Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fan fiction belongs to me. They're owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros and a whole lot of other companies and people, but certainly not me. The only ones that belong to me are those that you don't recognize.

A/N: I want to thank everybody for your wonderful reviews! I'm grinning like an idiot at the moment, because your reviews were so nice! Thank you so much. And guess what? It's near midnight right now, but I'm still typing this for you guys.

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To Lara Potter: My fic is awesome! Lol. I'm just kidding. Er, yeah. I want this story over with because I want to post my new one.

To Kat44: Yes! I am making another James and Lily story! I'm not just being lazy! Look below.

I know I haven't been updating as frequently as usual. I'm sorry. It's just that I've been working on my new James and Lily story. I want to make it as well as I could. I mean, "I Knew I Loved You" was my first story, so it has many flaws (I'm considering to revise it, but I'm a bit lazy). "I'll Always Love You" is my second story. Most of it is un-betaed, so there're quite a lot mistakes too. "Those Three Words" has much less mistakes, so I'm pretty satisfied with it. But I want this new one to be really good. Of course, it won't be perfect, because nothing is, but it can come close, right? Right. So anyways, the point of this paragraph is that please don't hate me for the lack of updates. I'm working on a new treat for you! I'd tell you what it is now, but then it'll ruin the surprise. So I promise I'll give you a little teaser at the end of this story (which is soon). That'll prove that I have indeed been working, and it's not just an excuse for me to be lazy.

Important: Okay, I've only been in a delivery room once, and that was when I was born. Of course, I don't remember a thing. Therefore, I have no knowledge on how to write this chapter realistically. I'll just write it to the best that I can, okay? I'm giving you my best effort here. So please excuse me if I got some things wrong, 'kay?

Chapter 43

"Bella!" Lily cried, settling down on the bed in the delivery room.

"What, Lily?" Bella answered anxiously.

"Did y-you get James yet?"

"Er…I'll get him now!"

"H-hurry!"

Bella rushed out of the room and ran down the hall. She stopped a medi-witch from walking. "E-excuse me," Bella panted. "Where is the…where is the nearest f-fireplace?"

"Er--down the rest of the hall, turn right, and you should find the room with--"

"Wait." Something suddenly dawned on Bella. "I can apparate!" She slapped her forehead, muttered something about wasting time, and disappeared.

The medi-witch shook her head. "Mentally unbalanced, that one…"

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Crack.

Bella appeared inside the Aurors' office.

"Bella?" Sirius asked, looking confused. "What are you doing here?"

"J-James," she said. "Where is James?"

"Right here," came a voice from behind her. "What's up?"

"Lily--water broke--hospital--contractions…"

"What?"

"Lily's in labor, you moron!" Sirius said.

It took James a moment to let the information sink in. "Oh," he said stupidly. Then he panicked. "Shit, what are we still doing here, then?!"

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"God, damn it!" Lily yelled. "Where the hell is my bloody husband?!" She cried out in pain. "Stupid git!"

"Lily!" James said, appearing from behind the door. He rushed to her side. "Are you okay?"

"Damn it, James," Lily said angrily. "You were almost late! What the hell kept you??"

"I'm sorry! It was--well--actually…Er, that's not important right now. Are you okay?"

"Do I look it, James?"

"Er…that was rhetorical, right?"

Lily screamed again, and grabbed onto her husband's hand.

"Ow!" James cried, pulling his hand away. There were deep fingernail marks. "Jesus, Lily!"

"You can't possibly imagine how much it hurts me right now, James," Lily muttered. "That was just one-tenth of the pain I'm feeling. If I have to go through this, then I'm not going to do it alone."

"Okay, okay," James said, giving his hand to his wife. "I just wish you have less sharp nails."

Lily glared at him.

"Sorry," he said. James wiped her pale and sweaty forehead with a washcloth nearby. "Come on, Lily," he continued in a soothing voice. "You can do it."

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"How do you think it's going in there?" Bella asked Sirius nervously. Just then, Lily screamed yet again, and James cried, "Ouch!"

"Pretty well," Sirius said, grinning.

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Many hours later, after hearing a lot of screaming and cussing from Lily, and ouch-ing and swearing from James, Sirius and Bella finally heard the sound of a baby crying. James came out with a gigantic grin on his face.

"Well?" Sirius and Bella asked curiously.

"I'm a father!" James said happily.

"Well, duh," Sirius said. "Is the baby a boy or girl?"

"Is it okay?" Bella asked. "Is Lily okay?"

"Both Lily and Harry are perfectly healthy," James said proudly.

"Harry?" Sirius grinned too. "Then it's a boy, right?"

"No," Bella said sarcastically. "It's a bunny." She turned to James. "Can we see 'em?"

"Yeah, sure."

Lily was lying on the bed, her back against the wall. In her arms was what looked like a bundle of blanket. Lily looked exhausted, yet happy--very happy. She looked up as Bella and Sirius entered with James.

"Hey," she greeted them.

"Hello, Lily," Bella said. "How are you feeling?"

"Great."

"Can I hold the baby?" Sirius asked excitedly. "Can I? Can I? Please? Can I, please??"

Lily laughed. "Yeah." She handed Harry over carefully.

"Ooh…" Sirius said. Little Harry had his eyes shut tightly and was sleeping peacefully. "He's going look just like his father."

"Oh Lord!" Lily said, laughing.

"There's nothing wrong with Harry getting his father's good looks," James said indignantly.

Everybody started coughing mockingly.

"Yeah, yeah," James said, smiling. He took the baby from Sirius. "There's absolutely nothing wrong with looking like your handsome dad, right? Right, Harry? Yep. You're Harry James Potter, son of the charming and irresistible James Potter--of course, you're going to look good!"

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A/N: Yeah. So--er--it wasn't all that bad, was it? Tell me in a review.