The first thing Lily saw when she opened her eyes was a setting sun outside her window, blood red, casting a deadly glow across the ever darkening sky, she could hear a gentle beeping around her, she turned towards the sound to find a woman standing there checking the information on the machine.
"Hello?" Lily croaked, her throat hurting horribly.
"Mrs Potter, you're awake, your husband will be delighted." The Healer said with a smile.
"Where is James?" Lily asked.
"He is on the floor below." The healer said and Lily nodded, and then reached down resting an hand on her stomach.
"My baby?" Lily asked.
"I'll get Healer Wenlock to explain." The nurse said somewhat sadly, Lily nodded and listened as the healer walked away and Lily was left alone in the room. A few minutes later Sophie Wenlock appeared and smiled at Lily.
"It's good to see you awake Lily." Healer Wenlock said. "Now for your little girl, she is fine, however we are concerned that when time come for you to give birth there may be complications."
"What do you mean?" Lily asked fearfully.
"Well though the baby is fine right now, the possibility of there being birthing difficulties is high, and any stress can be fatal. I am from now on ordering bed rest until the birth." Healer Wenlock said, and Lily actually looked terrified.
"James is a good dad and husband, but both for the next few months?" Lily said.
"You'll be surprised Mrs Potter." Wenlock said before leaving.
Two months later and Lily was laying in bed, which was pretty much all she did these days, it was depressing. She hadn't been able to go to Harold funeral, though convinced James to take Christopher; instead she lay there and cried. Honey and Belle visited regularly, Marlene and Alice were visiting as well, and Lily found out that Alice was engaged to Frank Longbottom.
"So is it hard all this marriage stuff?" Alice asked as she perched on the side of Lily's bed.
"No, not if you really love each other." Lily said.
"I love Frank with all my heart, but sometimes I wonder, y'know." Alice said feebly.
"I do, it's hard, but worth the struggles if you really love the person." Lily said, and Alice agreed, she smiled to herself, and then left Lily wishing her good luck, seeing as the baby was due anytime soon.
November 18th was a normal day for Lily, she was lying in her bed again as James cooked breakfast, the baby kicked her hard, a nice kidney shot.
"Will you not kick Mummy?" Yes lily still talked to her unborn child. Another sharp jab, then another. "James!" Instantly Lily could hear running and James appeared, holding a babbling Christopher. "Contractions."
"Mummy?" Christopher cried out happily, Lily smiled at her son then demanded James to help her.
James sat with Christopher, Anne, Sirius, Belle, Honey, Remus and Emma in the waiting room.
"Mummy?" Christopher asked the stressed looking adults, not that he realised they were stressed.
"Mummy is having your baby sister." James said to the toddler. Christopher started to wiggle on his dad's lap, until finally James put him on the floor. Christopher got himself up clumsily and started to walk around the room, though not quite stable, he was getting good at it.
"Sis'er." Christopher cried out happily, still not having grasped 'T's, then fell to the floor, landing on his bum.
"Have you picked a name out yet?" Honey asked.
"Erm yeah, but we aren't certain just yet, we'll see." James said, not taking his eyes from Christopher, the rascal was now known for pulling things over.
Almost an hour later healer Wenlock entered the room and smiled.
"Mr Potter, follow me." James nodded, picked up Christopher and followed the healer towards a room, he walked in and gasped Lily sat there cradling a small bundle.
"Hey Chris, meet your little sister." Lily said softly as James placed Christopher beside his mum.
"She small." Christopher said.
"Yes she is, but what shall we name her?" James asked. Christopher looked from Lily to James then shrugged his shoulders.
"How about Keira. What do you think Chris? Keira" Lily asked.
"Keee-ra." Christopher said. "Like." He said nodding his head enthusiastically.
When the others entered the room they were greeted with Lily, James, Christopher and Keira Anne potter.
Remus and Belle were immediately named godparents of the newest addition to the family.
"Can I hold her?" Anne asked, Lily nodded and handed the small bundle to her grandmother. "So beautiful." A tear rolled down her face. "Harold would have liked to have met his first granddaughter."
"He's here, mum." James said smiling softly at his mother.