The Babies Meet the Parents
Summary: Six women fall pregnant at six different times and three Marauders are born. What about the remaining three? Who are they? Twelve lives are about to be changed…forever.
Disclaimer: I'm still the poor teen who owns a couple of pennies, a packet of gum, a piece of lint and a dust ball. Unfortunately I couldn't acquire the DVD of X-Men 2, as it had moved from it's spot under the bed. Now I'm looking to invest in a company that makes erasable pens, wish me luck!
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Written By: Savaria
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Date: 24th November 1959
Chapter Eight: The Joy of James
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The one thing Mary Potter hated the most during her pregnancy was sleeping. Sure, catching a quick nap during the day could be refreshing, but trying to sleep at night was almost torture. So throughout the duration of her pregnancy Mary spent most nights sitting downstairs trying to do something that would tire her out. Usually she cleaned things, or made things, but tonight she was happily dozing on the reclining chair.
Well nearly happily. Mary was slightly annoyed at her baby, in a way only a mother could. She was ten days past her due date and the baby still made no sign of coming.
'When are you coming?' She thought as she pressed her hand to the side of her abdomen the baby was currently resting on. 'Because you'd better hurry up otherwise we'll be facing competition from your Aunts,'
Mary chuckled as she remembered that her sister and sister-in-law were both pregnant. Her sister Marie was due four days ago and her sister-in-law Hannah was due any day now. She thought how ironic it was that all of them fell pregnant around the same time.
The Grandfather clock in the corner chimed twice, indicating that it was 2 o'clock. Mary yawned and decided that she might as well go join her husband in bed. She stretched her hands in front of her before easing herself out of the chair.
Just as she stood up she felt a trickle of water run down her leg. She looked down.
'Better late than never.'
After waking up Jonathon Mary went for a quick shower whilst Jonathon took Kayla to his brother's house. By the time Jonathon returned Mary had finished her shower and was sitting on the sofa with a pre-packed bag.
Jonathon helped her to her feet and then picked up the bag as Mary collected some floo powder from a jar on the mantelpiece.
"You okay?" He asked her as she threw the powder into the fireplace.
"Yeah, nervous but happy," She replied. He smiled at her and walked with her into the emerald flames. He wrapped his arm around her.
"ST. MUNGO'S!" They both yelled, disappearing into the fireplace with a soft roar.
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2 hours later and Mary was sitting comfortably sitting in a bed located in the Maternity Ward at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Well, as comfortably as a woman in labour could be.
She was progressing very slowly and it was beginning to annoy her. The Healers had given her some pain potions (not that she really needed them), which seemed to have given her a sudden change in personality. She'd gone from happy to moody to tired to hungry to tired again to suddenly rebellious, all in the space of about an hour. Currently she was playing with a tub of jelly she'd requested earlier (when she was hungry) but hadn't taken a bite out of since. Jonathon returned from letting members of their family know where she was to see his very bored wife stabbing the jelly to death with a spoon.
"What did the jelly ever do to you?" Jonathon asked. Mary gave him a lopsided smile, a shrug and then continued to murder to jelly. "I've just got off the floo with pretty much everyone,"
Mary looked up. "And?"
"They've all asked me to fetch them when the baby's born," He replied. Mary nodded and pushed the tray with the jelly on to the end of the bed.
"I'm not hungry," She muttered, sucking in a pained breath as a contraction hit her.
"I sort of guessed that," Jonathon laughed. Mary glared at him and sighed, rubbing her belly.
"Come on baby!" She said. Jonathon chuckled as he picked up the tray and disappeared out of the door with it.
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Mary fell asleep at around midday and when she woke up 2 hours later she was happy to discover things were starting to happen. Her contractions came closer and closer together until at 8 PM she was told that she was ready to push.
And push she did.
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Just as she was getting utterly exhausted she pushed hard one final time and was rewarded with the cries of a newborn baby.
"Congratulations! It's a healthy baby boy!" Exclaimed one of the healers. The baby was handed to Jonathon wrapped in a blue blanket. Jonathon gently handed the newborn to his wife. He had a tuft of dark hair on his head and light blue eyes (which would probably change later). Mary loved him on sight.
"Hello little one, I'm your Mummy," She whispered. The baby looked at her fascinated.
"What're we going to call him?" Jonathon asked. Mary thought for a moment then replied.
"I like the name James…"
"So James it is?" Jonathon said. Mary smiled. "Could his middle name be Tristian? After my dad," Mary nodded.
"Heya James Tristian Potter, is that your name?" She cooed, James simply gurgled.
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After staying with his wife and newborn child for about an hour Jonathon went to go inform members of their family of the new baby.
Jonathon's brother Richard was there first, along with Kayla. Kayla's reaction to her new baby brother was good, she thought he looked funny.
Afterwards Mary's sister Marie and her husband arrived with their daughter Lara. Robert congratulated them both and then talked with Jonathon as Marie cooed over the baby.
"He's so cute," Marie whispered as she watched James' tiny fingers close over one of hers. "I hope my baby's like him,"
Mary smiled. "Well I win, my baby was born first!" Marie rolled her eyes.
"We're going to go now, I'm exhausted and I want to get as much rest as I can before this little one's born," Marie said. Mary nodded.
Robert picked up Lara and nodded to Mary and Jonathon. He opened the door, indicating that Marie was to go first. She stood up (as she was sitting) and began walking when suddenly she stopped, an odd expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Jonathon asked. Marie smiled.
"So much for rest," Marie replied and at everyone's confused look continued. "My water just broke,"
Mary suddenly found that remark very funny and found herself unable to stop laughing. Robert managed to wipe the comical look of terror off his face and then ushered his wife out of the room.
Jonathon gave Mary an odd look and took baby James away from her as she laughed herself silly.
He then decided that no matter what he did he'd never understand women and that he was glad he was no longer the only man in the house.
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There's chapter 8 for 'ya. James is here now!
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