The Next Generation- Prologue (Part two)
Author's Note: Ron and Harry never thought that they'd end up with family lives until now, but now life is really about change.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Wood shook his head as everyone stood over Ron, trying to revive him. He didn't need any of his players to be missing from any practices if they were going to get anywhere in the future. Not that he wasn't happy for them. It was just tat he wanted to make himself known for turning a bunch of kids into famous Quidditch players. Harry and Dean leaned over Ron as Seamus waved a conjured up onion under his nose.
"Are you sure that's going to work? Smelling salt does better." Dean pointed out.
"Yeah, but no one likes the smell of raw onions under their nose!" announced Seamus. Ron wrinkled his nose and his eyes flew open.
"Ugh! Get that out of my face!" he announced, slapping the onion away. Hermione dropped down on her knees and hugged him, bursting into tears.
"I'm sorry!" she announced, causing Ron to stare at her in complete confusion. "I knew you weren't ready for kids."
"Who told you that?" Ron asked, looking at her, then glaring up at the twins.
"Aw come on Ron. We just figured that with the way you reacted." began George.
"That you just weren't ready for kids." Fred finished with a shrug. Ron jumped up.
"I'll kill both of you for that!" he yelled, pulling out his wand and chasing them around. Harry turned to Hermione and placed a hand on her shoulder with a wide grin.
"If you ask me, he's defiantly ready for kids." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As the months passed, Hermione's belly grew. Wood had the team practice every other day, and so far, they had won all their matches, winning money with each win. It was July when Wood gathered the team with announcements.
"Well, everyone seems to have great news, so I suppose I should start. Dean and his wife are expecting, as so are Seamus and his wife." He said and everyone congratulated him "Second, one of our players should be expecting a kid in. September"
"Yep! We're going to be uncles in two months!" announced Fred proudly.
"And to top it all off, we'll be entering the Quidditch tournaments next week against Bulgaria." Announced Wood and Ron jumped up.
"Did you just say Bulgaria!?" he asked excitedly and everyone looked at him in confusion.
"Yes, is there a little problem with that?" Wood asked and Ron shook his head, and sat down. As Wood finished with his announcements, he went on to explain his game plan.. Ron leaned over toward Harry.
"This is fantastic news! Now we can beat Viktor Krum in a Quidditch match! They say no one can beat him at anything! We'll see what he knows." Said Ron cheerfully and Harry gave a nervous laugh. He figured he just wanted to prove to Krum that you didn't have to be rich and famous to be happy and to show off that he had Hermione and Krum didn't. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they had arrived at Hermione and Ron's house that night, Hermione and Mrs. Weasley were working on the baby's room. When they entered, Ron's jaw dropped.
"What is this?!" he announced, looking at the color of the room. Hermione grinned at him from where her place sitting in a rocking chair with cookie dough ice cream. "Why is the room so. girly?" he asked in disgust.
"Well, if the baby is a girl."
"What if it's a boy!" yelled Ron, becoming annoyed. Harry noticed the look on Mrs. Weasley and Hermione's faces. Ron pulled out his wand and pointed in at the wall, muttering something about the room being to feminine for his comfort, and the walls turned baby blue. Hermione glared at him.
"You're so stubborn Ron." She muttered, annoyed with her husband. "Besides, what makes you think the baby'll be a boy?" she asked.
"Because, that's the way it is! You see how our family is. Six boys, one girl." Ron informed her, pointing at a picture out in the hall. "Most likely. This kid'll be a boy."
"And you believe that was passed down into you?"
"It's a curse!" Hermione ignored her husband's last remark and pulled out her wand, pointing it at the wall.
"I don't care about your little curse. This baby will be a girl, and these walls will stay PINK!" she announced, the walls turning light pink. Ron glared at her and stomped angrily out the room. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The day of the tournament, all the Weasley family, and even Hermione's parents showed up. Their robes were the same as they were for the Gryffindor team since Wood said they inspired him to create the team. They all had new brooms, but Harry wanted to stick with his Firebolt, which was as loyal as ever through all his games. AS wizards gathered up in the stands, Seamus and Dean looked around nervously.
