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Like you may have guessed this chapter is for Rose's 1st birthday. I figured I will only do the birthdays for Rose and Hugo and maybe Ron and Hermione if I'm marking a special occasion for future chapters. Keep an eye out because there is an adult birthday coming up, it could be Ron's or Hermione's but you may gather at the end of this chapter of what it might be about! Hmmmmmm?
Anyway. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I shall update as soon as I possible can.
Reeves3.
Chapter 14
Bright and early the next morning Ron and Hermione woke up at nine thirty five, both of them with migraines from the previous night. Having been clever before they left for the ball Hermione rolled over and picked up her wand off her bedside table where a empty clean mug was resting on a coaster underneath her lamp also there was a small purple bottle of potion. Flicking her wand the mug shot off into the bathroom and underneath the cold tap. Ron with his owns wand flicked the cold tap on as they both sat up in bed.
"I can't believe Rose is one today," said Hermione.
"Hmmm I know, seems like a year ago when she was born," said Ron, sleepily. He had put his head back on the pillow put his arm remained in the air ready to turn off the tap.
"It was a year ago, wake up," said Hermione. She nudged him with her foot and Ron gave a moan. "Come on Ron, today's your daughters first birthday and you want to stay in bed?" asked Hermione.
"No…just give me five more minutes," said Ron. Hermione brought the mug back and flicked off the tap herself once the mug was in her hand. Getting the potion she poured a single drop into the clear cold water and took a sip, immediately her headache went. She handed the mug to Ron and he took some and he sat up in bed feeling more awake.
"That stuff disgusting, why can't there just be one potion that tastes nice?" asked Ron. Hermione smiled and got out of bed and went to the bathroom to collect her dressing gown from behind the door. She put it on and took Ron's to and when she went back into the bedroom, she tossed it to him and he put it on and got out of bed also. Before they went downstairs, Ron picked up his Wizcam, a video camera so they could film the whole day to show to Rose on her eighteenth along with future birthday's to come. They went downstairs and quietly entered the lounge. Laying on the sofa bed were a sleeping Harry and Ginny, they had stayed the night ready to be there in the next morning for Rose's birthday.
"-And here are your aunt and uncle, fast asleep and snoring there bloody heads off," said Ron, while filming. Hermione glared at him and Ron grinned as her got her glare on camera. She rolled her eyes and shook Harry and Ginny awake. When awake Ginny cursed Ron for continuing to film them, as they had just woken up, Ron remained doing the filming upside down! Both Harry and Ginny had a glass of water with a drop of Headache Release and then they were soon out of their bed from the previous night. Ron started to cook breakfast while Hermione, Ginny and Harry sat on the sofa bed planning decorations for the afternoon.
"Ok so what time are the guests coming?" asked Ginny.
"There arriving about half three," said Hermione. Harry yawned widely and waved his wand so his glasses picked themselves off the coffee table and they neatly came to place on his face. After they had their breakfast they each had arguments on who would have a shower first but after Ginny placed Bat Bogey Hexes on Ron and Harry, she went into the kids bathroom and Hermione went into her bathroom, she shared with Ron. Once they were changed Harry and Ron had there own showers and got changed also.
At eleven, Harry and Hermione took her car to Hermione's parents to pick up their children while Ginny and Ron stayed at home to decorate. They arrived there at quarter to twelve; the car went faster than ordinary muggle cars, as it was one of magic from the ministry, company car. Harry had one to; he also has his godfathers motorcycle in his garage at Godric's Hallow. They got out the car and walked up to the big house where the two dentists lived, Hermione rang the doorbell and Colin answered to the door. Hermione quickly went inside after giving her father a kiss on the cheek; Harry gave him a handshake and followed Hermione to find his sons.
In the lounge James was playing with his blocks, Rose sat on her grandmother's lap while she was being read to and Albus was crawling along the carpet.
"Mu-my," squealed Rose, happily. Once she noticed her mother enter the room. Hermione's smile widened and she picked up her daughter off her mother and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.
"Whose one years old today?" Hermione asked her daughter. Rose looked at her smiling and pointed a little finger up in the air. "That's right you are," finished Hermione. Rose beamed showing her little teeth that had come through. After five minutes they were ready to leave again, Rose started her afternoon nap in the car, Albus sat in his car seat playing with his toy broomstick while James sang along as best as he could with the nursery rhymes after he made his father put on. Following in there own car behind was Anita and Colin. When arriving back at home, Ron and Ginny had managed to get the decorations up in the lounge and baby proof it so no accidence would occur.
Ron made Anita and Colin some drinks and they sat in the lounge talking with Harry and Ginny while James coloured in his colouring book and Hermione took Rose and Albus upstairs to have there naps. As Hermione was walking back down the stairs she thought and smiled about her daughters special day today, one years old. As the time passed the family and family friends started to arrive.
