The Wedding
Epilogue
Disclaimer: I only own the plot as well as a few made up characters, the rest belongs to J. K.
Summary: What happens next??
A/N: This chapter takes place about a year after Ginny and Neville's wedding, and then I'll skip a few years (you'll see why) oh and Longfellow Notch is the name of Ginny and Neville's house and Olympus Place is the name of the Lupin house.
Longfellow Notch –
Ginny was sitting at the kitchen table in her semi new house with her husband Neville Longbottom, she smiled slightly at that thought, she still wasn't used to calling him that; even in her thoughts.
Neville walked into the kitchen just as Ginny's smile reached its peak, and he leaned over and kissed his 8 ½ month pregnant wife, overjoyed that he would have a family. Sure he had his parents, but they never recognized him or his grandmother, so he was determined to be there for his children (how ever many he had) while they were growing up.
All of a sudden Ginny grimaced in pain.
"Ginny?" Neville asked concerned about her and the baby. "What's wrong?" he continued.
"I dunno." She answered as she grimaced again this time for longer.
"Come on let's go to St. Mungo's and have a doctor look at you." Neville said still worried. Ginny nodded then winced again as she stood up and side-along Apparated with him to St. Mungo's.
St. Mungo's – later that same day
"Mr. Longbottom?" Nurse McKenna (yes she's back) asked snapping Neville out of his reverie.
"Yes?" He asked worried.
"Your wife went into labor…" she started to say but was interrupted by Neville fainting on the spot.
A few minutes later…
"Mr. Longbottom?" a voice called, then added "Mr. Longbottom, please wake up…" it continued.
Suddenly a different voice yelled "NEVILLE FRANK LONGBOTTOM! IF YOU DO NOT WAKE UP THIS INSTANT, I'LL… I'LL CURSE YOU INTO NEXT WEEK AND THEN BACK AGAIN!" Neville shot up looking for his wife but then saw Remus Lupin looking amusedly at his wife who was currently imitating Ginny Wea…Longbottom.
"Sorry." He mumbled then did a double take and then said "ha, ha very funny Nymphadora."
"DON'T CALL ME NYMPHADORA!" she shouted.
"Calm down 'Dora." Lupin said gently then added "You'll upset Teddy."
Neville looked confused but then he saw a stroller in front of them.
Lupin saw what he was looking at and said "Would you like to meet our son?"
Neville nodded and Remus said "Neville meet Teddy Remus Lupin."
Neville looked into the stroller and saw a little baby boy with blue hair and started to ask "What did you do to his ha…" as Teddy changed his hair color to emerald green, as Remus and 'Dora silently laughed at the look on Neville's face.
Nurse McKenna stood there watching waiting for the right moment to interrupt the gathering, finally she got annoyed and said:
"As I was going to tell Mr. Longbottom, before he fainted on me was that Mrs. Longbottom is doing fine and so are his children."
"Ch…Ch…Children?" Neville asked flabbergasted
"Yes, congratulations you are the father of two very healthy baby girls" Nurse McKenna said smiling then added "Your wife would like to see you now."
Neville entered into the room and saw his beautiful wife holding two bundles of pink.
Ginny smiled at him and said "Come meet your daughters: Alice Molly and Anna Marie Longbottom."
"Alice?" Neville asked
"Yes I hope you don't mind…" she started to say before her husband kissed her.
Remus and 'Dora stood in the doorway watching the happy family and started to walk away but Ginny spotted them and said:
"And just where are you two going?" in a Molly-like voice.
"Nowhere, we just didn't want to intrude in a family moment." Remus said
"Nonsense, you are practically family!" Ginny said leaving no room for argument, so Remus, 'Dora and little Teddy walked (or was strolled) over to meet there new family members.
Two years later…
Godric's Hollow:
"Harry James Potter, what are you doing?" a very pregnant Hermione asked her husband.
"Well Hermione Jane Potter, I am currently tickling/torturing our daughter." He answered his wife of three years.
"And just what did she do to receive such torture?" 'Mione asked amused.
