HEEEY you guuysss! thank you so much for the reviews, i'm so sorry for the cliffy, here is the new chapie
WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE END! Maybe one more chapie and we're heading for the Epilogue that is already formed in my head and i can only say that will be a bittersweet piece :')
Enjoy...
Chapter Twenty Five -Restored
I find the map and draw a straight line
Over rivers, farms, and state lines
The distance from 'A' to where you'd be
It's only finger-lengths that I see
I touch the place where I'd find your face
My finger in creases of distant dark places
I hang my coat up in the first bar
There is no peace that I've found so far
The laughter penetrates my silence
As drunken men find flaws in science
Their words mostly noises
Ghosts with just voices
Your words in my memory
Are like music to me
I'm miles from where you are,
I lay down on the cold ground
I, I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
After I have travelled so far
We'd set the fire to the third bar
We'd share each other like an island
Until exhausted, close our eyelids
And dreaming, pick up from
The last place we left off
Your soft skin is weeping
A joy you can't keep in
I'm miles from where you are,
I lay down on the cold ground
And I, I pray that something picks me up
and sets me down in your warm arms
I'm miles from where you are,
I lay down on the cold ground
and I, I pray that something picks me up
and sets me down in your warm arms
(Snow Patrol)
What do you do when you realize you're probably before the end of your fragile life as you know it? What do you do when you know that you probably wasted the only opportunity you had been given? What do you do when you watch your most beloved one… slipping through your hands…. getting wasted along your opportunity.
These were both Harry and Hermione's thoughts as they clang to each other while Hermione moaned in pain again, her womb convulsing again and again.
'It's too soon for him, Harry,' Hermione whispered as she clang on to him, she didn't care about the argument she had with him and Ron, she didn't care about him lying to her or actually, hiding the truth, right that moment, she only cared about her son's life.
'We need to go to the hospital,' Harry finally said as he snapped out of his stupor, he needed to do something, this was all his fault, he knew, this was all his wrongdoing, he had let her down and now he had brought this situation upon them, upon her, upon their unborn boy.
'Let me help you,' Ron only whispered as he was still in terror, Harry and Hermione didn't care right then for Ron being there or not, their minds were set on their baby. Ron threw the floo powder inside the fireplace and then put Hermione's other arm around his shoulder as Harry was holding her like that from the other side. The trio stepped inside the fireplace and Harry called out the destination as Hermione tried to breathe through gasps.
Many people stared at the trio of the Heroes that hadn't been shown together in years but the healers rushed close to them without waiting for introductions.
'We were shouting at each other and suddenly she started feeling pain,' Harry explained as the healers helped Hermione move and only Harry remained by her side as one of the healers took Ron's position with the redhead trying to follow, his face a mask of fear and worry.
'You used spells on each other?' the healer asked and both Harry and Hermione shook their heads. 'You tried to raise shields or performed wandless magic?' the answer was negative again and the healer nodded before he could page more of his co-healers with a wave of his wand. Soon the woman that had helped Hermione the last time the trio had fought and rushed to the hospital showed up again, the tag Pattinson on her chest.
The Healers took over and led Hermione inside a room, both Harry and Ron were ready to burst inside the room but the healer stopped them.
'The father only,' the woman said with her green eyes piercing the two as Harry stepped forward and closer to his wife who was already down on a bed. Hermione was gasping and looking around her, even if they had a fight, she needed him there, now more than ever, she needed her soul mate to be there with her.
'I'm scared…' Hermione said again and this was the only thing she could think and feel, fear, fear for her life but before anything else, fear for her baby boy.
Harry looked deep in Hermione's brown orbs and he could only be honest with her, as he always was, or almost always anyway. He smiled faintly in spite of the situation, they were there and they would make it.
'You can be scared, scared as I am, scared with me while we have our son… come on sweetie,' Harry whispered close to her lips and Hermione smiled faintly too, only for a moment, and then nodded her head as they pecked each other's lips. The couple looked up as the healer approached them and spoke.
