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It's been almost four months since we brought little Harry home from the hospital, and our house has never been so lively
It's been almost four months since we brought little Harry home from the hospital, and our house has never been so lively. Lately Rose and Hugo have been staying home during the days while Ron has been at work and I've been watching them as I take care of little Harry. I think that Harry was incredibly honoured to have us name our child after him because ever since him and Ron have taken turns checking in on me and the kids throughout the day.
It will be a great day when Harry Weasley goes to Hogwarts, a day that I think will make Harry Potter almost as proud as it makes me and Ron. Bill was very happy as well to be a part of little Harry's name, but I assured him that it was well deserved considering how helpful he'd been throughout the entire pregnancy.
We had a full Christmas at the Burrow again this year; the nice part of going into labour early was not being pregnant at Christmas. We had missed the past one due to my depression and even though we had a new baby with us it actually ended up being a lot of fun. It's always nice to see the entire family and Teddy and Andromeda for Christmas and it was even more fun on New Years when the Weasley's threw a huge celebration and a lot of our old classmates were there which was actually strangely enjoyable.
It's now the end of March and Harry William has been with us for four months. The problem that I'm having is really that I think I might be pregnant again. I just lost most of the baby weight, mainly from running around after kids all day, and I actually think I might be pregnant again and while this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's a bit terrifying.
I'm going back to work in a week, which is a bit fast, but I will be taking Harry with me for a while and Rose and Hugo are happy to go back to the Burrow during the weekdays. If I'm pregnant again I'll need more time away from the office, although, I have been working from home a wee bit. It almost sucks in some ways that I've hardly ever gotten morning sickness, that's usually such a good indicator for most women.
I called Ginny earlier and she'll be coming by on her lunch break to 'check on me' today, or least that's what I told Harry and Ron just to make sure that they won't come by. Ginny's actually coming over to do a pregnancy test, not that she knows it yet, so that I can put my mind to rest. I hear a pop in the next room and put Harry back into his crib (I had been burping him), and stroll out in the living room. Rose and Hugo are playing in there and talking to Ginny happily and I signal to come into the kitchen so Ginny follows me in there and I decide that beating around the bush absolutely is not necessary right now.
"Okay I think I'm pregnant again." I say and a look of shock registers on Ginny's face, which quickly turns into a look of pleasure.
"Wow, so you two really are trying to break the Weasley record," she muses and then adds, "I thought you weren't supposed to sleep together for awhile after birth."
"Well, I guess we started a bit earlier than most people, but I promise we did wait almost a month… sort of… it's just on New Years… and then I guess ever since we've sort of been a bit…" I trail off and blush a bit, the fact that Ron and I seem to have an insatiable need for each other has never been more embarrassing.
"I'm not really surprised; you two never could keep your hands off each other. How did you not get pregnant for so long between Rose and Hugo?"
"I guess we were always smart enough to remember the contraception charm… we sort of get caught up and forget a lot these days," now I'm definitely blushing, "can you please just do the charm? I don't want to do it alone."
Ginny nods, still giggling and casts the charm on my stomach which radiates blue much more than any of my previous tests.
"Okay, so we know I'm pregnant, but didn't that seem like a lot of blue to you?" I ask, surprisingly calm. I have to stay calm, there's no reason to suspect anything out of the ordinary…
"Yeah it really did," Ginny looks a bit concerned, "I'll tell you what, I'll watch Harry and the kids for a couple hours and you go to the Ministry right now and tell Ron and go to St. Mungo's."
I agree, a bit unsure of leaving Harry alone but I know Ginny can handle it; having had three kids very close together. I thank her and literally 'pop' to the ministry to find Ron.
When I finally get down to our offices, I can't resist the temptation of going to my office but just as I'm about to open the door I remember that it's been changed to Ron's hand and will burn mine if I touch it. I scowl a bit and traipse across the room and find Ron and Harry chatting in Harry's office.
"Hey guys," I say as I close the door behind me.
"Hey Hermione, what are you doing here? Is everything okay?" Ron asks quickly.
"Yeah everything's fine, Ginny's with little Harry and Rose and Hugo at home. I need to talk to you about something," I say and Harry speaks up, "Here you guys can stay in here, I'll just go and check my messages." We thank Harry and he leaves us alone in his office.
"Okay Ron, this is a bit surprising, but I'm just going to say it because I don't think I'll be able to-"
"Hermione whatever it is, it'll be okay, just tell me," Ron cuts me off and takes my hand in his.
"Ron I'm pregnant again," I say quickly and before I can add anything else my mouth is covered by his and we're totally lost in a kiss. The door opens behind us and we hear Harry say as we break apart, "So it was good news then?"
"Mione's pregnant again mate!" Ron practically yells and Harry wastes no time with kisses on the cheek for us both.
A few seconds later I add, "Ron I came down here because when Ginny did the pregnancy charm a lot more blue came off my stomach than before… it seemed a bit strange so I thought maybe if you had time we could go to St. Mungo's right now."
The smile sort of left Ron's face, but he said quickly, "Yeah of course we can go right now," he grabbed his coat off a chair and added to Harry, "I'll be back as soon as I can."
Harry nodded and looked a bit concerned himself, "No rush you two, just make sure I have a safe little godson or daughter in there. And don't worry about making dinner tonight; I'm going to write to Gin right now, we'll make dinner for all of us at your place tonight."
We thank Harry and head upstairs to the Atrium quickly and once again we're back in St. Mungo's. Ron approaches the desk and asks for a Healer again while I sit and wait sort of patiently. He sits next to me and after what seems like hours a Healer is available and we're brought into an examination room. We end up waiting in there for a long time as well before we're joined by Healer Parker.
