered over to her uncle with her arms up,
'I'm tired uncle Fwilis' she mispronounced, he smiled at her and nodded. He grabbed a pillow and lifted Pomona's head gently. He slipped the pillow under her head were his lap had been and softly set her head back down.
Filius picked up Hannah and carried her to the guest room he'd set up for the children. He got her changed for bed into her pyjamas with ehr yawning the whole time and trying to cuddle him. As he did up the last button and picked her up again, Scott and Jacob, carrying Josie, wandered in. Josie asleep in her big brothers arms, and thankfully already in her night clothes thanks to her mother. Filius placed Hannah down gently in the travel cot for her and Scott, and tucked her in with a kiss to her forehead. Took Josie from Jacob and placed her in her cot, also with a kiss to her forehead. He then picked up Scott and got him changed for bed whilst Jacob got himself ready for bed. Filius placed Scott in the travel cot next to Hannah and tucked him in with a kiss to the top of his head. He then helped Jacob finish getting undressed, he helped him untie his laces and undo the top button of his shirt. Jacob mostly got himself ready Filius noticed, and then he tucked him into bed as he climbed into the bed transfigured to have wooden sides so he didn't roll out.
'Goodnight uncle Filius' he whispered,
'Goodnight Jacob' he whispered back, and kissed the top of his nephews head as he tooked him in.
As Filius turned around he saw a smiling Pomona in the doorway and felt a pang in his heart, he moved over towards her with a smile and closed the door with a last look at the children. Pomona took his hand and led him back to the sofa. They sat down and she snuggled against him.
'The headmaster was wrong' she whispered,
'oh?', he answered, 'how so?' he asked her,
'You didn't need me afterall, you're great with the kids' she told him, he smiled at that, and then answered,
'No, I do need you Pomona' he told her, and tightened his arms around her. He felt her relax in his arms and kissed the top of her head lightly as she drifted off to sleep again with his arms around her. He lay his head back against the sofa and slipped into a comfortable sleep aswell, his arms staying wrapped around the Herbology Professor.
Its a little longer than a drabble :S lol, I don't know how many words, but longer, lol, but not too long I hope. neways, Enjoy
xx Title: Babysitting
Rating: K (suitable for all)
Genre: Fluff, Romance. Sickly sweet lol, with a few terrors thrown in (adorably cute terrors tho)
Enjoy
xx www.fanfiction.net/s/3677755/5/The_Filius_and_Pomona_Flash_Fic_Challenge (link to all my challenge attempts at ff.net)
Filius Flitwick was in a state of panic. His sister's daughter, his niece, Maria, had come by and needed him to babysit last minute for the night, she had an imporatant meeting with work and her regular babysitter had let her down.
Filius had agreed happily, but now regretting the decision. He had no idea how to look after a small child, let alone a baby, 2 toddlers and a small child. Jacob, a five year old little boy with big blue eyes and bright blonde hair, was currently charming his quills and ink pots around the room with his uncles wand. Hannah and Scott, 3 year old twins, were currently rolling one of his very old, antique vases around the floor like one of their toy cars.
Their blue eyes sparkling in enjoyment and their curly dark hair falling all over the place as they jumped about, and lastly, Josie, a 1 and a half year old, was in his arms. Screaming for he didn't now what. He'd tried giving her a charmed teddy bear that would hug her back gently as she played with it, he'd tried charming stars to fly about above her to try and calm her. He tried rooting through the baby bag her mother had left for a baby manual when he came across a baby bottle and instructions.
Sighing in relief he warmed the bottle as instructed, only using magic instead of muggle means, tested the milk on the back of his hand and then fed it to the screaming infant, who instantly went quiet as the bottle filled her tiny mouth. He stroked her small amount fair hair gently as she drank her milk, he tiny blue eyes staring up at him in wnder and then watching the stars whiz about. After she'd finished her bottle he set her down in the carry cot with the enchanted teddy and went to deal with the others.
Jacob seemed to be enjoying himself immensly, he had the ink wells and quillls dancing about expertly and was now about to enchant some books to join them. The charms professor knew a five yr old would not be able to hold that many items in the air at once, let alone that many different items. He dived at the child grabbing the wand and lowing the items gently back to his desk. The child bounced onto the soft sofa and giggled at his uncle thinking he was playing with him. He then got up and tried to catch the stars whizzing about the room, much to Josie's amusement, the baby giggled and cooed happily from the cot.
Hannah and Scott had grown bored of the vase, which hadn't broken to Flickwick's relief, and were now running about the run in a sort of game it seemed. He was debating chasing them when he heard a soft knock at the door. He decided they'd be alright for a minute and went to answer it. He was surprised when he found Pomona Sprout at his door.
