A/N : This one may or may not be close to home for me ;)


4. Born

James is born, and she's in tears the second she lays eyes on him for the first time.

Yes, Ron's brothers already have several children and the Weasleys have been family long before Ron and her got married, but this is different.

James is Ginny's son, and she is the closest thing to a sister she'll ever get. She has clear memories of a younger Ginny heartbroken over Harry, of a strong teenager stubbornly holding her head high in front of her teasing brothers, and then of a young woman crying at her brother's funeral.

Hermione laughs and cries at the same time as Harry puts the newborn into her arms.

That's when it hits her.

James is also Harry's son.

Whatever she was feeling before is nothing compared to this newfound realisation. She can't even process this information.

It doesn't seem real.

She casts a glance around the room and smiles as she witnesses Harry kissing Ginny's forehead tenderly. She then lays eyes on Ron who is staring back at her with an intensity that makes her heart skips beats. She finally looks down at the tiny bundle in her arms, and the baby sighs contentedly.

She doesn't recall a time when she's loved so much, when it has been so raw.

She feels so much.