Bed Knobs and Broomsticks
Authors Note- Thank you to everyone for your reviews and suggestions. After a lot of thinking (too much for me) and lack of homework (not like I was going to do it anyways) I semi-planned the rest of the story. Thank you to Nicole for her awesome idea that I'm using!!! And, after much debating, I decided on a gender for the baby (and don't just scroll down to see that it is!) and the name will be revealed in the next chapter. Anyways, onto the story.
Chapter Eleven- Unexpected Arrival
Harry stared at her for the shortest second, " oh god, so that means that the baby is, coming?".
Ginny nodded, clutching her stomach, " yeah, yeah that's pretty good sign" she took a very deep breath.
As he stepped an inch closer, she dropped to the ground, screaming, which was slightly drowned out by the storm. " Come on, I'm going to get you back to the villiage".
" No, just go!".
" Oh right" he sarcastically commented, " like I'm really going to leave you when you're in labor".
She grunted, " I can take care of myself".
Harry, again, grabbed her wrist. Before Ginny could get away, he apparated them both back into Hogsmeade. She screamed loudly, capturing the attention of those in the streets under umbrellas. Harry gently lifted her only an inch off the ground and backed into the nearest door- that being the Three Broomsticks.
The nearly empty Three Broomsticks, Madam Rosmerta and Ron were the only there. Both jumped when the two entered, Harry carefully laid Ginny on the floor.
" Bloody hell!" Ron snapped.
Madam Rosmerta ran around the counter and Ron bolted over from his table.
" Ron, get me some towels from the storage room!" Rosmerta ordered, kneeling at Ginny's feet.
Harry glared at her with a strong hint of fear in his eyes, " do you know what to do?".
She nodded, " delievered my mum's triplets when I was seven, reckon this shouldn't be any harder".
Ron came back with an armload of towels, handing them over, then dropping at his sisters side. " Shouldn't we get her to the hospital or something?" he looked as though the Chamber of Secrets had just been opened again.
" There isn't enough time" Rosmerta said, " she could have this baby in five minutes".
" Oh great!" Ginny cried, panting, " why do you have to be here?" she directed towards her brother.
" More the reason for you to hate me" Ron commented.
Harry took her hand in his, " I'm sorry".
" Are you apologizing for getting her pregnant?" Ron asked, but was ignored.
" I'm sorry I wasn't there, I should have tried harder to find you, I should have turned around, I promise that I'll never leave you again".
" Didn't she leave you?" Ron asked.
In the heat of another contraction, Ginny grabbed her brothers hand, squeezing the life out of it, causing him to scream.
" Ginny, the baby's making an early arrival, on the next contraction I want you to push" Rosmerta said.
Ginny shook her head, " no, no I can't do this" she looked up at Harry, " I can't keep doing this to you, it's not fair to YOU!" she screamed as the contraction started. She released Ron's hand (he was quiet relieved) and grabbed Harry's with her other, grtting her teeth and lifting her back from the floor. Ron pulled his cloak off and placed it under her before she hit the floor again. She took a deep breath, " you don't deserve this!".
" That's good Ginny" Rosmerta said, sounding occupied (she was purposly ignoring the conversation), " keep going".
She took several ragged and shallow breaths. " Harry, I want you to promise me, that after today, you'll forget that we ever had a relationship".
He looked at Ron before her, " I can't do that".
" You promised earlier!" she screamed, giving another push.
" And that was stupid of me" he held her hand tighter, " I'll never forget you, not now, not ever".
Rosmerta looked up at them, " the head is almost out, just two more pushes, that's all".
Ginny lifted her entire back off the floor, yelling loud enough any eardrum within a mile. " I don't think this is helping any hopes of a relationship for you two" Ron said.
" Shut the fuck up, both of you!" the guys looked at each other, a little shocked.
" That's normal" Rosmerta muttered, " one more push Ginny, just one more and your baby will be here".
Ginny drew in a good amount of air. She didn't scream, or cry out, there was a brief moment of silence, before a tiny cry broke it. Ginny fell back, recovering and relieved, as was Harry's hand. Harry couldn't see anything but a small face on Rosmerta's face along with the light crying.
