Chapter 25: Naming the Baby
A hand twitching and coming to rest on the bandages around her chest. A soft moan escaping her lips. Her eyes fluttered open and focused on the grey ceiling. As the memories flooded in she looked around the room and found hundreds of gifts and flowers crowding out the room.
On the right by her side was her husband. He was sitting in a large purple chintz chair sleeping. In his arms was a small purple blanketed bundle. To her right in a large green chintz chair was her mother and her son.
It looked rather odd to see Katherine curled up in the chair with Harry in her lap. They didn't look very comfortable but as they were sleeping; maybe they were.
She let out a sigh as Poppy came in and let out a soft gasp.
"Oh thank goodness you're awake. Kat said it would be awhile but I was beginning to wonder," Poppy fussed as she came over to Minerva's sighed and sat on the bed.
"How long was I out?" Minerva asked. She noticed her voice was a little hoarse form un-use.
"It's been a week since you were hit with the stunners. There was a battle at the Ministry. Your mother fought you-know-who by herself!" Poppy exclaimed in a hushed whisper so as not to wake the others.
"What!?" Minerva hissed.
"She didn't defeat him. Cornelius and the others came in and you-know-who got away. But Dolores and Fudge are going to be put to trial soon and people are talking about whose to be the new Minister!" Poppy explained.
"What about the battle was anyone hurt?" Minerva groaned trying to sit up.
Poppy quickly moved to help her and pilled pillows all around her to help her stay up.
"A few. There at St. Mungo's and doing fine. Sirius had been there and…he's lucky Albus and Kat came when they did. He's down stairs with Nathaniel. Everyone's been so worried about you. We've only let your immediate family in right now but everyone else has been sending all these get well gifts. I'm sure everyone will be thrilled to know your awake now," Poppy grinned and kissed her friend's head. "Don't ever scare us like that again."
"I'll try not to," Minerva smiled softly.
The baby slowly started to wake and cry. Poppy quickly took her from her father's sleeping arms before he woke up and brought her to Minerva.
"I'll take off some of the dressings and you can feed her," Poppy smiled as she placed the baby in Minerva's arms.
"Oh Poppy she's so beautiful," Minerva cried looking at her little daughter who had quickly silenced and was staring at her mother as if she knew just who she was.
"She is. Katherine says she looks exactly as you did when you were born," Poppy nodded as she helped her friend feed her child. When the baby had been fed and changed Poppy reapplied the potions and bandages before quietly leaving the room.
"Oh my beautiful little kitten," Minerva sighed cooing to her child.
"She needs a name," Albus replied sitting up, "I didn't want to name her without you," he added smiling softly as he leant up and kissed her lips softly.
She smiled at him.
"I've missed you so. I'd thought I'd lost you," he choked with tears in his eyes.
He took her hand and squeezed it reassuring himself she was there. She squeezed it back with unshed tears in her gorgeous green eyes.
"I know the perfect name," Minerva said looking down at her daughter.
"What?"
"Honoria Kendra Dumbledore," Minerva replied looking into his blue eyes.
"I like it," Albus nodded.
A noise was heard from the other side of the room and the two turned to see Harry and Katherine blearily opening their eyes. Harry grinned and immediately hopped off his grandmother's lap as he ran to the bed.
"Mum you're okay!" he exclaimed kissing her cheek.
"Oh thank god I thought I'd lost my touch," Katherine sighed as she stood stretching.
She bent herself backwards to the ground and popped her back before walking over and sitting on the end of the bed.
The others laughed lightly before the baby squealed and made its self known.
"What are you two going to name her?" Katherine asked.
"Honoria Kendra," Minerva smirked teasingly.
"Where'd you get that from?" Harry asked as Katherine fell to the floor with a loud groan.
"Gran?" Harry blinked.
"She's fine she's just annoyed Harry," Minerva laughed.
"Why oh why was I cursed with such a rotten name!?" Katherine asked dramatically.
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked confused.
"My name is Honoria Katherine Harris-McGonagall," Katherine sighed putting an arm over her eyes, "My father decided I'd have my first name Latin and middle name Scottish instead of the other way around. I hate it which is why I always insist on being called Katherine."
"Honoria means Honor it's a well chosen name," Albus replied.
"Honoria is for a Gryffindor. I was a bloody Slytherin! I should have had a name like Ailish, Kathleen, or Brianna!" Katherine exclaimed.
"You're making too much out of this. You should feel honored I named my child after you and Albus' mother," Minerva scolded.
"I suppose. Oh and by the way…Honoria is free of the disease," Katherine smiled as she sat up.
Minerva cried tears of joy as she pulled Harry to her and kissed his head and then kissed Honoria's.