10. Perfect little family

10th January 1999 – 36 weeks pregnant

'George!' Megan screamed 'George, I think it's time' she wailed. The pain in her belly was horrendous.

George came running through.

'Ok, ok. Let's go.' He said, taking her to St Mungos.

Megan was soon set up in a bed, breathing heavily and trying not to break George's hand.

'Sorry, sorry, sorry.' She kept saying as she clasped his hand every time there was a contraction.

'Stop. Saying. Sorry.' He said, kissing her forehead. 'You're doing amazing.' He said.

'Ok Ms Lupin. You're doing great – a couple of big pushes now and baby number 1 will be out.'

A few minutes later Megan heard a baby's cries. 'Ok, baby number one and boy number one is out!' the healer smiled.

'Ok. Done now.' Megan said, lying back on the bed.

'Afraid not sweetheart. Come on, you can do this. You're amazing.'

'I'm tired.' She said, trying to lie back down.

'Ms Lupin, I know you're tired, but we need to get these babies out, ok?' the healer said.

'Baby number two is nearly there – just a few big pushes.'

Megan sat up again and started to push. 'I can't do this. It's too hard' she wailed to George.

'I know honey, but just think – once this is all done, we can take these beautiful babies' home to that room you decorated for them.'

Megan smiled; she had spent ages on their room. 'Ok.' She cried.

'Mr Weasley, maybe it would be easier for Ms Lupin if you sat behind her – it can help a woman.'

George nodded and sat behind Megan, his legs either side of her.

'Baby number 2 is out.' The healer said, 'Your baby girl.'

'What? But I can't hear her crying!' Megan said. 'Why isn't she crying?! AAAAH' she screamed as another contraction went through her.

'Ms Lupin, I know you want to be able to see your other babies right now, but the sooner we get this one out, the better ok. Now I need you to concentrate and push for me.'

'Come on baby, you can do this.' George whispered in her ear as she leaned down on him, pushing as hard as she could.

'Baby no 3 is out! Baby boy number 2.'

'You did it, they're all here.' George whispered to her, as she leaned back on him.

'Can I see them?' she asked.

'Of course.' The healer said. George stayed where he was, holding his beautiful fiancé. He couldn't believe what she had just done. She was absolutely amazing.

'Here they are.' The healer said, bringing over her babies. He was holding them on some kind of cushion – they were all strapped in and it made it easier to hold them all at once.

'Our babies.' She whispered, looking at each of them and kissing their heads.

'We have to think of names.' He said to her 'but we can discuss later if you want.'

'No, I want to do it now.' She said, leaning back on to him. 'I want to call one Fred' she said, lifting her head so she was looking up at him. 'Fred Remus Weasley.'

He kissed her head 'Thank you.'

'Sirius Arthur Weasley for our second son and Molly Lena' for our daughter.

'Is that ok?' she asked, looking up at him.

'Yes, of course. But where is Lena from?'

'it was what my mum got called.' She answered.

'Do you not want that to be her first name?' he asked.

'No, Lena Molly doesn't sound right.'

'Ok. And are you sure you don't want their names to be Lupin-Weasley.' He asked.

'I think that will be too long. Don't worry, they'll know they're Lupin's as well.' She said, kissing her babies again.

…

'George are you happy?' she asked, smiling at him as he watched over their babies.

'Of course I am' he said, holding her hand. 'Do I not seem it?'

'No, I'm just making sure – because I am never doing this again.' She laughed. 'Praise for Molly Weasley who did this seven times!'

George laughed 'I am perfectly ok with it being just us. Our perfect little family' he said. 'Oh, I think someone needs fed.' He said, chuckling as his daughter started to scream. They had agreed during her pregnancy that the babies would be bottle-fed – Megan didn't want to breast feed and it would be a lot easier bottle feeding three of them. Expressing milk would take too long so formula it was.

George turned back to Megan when she hadn't answered him, just in time to see her eyes roll in to the back of her head and she started to convulse.

'Megan! Megan!' He shouted. 'HELP! Someone Help!'