" Congratulations" Madam Rosmerta said, " it's a girl".
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The rain had stopped and the clouds moved aside to reveal a glowing sunset. Harry witnessed the siwrls of red, pink, and orange leaking past the horizon. He then looked down at the sleeping bundle in his arms. His daughter, their daughter. Her flaming red peach fuzz laying against her head. Though closed, their eyes matched. It was a strange combination, but at the same time, adorable. She, who did not have a name yet, but that wasn't important, was so tiny and could fit perfectly in one arm, but Harry had her in two, to keep her safe.
From the distance of the street, Hermione came running down the empty path to him. She took a moment to catch her breath. " McGonagall just told me- you were here" she then saw, " oh god" her eyes grew wider, " is this?". Harry nodded and Hermione cooed, " she's so adorable".
Ron emerged from the doorway, a little surprised to see Hermione. " Harry, she wants to see both of you" he stepped aside.
Harry made it inside, but Ron stepped in front of Hermione before she could, " I don't think so".
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Ginny was laying on a sea of balnets and pillows atop one of the tables against the wall. Madam Rosmerta was with her, but left as soon as she saw Harry, Ginny sat up at the same time. " Can I hold her?" she hadn't had the chance to yet.
" Of course" Harry carefully slid her into Ginny's arms, she immediatly brightened at that single touch.
'' She needs a name" he said as she grinned uncontrolably.
" That's not important right now" she then looked up at Harry, " what's important is, who's going to be there for her first step, or first word, or her first day at Hogwarts, or when she gets married".
Harry stared deeply into her eyes, " I want to be there".
" I want you to be there" she sighed, " but that's all" he could slowly feel his heart breaking, " I just don't want her to have to live a lie on what really happened to us. I don't care if it's love, I don't want to risk it again".
It took a moment, but eventually nodded, not entirely agreeing though, " okay, I'll be there".
Ginny smiled, " thank you".
The two went through hours of complete silence of only looking at their new daughter. He wasn't going to leave, but he was going to keep his promise and not fall in love. Afterall, how could he fall in love, when he already was? And, he wasn't the only one.
~ To Be Continued~
Authors Note- Thank you to everyone for your reviews and suggestions. After a lot of thinking (too much for me) and lack of homework (not like I was going to do it anyways) I semi-planned the rest of the story. Thank you to Nicole for her awesome idea that I'm using!!! And, after much debating, I decided on a gender for the baby (and don't just scroll down to see that it is!) and the name will be revealed in the next chapter. Anyways, onto the story.
Chapter Eleven- Unexpected Arrival
Harry stared at her for the shortest second, " oh god, so that means that the baby is, coming?".
Ginny nodded, clutching her stomach, " yeah, yeah that's pretty good sign" she took a very deep breath.
As he stepped an inch closer, she dropped to the ground, screaming, which was slightly drowned out by the storm. " Come on, I'm going to get you back to the villiage".
" No, just go!".
" Oh right" he sarcastically commented, " like I'm really going to leave you when you're in labor".
She grunted, " I can take care of myself".
Harry, again, grabbed her wrist. Before Ginny could get away, he apparated them both back into Hogsmeade. She screamed loudly, capturing the attention of those in the streets under umbrellas. Harry gently lifted her only an inch off the ground and backed into the nearest door- that being the Three Broomsticks.
The nearly empty Three Broomsticks, Madam Rosmerta and Ron were the only there. Both jumped when the two entered, Harry carefully laid Ginny on the floor.
" Bloody hell!" Ron snapped.
Madam Rosmerta ran around the counter and Ron bolted over from his table.
" Ron, get me some towels from the storage room!" Rosmerta ordered, kneeling at Ginny's feet.
Harry glared at her with a strong hint of fear in his eyes, " do you know what to do?".
She nodded, " delievered my mum's triplets when I was seven, reckon this shouldn't be any harder".
Ron came back with an armload of towels, handing them over, then dropping at his sisters side. " Shouldn't we get her to the hospital or something?" he looked as though the Chamber of Secrets had just been opened again.
" There isn't enough time" Rosmerta said, " she could have this baby in five minutes".
" Oh great!" Ginny cried, panting, " why do you have to be here?" she directed towards her brother.
