Hermione:
The twins had been out of hospital a week, so we decided to have a little get together, as my parents had only just returned from their jaunt in the Caribbean, and Charlie and his family had just came over to England. Neither them nor Bill's family had seen the twins.
"So everyone's coming?" I said to Ron.
"Yup" He said, setting bottles of pumpkin fizz and butterbeer down on the table "Charlie flooed in when you were asleep, and he said all of them are coming"
"And you're speaking with Fred and George again?"
"Yeah, if I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times, we made up yesterday"
"Good" I said, putting down the teletubbies placemats on the kid's table. Harry had been enchanted by them and insisted we bought some. "I just hope Harry and Rowan don't cause a food fight or something, there terrible once you get them together"
"I know" Ron said, rolling his eyes "I reckon Rowans going to grow up to be the next dark lord or something"
"Oh Ron" I said dismissively "Harry is just as bad as Rowan, if not worse"
"I cant diss my own child, 'Mione" He said, smirking.
"Typical" I said, giving him a playful push "Now get the set the adult table, Mr., while I get Harry ready. Everyone'll be arriving soon"
I walked over to Harry's room, which was empty, as far as I could see.
"Harry?" I called out. Silence. He was probably hiding somewhere, playing a game.
"Come on, Harry, the party is starting soon" I said, peeking under the bed and opening his drawers. There was only one more place to look.
I went through the walkthrough cupboard in his bedroom, which we used to keep all his toys in. There, curled up in a corner, fast asleep, was Harry. He looked so sweet, laying there, his red hair slightly ruffled, with his thumb in his mouth.
"Rise and shine" I said, shaking him gently. He opened his eyes and scowled.
"Asleep" He said, trying to turn over.
"No, The parties starting soon" I picked him up and carried him through to his bed.
"Is Rowan and babee Jakie coming?" He asked tenderly, as I dressed him in his white shirt and red trousers.
"Yes" I said, lacing up his chudley cannons trainers.
"And Ren? And Corey?" He said. He hadn't ever been able to announce Rene, as well as a lot of other things.
"All of them. Your granny and granda granger are coming as well"
"Buddy billiant" He said cheerfully. I laughed. Harry had been copying whatever Ron said as soon as he could talk.
"Come on then" I said, picking him up "They'll all be here soon, they want to see the baby's"
"Me too" He said, looking around for them.
"Oh, hello! Never heard you arrive!" I said. Bill, Fleur and Rene were all crowded round Archie and Alex, making baby noises.
"Hi!" A devastatingly handsome boy with silvery blonde hair and bright blue eyes grinned at me, revealing pearly white teeth.
"Hi Rene" I said, "So, what do you think of your new cousins?"
"Ah, there alright" He said sarcastically, grinning again.
"Archie and Alex look very like Rene" Fleur said, her French accent strong as ever. She was still as beautiful as she'd been at 18. I had the impression she'd never age.
"Annie Feur!" Harry said, attempting to jump from my arms to reach her. He ran and wrapped his arms round her legs as soon as I placed him down on the floor.
"'Allo 'arry" She said affectionately, lifting him up and giving him a big kiss.
Over the course of the next 15 minutes everybody arrived, but we were still waiting for Percy and Penelope.
"You know, he said they were definatly coming" Mrs.Weasley said from the armchair.
"Well I don't know dear, there probably just late" Mr.Weasley suggested. He had been deep in conversation with my mum and dad. Even after nearly 2 years of meeting with them on a regular basis, he was still fascinated by all the muggle ways they'd tell him.
"Maybe the sprogs on its way" George said. He was busy picking at all the finger foods from the table.
"Don't be silly, George. Penelope isn't due for at least a week, and get your hands out of there!" Mrs.Weasley said.
"Harry hit me" Rowan ran up to me, showing me a red mark on his arm "He did pull my hair too, he did" He pulled a bit of his sandy locks.
"Harry" I said sternly. He was over the over side of the room with my mum and dad and Arthur. "Come here"
"Yes mummy?" He said innocently.
"Why'd you hit Rowan?"
"Well, you know, he said tat Alex and Achie-"
"Archie" I corrected.
"He said tat his brother was better than them, ifinty time!"
"Harry, that was no reason to hit him" I said, "And Rowan-"
But I was distracted by Percy's head popping up in the fire in front of me. He looked worried and anxious.
"Hermione? I'm sorry we couldn't come to the party, but Penelope has gone into labour!" He took a deep breath, "Tell my mum and dad, okay? I'll be at St.Mungoes. Bye!"
Mrs.Weasley nearly fainted when I told her. "Quick, we have to get there. Oh, I do hope she's alright!"
"So who's going?" Ron said, looking round the room.
"Well, we can't take all the children. Fred, George!" She ordered them over. "Your to look after all these, you here?"
"I'll stay as well" I offered "The twins...well, I don't want them being left without me"
"I will too," Ginny said. She was busy feeding Jake.
