Author's Note: I actually quite enjoyed writing this chapter.

Raise A Baby:

Month 5 (choosing a name): You're only a few months away from your little one/s being born, so you better start thinking of a name already! You have so many to choose from, it was hard to narrow it down. But, you finally have come up with the perfect name! (Choose your baby's blood status)

Part 1:

PUREBLOOD: You're very much about tradition and keeping your family pure. Well… not every pureblood of course, but some form of tradition still lurks inside of you. If you are having twins you will need to write two fics. (If you are having…)

Surprise. There are many people out there who defied the traditional, pureblood beliefs. Sirius Black is one of them. If you chose surprise in month three write about Sirius Black.

Assignment: Consider a character who is not an animagus in canon and write about their animagus form and what they would use it for. (400)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise


What's in a name?

Rose looked at the stack of letters in front of her and the multitude of cousins sprawled across her sitting room and sighed. She realised suddenly that since she had gotten pregnant and revealed the happy news to her family she had started sighing a lot. Currently the youngest generation of the Potter-Weasley clan had invaded her home because they believed their opinions were invaluable when it came to naming her baby to be.

"Really James, they aren't going to name their sweet baby after you. The last thing we need in this family is another idiot." Lily rolled her eyes at her oldest brother as she lounged on a chair, long legs thrown over the arm.

Unsurprisingly James jumped, loudly, to the defence of his prestigious name. "Well Lily," he sneered twisting his handsome face into something decidedly childish "at least my name isn't…isn't stupid!"

"Stupid?" she smirked at him, "is that the best you can come up with brother dear. Did you fall off your broom recently and knock out all your brain cells?"

Rose closed her eyes as she sipped at her tea trying to picture something calming to stop her pregnancy hormones unleashing themselves on the squabbling bunch of relations. If only she had trained to be an animagus when she had the chance, she could be a butterfly right now fluttering peacefully out of this hostile situation.

"Well," Albus interrupted loudly, "I wouldn't try to force my names on anyone, it is their own decision. However, I feel that it should be noted that my names come from the-"

"-the two best men your father ever knew." Chorused everyone causing Albus to flop backwards and start pouting after his stolen thunder.

"Honestly Albus, you can't call a new baby that, it's just cruel!" Molly piped up in the corner, "at least my name has relevant sentimental value! Little Molly Malfoy doesn't that sound cute!"

"Cute?! That's even worse that Albus!"

No a butterfly wouldn't be nearly fast enough. She would have to have been something a bit bigger, and quicker. Maybe an eagle, or some sort of large bird of prey. Maybe even a griffin. Then no one could really blame her if she happened to scoop up some of her ridiculous relatives and dropped them, completely by accident, on their stupid heads.

"Well you're being utterly ridiculous the lot of you. Roxie and I have the perfect solution because we have the perfect girl or boy names. Fred or Roxie, boy or girl! I mean can you imagine calling some poor little girl Albus never mind a boy."

"You know that isn't what I meant Fred, don't be a di-"

"Hey James," Hugo shouted, "why so Sirius?"

A hush fell over the whole family as the eyes flicked between Hugo and James who had admittedly been sulking on the sofa beside his brother. Now however his eyes were filled with a fire that should have reduced Hugo to a smouldering pile of ash.

An eagle probably wouldn't be big enough, or fast enough, to escape. No she was going to have to go for something like a cheetah. That way she could make a speedy exit and fight her way out if she really needed too.

"Hugo. Billius. Weasley. I will have you know that Sirius Black was one of the greatest men to walk this earth. He may have claimed that Albus was named after the greatest men but he did not give either of those names to his first born son! Do not use his name in vain, or in jest. It is sacrilege."

"Honestly James," Rose finally cut in, "I think sacrilege is more than a little bit over dramatic."

"Do not talk to me about names Malfoy," James hissed.

The room drew in a collective breath, eyes growing wide as Rose slammed down her tea mug, sloshing the lukewarm contents on her small table. Even James jumped seeming to realise he had made an even bigger mistake than Hugo.

Rose stood up, ignoring the attempted soothing of her husband, and waddled towards James towering over him in all her pregnant glory a cocktail of hormones and fury.

"You listen to me James Sirius Potter. I will not be naming my baby after you, after any of you. You know why! You're all selfish and self-centred. This baby is mine and Scorpius' and you have all been making it about you, well tough! I will not be putting up with your drivel any more. It doesn't matter what I call my baby, it doesn't even matter what it's surname is. We are a family and family supports each other. Now you can all either support me or shift!"


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