The moment you've waited for first. Albus being born!
By the way this story could possibly not end the way everyone thinks it will. Send in reviews to tell me if Ariana, Kendra, and Percival should meet the ends they did in the book or not!
minerva's-kitten
Chapter 26: Albus and Myles
May 12, 1918 St. Mungo's Hospital 2nd floor…
"I can't believe he's on assignment when he knew how far along I was!" Kendra panted as she gripped Katherine's hand tightly.
"Yes well he is an underling. He has to obey orders," Katherine panted herself.
She was loosing the feeling in her hand. The nurses had tried to get Kendra to let go but she was in no way letting go.
"You're almost there. Give us another push," the healer named, Jacob Jones stated.
"Almost there!? Almost there!?" Kendra shouted.
"Shut up and push!" Katherine snapped. She was annoyed with her friend and on top of it was seven and a half months pregnant herself.
Kendra gritted her teeth and sat up pushing with all her might.
"I hate this!" She cried tiredly. She'd been in labor for nearly 13 hours now.
"Come on you can do it. You're one of the strongest women I know," Katherine smiled pushing a sweaty lock of hair out of her friend's eyes, "You'll have this baby and once you have him you'll be glad you did this. You're giving life Kendra."
Kendra nodded and sat up again giving a big push.
Katherine and Kendra both screamed as she pushed but for different reasons.
Kendra for the labor pain and Katherine because her expert hearing had just heard several bones in her hand snapping.
"And here he is! It's a boy!" Jacob shouted holding up the baby that was screaming loudly.
"A boy! It's a boy!" Kendra panted leaning in her best friend and panting heavily.
"He's big and healthy," Jacob stated handing the baby off to a nurse so he could deliver the placenta.
"I told you Kendra. I knew you could do it," Katherine cried happily and kissed her friend's head.
"Ka…Katherine go look at him and then go tell my parents please," Kendra said tiredly.
"I'd be honored," Katherine nodded hurrying over to the corner of the room. Katherine looked down at the baby smiling through teary eyes.
"Kendra! Kendra he has Percival's hair and your light blue eyes," Katherine laughed.
"Can I hold him?" Kendra asked the healer.
"Nurse Rain give Mrs. McGonagall the baby," Jones replied.
"Yes sir," the nurse nodded handing the baby to Katherine who was so happy for her friend she barely noticed the pain in her hand.
She came over to Kendra and placed the baby in Kendra's arms.
"He's perfect," Katherine smiled, "what do I tell them his name is?"
"I don't know," Kendra replied looking at the baby and caressing his head, "I want to talk to Percival first."
"OH Kendra I'm so sorry!" Percival shouted bursting in the room.
"It is fine…look at our son," Kendra smiled.
"Son? I…I have a boy?" Percival smiled.
Kendra nodded as he came over and sat on the bed by her. Katherine slowly slipped out of the room towards the waiting room.
"Well?" Derrick asked standing as soon as he saw Katherine.
"It's a boy! A big beautiful baby boy," Katherine smiled brilliantly, "Kendra did so well."
"We're sorry we're late baby," Benjamin replied, "we tried to get here as fast as we could."
"She knows," Katherine replied. He hugged her accidentally hitting her hand.
"Ouch…oh yeah that's why it hurt when I held him," Katherine replied looking at her hand.
"What do you mean?" Mary asked.
"Kendra broke some bones. I better go get it healed," Katherine sighed.
"I'll go with you," Benjamin nodded.
"Albus Percival Wulfiric Brian Dumbledore," Katherine sighed shaking her head as Benjamin held the baby.
The couple was in the Dumbledores home a few days after the baby had been brought home. They were named the godparents and came to see the baby when ever possible.
"I can't believe you named him that!" Katherine exclaimed.
"What's wrong with it?" Percival asked.
"It's too bloody long!" Katherine stated.
"I like long names," Kendra replied taking her son back.
"Where'd you get Albus anyway?" Benjamin asked as Katherine sat on the couch by him.
"It means white in Latin I think," Percival replied.
"I just liked it," Kendra replied, "And it suits him."
Katherine sighed and shook her head smiling.
"I'd hate to be him when he has to sign his name," she laughed.
Benjamin and Percival joined her in the mirth and celebration of a Dumbledore heir.
July 1, 1918 Godric's Hollow the McGonagall Home…
"Oh I am going to kill you!" Katherine snapped as she lay in bed writhing and panting from her contractions. She'd been in labor for ten hours.
"Duly noted dear," Benjamin nodded and whimpered at the cracking of the bones in his hand.
"Don't you Dear me…AGGGGHHHH," Katherine cried as she pushed with all her might.
"Hmm this baby certainly has a big head," Anna replied from the end of the bed.
"Oh bloody freaking hell!" Katherine groaned and pushed again.
Xavier looked up at the shouted and sighed, "Oh this definitely sounds different than the last birth I was at."
"What do you mean papa?" Vanessa asked bouncing her baby daughter on her knee. The girl was a year old.
"I've never heard Katherine use such language," Xavier stated.
"She only does it when she'd very ticked off," Daniel chuckled.
"Well I sympathize. If Percival had been there I would have done the same," Kendra laughed rocking Albus.
"Then maybe there is a bright side to not being there," Percival teased.
The group down stairs heard another scream and then silence much like when Katherine was born.
Only this time the gently beating hum of the house as the magic ran through from the mother giving birth did not die but in fact hummed louder.
They waited patiently and soon heard running foot steps down the stairs as Benjamin ran in with his shirt ruffled, his hand bandaged, his tie undone, and looking happier than they'd ever seen since his wedding day.
"It's a boy! By Jove a big boy too!" Benjamin jumped around shaking every man's hand and kissing all the women's heads.
Natasha and Nathan were laughing at their son's excitement.
"So what'd you name him?" Percival asked his friend when he clamed down enough.
"Oh…Oh Myles Xavier McGonagall. And we want you and Kendra to be the godparents," Benjamin stated.
"We'd love to," Percival nodded.
"Great! Oh…uh mother and father…Kate just wants Kendra, Percival, and her father up right now," Benjamin stated unsurely.
"That's fine. Just tell us what he looks like," Natasha stated.
Benjamin's eyes grew wide and he dashed back upstairs.
"He forgot to look," Nathan chuckled as he and Wulfiric broke out the scotch to celebrate.
Kendra and Percival headed upstairs and found Katherine sitting up in her bed with a white night dress and her black hair in a loose messy braid as she was nervously looking at Anna Dumbledore.
"Here we go little mama," Anna smiled gently lying the baby in Katherine's arms.
"Oh gosh," Katherine gasped looking at the creature in her arms.
The little boy had a mat of dark hair on his head and large midnight blue eyes.
"He's beautiful babe. I'm so proud of you," Benjamin replied as he sat behind her propping her up better.
"He's…Ben he…oh Ben this is our baby," Katherine cried happily.
"I told her motherhood changes people," Kendra whispered to Anna.
"Only those that want to learn from it," Anna replied, "And I believe you and Kate will be very good mothers."
"I certainly hope so," Kendra sighed looking at her baby.
"Albus you have a good mother. Don't let her forget it my grandson," Anna replied kissing her grandson's head as she left the room.
"Daddy look at him. Isn't he beautiful?" Katherine cried looking up at her father who'd just entered the room.
Xavier crossed over to the bed and peered at the bundle as Katherine handed the baby to him.
"He's a fine lad. A fine heir," Xavier nodded.
Katherine sighed leaning into her husband.
"Just look at what we did," she smiled.
"It's the best," Benjamin smiled.