"Oh, mum, we want to see Perfect jnr. I'm sure the girls will be able to manage" Fred said impatiently
"May I remind you, Hermione went through a traumatic early labour just a week ago, and they'll both already have too much on their hands as it is with 3 young babies, never mind two toddlers" Mr.Weasley pointed out.
"Claire and Michael are here," George said slyly, referring to my parents.
"You know fine well you two are the only ones who can calm down Harry and Rowan! No arguments!" Mrs.Weasley screamed, making both of them silent.
"You'll see the baby anytime, and anyways, you two were first to see the twins" Ron said, "Right, bye then" He kissed me on the cheek and apparated.
"We'll send news as soon as we get it" Mrs.Weasley said. Everybody else had apparated, although Bill was going by floo powder with Rene and Corey, since they couldn't apparate. "Goodbye"
Ron:
We arrived at the hospital to find Penelope had already given birth to a baby boy. Percy was positively faint with anxiety.
"6lbs 5oz" He said, flapping a hand in front of his face "Beautiful baby boy, he hasn't got much hair, but its red"
"Oh, that's wonderful news" My mum said, wrapping an arm round him, "Simply wonderful. When can we see him?"
"I was 'oping you would 'ave a girl," Fleur said, sounding very put out.
"We were too, to tell you the truth" Percy said, wiping a hand across his sweaty brow, "But we've got a boy, and were very happy with him, and you can go and see him right away, he's just through here"
Percy led us into a room near the one Hermione had given birth to the twins in. I went over to look at my newest nephew. He was the double of Penelope, but with Percy's colouring.
"Oh, he is simply gorgeous" Mum said fondly, "Can I hold him?"
"Of course you can hold him," Penelope said. She looked very tired, but cheery all the same.
"So, have you named him yet?" I asked
"Well, Percy wanted to call him Bartemius, but I put my foot down"
"Good on you" Bill said, rolling his eyes. Percy glared at him.
"So he's Oliver. But his middle name is Bartemius" Percy said importantly.
"It was better than arguing" Penelope shrugged.
"Hello Ollie" My mum cooed as he opened his eyes, "Oh, but isn't it wonderful? Jake, Archie, Alex and Ollie will all be in the same year at Hogwarts!"
"Yeah, I'm sure they'll all be dead close" Dad said
"Yeah, but the downside is there all going to be having there terrible two's at the same time. We think Harry and Rowan are bad, but them 4 will be the formidable force. We'd better watch out," Hazel said, looking worried.
Lets hope the time doesn't come too soon.
The twins had been out of hospital a week, so we decided to have a little get together, as my parents had only just returned from their jaunt in the Caribbean, and Charlie and his family had just came over to England. Neither them nor Bill's family had seen the twins.
"So everyone's coming?" I said to Ron.
"Yup" He said, setting bottles of pumpkin fizz and butterbeer down on the table "Charlie flooed in when you were asleep, and he said all of them are coming"
"And you're speaking with Fred and George again?"
"Yeah, if I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times, we made up yesterday"
"Good" I said, putting down the teletubbies placemats on the kid's table. Harry had been enchanted by them and insisted we bought some. "I just hope Harry and Rowan don't cause a food fight or something, there terrible once you get them together"
"I know" Ron said, rolling his eyes "I reckon Rowans going to grow up to be the next dark lord or something"
"Oh Ron" I said dismissively "Harry is just as bad as Rowan, if not worse"
"I cant diss my own child, 'Mione" He said, smirking.
"Typical" I said, giving him a playful push "Now get the set the adult table, Mr., while I get Harry ready. Everyone'll be arriving soon"
I walked over to Harry's room, which was empty, as far as I could see.
"Harry?" I called out. Silence. He was probably hiding somewhere, playing a game.
"Come on, Harry, the party is starting soon" I said, peeking under the bed and opening his drawers. There was only one more place to look.
I went through the walkthrough cupboard in his bedroom, which we used to keep all his toys in. There, curled up in a corner, fast asleep, was Harry. He looked so sweet, laying there, his red hair slightly ruffled, with his thumb in his mouth.
"Rise and shine" I said, shaking him gently. He opened his eyes and scowled.
"Asleep" He said, trying to turn over.
"No, The parties starting soon" I picked him up and carried him through to his bed.
"Is Rowan and babee Jakie coming?" He asked tenderly, as I dressed him in his white shirt and red trousers.
"Yes" I said, lacing up his chudley cannons trainers.
"And Ren? And Corey?" He said. He hadn't ever been able to announce Rene, as well as a lot of other things.
"All of them. Your granny and granda granger are coming as well"
"Buddy billiant" He said cheerfully. I laughed. Harry had been copying whatever Ron said as soon as he could talk.
"Come on then" I said, picking him up "They'll all be here soon, they want to see the baby's"
"Me too" He said, looking around for them.
"Oh, hello! Never heard you arrive!" I said. Bill, Fleur and Rene were all crowded round Archie and Alex, making baby noises.
