Surving Without You : Part 3
Surviving Without You :
Part Three
Disclaimer : These characters don't belong to me. I just used what J.K. Rowling created and used them in my own imagination. Please enjoy this chapter, Mara
"Harry, I'm bored," Ginny tells him.

Harry looks at her. "Ginny, you just gave birth! Don't be so eager to do it again. How can you be bored?"

Ginny just shrugs. "Hormones I guess.

They sit in silence for a moment, both deep in thought. Suddenly, Ginny gropes for Harry's hand.

"A contraction?" Harry asks her.

Ginny glares at him. "No," she says, her voice dripping in sarcasm. "Just a nice walk in the park."

Harry decides that if he wants to come out of this with his hand in one piece then he'd better not reply to that. Instead, he yells down the corridor for the doctor.

"It looks like she's ready to join her brother," the doctor says after quickly examining Ginny.

Harry winces as Ginny wrings his hand of all its blood. He bites his lip to keep from screaming. He tastes a trickle of blood that flows down his lip. He chides himself for being so babyish. Ginny's the one having a baby - Ginny's the one in real pain!

"One . . . more . . . push . . ."

Ginny pushes, her face strained. She grips Harry's hand even tighter and his face becomes contorted in pain as much as hers.

"Okay, you can relax now," the doctor tells Ginny. She shows her a messy, wailing baby girl. "You now have a daughter."

Harry grins at Ginny as they watch the nurse clean up the baby. When the little girl is placed in Ginny's arms, she grins and sighs contentedly.

"Hazel Snape. She looks exactly like her brother and father, doesn't she?" Ginny asks Harry.

"Yes, but she has a little tuft of orange hair - that's from your side of the family. You did well, mom," Harry tells her, squeezing her shoulders.

The doctor walks back in at this moment and smiles at mother and daughter. "If you'd like, Harry can go tell your family that two people at a time can come see you," the doctor tells her.

"Oh, yes. Please, Harry, will you go tell everyone the news?"

"Do you just want them to fight out who gets to come in first? That might be dangerous. There may be no one left at the end to come see you at all," Harry says. Everyone in the room laughs.

"It will actually be quiet funny. Please go lay the bomb," Ginny tells Harry. He kisses her gently on the forehead and cautiously opens the door. Again, he is bombarded with eager faces and imploring questions.

"Ginny's fine. Little Hazel Snape was born at 3:54 am on October 13th. She looks a lot like her brother, but she already shows signs of having the Weasley's red hair. The doctor says that we can go in now, but only two at a time."

As Harry and Ginny had hypothesized, a general chatter broke out that led to chaos.

"She's closest to me in age!"

"She's been living with us!"

"I'm her mother!"

"I've always been there for her!"

"I'm her eldest brother!"

Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley come out on top. They walk into the room quietly. Ginny is lying on the bed, Indy in one arm while the crib next to her holds Hazel.

Molly goes to her daughter and grandson while Arthur coows over his grandson. Molly beams at her daughter.

"How are you feeling?" Molly asks.

"Tired, but happy."

"They're beautiful, honey. Hazel's definitely going to have your hair."

Arthur straightens up, a lump in his throat. "They're wonderful, Gin." He gives her a kiss on the cheek. "We've better go so that your brothers can get in here."

Molly and Arthur walk out into the lobby, talking proudly about their new grandchildren. Bill and Charlie get to visit with Ginny next, as they're the eldest.

The two men stand awkwardly in the small birthing room. Bill puts his finger in Hazel's crib and is surprised to feel the strength of her small grip on his finger.

"She's gonna be a strong one, Gin," Billy tells her, chuckling to himself.

Bill and Charlie owe and awes over the twins for a couple minutes before giving Ginny a quick kiss and exiting the room. Percy and Neville quickly take their places.

"They're adorable, Ginny," Neville tells her.

"Thank you, Neville," Ginny replies, smiling.

"You look wonderful," Percy compliments her.

Ginny blushes. "Thanks, Percy, but I don't really believe you. I'm covered in sweat, my hair's a mess, and I'm wearing a hospital gown!" All three laugh at this.

"I think they'll like they're room. Do you know when you're coming home?"

"The sooner the better!"

"Okay, we'd better go. Ron might kill us for staying too long. We'll be back to visit again tomorrow. Get some rest," Percy tells her before they leave the room.

Hermione, Ron, Draco, and Harry all visit Harry together. They're surprised by how radiant she looks, wrapped in a maternal glow. Hermione hugs her friend tightly.

"May I hold him?" She asks eagerly.

Ginny places the small bundle in her friend's arms. She smiles and sighs, leaning back happily.

"They've both got their father's eyes," Draco says softly from where he's standing behind Hermione, looking at Indy thoughtfully.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but you and Severus did well, Gin," Ron says awkwardly.

Ginny smiles at him. "Thank you, Ron. You don't know what it means to me to hear you say that."

Ron squeezes her shoulder then picks up his niece. He coos to the little girl and everyone laughs.

Thank you for reading. The next chapter will be up soon. Thanks, Mara