Welcome to my story - all about Lily Luna Potter!
Ginny Potter slumped back onto her pillows; beads of sweat glistening on her face. It was over. Tentatively, she raised a hand to her stomach, and immediately wished she hadn't. The lump that had been gradually increasing over the past nine months was gone. Under the bed covers, her waistline seemed almost flat. Ginny had expected that after three times she would be used to the sudden change, but she never was. On hearing a whimpering cry, her eyes flickered open and met the face of the smiling medi-witch, holding a bundle wrapped in yellow blankets.
'Congratulations. You've got a healthy baby girl.'
Ginny's mouth spread into a weak, but relieved smile. She had a daughter. As much as she loved James and Albus, she didn't want a repeat of her mother's fate. They were a handful as it was, without another brother to join them. The medi-witch carefully handed the crying baby over, and Ginny held her to her chest. Soon Harry would be there with the boys, and she could imagine their happy, calm faces smiling down at the tiny baby in her arms…
'-Look, can you just let me in?'
Ginny jumped in surprise at the voice in the corridor, but then laughed when she realised it belonged to her husband.
'My wife is having a baby! Do you expect me to miss the birth of my child?'
The door banged open and Harry Potter stormed in, along with his temper, sometimes dreadful enough to rival his wife's. Clinging to his dad's hand, and sucking his thumb was Albus, and James trailed along behind looking completely bored by the whole affair.
'Honestly. News reporters these days can be so damn frustrating. Don't they understand the concept of "husband" and "father"? Sometimes, i wish I could be anyone else for a day. It's hard having people follow you everywhere you go.'
Ginny took Harry's hand as he came to sit on the edge of her bed.
'You had it then'. It was more of a statement than a question. He seemed quite tired, above everything else.
'It would seem so, here. Now all we need is a name for her.' Ginny handed her daughter over to her father and leant over the bed to ruffle the hair of her younger son.
'We've got a daughter.' Harry smiled, and looked down at the now sleeping baby in his arms. His face looked almost dazed. A small tuft of red hair was visible amongst the folds of the blankets. 'I think we should call her Lily.'
'After your mother.'
'Yes. And Luna as well'.
'You think so?' Ginny said as James climbed up onto the bed to get a good look at his new sister.
'Absolutely. Lily Luna Potter.'
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'Careful now,' the healer said, motioning for Ginny to take the floo powder from a small pot. 'Keep the baby held close at all times.'
'I will, thank you,' Ginny said to be polite. She'd gone through the same procedure and advice twice before. She then stepped into the fireplace with Lily held tightly in one arm, threw down the powder and clearly stated 'Number twelve, Grimmauld Place!'
As always, Ginny screwed her eyes shut and tried not to throw up. Travelling by floo powder within twenty-four hours of having a baby was an incredibly unsettling experience. When the spinning stopped, she opened her eyes to a roar of voices.
Crowded in the long kitchen was every member of the extended Weasley family. Harry was waiting by the fireplace and gave her a one armed hug as she stepped out of the hearth. In a flash, Lily was swept from her arms by adoring family members.
'-Oh she's beautiful!'
'-Another girl in the family. The boys are getting outnumbered'
'-What's her name?'
'-Red hair of course! A true Weasley!'
'SHUT UP!'
Everyone jumped, and the babble of voices immediately halted. Sitting on the sofa, with her arms folded and a scowl on her face was Victoire.
'Vicky!' Fleur hissed. 'Behave!'
'Well it's only another stupid baby! I don't see what all the fuss is about.' The seven year-old continued sulkily.
The whole room just stared at her in amused silence, while Fleur was fuming with her daughter and Bill looked embarrassed. Then George, unable to contain himself and seeing the look on his eldest niece's face began to laugh. Victoire stared in shock as everyone else began to join in. Her face crumpled and she ran from the room.
After she was gone, the rest of the family continued on as before, passing Lily around from person to person. Miraculously, she was still sleeping. Ginny watched with a smile on her face and Harry's arm around her shoulders. She took her opportunity to study the decorations that had been put up around the room.
'Can I hold her?'
Ginny averted her gaze from her daughter to see the pleading face of Teddy Lupin looking up at her.
'Sure, go ahead. Audrey?'
Ginny's sister-in-law carefully handed Lily over to the young metamorphagus. The baby squirmed, opened her eyes, and began to wail. Teddy stared in shock, and before he had time to blink, Lily was immediately whisked away by her mother from his hold. Everyone began talking again and crowded around the newborn, resulting only in making her scream even louder. Disturbed by the sudden bawling of their cousin, Rose, Dominique, Molly and Roxanne also began to wail.
In the sudden pandemonium, nobody noticed Victoire slip back into the room. She wandered over to where Teddy was still rooted in shock. Sensing her presence, he came back to reality and whispered into her ear.
'Don't worry Vicky. You're much nicer and prettier than her."
