A/N: Hi guys! Here's my first Harry Potter fic. I hope you like it.
The birth of a Potter Child
Chapter 1: James Sirius
The birth of a child is said to be one of the most wonderful times in a wizard's life. Harry James Potter was one exception to this. He was the godfather to Ted Remus "Teddy" Lupin, the son of his late friends Remus Lupin and his wife Nymphadora Tonks. Through his marriage to Ginevra Weasley, the sister of his best friend Ronald Weasley he was uncle to Victoire, Dominique and Louis (Bill and Fleur's children), Lucy and Molly (Percy and Audrey's daughters) and Fred and Roxanne (George and Angelina's children). He loved his nieces and nephews like his own children and was often teased by his mother-in-law, Molly of whom his niece Molly was named after.
She would say, "Harry, you and Ginny had better hurry up and have children otherwise you'll miss out on fatherhood. Take it from Charlie."
Harry would merely laugh and would promise her that it would happen... eventually.
It came to him as surprise one day when Ginny announced they would be expecting.
"Harry?" she said as they sat in the living of 12 Grimmauld Place one fine Sunday afternoon.
"Yeah?" he said looking up from the letter he had received from his cousin Dudley.
"If I told you I was pregnant what would you say?" Ginny asked not looking up from her book on Quidditch.
Harry thought for a moment. "I would say that's great. Why?"
Ginny winced for a second before regaining her strength. "I'm really pregnant, Harry."
Harry looked up from his letter.
"What?" he said in alarm.
"I'm pregnant." Ginny repeated.
"Oh my god!" Harry gasped. "I'm going to be a father!" He went over and kissed Ginny's forehead before apparating to the Burrow to tell Ron, Hermione and the other Weasleys.
"Hello, dear." Said Molly as Harry appeared in the kitchen of the Burrow.
"Hi Molly, can I tell you something?"
"Anything dear."
Harry took a deep breath before continuing. "Ginny's pregnant."
Molly spun around dropping her wand.
"Congratulations dear!" she squealed as she hugged him.
"What's going on?" Ron asked sticking his head through the doorway.
"Harry!" he said as Hermione stuck her head through the doorway too.
"Harry!" she said as she hurried through the doorway to hug him.
"Hey guys."Harry said hugging his two best friends.
"Looking after my sister?" Ron teased.
Hermione elbowed him in the ribs.
"Ah! Hermione!" Ron yelped.
"You deserved it." Harry chuckled.
"What needs congratulating?" Hermione asked crossing her arms as she gave her husband another menacing glance.
"Ginny's pregnant." Harry said as a smile came across his face.
Hermione squealed before hugging Harry again.
"Oh congratulations!"
Harry chuckled. "Thanks Hermione."
Ron hugged his best friend and joked, "You knocked up my little sister. Oh my bloody god!"
"Ronald Bilius Weasley!" roared Molly.
Ron flinched.
"Molly calm down." Hermione said.
"Aunt Ginny's pregnant?" said the voice of Dominique.
"Dominique! Hi!" Harry said at the sight of his niece.
"Hey Uncle Harry." She said with a smile,
"Dom!" Billy called.
"Is that Bill?" Harry asked surprised that his brother-in-law was actually at the Burrow seeing as Fleur and Molly still couldn't stand each other for long periods of time.
"Harry." Bill said in surprise.
For as long as Harry and Bill had known each other, they had always been on good terms, even after Bill married Fleur they still remained good friends. Bill and Fleur had allowed Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ollivander and the goblin Griphook to hide at their cottage for a few days during the final days before the Battle of Hogwarts.
"Hey Bill." Harry said shaking hands with his brother-in-law.
"Did I just hear right? Ginny's pregnant?" He asked with a smug grin on his face.
"Yeah, you heard right."Harry said with a smile.
"Harry James Potter!" bellowed Ginny.
Harry, Molly, Bill, Dominique, Hermione and Ron spun around to see an angry Ginny standing with her hands on her hips.
"Aunt Ginny!" cried Dominique as ran over to hug her aunt.
"Hello Dom." Ginny said hugging and picking up her niece.
She then eyed Harry. "I thought we were going to tell everyone together?" she snarled at her husband.
"Yeah but I wanted to be the one to tell Molly, Hermione and Ron." Harry said rising his hands in defence.
"She's my mother, Harry!" Ginny snarled.
"Ginevra Molly Potter!" Molly hissed.
