Chapter 11
Time went on as it always does. Sun up and sun down with no real excitement in between. Things were going well in everyone's lives. Before they knew it about seven months had already passed. Hermione was quite round around the middle, and she was due in a couple months. She was positively glowing. She was one of those woman who loved being pregnant and radiated that joy to everyone around her. She was beautiful. Snapshots were around the house in frames of Draco with his arms draped around his wife and her belly. In some shots he laid his head down on her stomach to talk to the baby. It was a picture perfect life.
One day Hermione began cleaning the house while Draco was at work at the ministry. Suddenly a head popped into the fireplace catching her attention. It was Ron. "Ron! What's going on?" she asked him as she sat down a basket of laundry.
"Ginny has gone into labor, the whole family is at the hospital now. She's going to have her baby any minute now!" he called to her. As quickly as he had appeared he was gone again. Hermione ran up the stairs of their small home and changed her clothes as fast as she could. She chose a sweet dress, one of the few outfits that still fit around her middle. She apparated to the Ministry to tell Draco the news and then off to the hospital. He agreed that he would meet her there after work.
Quietly she walked the halls up to see Ginny. Instantly she encountered a pacing Mrs. Weasley, and nervous Harry. He looked excited and scared at the same time. Hermione greeted them all and announced she had to sit down. After all, walking all over a hospital while seven months pregnant was no small feat. Ron ran to get her a chair and she sank down into it still breathing heavily. Once she was comfortable she noticed everyone was there. This included Ron, Harry, the twins, their wives (who were pranksters like their husbands and partners in the joke shop) Percy, Penelope (his wife of course), Bill, and Charlie. Arthur was still working. It was a huge family reunion.
Hermione could tell that Harry was getting a little frazzled. He was too excited and worked up over the upcoming arrival of his baby. Hermione decided after a lot of contemplation to get up and talk to him. She braced herself and began to lift herself up. It was hard, but soon she was up. She felt the size of a whale after she did simple things like standing. She walked over to Harry and grabbed his hand. She led him away from the door of Ginny's room and looked into his face. "Why aren't you in there with your wife?" she asked him.
"She squeezed my hand, yelled 'you did this to me you bastard', and threw her pitcher of ice at my head. It was time to leave. I am going back in later though, after labor has progressed a little more" he answered her with a laugh. "I am so excited. I can't wait until she has this baby".
Hermione gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I know how you feel" she said as she smiled warmly. "Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?" she asked him.
"A boy, I'm not sure why but that's how I feel. How about you? I know that mother's instinct is amazing" he replied.
"A girl. I just know it. It has to be a girl. I don't want to replace Rebecca, but I want a family. I'm ready for a family. I'm still scared though. Is that silly?" she asked him almost shyly.
"Of course not. You know we will be there every step of the way. It will go great Mione, just like Ginny's" he answered her as he hugged her once more. "Let's get back over there. I don't want to miss a second of this". They walked back down the corridor to Ginny's door. Harry proceeded in hoping his baby would be born soon.
After a while the twins and Ron popped out to get some food for everyone as Hermione stayed in her chair. Truth be told she was not feeling too great that day, but it was probably just related to the pregnancy. It can do crazy things to a girl.
Suddenly the door of Ginny's room popped open and the screaming of a newborn could be heard all over the hospital. "IT'S A BOY!" Harry yelled out the door. "I HAVE A SON!". He was more excited than words could say. The group proceeded into the room to look at the baby. Harry was carrying baby James around with his face inches from the baby whispering and introducing his new extended family. Hermione remained in her chair as the pains in her stomach increased. 'I'm sure it's fine' she assured herself. 'Just feeling a little ill that's all. It's like morning sickness'. But the pains increased. Soon she was moaning in agony as a nurse picked her up off the floor. Apparently she had slid off the chair in pain. She was being taken to her own room. No one seemed to notice the missing Hermione. After the nurse put her in a bed she called a healer. When the healer arrived she went back to Ginny's room to tell the group what had happened. Molly was speeding down the corridor at full mother speed.
Hermione lay on the bed with eyes closed. Flashes of pain flashed in her head. She had never felt such agony in her stomach before. Her water had broken, but it was too soon. It had only been 28 weeks. It was too soon. Where was Draco when she needed him. Tears streamed down her face. "Harry! Harry where are you?" she yelled out. If she couldn't have Draco then she needed Harry. "Tell me you are here every step of the way! Tell me now!"
"Honey, he is with his baby. He will come down in a little bit" Molly assured her.
