Disclaimer: As normal, I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, so don't sue me. This is just me letting my imagination run wild and free.

Dedication: I am dedicating this fic to Amanda. Hope ya like it.

Warnings: This fic contains some things that may be graphic to some people. No slash that I know of at the moment, but I might end up putting some in later on.

A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed. I'm getting a lot more reviews for this fic than the other ones. Wow! I can't believe I am on Chapter 10 already! Also, this chapter starts near the end of Ginny's 8th month of pregnancy.

Chapter 10

"DRACO!"

Ginny was sitting on Draco's bed in his dorm, clutching her stomach. Draco, who was in the shower when Ginny called out to him, quickly got out and wrapped a towel around his waist. He ran out to his room and seen Ginny clutching her stomach.

"Gin what's wrong?"
Hermione and Harry, who had been downstairs and heard Ginny scream, ran upstairs to see what was wrong. The opened the door and seen Draco, in only a towel, looking around frantically for his shirt. Hermione pointed to the bed where Draco's shirt was laying in clear view.

"Draco, it's time." That was all Ginny had to say. Draco quickly changed into his clothes and grabbed Ginny's bag that she had previously packed. Hermione took the bag from Draco and told him to help Ginny. So Draco helped Ginny down over the stairs. They quickly got to the hospital wing. Harry had ran ahead to get tell Madame Pomfrey.

Madame Pomfrey gently laid Ginny on a bed in the wing, and propped her head on some pillows to make her more comfortable.

"Mrs. Weasley, has your water broken yet?" Madame Pomfrey asked.

"No, but the contractions are 5 minutes apart," Ginny said, proving that she obviously knew what she was doing.

"Ok, well, I just need to see how far dilated you are and we can go from there. So I'm gonna ask you to put on one of the hospital robes to make it easier on you. We will leave until you have changed, but only one person is permitted in the room while you are in labor," Madame Pomfrey said. "And since, sadly, the father isn't with us anymore, I have to know who you want to be in the delivery room with you."

"Draco," Ginny said. Draco stepped forward and took her hand as another contraction hit and Ginny gripped his hand with extreme strength. He felt like his hand had just been crushed in a vice. As the contractions stopped, she loosened her grip and he soothingly rubbed his hand. "I'm sorry baby, I can't help it."

5 minutes later, another contraction hit Ginny like a ton of bricks. She grabbed Draco's hand again and squeezed it so hard that he let out a loud scream.

"FUCK!" Draco swore loudly. Hermione and Harry, who were sitting outside of the hospital wing waiting to be let inside had heard this and were tempted to go and see what was wrong. Then, remembering the event from earlier, Hermione explained to Harry that Ginny was having more contractions and Harry just nodded his head in agreement.

2 hours later, Ginny still hadn't delivered her baby. Hermione and Harry were still sitting outside, anxiously waiting. Harry stuck his head in around the door (which Madame Pomfrey had opened) and asked if they were allowed to come in yet. Madame Pomfrey told him that Ginny was still not dilated enough to give birth so they were allowed to come in and wait with her, but as soon as she was dilated enough, they were to leave right away. They both agreed and went over to the bed that Ginny was laying in.

"How are you feeling Ginny," Hermione asked.

"Like hell. One minute I'm sweating, the next minute I'm freezing, my back is killing me and if this baby doesn't soon be born, I'll probably pass out," Ginny said, exasperated.

"And you thought that I wanted to have a baby," Hermione said, looking at Harry. Harry laughed innocently.

"How much longer do you think it should take before you can start to push?" Hermione asked.

"Madame Pomfrey thinks I should be at least another hour. You guys should go on upstairs to the common room and I will send Draco up for you when the baby is born. You guys will probably get bored sitting outside waiting."

"Well, Madame Pomfrey said that we could come in and wait until you were ready to push and then we had to leave. So I think we should be good," Harry said, wanting to get in on the conversation. Hermione looked over at Draco.

"And how are you holding up through all of this?"

"My hand feels like it's gonna fall off. I'm anxious as hell, and it's not even my baby!" Draco responded.

"I think it's sweet Draco. Not all guys would act the way you are. I mean, I know a lot of guys who, if their girlfriend was pregnant for someone else, they would up and leave them in a second," Hermione said, taking Harry's hand and squeezing it.

"Well, I'm not most guys and I love Ginny too much to leave her over something like that. I mean, it happened accidentally." Draco leaned down and wiped Ginny forehead with a cold cloth and then kissed her briefly, causing her to smile.

Every so often, Madame Pomfrey would come in to see how much farther Ginny was dilated. After about 90 minutes, Madame Pomfrey announced that Ginny was fully dilated and ready to push. Hermione and Harry both wished Ginny good luck and left to resume their seats outside the hospital wing.

