21 June 2006

Rose Minerva Weasley

Hermione would never, ever tell anyone how much pain she was in after Rose's birth. There was no explanation for it, but the pain was very real and very draining. Only Ron could even guess, though he said nothing. He simply stroked her hair as she slept through the morning after. It took her a couple of days to recover, but she did, and from then on she found that holding her baby girl gave her more healing than any potion.

Rose was the most brilliant Gryffindor in her year, utterly unsurprising to all those who knew and loved her.