Part 13
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"Minerva, my love, perhaps you should let me carry those books. You really shouldn't be straining yourself in your condition." Albus said lovingly while walking next to his wife.
"Albus I'm only 4 months pregnant, I'm barely even showing, and besides, it's only three books that can't weigh more than 5 pounds together. I'll be fine!" Minerva said rolling her eyes. As much as she loved him, and knew that he was only trying to be helpful, he was really getting annoying. Ever since he found out she was pregnant he wouldn't leave her alone. He was CONSTANTLY by her side making sure she didn't overexert herself, or hurt herself, or eat too little or teach too hard, it was ANNOYING THE HELL OUT OF HER!
"But honey, you really should be more careful now.."
"Albus." Minerva said stopping and facing him, "I'm fine. Stop it. Good Lord Albus, I'm not some glass doll that will shatter if a speck of dust hits me. You know, you've insisted that I shouldn't transform into my Anamagi form while pregnant, which I can understand, but really Albus, you've barely let anyone, even yourself, touched me since you found out! A goodnight kiss on the cheek and stomach, touching my arm to 'help' me get up and move and that's it! I'm getting annoyed. I though you were going to kill Hanna when she hugged me!"
"She might have hurt the baby!" He defended. Yes, he knew he was being overly protective, but he didn't want to take any chances.
Minerva sighed, "Albus, a hug, a kiss, and any other touch from you or anyone else will not harm our child. If you don't believe me then go ask Poppy, she's very well qualified to know what pregnant woman should and should not be allowed to do. Trust me, she's given me a list."
"But I..."
"No, Albus." She said cutting him off. "Now go. You still have classes to teach you know. I'll see you tonight. I won't be at dinner but I'll be with Poppy for a check up, so don't worry." She said gently giving him a kiss and then walking away.
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That night around dinner.
Minerva was just turning the corner to go to the hospital wing when she spotted four red headed boys walking towards the hospital wing as well. Well, three were walking, the fourth, and youngest of the group, was being dragged by the older three.
"Jeeze Arthur, how much do you weigh?" Asked who Minerva recognized as either Jack or David, the 5th year Weasley twins.
"Yeah, little brother, I could have sworn it was easier to carry you last year, did you grow this year?" Asked the other twin.
"hmmuuuuuhmmm" Arthur moaned as the elder brother, Harvey a 6th year, opened the infirmary doors and helped drag his younger brother inside.
Minerva had to bit back a laugh at the scene that had just played before her. Although she tried not to play favorites, the Weasley family, which had 8 boys and 2 girls, Arthur being the second youngest boy but the third youngest child, was her favorite family of students.
"What has he gotten into now?" She muttered to herself as she heard Poppy's yelling from inside the infirmary.
"Oh, what happened to you now?" Poppy shouted as Jack and David carelessly dumped Arthur on one of the beds.
"It seems he got distracted when walking to dinner and he tripped down a flight of stairs." Harvey told her, trying not to laugh himself.
"All this from falling down a flight of stairs?" Poppy asked skeptically. It looked like Arthur had taken a beating from a bludger, repeatedly.
"Oh, Harvey forgot to mention that the staircase was in the middle of moving when it happened, so he fell off it and down onto another set a few feet below it." One of the twins said.
"Yeah, he really shouldn't get distracted when he's walking." The other twin said.
"Or working in the common room."
"Or in one of his classes."
"Or at meal time."
"Or..."
"I understand Mr. Weasley!" Poppy shouted. "What could possibly distract him so much.." Poppy started asking but then remembered what Minerva had told her.
"We know what distracts him." Harvey said with a grin.
"Yeah, and she's a redheaded first year!"
"Little Artie's got a little crush on a giiiiiirrrllll!!!" One of the twins said in a teasing voice, even though Arthur wasn't conscious enough to hear him.
"Enough!" Poppy yelled, "You've brought him here and had your fun, not get out and leave him alone! Really!!" She cried out and she shooed the older boys out of the infirmary.
"I see he's in here again." Minerva said walking in after the older boys left.
"You know, I was hoping he had gotten better, I mean, he hasn't been in here for almost two months." Poppy said while healing his injuries.
"Well from what I've heard, he's been doing his best to avoid her, which is why he hasn't been getting into as many 'accidents' as he did at the beginning of the year."
"Avoiding her? Just like a man. Stupid gits, all of them!"
Minerva laughed. "Oh, you're just upset because no guy ever liked you enough to almost kill himself trying to avoid you."
Poppy looked over at Minerva and smirked, "Shut up and sit down. I could have any guy I want, but none of them are worthy of me, that's all."