Ginny went silent. She knew better than to yell in front of her mother.
"Sorry mum." She grumbled. She then went to hug Hermione.
"Sorry Molly." Harry said.
"It's ok, dear. I know what it's like. You've got mood swings already, Ginny." Molly said matter-of-factly.
"This early?" Ginny asked.
"It's been known to happen, Ginny. I mean remember when Angelina was pregnant with Roxanne?" Bill said.
"How could I not remember? She was worse with Roxy than what she was Freddy." Ginny said remembering how the mood swings had affected her sister-in-law Angelina.
"What about everyone else? They need to know." Harry said gravely.
"We'll tell them when we see them." Ginny said grinning at her husband and present members of her family and extended family.
Everyone got told about Ginny's pregnancy and they were all really happy for Harry and Ginny. They had all been debating what the baby would be.
"I hope it's a girl!" Angelina said one day as she, Ginny and Fleur scrambled around the Burrow living room chasing a half naked Louis who was wearing a nappy but no t-shirt.
By this time, Ginny was 5 months along and wasn't meant to be running around after her toddler nephews.
"Don't strain, Ginny. I learnt the hard way with Victoire." Fleur said as she helped Ginny up from the floor. Her English was now 98% clear and it was all thanks to the Weasley family.
"Thanks Fleur. I know. Harry and everyone else has been telling me the same thing." Ginny sighed.
"Ginny, we are only trying to help you out. Take from Fleur and I. We've been pregnant before so we know what we are talking about."
Ginny sighed as she grabbed Louis from under the coffee table. He squealed loudly.
"Come to mama, Louis." Fleur said as Ginny handed her nephew to his mother.
"Ginny?" said Harry from outside the living room.
"In here, Harry." She called.
Harry poked his head through the doorway to see his pregnant wife, two of his sisters-in-law and squealing nephew crowded around the coffee table.
"Hey girls. Hello buddy." Harry said as he approached them.
"Hey Harry! Long time no see." Angelina smiled as she hugged Harry.
"We saw each other only last week." Harry laughed.
"Point taken."
"Hello Harry." Fleur said as she wiped Louis' chin with his bib.
"Hi Fleur."
"How was your day, dear?" he asked Ginny as he kissed her.
"Fine, Louis has been keeping me on my toes for most of the day." Ginny said as she hugged Harry.
"That's what it will be like with our baby." Harry said as Fleur handed him Louis.
"Say hello to Uncle Harry, Louie." Angelina cooed.
Louis squealed.
"Thought of any names yet?" Harry asked.
"We could name the baby after your aunt Petunia. If it's a girl, of course." Ginny suggested.
Harry's face paled as he, Louis and the girls sat down in the arm chairs.
"Ah, no." Harry said.
"Why not?"Angelina asked.
"No child of mine will be named after my vile aunt." Harry said sternly.
"I wouldn't say that to her face." Ginny said teasingly.
The girls thought for a moment.
"What about we name the baby after Ron." Harry suggested.
"What? You want to name the baby after me?" said Ron.
Harry and Ginny looked up to see Ron's head sticking in the doorway.
"Maybe. Oh I know! Ron, how would you feel if we named you and Hermione the baby's godparents instead." Ginny said with a smile on her face.
Ron looked completely stunned.
"I would be honoured to be the baby's godfather. We'll have to run it by Hermione first." Ron said beaming.
"Wait. Where is Hermione?" Ginny asked her brother.
"Right here, Ginny." Hermione said from next her making her jump.
"Bloody hell Hermione!" Ginny yelped.
"Sorry." Hermione apologised.
Harry exchanged looks at Ron and Ginny.
"What did you want to run past me?" Hermione asked.
"How would you like it if you and Ron become the baby's godparents?" Harry said taking Ginny's hand in his own.
Hermione didn't hesitant. "Yes! Yes! We would love too! Would we Ron?" she squealed as she hugged Ginny first then Harry.
"We'd be honoured." Ron said coming in the room to hug his sister and Harry.
"Thanks guys. You truly are the most amazing friends a guy can have." Said Harry, group hugging Ron and Hermione.
Ron laughed. "I would have been a very good friend if I hadn't had approved of you dating and later marrying my sister now would I?"
"That's very true, man."Harry said pulling out of the hug first.