"Look, there's Krum!" announced Dean, but Ron was busy talking to Hermione.
"I'm going to be looking for you up there ok." He said cheerfully, leaning his forehead against hers. She smiled at him, placing her arms around his neck.
"Yeah, ok. But don't forget to focus on the game, alright." She said, and kissed him.
"Alright. Now, make sure and the kid take care." He said, placing his hand on her stomach just as the baby kicked. She grinned up at him.
"Course." Ron and Harry went off to listen Wood give his usual speech when Krum came up to Hermione. "Oh, hi. Krum."
"Hermy-onny. I haven't seen you in so long. You've. gained veight." He said and Hermione blushed.
"Uh, no. I'm pregnant." She said, then pointed at Ron. "You remember my red head friend, Ron. We got married." She said. Krum stared at her in shock. She would have thought he's congratulate her in a more cheerful note, but he was obviously sad about it.
"That sound great. Vell I've better be going." He said and was gone. Ginny came up to Hermione.
"What did he want?" she asked.
"Just to say hi." Answered Hermione, and they went to go find their seats. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As the tournament went on, more people the gang remembered from Hogwarts had arrived to watch the game and cheer on their friends. Neville and his wife, Hannah, arrived. So did Colin, who married a Hufflepuff girl named Amber. Hagrid had arrived, and so did a few old Hogwarts teachers. Hagrid was sitting with the Weasleys, binoculars in hand.
"Would you look at that." Said Mr. Weasley excitedly as the two seekers suddenly began zoom for the Snitch.
"Come on Harry!" announced Fred and George, the both teams forgetting about the game as Krum and Harry went dashing across the sky after the snitch. Ginny tried to calm her daughter down as she jumped excitedly up and down.
"Who's got the snitch?" Everyone stood up and looked around excitedly at the two seekers. Ron, Dean, and Seamus landed and helped Harry up. He grinned up at them and held his fist out.
"I've got it." He said and everyone cheered happily, the teams all landing. The twins ran up to Harry, slapping him on the back.
"Fantastic Harry!"
"Woods over there shedding tears of joy!" said Fred. Ron grinned as Harry looked over at him, watching Wood cry and laugh. He came over to Harry and smiled as their families waved down at them and their wives blew kisses.
"You can't tell me missing a few days of work wasn't worth this." He said happily. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Towards the beginning of September, the gang had celebrated Harry's birthday late since he and Ron had missed a few days of work for Quidditch practice and had to work late. The party had lasted until two in the morning, and everyone went home with only one thought, sleep. Unfortunately, Ron wasn't even getting that much. Hermione sat up and shook him.
"'Mione. Please! I need to wake up at six to get to work. I need sleep." He groaned, pulling his pillow over his head.
"Ron. the baby's coming." She muttered, causing him to sit up quickly, and knock Crookshanks, who was sleeping at the end of the bed, off. With in seconds, he was rushing around the room, pulling some clothes on and scribbling a note to his parents. Hermione just sat in the bed and watched him, holding her belly as he shoved Pig out the window.
"Alright, let's go!" he announced, picking her up in his arms and apparating to the hospital. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Mrs. Weasley and the other Weasleys gathered around the hospital bed and looked at the little baby boy in Hermione's arms. He looked just like Ron did as an infant according to the twins who then added that they thought she was having twins from how long it was taking her to push the kid out, which made their mother and Ginny glare at them.
"He's precious 'Mione." Said Ginny with a grin.
"Told you it was going to be a boy." Ron said, but he was directing it more towards Harry than he was to Hermione. The baby stared at everyone in curiosity, with lovely green eyes with a bit of blue.
"It was a bit obvious. Boys are pretty common in the Weasley family." Said Percy, ignoring the look Ginny was giving him since she had a daughter.
"So, what's his name?" asked Mr. Weasley.