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"I just don't understand what's wrong with me?" She said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, Molly he's just being stupid." Another first year Gryffindor said trying to comfort her friend. Kathy was originally from the U.S., but her parents (both from wizarding families) moved to England, where her mother had been raised and both sets of grandparents still lived.
"No, he just doesn't like me. I mean, look at him! He avoids me like I'm some horrible disease! And if I manage to get anywhere close to him he almost has a heart attack! It's like he's allergic to me or something!" She said falling onto her bed and crying into her pillow.
"Oh, come on Molly, he just doesn't see how great you are! He's to interested in muggle stuff he's always reading about to notice anything! Unless..."
"Unless what, Kathy?" Molly asked sniffing.
Kathy turned to Molly with a wicked grin on her face, "Unless we MAKE him notice you."
"What do you mean?" Molly asked worried.
"Well, technically we shouldn't do it, but it wouldn't hurt to try."
"Try what?" Molly asked, now excited.
"Ever heard of a Love Potion?"
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"Minerva?" Albus asked tentatively before opening the door to her, their, bedroom.
"Yes, Albus, you can come in." Minerva said half asleep. She was lying on the bed with her back towards the door, and the first thing that he noticed was that she was still in her day robes.
"Minerva, honey, are you alright?" He asked walking to the other side of the bed so he could see her face.
She smiled up at him, "I'm fine, Albus, just tired. Poppy insisted on putting me through a bunch of tests to make sure everything was fine, but it took a lot out of me."
"But everything's alright, right?"
"Mmmhuh. They're both fine." She muttered.
He smiled, "Alright then, I'll let you sleep." He paused, "They?"
"Uhhuh."
"As in more than one?"
"As in two, Albus. Now come lay down and sleep." She said quietly.
He smiled and laid down behind her, letting his arm lay protectively over her slightly protruding stomach.
"Twins!" He whispered to himself excitedly before following his wife into a peaceful sleep.
End of Part 13
Ok, I'm going to skip to the birth, so no, Voldemort does not hurt Minerva while she's pregnant, at least not this time. And I threw in some Molly/Arthur here and they'll be more of them later.
After the next chapter, which might be short, I'm not sure, it'll skip a head a few years and Voldemort will come back into the picture. (enter evil laugh here)
And it'll probably be over a week before I post the next chapter due to the 5th book's release TOMORROW!!!! YES!!!!
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"Minerva, my love, perhaps you should let me carry those books. You really shouldn't be straining yourself in your condition." Albus said lovingly while walking next to his wife.
"Albus I'm only 4 months pregnant, I'm barely even showing, and besides, it's only three books that can't weigh more than 5 pounds together. I'll be fine!" Minerva said rolling her eyes. As much as she loved him, and knew that he was only trying to be helpful, he was really getting annoying. Ever since he found out she was pregnant he wouldn't leave her alone. He was CONSTANTLY by her side making sure she didn't overexert herself, or hurt herself, or eat too little or teach too hard, it was ANNOYING THE HELL OUT OF HER!
"But honey, you really should be more careful now.."
"Albus." Minerva said stopping and facing him, "I'm fine. Stop it. Good Lord Albus, I'm not some glass doll that will shatter if a speck of dust hits me. You know, you've insisted that I shouldn't transform into my Anamagi form while pregnant, which I can understand, but really Albus, you've barely let anyone, even yourself, touched me since you found out! A goodnight kiss on the cheek and stomach, touching my arm to 'help' me get up and move and that's it! I'm getting annoyed. I though you were going to kill Hanna when she hugged me!"
"She might have hurt the baby!" He defended. Yes, he knew he was being overly protective, but he didn't want to take any chances.
Minerva sighed, "Albus, a hug, a kiss, and any other touch from you or anyone else will not harm our child. If you don't believe me then go ask Poppy, she's very well qualified to know what pregnant woman should and should not be allowed to do. Trust me, she's given me a list."
"But I..."
"No, Albus." She said cutting him off. "Now go. You still have classes to teach you know. I'll see you tonight. I won't be at dinner but I'll be with Poppy for a check up, so don't worry." She said gently giving him a kiss and then walking away.
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That night around dinner.
Minerva was just turning the corner to go to the hospital wing when she spotted four red headed boys walking towards the hospital wing as well. Well, three were walking, the fourth, and youngest of the group, was being dragged by the older three.
"Jeeze Arthur, how much do you weigh?" Asked who Minerva recognized as either Jack or David, the 5th year Weasley twins.
"Yeah, little brother, I could have sworn it was easier to carry you last year, did you grow this year?" Asked the other twin.
"hmmuuuuuhmmm" Arthur moaned as the elder brother, Harvey a 6th year, opened the infirmary doors and helped drag his younger brother inside.
