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Chapter 49- Harry James.

June came and went and we entered July. I started getting nervous because Dumbledore told me that as soon as he was sure that the Longbottom's and the Potter's babies where the ones mentioned in the prophecy, he would announce it to them. Not only the upcoming births and information booms that were about to come had my nerves in a frenzy. No, a small man called Peter Pettigrew had started to hand around a lot more again…it unnerved me and I couldn't share with anyone. Anyone but Severus Snape.

"I don't know how long I can take this anymore…Severus. It's torture just watching them going about not knowing anything." He nodded silently and watched me pace, although with some difficulty…it wasn't really pacing it was more like…waddling back and forward.

"And now that little rat Pettigrew! Why has he suddenly decided to hang around us again?"

"Maybe you should sit down Charlotte" I looked at the man who was sitting calmly at the table. He refused to call me by my nickname and I let him, I knew that he didn't like nicknames and for a good reason really. I sighed and sat down next to him and waited for him to answer me.

"I think that the dark lord has ordered him to observe the pregnant order members to see which ones could be involved in the prophecy" I nodded in agreement; it did make sense after all. We discussed for a while and then parted.

July went by pretty fast and every one of us was preparing ourselves, some more then others. Lily was at my house that eventful day when we got the call that Alice had gone into labour.

"Can you believe it?" Lily said with a smile on her face. I just nodded silently; I already knew that Alice was going to go first. We had both agreed that we should wait for James and Sirius before we visited the Longbottoms at St Mungos. But it didn't get to that of course. Only hours after Alice went in, Lily gasped and looked horrified.

"My water broke" Three little words that two very pregnant and very alone women didn't want to hear.

"Bugger…how are we going to do this then?" I truly tried to stay calm but the pitch in my voice told a completely different story. I really want to say that I kept my cool and didn't panic right then and there, I really do. But alas I did quite the opposite. Lily was looking awfully pale and was staring at me with questioning and scared eyes. I pretty much just stood there trying not to hyperventilate. We somehow managed to start moving towards the fireplace and get to St Mungos. Where I let out a shout as soon as we stepped out of the fireplace;

"The Baby is coming!" several people turned their heads towards us and two young healers rushed towards me. I looked at them strangely when they took my arms and were muttering things like "stay calm" and "we'll take you to the maternity ward" at the same time as they were trying to figure out how long ago the contractions started. When my brain finally figured out what they were going on about I let out an irritated snort and almost screeched;

"NOT my baby! HER baby, you idiots!" and frantically pointed at Lily who was clutching her belly. In their defence they were just trying to be helpful and nice about everything. But I was irritated, scared and nervous for my friend and they were getting on my nerves. Ethan came rushing towards us and said;

"Take Mrs. Potter to the ward and we'll start immediately. Char you really should calm down, this is not good for you in your condition" I sighed and glared at him.

"I really hate when people tell me I shouldn't do stuff because of my condition…you would think I'm dying or something…" he chuckled lightly and offered to floo Damien. I agreed that it would be a good idea so we could contact Mr. Potter that Mrs. Potter was whining about a couple of feet ahead of us.

James POV

I was at work discussing a big death eater case with Sirius when Damien called through the floo.

"James! Lily's in labour! The baby's coming!" he said in a frantic voice and I think that I blanked for a minute or two because soon Sirius was shaking me and telling me we had to go. We apparated to St Mungos and were met by an excited Damien and Char.

"Is this really happening?" I asked, slightly dazed. I truly couldn't believe that we had reached this point already.

"YES! Now get in there Prongs!" Sirius said pushing me towards the door.

"Call mum" was all I got out before I entered a room filled with healers. I didn't really see anything but unfamiliar faces and green healer robes until Dr. Ryan arrived and shook my hand he directed me to Betsy, who was a healer there and was supposed to take me to see Lily. First I had to go through some sort of disinfection spell and then she took me to see Lily. She was lying in a bed and breathing strangely, I approached her as quickly as I could and she smiled tightly at me.

"Are you alright? How're you doing?" I asked her quietly, she gave out a huff and another tight smile and said in a very strained voice;

"I'm about to push a baby the size of a watermelon from between my thighs...how do you think I feel?" well…when she put it like that. I decided that it might be best if I just kept quiet for the time being. The female healers around me's facial expressions told me I had made the right decision. An hour later, a painful hour that had been filled with Lily's harsh breathing and a lot squeezing of my hand, another healer came in and announced that Alice and Frank were happy parents of a healthy baby boy. All we could do was share small smiles before we continued with the situation on hand…I watched as the healers prepared themselves. I honestly had no clue on how this whole thing worked…but it couldn't be that bad…right? Lily screamed, I saw blood and fainted.

