Disclaimer: I hate writing these things, but if I don't, I'll get sued, so her I
go: I only own the plot and Michael. Everything else belongs to
J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 16
Nine months had passed since Harry first moved in with Hermione and Ron. Hermione was now seven months pregnant and had a very large stomach. Ron was very happy that Harry was living with them because Hermione was having many mood swings during her pregnancy.
"Good morning!" Ron said on an early morning in late October as he went to give his wife a hug.
"Eek!! Get away from me!" she yelled and ducked under his arms.
"What's wrong with you?!?" he asked.
"I think she's having another one of those days where touching you makes her nauseous," Harry said walking into the room while drying his hair with a towel.
"Another one!!??!!!" Ron said.
"Yes, Ron, another one. It's not my fault. I just get nauseous for some reason!" Hermione replied.
"It seems like every other day you get nauseous around me!"
"Well excuse me, but I'm pregnant!!!"
"And who's fault is that?!?"
"Yours!"
"How is it mine? I didn't do anything!!"
"Umm... Ron? Do I have to teach you where babies come from?" Harry interrupted.
"Shut up, Harry!" Ron spat back.
Harry figured that he should then leave and went into the kitchen. Just as he stepped into the kitchen, an owl came and dropped a letter at his feet. Harry didn't recognize the owl and the letter wasn't addressed, so he just opened it. It read:
Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Weasley,
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Virginia Weasley and Michael O'Shea.
The splendid event will be held on December 1, 2002 at the Magical Love wedding
Hall at 1:00. A reception will follow in the same hall from 2:00 - 8:00. R.S.V.P
by October 31, 2002.
`So they're going to go through with it,' Harry thought, `And they're not inviting me.'
"What's you got in your hand?" Ron asked as he walked into the kitchen.
"Your invitation to Ginny's wedding," Harry said handing it to him, "What happened with you and Hermione?"
"Nothing really. We fought and then she went up stairs. It was the usual."
"Oh."
"Holy shit!! This invitation says that we have to respond by October 31!!"
"So?"
"That's today, Harry! Why the hell did they wait so long?"
"I think it might've been the owl. I mean, it gave the letter to me when it was for you."
"Stupid thing! I better get Pig to bring back a response really quick! You want me to send your response with him, too?"
"No need to. I wasn't invited."
"Oh!" Ron said turning red. He felt embarrassed for some reason. Hermione ended Ron's embarrassment when she grabbed hold of him. "So you can touch me now?"
"Shut up, Ron! We need to get to the hospital!"
"Why?"
"My water just broke!"
THUD! Ron passed out and hit the floor.
"Ronald Weasley!! You get up this instant!" Hermione yelled.
"Umm... Herm, I don't think he's going to wake up right away," Harry said.
"Well, then what the hell am I supposed to do?!" Hermione said growing panicky.
"You apparate there and I'll apparate there, too, while holding onto Ron to get him there," Harry said not knowing if Ron would be able to get to the hospital with him.
"Ok. Just hurry, Harry!" Hermione said before disappearing.
Now was Harry's turn to panic. "Wake up, Ron! Ron!" Harry said. Ron didn't move so Harry grabbed a glass of water. "It always worked in the movies," Harry said before pouring the water onto Ron's face.
"Don't let the baby drown!!!" Ron shouted spitting out water as he came to.
Harry laughed then said, "Would you like to go to the hospital to be with your wife?"
"OH MY GOD!!!! Where is she?? Hermione!!! We got to get to the hospital!!!! HERMIONE!!!!!!!!!" Ron started yelling.
"Ron, she's already at the hospital. I told her that we would meet her there."
"Oh. Then what are we waiting for?"
"You to calm down," Harry laughed.
"I am calm!!! Now lets get going!"
"Ok. I'll see you there."
"Wait a second! Where are we going again?" Ron asked with a panicked look on his face.
"This is going to be a long day," Harry sighed.
When they arrived at the hospital, Ron was taking to the room that Hermione was in. Although she was in labor, she wasn't ready yet to give birth. Harry was left alone in the waiting room.
"What do you mean you won't tell me what room they're in!! He's my brother!!! I have a right to know!!" Harry heard a young woman yelling in the distance. "No, I will not keep my voice down. I don't care that I'm in a hospital!!!! Stop telling me to be quiet!!!!! Fine, call security!! See if I care! Get your hands off me!! Who the hell do you think you are?? You're security? Oh shit, you actually called security!! I was just kidding, honestly!! I didn't mean to start any trouble!"
Harry looked over to where the commotion was coming from and was shocked to see Ginny Weasley being dragged out of the hospital by security guards. He got up to help her.
"Excuse me, officers. May I have a word with you?" Harry said. One of them followed him off to the side while the other kept hold of Ginny. After a few minutes, Harry and the officer went back to where Ginny was.
