A/N: Thank you everyone for your support! Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: I don't know Harry Potter. Blessed be J.K!
Baby Names
January
Twenty Weeks
The first Hogsmeade trip of the year had finally arrived. The pregnant students were looking for to shopping and get out of the castle, seeing as they had been at Hogwarts all year. Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the castle together on Saturday morning and set off through the cold, wet grounds, they passed the magnificent wrought iron gates, flanked by two columns topped with statues of winged boars. The group pulled their winter cloaks tightly over their swelling tummies and made their way down to the slushy High Street, of the small picturesque little village, with its thatched cottages and shops, they noticed the enchanted candles hanging in the trees. Ron suggested a visit to the 'Three Broomsticks' to begin with. Eager to get out of the cold, the others agreed. The warm and cosy pub was crowded, the many round tables and booths along the sides of the walls, were full with happily chatting people, sharing drinks and great smelling food. Harry stomach rumbled. They made their way to the bar and ordered three butterbeers and a plate of pumpkin pasties for Harry, from the pub matron, Madam Rosmerta. An attractive, curvy woman with a pretty and kind face, she wore glittery high-heels, a beer stain apron over her simple dress. While the three waited for their order, Hermione pointed into the mirror behind the bar and the boys looked and saw Ludo Bagman reflected there, sitting in a shadowy corner with a bunch of mean looking goblins their heads dipped in avid conversation.
"What do you think Bagman is up to in Hogsmeade with those Goblins?" Hermione asked looking at him suspiciously.
"Never mind him. Look there's the others!" Ron exclaimed when he noticed a group waving at them from a booth to the right wall of the pub. Lavender, Parvati and Neville were nursing butterbeers and beckoning them over. The trio paid for the drinks and made their way through the crowded room. Ron and Harry slipped into the booth next to Neville and Hermione perched next to the other girls, this of course was no mean feat for the six to share a booth, with their swollen bellies taking up so much room now days. Nearly five months pregnant, they were beginning to 'show' even in their winter robes.
"Lav, and I were thinking we could brainstorm some names for the babies?" Parvati explained when they were all comfortable.
"It'd be good if we knew if they were going to be boys or girls" Neville said woefully.
"Well, we are far enough along for an ultrasound." Hermione informed them. Harry nodded and the other four just looked at her confused. When the muggle raised teens, realised they had no clue what an ultrasound was, Hermione explained.
"It is a device that uses high frequency sound waves to create an image, you can see your baby on a little screen, and they can tell the sex of the baby by now" she finished knowledgeably. Lavender and Parvati look delighted and Neville just continued to look confused.
"But we don't have machines like this…" Ron whined. "…and us' boys can hardly just rock up in a muggle hospital but there faces would be pric…"
"No, Ron, don't you go getting any ideas! It will just have to be a surprise" Hermione snapped cutting him off.
"I like the name, Lathe. What do you think?" Lavender asked, changing the subject with a frown at Ron.
"Aww that beautiful Lavender" Hermione agreed.
"I'd like to name a girl after my mum…" Harry said bashfully.
"AWWWW" The three girls swooned simultaneously causing Harry to blush.
"How's about Ruby?" Neville asked for the girl's approval. They ooh and arr'd some more, making Neville happy.
"Hagrid asked if we'd name one after him?" Hermione informed them, clearing her thought awkwardly, as if the idea didn't quite appeal to her. The discussion had gone on for a good hour, before Hermione stood up said.
"Right time to shop!" The girls squealed with glee, they got up and dashed from the pub together, leaving the boys to tag along behind.
First the group visited 'Tomes and Scrolls' to gather some books. Parvati picked up a book called 'You and your magical baby'. They lost Neville in 'Dogweed and Deathcap' the herbology shop, it had become his favourite subject. Everyone was eager to indulge their sweet tooth in 'Honeydukes' coming out with pockets stuffed with everything from chocolate frogs and fizzing whizzbees to liquorice wands and peppermint toads. They were attracted to 'Gladrags Wizardwear' because they saw the most adorable baby wizard's robes and miniature Hogwarts hats displayed in the shop window and spent a good thirty minutes looking though the baby things and trying on some looser robes. And lastly the group found, Ron's older twins brothers, in 'Zonko's Joke Shop' with rather mischievous grins on their identical faces.
"Hi' ya Preggo's" Fred greeted them loudly, causing half the store to turn and look.
"Hay, are having a baby shower?" George asked with out pause. The girls made sounds of agreement.
"Do we have to have a baby shower?" Ron whined again.
"Not if you change the baby's nappy very quickly." Fred chimed in. The twins sniggered and snorted, then bid them farewell, before exiting the shop in a flurry. Hermione sighed rolling her eyes. After about twenty minutes Lavender and Parvati had found a few small party favours. The baby shower planning now in full swing. And Neville knock over a display of dungbombs, which erupted in a smelly brown cloud. They bolted from the shop into the fresh air of the High Street, coughing and spluttering.
"I'm…cough…sorry" Neville apologised.
"That's okay Neville. But you must be careful..."Hermione reassured him. "…come on now everyone we had better get back to the castle and change." The six of them trudge back up to the castle holding their noses and carrying full shopping bags.
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