Chapter 3 – Birth
"How long has she been in there Harry?" Mrs. Weasley asked, as her and Mr. Weasley came into the waiting room.
"I would say about a hour and a half now." Harry said as he paced back and forth.
"Oh dear. Has one at least come out?" Mr. Weasley asked this time.
Harry only shook his head.
"Oh my, my, my. At least Ginny is in there with her. "Molly exclaimed to both Harry and Arthur.
"Yes dear." Arthur said distantly, as he just spotted a muggle hooked up to a machine. He started to walk towards the muggle.
"Arthur!" Don't you dare!" Molly yelled out to him.
"But, Molly, dear. It just…Well I…" he sighed at the look he was getting and gave up his pursuit.
"Arthur you promised that if you were to come with me to this muggle hospital, you would stay right here with me!"
"But Molly…"
"No Buts!" she then turned her attention to the four red heads and two blondes that came though the door.
"Wat is zhe place, Bill." One of the blonde haired girls named, Fleur, asked.
"It's a muggle hospital, Hun." The oldest red head, Bill, responded.
"Is it veally?" she said astonished.
"Yes it really is." Fred said before Bill could answer.
"I hear that it was full of Zarchules!" Luna Lovegood said from behind her magazine.
"You think EVERYTHING is full of Zarchules." George said this time.
"Enough already!" Charlie was the one who said it this time. He was usually the one who was quiet. But this time he was the one getting agitated.
Arthur, Molly and Harry looked at each other before bursting into laughter.
"What?" the six of them said at the same time.
"Nothing." Harry said while still laughing.
Meanwhile, while everybody was waiting and laughing, Hermione was doing a lot of screaming.
"Well, Ms. Granger, you have another 3 cm. before you are fully dilated." The doctor named Chad Morse, said to the sweating girl.
"What do you mean 3 cm? I have only been in Labour for 4 fucking hours! An hour and a half of those fucking hours in this god forsaken room and I still have only gone down 1 cm in an hour and a half!" she screamed up at him.
"Well Ms. Granger. When you first came in here you were already 6 cm dilated. And triplets take just as long as having one baby." He walked over to the head of the bed and grabbed her wrist. "Well your pulse is fine, and blood pressure seems to be normal.
"How much longer will she have doctor?" Ginny asked this time.
"Oh I say another 2 hours, maybe two and a half." He then walked out of the room before he heard Hermione say anything.
"2 god damn hours1" she yelled at the closed door. "Ginny did you hear that?"
"Yes Hun. Two more hours till you get to hold your babies. Two and a half before I get too. Three maybe more before Harry and the others do." Ginny smiled down at her friend as she wiped the sweat off her forehead.
"Well I'm glad somebody can be happy!" she huffed out.
"Mione, you are happy too. And you know it! You have your own place that you inherited from your parents. A good paying job, and may I remind you that you make LOTS of money." She paused to kiss her forehead. "You got tons of family and friends waiting for you right now outside.
Hermione broke down in tears. She knew Ginny was right But she also wanted the person who wasn't there beside her.
"But Gin, I have no family left. They all got killed."
Ginny frowned at her. "Well nice to know that I am a piece of shit!"
"What do you mean?"
"Hermione, don't you get it? My family, Harry and even me are your family! We will always be there for you. We may not be of blood, but we still are your family! We love you and care about you."
"Oh Ginny I didn't know!" she said as tears that already flowed down her cheek became heavier.
"That's alright Hun." She kissed her cheek. "How you feeling?"
"I feel fine, except for a huge amount of pain!" she said sarcastically.
"It will be over soon." She wiped the sweat off Hermione's forehead again. "You have any names picked out yet?"
"Ya I do but…" she stopped.
"But what?"
"I don't know what I'm having. The doctors who did," she paused for a twinge of pain coursed though her body. "The doctors who did my ultrasound were about to tell me the genders, but I told them I wanted to wait. They said that all three of them have everything accounted for. So that's all that matters."
"But Hermione when you said "it" didn't they think it weird because you were having triplets?" Ginny asked.
"Well they did give me a confuse look now that I think about it. But they thought it was a mistake on my part."
"Oh, and why did you want to come here? We could have gone to St. Mungo's…" Ginny paused as she watched Hermione go though another twinge of pain. "And less painful."
