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Hogwarts Auction 2021 - Prompt: Neville/Hannah/Ginny
Names
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"Are you sure you don't want to name her after your mum?" Hannah asked, rocking the newborn in her arms. She studied Neville's face as he considered her question. After a moment, he smiled and shook his head.
"No, I'm sure. What about you, Gin? Is there anyone you want to name her after?"
Ginny wrinkled her nose. "No. Percy already claimed Mum's name, and I don't think she looks like a Muriel. Do you have any family names you like, Hannah?"
Hannah shook her head. "We don't really having naming traditions in the Abbott family."
The three stared down at the sleeping infant. They were in awe of her, of the fact that Hannah had given them such a precious gift to raise together. The first of many, they hoped.
"She needs a name of her own," Ginny decided, sitting at the edge of the bed gently, lest she jostle the baby. "She's all of ours, so it should be a name we all like and agree on."
The others agreed with her silently, though no one spoke for several long minutes, until Neville said the first name that popped into his head.
"Agnes? It's a little old-fashioned but-"
Hannah gagged. "No child of mine is being called Agnes."
"Calista?" Ginny offered. They had all liked that name when they went through the naming books months ago. They had gotten as far as the C's before they foolishly decided not to continue reading them, to wait and see what their sweet child looked like before deciding on their name.
The baby cooed contentedly in her sleep, nestling deeper into the soft pink blankets wrapped around her. Her parents couldn't help but fall more in love with her.
"Yeah. Calista," Neville agreed, unable to wipe the smile from his face.
"Calista Love Longbottom," Hannah decided, and so it was done.