Inside the hospital wing, Ginny was having a lot of trouble pushing. She kept trying, but no matter how hard she tried, the baby did not seem to want to come out.

"This baby is never going to come out," Ginny said, frustrated after her 10th time pushing. She fell back on the pillows behind her, her face red.

"Just give it time Mrs. Weasley. These sorts of things always take time, but it's all worth it in the end, trust me. I've seen a lot of girls in your position and the smiles on their faces after birth is priceless," Madame Pomfrey said, trying to encourage Ginny to keep pushing.

After another hour of pushing, Ginny finally pushed hard enough, and gave birth to a baby girl. Draco was so amazed and excited that he ran out to the hall yelling, "It's a girl! It's a girl!" Madame Pomfrey quickly wrapped up the baby, but she didn't hand the baby to Ginny right away. As Draco, Harry and Hermione entered the hospital wing, they hear Ginny's horrified voice say, "How come she isn't crying?"

"Now Mrs. Weasley, I'm sure there's nothing to worry about," said Madame Pomfrey. As Harry and the others got closer they seen Madame Pomfrey take a wrapped bundle and bring it to a back room, leaving Ginny laying in bed, confused as to why her baby didn't cry. All babies were supposed to cry when they were first born. Ginny immediately broke down and started to cry. Draco quickly went over to her and wrapped an arm around her.

"Gin, what's wrong?" Draco asked. Those words were so familiar since he had found himself asking her that so often lately.

"The baby. She didn't cry when she was born. All babies are supposed to cry when they are first born; if they don't, there's generally something wrong with the baby, like they may be deaf or have something wrong with their lungs. I don't want my baby to have something wrong Draco. I just don't," Ginny sobbed into his shoulder.

Draco patted her back. "Madame Pomfrey will take care of her. I'm sure there's nothing wrong."

"It's because of who the baby is for. If I didn't get knocked up by my brother, this wouldn't be happening to my baby."
Madame Pomfrey walked out carrying the wrapped bundle in her arms, and the bundle was crying softly.

"She's crying!" Ginny exclaimed as Madame Pomfrey handed Ginny the baby. "She's beautiful! She looks just like Ron. And she has red hair, though there wasn't much doubt about that one," Ginny said, laughing.

"Mrs. Weasley, may I please have a word with you alone about your baby?" Madame Pomfrey asked.

"It's ok. You can just tell me. Since it's about the baby, I think Draco should hear it anyway since he will be taking over the fathering role in the baby's life since Ron is no longer here to do so," Ginny said, smiling down at the beautiful little girl in her arms. She was amazed at how she had just given birth to another human being.

"Well, I have discovered that the reason your baby didn't cry is because she is slightly deaf in her right ear," Madame Pomfrey said seriously. Noticing the sadness coming to Ginny's face, Madame Pomfrey continued. "It's nothing extremely serious. I'm not expecting it to become any worst than it is now. And as you can tell, she is a quiet crier. That means that you will have to keep an ear to her so that you will hear her cry."

"Is there anything else wrong? I mean, I've heard of other babies that were deformed and had many other disabilities because the parents were related," Ginny asked, expecting to hear more bad news.

"As a matter of fact," Madame Pomfrey started, and Ginny felt a knot in her throat. "That is the only thing that I have diagnosed to be wrong, but learning disabilities and certain other disabilities are undetectable at birth. If you wish though, I could keep tabs on her and monitor her health to let you know if any other problems arise. All you would have to do would be bring her in once a week so we can detect anything else early on in the game."

"Alright. I'll do that," Ginny said.

"I just have a few questions to ask you for her birth certificate," Madame Pomfrey said, standing next to Ginny. "What's her name going to be? First, middle and last."

"Oh no, I never thought of that. I was so certain that I was going to have a boy that I didn't think of any girl names. I wanted a boy so I could name him after Ron, but you can't name a girl Ronald," Ginny said, sighing.

"Well, maybe you could name her Veronica. Then Ron could be her nickname. There is a girl who lives by me named Veronica and everyone calls her Ron," Hermione suggested.

"Good idea Hermione. You're a genius," Ginny said. Hermione blushed.

"Ok, middle name?" Madame Pomfrey asked, jotting down Veronica on the little card she was holding.

"Umm, Draco did you wanna pick a middle name?" Ginny asked.

"Sure. How about Stacie?"

"I love it. Veronica Stacey Weasley. Perfect," Ginny said, looking down once again at the bundle in her arms.

A/N: New chappie up! YAY! Sorry it took so long, but I've been enjoying my time off work. Read and review. Next chapter should be up soon.