"Let her go, Dave. Sorry, Miss. We didn't know about, well, you know," the officer said before walking away.
Ginny was puzzled, "What was he talking about?"
"Well, I just explained to him that you have a slight mental problem which causes you to lash out at people when you get angry," Harry said smiling.
"You what?? I can't believe you, Harry," she exclaimed. Then she softened her expression and said, "But thank you for helping me. I don't know what I would've done without you."
"No problem, Gin. What was that whole commotion about anyway?"
"They wouldn't tell me where Ron and Hermione were. Can you believe that?"
"No, but you don't need to worry about them. I'm sure they're fine."
"I know, but I wanted them to know that I was here."
They sat in silence for a long time. Each felt awkward around the other. Then a young nurse walked over to them.
"Excuse me, Mr. Potter?"
"Yes?"
"I just wanted to let you know that Hermione was moved into the delivery room and is giving birth at the present moment."
"Thanks for the update," Harry replied.
"And I also wanted to give you this," the nurse said handing him a piece of paper, "Call me if you want to go out some time."
Harry didn't know what to say in response, so he just flashed her one of his smiles that made every girl's heart melt.
"It's nice to see that smile of yours, Harry," Ginny said.
Harry just blushed. After a few minutes, Ron came rushing into the room.
"I'm a father!!! I just became a father!!!" he said smiling.
"Congrats, Ron," Harry said giving him a manly hug, "What is it?"
"A baby!" Ron said happily.
"Gee, I didn't know that's what they were!" Harry said sarcastically, "I meant, is it a boy or a girl?"
"Oh! It's a boy!! I got a kid to teach how to play Quidditch! Whoopee!!" Ron shouted.
"Whoopee? I never heard you say that before, Ron," Ginny said, finally speaking up, "What are you going to name him?"
"Hermione named him Landon. She said it's a name from a muggle book called A Walk To Remember."
"I read that book! I like that name. It's very mysterious," Ginny said.
"Yeah! I better get back in there. By the way, Gin, we can come to the wedding," Ron said as he walked off.
Harry and Ginny went back to their seats. "I've never seen him like this!" Harry laughed.
"Yeah, but it's sweet. He's so happy about becoming a father."
"Yeah, he's ecstatic."
"I hope Michael's like that when we have children," Ginny said.
"Do you really love him?" Harry suddenly asked.
"Of course I do, Harry!" Ginny replied taken aback by the question.
"Do you love him like you used to love me?"
"Harry, I'll never love anyone like I love you," Ginny said quietly.
"Oh. I got to go, Gin. I'll see you around," Harry said before giving her a quick peck on the cheek and walking away.
Harry apparated back to Hermione and Ron's house and was thankful for the quiet. Little did he know that the next two months would be everything but quiet in the house.
"Ron!! Get me a diaper for Landon!" Hermione screamed.
"Why don't you just get it?" Ron yelled back.
"Because your son won't stay still!"
Harry knew this meant that Hermione was angry with Landon. She always referred to him as "Ron's son" when she was.
"I'll get him ready, Herm. You and Ron can go get ready for the wedding yourselves that way," Harry said.
"Thanks, Harry. You're the only one who helps," Hermione said loud enough so that Ron could hear.
"No problem. Besides, I like spending time with my godson," Harry said smiling at Landon.
It was the day of Ginny's wedding and Hermione and Ron were rushing to get ready for it. If it hadn't been that the woman he loved was getting married that day, Harry would've laughed after Hermione and Ron because they were so frantic. However, Harry was in no mood to laugh today. It was pouring outside. Harry figured that Mother Nature understood what he was feeling.
An hour later, Ron, Hermione, and Landon were ready and left for the wedding. Harry was finally left to be on his own. He got up and sat at a desk with a quill and parchment.
"I guess I should send my congratulations to Ginny," Harry said to no one. He began to write.
Dear Ginny,
I just wanted to say cong-- No I can't say it. I'm sorry, Gin, but I don't think that you should be with Michael. You should be with me, in my arms. I should be the one marrying you today. I thought you would see that. I thought that with time, we would get back together. I never stopped loving you Gin. I only loved you more. I love your hair, your eyes, your smile, and your laugh. I could go on and on with all the things I love about you.
"What am I doing??" Harry said. He crumbled up the piece of parchment and burned it with his wand. "How can I sit by and let the woman I love marry someone else? I have to do something!"
Harry grabbed his cloak and went to look for an umbrella but looked at his watch and saw that he had no time to waste. He swung open the door only to find someone there waiting for him.