First there was Hagrid, he pressed to hard down on the doorbell and broke it and almost sat on Crookshanks once in the warm. Anita and Colin couldn't get over the size of him. Soon after was an excited Molly and Arthur, Molly had brought some of her own food with her, Ron seemed happy about it but Hermione was put off. Seamus came out of the fireplace fifteen minutes later with firewhiskey; Hermione confiscated it off him.
"Aww come on Hermione," he begged.
"No, you still have alcohol in you from last nights new year party you don't need anymore," she said, storing the firewhiskey inside a kitchen cabinet and putting a lock on it.
"It's not for me though! It's a present for someone else," said Seamus. Hermione looked at him, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Oh really? Who for?" she asked. Seamus paused for a moment and then smiled.
"It's for you and Ron… in err congratulations for…erm giving birth to Rosy on this special day," said Seamus, grinning. Hermione stared at him, not believing his story for a second. Seamus sighed. "Alright it's for me but you can have it, I shouldn't be haven't it anyway," said Seamus. Those to arrive next were Charlie, Bill, Fleur, Victoire, Dominique and Louis. Teddy, Andromeda, Dean and his wife Annabelle, she worked as a Herbalist in a wizarding plant store, selling plants to Herbologists for the experiments. McGonagall arrived then; Crookshanks sat on her lap. Percy, Audrey, Molly, Lucy, George, Angelina, Fred and Roxanne arrived by portkey in the already filled lounge. Last to arrive were Neville and Hannah, Luna and Rolf.
People ate the finger food and talked with one another, later Ginny brought down Albus has he had woken up, he played with his cousins on the floor. At two Hermione and Ron went upstairs to find Rose just waking up from her sleep. Before she started to cry Hermione started to feed her while Ron dug through her little wardrobe to find her new dress, Aunt Ginny had brought her.
"Is she ready to put this on yet?" asked Ron.
"Not yet…go downstairs and tell everyone Rose will be down soon and get the camera ready," instructed Hermione. Ron nodded and before he left he kissed his wife on the lips and went downstairs. When Rose had finished feeding, Hermione dressed her in her new dress and was ready to take her downstairs. So while Hermione held her hand Rose took little steps by her side, Ron appeared at the top of the stairs and recorded them both. Once ready to go into the lounge Ron opened the door and let Rose walk inside on her own, she looked around all the tall familiar people and let out a giggle and squeal of happiness. Everyone looked down at her and 'awwwed' at the pretty little girl. Rose's eyes brightened up when she saw the mountain of presents and Ron caught this all on camera.
Rose played with her cousins if she wasn't been passed around by her relatives so they could all get a good look at the birthday girl. When it was time to do the birthday cake Harry took control of the camera while others took pictures as Ron and Hermione kneeled by Rose's side, each holding her, as she stared at the flickering flame. They got Teddy, Victoire, Dominique, Molly and Lucy to blow out the single candle after everyone had sung 'happy birthday' to Rose.
"Light it again," begged the children. The single candle was lit nine more times before the children were satisfied. Afterwards they opened the gifts from everyone, Rose sat in Hermione's lap while Ron sat next to them, flicking his wand to put wrapping paper into the bin. Outside it had started to snow lightly and already it had gotten dark, just after four-o clock in the afternoon.
The next gift was from Uncle George, Aunt Angelina and Fred and Roxanne. It was a baby owl in a small cage.
"See just what a little baby needs a baby owl to look after," said George. Ron and Hermione stared at him, along with Crookshanks and Pig and Rose to look after, they now had a baby owl to care for. Rose however loved the little owl; she wrapped her hands around the bars of the cage and looked at the little owl.
"Ow-ly, ow-ly, ow-ly," she cheered, smiling. The little owl looked at Rose, it could only have been a year old, it had brown autumn leafed feathers and golden hawked eyes. It was an eagle owl.
"Our real present is among the pile, that is off George only," said Angelina. Ron and Hermione thanked George and thanked them all for there later present. At half five the guests all started to leave, Ron, Rose and Hermione waved them goodbye and thanked them for coming. Hermione drove her parent's home, as they didn't know how to get back, she apparated back home where Ron had Pig on his arm about to introduce the new owl to him. Rose was playing with her new toys near him, the fireplace was on, letting the warmth enter the room.
"I hope this new owl isn't female or Pig will have a field day," said Ron. Hermione smiled and sat down next to him and snuggled up close to him, Ron wrapped an arm around her. He opened the cage up and instead of Pig going in there the new owl came out and rested lightly on Ron's arm next to Pig. It hooted once and Pig shot up and started to fly around them in a frenzy, Rose watched transfixed on Pig she turned her head to many times and she fell over on her bottom from standing up. Hermione picked her up and brought her over to them as the second owl joined Pig in his frenzy flight.