'We need to take out the baby… the waters have broken and the placenta has dethatched, and we can't keep him inside,' the healer said and Hermione spoke in a frightened voice.
'But he's too young,' Hermione protested, the healer only nodded her head.
'You're seven and a half months pregnant, I'm sure the baby will be strong enough to get through all the potions and spells.' The healer said and Harry this time spoke.
'What if he doesn't?' he asked, with a grip on his heart, he remembered the chapter of the pregnancy's anomalies from that book he had started reading.
'If he's too weak… we'll get to that later, we'll try our best to save both him and the mother, Mr. Potter, for that I can assure you,' the woman said and even stern, she was reassuring. Hermione took a deep breath and laid back and Harry spoke again as he knew thanks to the book that there were no C sections in the magical world, like no other kind of sections as wizards found them ancient and even barbaric.
'The potions will speed up the process, you will soon be able to push, when the child is out, we'll take care of him and you of course,' the healer told Hermione and the brunette nodded her head, she looked at Harry and she knew he could see her fear.
'If it comes to a choice… between me and him, choose him, Harry,' Hermione whispered but Harry shook his head as the first tears of fear, nervousness and sadness fell from his eyes.
'Don't say that, Rosalie will be seeing both of you when the sun will be rising, just… don't say that.' Harry pleaded as the healers moved close to Hermione and helped her with the vials of potion that she had to consume. Hermione took the potions and moved out of her jumper's pocket the Algerian Knot, Harry remembered himself wondering why she hadn't wore it that day but now he smiled even in his fear as she gave it to him.
Harry shook his head and curled her hand in a fist with the jewel inside before he could kiss her knuckles. 'No, you won't give me this now, in many years, but not now, you keep this!' Harry whispered and Hermione sighed but nodded her head and clutched the jewel in her hand as she braced herself for the first pain that approached right after the potions.
Hermione screamed out in stronger pain as the potions took effect on her condition and soon the healer was approaching again so she could change her clothes magically into hospital robes and check on her dilation.
'We're getting close, maybe a few more minutes, I need you, Mrs. Potter to breathe in and out in a rhythm so your body can take the oxygen, it will help with the pain.' Healer Pattinson said and then looked at Harry. 'You're sure you're going to be alright through the whole process?' the woman asked and Harry nodded his head without even looking at Hermione's worried expression.
'I'll be right here with my wife,' Harry assured and Hermione took Harry's hand in hers, the Knot still in her palm, she smiled faintly at him as he leaned down and kissed her gasping lips. 'I'm right here, everything will be fine,' Harry encouraged and Hermione smiled bravely once again and nodded her head, they were going to make it.
The next few more minutes were simply torturous for Hermione as the pain that was supposed to build up within hours naturally, was now speeding up within moments as she needed to get into labor the fastest for the baby's sake.
She was soon ready and both hers and Harry's hands were in pain in their grasp with the metallic jewel between them, however they didn't even consider breaking their hold as they felt like things would get worse if they separated even for a moment.
'My parents… the rest… Ron…' Hermione gasped but Harry shook his head as the healers gathered around them, nodding to each other.
'Forget about all that, Mione, lets focus here, we'll figure out the rest later,' Harry instructed and Hermione gulped and nodded her head as the sweat ran down her forehead. Harry and Hermione looked at the healer who was ready to start. For a split second, Harry thought about what would happen if he was wrong, if things wouldn't be fine, if he had to choose between his son and his wife, what if he had to obey his wife's wishes. He couldn't imagine his life without her, the fact that she tried to give him the Knot, when they had promised each other that the jewel would be given to him when death was about to make them part made his stomach drop. No, he was going to make it, she was going to make it, they were going to make it, the morning would find them happily cradling their baby son and Rosalie would be visiting soon to see her little brother.
