Disclaimer: I wrote this when I was 12 to 13 in 2003. Harry Potter is hereby © to J.K. Rowling. Everything else is © to me, or its respective owners.
Chapter Nineteen: Ultima Child
It took them nearly five minutes to reach the hospital wing doors. The doors were locked, and Tai used a special charm, that made them fly open. Harry and Tai tried to get through the doors, but three pairs of hands pushed them back. Alyssia, Hermione, and Whitney.
"Come on! Let us through!" Tai yelled.
"We can't! We aren't supposed to!" Alyssia protested.
They could hear Cho screaming in the background, which made Tai and Harry try even harder to push through. But that also made the three girls shove them out even more. A couple of times the guys found that they'd get hit, either by the girls, or by Tai and Harry. Cho could still be heard screaming in the background…Alyssia and Whitney were shoving the boys out, and Hermione took out her wand and created a barrier charm and the boys found they couldn't move past the doorway. The three girls made to shut the door, and just as it was about to close, Cho stopped screaming, and Madam Pomfrey could be heard muttering something softly. The doors were shut and locked. Five minutes later they opened, and Hermione, Alyssia, and Whitney stood to the side, as Harry and Tai ran into the ward at a quick speed over to Cho's bedside. The nurse was holding a small bundle in her arms then gently handed it to Cho, and conjured two chairs at the bedside. Harry and Tai took seats in them.
"So who've we got there?" Tai asked.
"Well, Uncle Tai, this is my daughter." Cho replied.
"Oh yay! I'm a monkey's uncle!" Tai said sarcastically.
Cho elbowed her brother in the ribs, and smiled at Harry. The others had gathered around, and were surrounding the bed.
"What are you going to name her?" Whitney asked.
"Hmmm…well, I haven't really thought about that one, yet…" Cho said, laughing nervously.
"Wait! Doesn't that mean that Akira's an auntie?" Alyssia wondered.
"Correct." Cho answered, nodding.
"Whoa! Freaky!!!" Alyssia said.
"I've just thought of a name for her…" Cho said suddenly.
Everyone's eyes looked at her and focused their attention on her.
"I'll call her Cho-Lin…Lin for short…But she'll have a true name…one that only Harry, Lin, and I will know…" Cho said.
"Would you like to tell me what that name is?" Harry asked.
"Later…" Cho replied.
"She needs rest! I need to write up the birth certificate anyway! Now, leave Miss Chang in peace." Madam Pomfrey said stubbornly.
Everyone walked away and sat in chairs scattered through the room, and eventually, everyone in the room -except Madam Pomfrey- fell asleep.
Cho, Harry, and Baby Lin fell asleep instantly. Tai watched through the corner of his eye and smiled.
'What a perfect family they are…' He thought.
He chuckled to himself, then quickly went back to sleep. Madam Pomfrey was writing up the birth certificate, and placed it on the bedside table where Cho, Harry, and Lin were asleep.
When they woke up, Harry saw the birth certificate first, and unrolled it.
"Hey Cho, look…it's Lin's birth certificate." He said.
Everyone's eyes focused on him interestedly.
"Well, what're you waiting for?! Read it!" Alyssia urged.
"'Chouri-Lin Potter, born on May 1, 1997 at 12:45 pm. Parents are Mr. Harry Potter and Miss Cho Chang. Relatives are Mr. Taichi Chang and Miss Akira Chang. Child's True Name:-' And it ends there…So I think we're supposed to fill out that, then list more people as guardians and all that…"
A quill appeared on the certificate.
"Harry, may I see it please?" Cho asked.
Harry nodded and handed Cho the certificate and quill. She smiled at him then crossed something out on the certificate, and wrote in a few things.
"Here's the revised edition: 'Chouri-Lin Potter, born on May 1, 1997 at 12:45 pm. Parents are Mr. Harry Potter and Mrs. Cho Potter.-'"
"What?! 'Mrs. Cho Potter?!'" Tai and the others exclaimed.
"Yeah. That's what I am now…it's not official yet, but, whatever…anyway…Can I continue, please?" Cho replied.
"Go on…"
"As I was saying: 'Relatives are Mr. Taichi Chang (Uncle!), Miss Akira Chang (Aunt!), Mr. Sirius Black (Godfather/Uncle), Mr. Remus Lupin (Uncle!), Mr. Tom Felton (Guardian), Mrs. Whitney Felton (Guardian), Mr. Draco Malfoy (Guardian), Mrs. Alyssia Malfoy (Guardian), Mr. Ron Weasley (Guardian), Miss Hermione Granger (Guardian), and anyone but Davies, Parkinson, Bulstrode, etc.'" Cho finished.
Everyone gave a laugh at the last part, and then once they stopped laughing Ron thought of something.
"Hey Cho, what about Lin's true name?" He asked.
"It's only for Harry and I to know. Lin will know it too…But I won't tell any of you what it is." Cho replied.
