This chapter is dedicated to my best friend because he wanted something to happen on his birthday. And I don't know why I didn't upload this on his birthday, but I guess I'm a little absent minded like that (and I was at Disney World).
-Morrigan
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January 4th, 1977
Peia marched down the corridors at Mungos with a determination she usually only reserved for her most severe cases, practically knocking anything or anyone over that got in her way.
"Healer Malfoy?" a new medi-witch squeaked as Peia walked past.
"Yes?" Peia called as she kept walking. "I'm kind of in a hurry."
"I'm sorry, it's just that you got an owl," the girl was practically running to keep up with her.
"Is it from my husband?"
"No ma'am."
"My brother?"
"I don't think so."
"Either one of my parents?"
"Um, no."
"Then it's not important right now. I have to get to the maternity ward."
"But Healer Malfoy, you don't have any patients up there."
Peia stopped walking and took a deep breath before turning to face the young girl. "Look, Amy, I know you haven't been here long and you don't know me very well so you don't know the situation. My goddaughter is upstairs right now giving birth, it's been a difficult pregnancy for her and I would really like to get up there with the rest of my family."
Peia could have sworn she'd never seen fear like that before in a young girls eye as the medi-witch slowly backed up from her, a fumbled apology falling from her lips.
When Peia finally arrived in the maternity ward, Cygnus was grinning ear to ear.
"You've missed all the excitement," he teased, pulling her into a tight hug. "Go on in, Bella's been asking for you."
"Congratulations Grandpa," she laughed and kissed him on the cheek.
She slowly opened the door, her eyes immediately falling on an exhausted Bellatrix who was cradling what looked like just a bundle of pink blankets. Druella, Andromeda, and Narcissa were all scattered around the room, looking nearly as tired as Bella.
"Hey Bells," Peia said as she approached the side of the hospital bed.
Bella looked up and grinned. "Aunt Peia, you finally made it."
Peia smiled. "You know I wouldn't miss this for the world, I just had a few things running late today."
Bella nodded in understanding and held the bundle of blankets up toward her aunt. "Would you like to hold her?"
Peia grinned. "I would love to."
Bella handed the baby to her, her smile never faulting. "Aunt Peia, meet Cassiopeia Bellatrix Lestrange, we thought we might call her Cass."
Peia's eyes filled with tears as she looked down at the sleeping newborn. "You named her after me?" she looked at her niece who smiled and nodded. "Oh Bells, I am honoured. She is so beautiful!"