Chapter Three

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There were green flames, and then Ron and Charlie stepped out of the fireplace in the lobby. They took a quick look around the room, before they laid their eyes on Remus and Tonks. Charlie stayed with Remus as Ron searched the hallways for any sign of anyone.

He came back a minute later with a Medi-Witch. "And we heard that a couple of weeks ago she was hit by the Cruciatus curse." He finished.

The Medi-Witch got her a room on the fourth floor. It was a curse that was put on her, so she had to be put in a room on the floor called Spell Damage.

Remus was told to wait outside. Some Healers went in after her, but one stayed out. He held a little notebook and a quill.

"Name please."

"Remus Lupin."

"Name of patient please."

"Ton--- Nymphadora Lupin."

"Reason why she is here please."

"Well she's three months early for labor and she was attacked by the Cruciatus Curse." Remus said a little irritably. The Healer, noticing the anger in his voice and urgency in the situation, left almost immediately after finishing his.

Remus was forced to sit down to wait again. Ron and Charlie went back to Hogwarts to fill everyone in. Remus hoped someone else would come. It was unnerving hearing nothing in the room where Tonks was, and being in an empty hallway alone.

Luckily Ron, Hermione, and Harry returned. Harry got himself a proper walking stick. They told him that Molly and the rest of the Weasley's were coming too.

But before he could respond another Healer came out. He needed to talk to Remus in private. So he ushered him in.

"You're wife doesn't seem to be doing too good." This information went against all Remus's good hopes. "I don't see how she could have gotten hit with such a curse when she should have been watched over."

Remus got the impression that this Healer was blaming him. "It's not my bloody fault if I was knocked out during the War!"

The Healer turned a shade of red, and jotted things down. Remus wasn't having a nice time with Healers today. That's the second head he's bitten off, and by this time Tonks had woken up and was screaming bloody murder again.

Remus quickly went to her side, pushing several Healers away. He grabbed her hand, and noticed she was getting paler. He stroked her head with his other hand.

"Somehow we have got to get this baby out of her!" one Healers said.

Now Medi-Witches and Healers were running about grabbing towels, certain potions, and wands. They told Remus the procedure, which sounded much like a Muggle Cesarean Section. He much rather had done something else, but that was the best choice for now.

Remus stood by her side. They gave her potions, and she soon felt numb. Remus didn't like the look of where this was going. He made sure Tonks didn't look while they cut open her stomach.

Tonks felt a tingle and looked down while Remus wasn't paying as much attention as he was supposed to. She looked grave at what they were doing. She looked back up at Remus, who didn't know any words of reassurance at the moment.

"They're cutting open my stomach?" Tonks cried. You could hardly hear her, because her voice was hoarse from crying.

"Don't speak. Save your strength." Remus said, turning a little green at the sight. Tonks just took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Remus winced. This procedure didn't show as much blood as he thought, but did make those weird sloshing kind of noises. It made Remus sick to his stomach, but he still held her hand.

Somehow the potion stopped. Tonks could suddenly feel all the pain. She squirmed, and made little sounds, but then her eyes closed. Remus didn't like the looks of this. He held her hand tightly and looked around the room.

The Healers were doing something in her stomach, which Remus had to turn away. There was one Healer examining her right now. He was making notes on a piece of parchment. Remus wanted to ask why the potion had faded so quickly, but he heard something.

There was one more nasty sound, before they lifted something out of her stomach. Several of the Healers stopped what they were doing to look at it, while two of them magically sealed the big cut going down her stomach.

Remus wanted to know what was going on. He was slightly confused at the moment. He was worried about Tonks, and what they pulled from her stomach.

Healers brought towels, and what looked like water. They had now taken it to an empty bed across the room, and were doing something to it. Remus felt a little squeeze from her hand. He hoped that was a message that she was alive.

Some of the Medi-Witches turned back to Tonks, and where now cleaning things up. Remus didn't know what to do. He just stood there holding Tonks's hand.

Finally a Medi-Witch pried him away from her, and took him outside the room again. "I'm terrible sorry Mr. Lupin. But you'll have to wait outside."

She closed the door behind him. Remus saw that everyone was there now. Whoever was in the Hallway at Hogwarts was there, and some. Most the Weasley's where there, excluding Mr. Weasley and Percy, Harry, and Hermione were waiting too. McGonagall and even Hagrid was standing with them.

"How is she?" Molly asked.

Remus staggered his way over to his seat and put his head in his hands. He really didn't know what was going on.

Harry told what happened to Hagrid. But after that there was silence. Remus lifted his head, and turned it away from everyone. He looked out the window and saw the sun was rising already. How long had he been here?

He sighed and started to rub his temples. Things didn't look to good for Tonks. No one was telling him what had happened to the baby either.

The door suddenly opened. He lifted his head up to the door, as did everyone else. A Medi-witch stood holding something. She walked over to Remus, and carefully gave it to him.

"It's your new daughter, Mr. Lupin. She barely came out of it alive."

Remus lifted up the top part of the blanket. The Medi-witch stepped out of the way, as everyone gathered around him. She was so tiny, and Remus wondered how she ever lived through all of that being three months early and all.

She opened her eyes, and he noticed they were a gray color. She waved her arms a little making all the girls, excluding McGonagall, say 'aww'. But even McGonagall had a smile on her face.

The Medi-witch had to take the little girl back. She needed to be tested to see if anything was wrong. She took her inside the room again. The hallway burst out with comments, and congratulations.

But Remus only felt good for a second. He was glad the baby was okay, but what about Tonks? He looked worried again, as everyone sat back down. They looked worried too.

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Three hours later and there was still no information. By now Remus had told everyone to go home several times, but no one really wanted to move. Everyone was a worried sick about Tonks.

But an hour later, Madame Pomfrey appeared taking all injured people who needed care to an extra room on that floor. Remus convinced Hagrid, McGonagall, and Molly to go home. He would contact them whenever he heard anything.

Hermione and Ron followed Harry into the room down the hall, and now it left him alone in the hallway. It was going on noon when the Medi-witch came back out with the baby girl. She told him that there were no problems, although they did find a hint of werewolf blood in her.

Remus explained that he was a werewolf, but went to the ministry of magic regularly to get his potions. She understood, and, this time, she left Remus alone with the baby.

Remus looked at the little girl. She was sleeping soundly in the little blanket. It didn't look like she was hurt in anyway, but her size was so small. He sat there just staring. He couldn't believe she lived through that Cruciatus Curse.

The door opened again. "Mr. Lupin? You wife has woken up. She wants to see you."

Remus leaped up, and walked in. He ignored all the pain that had been going through his leg. Tonks was lying down, but her eyes were wide-open. She looked over to Remus, and smiled.

"H…Hey." She said weakly.

Remus sat in the chair next to the bed. A Medi-witch raised Tonks's bed so she didn't have to sit up. She noticed her stomach. She patted it a little, and looked worriedly to Remus. "Did the ba-baby live?"

Remus made a motion to the blanket. Tonks didn't even see it. He passed her to Tonks. She stared down at the baby, and started to cry. Remus looked up at her. Why was she crying all the sudden?

"I…I thought the baby wouldn't make it." She whispered.

Remus got up, and hugged her. She held the baby with one arm, and hugged Remus with the other. She cried and shook. Remus rubbed her back. "Everything's okay." He whispered.

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Megumi: Hello!

To Amanda Skeen. You didn't have to read the second chapter first...well...glad you liked it!

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