'OK, Mrs. Potter, I need you to push when you will feel the pain magnifying, I need you to push as hard as possible,' the healer said and Hermione nodded her head as she heaved some breaths and shut her eyes as she felt the pain building up, coaxing screams of pain from her before she could hold her breath and push down. She held Harry's hand stronger than ever and Harry could only whisper in her ear words of comfort as she screamed out and let her head fall back in exasperation.
'It hurts!' she said in a spat between her teeth as the tears of torture ran down her cheeks. The healer nodded her head, showing that everything was going good so far and Harry marveled at his best friend, wife and mother of his children for a moment, she was so strong, inherited by nature all this power, she was indeed the strongest person he ever met, there for him all the time, forgiving when he returned and now in the middle of a painful Hell as to bring to life their second child.
'It will soon be over sweetheart, it will soon be done and Sirius will be here,' Harry tried to encourage her again as Hermione moved her head again and started pushing with all that she had.
She felt the pain magnifying and she couldn't believe she could feel so much pain, she wasn't sure if she had felt it like that when Rosalie was being born, maybe now it was worse because of the speed-up potions, she didn't know nor cared, she only wished for it to stop and be done with because her womb felt like being torn and her pubic bone felt like cracking.
Hermione let out yet another scream of pain as she tried to push again but she was feeling the pain getting slightly off, allowing her some breaths. It was momentary as the next wave approached within seconds. She pushed again, harder than before and she felt a headache starting at the pressure she put her body through.
'The head is out,' the healer announced but Hermione didn't stop screaming and pushing as she felt the pain not backing down, she could only force her body do what had done before and, after a few moments of suffering, the pressure was gone and she allowed herself to collapse back on the mattress, breathless and sweaty in her fear of not listening the baby crying.
Harry watched as his wife stopped pushing, screaming and melting his hand with hers, he knew it was done but the lack of the baby's cry made his heart drop. He looked at the healers and had the chance to see a small being held in the arms of one of the healers, his hair was black, a mop full of blood and liquids and the face was beautiful, even small like the rest of the body. Harry wasn't sure how babies looked at the seven months and a half but his son looked so beautiful even that small and tired. He felt Hermione's hand squeezing his and he looked down at her with a small smile.
'Please tell me that I just can't hear his cry because of the headache.' Hermione pleaded and Harry could only kiss her temple and cheeks.
'He'll be crying in a few moments, let them help him with the potions and the spells, he needs to fight now, it's his turn, you did the best you could my love,' Harry whispered and saw Hermione's eyes filling with tears. 'He'll be alright, he's beautiful and he'll be alright.' Harry whispered closer to her face as he too, started wiping, he was so scared, so afraid of their baby boy, of their future as their little Sirius had to make it through these critical hours of his existence. It was his entire fault, he should have spoken, he shouldn't have hid the truth. He sighed as he took away his tears and smiled bravely at Hermione like she had done a few minutes before.
'Please go to him, he needs one of us there with him,' Hermione whispered and Harry sighed and nodded his head as their baby was taken care of on a small table by the corner of the room. He kissed Hermione's hand again, where the knot was still squeezed and he finally let go of her, moved around the bed, numb in his fear for the life of his beloved and finally stood by the table his son was laid on.
The baby was under spells and seemed asleep as a healer with long strawberry blonde hair kept on with the spells on the boy's little body, tapping her wand in various places of the baby's little form. Harry watched in silence as he stared at the little guy that looked so much like him, Harry thought.
The mop of raven hair, the similar nose, even that young, the baby looked like himself and he could only smile as the features got a little more sharpened before his very own eyes.
'That means the potions are working on him right?' he whispered and the healer smiled and nodded without taking her eyes from the task at hand. Harry nodded and felt his heart a little lighter as he glanced back at Hermione and met her fearful eyes, his smile soothed her immediately as tiredly; she put the Knot back around her neck with trebling hands.
Harry felt his heart warming at the sight, she was his best friend and she valued his gifts even in times of agony right now, putting back on the symbol of their life against death meant a lot to him right that moment, he knew she wore it on her neck as to feel him close to her since she asked of him to be with their son, he wished he could run close to her, even if mere feet separated them, he ached for her.