"NO! I NEED HIM NOW! He said he would be with me! He promised!" she yelled. She was petrified she was losing her baby again, and that couldn't happen. Soon Harry was seen running down the hall yelling "Mione I'm coming!" at the top of his lungs.
He ran into the room and grabbed her hands. "Draco is on his way honey. Don't be scared. I told you I would be with you. I promised, and I am here." He knelt down beside her and whispered to Ron to go apparate to the Ministry and get Draco immediately. He had to be here if anything happened.
For another hour Hermione was heard moaning quietly in pain. She didn't want to look so weak in front of everyone but it couldn't be helped. Soon, the healer came in and asked everyone but the husband to leave. Harry turned to leave with the group.
"Harry, please stay. I need someone with me. I need you" she whispered. Ron looked back as he left the room and was a little hurt she wanted Harry with her so badly, but figured that she was in so much pain that maybe she just couldn't think straight. Harry looked nervous but told Hermione he would be there for her.
The healer examined her and assessed the situation. "Well it seems as though we have gone into premature labor. We are not out of the danger zone, but there is still plenty of hope here. I have delivered babies much more premature than this and they were fine, so please don't get worried. What we need most is for Miss Granger here to stay calm, or the baby could be put in danger. They nodded at the words and the healer left. Harry looked up at Hermione with sadness on his face. She was too perfect for this to happen again.
She lay in her bed with eyes closed praying Draco would be there soon. Fear was engulfing her body and mind. Thoughts flashed through her head of her family. The family that she had been envisioning for seven months. Maybe she was never intended to have a baby. Maybe it just wasn't meant to bed. Tears streamed down her face at a faster pace as she thought of the possibility of losing another baby. Harry saw this and sat up on her bed. He put his arms around her and embraced her. He would hold her until Draco got there. He had to be there for her. Soon he was crying too. Thoughts flooded his mind of what he would feel like if this was Ginny. He knew now what Hermione was feeling, now that he was a father himself. He desperately wanted to be with his son, but Mione needed him so badly. "I love you Harry, thank you" she said groggily. The medicine was starting to really kick in now. "I always loved you, you know. I love Ron too, but you are different. You are closer to me, and that's why I love you, and that's why I need you here right now. Tell Ron I'm sorry. Tell Ron I love him too. Tell him I wanted him here. Just make him feel better. I love my baby, and you and Ron, and Draco" she was starting to ramble on now. She said every word that came to mind. "I am so happy to have Draco. So happy that I was a prefect. When I got pregnant the last time we were sure it was because we were meant to be parents. It was before the wedding. Oh, I wasn't supposed to tell" she said exasperated.
"Shh, Mione. It's ok. I promise I won't tell. As for Ron, he knows you love him. I will tell him. And I think Draco should be here." Just as he said that the door sprang open and a certain blonde ran in. Harry kissed Hermione's cheek and sat up. "It's time for me to go be with James. Don't worry, I will be here for you if you need me" he told her. He turned to Draco. "Don't leave her. She needs you to be really close to her. She's scared" he told him. He wanted to keep her happy.
"I'm scared too. Go be with your son. I will let you know if anything happens. Thanks for being here for her. I'm glad you took care of her". Harry quickly gave Draco a hug and patted him on the shoulder.
"It will be fine" Harry told him as he left the room. He ran to see his baby. He had been a father for a mere hour and already couldn't stand to be away.
Draco sat down on the bed and held on to his wife. Soon there were monitors going off, and a healer ran into the room at full speed. One look at the monitor told him all he needed to know. "We need to get this baby out" he called. He summoned his nurses in. The group in the hall stood with a terrorized look on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Molly asked frantically as they passed by her. But she got no answer. They ran into the room and shut the door behind them. Draco sat there and watched and felt helpless. There was nothing he could do. What was actually about ten minutes seemed like ten hours. Soon the healers were holding up a screaming baby girl.
"She's a healthy little girl" the healer yelled. Hermione smiled an exhausted smile. Tears streamed down her face, and Draco kissed her.
"She did it Mya. That's our baby girl. She fought for her life" he said with a huge smile. He ran out the door to tell the group. The next thing Hermione heard was shouting of congratulations from the hallway. She finally had her family. She had her baby girl. Lauren Rebecca was born and healthy. She was 6 pounds 4 ounces, and 22 inches long, and with beautiful blonde hair. She was absolutely beautiful.
A/N: sorry again for the delay. I am so busy. Anyway Lucius was rumored to be dead, but no one saw proof there. Sorry to confuse you. yeah I might have messed that up, but anyway let's just say he was rumored to be dead but he wasn't. but now he really is. So there you go. Review!
