A/N: Another chapter yet again. Before I go on with the story, I want to thank my mom for the details regarding pregnant woman and my significant other for some of the ideas he provided. Thanks! Now read and review. Tell me what you think!

A Simple Gold Band

Chapter 7

Harry, Ron and Blaise were at the Ministry command centre when they received word that St Mungo's was under attack, trapping Ginny, Hermione and Pansy in there. As Harry's team was about to leave, the door of the Ministry exploded and a group of Death Eaters rushed in, wands blazing. During the fight, a message from Dumbledore arrived, informing them that Hogwart's was also under attack.

"Harry! Ron! Both of you go ahead, my team and I'll take care of things here," Blaise shouted to the two men. He saw both of them look up and nod in his direction before gathering their team and rushing off towards the floo network and apparation points. After the two teams left, Blaise stood up from the fallen body of the Death Eater he was fighting and looked around. Even though the Aurors were outnumbered 5 to 1, the Death Eaters were not match for them. Bodies of Death Eaters and a few fallen Aurors littered the lobby of Ministry as the rest of Blaise's team rounded up the remaining Death Eaters.

"Bring one of them to the interrogation room," Blaise commanded. "We need to find out if they're planning anything else."

After giving the Death Eater some Veritaserum, Blaise swore a blue streak when he found out Voldermort's plan to divide and conquer with a three-prong attack. He needed to round up as many soldiers he could to give Ron and Harry some back up. Blaise gathered as many available, uninjured men without leaving the Ministry defenceless, and split them into two groups, one to Hogwarts and the other to St Mungo's. Blaise led the team to Hogwarts to the apparition points and held out a portkey. Once it was activated and they felt the familiar tugging at their navel, Blaise and his team found themselves at Hogsmeade, right in the middle of a battle.

Harry stepped out of the floo network in the visitor area, covered in blood, most of them not his. The gash on his forehead was still bleeding slightly, trickling blood into his eyes. Blood matted his hair, his uniform was torn and he walked with a slightly limp from falling awkwardly on his knee after diving to the right to escape from a very nasty hex. The group of soldiers that were under his command were also in similar conditions, with cuts and scratches on their faces and bodies.

Unsheathing his sword, he signalled to his men to break into three groups to search for Death Eaters. Leading one group to the maternity level in search of Pansy, he instructed the other two teams to meet them there after disposing of as many Death Eaters they could find. Once the three groups went their separate ways, Harry and his team crept quietly up the stairs and as he came to the corridor to Pansy's office, he heard the Death Eaters cursing. Harry popped his head around the corner and saw a dozen or so Death Eaters flinging hexes and curses against a largish, blue shield that he recognised as a protective spell that Ron had taught Hermione to protect herself. Feeling slightly relieved that the women were safe for the time being; Harry turned to his men and told them of what he had seen. After formulating a plan, Harry nodded to them and everyone took their positions. With their wands and swords drawn, Harry and his men attacked the Death Eaters, the element of surprise on their side.

Harry took on four Death Eaters at once, killing them with ease. As he turned around to monitor the situation, a kick landed squarely on his chest, sending him face first onto the blue shield. The sight before him made him gasp in surprise. Within the bubble, Ginny was lying down with her head on a man who looked strangely like Draco. Hermione sat by her side, holding to her left hand while Pansy sat between her legs. He didn't understand why Ginny's face contorted in pain until he saw a head popping out from between her legs.

Oh God! She's having a baby now, he thought. Such bad timing.

The knowledge that the safety of the people he cared about was in jeopardy, fuelled his waning strength and anger. Harry whipped around and fought the Death Eaters with renewed vengeance, so that his wife and his unborn child will be safe.


When Hermione heard something crashing into the shield, Hermione didn't take any notice since she thought it was just another hex thrown by the Death Eaters but something told her to turn and take a look. When she turned, she gasped.

"Harry! He's here," she told Pansy.

"I know. I felt him the moment he set foot in the hospital," Pansy answered. Pansy looked up to Ginny and said," Ok Ginny, I've got the baby's head. You've got to push some more ok?"

Ginny gritted her teeth and nodded. At Pansy's signal, Ginny pushed as hard as she could. After another forty-five minutes of pushing and pain, Pansy finally announced, "It's a girl! You have a daughter!"

Ginny smiled tiredly and looking up, she saw that Draco was smiling with tears in his eyes. Pansy bundled the baby up and put a warming charm on the blankets before passing her to her awaiting parents. Pansy smiled at the new family with happy tears in her eyes, hoping that one day that her own family would be just as happy. Pansy cleared up the after birth and made sure that Ginny was all right just as the shield dropped. Hermione was ready to cast another one but when she looking around; all the Death Eaters either were dead or taken captive. She saw Harry jog over to them, dropped down in front of Pansy and gathered her into his arms.

"Pansy, are you okay? You're not hurt or anything right?" he said softly. "I was so worried about you."

"No Harry, I'm fine, especially now that you're here," Pansy replied, hugging him close. Harry kissed her lips gently before turning to face Ginny and Draco.

"Malfoy, is that you under all that facial hair and Death Eater's robes?" Harry asked smiling widely at him. "And who is this beautiful newcomer?"

Draco just smirked at him and said, "I didn't know you cared Potter." Caressing his daughter's cheeks, Draco said softly, "This is our daughter, Nadira. Isn't she beautiful?"

"Yes she is, Malfoy. Congratulations."

Harry gave Hermione a big hug and told her not to worry about Ron. Just as they ended the hug, one of Harry's men came up and informed him that the hospital is secured and Death Eater-free.

"Now that the hospital lock-down is over, let's get the new mother and baby into a ward so that they can rest. Draco, you need a shower and a shave," Pansy said, standing up with Harry's help.

Half an hour later, Ginny lay comfortably in bed, feeding Nadira while she waited for Draco to finish his shower. Hermione had gone back to The Burrow to tell Molly about the new baby. Burping her daughter against her shoulder, Ginny looked up and watched Draco coming out of the bathroom dressed in Harry's extra uniform. He was clean-shaven and he had cut hair short again, looking much as he did before he went missing. He sat down beside her bed and smiled at his small family. A family of my own, I can't believe it, he thought. His heart filled with so much love for them that he thought it would burst.

"Honey, can you put her back into the crib please?" he heard Ginny say softly. Taking the baby from her arms, he nuzzled his daughter's fuzzy hair and kissed her forehead before placing her into the hospital issued crib. He turned around and smiled at his wife. She never looked more beautiful than she did now. As he walked back to her bed, he saw her scoot over and pat the spot beside her.

"Can you hold me please? I really miss you holding me," she said, giving him a small smile. Draco returned her smile and took off his shoes before getting in bed with her. Even though he knew that the War wasn't over and Voldermort was still out there, he didn't care. Tonight, all that mattered was he had his wife in his arms again and for the first time since his capture; he fell asleep peacefully.

A/N: Finally updated. May suck, since I had major writer's block for this chapter. Sorry about that.