AUTHOR'S NOTE: This chapter takes place after "Attracted to a Weasley". Eight months to be exact :) IMPORTANT NOTE AT THE BOTTOM!

Introducing Mya Rose

In which Romilda gives birth.

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was dead. It wasn't dead as in out of business, it was dead as in they actually had no customers coming in and out. Students were too busy getting their education at Hogwarts and not many parents were willing to buy practical jokes and send them off to their children at school. Of course the shop got it's occasional owl delivery to have merchandise shipped to the school but it just wasn't the same without the loudness of excited people shopping for their favorite pranks.

Since business was slow, Verity and Lee were each given the option of working one week alone and having the next off while the other person went into work for them. They quickly agreed since work wasn't too hard and the idea of having an entire week off at a time seemed splendid.

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The bell that hung above the door to the joke shop chimed and in walked Hermione, her arms tightly holding two brown paper bags to her chest. "I've got food!" She shouted, slightly grinning to herself since it always seemed she was showing up with food. "Come and get it before I decide not to give you any."

Verity, who was leaning against the counter where the cash register resided, caught sight of Hermione and quickly made herself busy with straightening out the all ready straight products on the shelves. Ever since she had gotten the box of Daydream charms and a note from a pissed off Veela, she took it upon herself and asked around who Fred was seeing. She was actually shocked to learn that he was with Hermione and knowing how bright Hermione was, she followed the advice the note held and only talked to Fred if it involved business.

Hermione inwardly chuckled as she made her way to the back room but quickly felt bad that she had caused that sort of reaction in one of the shop's best floor sellers. "Verity!" She called out, gaining the girl's attention. "I brought an extra burger and fries if you want it."

Before Hermione could enter the back room, George and Fred appeared and steered her back towards the counter in front. Verity saw where they were headed and slowly made her way towards them, making sure to figure out which twin was George and standing closer to him.

"Pizza!" George groaned as he sniffed the air with a smile on his face. "Please tell me that's pizza you brought?"

"Of course." Hermione giggled.

Fred stood next to Hermione and greeted her with a kiss before unloading the bags from her arms. "How is it that you always show up exactly when we're hungry?" He smirked as he took out the contents from each bag.

"You're a Weasley." Hermione answered. "You're hungry all the time so it's not exactly hard to know when to show up."

"Right you are, love. Right you are."

"Oh will you just shut it and pass out the food. I'm starved!" George whined which caused Verity to grin for the first time since being in Hermione's presence.

Fred passed out the single serve pizzas to himself and George, leaving the burger and fries to be split between the two females. Verity quietly thanked Hermione for the food and as everyone got set to dig in, the door to the shop flew open and Ron sprinted in.

Ron's face was paler than normal and the dark circles under his eyes stood out greatly. By the time he had reached the group of them at the counter, he was out of breath and his chest heaving. If they hadn't known better, they'd have thought that Voldemort himself had returned.

"M-mungos." He rasped. "Need t-to go to M-mungos!"

Fred and George moved forward, concerned for their baby brother and tried to calm him down.

"Calm down, Ron."

"And tell us why you need to go to St. Mungos."

"Are you admitting to us that you finally need to be admitted?"

"Or did you do something completely idiotic and need help?"

The twins, although they were concerned for Ron, couldn't help but tease him a little.

"Will you two knock it off." Hermione scolded the twins as she pushed them out of the way. When Ron had busted through the front door, her instincts kicked in and she started to feel around for the vibes that his body would be giving off. Right away, she picked up that Ron was panicked. She stood in front of Ron and cupped his face in the palms of her hands. "Take a deep breath and tell us what's wrong." She spoke with the most gentle voice she could muster up.

Ron inhaled deeply and breathed out through his nose. "Romilda has gone into labor."

The identical grins that the twins wore quickly vanished and it seemed as if they paled as much as Ron had which was quite funny since it was Ron who was about to become a Dad. The twins went into action and started to run around the store, putting stuff away and trying to figure out what to do since they didn't want to close down the shop in case they did get a customer.