Time went on as it always does. Sun up and sun down with no real excitement in between. Things were going well in everyone's lives. Before they knew it about seven months had already passed. Hermione was quite round around the middle, and she was due in a couple months. She was positively glowing. She was one of those woman who loved being pregnant and radiated that joy to everyone around her. She was beautiful. Snapshots were around the house in frames of Draco with his arms draped around his wife and her belly. In some shots he laid his head down on her stomach to talk to the baby. It was a picture perfect life.
One day Hermione began cleaning the house while Draco was at work at the ministry. Suddenly a head popped into the fireplace catching her attention. It was Ron. "Ron! What's going on?" she asked him as she sat down a basket of laundry.
"Ginny has gone into labor, the whole family is at the hospital now. She's going to have her baby any minute now!" he called to her. As quickly as he had appeared he was gone again. Hermione ran up the stairs of their small home and changed her clothes as fast as she could. She chose a sweet dress, one of the few outfits that still fit around her middle. She apparated to the Ministry to tell Draco the news and then off to the hospital. He agreed that he would meet her there after work.
Quietly she walked the halls up to see Ginny. Instantly she encountered a pacing Mrs. Weasley, and nervous Harry. He looked excited and scared at the same time. Hermione greeted them all and announced she had to sit down. After all, walking all over a hospital while seven months pregnant was no small feat. Ron ran to get her a chair and she sank down into it still breathing heavily. Once she was comfortable she noticed everyone was there. This included Ron, Harry, the twins, their wives (who were pranksters like their husbands and partners in the joke shop) Percy, Penelope (his wife of course), Bill, and Charlie. Arthur was still working. It was a huge family reunion.
Hermione could tell that Harry was getting a little frazzled. He was too excited and worked up over the upcoming arrival of his baby. Hermione decided after a lot of contemplation to get up and talk to him. She braced herself and began to lift herself up. It was hard, but soon she was up. She felt the size of a whale after she did simple things like standing. She walked over to Harry and grabbed his hand. She led him away from the door of Ginny's room and looked into his face. "Why aren't you in there with your wife?" she asked him.
"She squeezed my hand, yelled 'you did this to me you bastard', and threw her pitcher of ice at my head. It was time to leave. I am going back in later though, after labor has progressed a little more" he answered her with a laugh. "I am so excited. I can't wait until she has this baby".
Hermione gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I know how you feel" she said as she smiled warmly. "Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?" she asked him.
"A boy, I'm not sure why but that's how I feel. How about you? I know that mother's instinct is amazing" he replied.
"A girl. I just know it. It has to be a girl. I don't want to replace Rebecca, but I want a family. I'm ready for a family. I'm still scared though. Is that silly?" she asked him almost shyly.
"Of course not. You know we will be there every step of the way. It will go great Mione, just like Ginny's" he answered her as he hugged her once more. "Let's get back over there. I don't want to miss a second of this". They walked back down the corridor to Ginny's door. Harry proceeded in hoping his baby would be born soon.
After a while the twins and Ron popped out to get some food for everyone as Hermione stayed in her chair. Truth be told she was not feeling too great that day, but it was probably just related to the pregnancy. It can do crazy things to a girl.
Suddenly the door of Ginny's room popped open and the screaming of a newborn could be heard all over the hospital. "IT'S A BOY!" Harry yelled out the door. "I HAVE A SON!". He was more excited than words could say. The group proceeded into the room to look at the baby. Harry was carrying baby James around with his face inches from the baby whispering and introducing his new extended family. Hermione remained in her chair as the pains in her stomach increased. 'I'm sure it's fine' she assured herself. 'Just feeling a little ill that's all. It's like morning sickness'. But the pains increased. Soon she was moaning in agony as a nurse picked her up off the floor. Apparently she had slid off the chair in pain. She was being taken to her own room. No one seemed to notice the missing Hermione. After the nurse put her in a bed she called a healer. When the healer arrived she went back to Ginny's room to tell the group what had happened. Molly was speeding down the corridor at full mother speed.
Hermione lay on the bed with eyes closed. Flashes of pain flashed in her head. She had never felt such agony in her stomach before. Her water had broken, but it was too soon. It had only been 28 weeks. It was too soon. Where was Draco when she needed him. Tears streamed down her face. "Harry! Harry where are you?" she yelled out. If she couldn't have Draco then she needed Harry. "Tell me you are here every step of the way! Tell me now!"
"Honey, he is with his baby. He will come down in a little bit" Molly assured her.
