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Chapter 13 Wisdom of the Heart

Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be

Author's Notes: to all my wonderful reviers!!!!

Author's Notes II: You guys, sorry it took me to long to update, but I had school work to do, this chapter has already been ready for two weeks now, but I sent it to my wonderful beta reader, and she still dind't sent it back! So I didn't want to make you wait any longer, so I post it the way it is, with grammar mistakes, sorry for that. As soon as I have the good version I will change it, so you don't hurt your eyes with my mistakes! That's all!
PEACE
ML

IT IS HERE! THE REVISED VERSION! THANK YOU VERY MUCH KATIE! =)

Silver Dragon Princess: Hi! Sorry it took me to long to update! :P Anyway, you asked me in your last review why didn't Hermione want Ron to see her… I thought it was clear. She doesn't want him to see her pregnant. She doesn't want him to know, at least not now! Anyway, here's the new chapter! Hope you enjoy it!
Katie Bell: Katie! Girl! Are you ok? I've sent you this chapter long ago and you didn't send it back! I have to post it, because I don't' to make them *points at the reviewers with her head* wait any longer! Anyway, I hope you are ok! Kisses!

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JeRu: Holaaaa! Como estas! La verdad que lei tu final! Es muy cruel, pero iria mas para otro fanfic! Yo ya tengo planeada otra cosa en mente, aunque la verdad es que me hize toda la escena en mi cabeza de cómo seria eso! Jeje, algun dia la pondre asi te muestro :P  Como te fue con tu enamorado? Llegue tarde? Espero que te haya ido bien! :) La suerte esta contigo, Jeru! Te prometo que algun dia voy a leer alguno de los TAAANTOS fics que me dijiste, ajaja, pero no te preocupes. A mi los Ginny/Draco nunca me llamaron, son para mi la pareja dispareja (lease la Sirenita y el Principe Eric, La Bella y la Bestia...), pero prefiero Draco/Hermione mi favorito es uno que se llamaba "Draco's Secret" y era que se enamoraba de Hermione pero que el padre se lo prohibia, le obligaba a cortar y como Draco no lo hacia.. la violaba y ella quedaba embarazada. Muy, muy bueno! Estaba en ingles, eso si, pero estaba genial, lo que pasa es que lo sacaron de ff.net. nose pq! Pero buehhh... euuu! Antes que me olvide! Felices Pascuas! Vas a hacer algo? Yo no, creo que ya te dije que ahora no vivo mas en Buenos Aires, pero en San Sebastian (norte de españa) quizas me valla algun dia a Bilbao, pero en si no me voy a ningun lado :( Pero aca hay muchas fiestas! Alla en Chile que se hace? Bueeeno, Jeru, me extendi demasiado, jajaja, ais que te dejo con el chap! Becho enorme! Uh! De uqe parte de Chile sos? Debajo de esta contestacion hay una compatriota tuya! :) Becho enorme!

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MAKE TEA, NOT WAR!

PEACE!

PAZ!

FREIHET! (I don't remember how to say "peace" in german, so I wrote "freedom" hehe)

And Love!

Kissex!
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Hermione was still crying when a sudden pain came over to her whole body. She grabbed her stomach… the area the pain was coming from. She waited for it to end. When it did, she stood up and went to her bathroom to see herself in the mirror. Hermione thought the pain was normal and that there was no way it could be a contraction. She was wrong. As soon as she entered the bathroom, Hermione realised that her dress was wet and that the water was coming from between her legs.

"Oh God. No… not now"

Hermione went to her bed and sat there again. Five minutes later another contraction hit her. She grabbed again her stomach and waited for the contraction to end. What was she supposed to do? Go to the Burrow again? She couldn't! What if Ron was there? No… she couldn't! But she had to tell someone!

Hermione suddenly saw that she had a pen and a paper on her night table and decided to write a short letter to Harry. But what if Ron saw it? Harry would take her to a Hospital for sure… but with the rest of the Burrow? She decided that this was important… but she could also send the letter to Remus, Sirius, or Draco.  But, no, they were going to be with their families and she did not want to disturb them. After all, it was Christmas Night and everyone was supposed to be with their families. Dumbledore? No, he must  be on vacation. McGonagall? With her kids. Who then? Snape? Madame Pomfrey? Yes! But no… Madame Pomfrey… what would she do?