'Filius, how are you? the headmaster mentioned you had some guests you might need a hand with' she told him cheerily with a smile, with changed to surprise when she saw the toddlers running round and the baby in the crib and the child trying to catch magic stars just out of his reach. 'Oh, how adorable',. she cooed, 'I assumed the headmaster meant you'd gotten a tricky house plant or two'
'My neice's children, her babysitter let her down at last minute' he explained,
'and you agreed to look after them, how sweet of you Filius, and they're adorable children'
The children however, seemed not to notice the new person inthe room, as they headed over towards were the adults were stood, however, Filius was quick to clsoe the door to stop them gettin out. He also charmed a childproof lock so they couldn't open the door. The twins ran in between the two adults and around them causing them to almost lose their balance.
'Drink? Pomona' Filius offered, 'I think I need one' he muttered as he wandered over to the drinks cabinet. INstead of pulling out a bottle of alcohol, however, he pulled down a carton of orange juice.
Pomona giggled,
'I'd love one' she told him
'I'm afraid Maria banned anything stronger than juice, she said Jacob will get into anything and everything, and that hot drinks are not a good idea around the twins, tehy don't tend to look were they're going' he told her. Pomona nodded and accepted the glass of juice as he handed it to her. He replaced the cap and picked up his own drink,
'I think they'll tire themselves out soon' he told her, Pomona didn't answer, she only sipped her Orange juice with a smirk. The poor man was in for a rough night if he thought they'd get tired anytime soon.
Three hours later and the twins were still running around screaming and Jacob had joined in too, Josie was giggling and making excited baby noises from her crib as Jacob played with her too. Everynow and then he stop running with the twins and play peek a boo around her crib.
Between them, Pomona and Flitwick had managed to move or charm anything hazardous or breakable out of the children's reach and were sat back on the sofa watching them run around tirelessly. Filius noticed as Pomona supressed a yawn and noticed she looked tired.
'are you tired Pomona? I'm sure I can handle them if you'd like to go and get to bed' he told her gently, though he didn't want her to leave, but he felt selfish for keeping her here,
'No I'm ok Filius, they'll probably drop soon' she assured him,
But they didn't. An hour and a half later and Filius was debating stunning them, or lacing their drinks with one of Severus' sleeping potions. He knew Maria would probably murder him if he did such a thing, but it brought a smirk to his lips as he thought about it. He was surprised he didn't have a headache from their screaming, but took the small blessing. In his musings he hadn't noticed, the children hadn't tired, but Pomona had, and she was now leaning against him gently, sleeping softly. He smiled at her, stroked her hair and shifted her slightly so her head was on his lap, she'd have a sore neck in the morning other wise.
Hannah was the first to tire out, as she stopped running and wandered over to her uncle with her arms up,
'I'm tired uncle Fwilis' she mispronounced, he smiled at her and nodded. He grabbed a pillow and lifted Pomona's head gently. He slipped the pillow under her head were his lap had been and softly set her head back down.
Filius picked up Hannah and carried her to the guest room he'd set up for the children. He got her changed for bed into her pyjamas with ehr yawning the whole time and trying to cuddle him. As he did up the last button and picked her up again, Scott and Jacob, carrying Josie, wandered in. Josie asleep in her big brothers arms, and thankfully already in her night clothes thanks to her mother. Filius placed Hannah down gently in the travel cot for her and Scott, and tucked her in with a kiss to her forehead. Took Josie from Jacob and placed her in her cot, also with a kiss to her forehead. He then picked up Scott and got him changed for bed whilst Jacob got himself ready for bed. Filius placed Scott in the travel cot next to Hannah and tucked him in with a kiss to the top of his head. He then helped Jacob finish getting undressed, he helped him untie his laces and undo the top button of his shirt. Jacob mostly got himself ready Filius noticed, and then he tucked him into bed as he climbed into the bed transfigured to have wooden sides so he didn't roll out.
'Goodnight uncle Filius' he whispered,
'Goodnight Jacob' he whispered back, and kissed the top of his nephews head as he tooked him in.
As Filius turned around he saw a smiling Pomona in the doorway and felt a pang in his heart, he moved over towards her with a smile and closed the door with a last look at the children. Pomona took his hand and led him back to the sofa. They sat down and she snuggled against him.
'The headmaster was wrong' she whispered,
'oh?', he answered, 'how so?' he asked her,
'You didn't need me afterall, you're great with the kids' she told him, he smiled at that, and then answered,
'No, I do need you Pomona' he told her, and tightened his arms around her. He felt her relax in his arms and kissed the top of her head lightly as she drifted off to sleep again with his arms around her. He lay his head back against the sofa and slipped into a comfortable sleep aswell, his arms staying wrapped around the Herbology Professor.
I love dhow close they were, and how Filius wasn't as usless as he thought. I'm really glad you wrote this after you told me about it.