Char's POV

I don't like waiting, especially when it involves sitting in the waiting area in the hospital. No one tells you anything, there's nothing to look at and I really don't enjoy the fact that I have to pass that staring old man every time I need to pee. And that is very often. Earlier we went to see Alice, Frank and baby Neville but now we were back and I was getting annoyed.

It's just me, mum and Damien here now; Sirius is getting us something to eat from the cafeteria. And Damien suggested that we could go through our new collection, to pass the time. It was actually a pretty good idea so I agreed, I had just forgotten that every single time you try to go over these things with Damien, it takes hours. Because he changes his opinion every three quarter. Thankfully, when the blonde next to me was about to change his opinion on which shade of blue we should use for the fifth time, my dear husband appeared carrying food.

"Any news?" he asked as he sat down next to me. I shook my head and reached for the sandwich he had been carrying, I was starving! He gave me a look but I just glared back. Just as I had taken the last bite of that delicious sandwich a female healer came walking towards us.

"Potter family?" we all sat up strait and looked at the woman.

"Yes, that would be us" mum answered her and she smiled at us.

"Well, congratulations. The mother is fine with a beautiful baby boy in her arms. And the father has just woken up with only a small bump on his head…" I looked at her strangely and Sirius snorted.

"Excuse me?" mum said looking ready to burst out in laughter. The healer smiled and said with laughter in her voice;

"Well Mr. Potter had a small accident during the procedure…he fainted and hit his head. Nothing serious" we all stared at her and really tried to keep our laughter at bay. Safe to say that didn't work…she smiled gently and said;

"You can go see them now" even if I knew that it was going to be a boy and that he was going to be healthy I couldn't help the happy tears that appeared in my eyes. We all had smiles on our faces when, after Sirius had helped me stand, we followed the healer to the room the Potters were currently in. we walked in and were met by the most amazing sight ever. Lily was sitting on the bed, looking tired but smiling widely, James was right next to the bed with an almost impossible wide smile on his face. And there, in Lily's arms lay a small bundle. We walked towards the bed and they smiled at us.

"Oh look at my beautiful grandson! How're you feeling dear?" mum said rushing towards them.

"Tired…worn out…but very happy" the redhead in the bed answered with a smile as she looked down at her son.

"Please don't tell me what it was like, okay?" I said smiling nervously and everyone laughed lightly. James motioned for Sirius and I to come closer as Lily handed the baby to mum who was openly crying from joy.

"You fainted mate?" Sirius grinned at James. He scowled and said;

"Yeah well you fainted at the thought of having a baby…so hah!" Sirius gave him a glare but soon we were all laughing quietly.

"So Prongs…what's his name?" Sirius said patting his friend on the back.

"Harry James Potter…" he said smiling. Everyone complimented the name and I bit my tongue, since I already knew what they were going to name him.

"Do you want to hold him?" mum asked, ripping me out of my thoughts. I nodded silently and took baby Harry from her arms. I looked down at the small infant in my arms and smiled as I stroked that mat of black hair that was already coating his head. He opened his eyes and those emerald green eyes that would be famous, if I couldn't change the future, stared back at me(1). I felt Sirius stand behind me and we both looked down at our best friends' son.

"Huh…who knew that Prongs would produce such a handsome baby" Sirius said grinning lightly and James hit his shoulder and Damien and mum laughed. I looked up at Lily and said;

"He truly is precious" she smiled and James put an arm around her shoulders. They shared a look and I looked at them curiously as I rocked the baby in my arms.

"Sirius, Char we have something to ask you" Lily said smiling and we looked at them waiting for her to continue. She didn't…James did.

"Padfoot, Char, what do you say about being Harry's godparents?" I knew it was coming. So why was I so surprised, why did tears of happiness roll down my cheeks as I shook my head yes? I didn't even have to ask Sirius what he thought about it, the squeeze of his hands made the answer obvious.

"We'd love to" he said for the both of us…I couldn't really speak at that moment. We were all laughs and smiles as I looked down at baby Harry.

"Hey Harry James…I'm your godmother…" I said grinning.

"Yeah… welcome to the real world mate. I'm your cooler than cool godfather" Sirius voice said from behind me. I snorted and he gave me his signature grin.

"Don't mind him, he's just a big goofball." I muttered to the sleeping infant in my arms. I put him down in the crib provided by the hospital and sat down next to Damien and joined the conversation. An hour went by before we decided to let the new parents rest and we went home. July ended with a bang, surely August would be calmer. Yeah right.

(1) I know that baby's eyes often change colour after they've been born and stuff. But it didn't fir xD So yaay non-reality fiction.