As another contraction hit her, she decided to write a letter to Harry… and let the rest be.

Harry, my water has broken. Please tell Ginny and come here. I don't know how to get to St Mungo's.

She sent the letter and went to her bed, waiting for another contraction to come…

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Charlie had just came out of the bathroom, and looked at his watch. 10:37 p.m. Ron was still with them. He was really happy to see his little brother… but Hermione. She had gone home, and Charlie was sure she had gone so that Ron wouldn't see her pregnant.

As he passed by a window he could see Hermione's owl struggling to get in. He let it in and grabbed the paper the owl was holding. It was folded in half.  Charlie read "Harry". He walked to the living room, where Ron was still talking happily with his family, and handed him the note.
"Harry? This thing came with Hermione's owl." Charlie whispered and handed Harry the small letter. Harry opened it and read it. He was shocked for a few seconds and then went to Ginny.
"Love, we have to go."
"What? Why? Ron is here!" Ginny told Harry stubbornly.
"It's Hermione," Harry told her. "Her water… has broken," he whispered. Suddenly Ginny went pale. "What? How do you know?!" she asked him. He handed her the letter. She read it and then looked back at Harry. "We have to go now!" Ginny whispered nervously.
"Hey, Lovers! What's up with you two?!" Ron just decided to talk to them at that moment. "You look worried!"
Harry was the first one to react. "Yeah… Uh… Ron, we have to go. Sirius… Uh… it's Debbie… She… Uh, has collapsed and Sirius has asked us to take care of Leila while he takes her to the doctor."

"Is Debbie all right?" Molly asked worriedly. "Why did she collapse?"
"We don't know," Ginny said. "But Sirius has asked us to take care of Leila while he is gone. So we have to go. Sorry, guys."

"Fine… Say hi to Sirius for me.  And I hope that Debbie is fine! Maybe she's pregnant… Who knows! Last time she collapsed, she was pregnant with Leila!" Ron said excited. Harry and Ginny looked at each other nervously.

"Yeaaah… maaybeeee…"
There was a silence for a couple of seconds, and then Harry clapped his hands.

 "Sorry, Ron, we have to go…they're waiting for us."

"Fine," Ron sighed. "Send them my greetings.  Goodbye. Take care."
"Bye, brother. See you soon… or at least I hope so." Ginny said this without even looking at Ron. "Mum! Can you come here for a second?"
"What? Sure darling!"
Ginny and Harry walked away fast, Molly following them.

"Honey, calm down! Why are you walking so fast?!" Molly exclaimed. Ginny entered her mother's room and closed the door with a loud BANG.
"Hermione is in labor," Ginny told Molly fast. Molly went pale and it took her some seconds to answer back.

"Hermione is in labor? How do you know?! We have to go to her home! Take her to a hospital! Is she already at St Mungos?! But…!"
"Mum, calm down, please. She sent us an owl, Harry and I will be going to her home now to take her to St Mungos… We'll let you know from there how she is and ,no, she is not in a hospital. There, all of your questions answered, but we thought you should know… Uh… but don't tell anyone until Ron is gone. We don't want him to find out. OK?"
"Sure darling, but I have to go! Neither of you have experience with babies! Believe me! I DO! I have to go!"
"Mum… I know you have more experience than babies than us… but if you go then Ron will start to suspect… and we don't want that! Just… stay here. But before tell us what to do!"
"All right" Molly said upset "Don't take her to a hospital until the contractions are 2 or 3 minutes apart… make her take deep breaths… and… stay with her all the time"
"All right. We'll owl you from there"
"OK. Go. Now!"
Harry and Ginny nodded fast and then went to Hermione's home via floo powder.

They found Hermione crying on her bed, having another contraction.

"Hermione!" Ginny said and ran to her, Harry behind her. She didn't tell them anything.