Hermione smiled again. "I know, but since I'm muggleborn, I wanted my witches and wizards to at least be born in the muggle world. Also they will live in the muggle world, even when they go to Hogwarts."
Ginny just mouthed a "oh".
Just then the doctor came into the room again. When he said that it was time, Hermione basically whooped for joy. She then felt Ginny squeeze her hand for comfort and watch as she was pushed down towards the birthing room.
"Now, Ms. Granger we don't know how long it will take before the actually birth, but we want you to know that if you want an epidermal, we can give it too you now. Otherwise you will pretty much have to endure the pain." The nurse said in a kind voice.
"No, I want a natural birth. No drugs, all natural." She said in a little bit of pain.
"Your on of the brave ones dear." She said. "Is there a father?"
"No. He died five months ago." She said sadly.
"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know."
"Its ok. I know he's here with me."
The nurse only smiled and went to go talk with the doctor, who was going to bring Hermione's babies into the world.
"Your right Mya. I'm always here." A faded distance voice said in her ear.
Hermione smiled.
3 long hours later…
"Come on Hermione, one last push!" Dr. Morse encouraged her.
"I AM PUSHING!" Hermione screamed as she gave one last final push.
What she then heard was the last and final cry of her three babies. She already gave birth to two healthy girls and was silently hoping for a boy.
"What is it?" she said impatiently, as they cleaned it up.
"It's a…" Dr. Morse hesitated. He only did it to she Hermione's reaction.
"Well what?" she said getting a little mad.
"A boy." He finally said, before bursting into laughter.
"Thank god!" she said before falling back on the pillows behind her. "I want to hold them."
"All of them?" He asked while holding the boy.
"Yes all three"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Positive?"
"YES!" she screamed at him and watched she he chuckled at her.
"Alright."
She watched as two of the nurses came with the two girls and Dr. Morse with the boy. "Which one was first?"
"This one." The nurse handed one of the girl's to her.
"What shall her name be?" another nurse asked as she held a clipboard in her hand.
"The first born will be Scarlet Ginny Malfoy-Granger. The second shall be Dawn Anne Malfoy-Granger. And my little boy will be Liam Draco Malfoy-Granger." She kissed each of them on the tip of their small nose.
"We'll leave you guys alone for a while." Dr. Morse said as he and the nurses left the room.
"Well now that there gone…I'm your mother, I will always be your mother whether or not you want me to be or not! So I suggest little ones, that you get use to it."
"Still bossy as ever, I see."
"Well you know that its true." She smiled at the man who was now sitting on the chair beside the bed. "They will have to get use to it. Cause I'm not going away."
Draco laughed. "God don't I know it. I still remember the day that they were conceived. Do you?"
"It was Christmas day. You were my first you know." She said softly and slightly blushed at the thought.
"Hun I already knew from day one." He chuckled at the face she gave him and then looked at his children. "Can I hold one?"
"Why do you ask? There yours, just as much as mine." She said in a matter-of-fact voice.
"Cause there so small and fragile."
"There not going to break!" she as she placed Liam in his arms. "You just have to support the head. That's all."
Once Liam was settled in his arms he smiled down at the boy. He thought of how much he was going to look like him when he grew up, and that put a sad look into Draco's eyes.
"Hello. You're probably not going to remember me, but I'm your father. I just wanted to let you know that I love you and your sisters very much." He looked up at Hermione and saw the tears that were in her eyes. "And I love your mother very much."
Hermione looked at the two boys in front of her and smiled. She saw as he walked around with Liam in his arms and cried. When he looked back at her, she felt the love that seemed to be coursing though the room.
"Doubted me Mya?"
She shook her head. "Never."
Draco then walked over to Liam's crib and placed him gently into the crib. He then did it with both Scarlet and Dawn. After each of them was in their cribs, he walked back over to where Hermione lay.
"I have to go soon Mya."
"I know," she said softly, while the tears still rolled down her cheeks.
Once he was over at Hermione, he climbed on the bed. He then crawled over, so that he was now on top of her, so that she was caged underneath him. He watched as her breath slowly deepened and her eyes change to lust. He then did his trademark smirk.