Minerva had to bit back a laugh at the scene that had just played before her. Although she tried not to play favorites, the Weasley family, which had 8 boys and 2 girls, Arthur being the second youngest boy but the third youngest child, was her favorite family of students.
"What has he gotten into now?" She muttered to herself as she heard Poppy's yelling from inside the infirmary.
"Oh, what happened to you now?" Poppy shouted as Jack and David carelessly dumped Arthur on one of the beds.
"It seems he got distracted when walking to dinner and he tripped down a flight of stairs." Harvey told her, trying not to laugh himself.
"All this from falling down a flight of stairs?" Poppy asked skeptically. It looked like Arthur had taken a beating from a bludger, repeatedly.
"Oh, Harvey forgot to mention that the staircase was in the middle of moving when it happened, so he fell off it and down onto another set a few feet below it." One of the twins said.
"Yeah, he really shouldn't get distracted when he's walking." The other twin said.
"Or working in the common room."
"Or in one of his classes."
"Or at meal time."
"Or..."
"I understand Mr. Weasley!" Poppy shouted. "What could possibly distract him so much.." Poppy started asking but then remembered what Minerva had told her.
"We know what distracts him." Harvey said with a grin.
"Yeah, and she's a redheaded first year!"
"Little Artie's got a little crush on a giiiiiirrrllll!!!" One of the twins said in a teasing voice, even though Arthur wasn't conscious enough to hear him.
"Enough!" Poppy yelled, "You've brought him here and had your fun, not get out and leave him alone! Really!!" She cried out and she shooed the older boys out of the infirmary.
"I see he's in here again." Minerva said walking in after the older boys left.
"You know, I was hoping he had gotten better, I mean, he hasn't been in here for almost two months." Poppy said while healing his injuries.
"Well from what I've heard, he's been doing his best to avoid her, which is why he hasn't been getting into as many 'accidents' as he did at the beginning of the year."
"Avoiding her? Just like a man. Stupid gits, all of them!"
Minerva laughed. "Oh, you're just upset because no guy ever liked you enough to almost kill himself trying to avoid you."
Poppy looked over at Minerva and smirked, "Shut up and sit down. I could have any guy I want, but none of them are worthy of me, that's all."
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"I just don't understand what's wrong with me?" She said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, Molly he's just being stupid." Another first year Gryffindor said trying to comfort her friend. Kathy was originally from the U.S., but her parents (both from wizarding families) moved to England, where her mother had been raised and both sets of grandparents still lived.
"No, he just doesn't like me. I mean, look at him! He avoids me like I'm some horrible disease! And if I manage to get anywhere close to him he almost has a heart attack! It's like he's allergic to me or something!" She said falling onto her bed and crying into her pillow.
"Oh, come on Molly, he just doesn't see how great you are! He's to interested in muggle stuff he's always reading about to notice anything! Unless..."
"Unless what, Kathy?" Molly asked sniffing.
Kathy turned to Molly with a wicked grin on her face, "Unless we MAKE him notice you."
"What do you mean?" Molly asked worried.
"Well, technically we shouldn't do it, but it wouldn't hurt to try."
"Try what?" Molly asked, now excited.
"Ever heard of a Love Potion?"
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"Minerva?" Albus asked tentatively before opening the door to her, their, bedroom.
"Yes, Albus, you can come in." Minerva said half asleep. She was lying on the bed with her back towards the door, and the first thing that he noticed was that she was still in her day robes.
"Minerva, honey, are you alright?" He asked walking to the other side of the bed so he could see her face.
She smiled up at him, "I'm fine, Albus, just tired. Poppy insisted on putting me through a bunch of tests to make sure everything was fine, but it took a lot out of me."
"But everything's alright, right?"
"Mmmhuh. They're both fine." She muttered.
He smiled, "Alright then, I'll let you sleep." He paused, "They?"
"Uhhuh."
"As in more than one?"
"As in two, Albus. Now come lay down and sleep." She said quietly.
He smiled and laid down behind her, letting his arm lay protectively over her slightly protruding stomach.
"Twins!" He whispered to himself excitedly before following his wife into a peaceful sleep.
End of Part 13
Ok, I'm going to skip to the birth, so no, Voldemort does not hurt Minerva while she's pregnant, at least not this time. And I threw in some Molly/Arthur here and they'll be more of them later.
After the next chapter, which might be short, I'm not sure, it'll skip a head a few years and Voldemort will come back into the picture. (enter evil laugh here)
And it'll probably be over a week before I post the next chapter due to the 5th book's release TOMORROW!!!! YES!!!!