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pureangel86: Harry just thought that the Ministry had found out where William was and took him away
The Lady Luthien: William does stay in the orphanage.
Esmerald Tears: Don't worry, the Ministry did find out about William, but they couldn't find him. As for his parents…
Debbie-Doll: I feel happy for your friend. As for the yoghurt, it means nothing, just that Hermione has a craving for it. :p
J.E.A.R.K Potter: Err…
Chapter 10: William Potter
On the early afternoon of the ninth day of her pregnancy, Hermione was reading on her bed when she felt a slight pain in her abdomen.
Thinking that the baby was just kicking her for fun, Hermione smiled and said gently, "Now William, behave yourself."
"What happen?" asked Harry, who just came in with a glass of water.
"Our precious boy just kicked his mummy," said Hermione.
Harry laughed.
"What?" asked Hermione, pouting.
Harry just shook his head and drank his water.
However, Hermione felt pain again after a few minutes. Thinking that something wasn't right, she said, "Harry, lend me your watch."
"What for?" asked Harry as he removed his watch.
Hermione didn't answer, she took the watch, watched its hands and counted silently. Six minutes later, she felt pain again.
"Oh God," she whispered.
"What? Is there anything wrong?" asked Harry in concern.
"Harry, go get the Healer. I, I think the baby is coming."
Harry was forced to wait outside while the Healer checked on Hermione. After checking, the Healer let Harry in and told the couple that Hermione wouldn't be giving birth until 5 hours later.
"What?" asked Harry in disbelief while Hermione looked surprised.
"I thought that the firstborn will take over 10 hours," she said.
"You drank the potion, remember?" asked the Healer gently.
"Oh."
"But 5 hours will kill Hermione!" replied Harry in panic. "She can't take it!"
"Oh don't be silly, Harry, I'm not as weak as you think." said Hermione impatiently, but then she gave a short gasp of pain as another contraction came unaware.
"See, see?" said Harry quickly, as if he couldn't wait to prove himself right.
"Oh shut up," snapped Hermione in annoyance. "I will be fine."
"But…" started Harry helplessly.
"Oh quit it you two," said the Healer suddenly, rolling her eyes.
Harry and Hermione stared at the Healer in surprise.
As Hermione had drunk the Speed-Pregnancy Potion, the contraction gaps soon shortened and they had became increasingly painful as the time went by.
After another wave of contractions had passed, Hermione looked at the clock, wishing hopefully that at least 4 hours had passed since her contractions had started but to her horror, only 2 hours had passed.
"Oh hell!" she couldn't help saying and gasped in pain as another wave of contractions came.
Harry watched Hermione as he sat beside her. She was in so much pain that Harry could only grasped her hand tightly, murmuring, "Oh please, let it be over soon, please…"
"You have to go home now, Mister," said the Healer two hours later.
"What? Why?" asked Harry and Hermione at the same time.
"No idea, that's the hospital rule," said the Healer. "And we are going to send Miss Granger to the delivery room now."
"Suppose I say I don't want to go home?" said Harry stubbornly, still holding Hermione's hand tightly.
"Then we will hex you," said the Healer.
Harry stared at the Healer and looked as if he was thinking. Hermione closed her eyes and tried not to concentrate on the pain that she had for the countless time.
"Fine. But can I wait outside the room instead?" asked Harry.
"Of course, that's what all fathers do."
Harry had no choice but to get up.
"Harry…" started Hermione.
"Don't worry, if you can't take it, just scream my name. I will come into the room no matter what," promised Harry.
A few minutes had passed since Hermione entered the delivery room. The surroundings were totally strange to her and as the contractions became stronger, Hermione just wished that Harry was with her.
"Oh Merlin, what have females done to deserve this pain?" thought Hermione and she screamed as she felt pain again.
The Healer looked at the clock, it was already 5.15 pm. "I think you are ready. Grab hold of the handles in front of the bed, Miss Granger.
Hermione looked up and spotted two metal handles attached to the bed itself. Quickly, she grabbed hold of the handles and held on tight.
"When I give the signal, start pushing, okay?" asked the Healer.
Hermione nodded.
Silence. Then the Healer gave Hermione a thumbs-up. Hermione took a deep breath and pressed her lips together, as she mustn't make a sound during delivery.
The delivery process began officially once Hermione started pushing when the height of each contraction came and she relaxed slowly afterwards. As she did, Hermione could feel something passing through her body and couldn't believe that her baby was going to arrive in this world.
"Keep going, I could see the head, you're doing great," said the Healer. "Wait, stop for a while…"
Hermione relaxed slightly, waited and tried to breathe steadily.
"All right, the whole head is out, keep going…" said the Healer encouragingly.
Smiling tiredly, Hermione just continued to follow the Healer's instructions.
"A little bit more… and here he comes!" said the Healer at 5.40pm. "Scourgify. Aww…"
The next thing Hermione heard was the crying of the baby. It was loud and clear and Hermione was practically grinning when she heard it. She had officially become a mother.
"One healthy baby boy!" said the Healer and handed Hermione the baby, who was still crying. He was wrapped in white towels.
Although she was dead beat, Hermione still managed to gather enough energy to hold her baby and smiled at him.
"Hush now William, Mummy is here…" she said gently.
At night, after Hermione had eaten her dinner, she sat on the hospital bed with Harry. Both of them were looking at their baby boy with love and affection. The boy was asleep in her mother's arms, with mini gloves on his hands to prevent him from scratching his face.
"He's so tiny," whispered Harry.
"Don't worry, I'm sure that he will be big and strong when he grows up," said Hermione quietly.
Harry smiled and kissed Hermione's forehead. "I'm glad that you and William are safe."
Hermione smiled back and looked back at William, who was still sleeping just like a baby angel. He was so innocent that Hermione couldn't help thinking that how was she and Harry going to leave him in the orphanage when it was time for her to go back to the Weasleys.