"NO! I NEED HIM NOW! He said he would be with me! He promised!" she yelled. She was petrified she was losing her baby again, and that couldn't happen. Soon Harry was seen running down the hall yelling "Mione I'm coming!" at the top of his lungs.
He ran into the room and grabbed her hands. "Draco is on his way honey. Don't be scared. I told you I would be with you. I promised, and I am here." He knelt down beside her and whispered to Ron to go apparate to the Ministry and get Draco immediately. He had to be here if anything happened.
For another hour Hermione was heard moaning quietly in pain. She didn't want to look so weak in front of everyone but it couldn't be helped. Soon, the healer came in and asked everyone but the husband to leave. Harry turned to leave with the group.
"Harry, please stay. I need someone with me. I need you" she whispered. Ron looked back as he left the room and was a little hurt she wanted Harry with her so badly, but figured that she was in so much pain that maybe she just couldn't think straight. Harry looked nervous but told Hermione he would be there for her.
The healer examined her and assessed the situation. "Well it seems as though we have gone into premature labor. We are not out of the danger zone, but there is still plenty of hope here. I have delivered babies much more premature than this and they were fine, so please don't get worried. What we need most is for Miss Granger here to stay calm, or the baby could be put in danger. They nodded at the words and the healer left. Harry looked up at Hermione with sadness on his face. She was too perfect for this to happen again.
She lay in her bed with eyes closed praying Draco would be there soon. Fear was engulfing her body and mind. Thoughts flashed through her head of her family. The family that she had been envisioning for seven months. Maybe she was never intended to have a baby. Maybe it just wasn't meant to bed. Tears streamed down her face at a faster pace as she thought of the possibility of losing another baby. Harry saw this and sat up on her bed. He put his arms around her and embraced her. He would hold her until Draco got there. He had to be there for her. Soon he was crying too. Thoughts flooded his mind of what he would feel like if this was Ginny. He knew now what Hermione was feeling, now that he was a father himself. He desperately wanted to be with his son, but Mione needed him so badly. "I love you Harry, thank you" she said groggily. The medicine was starting to really kick in now. "I always loved you, you know. I love Ron too, but you are different. You are closer to me, and that's why I love you, and that's why I need you here right now. Tell Ron I'm sorry. Tell Ron I love him too. Tell him I wanted him here. Just make him feel better. I love my baby, and you and Ron, and Draco" she was starting to ramble on now. She said every word that came to mind. "I am so happy to have Draco. So happy that I was a prefect. When I got pregnant the last time we were sure it was because we were meant to be parents. It was before the wedding. Oh, I wasn't supposed to tell" she said exasperated.
"Shh, Mione. It's ok. I promise I won't tell. As for Ron, he knows you love him. I will tell him. And I think Draco should be here." Just as he said that the door sprang open and a certain blonde ran in. Harry kissed Hermione's cheek and sat up. "It's time for me to go be with James. Don't worry, I will be here for you if you need me" he told her. He turned to Draco. "Don't leave her. She needs you to be really close to her. She's scared" he told him. He wanted to keep her happy.
"I'm scared too. Go be with your son. I will let you know if anything happens. Thanks for being here for her. I'm glad you took care of her". Harry quickly gave Draco a hug and patted him on the shoulder.
"It will be fine" Harry told him as he left the room. He ran to see his baby. He had been a father for a mere hour and already couldn't stand to be away.
Draco sat down on the bed and held on to his wife. Soon there were monitors going off, and a healer ran into the room at full speed. One look at the monitor told him all he needed to know. "We need to get this baby out" he called. He summoned his nurses in. The group in the hall stood with a terrorized look on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Molly asked frantically as they passed by her. But she got no answer. They ran into the room and shut the door behind them. Draco sat there and watched and felt helpless. There was nothing he could do. What was actually about ten minutes seemed like ten hours. Soon the healers were holding up a screaming baby girl.
"She's a healthy little girl" the healer yelled. Hermione smiled an exhausted smile. Tears streamed down her face, and Draco kissed her.
"She did it Mya. That's our baby girl. She fought for her life" he said with a huge smile. He ran out the door to tell the group. The next thing Hermione heard was shouting of congratulations from the hallway. She finally had her family. She had her baby girl. Lauren Rebecca was born and healthy. She was 6 pounds 4 ounces, and 22 inches long, and with beautiful blonde hair. She was absolutely beautiful.
A/N: sorry again for the delay. I am so busy. Anyway Lucius was rumored to be dead, but no one saw proof there. Sorry to confuse you. yeah I might have messed that up, but anyway let's just say he was rumored to be dead but he wasn't. but now he really is. So there you go. Review!