Warning: There are some scenes in the Delivery Room, so you might find this chapter a tad disturbing.
Chapter 2: Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again
August 5, 2003,
Megan had finally come to terms with the story. She hadn't seen Harry since he left for his own home in Hogsmeade.
Just then, the fire-call system sounded.
"I'LL GET IT!" Megan ran to the fireplace.
"Oh." She said disappointed when she saw who it was.
"OH? Is that the hello I get? OH?" Melissa asked.
"Sorry Aunt Mel. I was hoping you were someone else."
"Ah. Well, is your mother around?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"We need her here." Melissa said seriously.
"MUM! AUNT MEL NEEDS YOU AT WORK!" Megan yelled causing Spica to cover her ears.
"What's wrong Adolpha?" Lily asked coming into the room.
"We have a HPJ on the way, Vixey."
"What is the deal with codes in this family?" Megan sighed.
"HPJ? Oh! Is everything going alright?"
"Yeah. Just thought you'd like to be here to see it."
"Normally, I'd say it's my day off. Leave me alone. But for HPJ, I'm willing."
Lily grabbed her daughter by her hand and some floo in the other hand.
"St. Mungos" she said.
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At St. Mungos, the hallways were busy.
"Ah. Lily. I take it you're here for that special occasion?" the head healer said.
"Of course. Has it happened?"
"Not yet."
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In the waiting room,
"Anything?" Lily asked entering with Megan.
"Nothing. We got the fire-call from Spica practically as soon as they got here." Her husband told her.
Megan looked around. She saw the Marauders, Maraudettes, her friends: Colin, Vega, and Adam; Ron, Hermione, baby Sabrina who was 2 months today, Neville Longbottom, his fiancée, Luna (I know J.K Rowling doesn't really put those two together, but this is MY FANfic), Cedric and his wife Cho, Oliver and his wife Alica, the Creevey brothers, Dean, Angelina, Lee, and the rest of the Weasley family (minus Molly (A/N: Reason is coming up)).
Megan easily figured out what was going on. HPJ was code for Harry Potter Jr. Of course, Harry refused to name the child that if it was a boy. That was the first thing he said once he got over the shock.
"No HPJ yet?" Lily said with a grin.
Ron laughed. He had been present when Ginny had told Harry. Hermione had figured it out and told Ron. Now Harry was the only one in their group who didn't know, and Ginny had no idea he would be the last to know (minus Fred and George).
Flashback
"Harry. I have something to tell you in private." Ginny whispered into her husband's ear. They were at Christmas dinner at Potter Manor.
"Sure thing. Are you alright?" Harry asked.
"Yes." She said.
They excused themselves from the table. Hermione and Ron looked at each other knowingly and followed quietly.
They peered into the living room and saw the two talking.
"Harry. You know how I've been sick the past month?" Ginny started.
"Yes. Did you get that checked out?" Harry asked.
"Yes I did. And it turns out…I'm pregnant." She dropped the bomb.
"You're what?" Harry gaped at her.
"Pregnant. You know. When a man and a woman…"
"I know that. It's just wow." Harry stood in shock.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
"Yes. It's just…" he stopped to give her a very passionate kiss.
"Wow. Why can't you always kiss that good?" she teased.
"I just can't believe we're finally going to have a baby." He said.
"I know. I can't wait. I've even started on names."
"Really?"
"Yes. If it's a girl, Harriet. And if it's a boy, Harry Jr." she teased.
"Absolutely NOT!"
Ron and Hermione tried hard to hold back the laughter with no prevail.
"You guys!" the couple said to the in-laws/best friends.
"Were you spying on us?" Harry asked.
"Yeah. Just wanted to see how you took the news." Ron told him.
"You told them?" Harry asked his wife.
"No." Ginny told him confused
"She didn't." Hermione said. "I figured it out, being pregnant myself."
"I knew you graduated top of the class for some reason." Harry teased her.
End Flashback.
"What's so funny?" Sirius asked.
"I was just remembering when Ginny told Harry about the baby." Ron explained.
"Where is Harry?" Megan asked.
"He's in there with Ginny." John explained. "Unlike your parents, Ginny hasn't kicked him out."
"There's still time though." Remus smiled.
"I'm going in." Lily announced and went into the delivery room.
"You know, I'm amazed the Hogwarts' staff isn't around" Remus said looking around.
"I'm sure they're preparing for the new school year." John told him.
"Sorry we're late." Professor McGonagall informed everyone in the waiting room.
"We had only just gotten word of the happenings." Dumbledore entered the room.
"So much for the Hogwarts' staff not showing up." James whispered as most of the staff entered.
"All we need now is the press." Sirius joked.
"Be quiet." James, Remus, and John said covering their friend's mouth.
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Ginny was sweating hard and was in pain. And there was nothing Harry Potter could do about it.
"Ok. You're almost there." Spica told her.
"Is everything alright?" Lily asked coming into the room after putting on her Healer's uniform.
"Everything is running smoothly." Molly informed her.
"Mum?" Harry asked.
"How are you doing, Dear?" Lily asked.
"Alright. Ginny broke my hand during one of her contractions, but Spica healed it and I put a charm on it so it can withstand her grip." Harry told her.
"He refuses to stop holding my hand." Ginny panted.
"Just like his father. Stubborn." Lily grinned.
"Tell me about it. He still refuses to call the child Harry Jr. if it's a boy."