'Mr. Potter, you can now hold your baby boy, he needs hours for his little body to accept all the potions, he might show hyperventilation, a fever or some reddish skin but we're here to make sure he will be OK, just don't try to wake him up, it's better for him to get through this in a slumber.' The healer said and Harry nodded with his heart speeding up as the healer wrapped the baby in a blue blanket, right after the cleaning charm she cast on him. 'When he will be up, he should be breastfed.' The woman added as she handed the baby boy to his father and Harry nodded his head again as he held for the first time his son, his brave boy who had been fighting from the moment he came into life.
Harry felt his eyes filling with tears again as he felt himself responsible for this, Sirius should still be in his mom's womb, he shouldn't be in a charmed slumber as to accept the potions, he should still be a fetus. Harry sighed and smiled sadly at his little one as he moved closer to Hermione's awaiting arms and placed him in there.
Hermione smiled brightly as the healers were finally done with her and now her little boy was in her arms. She had heard what the healer had said and she could only hope her baby would be alright, he was a fighter after all, like his parents.
'He's so tiny,' Harry whispered and Hermione smiled and nodded her head as she held her baby between them and looked up at her husband the moment he did so too.
'You won't let me in there again… you have your armor back on… that was it…' Hermione whispered as she pointed at his heart with her eyes, Harry felt like crying again, he adored the woman before him, Hermione was his reason to live, for years now, and he had to let her know that.
'I have no armor left; you took it from me, what is left of me, after a war, after so many wrongdoings… whatever I am… I am yours… I'm so sorry, Hermione, this is all my fault, all my fault but I promise this was the last one I will never, ever hid-'
'I love you, Harry, so much,' Hermione interrupted him with the sweetest thing she could ever say to him, the words he'd never be tired of listening to her saying. She just wanted him to understand, she didn't blame him, it was her job to remain calm for her son, they were both in this, she knew he'd blame himself and this wasn't right, it just happened and as it seemed they were getting through this safe and sound as Sirius remained asleep in her arms, in the right temperature as the potions worked on him.
'I love you too, Mione, so much, I'm so sorry.' Harry whispered as tears of relief ran down both their faces and their foreheads touched as they breathed in unison, in and out, as they watched their little boy doing as he remained in his mom's arms between them.
'It's ok… we're all ok now, our boy is doing fine,' Hermione whispered and stole a kiss from her husband.
'Seems like you made it, the baby could be weaker for his age but things run smoothly so far, you both need rest, when the baby wakes up, if there are no complications, he will be hungry, right now the potions work on him as if he is still in the womb, developing and growing, he needs his rest and peace, when he's up, his developing as a fetus will be over and like every baby, he will be hungry.' Healer Pattinson said as she moved close to the couple, the Potters nodded their heads as they glanced down to their baby who from second to second was changing slightly in features and size.
'Mrs. Potter, please do inform me immediately if you feel pain, nausea or dizziness. The labor was successful but we need to be sure, there was no bleeding and no complication with your magical levels and that's very good but we need to be careful for the next forty-eight hours.' The healer went on and Harry this time spoke.
'I'll take care of both of them, thank you very much for everything,' Harry said as the healer smiled and nodded her head before she could conjure a cot in case the couple wanted to let the baby in and with the rest of her team, exited the room in silence. Harry and Hermione smiled at each other as they made it and were lucky not to get in trouble that could risk Hermione or Sirius' life.
'You think Ron will still be out there?' Hermione asked a few moments after, breaking the silence, Harry shrugged lightly, he wasn't sure where Ron would be, his friend had surprised him many times in the past months but right now, the relief of Hermione and Sirius' safety clouded any feeling of disdain, sadness, longing, pain or even anger for the redhead.
'You want me to go and check?' Harry asked his wife and Hermione nodded her head lightly.
