Author's Note: Hi, Readers! It's Scarlet. You may not know this, but this chapter you're about to read is being written on the same day as the last two, Colors and You Must Love Me a.k.a Baby Rosey. I hope you enjoy it. It's going to be a sweet chapter between mum and daughter. So, read and enjoy it, and don't hesitate to leave a nice review for me. Thank you and enjoy the chapter.

Discalimer: I'm no Jo Rowling!

Never Grow Up

Oh, Darlin' don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up

Just stay this little

Oh, Darlin' don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up

It could stay this simple

It'd been three months. Three months since Ron's last Auror mission. Three months since their fight. Three months since he came back. Three months since little Rose Ginevra Weasley was born. Three months since their life was just the pair of them, Ron and Hermione. Now they were Ron, Hermione and little Rosey. It was nicer that way, too.

A cry rang from Rose's bedroom next to their own. Ron grumbled something about it being 3am and time for Rose's breakfast, for he'd snuggled with her four hours earlier at eleven. Hermione rubbed her eyes and reached for her robe. She tied it and padded to Rose's crib.

"Hi, Love. Mummy's here." Hermione smiled. She absolutely loved saying that she was a "Mummy" to Rose. She'd wanted to have children since she was little herself, and all of the sudden, now she's got her own little daughter. She loved her very much, as did Ron. But Hermione, having been an adolescent girl before, knew Rose would always need her somehow.

Often, Hermione thought of what it'd be like the day she and Ron take Rose to buy her things for Hogwarts once she'd near the age of eleven. She pondered the idea of if it would be just the three of them, or if they'd have more children tagging along. She wanted more, of course, but not as much as Molly Weasley. And for now, she was completely content and filled with glee to just have little Rose to love.

As she picked up the small infant, draping in blankets and clothing, she gently rocked her and sat in the rocking chair. She studied Rose's face; her eyes were two watery pools of Saphire, her miniature fist's were balled up as she was being given her bottle. Hermione ran her fingers softly over Rose's small tufts of soft scarlet hair. She was a Weasley, alright.

"Oh, Rosey, we're looking quite beautiful tonight, aren't we now?" Hermione grinned.

Rose blinked a few times and examined her mother's face.

"I want to just stay like this, don't you? I want you to stay my little darling girl forever." She whispered. "But of course, we can't. Because eventually, you're going to grow up, and you're going to be your own person, and you're going to be loved by all. You're going to be a smart girl, I can tell. And from one Smart Girl to another, boys won't be the most interesting things you've ever known of; books will be better than them. And then, eventually, one boy, a special boy at that, will come into your life. He will most likely be a Wizard. And you're going to fall in love with this boy. And then… one day, you're not going to need me, and-" Hermione looked up to see Ron staring at her from the threshold. He looked exasperated.

"Blimey, Hermione, she's only three months old. She's not leaving for Hogwarts in the morning." He smirked.

"You're right," Hermione sighed as she stood up. She fixed the bundle of blankets.

Ron then left and Hermione placed Rose back into her crib. She leaned over and kissed her cheeks and sighed, "Never grow up, Rosey." She whispered and turned off the lamp.

Hermione woke the next morning and turned over in bed. Was she dreaming last night? Or is she going open her eyes to no Rose… or no Ron, even.

"Look, Rosey. Mummy's awake." Ron walked over with Rose in his large arms. Hermione smiled and rolled back to look at the pair. Ron was so good with Rose. She'd gotten so lucky. She knew she was luck to have everything she did. She knew she was loved. She had a family.

Was that a terrible ending? Sorry, I'm nearly awake. It's 2:41am where I am, and I'm going to absolutely collapse. So, as always, review for the next chapter, and I send lots of love to all you readers. :] xx