'The Wedding'

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A/N: Well here it is folks the final installment of 'The Wedding' a work I think is better than it's predecessor. I am now at a loss for what to do as for the past eight months this fic has been my baby. I think I have done what was necessary to fill in some of the gap between the end of the Deathly Hallows and the Epilogue of the Deathly Hallows. I know for a canon pairings/storyline person my fic isn't stricly canon but I suppose that's the beauty of Harry Potter fan fiction isn't it? You can write what the hell you like!...LOL

I would like to extend my thanks to Snapes_Goddess who several weeks ago when I wrote this chapter described to me what childbirth feels like...OWIE! I would like kids one day but I tell ya for someone who is a wuss with pain I will be going for all the legal drugs available to me at the time!...LOL

I would also like to say thanks to all of you who have reviewed since I uploaded the first chapter all those months ago....they've kept me going even though of late the reviews seem to have disappeared...but no matter if I got no reviews it would still be fun!

Oh and by the way hpotter123 you are an annoying little weed.

Okay as the theme song goes 'Overtures turn off the lights this is it the night of nights...no more rehearsing or learning our parts we know every part by heart......LOL!

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‘Happy birthday Harry’ Ginny said with difficulty sitting up and pushing the duvet down over her very pregnant belly.

Harry rubbed the sleep from his eyes and laid a hand on her belly. He felt his soon to be son or daughter kicking hard.
‘Morning gorgeous girl, thanks' He said ‘How about the best present of all? Do you think he or she will make an appearance today?’

‘I don’t know’ Ginny said wincing slightly as the baby gave a particularly vigourous kick ‘But he or she have been kicking the hell out of me all fucking night and I haven’t got a wink of sleep. They mustn’t have liked the particularly hard seeing to you gave me last night’

‘Well as you said from that book you got in Flourish and Blotts sex can bring on labour maybe today will be the lucky day’ Harry said kissing Ginny’s belly and getting a kick in the face for his efforts ‘I don’t want to be stuck with quidditch all day I want to be here with you but United have the game tomorrow night and Oliver really wants the whole team there’

‘I don’t mind I want you to go’ Ginny said awkwardly getting out of bed and pulling on her dressing gown that barely covered her belly ‘You’ll just hover about all day annoying the shit out of me anyway, at least I can get some potions work for George and Angelina done, they’re down one staff member with Ange just giving birth to Fred she can’t brew potion and look after a three month old at the same time’

‘Just make sure if you even suspect you’re going into labor floo you Mum or Patronus me’

‘Harry I know that’s the first step in the birthing plan we made’ Ginny said waddling into the bathroom ‘I’m pregnant not forgetful’

‘Well just making sure’ Harry said uncertainly following her ‘I don’t want anything happening to you or the baby, you’re here all on your own today which I am not happy about’

Harry I’m a human not a china doll!’ Ginny exclaimed ‘I am not going to break if I skin my knees!’

‘I know sorry for fussing I’m just worried about you’

Ginny held Harry’s head in her hands.
‘Harry I appreciate your concern but really I’m fine’ She said getting up on her tiptoes and kissing him on the lips ‘Now shave you unkempt bastard before I divorce you’

‘Ha ha’

Half an hour later Harry and Ginny made their way downstairs to the empty kitchen. After their marriage four and a half months ago Ron and Hermione had moved out of the manor and were now living in a large house on the outskirts Oxford the only house for miles and surrounded by acres of pine trees. Hermione was now four and a half months pregnant and visited Ginny almost every day since Ginny had retired from playing professional quidditch after discovering she was pregnant. Having an empty house in the mornings was initially hard for Harry and Ginny to get used to but they quickly got used to their domestic isolation. Well Harry thought they weren’t really isolated seeing as one of their friends and family dropped by every day. Harry and Ginny were truly alone at the moment with Teddy spending the summer at Andromeda and Ed’s house (They had married on the Easter weekend earlier in the year).

The Daily Prophet arrived shortly after promoting the next game in the Ogden’s Distillery Pre-Season Quidditch Cup between Puddlemere United and the Wimbourne Wasps. The previous week Ron and Teddy’s team the Chudley Cannons had been flattened in their game against the Holyhead Harpies much to their disgust and this year the Harpies were the favourites to take out the competition despite the fact their form had suffered after Ginny’s departure from the team. Harry still played Seeker for Puddlemere United and had recently been appointed as the teams vice captain and since the pre season cup final eleven months ago the team had not lost a game and were now being proclaimed as one of the most dominant teams in the British league ever.

Since winning that bet with George Weasley after the pre-season cup final the previous year Harry immesed himself in playing for the England National Squad. He was ensconced in the permanent position of seeker and when it didn’t interfere with home or his job at Hogwarts he travelled the world playing alongside Oliver, George Lewis, Larry Tallis, Gordon McIntyre and Katie who had married Draco after a whirlwind romance two months earlier. Angelina and Alicia had retired from professional quidditch to start families of their own.

Harry fixed himself some cereal and had pulled the Daily Prophet toward him.

‘Anything interesting?' Ginny asked him a few moments later sitting down with the biggest plate of eggs and bacon Harry had ever seen (Clearly cravings had taken hold again).

‘Not really just the usual’ Harry said casting his eyes over the article proclaiming the scores from the French Domestic League ‘The Paris Pegasus beat the Deauville Devils six hundred to eighty after a four hour game last night’

‘Bloody hell! Who caught the snitch?’

