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11 August 1981
Great Britain
St. Mungo's Nursery:
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"You can't be serious!'
"I am Arthur. She has to go."
"But Molly, we have always dreamed of having our own baby girl. Hell she is the first daughter to be born to both the Prewett and Weasley lines in over seven generations."
"No Arthur. This is NO child of mine. Do what you must, but she is never to step foot into our home. If we must, she died shortly after birth."
"But Mol…"
"No." Molly Weasley interrupted. "It is hard enough as it is with six boys. I will not bring another child into that. I will not allow her to suffer."
Molly Weasley had not touched, let alone even looked at the precious baby girl she had just brought into this world. Another child would not suffer, especially a girl.
"She is to be put up for adoption in America Arthur. Do you hear me? America." With that she left the hallway outside the nursery and headed back to her room where she packed her belongings and apparated home.
Arthur went into the nursery and grabbed the bundle of pink blankets that was supposed to be his daughter. "I am sorry child," he said as he apparated to America.
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13 August 1981
North America
Missionary Hope Nursery:
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"Lord and Lady Falcon," called a healer from the door near the nursery. The couple rose and joined the healer at the doors. "We are so sorry for your loss. We tried everything we could," the healer said as he looked at the couple, now using each other for support. "We understand that you are going through a lot right now, but the Head Healer or the Nursery Department would like to have a word with you."
"Of… Of course," Lord Falcon replied, following the healer down the hallway with his wife in tow. They were lead into a private meeting room where they were told to wait for the Head Healer.
"Ed… Edward" cried Lady Flacon as she collapsed into her husband's arms. "What are we going to do? Th…this was our only child."
"Shhh… Hannah. Sweetheart," said Edward as he brushed her fire red hair out of her face and behind her ear. "We'll figure something out Hannah," he continued as he looked into her bright violet eyes.
"Lord and Lady Falcon," said the healer as she entered.
"Healer Marner," said Edward as he sat down with his wife.
"I know that this is a great loss for you. She was your only child, and although she was only two days old, you still had nine months with her in the womb," Healer Marner said as she sat down across from the Falcons. "I realize all this, yet I still have a favor to ask of you. We had a small bundle of joy dropped off on our doorstep last night. She was left with only a small piece of paper saying that she was two days old had no name and they asked that she be given to a pureblood family that could care for her."
"What does that have to do with us?" asked Edward, confused.
"We thought that you were the best candidates. We realize that she cannot replace your daughter, but this poor thing has nothing. You have so much love to offer her. We would like to ask you to take this little girl and call her your daughter."
"I… This is…" Edward began but was silenced by his wife's hand on his arm.
"Can we see her first before we decide?" asked Hannah.
"Of course, let me go get her." Healer Marner said before leaving. A couple of minutes later she came back into the room with a little cart rolling behind her. "I'll leave you alone for a few minutes while you two talk."
Hannah Falcon timidly rose from her seat next to her husband, not sure if her legs would hold her. As soon as she felt solid on her feet, she slowly walked over towards the cart that the Healer had left.
"Oh my…" she whispered as she saw the child before her. If she didn't know that her child had died, she would have thought that this beautiful baby in front of her was in fact her biological daughter.
"What is it Hannah?" Edward said as he swiftly maneuvered towards his love. As soon as he reached her and looked down, all the wind left him as if hit by a bludger. "Oh…"
The child's fiery red hair was the same exact shade as Hannah's hair, although her face was not the same exact shape as either Falcon, you could say that it was a mixture of both, with a little splash of freckles across her nose and cheekbones.
"Edward, we can't just leave the poor thing, and one could even say that she was our real daughter," She looked up from the small child at her husband. "I…I just… we can't… I still hurt, but…" She stammered as she tried to get her thoughts out.
"I know sweetheart," Edward replied as he watched Hannah pick up the precious little thing. As he watched the two cuddle he whispered "Yes."
"What?"
"I said yes. If you will have her, we will take her home tonight."
"Oh thank you! Thank you so much Edward!"
Fifteen minutes later, Healer Marner walked back in to the room to see Lord and Lady Falcon in the same seats as they had been when she left, the only difference is that the cart was between then backs of their chairs, and there was a little pick bundle in Lady Falcon's arms.
"So, have you made a decision?" she asked quietly as to not startle the couple.
"Yes." They whispered at the same time. "We want to adopt her, but we would like to actually bind her to us. To make her our actual daughter." Lord Falcon continued.
"Of course. That is understandable."
"But there are some stipulations that we are going to put in place, whether you agree to them or not," Lord Falcon began as he looked directly into the Healers eyes.
"I… I see. And what are these stipulations?"
"First and foremost, you will be the one to do the bind."
"Of course."
"And secondly, ever single staff member that knows about the death of our daughter, including you, is to be brought here and have their memories modified!"
"Oh… I see. We can have the arrangements made. I will be one second," Healer Marner said and then walked out of the room.
"Edward?"
"Yes Hannah?"
"Are we really doing the right thing?" Hannah asked as she looked into the face of the precious baby girl.
"Of course we are." Edward said gently stroking his wives cheek.
"Ok." Said Healer Marner as she re-entered the conference room, "I have one of the Healers rounding up all of the staff members who know about this." She said waving her hand towards the three people sitting before her. "Now, let us get the ceremony over with before the rest of the Healers arrive."
"Thank you."
"It is my pleasure. Now, if you will kneel before me with the little one between you." She said indicating the floor in front of her. "Now then, just a tiny prick on her index fingers, and a cut to each of you hands." Healer Marner said as she pricked the baby girls index fingers and sliced the palms of the Falcons hands. "Place your hands together and make sure that her prick is lined up with the cuts on your hands."
After they had finished this, Healer Marner began to chant in Latin as she finished the ceremony. "Ut is eram tunc , sic vadum is exsisto. Certamen lemma ut duos vadum partum unus." (As it was then, so shall it be. Combine them so that two shall create one."
Just as she finished the chant, there was a light knock on the door. Healer Marner quickly flicked her wrist, closing the wounds on the, now three, Falcons. Healer Marner then turned towards the door and waved all of the Healers into the room.
"Please line up one by one. Do not ask questions and do as you are told." Lord Falcon said in a commanding voice. One by one, Lord Falcon Obliviated each of the Healers, when he finally finished with the last Healer, he slowly turned to his wife. "I am sorry Hannah, but I must!" He then turned his wand on his wife and silently said "Obliviate."
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13 August 1981
North America
Falcon Manor
9 o-clock pm:
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"Master and Mistress are home. Is there anything Minky can do for you?" asked the house elf who showed up upon their entrance to the Manor.
"No Minky. We are fine." Said Hannah as she tried to stifle a yawn.
"Hannah. You are tired. You just gave birth to our beautiful baby girl two days ago. Go lay down. I will put Virginia into the nursery." Lord Falcon said as he gently took his precious daughter into his arms.
"Thank you Edward. Will you come to bed after that?" Hannah asked as she, again, yawned lightly.
"Of course my love," Edward said as he slowly walked with Hannah to their room. He then turned to the door that was to the left of their bed and walked through.
The room was painted a light tan with a dark chocolate brown crib. The room was lightly decorated in pink tones of fabric with lovely fairies all around the room. He gently placed his beautiful baby girl in the crib, set up a few charms to alert him if she woke.
"I guess this will be our little secret, wont it angle." Edward said before walking back into the master bedroom, where he joined his wife in a peaceful slumber.