A/N- I know this is a short chapter. but it needed to be said and the
format didn't really flow with the rest of what I wanted to put in the
chapter. so I'm separating it. (
Chapter 5: The Bond of a Mother
It's only been a few weeks since the conception of this baby and already I feel bonded to it. Writing that seems a little ridiculous even to myself. I don't even know whether it's a boy or a girl. But regardless of gender or magical talent, I can feel this child growing inside me. With every breath I feel it needs me to survive. With every breath I know I made the right decision to keep this baby.
Now, my bond with my unborn child is strengthening by the second, but the bond with my own mother seems to be only getting worse. It's been six days. Six whole days and she hasn't said a single word to me aside from "pass the potatoes."
I know I've said this before, but I need her so desperately right now. She's gone through seven births, so I pretty much consider her an expert. Not only that, I want her to be close to her first grandchild. I feel that ignoring me will only lead to a Percy-like situation as soon as the baby is born and I'm back at Hogwarts.
I'm even beginning to doubt whether or not she'll allow me to go back to Hogwarts. I can just see the tension mounting now.
*hypothetical dream sequence*
"Mum, I'm so excited to go back to Hogwarts in a few weeks!"
She just looks at me with contempt and then at the baby lying in his/her playpen a few feet away. "What about the baby?" she asks. Her first words in close to a year. "I'm not taking care of it. This is your mess."
I just look back at her sadly. "But Mum, I can't take the baby back to Hogwarts! I want to so badly, but Professor Dumbledore just won't allow it!"
She glares. "Well, I guess you're not going back then." She turns her back on me. "Start looking for somewhere else to live."
*end hypothetical dream sequence*
It frightens me just to think about what she's going to do or say when next year rolls around. She hasn't spoken to Percy in years!
I'm hoping against hope that she'll come around soon. Hoping her heart will win out and find a place for me again and for my baby.
Chapter 5: The Bond of a Mother
It's only been a few weeks since the conception of this baby and already I feel bonded to it. Writing that seems a little ridiculous even to myself. I don't even know whether it's a boy or a girl. But regardless of gender or magical talent, I can feel this child growing inside me. With every breath I feel it needs me to survive. With every breath I know I made the right decision to keep this baby.
Now, my bond with my unborn child is strengthening by the second, but the bond with my own mother seems to be only getting worse. It's been six days. Six whole days and she hasn't said a single word to me aside from "pass the potatoes."
I know I've said this before, but I need her so desperately right now. She's gone through seven births, so I pretty much consider her an expert. Not only that, I want her to be close to her first grandchild. I feel that ignoring me will only lead to a Percy-like situation as soon as the baby is born and I'm back at Hogwarts.
I'm even beginning to doubt whether or not she'll allow me to go back to Hogwarts. I can just see the tension mounting now.
*hypothetical dream sequence*
"Mum, I'm so excited to go back to Hogwarts in a few weeks!"
She just looks at me with contempt and then at the baby lying in his/her playpen a few feet away. "What about the baby?" she asks. Her first words in close to a year. "I'm not taking care of it. This is your mess."
I just look back at her sadly. "But Mum, I can't take the baby back to Hogwarts! I want to so badly, but Professor Dumbledore just won't allow it!"
She glares. "Well, I guess you're not going back then." She turns her back on me. "Start looking for somewhere else to live."
*end hypothetical dream sequence*
It frightens me just to think about what she's going to do or say when next year rolls around. She hasn't spoken to Percy in years!
I'm hoping against hope that she'll come around soon. Hoping her heart will win out and find a place for me again and for my baby.
