Hello everyone! Now that MTW is finished, I decided before making my decision of whether to continue on with the next section for now. I've decided to create a little series of one-shots for everyone.

All characters belong to J.K. Rowling.

How I Met Your Mother (Rainy Days and Mondays)

By JLaLa

As it happens, rainy afternoons equal bored and excitable children. That was the case for Harry Potter and his little trio: James, Albus, and Lily. Ginny, his wife, was gone for the afternoon along with Hermione Weasley for some rather mysterious reason.

So here he was, Harry Potter, the boy who lived, and saviour to the wizard community.

He should've added 'World's Worst Father' to this list.

Here he was AFRAID of his children. James was mischevious, and it eerily reminded him of a pint-size version of the Weasley twins. Albus was prone to disappearing; both Harry and Ginny had spent many a day searching for their quiet son only to find him in random places. Last time, he was napping under his bed. Oh and Lily...she was all smiles until she had a tantrum and though she was small—damned if her screaming didn't carry through the countryside.

"Daddy," his four year old daughter called to him. "I'm bored." James and Albus who sat by the window looking forlorn turned to him.

"We are too," James said as he ran a hand through his Weasley red hair. Taking a snitch he had in his pocket, he threw it up and caught it quickly. Harry smiled thinking of how his own father use to do the same thing.

Lily sat on his lap. "Tell us a story," she demanded like a little princess.

"About what?"

Albus sat next to him and played with his hands. "How about how you and Mum met?"

Harry smiled fondly at his sensitive son. Ginny often said that though quiet, her Albus had a sensitive soul and would be a wonderful husband someday. He was the one who often took care of his sister and Mum whether it be making tea for Ginny or playing dress up with Lily despite the teasing from James.

"But don't make it the same old story of how she was Uncle Ron's baby sister and you didn't even notice she was a girl till she started dating Dean and blah, blah, blah," James added. "Make up a different version."

"Okay," Harry said and they all gathered around him. "

"In the story, Mummy should be wearing a pretty dress," Lily said.

"NO! Let's have a dog in the story," James said. "One that looked like Uncle Sirius!"

"Let's have it in an art studio," Albus added.

Harry put his hands up to halt the possible argument between the three. "Okay everyone. Let's start with Lily, okay?" He thought for a moment. "Aha! I got it."

So he began.

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Next chapter: The Party, or Ginny hates dresses.

I've decided to do something frothy for right now until I can work out a good timeline for 'Meeting the Potters'--possible title for the continuation of 'Meeting the Weasleys'.

Suggestions? Prompts for this one? I have the Potter kids suggestions and I'd like some of yours. The chapter will be dedicated to you if I used your prompt.