Hermione, Ron, and Verity watched in amusement as they ran back and forth from the back room to the front of the shop, colliding with one another when they weren't paying attention.

"Um, guys?" Verity spoke trying to gain the twins' attention. When neither twin looked her way, she shouted. "GUYS!" The twins stopped all movement and looked over at her. "You two go with Ron and Hermione. I'll manage the shop."

Without so much as a 'thank you', loud cracks! were heard through the shop and Verity was left alone.

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The waiting room at St. Mungos was filled with Romilda's family and the Weasley clan. Once Fred, Hermione, George, and Ron had made it to St. Mungos, Romilda's family was already there so Hermione took it upon herself to place fire-calls to the rest of the Weasley's.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were the first that Hermione contacted, followed by Harry and Ginny, Fleur and Bill, Percy, and she placed an owl to Charlie who resided in Romania and filled him in on the almost birth of his niece.

Everyone was seated and chatting quietly while waiting patiently for any news about Romilda and the baby.

"RONALD WEASLEY! IF YOU DO NOT STAND NEAR MY HEAD, I WILL BAN YOU FROM THE ROOM!"

The entire waiting room went dead quiet and both families were trying to stifle their laughter while Mrs. Weasley tried to pretend she didn't hear anything. Everyone knew better though when they glanced her way and saw the smile that she was trying to fight off.

"Looks like little Ronnie tried to sneak-a-peek." George chuckled.

"I don't know why." Fred chuckled back. "Why would you want to see that?"

Fleur and Hermione, who were seated next to each other catching up, both went quiet and stared at the twins. "Because child birth ez beautiful." Fleur told them.

"Beautiful?" Fred questioned. "What's so beautiful about a woman screaming in agony and watching a bloody baby coming out of-" He trailed off as he caught sight of Hermione fiercely glaring at him. "Right. It's beautiful." He concluded.

George and Bill, who caught Fred's part of the conversation, both chuckled at their brother.

A couple more minutes passed and the doors opened, revealing an ecstatic looking Ron and a pink bundle held within his arms. Everyone quickly stood and gathered around him, trying to be the first to catch a glimpse of the newest Weasley.

Ron numbly brushed passed everyone and set out for Hermione and Fred first. He stopped before them, the smile on his face never wavering, and pulled the blanket away from the baby's face. "Fred, Hermione. I want you to meet Mya Rose Weasley." Hermione's smile matched that of Ron's as she reached in and played with the baby's fingers. Mya Rose took up after her mother; dark hair and freckles splayed across her cheeks and nose. "Mya Rose, meet your Godparents." Ron introduced them.

He passed Mya Rose into Hermione's waiting arms and everyone gathered around her. The baby wrapped her tiny hand around Hermione's finger and Hermione practically melted. She glanced up at Fred and saw the love that shone from his eyes, knowing full well that this little girl was going to be spoiled rotten.

Ginny walked up to take a look at her niece and playfully pouted at Hermione. "You beat me to it, I see." Hermione's brow furrowed in confusion and Ginny giggled. "Being Godmother. I was going to ask but I see you were all ready chosen."

"Oh. I'm sorry, Gin." Hermione apologized.

"It's okay." Ginny assured her. "But just so you know, when you're pushing out a kid, I claim the rights of being Godmother for your first child."

"Deal." Hermione chuckled. "Although, Harry will have to share rights with George for Godfather."

"It's okay." Ginny giggled. "As long as I get to be Godmother."

IMPORTANT NOTE: Today, April 12th, is the first day of the Strawberry Festival. Whenever the Festival is in town, there are so many people here that it jams our cellphone and Internet service so I'll probably won't be able to post again until Monday. The Festival ends on Sunday but nothing clears out until Monday night. I'll try to post again during the weekend but if the internet is down, I'll see you Monday :)