'He was at our home to talk to us but I didn't pretty much let him say anything other than his screams. So maybe he should know that I'm ok, if he still cares,' Hermione said and Harry could hear the insecurity in her voice too, they felt as if they didn't know Ron, they didn't know how much he had changed in the past months, and if they wanted to be honest to themselves they weren't sure of how much he had changed in the past years…
Harry finally stood up from his half-laying, half-hovering position and smiled at his wife and their son, Hermione nodded her head encouraging this time and Harry moved close to the door of the room, he opened and looked around, surprised to see the small team of people waiting.
The Weasleys, Hermione's parents with little Rosalie in Jane's arms, even Andromeda and Teddy were there, waiting for an update, the first to shot up from his chair however was Ron who moved closer to his once best friend. Harry with the corner of his eye he realized that Ginny wasn't there even now.
'Please tell me she's fine, tell me she's alive, tell me she's ok,' Ron begged and Harry could see the pure desperation in the redhead man's voice and eyes, he could see how afraid he was, afraid like Harry himself was a while ago. Harry nodded his head and gave a small smile that sent everyone in exhaling breaths of relief and Ron actually hugging his once best mate tightly.
Harry was shocked, as he hadn't seen, let alone hug his best mate in a very long time but he returned the manly hug as he knew this was an honest reaction. The two men broke the hug and looked at each other pointedly as they needed to talk eventually.
'She's fine, she's very tired and got through a lot but she's alight,' Harry said for Ron and the rest to hear. 'Our baby needs a few hours to respond to the potions and hopefully, he will be ok in awhile too, he's in a slumber now, developing under potions for premature babies.' Harry went on and everyone nodded in relief. Rosalie stirred in her grandmother's arms and opened her eyes. She looked around her and then spotted her dad through the people.
'Daddy?' Rosalie asked as Harry moved closer to his firstborn and scooped her in his hug.
'Baby… your little brother is born, we're at the hospital, you want to go inside and see him and mommy?' Harry asked and Rosalie woke up fully and looked around her before she could look back at her father and smile brightly.
'Oh YES I do!' Rosalie exclaimed and Harry grinned and kissed his daughter's cheek many times as he smiled at everyone and entered the room again.
Hermione looked up at her husband and smiled brightly as she saw their daughter in his arms, that meant that Ron wasn't just there, he had also called everyone. Rosalie was set on the bed by her mother's side and the little emerald eyed girl looked at the little baby in Hermione's arms, mesmerized.
'He's so cute, mommy,' Rosalie whispered and looked at her mom who smiled and nodded her head.
'Isn't he?' Hermione wondered as Harry sat close to them and enjoyed the moment of his family being there for the first time. Rosalie leaned down and placed a small kiss on her brother's forehead, the first kiss the little baby received as his parents now realized, they hadn't dared to kiss the little baby as they were afraid of waking him up but Rosalie was so gentle that the baby was unaffected and remained asleep.
'But he was supposed to arrive in a month and a half...' Rosalie pointed out in wonder and her mom smiled as Harry kissed her cheek.
'Well, he wanted to meet his sister so much that he couldn't wait any longer,' Hermione said with a smile and Rosalie beamed at her little brother again. Harry and Hermione looked at each other above Rosalie's head and Harry nodded his head with a small smile, their mental talk was interrupted as the door opened and the Grangers got in the room and moved close to the bed of their daughter, Jane hugging her child with love and looking at the baby boy with tearful eyes.
'He's so beautiful,' she whispered as Edward now was hugging Hermione and taking Rosalie in his arms so he could sit close to the baby as Harry stood by the bed and hugged his mother-in-law who wrapped her arms around him.
'What happened? Why so early?' Jane asked after a few moments and Harry felt his heart beating faster. 'Ron said it was just a wrongdoing in his part and we figured that something occurred as none else but him called us to rush in here.' Jane added and Hermione spoke, as to save Harry from Edward's glaring eyes, she knew about her father's promise to kill Harry in case he'd hurt her ever again, and Hermione knew that Harry's actions were motivated only by love and protection for her and their little family.