"So what's Lin's true name?" Harry wondered.
Cho whispered something in his ear, and Harry nodded in understanding. The two whispered something in Lin's ear, then they smiled at each other.
"Well, Harry knows, and Lin knows. But none of you know…anyway…I'm starved!" Cho said brightly.
They all laughed again, and Madam Pomfrey set a tray with food on it.
"Oh Madam Pomfrey! Thank you! You're a lifesaver!" Cho said.
"You're welcome, dear. Now eat up. You need as much strength you can get." The nurse said warmly.
Dumbledore walked in a few minutes later, just as Cho had a spoonful of egg noodle soup halfway to her mouth. She put her spoon down and waved at the headmaster.
"Hello all of you…Now Miss Chang-I mean, Mrs. Potter- Lin is an Ultima Child. Mercadez, is one, and all of your children, all of you, your children, they will have unique powers. But Lin will be the strongest, because she has inherited the powers of Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, Her own prophecy, Her parent's prophecies, not only that, but she will have some of Harry's finer abilities, like her father, she is a Parselmouth. Then she also has her own magic that is in her blood…" Dumbledore began.
"Albus, I think you should tell them…everything." Tai said.
"Yes, I believe I should…but not today…not now…when the time and day is right…"
"I understand." Tai replied.
"The Light Defense has the advantage. On Voldemort's previous visit, he was looking for the leader of the Ultima Children, meaning, Lin. But because Lin has been born after he left, he doesn't know what she looks like, or if Lin's a boy or a girl. In fact, he has no idea Lin exists. We have the advantage, because we can trick Voldemort into a trap, and he'll lie dormant for quite some time…but when he emerges, and lives again, Lin should be old enough to stand up to him. But be ready for the day when you will put Voldemort in his place. The fight will be long, and many may perish. But if you believe, the light will shine through, and we can destroy Voldemort once and for all."
They nodded and Dumbledore left the hospital wing. Cho finished eating, and Whitney walked over with Mercadez in her arms. She pulled a chair up to her friend's bedside and set her daughter on the bed.
"Look, Mercadez. This is Cho-Lin Potter. She's going to be your new best friend." Whitney said in a soft voice.
Mercadez squealed, and reached out her tiny hand and grasped Lin's own tiny hand.
It was an odd sight. A light shone from the two of them and faded as quickly as it had appeared.
"What was that?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"I have no idea." Cho and Whitney replied.
"Whatever it was, it sure freaked me out…" Tom said.
"Same here!" The others agreed.
"My patients need rest! Off with you now! Go to dinner or engage yourselves in some sort of activity!" Madam Pomfrey said stubbornly.
No one made a fuss, and they headed out the door. It was at least an hour too early for dinner, and no one was hungry at the moment.
It was only late that Saturday evening, Cho was allowed to leave for the night. But the next morning, she had to return to the hospital wing for a routine check up.
Cho had Lin in her arms, and crept silently into the seventh years boys dormitory. She quietly thanked the thick carpet on the floor for deafening the scraping sound of the door sweeping across the floor. She crossed the room and went over to Harry's bed and found him sleeping peacefully. She slipped into the bed with him and kissed his lips. He stirred instantly.
"Who's there?" He murmured, slightly opening his eyes and reaching for his glasses.
"It's me." Cho replied.
Harry put on his glasses and smiled at Cho.
"It's great to see you're out of the hospital wing."
"I have to go back tomorrow morning, but Madam Pomfrey was nice enough to let me stay the night with you."
They fell asleep shortly after, Cho holding Lin lightly, and Harry holding Cho, with his arms wrapped around her waist…
Both woke up to a bright and sunny Sunday morning. Tom, Draco, and Ron were standing over them glancing at them from the right side of the bed.
"Finally! You're up!" Ron said.
"Quiet! You'll wake Dean and Seamus!" Harry hissed.
"They've left long ago…they're down at breakfast now." Ron replied.
"But I have to admit, you looked like a very happy family right there a minute ago." Tom said.
"Oh really?" Harry asked.
"Yeah. It was…how would a girl put it? Oh yes, cute." Draco said.
Cho silently watched their conversation, then glanced at the clock in the dormitory.
"Oh my gosh! I've got to go see Madam Pomfrey!" She exclaimed, quickly sitting up. "Here, Harry, hold Lin for a second…" She put on her shoes. Then took out her wand and tapped her clothes and they turned into a loose off-shoulder peasant top and khaki capris. She took Lin into her arms, then kissed Harry and was rushing out of the dormitory.
"Well…that was…really odd…" Draco, Tom, and Ron said.
Harry nodded and dressed, then the four boys headed down to breakfast.
Cho walked briskly down the hall, and took the long way to the hospital wing. Luckily everyone was down at breakfast, so she didn't run into anyone. She reached the hospital wing and opened the door, thankful that the ward was empty. Madam Pomfrey was in her office, but she looked up when she heard the door shut. The nurse quickly strode over and checked the clock on the wall.