"Nothing mama, he just came onto the chair and started to tickle me." A little voice answered belonging to their daughter Lily.
"Is that true, Mr. Potter?" 'Mione asked
"No." Harry said then added "I was just sitting here reading the newspaper when this little girl came up out of nowhere and pounced on me saying 'tickle me daddy!'"
All three of them burst out laughing at his imitation of his daughters' voice, when Hermione got this look on her face.
"'Mione… are you alright?" Harry asked worried.
"I dunno… I feel fine, but I just get this feeling that something's wrong." She answered.
"Then let's go to St. Mungo's… just in case." Harry said.
'Mione nodded as Lily got her bag full of toys for the car ride and for the hospital… she couldn't wait to be a big sister.
St. Mungo's… latter that same day
"Daddy, is mommy going to be alright?" Lily asked her father.
"Of course, mommy is going to be just fine." Harry reassured his daughter.
"Mr. Potter?" Nurse McKenna asked (I need a new nurse!!)
"Yes?" Harry asked looking up from his daughter's emerald green eyes that were so similar to his own.
"Congratulations, your wife gave birth to two very healthy baby boys'." Nurse McKenna said happily.
"Can I… we see them?" Harry asked for himself and his daughter.
"Of course, right in there Mr. Potter." She said.
Harry took hold of his daughter's hand and led her into the room where his wife was.
'Mione smiled at him and Lily let go of her father's hand to run to her mom and ask:
"What are they're names mama?"
"Sirius James and Brian John Potter." Hermione answered her daughter's question.
"Can I hold one of them?" she asked.
"Yes you may… here" 'Mione handed her Sirius and smiled at her daughter's expression of love. (A/N: I know Lily's only two, but she has her mother's brain so she learns fast…)
Longfellow Notch – about a week later…
"Ginny!" Neville said as his wife collapsed at the kitchen table with no warning, he went over to her and felt for her pulse, and finding it relaxed a bit but gathered his two daughters and his wife and headed to St. Mungo's.
St. Mungo's… later that same day
"Mr. Longbottom?" a nurse asked with a name tag that read: Dr. Violet Quinn – Head healer/nurse
"Yes, Dr. Quinn?" Neville asked worried that the Head healer was talking to him.
"Mr. Longbottom, there was a complication with the birth of your son…" Dr. Quinn drifted off as Neville went pale but she continued on "Mr. Longbottom, your wife is in intensive care and she's fighting for her life, but if she pulls out of it you will never be able to have kids again." Dr. Quinn said with some regret in her voice. She hated telling people bad news it was the only thing she hated about her job. Neville looked relieved knowing that Ginny was going to be alright but was saddened because he knew that she wanted to have an even bigger family then they already did.
"Can I see my son?" he asked Dr. Quinn
"Yes, follow me." Dr. Quinn said. Neville picked up his two girls and followed her.
Dr. Quinn entered a ward that said: premature babies and baby daycare ward. She led him to a crib with a blue bundle in it and asked "What will you name your son?"
"Frank Arthur Longbottom." Neville replied glad that he and Ginny had decided on a name months before when they found out it was a boy. Dr. Quinn nodded and the name appeared on a card on the crib and she left him with his children. Neville looked around and saw the last name Potter on two of the cribs and frowned trying to remember if Ginny had mentioned if Harry and 'Mione had another or two other kids. Just then Harry entered the ward to check on his sons and saw Neville holding a baby boy.
"Hey, Neville" Harry said then added "and who is this handsome little baby?"
"Harry I would like to introduce to you, your godson, Frank Arthur Longbottom." Neville said.
Harry looked at him in shock "Godson?" he asked.
Neville nodded and said "Yes, Ginny and I came to an agreement that you would be the baby's Godfather, while 'Dora will be his Godmother."
"But, I'm already Teddy's Godfather, why not Ron?" Harry protested weakly.
"Because he's already Anna's Godfather and before you suggest Charlie or Bill… Charlie's Alice's Godfather and Bill has his hands full with little Victore with another one on the way."