Healers came running in to the room and George was eventually pushed outside to wait with the babies, all still in their cribs.

'George?' a voice said from behind him.

'Remus! Remus, something's wrong! Megan – one minute she was fine, the next minute she was having some kind of seizure!' George said, crying. 'They won't tell me anything!'

Remus looked at him, he was deathly pale.

'What? Is she-'

'No! Don't say it, don't even think it!' George shouted at him.

Remus went quiet. He tried to get in the room, but no one would let him. He did hear words though 'haemorrhaging' was one of them. He knew enough to know what that meant - Megan was losing a lot of blood. It could be fatal.

Remus stepped back out of the room and instead concentrated on his grandchildren. 'George, they need fed.' He said. 'Can you go and get some bottles?' he asked.

George just nodded and walked away. He came back 5 minutes later with three warm bottles.

'I remember doing this when Megan was a baby.' Remus said as he fed Molly. 'Middle of the night was her favourite time I think' he added, chuckling.

George fed Fred, but his mind really wasn't on his son. He was too busy thinking about his fiancé.

'George, do you want to go and contact your parents? Maybe they should be here?' Remus said gently, once they had finished feeding the babies.

George nodded and disappeared to a family room, where there were fireplaces for patient use.

'Mum' George said, kneeling in the fire. 'Mum, can you and dad come to St Mungos? The babies are here and they're fine, but there is something wrong with Megan.' He choked. 'Please. I need you.'

'We'll be right there!' Molly shouted, going to get Arthur. They came running down the corridor within 5 minutes, however George wasn't there.

'Remus.' Molly said, hugging her friend. 'What's going on?' she asked, 'Where's George?'

'He came to get you – he never came back. I thought he was with you.'

Molly looked worried but Arthur soothed her 'He'll be fine Molly, he just needs time.'

George sat in the hospital chapel, crying. 'Please let her live.' He said to no one. 'I need her, our babies need her. My brother was already taken from me, less than a year ago, please just let her come back to me.' He begged.

…

'George, where have you been?' his mother asked, hugging him.

'I just needed to think. Have they come out-'

Just as he was saying that a healer came out 'Mr Weasley?' he asked.

'Yes.' He answered, scared.

'Mr Weasley, your fiancé is stable. She has lost a lot of blood but she's going to be ok.'

'Why did this happen?' he asked.

'It's to do with the placenta.' The healer said 'It wasn't fully delivered and was left inside her, which is dangerous. It can be fatal – but we have made sure it is all out now.' He said. 'She's awake and asking to see you.'

George thanked the doctor and rushed into the room. 'Oh thank god' he said when he saw her. He sat down next to her bed, took her hand and cried.

'I'm sorry.' She croaked.

'You have nothing to be sorry for.' He said, kissing her.

'Can I see my babies?' she asked.

'Of course you can. Do you want our parents to come in too?'

She nodded.

'I believe you haven't been properly introduced to these three.' She said, smiling. She had George raise her bed, so she was sitting up. 'Meet Fred Remus, Molly Lena and Sirius Arthur Weasley.' She said, smiling at her family – George was right, they were a perfect little family.

…

20th June 2000

'Are you ready?' Remus asked Megan, as he took her hand. Sirius took her other hand.

Megan nodded. 'As I'll ever be.' She said.

'You look absolutely stunning.' Remus said, tears in his eyes.

'Thank you, Daddy.' She said, with tears in her eyes.

'I wish your mother could see you.' Sirius said, kissing her cheek. 'She would be so proud. You're an amazing mother, and now you're going to be a wife. You make a beautiful bride.' He said.

'Thank you, other dad' she chuckled.

'Looks like it's time.' Remus said.

Megan took a deep breath and stood in front of the door, she started to walk down the aisle when the doors opened. She was nervous at first, but then she found his face. His handsome smiling face, and she knew that everything would be ok.

'I love you George Weasley' she said, when she reached him. 'I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.'

She seen the faces of her three children watching them and smiled at them – her three beautiful kids.

Life was good.