Dominique Weasley: July 4th, 2003
The birth of Bill and Fleur's second child would be a lot smoother, now that they had experience. Victoire was already 3 years old. It was high time she had a sister, if not a cousin just yet, since many of the Weasley children were still getting married or a while from having kids of their own. Over the past 9 months, the little girl had been impatient, always staring at her mother's growing belly.
"Maman? When will my petit souer arrive?" she asked for possibly the millionth time. Fleur smiled down at her.
"Soon. Very soon." As if on cue, a wave of contractions hit. Fleur doubled over and dropped the knife she was holding to slice watermelons. Thankfully, it did not injure anyone. Her scream of pain sent Bill running. One look at his wife and now terrified daughter and he did not have to say anything. He knew. Scooping Fleur up and ordering Victoire to follow, he sent a Patronus alerting the rest of the family. By the time the trio had arrived at St. Mungo's, most of the rest of the family had assembled. Even 5-year-old Teddy was there, having been brought along by his godfather Harry from a babysitting play date.
"Percy and Audrey couldn't come," Hermione told Bill. "Minister of Magic business, you know." Bill barely acknowledged the information with a nod as he carried Fleur past everyone and inside. There were bigger things to attend to.
Bill was directed to a room. He placed Fleur on the bed, gave her hand a squeeze and instructed her to push. Then, he left to go check on Victoire. He found the rest of the family in the waiting area, just as they had been for Victoire's birth three years before.
"For Godric's sake, Bill, go and be with Fleur! I've got her and Teddy fine." Harry assured him, watching as the grandchildren colored in Muggle coloring books with a smile.
Bill went back to Fleur. He held her hand, tolerating her screams in his ear as she pushed with all she had. Finally, a head and soon other body parts emerged. With one last push, Fleur flopped back onto the bed, and cries pierced the haze.
"We've got ourselves a girl!" the Healer crowed. Bill was surprised, though Fleur gave a knowing smile. She had kept the gender of the baby from him as a surprise. Bill, for his part, was thrilled, even if secretly a little disappointed. He had been hoping for a boy.
The rest of the family soon gathered, and fawned over the second official Weasley grandchild: Dominique Weasley.