"I'm just a little disturbed that a dead guy can make me horny." He smiled down at her.
Hermione stared into his eyes. It seemed like she was slowly drowning in them. And she strangely liked that feeling.
"Your just happy that dead guy is you!" she said huskily, then she grabbed him and crushed her lips to his.
She then felt Draco stiffen. She then probed her tongue into his mouth, and groaned as she massaged hers with his.
He allowed her tongue to enter his mouth. He then started to massage his tongue with hers. He wanted to taste her. There tongues then started to do a battle, and trying to see which would be dominated. He then started to move his hand down her body, slowly. So he could remember what her body was like to be under his.
Hermione arched her hips up so that they would be hip to hip. She then nipped his bottom lip, before pulling herself away from him. She looked up at him and looked into his eyes. A slow smile spread across her face and she placed a hand softly on his cheek.
"Drac, I will always love you." She lifted her head, and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
"I know Mya. Me too." He said as he disappeared, as the door bursted open.
Ginny was the first one to enter the room, as was followed by the Weasley's, Harry, Luna, and Dumbledore.
"Well, Hello everyone!" she laughed.
"How you feeling Mione?" Harry asked as he walked over to her and gave her a loud kiss on the lips.
"Alright. Considering it took ten hours for them to come out." She said with only love in her voice. "But I feel fine."
"Now Hermione, you know that if you ever need a baby-sitter, I will be more then happy to do it." Molly said as she cuddled Dawn.
"How can you tell the girls apart, Hermione?" Luna asked. "Or shall I say, how will you?"
"Mother's intuition." Hermione and Molly said at the same time.
Everybody laughed, including Molly and Hermione. The only one not to laugh was Luna.
"I don't get it?"
"Yes!" Harry exclaimed as both of his arms shot out above him in triumph. "For once I'm not the one who gets it!"
Ginny patted Harry's head, and passed Liam to him. "Yes Hun."
Both Fred and George had Dawn and Scarlet in their arms now. They then walked over to Hermione and stood beside her bed. Hermione looked up at them and saw a look in their eyes.
"What?" she said confusingly.
"So umm…Hermy, Which one was the first born?" George asked in a laid back tone.
"Was it Scarlet here or Dawn there?" Fred asked in the same type of voice.
"How do you know Liam wasn't?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Just asking is all." They both said at the same time.
"Well Scarlet was first, then Dawn and then Liam. Why did you want to know?" she asked confusingly, since now she was interested.
"Booya! I won!" Fred whopped with joy.
"Won what?" Mrs. Weasley said from behind them, with both her hands on her waist.
"Well you see…" George started.
"We betted to see who would…" Fred continued.
"Be born first."
Hermione looked at the two of them and simply stared.
"Well its nice to know that family bets on each other!" she watched as Mrs. Weasley's eyes became watery.
"Oh Hermione." She said as she walked over and pulled Hermione into a hug.
"Well since it is a happy moment," Ginny started. "Harry and I are engaged."
"Fleur and I are pregnant and are getting married as well." Bill announced and watched as everybody turned to look at him. "What?"
"When were you going to tell us?"
"Vhen ve thovht it nessisaire!" Fleur responded.
"Well if you think that…" Mr. Weasley cut Mrs. Weasley short.
"Molly dear. Just be happy." Arthur said.
Molly huffed and turned her attention to the babies. "At least you can't talk back yet." She whispered to them.
"Mione, are you happy?" Charlie asked her as he held her hand.
Hermione, who was a little taken back by the question and the fact that Charlie said it, smiled brightly.
"Charlie, I could never be happier. I have a room full of friends and family. Three beautiful and healthy children. And completely surrounded by people I love." She hugged him and kissed his cheek. "What more can a person want?"
He smiled and kissed her back.
"Oh and one more thing. One day I want you to allow the children and I to come see you in Romania. Cause god knows that you will be the uncle with dragons.
"Of course. Anytime you guys want to come." He hugged her and sat beside while still holding her hand.
A little while later, Dr. Morse came into the room. "Sorry to break the party, but I think that it is time for the mother to get some sleep."
Hermione watched everybody say good-bye to her and leave the room. She watched as Dumbledore stayed behind and talk to the doctor. When the doctor nodded his head, and left the room. She stared confusingly at Dumbledore as he crossed the room and went to where the babies slept.
