Time magic

*disclamier* I don't own Harry Potter or the characters

Hope you like it but I won't know unless you tell me.

I was kinda mean I know but hope fully this helps. Necessary evils I'm sorry. I assure you though Ron does indeed get it.

Minerva cried and wrung her hands the entire time her girlfriend was in surgery. She was bleeding out faster but that's to magic there was no real need to worry. She couldn't help it what if they hadn't done the spells to replenish the spilled blood right? What if they didn't think it was a lot and now they didn't have time to help her? Minerva was drowning in fear and worry. She was outside the operation rooms waiting for that baby's first cry to tell her it was all worth it. For the longest time she didn't hear anything of the sort with her enhanced hearing.

To distract herself she tried to think of how this could have happened so suddenly. Did they follow them? But how? Then there was Popins which she began crying harder about. Popins was her nanny growing up and had done so much for her. It pained her to see her go even if it was to save Hermione. She knew Popins had a big heart but she didn't know it would ever cause her childhood elf friend to jump in front of a killing curse.

She simply couldn't understand all of this at once and now she had one more thing to take in alone at the moment. Their child who's cries pulled Minerva from her thoughts and to her feet. She began pacing afraid to hear bad news of Hermione or the child. Minutes later felt like hours but when the doctor come through the door towards her it didn't matter anymore.

"Is she okay?" Minerva jumped down his throat rather quickly.

"Ms. McGonagall their were exstensive bleeds that couldn't be worked on until the baby was out. They are going to finish doing the best they can but the baby is fine. You can see her when she out of observation." Minerva's head was reeling from the fact they were having a girl that the doctor took her silence as a sign to leave completely missing the faint whisper crossing her lips.

"We have a baby girl." A smile pulled her lips up despite her girlfriend being in danger still. Deep down inside she knew Hermione was a fighter and she would fight to stay with her new baby girl no matter what. With this fresh bit of hope she decided it was best to send patronus charm messages to everyone worring about her now, the Weasley's and Poppy. Minerva was now pacing the same hall again waiting on news of her wife. 'Wife!' She was stricken with surprise at the thought but didn't have time to think on it more as she turned around once more and practically ran into someone she already knew was dead.

"Popins! how?" Her breath caught as she tried to speak. It had only been a few hours, was she sleeping? She winced as she pinched her forearm clearly wide awake right now.

"Miss I has much to explain. First is the child and madam Granger alright?" Minerva gives a weak yes still not sure what was going on. "Good last I saw you were leaving for here and I couldn't follow. Madam Poppy brought my body to the house elves which in turn they informed my family."

"What does that have to do with how you are here, so real." Minerva asked trying to get the nerve to reach out and touch Popins just to make sure she was real.

"Getting there miss. I realized I was tethered to my body still when I couldn't follow you again here. When the your family elves came my grandma reminded them of the full affects of our oath that we all made. When she explained that with something as strong as the killing curse the only way to help me was to share the curses effects. Tis why I'm here now. We all may not live as long but I is here." Giving Minerva a little time to think this over she thought back to her past few hours.

Flashback:

Try as she might Popins couldn't follow Minerva as she had the first time. It broke her heart more feeling as if she was going to have to move on without knowing for sure if her mistress, her mistress's lover was okay, or their child. Then suddenly Poppy was taking her body to the house elves in the school. Then they let her own family know. When they came it all happened so fast as grandma was the oldest one and knew more than anyone else told them all they could save Popins. Both medi-witch and apparition couldn't believe their ears until Popins was pulled back to her body by a few chanted phrases.

Poppy felt she was seriously losing it. This elf was dead Hermione was crying over the body just moments before Minerva left. Now she was standing among her family, all whom sounded as though in great amounts of pain, speaking of things that happened while she was gone as if she had watched it happen still. For someone just back from dead Popins was a very full of determination her family she had to help Minerva. In a quick crackle and pop she was gone.

Popins reappeared at the Weasley's place where the Béhar clan were all tied up now and everyone turn wand in hand towards the loud pop not sure if they were to expect more trouble or not. Their surprise was expected. Harry was the first to speak up assuming by everyone else's silence that he was not imagining it.

"You're back. What are you doing here?"

"I is looking for answers to give mistress. My family took on a lot to protect me from dying by that curse the least I can do is find out how this happened." Popins answered and Arthur replied next.

"We already called the ministry but this man," he said pointing to one boy in particular tied up. "Said some drunkard was off talking about Minerva getting her girlfriend pregnant he heard and told the family. He claims he didn't know they would try to kill the baby though."

"I didn't! I swear pa said he was going plan. The plan was to just kidnap Hermione or something." The man pleaded while the rest of his family glared at the one who cast the curse. Sure none of them liked being pinned for attempted kidnap but it was better than murder. Even though this was all Popins needed to know she couldn't help but want to find the only man responsible for this. In five seconds flat she brought Ronald Weasley back from where the boy said he last saw him.

"What the bloody hell is going on!" He yelled as he fell on his ass upon landing. With him low enough Popins didn't resist or hold back. With a flick of her wrist a hard smack whipped across his cheek. As humorous as the sight was nobody dared laugh.

"You sir are a disgrace to you loyal friend miss Granger! She may lose her child and my mistress may lose the love of her life. How dare you break such a bond of friendship because you sir are too jealous to see your friend was truly happy."

The scolding seemed to bring Ron to a funny sense of clarity. His eyes began watering and his lip wobbled. Everyone saw deep regret fill his eyes, not that they were sure he even knew what he said to cause such fury from Popins or harm his best friend. Molly quickly took him up held him close like a mother always did for a broken child. She led him inside as she tried to explain to him all that occurred.

End flashback.

Gradually Popins got Minerva to sit and hear her out so she could explain the poor boy Ronald's actions and how they lead to the events and circumstances they were now in. After some time she could see Minerva was becoming less angry. Having a doctor come out and tell her Hermione was going to be okay only seemed to help more. Minerva took up Popins hand causing her to look up at her mistress slightly confused. With watery eyes she asked Popins something that brightened her day and made everything absolutely worth it.

"Popins how would you like to be the first to meet the little girl you gave your life for?"

"Oh miss I would love so much to." As soon as they entered the ward where the infant girl was Minerva picked up her elf to let her see through the glass window between them and the baby in an incubator machine. The name McGonagall never took so much breath away than it did with the way it was written on the outside of the machine. "Does baby McGonagall have a name yet?"

"No but seeing she is strong like her mother. Hermione shall decide when she wakes and can hold her."

reviews please!

So I need something from you guys, a baby name. Scottish preferably or something that means strong/resembles the way the baby came into the world. It has to be for a girl and if you can't find anything just give me a name that you like.