"She's having a contraction," Harry told Ginny and they both sat next to her. When the contraction was over, she looked up at them.

"What took you so long?" she asked weakly.
"Mum knows," Ginny told her. "How far along are they?"
"4 minutes and 30 seconds…," Hermione answered checking her watch. "But they hurt like hell…"
Harry grabbed her hand and squeezed it hard.

"Don't worry, everything is going to be OK."

"Is Ron already gone?" she asked worriedly. Harry shook his head.

"He's still at the Burrow."
"What did you tell him? Didn't he ask you where were you going?"
"Yes… Uh. We told him we were going to Sirius' place, 'cause Debbie had collapsed and Sirius had asked us to take care of Leila… Ron said something about Debbie being pregnant. He must be thinking we are at Sirius' place now…But he doesn't suspect. Don't worry."
Hermione nodded.

"Mum told us we have to take you to St Mungo's when the contractions are 2 or 3 minutes apart… so we can wait here… a little while."
Hermione nodded again. They were quiet for a few moments, and then she squeezed Harry's hand.

"Oh god, here comes another…" She doubled over in pain but said nothing; just took deep breaths and waited for the contraction to end.
"Why don't you take some clean clothes and put them in her bag?" Harry asked Ginny. She nodded and went to do it.

"Hermione, you better lay down just a bit… I'll be checking your contractions. You stay calm and breath deep." Hermione nodded and layed herself in her bed.

"I'll bring you some water." Harry got up and went for some water. He came back two minutes later. He handed Hermione the glass and she drank a bit. She wanted to put the cup in the night table, but Harry grabbed it and did it himself.

"I'll do it," he said as he put the cup in her night table. That's when he saw a picture of Hermione and Ron, laughing hardly. It was a muggle picture, they weren't moving. It was quite a surprise for Harry, but he did not have time to think any further about it because Hermione had a contraction… this time she screamed. 

Harry checked his watch. 4 minutes apart. One more and they were going to take her to St Mungos. There was only one problem. How? Floo powder. No, it could hurt the baby or Hermione. Apparation? No. Broom? Hermione didn't have one, and Harry doubted that it was safe for Hermione. He had only one chance left. Muggle way.

"Ginny… call a cab or something. We will take Hermione to St Mungos via car. We can take her to the muggle-born wizard's section and then take her to the delivery ward or where they tell us. We have no other way to go."

"Fine," Ginny said and then went to call for a cab.

St Mungo's had two wards. The wizard section and then a section for the muggle-born wizards so their parents could be able to see their kids. Of course, the sign of the hospital it didn't say "Muggle-born wizards hospital".  For the muggles, it was an ordinary hospital, nothing out of the ordinary.

One hour later the cab was at the door of Hermione's building. Soon they were off to the hospital.

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"Charlie?"
"What mum?"
"I need to ask you a favour."
"Sure, anything you need."
"Go to St Mungos. Hermione is in labour and I want to know how she is. Stay there. We'll go as soon as we can get rid of Ron... My goodness that sounded tough!"
Charlie nodded with eyes wide opened from the shock.

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"How is she, doctor?" Harry asked Hermione's doctor. Dr. Owens was attending Hermione and she had just came out of her room. She had already introduced herself to Harry and Ginny.

"Well, she's doing this fast. Maybe in one or two hours she will be holding her baby.  They are both fine, of course. And we already gave Hermione some pills to calm the pain of the contractions. You can see her now."

Ginny and Harry thanked her and entered in the room. They found Hermione sitting in her bed, reading a magazine about babies.

"Hi!" she said, smiling at them.

"How are you feeling?" Harry asked as he conjured two chairs and sat next to Hermione's bed. She smiled.

"Fine… the contractions don't hurt anymore… I was just reading this magazine! It's so interesting! Did you know that if a mother tries to hide her pregnancy by, for example, putting herself in a corset that it can hurt the baby and leave it with, for example, no legs?"
"Oh god!" Ginny exclaimed and took out the magazine of Hermione's hands. Hermione then turned to Harry.