Author's Note: Ron and Harry never thought that they'd end up with family lives until now, but now life is really about change.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Wood shook his head as everyone stood over Ron, trying to revive him. He didn't need any of his players to be missing from any practices if they were going to get anywhere in the future. Not that he wasn't happy for them. It was just tat he wanted to make himself known for turning a bunch of kids into famous Quidditch players. Harry and Dean leaned over Ron as Seamus waved a conjured up onion under his nose.
"Are you sure that's going to work? Smelling salt does better." Dean pointed out.
"Yeah, but no one likes the smell of raw onions under their nose!" announced Seamus. Ron wrinkled his nose and his eyes flew open.
"Ugh! Get that out of my face!" he announced, slapping the onion away. Hermione dropped down on her knees and hugged him, bursting into tears.
"I'm sorry!" she announced, causing Ron to stare at her in complete confusion. "I knew you weren't ready for kids."
"Who told you that?" Ron asked, looking at her, then glaring up at the twins.
"Aw come on Ron. We just figured that with the way you reacted." began George.
"That you just weren't ready for kids." Fred finished with a shrug. Ron jumped up.
"I'll kill both of you for that!" he yelled, pulling out his wand and chasing them around. Harry turned to Hermione and placed a hand on her shoulder with a wide grin.
"If you ask me, he's defiantly ready for kids." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As the months passed, Hermione's belly grew. Wood had the team practice every other day, and so far, they had won all their matches, winning money with each win. It was July when Wood gathered the team with announcements.
"Well, everyone seems to have great news, so I suppose I should start. Dean and his wife are expecting, as so are Seamus and his wife." He said and everyone congratulated him "Second, one of our players should be expecting a kid in. September"
"Yep! We're going to be uncles in two months!" announced Fred proudly.
"And to top it all off, we'll be entering the Quidditch tournaments next week against Bulgaria." Announced Wood and Ron jumped up.
"Did you just say Bulgaria!?" he asked excitedly and everyone looked at him in confusion.
"Yes, is there a little problem with that?" Wood asked and Ron shook his head, and sat down. As Wood finished with his announcements, he went on to explain his game plan.. Ron leaned over toward Harry.
"This is fantastic news! Now we can beat Viktor Krum in a Quidditch match! They say no one can beat him at anything! We'll see what he knows." Said Ron cheerfully and Harry gave a nervous laugh. He figured he just wanted to prove to Krum that you didn't have to be rich and famous to be happy and to show off that he had Hermione and Krum didn't. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they had arrived at Hermione and Ron's house that night, Hermione and Mrs. Weasley were working on the baby's room. When they entered, Ron's jaw dropped.
"What is this?!" he announced, looking at the color of the room. Hermione grinned at him from where her place sitting in a rocking chair with cookie dough ice cream. "Why is the room so. girly?" he asked in disgust.
"Well, if the baby is a girl."
"What if it's a boy!" yelled Ron, becoming annoyed. Harry noticed the look on Mrs. Weasley and Hermione's faces. Ron pulled out his wand and pointed in at the wall, muttering something about the room being to feminine for his comfort, and the walls turned baby blue. Hermione glared at him.
"You're so stubborn Ron." She muttered, annoyed with her husband. "Besides, what makes you think the baby'll be a boy?" she asked.
"Because, that's the way it is! You see how our family is. Six boys, one girl." Ron informed her, pointing at a picture out in the hall. "Most likely. This kid'll be a boy."
"And you believe that was passed down into you?"
"It's a curse!" Hermione ignored her husband's last remark and pulled out her wand, pointing it at the wall.
"I don't care about your little curse. This baby will be a girl, and these walls will stay PINK!" she announced, the walls turning light pink. Ron glared at her and stomped angrily out the room. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The day of the tournament, all the Weasley family, and even Hermione's parents showed up. Their robes were the same as they were for the Gryffindor team since Wood said they inspired him to create the team. They all had new brooms, but Harry wanted to stick with his Firebolt, which was as loyal as ever through all his games. AS wizards gathered up in the stands, Seamus and Dean looked around nervously.
