Baby Sister.
Throughout Hermione's pregnancy, Scorpius was convinced he was going to get a baby brother. Hermione and Draco had told their son numerous times that they might have a girl, but Scorpius wasn't having any of it. He was getting a baby brother, and that was the end of that. The couple had discussed finding out the sex of the baby beforehand so they could tell Scorpius what they were having, but they both knew how stubborn their son was. Even if they discovered they were having a girl, Scorpius wouldn't believe them until he saw her with his own two eyes.
When Hermione went into labour, Lucius and Narcissa arrived to look after Scorpius at the hospital. Even then he was still talking about getting a baby brother and when Narcissa took him down to the shop to buy something for the baby, he insisted on getting a teddy wearing a blue t-shirt that said little brother.
"But what if you get a sister?" Narcissa questioned, not wanting to buy the bear in case Hermione had a little girl.
"Sisters are yucky, I'm not getting a sister," Scorpius insisted. "I'm getting a brother and we can play together."
"You can play with a sister," Narcissa argued.
Scorpius shot Narcissa an unimpressed look at her suggestion. "You don't play with girls."
Knowing it wasn't worth arguing with her grandson, Narcissa gave in and bought the bear. Even though Scorpius wasn't quite three years old, he was an intelligent child and very articulate for his age. That made arguing with him practically impossible. He had an answer for everything, and he was ridiculously stubborn.
With a couple of new toys bought for the baby, Narcissa and Scorpius headed back to the maternity ward to wait for news of Hermione and the baby. When they returned to the waiting room and there was still no news, Scorpius complained loudly as he settled down to play with his toys. He was pretty impatient and didn't like to wait for things, least of all a baby sibling being born.
"Is he here yet?" Scorpius asked every ten minutes.
"Not yet," Lucius replied, getting wearier with every response. Considering Scorpius was very much like Draco had been at his age, he was suddenly pleased they hadn't had more children. He could just imagine Draco carrying on in much the same way if he'd been waiting for a sibling.
"We'll tell you when something happens, Scorp," Narcissa said, hoping to stop the questions for a while.
"Babies are boring," Scorpius complained as he turned back to his toys.
Lucius and Narcissa chuckled at their grandson's impatience. They were also rather eager to meet their second grandchild, but unlike Scorpius they were better at controlling their impatience. Luckily they didn't have to control themselves much longer as an excited Draco burst into the waiting room.
"It's a girl," He cried, a wide smile splitting his face.
"Congratulations," Lucius said, getting up to give his son a hug.
"That's lovely," Narcissa beamed, taking her turn at hugging her son.
After promising his parents they could see the baby in a short while, Draco turned to his son. Scorpius had looked up when he'd entered the room, but he'd now turned back to his toys.
"Scorp, do you want to come and meet your sister?" Draco asked, crouching down beside his son.
"Nope," Scorpius replied. "I don't want a sister."
"She's lovely Scorpius, you'll like her," Draco said to his son.
"I want a brother," Scorpius said, turning and glaring at his father. "Can you send her back and get me a brother?"
"Sorry Scorp, kids are non-exchangeable," Draco said with a chuckle. "Just come and meet your sister, please."
Scorpius placed his bricks down onto the table and let out a resigned sigh. "Okay. But I won't like her."
"Don't forget your present," Narcissa said, trying to hand Scorpius a bear with a pink t-shirt that said little sister. Even though Scorpius had picked out the brother bear, she'd bought the sister bear just in case.
"That's not my bear," Scorpius said, refusing to take the teddy. "I want my bear."
"But your bear doesn't work for a little sister," Narcissa pointed out as Scorpius picked up the brother bear.
"If that's what he wants to give her, let him," Draco told his mother as Scorpius shrugged at his grandmother's arguments.
With Scorpius clutching the teddy bear, Draco led his son from the waiting room to the private room Hermione was residing in. When they entered the room, Hermione was sitting up in bed, cradling their new-born daughter in her arms. Hermione smiled happily at her son and urged him to get on the bed beside her and meet his little sister. Draco helped Scorpius onto the bed, where the little boy sat carefully studying the baby in Hermione's arms for several minutes.
"What do you think?" Hermione asked. "Isn't she lovely?"
"She's tiny," Scorpius replied, his nose curling up in disgust. "Can she do anything?"
"What do you want her to do?" Draco asked in amusement.
"Anything," Scorpius shrugged. "Can she play with me?"
"Not yet," Hermione answered. "She's just a baby. For the time being, she'll not do much. But as she gets bigger she can play with you, and you can help her learn things."
"What sort of things?" Scorpius asked.
"You can read to her, and you can tell her stories," Hermione replied. "You'll be her big brother Scorpius, she'll look up to you and think you're brilliant."
"Maybe she's not so bad," Scorpius said thoughtfully. He rather liked the idea of having someone who hung on his every word and would do whatever he said.
"Do you want to help us name her?" Draco asked. "We've got two options, Lyra or Cassiopeia."
Scorpius furrowed his brow in concentration as he looked down at his little sister. "Lyra," He decided.
"Lyra it is," Hermione said. She suspected Scorpius had picked Lyra because he couldn't say Cassiopeia, but she slightly preferred Lyra anyway so she was happy with the choice.
"Are you going to give Lyra her present?" Draco asked Scorpius, noticing he was still holding onto the bear.
Scorpius looked at the teddy in his hand, before shaking his head and placing it on the bedside table. "I need a girl bear since you've got me a sister."
"We can try for a brother next time," Draco said.
"Who says we're having more children?" Hermione asked her husband. "This might be it."
"If it is, we've got two amazing kids," Draco said as he smiled down at his family.
"Yes, we have," Hermione agreed as she watched Scorpius gently stroking the top of Lyra's head. Their son might have wanted a little brother, but he was clearly taken with his little sister and both Draco and Hermione knew he would be a great big brother.