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: Think I own it? I'll start booking you into St Mungo's then.

Author's Note: My medical knowledge is about the size of a pea so if anything Medical is incorrect, I hereby apologize.

Written By: Aaralyn

Date: 25th November 1959

Chapter Nine: Savannah's Survival.

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Shortly after visiting her new nephew James Tristian Potter, Marie Moon's waters broke, signaling that she was getting ready to give birth to her and Robert's second child.

Their first child, 4 year old Lara, was fascinated at the prospect of a new little brother or sister. She was slightly unhappy that she would have to go and stay with Marie's mum, but was assured rather quickly that she would be able to see the baby as soon as it was born.

As Robert took Lara to the floo to her grandmother's, Marie was wheeled into a large white room, much like that of her sister's. She was given many potions but nothing about her changed. She hadn't felt any pain and she was in no way uncomfortable but she assumed that this was the potions at work.

"Right Marie, I'm Louise. I just need to cast a simple scanning spell, to find out what position the baby's in. You won't feel a thing I promise."

The spell was cast and Louise's face paled. She ran over to the door and pressed a large red button. Robert ran in and, seeing the look of panic on his wife's face, began to panic himself.

"What's going on?" He demanded, scaring a nearby healer. More healers ran in and began to shout orders at each other. Louise came over to the parents and explained to them.

"Your baby's cord is wrapped around its neck and if we don't get it off soon, well, the baby could die." She said solemnly. Tears welled up in Marie's eyes and Robert squeezed her hand encouragingly.

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Several tense minutes and three potions later, things were starting to move on. The contractions were stronger and more frequent and she knew that she had to give birth to the baby soon, or risk losing it.

Flashback.

Marie and Robert Moon sat in a waiting room at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries waiting for a scan. Unlike the other expecting parents that crowded the small room, they were nervous. There was a chance, however small, that Marie had miscarried their first child. They knew. It was meant to be a baby boy. They had decided that his name was to be Kyler Daniel Moon.

Marie had been for a scan two days previous. Nobody could find the baby's heartbeat. They said that this wasn't uncommon but there was a small chance that she could've miscarried. The first-time parents were heartbroken but they kept their hopes up and prayed that Kyler would pull through.

He didn't.

End flashback.

Marie let out a cry as she remembered this. She didn't want to lose another baby in the way she had lost Kyler.

Doctors coaxed her to push.

No matter how much it hurt, she would push until her baby was safe.

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3 unpredictable hours later, Marie gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. The new parents didn't get a chance to see her before she was whisked off to have the cord cut, freeing her from a cruel fate.

Marie cried. Again.

"Hey! It's okay! She's going to be okay now!" Robert soothed, but this made Marie cry harder. Going through this made her want her son back even more.

"I want Kyler!" she cried softly. She yearned to have her son back. The one she had lost 6 years ago. Her first child.

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After a half-hour battle, Marie's daughter was stable enough to come out of intensive care to see her anxious parents. As soon as she was handed to Marie, she held her close, secretly vowing to never let any harm come to her or her sister.

It was love at first sight.

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That evening, Robert asked Marie (who had only briefly let go of her daughter) what she wanted to call her.

"I like the name Savannah, it's different." She thought aloud. Looking down into the pale blue eyes that looked at her so intently, she smiled, finally feeling at peace with the world.

"I think it's a grand name." Robert smiled and kissed his wife on the head. "Oh, I think it would only be right if she was also names after you. Can we have Marie as her middle name?" Robert pleaded. Marie blushed as a healer wrote 'Savannah Marie Moon' down on a record sheet, officialising the baby girl's name.

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Just before seven o clock, Marie's parents; Fred and Helen Harper, walked gingerly into Marie's room. Being a half-blood, Helen felt more comfortable giving birth to all four of her children, the muggle way and Fred, being a muggleborn, agreed this was the best possible option.

Being in a wizard hospital caused the new grandparents to be slightly cautious of their surroundings but all worries were soon forgotten when they laid eyes on the black-haired baby that lay in the clear crib at the foot of Marie's bed.

A squirming in Helen's arms snapped her back to reality and placed Lara on the floor, allowing her to see her parents.

"How are you all?" Fred asked his daughter and son-in-law.

"Well dad, it's a long story, you'd better sit down..."

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Two hours and several cups of tea later, the story of Savannah's survival was well known throughout the hospital and the grandparents. Lara had long visited the land of nod and made no intention of returning any time soon so Fred and Robert had requested a small bed to be bought down from the childrens ward.

Savannah, on the other hand, was making her arrival known by screaming (and it was soon worked out that she was demanding food). After a short help from the healer on duty, Savannah was feeding happily and soon joined her older sister in the land of nod.

Her struggle was well and truly over.

For now.

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A/N: Well chapter /glances at the top for reference/ 9 is over. 9 down, 4 to go! Aren't you lucky!