Chapter 12
Two years later:
Hermione and Ron Weasley were sitting under a tree in the garden at the Burrow. It was a beautifully hot summer's day. All the Weaslies were staying, as usual, at the Burrow for the holidays. Harry and Ginny Potter were sitting not far from them. For the first time in a few weeks, Hermione and Ginny were feeling comfortable.
In the field next to the house, two small children, each with flaming red hair were zooming around on toy broomsticks. Although Granddad Weasley was watching them both, Ginny was keeping a close watch on her son James. He seemed to be to be trying to knock his cousin Lucy off her broom.
Ginny, Harry, Ron and Hermione moved their rugs into the next field.
'Fais attention! (be careful!)' Ginny instructed her hovering two-year old son. 'Si tu essaies de pousser Lucy de son balai encore une fois, tu va aller au lit, compris ?' (If you try one more time to push Lucy off her broom, you'll go to bed, understand ?) Ginny told James.
'Oui, c'est la meme pour toi Lucy' (It's the same for you Lucy) Hermione continued.
Both James and Lucy had heard what their mamans (mummy in French) had said. Both the kids' French was nearly as good as their English by now.
Just then, they heard Mrs Weasley calling everyone to come and sit down for lunch. Ron and Harry carried Lucy and James.
'Wanna walk!' Lucy protested 'wanna see mama!' she moaned.
'Ok,' Ron said, happily putting Lucy down 'You're getting heavy anyway'. Lucy ran to Hermione's side and James ran to Ginny.
After lunch, all three of Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Harry sat down again under the huge oak tree in the Weaslies' garden. Hermione and Lucy were looking at shapes in the clouds. After a few minutes, both Hermione and Ginny felt movement.
'Lucy,' said Hermione 'mets tes mains sur la tome de maman' (put your hands on mama's tummy).
Both Lucy's and James' faces lit up with excitement.
Lucy said something that sounded to Ron like 'Is bay moo?'. But Hermione of course, knew exactly what she'd said. She took Lucy's hands and placed them where she could feel kicking and smiled. James had asked Ginny 'Is bébé bougeing?'. He had his hands on Ginny's stomach. All six of them sat there, smiling.
Everything was perfect.
