Ginny was sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast and skimming through this morning's Prophet, one hand idly stroking her swollen stomach when the front door finally creaked open.

"Gin, I'm home!" Harry called out to his wife from the hallway, shucking off his coat and dropping his damp umbrella. Ginny waddled out to join him, marmalade and toast still in hand.

Harry felt a stupid grin spread across his face at the sight of her, read hair tied back sloppily and her pyjama top stretched across her stomach. His hands reached out involuntarily to feel his son shifting under Ginny's skin.

She kissed his cheek softly, the crumbs from her toast tickling him slightly. "Catch many bad guys?"

Harry nodded as he led her back to the kitchen, nicking her other triangle of toast. "We finally got Avery. Ow, Gin, don't hit me – I'm starving!"

The pregnant woman pursed her lips as she busied herself making more toast. Harry began to flick through the paper Ginny had abandoned, picking up where she had stopped reading.

"How are you? Manage to sleep alright despite the fact that our son never seems to need any rest whatsoever?" Harry laughed as Ginny scowled; their unborn child was almost constantly wriggling around, a source of great amusement to Harry and annoyance to Ginny.

"Actually," she said, dumping the stack of toast on the kitchen table. "He wasn't too bad last night. Don't forget, last check-up at St. Mungo's on Saturday. You will be there." She pointed her marmalade covered knife at Harry, who had been forced to miss the last appointment due to work.

Harry grinned shiftily under his wife's stern gaze; you did not disobey Ginevra Potter when she looked at you like that. "I'll be there!" He protested and she nodded at him, satisfied.

"Anyway, I was thinking about names." she said, as she lowered herself heavily into a chair. "I quite like Sam."

Harry squinted at her. Well, Sam is an alright name, he thought, but a little… common.

"Maybe with James or Sirius or Remus as a middle name?" Ginny suggested reasonably, knowing it would mean a lot for Harry to honour those brave men. She'd like that too.

Harry shifted again, remaining silent. He liked the idea of naming his children after the many brave people who had sacrificed their lives for him.

"James Sirius Potter." He announced grandly. Yes, perfect, he thought happily.

Ginny winced slightly. However, she wouldn't deny him this; it made sense really, James was his dad and she'd loved Sirius too.

"Yeah, that sounds great, Harry."

Harry wandered down the stairs, pulling his glasses off tiredly. He'd finally managed to get James to sleep after reading the Tale of Two Brothers five times. He fell onto the sofa next to Ginny, leaning his head wearily on her shoulder.

"Like I say, I would have put James to bed but son number two is just kicking away like a trooper right now…" Ginny grinned wickedly at her husband, both of them knowing perfectly well that, unlike their first child, their next son was a lot less energetic.

"Hey, Gin," Harry sat up again suddenly, ruffling his hair with a huge grin on his face. "I was thinking about names again!"

Ginny smiled tightly. Please let him suggest William, she prayed silently.

"I had a great idea, I've already spoken to Ron about it and he said he thought you'd love the name," Harry babbled on and Ginny's heart began to sink; if her older brother had said she'd love it, she was guaranteed to hate it. She could almost picture Ron's smug smirk.

"They were the best men I've ever known, what would I be without them? So, I think we should call our next son: Albus Severus Potter."

"NO!"

"You don't like it? I can think of nothing better than naming our child after two of the greatest Headmaster's Hogwarts has ever seen. You can't still hate Snape after everything he did for me!"

"I don't hate Snape, it's just a fucking awful name!" Ginny's voice was full of exasperation. Really, for someone who had escaped death multiple times and defeated the most powerful Dark wizard on Earth, sometimes Harry could be pretty dense.

"Our son will go to Hogwarts. They were to most famous Headmasters to have taught there. He will be bullied mercilessly."

"Don't you understand how much this means to me? Those men are the only reason I'm alive today!" Harry's tone of voice made him sound remarkably like his sixteen year-old self again.

"I wouldn't wish that name on Draco Malfoy's baby, let alone our son!" Ginny shrieked.

The couple glowered at each other from opposite ends of the sofa.

"I refuse to discuss it," Ginny leant back into her seat and cross her arms. "He will not be called Albus Severus."

Harry said nothing.

And Harry proceeded to say nothing for the next two weeks. Ginny could not help but to admire his resolve (while simultaneously wishing she could throttle him), he did not utter a single word to her.

Years ago, Harry would have sulked and shouted until he got his way but in Ginny he had found his match because she could sulk and shout even better. She was the only girl in the Weasley clan – she knew how to get her way.

However, Harry had sussed her weakness over their years together. The Silent Treatment drove her crazy.

It was her waters breaking that broke the frosty silence that existed between them; both were too frantic to try and push their side of the argument.

Ginny finally broke the morning after their son's delivery when she woke to see her child in its father's arms. Harry, absorbed by the child with his tiny, perfect limbs and his downy hair, did not notice that his wife was awake. Ginny observed her family quietly. The look on Harry's face as he stared at his son made Ginny's throat feel constricted with the rush of love it inspired in her. She could deny him nothing, she knew.

She had to speak first or else he'd give up the fight before she could.

"So, how's little Al doing?" She whispered softly. Harry looked up, surprised to see Ginny awake.

"He's great, he's perfect." He replied, not even registering what Ginny had called him.

"He's got good genes," Ginny joked. "And, after all, he is named after two of the bravest, greatest Headmasters Hogwarts has ever known."

A/N: "Harry and Ginny are real soul mates. They're both very strong and passionate. That's their connection and they're remarkable together." - J.K. Rowling. I never really shipped them that much until I read that quote (and saw Burdge's art!).

Anyway, here's my version of events. Poor, poor Albus Severus.

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EDIT 26.08.11: I have added in a break when we move on to child no. 2 and changed the name from 'Thomas' to 'William' - thanks to my reviewers who suggested this. Lily Luna chapter will be arriving soon...

EDIT 17.09.11: As someone just pointed out "William" is the name of Ginny's LIVING brother - Bill. It's now 'Sam'. If something's wrong with that...