Okay. This is my first ever fanfic so please be nice if you leave reviews, and remember it may take me a while to respond to them coz, well, it is the holidays-who's home on the holidays? Enjoy!

Chapter One: Prologue:

At a small district hospital in the south of London, an average seventeen year old, dressed in a hospital gown, was leaning against the headboard of her bed. In the crook of her arm was the reason she was still alive, a small infant, only minutes old, was being cradled by his mum.

"Come on sweetie, push" Jane Granger-Dale said trying to coax her only daughter into giving birth.

"ARRGGH I'm trying mum so can you fuckin' shut up!" Hermione screamed at her mother, earning a horrified look, but was so close to unconsciousness she barely noticed.

"Don't mind her, she's just in pain, she may act a little out of character" said a pleasant looking nurse who had noticed the look shared between mother and daughter. "Okay Miss Granger, I need you to give one more push then it'll all be over".

With a final scream, a small baby boy was born into the world.

Hermione slumped against the headboard of her hospital bed, exhaustion taking over, she allowed her mum to tend to her. She stayed still for a few moments before glancing at what was happening with her newborn son.

She saw several doctors and nurses buzzing around him. There was a low sound of voices floating over to her, in which she was able to catch snippets. "He's smaller than normal"- "Born prematurely does that"- "Dangerous weight"- "Stay for a few days"- "Check the mother". All of a sudden a nurse came over to Hermione.

"Are you okay dearie?"

Hermione nodded.

"Well, because your son was born two weeks prematurely, his size and weight are at a dangerous low. You will both have to be spending several days to recover."

Again Hermione nodded, still not trusting her voice.

"But on a lighter note, he does need a name…"

Hermione closed her eyes for a second. "Alex… Alexander Harrison Granger"

Hermione looked down at her precious son 'how can something created out of an act of hate, manage to steal all my love?'

Jane peered over Hermione's shoulder before bursting into tears "My baby's baby" she sobbed, "Can I hold him?" Hermione, all of a sudden, was feeling overprotective of the infant. 'Alex… what have you done to me?' "Sure…" she replied handing over Alex before she could stop herself.

"Oh, he is so adorable, little sandy blond locks, oh you will be a hearth throb..." Hermione tuned out as her mother crooned over her son until she was addressed, "Hermione dear, it was so nice of you to make Harrison, Alex's middle name, I'm sure your step-father will appreciate it. You know he still thinks you haven't accepted him, but I'm sure Harrison will see how much he means to you now" As Jane finished her little speech she had tears in her eyes.

'If only you knew mother, if only you knew.'

Birth Certificate

Name: Granger, Alex Harrison.

Date: 23 August 1998

Time: 2:25AM

Mother: Granger, Hermione Jane. 17yrs.

Father: -

Siblings: none

Place: South London Residential Hospital.

Citizen: Citizen of Great Britain. (A/N is that right?)

Soooooooo? What do you think? I'm not one of those 'give me twenty reviews or I won't posts' but a few would be nice, just to know I'm loved.

I know it may be confusing- but hopefully I'll have chapter two and three up soon- I've already written them. It'll make more sense then.

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Ps. sorry if the birth certificate seems fake- I'm not really sure what they look like :-)