"I won't curse the kid like that. The minute people hear Harry Potter, heads will turn. If it's something else, people will treat him normally until they hear the last name."
"So you know it's a boy?" Lily asked.
"No. But look at my family." Molly said.
"True." Lily said.
"But isn't the gender determined by the father?" Melissa asked.
"That's right." Spica said. "We learned that in Biology in America."
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A couple of hours later,
"Something's wrong." Melissa said. "The contractions should have stopped by now."
"Push some more." Lily said holding her newborn granddaughter as Harry cut the umbilical cord.
"That explains it." Spica said grabbing another blanket. "We have a shy one who's been hiding the whole time."
"What?" the two younger Potters asked.
(A/N: I know. I have ANOTHER set of twins).
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About 10 minutes later,
Harry and Ginny were now holding their newborn son and daughter. They decided on Taran and Tara. Taran and Tara were the splitting image of their parents. If nobody knew, they wouldn't be able to tell who Taran's mother and Tara's father were. Taran had black hair and green eyes like his father, while Tara had red hair and brown eyes.
The healers and other women involved watched the young couple admire their kids holding their look-alikes.
"Are you two ready for visitors?" Sara asked.
"Who's here?" Ginny asked.
"Practically everyone." Lily said.
"Is Megan alright?" Harry asked worried about his sister. She had taken the new about the past pretty hard despite what Ron said.
"She's alright with the story now. She's a little upset you haven't called though" Lily told him.
"I was waiting a couple of days so that she had a while to accept it." Harry explained.
"He was going to call today." Ginny added, "but then, there was a little interruption." She said looking down at Tara.
Flashback
"Hey Gin. Do you think Meg's gotten over the story yet?" Harry asked his wife.
"Harry. It's been three days. I think she's gotten over it." A very pregnant Ginny told the most famous person in the Wizarding World.
"I hope so." Harry said heading towards the fireplace to make the fire-call to Potter Manor.
"Harry." Ginny said suddenly.
"What?"
"It's time."
"Time?"
"My water just broke."
End Flashback
"I hope she doesn't think I hate her." Harry told him mother.
"I don't think so. I'll go get the rest of the guests." Lily said leaving to go get everyone, not mentioning that not everyone was family.
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John was practically turning red from holding back the laughter that was threatening to come out. The three original Marauders were all acting the same way as if it were their wives in there giving birth.
"I'm amazed you three haven't paced a hole in the floor." He managed to say.
"Hey! That's my grandchild being born in there!" James told him.
"And the father is MY godson." Sirius added.
"Harry's like a nephew to me." Remus defended.
"He's like a nephew to me too." John said turning serious. "But you don't see me pacing."
Remus was about to make a comeback when the doors open and Lily came out attempting to frown and look upset.
"What happened?" James asked falling for it.
"It was a success." Lily turned the frown upside down.
"ALRIGHT!" most of the whole waiting room screamed. (The teachers only breathed a sigh of relief.)
None of the healers passing by bothered to shush them. Instead, they grinned. Everyone of them knew who was in that room.
"So? Can I see my grandchild?" James said.
Lily tried so hard not to laugh at what he said. Everyone saw the strain and thought she was trying not to laugh at his eagerness.
"In a minute." She teased him.
"What's everyone waiting for?" Harry popped his head out the door.
"Your mother told us to wait." James pouted.
"Giving Dad a hard time huh?" Harry laughed just before noticing everyone in the room.
When he noticed who all was there, he raised an eyebrow.
How did everyone find out so quickly?
"Of course. I've been doing that since I met him." Lily stated proudly.
"Well. That's enough. I want everyone to meet the newest members of the Potter/Weasley family."
"Great!" Ron said.
"Did he say "members"?" Hermione asked herself holding Sabrina.
Just as Lily was about to walk back in, she stopped.
"I'm a grandmother at the age of 44." She realized before walking in
Harry and Megan stayed back.
"Are you alright?" He asked his sister.
"I'm fine. You?"
"Never better." He answered smiling.
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In the recovery room that Ginny had been moved to, everyone was crowding around the twins. The Creeveys were taking pictures nonstop. The only ones, who seemed to hang back, were the teachers. The Weasley twins and the Marauders were talking about future pranks that the kids could play with the other kids when they got to Hogwarts.
When Harry and Megan entered, Ginny caught his eyes and sent him a message: Help.
Harry only shook his head at their antics while leading Megan over to her niece and nephew. Ginny was holding Tara while Molly was holding Taran.
"Do you want to hold one?" Ginny asked.
Megan nodded.
"Which one?" Harry asked.
"It doesn't matter." Megan said.
Molly handed her Taran.
"He's so little." Vega observed as she admired the little boy in her best friend's arms.
"I know." Megan told her. "He looks like you Harry."
Harry only smiled.
"Is everything alright?" Lily asked her son. "Between you and Megan."
"Yes Mum. Everything is fine. Life will just never be the same, but its fine."
TBC
A/N: I could have been mean and said "The End", but it's not. Stay tune for the next chapter.
Preview:
"So Megan. You finally got your letter." Adam said to her.
"First to be born, yet last to get the letter." Colin teased.
"Shut up." Megan told him.
"Who knows what goes on in Dumbledore's head?" Vega added.
"Good point. I'm not even sure Harry even knows." Adam said to them.
"I don't think anyone will ever know." Colin said.
"So, where to first?" Megan asked Spica.
"Well…" Spica started.
"Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes!"the boys loudly suggested.