"Fleur's pregnant?" Harry asked
"Yep, just found out a few day's ago, Molly's ecstatic and is pestering Charlie to 'settle down with a nice girl' already."
Harry laughed and asked "How is Ginny?"
Neville sobered up as he heard Ginny's name which Harry caught immediately and asked worriedly "Neville, how is Ginny?"
"She's in intensive care; there were some 'complications' with Frank's birth." Neville said sadly.
"She'll pull thru you'll see, she's a fighter." Harry reassured him and changing the subject so Neville could take his mind off of his wife, Harry said "I don't think you've met my boys yet."
Neville smiled gratefully at him and followed him to the cribs.
"Neville meet Sirius James and Brian John Potter." Harry said.
Neville looked into the cribs and saw two identical baby's with Harry's messy hair already growing in and smiled knowing that Hogwarts wouldn't know what hit it when those two showed up.
Olympus Place – a few days latter…
Remus Lupin would tell you he wasn't exactly the luckiest man on earth, from being bitten by a werewolf when he was small and then being shunned from both the wizard and muggle communities then when he found friends one of the four Marauders went and betrayed them all, having him believe that he was all alone, but then in Harry's third year of Hogwarts he found out that the person accused of the betrayal was innocent he found happiness again, now as he watched his two year old son sleep in his crib, he swore that there was some cosmic being out there that enabled him to have a family and be truly happy for the first time in a long time. Thinking about Sirius made him wonder where the Marauder is because he disappeared after Ginny and Neville's wedding, no one knew where he went but he does send an occasional owl now because Harry sent Hedwig with a note. Remus never did find out what Harry wrote to his Godfather, but whatever it was Sirius now keeps in touch with weekly letters to everyone to let them know he's alright.
"Remus?" his wife asked interrupting her husband's thoughts.
"Yes, 'Dora?" he responded.
"I think we should head to St. Mungo's." she said calmly.
Remus jumped up out of the chair that he was sitting in and looked at his wife who was standing in the doorway of Teddy's room.
'Dora just smiled painfully as it registered in Remus' mind to gather Teddy up and collect his wife's things. Remus hurried around the room looking like a chicken with its head cut off and 'Dora took pity on him and lifted Teddy out of his crib and took the diaper bag and put a hand on her husband's shoulder.
Remus stopped and looked at his wife… even now she looked beautiful, then snapped out of his day/night dream and went into their bedroom to gather a few things for overnight in St. Mungo's.
St. Mungo's – the next day…
"Mr. Lupin?" Nurse McKenna said
"Mr. Lupin?" she tried again with fail then had an idea she summoned a pitcher of water and poured it on the poor man's head.
Remus sputtered and started to shout "SIRIUS OR…"but she silenced him until he had his bearings.
"Mr. Lupin, your wife gave birth to a baby girl, congratulations." She informed him.
Remus grinned and entered his wife's room without even asking if he could. Nurse McKenna just shook her head and went back to doing her job.
"Hello Remus, come meet your daughter Sarah Lupin" 'Dora said as she saw her husband come in.
Remus looked down at his daughter and saw that she would look like her mother when she got older except for the brown fuzz on her head. (A/N: I believe J.K. Rowling had Teddy look like Remus, but had 'Dora's morphing ability so I had his sister be the opposite, and Ginny is just fine, she pulled out of it and is very happy with her three kids (though she was a little disappointed that she couldn't have any more kids, but then she resolved that she and Neville could always adopt if they wanted more kids))
A/N: Well this is now the official end to my story The Wedding… I might do a follow up series on everyone's kids, but I just don't see that happening anytime soon (unless the writing fairy comes and tells me to write). I'm just too busy with college, but the writing fairy came and told me I had to write a follow-up chapter on how everyone is doing. I reloaded chapter 6 so go back and just re-read the last paragraph or so I added more stuff that will make this chapter a whole lot easier to understand. So with many thanks to all my faithful readers and especially to Nicole my best friend who helped me so much in the last chapter, I bid you all a hearty farewell until the writing fairy strikes again. – Charmedlily