"You're five minutes late." She said.
"Madam Pomfrey, I apologize for my tardiness…I woke up late, and I had to avoid being seen in the halls. I took the long way around." Cho apologized.
"It's alright. Well, the sooner we finish with the check up, the sooner you can get down to breakfast."
"I don't really know if I want to go down there…what about Lin? I'll get asked so many questions…"
"Not to worry…I'll let you borrow an invisibility cloak. You can wrap Lin in it, and I'll fasten it over your shoulder."
"Thank you, so much, Madam Pomfrey."
Not another word was said. The nurse checked Lin for a fever or if she was ill at all, and she checked Cho to see if she was alright. Ten minutes later, Cho was out the door, with Lin wrapped in an invisibility cloak, and slung over Cho's shoulder. She walked down to the feast slowly. She reached the Gryffindor house table and took a seat next to Harry. He glanced at her then looked confused.
"Where's Lin?" He asked barely above a whisper.
Cho pulled the invisibility cloak back a little so Harry could see Lin's head. He nodded, and Cho carefully put the cloak back into place. She ate breakfast nervously, with one hand. The other hand was holding Lin securely at her waist.
Breakfast ended, and no one noticed anything different about Cho. Everyone headed out to the grounds, Cho rushed off, saying she had to get something for Lin. Harry nodded in understanding, and went with the others to the lake.
Akira and Liam had joined the group.
"So…where's my niece?" Akira asked.
"Quiet!" Hermione hissed.
"Oh…sorry…" Akira replied, downcast.
Amanda Diggory was walking around the grounds, carrying a basket, and she was handing out slips of parchment to Ginny, Melly, Nick, Angela, Alicia, Katherine, and Kira. She spotted Akira and Liam and walked over.
"Hi! You two look bored! And I know just how to make your day un-boring. There's going to be a party today in the Ravenclaw common room. I'm inviting you two. It starts in about two hours, and I know this is totally short notice, and I'm real sorry to press you for time, but this is a kicking party that you can't miss." Amanda said, handing Akira and Liam two pieces of parchment with flashy ink.
"Well, I'm going!" Liam said.
"I'm in." Akira said.
"Well, you two had better hurry…oh and there's a dress code enforced. Just open the invitation and it'll tell you what you can and can't wear." Amanda explained.
"Thanks." Akira replied.
"You're welcome! Have fun!" Amanda said brightly, walking away.
Akira suddenly took hold of Liam's arm and dragged him to his feet.
"Come on Mez! We have to hurry! Besides, I need to find out what you're going to wear so my clothes will coordinate with yours! There's like no time! Let's go!" Akira squealed.
"Aki! Wait, hold up! Ow! Don't pull!" Liam protested.
But Akira had already dragged him halfway to the oak front doors. The others laughed for a while, but stopped instantly, when Akira glared at them with an evil look.
Cho came back about five minutes later. She sat down next to Harry and they all talked excitedly. Soon after, Tai came over and brought Sirius and Remus along with him.
"Tai says that we've got ourselves a niece." Remus said.
Cho nodded.
"And I hear that she's my niece and goddaughter." Sirius added.
Cho nodded again.
"So um…may we see her?" Remus asked.
"Oh right! Sorry…my mind's been wandering lately…" Cho apologized.
She looked around and checked to see if anyone else was around that shouldn't be there, then she took the invisibility cloak off Lin. Sirius and Remus looked on and smiled happily. Cho gently placed Lin into Sirius's arms. He held her for a while then let Remus hold her before Lin was returned to Cho.
"So…the rumors are true, then…you and Potter have shagged." A voice said behind Tai, Sirius, and Remus.
Cho gasped as she saw who it was peeking behind the three professors. Tai, Sirius, and Remus whirled around. Tai grasped the front of the student's robes and held a raised fist.
"Now listen up, Davies, and listen good, 'cause I'm only going to say this once…Leave Cho alone, and speak nothing of what you've seen here. Because if I get a single word that someone's confirmed the rumors, I'm going to look for you and I'll personally see to it that Mr. Filch gets to oil up his chains in his office…that way, they can be put to good use on a sick prat like you." Tai said softly, in a dangerous voice.
Tai shoved Josh away and ordered him to go away.
"You know, you could've just given him a memory charm…" Cho said.
"Teachers aren't allowed in anyway, to cast any spell upon a student unless it is to be used for teaching purposes." Tai recited.
"But it would be used for teaching purposes! Because then Davies wouldn't have a bad thing to say about anyone!" Cho replied.
Tai snorted.
"Ha! I wish…I swear, I'd have him down so fast, he wouldn't know what hit him…" He said, his eyes glazing over, as he envisioned himself levitating Davies on a stretcher, only Davies was severely deformed.
Cho laughed, which made her brother snap out of his dream world.
"What?" Tai asked confused.