And here is the last chapter. Not very long, just needed to ty some loose ends. Hope you liked it!

Chapter 7

It was another hour and couple of drinks later when Kingsley and Hestia bade their goodbyes, the latter promising to return in the morning to check on Teddy and Tonks.

Molly and Arthur went to make up a bed in a their spare room for Teddy, Remus and Tonks. Mother and child were not to be travelling by floo powder yet and Molly had also offered to help taking care of Teddy during the night, which Remus and Tonks had gratefully accepted.

Teddy had fallen asleep after nursing and Tonks felt her own eyelids become heavy as well. Her body felt sore and exhausted, like she had endured a full day of intensive auror-training. She longed for some sleep before she would be up to feed Teddy again in a couple of hours.

Next to her, she saw her husband practically bouncing from the pure joy of being a father. Adrenaline had driven his after-transformation-exhaustion away for the time being and Tonks could see he couldn't wait to tell the rest of their friends (or the whole world for that matter) about the birth of his son.

"Remus love, why don't you go and tell some friends about our good news? I'm sure Bill and Fleur would love to hear of our son and I know you want to share it with them."

"Are you sure? I can also stay with you and Teddy. I mean, I do want to tell everyone but I can wait. You and Teddy are the most important."

"I know, and that's sweet, but I really don't mind. Teddy is sleeping now and I really want to take a nap as well, but I can see that you are wide awake and you want to celebrate some more"

Remus grinned a bit sheepishly. "Are you sure you don't mind?"

"Really sure. Go on, Molly will help me to bed, I'll see you in a couple of hours."

"I won't be long. I love you both."

"We love you too."

After a kiss for both his wife and son, Remus was on his way to Shell Cottage, to share his joy with even more friends than expected.

Not long after, Teddy and Tonks had been installed in the spare room and Molly and Arthur were preparing themselves for bed.

"What a night, that was." Arthur yawned, having just finished brushing his teeth.

"You did so well, dear, I'm proud of you." Molly came wrapped her arms around her husband from behind.

"Thank you love. I'll have to admit that even though I looked calm from the outside, I found myself in a right pickle. But then again, I always felt the same when you were in labour."

"I know, but you've always supported me so well. Nymphadora couldn't have wished for someone better to help her through."

"Well, obviously in an ideal scenario Remus would have been there with her. I was just filling in."

Arthur turned around to look at his wife. "Speaking of Remus, why did you hold him back that short moment right before Teddy was born?"

"Well, I saw in an instant that the head was crowning and you two were both concentrating very hard on bringing that baby safely into the world. I know that's a moment where as a woman you need to focus on doing only that. I feared Remus coming in would break that concentration, that's why I held him back." Molly admitted.

"It feels truly magical, you know, to catch a baby straight out of the womb. It's so beautiful. I've always felt so privileged that I got to catch Ron and Ginny myself. Never imagined I would get to do that again." Arthur pondered.

"Well, you could consider a career change and become a midwife" Molly chuckled and planted a kiss on his cheek. "But first let's go to sleep."

The End.

I must say that this story wasn't as intense (to write and to read) as my previous one about Lily Potter's birth, but I'm nonetheless happy with how it turned out. And of course Arthur's last words here are actually my own: I love being a midwife and never cease to be amazed by the beauty of pregnancy and childbirth. That is a huge inspiration for me so I plan to write more stories, but it will probably take a while (not so much time between my midwife career and a toddler running around), so please bear with me :)

Love, Zimra