" More the reason for you to hate me" Ron commented.
Harry took her hand in his, " I'm sorry".
" Are you apologizing for getting her pregnant?" Ron asked, but was ignored.
" I'm sorry I wasn't there, I should have tried harder to find you, I should have turned around, I promise that I'll never leave you again".
" Didn't she leave you?" Ron asked.
In the heat of another contraction, Ginny grabbed her brothers hand, squeezing the life out of it, causing him to scream.
" Ginny, the baby's making an early arrival, on the next contraction I want you to push" Rosmerta said.
Ginny shook her head, " no, no I can't do this" she looked up at Harry, " I can't keep doing this to you, it's not fair to YOU!" she screamed as the contraction started. She released Ron's hand (he was quiet relieved) and grabbed Harry's with her other, grtting her teeth and lifting her back from the floor. Ron pulled his cloak off and placed it under her before she hit the floor again. She took a deep breath, " you don't deserve this!".
" That's good Ginny" Rosmerta said, sounding occupied (she was purposly ignoring the conversation), " keep going".
She took several ragged and shallow breaths. " Harry, I want you to promise me, that after today, you'll forget that we ever had a relationship".
He looked at Ron before her, " I can't do that".
" You promised earlier!" she screamed, giving another push.
" And that was stupid of me" he held her hand tighter, " I'll never forget you, not now, not ever".
Rosmerta looked up at them, " the head is almost out, just two more pushes, that's all".
Ginny lifted her entire back off the floor, yelling loud enough any eardrum within a mile. " I don't think this is helping any hopes of a relationship for you two" Ron said.
" Shut the fuck up, both of you!" the guys looked at each other, a little shocked.
" That's normal" Rosmerta muttered, " one more push Ginny, just one more and your baby will be here".
Ginny drew in a good amount of air. She didn't scream, or cry out, there was a brief moment of silence, before a tiny cry broke it. Ginny fell back, recovering and relieved, as was Harry's hand. Harry couldn't see anything but a small face on Rosmerta's face along with the light crying.
" Congratulations" Madam Rosmerta said, " it's a girl".
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The rain had stopped and the clouds moved aside to reveal a glowing sunset. Harry witnessed the siwrls of red, pink, and orange leaking past the horizon. He then looked down at the sleeping bundle in his arms. His daughter, their daughter. Her flaming red peach fuzz laying against her head. Though closed, their eyes matched. It was a strange combination, but at the same time, adorable. She, who did not have a name yet, but that wasn't important, was so tiny and could fit perfectly in one arm, but Harry had her in two, to keep her safe.
From the distance of the street, Hermione came running down the empty path to him. She took a moment to catch her breath. " McGonagall just told me- you were here" she then saw, " oh god" her eyes grew wider, " is this?". Harry nodded and Hermione cooed, " she's so adorable".
Ron emerged from the doorway, a little surprised to see Hermione. " Harry, she wants to see both of you" he stepped aside.
Harry made it inside, but Ron stepped in front of Hermione before she could, " I don't think so".
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Ginny was laying on a sea of balnets and pillows atop one of the tables against the wall. Madam Rosmerta was with her, but left as soon as she saw Harry, Ginny sat up at the same time. " Can I hold her?" she hadn't had the chance to yet.
" Of course" Harry carefully slid her into Ginny's arms, she immediatly brightened at that single touch.
'' She needs a name" he said as she grinned uncontrolably.
" That's not important right now" she then looked up at Harry, " what's important is, who's going to be there for her first step, or first word, or her first day at Hogwarts, or when she gets married".
Harry stared deeply into her eyes, " I want to be there".
" I want you to be there" she sighed, " but that's all" he could slowly feel his heart breaking, " I just don't want her to have to live a lie on what really happened to us. I don't care if it's love, I don't want to risk it again".
It took a moment, but eventually nodded, not entirely agreeing though, " okay, I'll be there".
Ginny smiled, " thank you".
The two went through hours of complete silence of only looking at their new daughter. He wasn't going to leave, but he was going to keep his promise and not fall in love. Afterall, how could he fall in love, when he already was? And, he wasn't the only one.
~ To Be Continued~