"Hi!" A devastatingly handsome boy with silvery blonde hair and bright blue eyes grinned at me, revealing pearly white teeth.
"Hi Rene" I said, "So, what do you think of your new cousins?"
"Ah, there alright" He said sarcastically, grinning again.
"Archie and Alex look very like Rene" Fleur said, her French accent strong as ever. She was still as beautiful as she'd been at 18. I had the impression she'd never age.
"Annie Feur!" Harry said, attempting to jump from my arms to reach her. He ran and wrapped his arms round her legs as soon as I placed him down on the floor.
"'Allo 'arry" She said affectionately, lifting him up and giving him a big kiss.
Over the course of the next 15 minutes everybody arrived, but we were still waiting for Percy and Penelope.
"You know, he said they were definatly coming" Mrs.Weasley said from the armchair.
"Well I don't know dear, there probably just late" Mr.Weasley suggested. He had been deep in conversation with my mum and dad. Even after nearly 2 years of meeting with them on a regular basis, he was still fascinated by all the muggle ways they'd tell him.
"Maybe the sprogs on its way" George said. He was busy picking at all the finger foods from the table.
"Don't be silly, George. Penelope isn't due for at least a week, and get your hands out of there!" Mrs.Weasley said.
"Harry hit me" Rowan ran up to me, showing me a red mark on his arm "He did pull my hair too, he did" He pulled a bit of his sandy locks.
"Harry" I said sternly. He was over the over side of the room with my mum and dad and Arthur. "Come here"
"Yes mummy?" He said innocently.
"Why'd you hit Rowan?"
"Well, you know, he said tat Alex and Achie-"
"Archie" I corrected.
"He said tat his brother was better than them, ifinty time!"
"Harry, that was no reason to hit him" I said, "And Rowan-"
But I was distracted by Percy's head popping up in the fire in front of me. He looked worried and anxious.
"Hermione? I'm sorry we couldn't come to the party, but Penelope has gone into labour!" He took a deep breath, "Tell my mum and dad, okay? I'll be at St.Mungoes. Bye!"
Mrs.Weasley nearly fainted when I told her. "Quick, we have to get there. Oh, I do hope she's alright!"
"So who's going?" Ron said, looking round the room.
"Well, we can't take all the children. Fred, George!" She ordered them over. "Your to look after all these, you here?"
"I'll stay as well" I offered "The twins...well, I don't want them being left without me"
"I will too," Ginny said. She was busy feeding Jake.
"Oh, mum, we want to see Perfect jnr. I'm sure the girls will be able to manage" Fred said impatiently
"May I remind you, Hermione went through a traumatic early labour just a week ago, and they'll both already have too much on their hands as it is with 3 young babies, never mind two toddlers" Mr.Weasley pointed out.
"Claire and Michael are here," George said slyly, referring to my parents.
"You know fine well you two are the only ones who can calm down Harry and Rowan! No arguments!" Mrs.Weasley screamed, making both of them silent.
"You'll see the baby anytime, and anyways, you two were first to see the twins" Ron said, "Right, bye then" He kissed me on the cheek and apparated.
"We'll send news as soon as we get it" Mrs.Weasley said. Everybody else had apparated, although Bill was going by floo powder with Rene and Corey, since they couldn't apparate. "Goodbye"
Ron:
We arrived at the hospital to find Penelope had already given birth to a baby boy. Percy was positively faint with anxiety.
"6lbs 5oz" He said, flapping a hand in front of his face "Beautiful baby boy, he hasn't got much hair, but its red"
"Oh, that's wonderful news" My mum said, wrapping an arm round him, "Simply wonderful. When can we see him?"
"I was 'oping you would 'ave a girl," Fleur said, sounding very put out.
"We were too, to tell you the truth" Percy said, wiping a hand across his sweaty brow, "But we've got a boy, and were very happy with him, and you can go and see him right away, he's just through here"
Percy led us into a room near the one Hermione had given birth to the twins in. I went over to look at my newest nephew. He was the double of Penelope, but with Percy's colouring.
"Oh, he is simply gorgeous" Mum said fondly, "Can I hold him?"
"Of course you can hold him," Penelope said. She looked very tired, but cheery all the same.
"So, have you named him yet?" I asked
"Well, Percy wanted to call him Bartemius, but I put my foot down"
"Good on you" Bill said, rolling his eyes. Percy glared at him.
"So he's Oliver. But his middle name is Bartemius" Percy said importantly.
"It was better than arguing" Penelope shrugged.
"Hello Ollie" My mum cooed as he opened his eyes, "Oh, but isn't it wonderful? Jake, Archie, Alex and Ollie will all be in the same year at Hogwarts!"
"Yeah, I'm sure they'll all be dead close" Dad said
"Yeah, but the downside is there all going to be having there terrible two's at the same time. We think Harry and Rowan are bad, but them 4 will be the formidable force. We'd better watch out," Hazel said, looking worried.
Lets hope the time doesn't come too soon.