Hermione and Viktor had decided not to wait long to be married and had decided to wed the first weekend in September and were married in England for it had been Viktor's home for some time. Hermione had gone to see his family in Bulgaria a few times but as they would be spending their life in the UK. The Weasleys had kept their promise to support her in her wedding to Viktor and they were all there to watch as Hermione had become Mrs Hermione Krum. She wore a pendant around her neck which had been a gift to her from Viktor who had Harry help him get his hands on the engagement ring from Ron which Hermione had stopped wearing around her neck when she and Viktor had become serious for she had felt guilty. Viktor had it turned into a pendant for her, assuring her he understood how much Ron had meant to her and that he would always have a place in her heart.
It was in October though that Harry found himself being the center of attention when the baby shower he had been dreading and trying to avoid like the plague, happened. The Weasleys were hosting it but many of his school friends were coming both male ad female, and Hermione who was back from her honeymoon. Lucius and Draco were both there as well. Though they had said it was to support Severus and Harry who neither had wanted the shower, the couple knew Pansy was dragging Draco and Lucius was coming to be with Remus. Lucius had admitted he planned to propose to Remus by Valentine's Day if not earlier. He wanted to adopt Teddy and start a family with Remus, even though he was aware that would mean he would have to be the first pregnant male Malfoy in history.
The back gardens of the Burrow were filled with pink balloons and though Harry had not wanted a shower, he was touched, and remained since his husband was staying. He had told Severus if one of them was going to have to be there for the baby shower, then they both would have to be. Severus had been happy to agree.
Molly handed Harry a plate full of food. "I have dealt with enough pregnancies of my own and my family to know how to keep you here."
Harry laughed as he accepted the food and sunk down into a chair. "Thank you Molly. For all of this."
Of course Molly had not only been pregnant six times but she had two grandchildren and besides Harry, Fred and Alicia recently found out they were expecting as well. He had been touched to see Penny there for she and Percy had welcomed their daughter Enid Penelope only a week before, baby Ronnie now just over seven months. Fred and Alicia would not know if it was a boy or girl for them till just before Christmas and George and Angie were trying.
The gifts started coming and Harry was over whelmed especially when told by Lucius and his son and Pansy that the Malfoys would be decorating the nursery for them. But he was touched by the beautiful quilt from Molly and a cradle from his dad. There was no doubt from all the pink that they were expecting a little girl.
Harry was surprised when for the first time since his wedding there was an appearance from Lord Elsor of the elves. "I had thought you returned to your home."
Elsor nodded. "My family has but we have learned of the pending arrival of your child and I have come to offer your child a blessing and a gift."
The elf had bee the one who had come to Harry and Severus in the woods when Severus was dying and had given Harry a way to save him. He had not known what he had been agreeing to but he had been willing, to save the man who had saved his life so many times before. The fact he was expected to marry Severus and spend his life bonded with him had been a shock and Harry could still remember the fact that he had fainted when he had been told. Severus assured him he had not taken it personal, that if he had not known of the elf custom, he too would have been shocked to learn. But now they were happily married and were expecting their first of what they hoped to be more then one child, and they could not even imagine lie without each other or their little girl any more.
Elsor smiled as he performed a blessing that like those performed at their wedding they could not understand for it was in Elfish but both Harry and Severus who had their hands both on Harry's belly, could feel the warm tingle of life ad the magic of the elf flooding through them.
When the blessing was done Elsor placed a small gift with Harry. "This is to open the day your daughter is born, a gift for her to keep her safe from any harm."
Harry touched the gift and placed it way. "Thank you Lord Elsor, it is your magic which has given me my husband and now our baby. Thank you."
Elsor shook his head before he left. "No. It is you Harry that has given your husband his life, your willingness to sacrifice for him which brought you here."
As they watched the elf leave Severus drew his husband into his arms and assured Harry that he agreed with the words that the elf had said. He had thought he would die alone in those woods ad after having lived most of his life alone he had been prepared. But Harry had refused to leave him, eve knowing the risk of being in the woods, saying that the final battle was not yet to be fought and that he would not allow Severus to die alone. Severus may not have died in those woods but Harry had kept his word in more ways then one. For when the day came, hopefully decades from now, when he died, he would have his husband and a family. Harry was not the only one who had grown up without much family. Lucius was to Severus what Remus and the Weasleys were to Harry, a family in all but blood.
Later that evening when they were home Harry looked at the door which they had found warded now, which led to the soon to be nursery for their little girl. It would be odd to have some pink in the home, the only girl in a house full of men.
Severus seemed to know Harry's thoughts. "You know her big Uncle Teddy and probably Uncle Ronnie too will keep an eye on her. Keep all those boys from her."
Harry laughed with tears running down his face. "I have a feeling with a Papa like you our little princess won't be dating till she is eighteen."
Though his husband muttered something that sounded more like thirty, they were both laughing and smiling. Oh they would hope for a son or two down the road but they had definitely been happy since the day they had learned they were having a girl, for their pink.
Author note: So of the 15 reviews, 11 voted and 8 were for girls and 3 for boys. I was leaning towards a boy but it seems a girl won by the landslide. Now to choose a name.