"Look, there's Krum!" announced Dean, but Ron was busy talking to Hermione.
"I'm going to be looking for you up there ok." He said cheerfully, leaning his forehead against hers. She smiled at him, placing her arms around his neck.
"Yeah, ok. But don't forget to focus on the game, alright." She said, and kissed him.
"Alright. Now, make sure and the kid take care." He said, placing his hand on her stomach just as the baby kicked. She grinned up at him.
"Course." Ron and Harry went off to listen Wood give his usual speech when Krum came up to Hermione. "Oh, hi. Krum."
"Hermy-onny. I haven't seen you in so long. You've. gained veight." He said and Hermione blushed.
"Uh, no. I'm pregnant." She said, then pointed at Ron. "You remember my red head friend, Ron. We got married." She said. Krum stared at her in shock. She would have thought he's congratulate her in a more cheerful note, but he was obviously sad about it.
"That sound great. Vell I've better be going." He said and was gone. Ginny came up to Hermione.
"What did he want?" she asked.
"Just to say hi." Answered Hermione, and they went to go find their seats. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As the tournament went on, more people the gang remembered from Hogwarts had arrived to watch the game and cheer on their friends. Neville and his wife, Hannah, arrived. So did Colin, who married a Hufflepuff girl named Amber. Hagrid had arrived, and so did a few old Hogwarts teachers. Hagrid was sitting with the Weasleys, binoculars in hand.
"Would you look at that." Said Mr. Weasley excitedly as the two seekers suddenly began zoom for the Snitch.
"Come on Harry!" announced Fred and George, the both teams forgetting about the game as Krum and Harry went dashing across the sky after the snitch. Ginny tried to calm her daughter down as she jumped excitedly up and down.
"Who's got the snitch?" Everyone stood up and looked around excitedly at the two seekers. Ron, Dean, and Seamus landed and helped Harry up. He grinned up at them and held his fist out.
"I've got it." He said and everyone cheered happily, the teams all landing. The twins ran up to Harry, slapping him on the back.
"Fantastic Harry!"
"Woods over there shedding tears of joy!" said Fred. Ron grinned as Harry looked over at him, watching Wood cry and laugh. He came over to Harry and smiled as their families waved down at them and their wives blew kisses.
"You can't tell me missing a few days of work wasn't worth this." He said happily. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Towards the beginning of September, the gang had celebrated Harry's birthday late since he and Ron had missed a few days of work for Quidditch practice and had to work late. The party had lasted until two in the morning, and everyone went home with only one thought, sleep. Unfortunately, Ron wasn't even getting that much. Hermione sat up and shook him.
"'Mione. Please! I need to wake up at six to get to work. I need sleep." He groaned, pulling his pillow over his head.
"Ron. the baby's coming." She muttered, causing him to sit up quickly, and knock Crookshanks, who was sleeping at the end of the bed, off. With in seconds, he was rushing around the room, pulling some clothes on and scribbling a note to his parents. Hermione just sat in the bed and watched him, holding her belly as he shoved Pig out the window.
"Alright, let's go!" he announced, picking her up in his arms and apparating to the hospital. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Mrs. Weasley and the other Weasleys gathered around the hospital bed and looked at the little baby boy in Hermione's arms. He looked just like Ron did as an infant according to the twins who then added that they thought she was having twins from how long it was taking her to push the kid out, which made their mother and Ginny glare at them.
"He's precious 'Mione." Said Ginny with a grin.
"Told you it was going to be a boy." Ron said, but he was directing it more towards Harry than he was to Hermione. The baby stared at everyone in curiosity, with lovely green eyes with a bit of blue.
"It was a bit obvious. Boys are pretty common in the Weasley family." Said Percy, ignoring the look Ginny was giving him since she had a daughter.
"So, what's his name?" asked Mr. Weasley.