"I'm sorry for the wait, it's been a very busy day here today," she shakes both of our hands and sits on a chair across from us. "So another home pregnancy test turned out positive?"
"Yes but it seemed like it was much more positive than before… a lot of blue came off my stomach this time, more than any other time," I spell out quickly, I really am desperate for answers after waiting all this time. Patience hasn't ever been a virtue of mine, and right now I'm feeling absolutely completely un-virtuous.
I'm a bit surprised that Healer Parker doesn't look concerned at all, and instead she just instructs me to pull up the gown and points her wand at my stomach. A few seconds after she said the incantation, an ultra sound screen pops up and she starts pointing out where the baby is.
"Okay now the reason that the pregnancy test returned so positive is that I believe you're having twins," she said casually and then pointed to two different heads in the picture.
Ron and I look at each other, "twins?" I'm totally shocked and could not have seen this coming less.
"Two babies?" Ron says, "How far along are they?"
I'm still trying to get my bearings back when she announces that they're ten weeks along. That means they were conceived only a month and a half after we had little Harry… uhmm… oops?
We both chuckle, and Ron says, "Okay so I guess these kids are going to be very close together in age."
Ron and I share a look and I kiss him soundly, "Well we did want more kid's right? And at least this is sort of a two for one," I say and he laughs. The Healer smiles at us and we schedule our next appointment. The twins are due in late October, making them just ten months younger than Harry who was born in mid December but at least still in different years at Hogwarts. By the time Ron and I leave the hospital it's almost 430 so Ron decides to run back to work quickly and I head home.
When I get there Ginny and the kids are playing exploding snap. "Hey Gin, just give me a sec to grab Harry and I'll tell you everything," I say and go down the hall to little Harry's room. I scoop him up and carry him to the kitchen where Ginny follows me in and immediately probes for all the answers.
"So what's up?" she says as I start nursing little Harry; it's a good thing we raised our kids together and don't feel weird about stuff like this.
"Twins," is all I have to say for her to squeal. After she's calmed down, she asks, "and when are these twins due?"
"October," I reply, "They're already ten weeks along."
"Oh my gosh I can't believe there's going to be another set of Weasley twins…" she trails off and I know she's thinking of her brother, Fred who we lost in the war.
"I'm so sorry Gin, I shouldn't have been all gloaty about it, I know how much we all miss Fred," I say, trying to sympathize.
Ginny is tearing up a bit at the mention of her late brother's name, but responds, "Hermione, I can't tell you how happy this would've made Fred, and how happy this is going to make George. Be careful though, if George has his way they'll be a replica of him and Fred and with your brains added to the Weasley mix it'd be a scary couple of mischief makers." We both laugh at the thought and I start burping little Harry.
"Oh by the way, Harry and Ron are going to grab James, Al and Lily from the Burrow and come over here tonight and Harry and I are going to make you and Ron dinner. A small congratulations from us to you," she says and I smile and give her a quick kiss on the cheek, "you guys are amazing Ginny."
"It's crazy to think that by the time the twins arrive, James will be at Hogwarts."
"I know, it's insane," I add, "any ideas what you're going to do for his eleventh birthday?"
"Well we have a couple months or so to plan it, but I think we're going to try and get Quidditch tickets. It should be easy, I did win the Quidditch world cup a couple times in my day," she grins and I know she's thinking about her glory days.
"Do you ever miss it?"
"Well, sometimes I guess I do, but having kids with Harry was the best thing I've ever done, even if I had to give up my pro Quidditch career to do it," she replies quickly and adds, "plus writing about Quidditch is fun too, and there's a lot of freedom that I didn't have before when I was playing all the time."
I nod and agree and excuse myself to put little Harry down while Ginny starts making dinner. By the time I get little Harry to sleep Ron and Harry are back from work and the Potter kids are playing with Rose and Hugo in the living room when I stroll through it to get to the kitchen. The second I enter the kitchen Ron wraps his arms around me and kisses me very passionately which I return whole heartedly.
"Well hello to you too Mr. Weasley," I giggle a bit uncharacteristically and he smiles in return and places one more quick kiss on my cheek. Harry is standing with Ginny by the oven but turns to say, "Ron told me its twins Mi, congratulations," he tips his glass in my direction and drinks.
I smile, and I remember that from Ginny's reaction earlier; I have to make sure I talk to Ron about Fred later, he's surely been thinking about him.
"So I was thinking that we could tell everyone this weekend at the Burrow dinner," Ron says to me, and I agree.
"I'm still going to go back to work for a couple months or so next week, I'm sure after that I won't be able to much considering how big I got last time and this time it's twins!"
A few hours later dinner is finished and we thank Harry and Ginny as they gather their kids and head home for the night. Once Rose and Hugo are in bed, Ron and I head for our room and I can hardly get him through the door fast enough.
After our love making celebration, I'm curled up in Ron's arms and I ask him very softly, "Ron does us having twins make you think about Fred?"
He shifts a little, "of course it does Mione," he says quietly, "but I know that Fred would be happy for us, that somewhere he is happy for us, and I know that George will be very happy to have twins around again… I think a part of him has been lost ever since we lost Fred. Maybe having another set of Weasley twins around will give him something to remember."
I kiss Ron softly, knowing the conversation is over, and as I feel his breathing change I know he's drifted to sleep. I wonder for a few more minutes how we're going to be able to handle twins and finally, sleep comes to me as well.