One bright morning while Hermione and Ginny sat in the front room Ginny began to feel uncomfortable.
"Hermione could you help me upstairs I've got the worse back ache, I think I need to lye down for a while."
Hermione helped her out of her seat, having to pull her out now she had grown so large. There were no worries that the babies wouldn't be healthy just from her size. As they reached the second floor landing Ginny had to grab hold of Hermione suddenly. She felt a shooting pain go through her abdomen and a sudden gushing feeling.
"Hermione," Ginny called in a slightly shaky voice, "I think my water just broke."
Hermione looked down at Ginny's feet, and on seeing the pool around her hit panic stations. She carefully led Ginny to her bedroom, where the covers on her bed had been changed that day luckily. She helped Ginny into her chosen nighty and once she was safely stowed in bed ran around like a psycho trying to reach everyone. Luckily not ten minutes later Ron apperated in babbling about something he had been doing and Hermione quickly sent him on his way to find Harry and round up Molly from her other home.
Ginny could feel the contractions growing stronger and more frequent a lot quicker than she had expected them to be. She dug into the draw in her bedside table and lifted out the stone she needed. She squeezed it as hard as she could as another contraction hit, and less then three seconds later there was a pop that announced her midwifes arrival. After a quick check she pronounced that Ginny was already four centimetres dilated. This sent her into hysterics. She had never planned to have these children by herself. After fighting for so long to get Harry back she was not going through this alone.
An hour after her water had broken her mother arrived looking rather flustered, with her hair sticking out all over.
"Oh my god child, I leave you alone for one day and you have to pick today don't you." She said as she took up her place besides her daughter.
"I didn't do it on purpose, like I wanted to be alone," she snapped back as another contraction rippled through her.
Molly only laughed then, she truly was in labour if she was getting angry.
No more than ten minutes later, Harry and Ron appeared.
"What's going on, Ron just grabbed me and didn't say anything," Harry said rushing forward to take Ginny's hand.
"Look what you've done to me Harry Potter! I hate you!" she screamed.
Molly laughed at Harry's face and assured him that it was normal behaviour for someone in Labour. On hearing Ginny truly was in labour Ron retreated down the hall to find Hermione. He found her perched on his bed reading through another baby book. She had devoured ever single one she could get her hands on, magical or muggle.
Hermione looked up as Ron entered and closed the door behind him, "how's Ginny doing?" she asked as she closed her book and set it down on the bed.
Ron slumped down on the bed next to her and lent his head on her shoulder.
"She's calling Harry every name under the son at the moment. But he refuses to leave her, which I'm sure deep down she loves."
Hermione laughed then, and Ron smiled to himself. She'd been laughing more lately and the both of them seemed to have lost all awkwardness around each other. Ron pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her forehead lightly. Hermione looked up and met his eyes and something in them called to Ron. Lowering his head slowly he kissed her passionately. It didn't even take her a second to respond, she was instantly meeting his passion with her own that was just as strong.
Ron pulled back panting a little and smiled, "we'll pick this up when my niece and nephew are safely in the word," he then kissed her lips lightly causing her to giggle.
It didn't take Ginny long to reach ten centimetres; three hours after her labour had started she was ready to push. The midwife had called in a midiwitch to give extra help and now everything was in full swing Ginny was really screaming. Ron and Hermione heard her down the hall and quickly ran to the room to make sure everything was alright. The found Fred and George sat either side of the door smiling.
"You should have seen her; she almost got out of the bed to march us out herself. She really is letting Harry have it, poor guy. She called him everything she could think of, something's I've never even heard of," they all laughed then.
Ginny had been so content and quiet lately that they'd forgotten how fiery she could be.
Harry didn't leave her though, he held tightly to her hand while she cried. He knew she didn't mean it, and he wouldn't miss the birth of his children for anything. When they finally heard the first cry ring out Harry's heart stopped. The midiwitch smiled up at him and handed him a bundle wrapped up in a blue blanket. At first he didn't know what to do, but as he looked down into his sons eyes he could help but fall in love. He had big brown eyes just like his mother, but had unfortunately inherited to Potter hair; Harry could just see wisps poking out from under his tiny blue hat. While Ginny had a slight reprieve between the two, Harry sat next to her and showed her her baby. She cried instantly as she took him in, falling in love instantly, but it wasn't long before she was pushing again.
This time there was a slight complication and Harry's heart began to beat like crazy. The midwife had to lean on Ginny's stomach to push the baby into the right position. Ginny was pushing for longer with her, even though that wasn't normal. When she finally delivered, Harry waited for that scream but it didn't come. He counted the seconds of silence, each one seeming like a millennia. I held tightly to his son, fearing his baby sister wasn't safe. But after ten seconds her ear splitting scream tore through the room. Harry released the breath that he was holding and turned to Ginny. She smiled broadly up at him and her tired eyes sparkled with love and joy.
Ginny held out her arms to take her son, and Harry happily handed him over. The midiwitch then gave him another bundle. This one this time wrapped up and a light pink blanket. She smiled broadly as he looked down at his daughter. She was the exact opposite of her brother; she had Harry's amazing green eyes, but Ginny's fiery red hair. He knew then that she would be a heart breaker and he laughed to himself.
Once the midwife and midiwitch were sure that everything was all well they left. Molly kissed her daughter on the forehead and pulled Harry into a huge hug, then left the new family to be with each other. Harry carefully handed Ginny their daughter and stepped back to look at the amazing sight in front of him. He couldn't believe that his girl was holding their babies; he couldn't believe he was a dad.
He lent over the bed, minding the babies, and kissed Ginny lovingly, "I love you Ginny Weasley and I always will."
"I love you to Harry."
They sat for a while just marvelling at what they'd created until there was a slight knock at the door.
"Come in," Ginny called as she handed the babies to Harry and pushed herself up into a more comfortable sitting position.
Her father's head pocked around the door and he smiled broadly, "I wanted to come see my grandbabies," he said happily.
Harry invited him in and handed him his first grandson.
"Meet Evan Percy Potter," he smiled proudly as he handed him over.
Arthur kissed his grandsons head with tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe he had grandchildren. He looked up at Harry and Ginny and smiled broadly. He hadn't exactly been with them when he found out Ginny was pregnant, he'd said his peace though and accepted it. But here and now holding his grandson he couldn't believe the little miracle that he was. He handed Ginny the little one and eagerly awaited the next.
"This is Lily Jane Potter, and the younger of the two. She gave me the fright of my life," Harry said as he handed her over.
Arthur kissed her head to, taking in the baby smell that he had missed so much since Ginny had lost it. He'd forgotten the joy that holding a baby brought and everything came flooding back to him.
Through out the day all of the Weasleys came to hold their new family members. Hermione cried none stop into Ron's shoulder; he just held her and smiled. Harry looked at Ron knowingly, he could tell something had passed between them and they'd finally got the act together. Each of them loved the names, especially Molly, thanking them for putting Percy in there. Hermione took a second to cotton on that she had been added with the name Jane, but as soon as she did she cried even harder. Harry and Ginny had had long talks about what the babies would be called, but it was Ginny that eventually settle on Evan and Lily making Harry even happier.
Even Lupin and Tonks stopped by with their congratulations and gifts. It truly was a joyous occasion at the Burrow that day. But soon both mother and babies grew tiered and everyone left the new family to sleep in peace.