4 months later at 12 Grimmauld place, Harry and Ginny decided to throw a baby shower. It was a new thing in the Wizarding community to have various Muggle parties thrown. It was May 14 and people were fussing over the month seeing as on the 1st of May 1998 the Wizarding World was thrown into chaos and despair with Voldemort's attack on Hogwarts castle which saw hundreds of Wizards, Witches and Magical Creatures were killed. Victoire had been born on the 2nd anniversary of the War in 2000.
Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione had kept in touch with a couple of their old friends from their time at Hogwarts. They remained close to Neville Longbottom his wife Hannah Abbott, Luna Lovegood and of course Hagrid.
"Wow you're getting big Ginny." Smiled Neville as he felt the baby kick as the entire Weasley family, Dudley, his wife Anna, and the other magical guests crowded Grimmauld Place.
"Gee, thanks Neville." Ginny said with a small smile.
"Dudley, I thought you could see magical locations or things." Hannah said uncomfortably.
"Kingsley changed the law so we Muggles could see magical things." Dudley said as he exchanged smiles with his cousin.
"I thought Kingsley was coming." Ron said looking around to make sure that he hadn't overlooked the guests when he had permitted them to enter.
"Kingsley couldn't come. He told me this morning when I ducked into work." Arthur said causing Ron to nod.
Gifts were opened and food was eaten but one expected what was going to unfold next.
Ginny was in a full flight conversation with Luna when she felt her waters break.
"Harry!" She bellowed over the noise of conversation.
Harry turned around to see Luna and Percy's wife Audrey supporting Ginny by the forearms with Ginny holding her bloated stomach. He hurried to his wife in a panic.
"What's wrong?"He said urgently.
"My waters broke!" Ginny screeched sending everyone in the room into a panic.
"Don't panic! We need to get Ginny to Saint Mungo's!" Hagrid yelled over the crowd.
Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ginny apparating to Saint Mungo's where they were greeted by a nurse at the front desk.
"Ah, hi. I'm Harry Potter. My wife's in labour." Harry said to the nurse at the desk as fast as he could.
"What's the relationship with the others dear?"The nurse asked indicating Ron and Hermione.
"My brother and his wife." Ginny said as she tried to force down a scream that was constricting in her throat.
It was no use. Ginny screamed as the pain ripped through her.
"Come this way!" urged the nurse as she jumped to her feet to tend to Ginny.
With the help of Harry and Ron, the nurse carried Ginny to the maternity ward of the hospital. Hermione held Ginny's hand the entire time.
"Ok Mrs. Potter. I need you to push NOW!" instructed the doctor that had been present in the ward that time.
Harry took Ginny's other hand and Ginny screamed as she pushed with all her might to deliver the baby.
"Almost there Mrs. Potter. One more push." The doctor encouraged.
Ginny gave one more push before the cries of the baby rang out in the ward.
Ginny relaxed and released Harry and Hermione's hands.
"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Potter. You have a beautiful baby boy." The nurse said as she handed Harry the freshly cleaned and wrapped baby boy.
"He looks like you, mate." Said Ron as he pulled up a chair beside Harry to admire his newborn nephew.
"He does too." Ginny said weakly from the bed.
"What are we going to call him?" Harry asked.
"Why don't you honour two of the most influential men in your life, Harry?" Hermione suggested as she rested a hand on Harry's shoulder.
Harry thought for a moment.
"James Sirius." He said looking up at Ginny who had regained some of her strength.
"After your dad and Sirius?"
"Yeah, I owe them for sacrificing their lives to save mine." Harry said slowly rocked his son back and forward.
"James Sirius Potter. I like it." Hermione said as Harry handed James to Ginny.
"It's got a ring to it doesn't it?" Harry said.
"Ron, go back to Grimmauld Place and tell the others that Ginny's given birth." Hermione said.
"Hermione, he'll forget. Go with him."Ginny said smugly.
Hermione was relucent to go but she did anyway leaving the small family alone.
"He's got your hair." Said Ginny, as she ran her hand lightly over her son's fuzzy head.
"Well, he has freckles like you and your eyes." Harry said as he leaned up to kiss his wife's cheek.
Harry sat and watched as Ginny rocked their son back and forth. They received visits from their party guests. Even Andromeda Tonks and her grandson, teddy came to visit. Teddy was very excited to see the new addition to his godfather's family. Harry knew that someday, James would follow in the footsteps of his namesakes; his late grandfather James and his father's late godfather Sirius. Causing mischief of all kinds.
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