Then he flicked a look at his wife, beaming as she listened to Celesca babbling happily away. And Harry felt his heart soar in his chest. For Hermione had now mastered holding baby Alison, even going so far as to almost subconsciously adjust the way she was rocking her, in response to the little baby noises she was gurgling out, as though understanding a new language between them. And she was attentive and encouraging to Celesca, prompting her curiosity in all the right ways and easing her towards the correct conclusions on life. And a bolt of understanding hit Harry like a happy arrow to the heart.