'Nothing major, Ron showed up and we tried to build some bridges but the three of us have a temper and I shouldn't have gotten mad in my condition… then my waters broke and I went into labor.' Hermione said the very light and non-detailed version of the trio's fight and her parents, even if they knew it was more in it, nodded their heads and sighed as at least now, everything was fine.
The door opened again and Ron's head popped in the room, his face still all worried and fearful. The Grangers nodded to each other and took Rosalie with them as they approached the door the moment he was opening it further, he smiled and kissed Rosalie's cheek, promising to see her in five and after the Grangers and the little girl were out of the room, he closed the door and looked back at his once best friends as Harry sat back at Hermione's side with little Sirius still between them. Harry took the baby from Hermione's arms and put it inside the crib the healer had conjured so she could rest and the baby could be calmed in case Hermione started talking with him against her body.
Ron approached the bed and glanced at the little boy that Harry was putting inside the crib, he was beautiful, really beautiful and peaceful with the raven hair and the rosy cheeks; he was indeed his parents' child. Ron then looked back at the couple and sighed as he ran his hand through his hair as his eyes stopped on Hermione's that were looking back at him, like Harry, mirroring the torment of emotions that ran through the trio's hearts.
'I'm so sorry for upsetting you so much… if I knew… I would have never showed up, it was a stupid idea to show up like that in the middle of the night, but I thought you knew and I was ready to make amends, to tell you that I love you both guys and that I want to be closer to you, it was my fault and I –'
'It was none's fault Ron, if we should blame someone here this should be me, I should have thought of the child I was holding inside me and I-'
'It wasn't your fault, we screwed up,' both Harry and Ron said, one in a whisper and the other in a soft voice, the trio after that remained silent for a moment, they were all trying to comfort each other, to blame themselves instead of each other, they were acting as normal as they would, years ago, when they were still just best friends, smiles spread on their faces before Hermione could speak again.
'Both Harry and I know you, Ron, you're not a bad person, far from it, but you need to understand what I had told you back in Harry's birthday. You both hold a place in my heart, you're my best friends, you're the one that will make me laugh and scream at your face to stop levitating Rosalie in the air, but Harry… he's my husband, the father of my children, you know us better than anyone else and you had a right to fear what the locket had showed you. Harry and I would pair sooner or later, but not because you're something less than him, but because I belong with him, and he belongs with me. We tried with each other, more than once, but it just didn't work out…' Hermione said softly and Harry watched his wife and Ron's reactions. The redhead man nodded his head and smiled sadly.
'I know now… I tried so much to even hate you, to ignore you, the whispers that got to the Burrow about you two moving on, and I even tried to blame you for me being stuck with Ginny and her depress but you did something years ago that I can't stop nor want to stop.' Ron said and looked up at his friends. Hermione's eyes were full of tears, Ron was there with her when she had needed Harry and then Harry was there but she always wanted Ron in her life, sometimes she felt selfish for wanting it all but she loved the two men, in different ways, so much that she couldn't but wish for them to be a trio again.
'What did we do?' Harry asked softly as Ron had paused for a moment and then smiled and spoke again.
'You taught me how to love, but not how to stop, so I couldn't stop loving you guys, I have been fighting to get over my issues, I know that I'm not in love with you, Hermione. I know now, that if we were back together for a simple day you would be screaming in my face about how wrong and insensitive I am and I would be screaming about your bossiness and how mental you are. We can't work out, I know now. I was in love with the idea of having you instead of anyone else. I know now, and I can only hope that it's not too late for you to accept me back, once again, one final time…' Ron said as he had lowered his head again and was looking at the end of the bed as Harry and Hermione looked at each other.
Maybe they should give him one more chance, maybe Draco was right, this was their biggest mistake, accepting him back again and again but friendships are like old books, being more and more valuable with the years, no matter the scraps and the scars they might held. Harry and Hermione looked at each other for an endless moment as they decided, they were all going to make it this time, Ron deserved one more chance as he had been so good during Harry's absence and fighting with his faults for the past months.