"You the strangest thing happened to me today." He said as he reached into his pocket and withdrew three chains. "I was reading the school lists of students that would be at Hogwarts next year, when Fawkes bursted into flames."
"Why would that happen sir? Don't they usually rebirth after twenty years or so?"
"Yes it is quite strange that Fawkes has bursted into flames three time in the past ten years." He slipped a chain around Liam's head and handed him to Hermione. "He's hungry."
Hermione lifted a blanket over her shoulder and brought Liam to one of her breasts. "Thank-you sir. But it doesn't make sense why."
"Oh my dear it does. The first time that it happened was in front of Harry, but I believe that it was his time anyways. The second time that it happened was when Mr. Malfoy died. I thought it to be strange, but I came to the conculsion that another great wizard had died. But along with that Hermione, he cried before he died. It showed not only loyalty to me, but to another witch.
Hermione, whom was still feeding Liam, was holding back the tears that once again threatened to spill that day.
"Me." She whispered.
"Yes, you. Fawkes felt a connection to you. He has never had one to anybody, expect for me. He has never in all my years never taken a connection with any of the students, not even Harry. But that's not it. Today he rebirth again." He paused to look down at the girls with their chains around them. "But that wasn't what surprised me. What instead brought me great pleasure was a new list of students who would be attending Hogwarts when they reached of age. On top of that list was Scarlet, Dawn and Liam Granger. That was the reason."
Hermione now had Liam burped and rocked in her arms. She had listened and cried to everything that was said to her. She looked down at Liam, then back up at Dumbledore.
"Sir I have something to say."
"But you have a question to ask me instead."
She didn't even bother to ask. She already had a feeling that he knew everything she was about to say anyways.
"Yes I do sir." She got up and walked to Liam's crib. She then laid his sleeping form down. She then walked over to the window so she could look at the night sky. "How can a dead person come back and visit a person who is alive? When you know that person is dead, but comes back as alive as you and me? How is that possible?"
Dumbledore chuckled. "Do you remember when Sirius died last year?"
She nodded. "Yes."
"Well Draco went to that veil too. He is living in a sort of limbo, another world if you may call it. Until what he has to do is finished. But until that time that he finishes he will never be able to move on."
"Oh I see, he's on a sort of mission. Right?"
Dumbledore merely nodded his head and headed towards the door. But was stopped by Hermione's "sir."
"Yes" he turned around and looked at her still form.
"I figured out your theory." She said while still looking outside.
"You have?" he asked and waited for his answer.
"Yes." She turned around to face him. "We all live and die. That is true. But we may out live death and stay alive. And now I understand while I couldn't answer a simply theory. I was using something that only looks at the logical things and not that of my heart."
Dumbledore's eyes started to glisten. "Go on, I know you have more."
She nodded and continued, "By using my brain, I block out everything. Including emotions and true meanings. We may out live death and stay alive, by the very fact of giving life. Each time we make life, a part of us will be given to that unborn child. And it will go though generations after generations. Until, like a phoenix, we are reborn.
A tear rolled down Dumbledore's cheek and fell on to his robe. "Yes that is exactly it. Now I believe that it is time for bed."
Hermione nodded lazily and went to her bed. She then climbed into the cover and fell her head back against the pillows.
"Sir will he come again?" she asked as she yawned and struggled to keep her eyes open.
"I have no doubt that he will." He watched as she fell asleep, before going to the babies one more time. "Many adventures await, children. I have no doubt about that. Especially you Liam.
"Trying to spoil my job already?"
Dumbledore looked up and saw the very same Draco he had been seeing the past couple of months. "No Mr. Malfoy. I was merely…"
"Meddling, old man." He smirked.
"He's going to need you, Draco."
He watched as Draco's eyes lowered and became sad. "I know. I wish I could be there for him."
"Well your time will come to visit him. But soon, you will only be able to see Ms. Granger in dreams." He walked towards the doors.
"I know that it will happen soon." He disappeared.
Dumbledore looked at where Draco once was and disapeared into the night.
A/n- Long Chapter. Sorry it took so long. anyways hope you like it. It will soon be over.