A/N - Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. I've been really busy and with my new schedule in school, I have no frees to write more in. Well, I hope you liked this chapter. Either one or two more chapters to go. Please review!!! Thanx!
go: I only own the plot and Michael. Everything else belongs to
J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 16
Nine months had passed since Harry first moved in with Hermione and Ron. Hermione was now seven months pregnant and had a very large stomach. Ron was very happy that Harry was living with them because Hermione was having many mood swings during her pregnancy.
"Good morning!" Ron said on an early morning in late October as he went to give his wife a hug.
"Eek!! Get away from me!" she yelled and ducked under his arms.
"What's wrong with you?!?" he asked.
"I think she's having another one of those days where touching you makes her nauseous," Harry said walking into the room while drying his hair with a towel.
"Another one!!??!!!" Ron said.
"Yes, Ron, another one. It's not my fault. I just get nauseous for some reason!" Hermione replied.
"It seems like every other day you get nauseous around me!"
"Well excuse me, but I'm pregnant!!!"
"And who's fault is that?!?"
"Yours!"
"How is it mine? I didn't do anything!!"
"Umm... Ron? Do I have to teach you where babies come from?" Harry interrupted.
"Shut up, Harry!" Ron spat back.
Harry figured that he should then leave and went into the kitchen. Just as he stepped into the kitchen, an owl came and dropped a letter at his feet. Harry didn't recognize the owl and the letter wasn't addressed, so he just opened it. It read:
Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Weasley,
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Virginia Weasley and Michael O'Shea.
The splendid event will be held on December 1, 2002 at the Magical Love wedding
Hall at 1:00. A reception will follow in the same hall from 2:00 - 8:00. R.S.V.P
by October 31, 2002.
`So they're going to go through with it,' Harry thought, `And they're not inviting me.'
"What's you got in your hand?" Ron asked as he walked into the kitchen.
"Your invitation to Ginny's wedding," Harry said handing it to him, "What happened with you and Hermione?"
"Nothing really. We fought and then she went up stairs. It was the usual."
"Oh."
"Holy shit!! This invitation says that we have to respond by October 31!!"
"So?"
"That's today, Harry! Why the hell did they wait so long?"
"I think it might've been the owl. I mean, it gave the letter to me when it was for you."
"Stupid thing! I better get Pig to bring back a response really quick! You want me to send your response with him, too?"
"No need to. I wasn't invited."
"Oh!" Ron said turning red. He felt embarrassed for some reason. Hermione ended Ron's embarrassment when she grabbed hold of him. "So you can touch me now?"
"Shut up, Ron! We need to get to the hospital!"
"Why?"
"My water just broke!"
THUD! Ron passed out and hit the floor.
"Ronald Weasley!! You get up this instant!" Hermione yelled.
"Umm... Herm, I don't think he's going to wake up right away," Harry said.
"Well, then what the hell am I supposed to do?!" Hermione said growing panicky.
"You apparate there and I'll apparate there, too, while holding onto Ron to get him there," Harry said not knowing if Ron would be able to get to the hospital with him.
"Ok. Just hurry, Harry!" Hermione said before disappearing.
Now was Harry's turn to panic. "Wake up, Ron! Ron!" Harry said. Ron didn't move so Harry grabbed a glass of water. "It always worked in the movies," Harry said before pouring the water onto Ron's face.
"Don't let the baby drown!!!" Ron shouted spitting out water as he came to.
Harry laughed then said, "Would you like to go to the hospital to be with your wife?"
"OH MY GOD!!!! Where is she?? Hermione!!! We got to get to the hospital!!!! HERMIONE!!!!!!!!!" Ron started yelling.
"Ron, she's already at the hospital. I told her that we would meet her there."
"Oh. Then what are we waiting for?"
"You to calm down," Harry laughed.
"I am calm!!! Now lets get going!"
"Ok. I'll see you there."
"Wait a second! Where are we going again?" Ron asked with a panicked look on his face.
"This is going to be a long day," Harry sighed.
When they arrived at the hospital, Ron was taking to the room that Hermione was in. Although she was in labor, she wasn't ready yet to give birth. Harry was left alone in the waiting room.
"What do you mean you won't tell me what room they're in!! He's my brother!!! I have a right to know!!" Harry heard a young woman yelling in the distance. "No, I will not keep my voice down. I don't care that I'm in a hospital!!!! Stop telling me to be quiet!!!!! Fine, call security!! See if I care! Get your hands off me!! Who the hell do you think you are?? You're security? Oh shit, you actually called security!! I was just kidding, honestly!! I didn't mean to start any trouble!"
Harry looked over to where the commotion was coming from and was shocked to see Ginny Weasley being dragged out of the hospital by security guards. He got up to help her.
"Excuse me, officers. May I have a word with you?" Harry said. One of them followed him off to the side while the other kept hold of Ginny. After a few minutes, Harry and the officer went back to where Ginny was.