They all deserved a second chance and they all got one that early morning of the 15th of February. Hermione was lucky not to have major problems in the labor, Harry was forgiven about not talking about the wedding's meeting, even Sirius was getting his chance and was fine under the spells that soon would be over and he'd be just fine.
'What do you think, Hermione?' Harry finally said with a small smile on his lips and they had already taken their decision through their eye lock.
'I think we should stick to our words about accepting him when he'd be truly ready, we need a babysitter for Rose and Sirius after all….' Hermione said with a smile and Ron snapped up his head and looked at his smiling friends, he could not stop himself as he moved closer and hugged them both in his arms this time as tightly as his mother would do. The trio remained hugged for a moment more before Hermione could moan lightly in pain as she was still exhausted by the labor and the full day. Ron immediately broke the hug and both he and Harry looked at Hermione in worry who was smiling dismissively.
'Just too tight for me right now,' Hermione said with a tired smile as Ron apologized and he finally sat next to Hermione's body before his friends.
'I missed you so much, and Rose,' Ron said and Harry and Hermione smiled as she took Ron's hand in hers, Harry placed his own hand on theirs and the trio remained like that for a few moments, looking at their hands, remembering all the times they had been through pain and war, all the times they had got close to their ultimate split-up, all the times they saved each other's lives, dignities and pulled each other through. Some people thought that Harry was the only reason for Ron and Hermione to be friends, some others thought that Hermione was the only link between the two men and others believed that Ron was totally unnecessary for the Potters, none was true, they all needed each other, they had been together ever since they were eleven and twelve, they were all parts of each other's hearts. Hermione was the brains, Harry was the muscle and Ron was the comic relief, Harry and Ron were the mates, Hermione and the two men were all together friends, and sometimes friendships need to get through war and fire, literally as to get stronger and unbreakable.
A small whimper broke their stupor and they released their hands as both Harry and Hermione looked at the small crib with baby Sirius slowly stirring. Harry took his little boy in his hands within moments and brought him close to Hermione who in her turn, took the little baby in her own arms and cradled him as he finally opened his eyes for the first time. Hermione, Harry and Ron marveled at the little guy who looked around him with his baby-blue eyes, seeing the world for the first time, he glanced at his father, and then around and finally his eyes stopped and kept looking up at his mother who smiled sweetly at him and kissed his forehead.
'My brave little man,' Hermione whispered and nuzzled her nose gently on the baby's soft skin. 'This Sirius, is your daddy,' Hermione said as she smiled at Harry who nodded his head with a goofy smile. 'And this, Sirius, is Ron… your Godfather,' Hermione added as she glanced first at Harry who nodded with a gentle smile and then they both looked at Ron who was petrified on his spot.
'Are you sure, guys?... I have been terrible for not showing up to see Rose all this time, I was learning about you from Luna and the rest but… are you sure? I don't deserve it,' Ron finally said as he looked down at the little boy in Hermione's arms. Harry this time spoke with a gentle voice.
'We would withdraw our words if you had already jumped up and down and had taken the baby in your arms… but this hesitation… this worry, makes us believe that you're ready now, that you know better…' Harry said and Ron smiled slightly and nodded his head.
'Thank you guys, I will be the best Godfather for Rosie and Sirius…' Ron reassured the couple with a smile that a moment later was addressed to the baby. Hermione moved her body slightly forward, with Harry helping her as she stretched her arms slightly for Ron to take the baby in his own arms. Hermione knew Ron so well, he had made her laugh and cry many times in the past, he was there when she needed someone the most, he was there for Rosalie when she had to work or simply survive every day away from Harry. Now she was ready to have Ron back in the life she shared with Harry and their children. They were all finally ready.