"Oh great there's two of them," said Ron, annoyingly. Hermione put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry dear, the new one will grow up soon anyway and won't join Pig in his flights," said Hermione. Ron smiled and kissed her forehead and Hermione smiled. They decided to name the new owl Coco, they figured Rose might like it when she was older. Once the owls had calmed down and back in the cages, Rose was being helped on her new toy broomstick from her Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny by Ron and while Hermione had a Crookshanks on her lap and was stroking the old cat lightly. Also she had the camera in her other hand filming Rose on her very own first broomstick ride and Rose managed it, she flew around the lounge staying only one foot off the air and enjoyed it immensely.
"Future Quidditch star in the making," said Ron, proudly. Hermione smiled. After a few rides on it Hermione took Rose off and put the broomstick down on the floor. While their daughter went back to playing with her new toys Ron and Hermione recorded there own message for Rose on her birthday. All today they had gotten everyone else comments and birthday wishes for Rose when she is eighteen.
"Hello Rose, this is for you on your eighteenth birthday. Happy Birthday, now your one but you'll be eighteen when you watch this," said Hermione.
"And your mother will have grey hair by then," said Ron. Hermione glared at him then looked into the camera hovering in front of them.
"And this will be the last ever piece of footage of your father," said Hermione. Ron laughed. They both recorded their messages with Ron joking now and then.
"It'll be the year two thousand and twenty three when you're eighteen. So who knows what's in the future for us, I wonder if you'll have a little brother or sister with you," said Ron, in wonderment. Hermione's gaze shot towards him.
"What do you know?" she asked. Ron looked at her.
"Nothing, why?" asked Ron. Hermione shook her head.
"Nothing it's just the way you said that it sounded like you had figured out I was pregnant when I'm not," said Hermione. Ron stared at her as the camera continued to film.
"Your not pregnant, ok who thought you were?" asked Ron.
"You did, well you didn't but I just thought you knew I was or something when I wasn't," said Hermione. Ron paused for a moment trying to understand.
"Ok I think I understand," said Ron. Hermione smiled and moved the camera over to film Rose playing with her toys for a bit. Hermione soon started on cooking dinner while Ron played with Rose in the lounge. After finishing dinner, an hour later Ron gave Rose a bath and put her in her cot and she was soon fast asleep. Returning back downstairs, Hermione was reading her book on the settee with the blanket across her, Ron sat down near the Hermione with his back resting on the settee. There was silence except for the fire in flickering in the fireplace and Hermione turning the pages on her book.
"Do you want Rose to have a little brother or sister?" blurted out Ron. Hermione slowly put down her book and looked at him as he looked at her.
"I do want Rose to have a little brother or sister but I figured after Rose was a little bit older than a year," said Hermione. Ron nodded.
"Good, I want another baby to but I thought you wanted one now or something," said Ron. Hermione smiled and went back to reading her book and Ron went back to thinking while staring into the fireplace.
"How many children do you want?" he blurted out again. After fifteen minutes of silence, Hermione put down her book again and looked at Ron.
"How many do you want?" asked Hermione. Ron swivelled around and faced Hermione.
"Not seven or six, I'll feel sorry for our youngest if we had that many children because you will feel left out and kind of a nothing," said Ron. Hermione placed a hand on his which was resting on the settee.
"Growing up I always wanted a little brother or sister, it didn't matter which to me if I wanted a brother or sister so long as I could have one and I think Rose when she's a bit older would want the same thing," said Hermione. Ron looked at her smiling.
"So you want one more child and that's it?" asked Ron.
"Why how many children do you want?" asked Hermione.
"I wouldn't have minded three," said Ron. Hermione looked at him, in his blue eyes.
"Well after we have a second child whenever, we'll discuss about a third," said Hermione. Ron nodded and smiled and she smiled at him. He lent over and kissed her and Hermione kissed Ron back. The kiss was slow and passionate and it soon became heated. Ron took the blanket off Hermione and placed it on the floor still locked in a kiss. Hermione brought herself on top of Ron, lying on the floor and she ran her fingers through his hair while Ron's hands wondered underneath Hermione's clothing.
Upstairs meanwhile Rose dreamt on with a little smile on her face. Pig and Coco standing on the edge of the cot watching over her while Crookshanks kept an eye on the two birds and resting happily in the midst of Rose's huge pile of toys in the corner of her bedroom.
Author's Note: Ok I just want to point out now that Hermione is NOT pregnant....yet! She is not pregnant in this chapter, she was just startled by hearing Ron talking about a possible brother or sister for Rose. So sorry for the pretty pointless conversation between them but I did need them to talk about future children to come. That's all. So sorry for making it seem like she was pregnant.
I hope you enjoyed the chapter anyway, I shall update soon and don't forget to review.
Reeves3.