"Let her go, Dave. Sorry, Miss. We didn't know about, well, you know," the officer said before walking away.
Ginny was puzzled, "What was he talking about?"
"Well, I just explained to him that you have a slight mental problem which causes you to lash out at people when you get angry," Harry said smiling.
"You what?? I can't believe you, Harry," she exclaimed. Then she softened her expression and said, "But thank you for helping me. I don't know what I would've done without you."
"No problem, Gin. What was that whole commotion about anyway?"
"They wouldn't tell me where Ron and Hermione were. Can you believe that?"
"No, but you don't need to worry about them. I'm sure they're fine."
"I know, but I wanted them to know that I was here."
They sat in silence for a long time. Each felt awkward around the other. Then a young nurse walked over to them.
"Excuse me, Mr. Potter?"
"Yes?"
"I just wanted to let you know that Hermione was moved into the delivery room and is giving birth at the present moment."
"Thanks for the update," Harry replied.
"And I also wanted to give you this," the nurse said handing him a piece of paper, "Call me if you want to go out some time."
Harry didn't know what to say in response, so he just flashed her one of his smiles that made every girl's heart melt.
"It's nice to see that smile of yours, Harry," Ginny said.
Harry just blushed. After a few minutes, Ron came rushing into the room.
"I'm a father!!! I just became a father!!!" he said smiling.
"Congrats, Ron," Harry said giving him a manly hug, "What is it?"
"A baby!" Ron said happily.
"Gee, I didn't know that's what they were!" Harry said sarcastically, "I meant, is it a boy or a girl?"
"Oh! It's a boy!! I got a kid to teach how to play Quidditch! Whoopee!!" Ron shouted.
"Whoopee? I never heard you say that before, Ron," Ginny said, finally speaking up, "What are you going to name him?"
"Hermione named him Landon. She said it's a name from a muggle book called A Walk To Remember."
"I read that book! I like that name. It's very mysterious," Ginny said.
"Yeah! I better get back in there. By the way, Gin, we can come to the wedding," Ron said as he walked off.
Harry and Ginny went back to their seats. "I've never seen him like this!" Harry laughed.
"Yeah, but it's sweet. He's so happy about becoming a father."
"Yeah, he's ecstatic."
"I hope Michael's like that when we have children," Ginny said.
"Do you really love him?" Harry suddenly asked.
"Of course I do, Harry!" Ginny replied taken aback by the question.
"Do you love him like you used to love me?"
"Harry, I'll never love anyone like I love you," Ginny said quietly.
"Oh. I got to go, Gin. I'll see you around," Harry said before giving her a quick peck on the cheek and walking away.
Harry apparated back to Hermione and Ron's house and was thankful for the quiet. Little did he know that the next two months would be everything but quiet in the house.
"Ron!! Get me a diaper for Landon!" Hermione screamed.
"Why don't you just get it?" Ron yelled back.
"Because your son won't stay still!"
Harry knew this meant that Hermione was angry with Landon. She always referred to him as "Ron's son" when she was.
"I'll get him ready, Herm. You and Ron can go get ready for the wedding yourselves that way," Harry said.
"Thanks, Harry. You're the only one who helps," Hermione said loud enough so that Ron could hear.
"No problem. Besides, I like spending time with my godson," Harry said smiling at Landon.
It was the day of Ginny's wedding and Hermione and Ron were rushing to get ready for it. If it hadn't been that the woman he loved was getting married that day, Harry would've laughed after Hermione and Ron because they were so frantic. However, Harry was in no mood to laugh today. It was pouring outside. Harry figured that Mother Nature understood what he was feeling.
An hour later, Ron, Hermione, and Landon were ready and left for the wedding. Harry was finally left to be on his own. He got up and sat at a desk with a quill and parchment.
"I guess I should send my congratulations to Ginny," Harry said to no one. He began to write.
Dear Ginny,
I just wanted to say cong-- No I can't say it. I'm sorry, Gin, but I don't think that you should be with Michael. You should be with me, in my arms. I should be the one marrying you today. I thought you would see that. I thought that with time, we would get back together. I never stopped loving you Gin. I only loved you more. I love your hair, your eyes, your smile, and your laugh. I could go on and on with all the things I love about you.
"What am I doing??" Harry said. He crumbled up the piece of parchment and burned it with his wand. "How can I sit by and let the woman I love marry someone else? I have to do something!"
Harry grabbed his cloak and went to look for an umbrella but looked at his watch and saw that he had no time to waste. He swung open the door only to find someone there waiting for him.
A/N - Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. I've been really busy and with my new schedule in school, I have no frees to write more in. Well, I hope you liked this chapter. Either one or two more chapters to go. Please review!!! Thanx!