Date: June 6, 2011

Chapter 11: Just a Little Accident

'Something smells delicious,' George sighed, coming down the stairs and inhaling the aroma of seasoned potatoes.

'I made lunch,' Angelina said. Her stomach bulged out from her figure, as she was due in nearly a week.

'Great,' George said, kissing her. 'Fred, lunch!'

Fred came bounding out of the living room, and George hoisted him into his high-chair. Angelina served the lunch, then took her place next to Fred so she could feed him.

'How are you feeling?' George asked, digging into the meal.

'Fine,' Angelina replied. 'Just some Braxton-Hicks contractions, but nothing else. Open up, Freddie!' Fred obliged and Angelina tipped a spoon into his mouth.

Once they had finished, Angelina and George sat down with Fred to do learning exercises.

'Freddie, can you recite the alphabet for Daddy?' Angelina asked.

Fred nodded proudly. 'A, B, C...' he rattled off. George smiled at his son. '...W, X, Y, Z!'

'Good job, Fred!' George praised. Then he furrowed his eyebrows and sniffed the air. 'Ange, is something burning?'

With a sinking feeling Angelina realised she had forgotten to turn the stove off in the kitchen, and she had left a towel next to it. 'Oh, no!' she cried. She raced to the kitchen with George close behind, and opened the door to find a devastating sight.

There was a fire raging on the wall and floor near the stove. Angelina quickly grabbed Fred and placed him outside the door. 'Stay here!' she told him.

'Aguamenti!' George yelled, and water sprayed from his wand. He did it again and again, until eventually, the fire fizzled out. Angelina stared at the blackened walls, and felt a jolt in her stomach.

'Brilliant!' George shouted, lowering his wand. 'Bloody brilliant! Nothing can happen in this house without something going wrong! How many times do we have to do this?'

Angelina blinked at him, her mouth slightly open.

'I mean, really!' George went on. 'Is it so hard to do one bloody thing right?'

Angelina stared at him, dumbstruck.

'Say something!' George yelled in frustration.

Angelina's mouth moved like a fish, and then she managed to say, 'My waters broke.'