'Take him,' Hermione whispered and Ron looked unsurely at his friends but hugged the baby in his arms, he knew how to hold children, he had held babies before, Teddy, Victoria, Amelia and Rosalie of course. But now, as he held Harry and Hermione's son in his arms, being the Godfather of yet another child of theirs, he knew, the day Sirius James Edward Potter was born was the day of the restore of his relationship with the most important people in his life, his best friends, he was finally back where he belonged.
The baby let out a small whine and Ron rushed to give him back to his mom as the trio knew, through the pregnancy book they all had read once, that the newborn could only sense and recognize the mother. Hermione hugged her little boy and soon Sirius was fabling with her gown close to her breast, causing Ron to blush furiously and Harry to chuckle as Hermione smiled.
'I think I should go outside and talk to the rest about Sirius, I'm the Godfather after all, and I have to catch up with Rosalie about all the things she probably is ready to tell me about,' Ron said cheerfully as he stood up and looked at his friends, talking like he would casually, years ago. The Potters nodded their heads and smiled as Ron moved almost dancing out of the room but stopped right before he could move out of the chamber completely.
'Luna will be the Godmother right?' Ron asked and the Potters nodded with not a second thought, Ron beamed at them. 'She has been lecturing to me about you for the past months; can I announce the news myself?' Ron asked and the Potters nodded again as Hermione yelped as Sirius actually nipped at her breast still with the gown between his mouth and his mom's nipple. 'Great, I'll tell her tonight in our date in Hogsmeade.' Ron added quickly before he could move out of the room.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other in wonder as they had no idea about Rona and Luna being on a date but they smiled and nodded their heads absentmindedly as Hermione finally adjusted her gown's long neck and Sirius immediately found what he was searching for and started sucking on his mom's breast.
Harry watched in awe as this was the first time he watched one of his children being breastfed by their mom, the moment was magical as the little baby drank his milk from Hermione's breast as she helped him with her hand on his little back. Harry rested his head on Hermione's shoulder as he watched in silence and Hermione rested her own head on his, enjoying the moment as everything were indeed alright. Soon the first tears ran down her cheeks and Harry looked at her alarmed and hugged her with one arm as not to disturb their baby. He was ready to ask what was wrong now but Hermione answered as she sobbed lightly.
'It was just too much, our fight, my hurtful words, the labor, the risk… Ron being back… my hormones are still on… and I'm venting now!' she said between sobs and sniffs and Harry actually chuckled and kissed her cheek, her lips, her forehead and her hair.
'It's alright sweetie; we're all fine now, aren't we?' Harry asked and Hermione nodded her head and kissed his own lips as they looked back at their baby while Hermione calmed down slowly.
'You know I didn't mean anything from the things I said, right?' Hermione asked and Harry smiled at her and nodded his head before he could kiss her once again.
'Of course I do, Hermione, and you were right, you shook me, and you know that I never meant to lie or hide things from you… it's just that I –'
'Have that saving people thing,' Hermione said, as she had said before, when they were still fighting Voldemort, so many years ago.
Harry smiled at her and kissed her lips lightly as Hermione deepened the kiss but they broke off when Sirius decided that he was done with his milk and let out a small burp of satisfaction, as he cooed softly, causing his parents to look at him and laugh with their little boy who looked up at his parents sleepily.
Soo? what u think guys? sometimes i feel like a very bad person for scaring so much with the cliffies, i know you have a right to be scared, especially if you have read my FROM LIGHT TO DARKNESS and have seen what i'm capable of lol
soo what u think? Sirius is fine 3 and Ron is back and the Potters accepted him once again, for one more and probably final time, what u think of his return? and the trio rushing to the hospital together, and hermione having the algerian knot with her, and harry being through all this torrent of emotions? please review, i need hours to make this and you need only seconds to review : ) make me happy
and tell me what you'd like to see in the final chapie before the epilogue, right now i have only random thoughts and i'd love to know your opinion, you think i should show what is going to happen with ginny? i feel that is not right to rush us all to the epilogue, i will also update From Light to Darkness soon, so stay tuned
thank you very much for reading, please review
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