"Thanks for bringing me here, Harry… Uh… Sorry you couldn't celebrate Christmas much.  I know you were really nervous about… the gift…" Hermione grinned at Harry. He knew what she was talking about.
"It's okay, Herm… It can wait. You are more important now."
Hermione smiled and then another contraction hit her. She felt almost nothing of it.

"It's a wizards pill," she explained. "It makes the contractions softer… I love it!"

"Isn't it bad for the baby?"

"No."

"Are you nervous?" Ginny asked smiling at her friend. Hermione returned the smile. She looked as if she was in minor pain. Her hair was in a messy high ponytail. She had three pillows behind her back so she could be sitting up in the bed. Next to her bed there was a night table, and on it there was a pill and a glass of water. There were also some flowers. Her room was pink, and so were the sheets of her bed and her hospital gown. Even though Hermione was a bit sweaty, Harry thought she looked really natural and pretty to be a woman about to give birth. He decided to go for his camera. Just when he was about to apparate to his home he bumped into Charlie.

"Harry! Hey!" He said happily. "Where's Hermione? Mum sent me here…"

"Straight down this hallway, 5th door on the left."

"How far along is she? Is she okay…?"
"She's fine, and maybe in an hour or so she will be able to push her baby out…" There was a silence for a couple of seconds. "I'm really nervous… aren't you?"
Charlie nodded fast. "Yeah... I mean, this is not my first niece.  I mean, we have some from Fleur's side… but somehow this is different…"

"Yeah… Ron is supposed to be here."

Charlie nodded but said nothing else.

"I'm going to her room, Harry. Where are you going?"

"Home… I want to get my camera. This will be a night to remember."

Charlie smiled and then walked away leaving Harry alone so he could apparate home.

Half an hour later he was again in Hermione's room. She didn't look so relaxed now. Charlie was holding her hand and telling her to calm down as Ginny was pouring some water in her glass. They all looked up when Harry entered in the room. This time Hermione DID look in pain.

"Hermione? Are you ok?!" he asked alarmed as he approached fast to her bed. She nodded nervously. "It's the pill… It's not working anymore.  It's supposed to be normal!  But it sure hurts!" Another contraction hit her and she screamed as Charlie was trying to free his hand from her's. She was hurting him. When the contraction stopped Harry asked her.

"How far along are you, Herm?"

"8 centimeters… Oh gosh, Harry it does hurt! Besides… where have you been?"

"I went home to look for something."

"What? It took you too long!" she complained.

"I couldn't find the camera… sorry," he said.

"I take that you will not take me a picture like this, right?" Hermione asked dangerously. Harry nodded. "Sorry, Hermione, but I want a picture of you, as soon as the next contraction is over.  You are going to take deep breaths and then I'll take a photo of you, okay?"

She said nothing, for another contraction hit her.  This time Harry grabbed her hand and Charlie, smiling and moving his fingers, went to the bathroom.  When the contraction ended, Hermione opened her eyes and looked at Harry. "If you want to take a picture, then take it NOW!"

Harry nodded.

"Gin, go next to her." She nodded and walked to the bed next to Hermione. Harry smiled and then prepared himself for the photo.

"Harry, hurry up please!"

"Yes, Herm… you just… ok… now!"  But he didn't take the picture because Molly, Arthur and the Twins suddenly entered the room.

"WHERE IS THE BABY?! I WANT A BABY!" was what Fred was screaming when he entered. They all jumped up, and then started laughing. Harry decided that THAT was the moment where he was supposed to take a picture, so he pointed the camera at Ginny and Hermione, who were laughing hard, and took a photo of them.

"Hermione, darling, how are you feeling?" Molly said, running fast to be next to the bed.

"I'm fine Molly… although a bit scared!"

"That's natural, darling!" Molly said tiding her sheets up (they were a mess) "You don't have to worry… but how far along are you?"

She couldn't answer because there was another contraction. Charlie, who had just gone out of the bathroom and was talking to his father, went fast and grabbed Hermione's hand.

"Where's Fleur?" he asked, as Hermione squeezed his hand.

"She's home… she would have come here but then remembered she forgot her purse and went for it. She'll be here in a minute, don't worry, son," Arthur answered and then walked over next to Molly and Hermione.

"She's 8 CMS dilated and progressing fast… according to what the doctor told us," Ginny said. "Her other contraction was… less than two minutes ago."

"My Goodness, dear, you are making progress!" Molly exclaimed. "I remember that sometimes I did a fast progress and sometimes I could even be the slower one in the whole Maternity Wing! Do you remember, Arthur?"

"How could I forget?" he asked grinning. "Ron was the longest…"

"Obviously, always trying to make things more complicated," Charlie joked and they all laughed.

All except one.

Hermione.

When she heard the joke she looked out of the window. The stars were shinning bright. Yes. So what? The more complicated things were, the more fault Ron would have. So what? That's the way he is!

Suddenly, she found herself thinking of Ron. All of those time together… Why on earth, did this happen to her? Couldn't she just have a normal relationship, for once in her lifetime? Hermione couldn't lie. She haven't ever had the best of luck with relationships… But with Ron it was different. He was sweet… tender. And funny. He sure was different from the other guys she had dated, both wizard and muggles. He was Ron. Ron was Ron. That was the word. He was RON.  That's why she loved him so much… wait… love? What did she feel right now? She still had something for Ron, sure, but what?

"Hermione?" Harry called and Hermione snapped back from her thoughts. She found all of the Weasley family and Harry looking at her, eyes wide open.

"What is it, you guys?" she asked frowning.

"You just had a contraction and you didn't even complain!" Harry said slowly.

"What? No way!"

"Yes! You didn't even say 'Ah'," Ginny said. "What were you thinking…?"

"Uh… nothing!" Hermione said and she secretly wondered whether it was her thoughts about Ron that made her not feel the contraction.

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"Alright, Miss Granger… calm down… and take deep breaths…."

"I can't! I'm too tired!" she complained.

Hermione was in the delivery room; a male doctor was attending her. Doctor Richards had had an accident and she wasn't able to come and guide Hermione through her delivery.

"Miss Granger… just one more push and your baby will be out. Do you think you can do it? It's the baby's life you are risking. Not only yours, but your baby's. C'mon. Take deep breaths and push when I tell you so, okay?"

Hermione started sobbing but nodded. She started taking deep breaths. DAMN YOU RON WEASLEY! A voice in her head snapped. YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME RIGHT NOW!

"All right…"

WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME?

"Ready…"

HOW I WISH YOU WERE HERE!

"Breath…"

OH GOD, RON I MISS YOU!

"And…"

RON, I NEED YOU!

 "PUSH!"

Hermione pushed for the last time and felt her baby slip out of her body. It took a few seconds for the baby to give its first cry, but when it did, Hermione sighed relieved. Trembling, she layed her head in her pillows.

"It's a girl," the doctor said covering the baby with towels. He then handed her to Hermione, who grabbed it smiling and sobbing. She was trembling and the baby was still crying, but she soon calmed down when Hermione grabbed it.

"Do you have a name, yet?" he asked smiling at Hermione and cleaning his hands.

**FLASHBACK**

"What's your favourite name for a boy, Ron?"

"For a boy… I don't know. I think it would be… Ryan… yes, Ryan William. That sounds cool" he grinned. "Yours Hermione?"

"I always loved the name Mel. It's the name of my favourite character of one of my favourite books. 'Airport' by Arthur Hailey. And for a girl?"

"Allyson. I love that name. It sounds so… perfect"

Hermione nodded. "Mine is Zoe. I would love to have a little girl named Zoe"

"It's cool" her boyfriend answered.

**END OF FLASHBACK**

"Yes," Hermione nodded. "Yes, I DO have a name."

"What is it?" the doctor asked as he grabbed a pen and was getting ready to write the name of the newborn baby.

"Allyson Zoe."

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Author's Notes III: MAKE TEA NOT WAR

Hope you like the chapter, and now push that little button down there and tell me what you think! :)

Now I want to leave you with the lyrics of the himn of the peace manifestations of this horrible war. Remember MAKE TEA, NOT WAR!

John Lennon
Imagine

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

PEACE
ML