‘Julien Leparoux the Seeker for the Devils according to this it’s the biggest winning margin in the French League since the Bordeaux Hippogriffs beat the Champagne Cats six ten to seventy five in the nineteen eighty four major round’

After a leisurely breakfast Harry returned upstairs to clean his teeth. He put on quidditch training robes then went back downstairs to the foyer. Ginny was waiting for him dressed in a floor length skirt and a form fitting shirt that showed off her pregnant belly magnificently according to Harry.

‘Well aren’t you a picture of radiance?’ He said kissing her on the lips ‘It’s all I can do to not throw you on the table and shag you stupid’

‘Don’t my back is killing me’ Ginny said making a face and rubbing her back with both hands.

‘Are you okay?’ Harry asked in alarm dropping his sports bag and cupping her head in his hands.

‘Yeah I’m fine just got a sore back’ Ginny said wincing slightly ‘It’s been a bit sore since I got up. When you’ve gone I’m rub some of that deep heat cream on it and lay down’

‘I want you to promise me something’ Harry said picking up his bag again.

‘Yeah what?’

‘That you’ll get someone to spend the day with you, wether it be Angelina, Charlotte, your Mum anyone please? I really don’t want you on your own’

Ginny rolled her eyes.
‘Okay if you insist’ She said ‘Might floo Angelina and see if she fancies coming over, I have to admit it would be good to have someone to talk to and I can coo all over Fred’

‘Thanks’ Harry said hoisting his bag over his shoulder and grasping his broom firmly ‘I’ll see you in a couple of hours if Oliver doesn’t decide to be a quidditch Nazi’

Ginny let out a snort
‘Okay see you soon’ She said with a giggle ‘Have fun’

And in a swish of his robes and a crack Harry was gone. He arrived at the Cornwall Moor Quidditch right outside the player’s race. He tapped his wand on the door then entered when it swung open. Loud doof doof music was emanating from the Puddlemere United rooms and no one noticed when he walked through the doors. He had changed into his boots and had pulled on his team shirt when George Lewis who had replaced Angelina when she retired finally noticed his presence.

‘Harry when did you get here? Bloody hell!’ He asked in surprise holding out his hand.

Harry shook his team-mates hand.
‘About ten minutes ago’ He said with a chuckle ‘You and Gordon were too busy busting a move on the dancefloor to notice. Plus the music is turned up so loud I heard it from Godric’s Hollow’

‘Oh fuck off you did not’ George said rolling his eyes ‘Happy birthday by the way, can you stay for a little get together afterward? We all chipped in and bought you something’

‘Yeah okay but you know Gin’s due to have the bub today and she said she’d send me a talking Patronus if anything starts I’m out of here if that happens’

‘No worries I can understand that, to be honest I’m surprised you’re here I would’ve thought you want to stay by Ginny’s side’

‘Oh I do want to be with her but she made me come here’ Harry said his cheeks colouring up ‘She said I’d only annoy the shit out of her if I stayed at home anyway’

George laughed.
‘Alicia said that to Oliver just before Alicia had Robert in May’ He said ‘Remember that?’

Harry laughed at the memory of a very pregnant Alicia threatening to hex Oliver two months ago.
‘Yeah I do’ He said ‘And Hannah did the same to Neville just before she had Alice in March. I remember that day at Hogwarts, Neville was more forgetful then than he ever was when he was a student. Then he almost hexed himself when Hannah’s talking Patronus arrived. I was in the Greenhouses at the time with some of my seventh year students when we were working on Poisonous Plants and how they are used in the Dark Arts. I suddenly had to deal with forty four students all of which squealed like stuck pigs it was bedlam’

‘So how did you handle forty squealing students?’

Harry pulled on his gloves and pressed down the Velcro tabs.
‘I let fly with a few bangs out of my wand and managed to blast a hole in the roof of the said greenhouse’ He said with a grin ‘The sound of the glass shattering got Hagrid coming to see what the commotion was about’

‘What did McGonagall think about you vandalising Hogwarts property?’

Harry rolled his eyes.
‘Me blasting a hole in the roof of the greenhouse was not intentional!’ He said picking up his broom.

‘Well if it’s any consolation I blasted a hole in the roof of greenhouse three when I was in my fourth year’ George said with a grin ‘Sprout shit a brick’

‘What did you do to do that?’

‘I knocked over a bowl of Bubotuber Pus and I went to blast the bowl away from everyone missed the bowl and blasted a hole in the roof. On top of that three of my classmates copped all the Bubotuber Pus and had to spend a week in the hospital wing. I lost Hufflepuff fifty points’

‘Okay team lets get workin’ we’ve got a big game ahead of us tomorrow night!’ Oliver called coming out of the captain’s office ‘Ready to go Mr Vice Captain?’

‘Aye Aye Mr Captain’ Harry said saluting smartly.

‘Idiot’

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An hour and a half later Oliver called and end to practice. It was a particularly roughhouse affair and Harry had fallen off his broom half a dozen times.

‘Fucking hell that was rough’ Harry complained to no one in particular ‘I haven’t got a muscle on my body that doesn’t hurt’

‘Diddy dums Harry let’s just all pat your head’ Katie said with a grin reaching out and patting Harry’s head like she was placating a dog.

The rest of the team laughed and copied Katie patting Harry’s head and tousling his windswept hair.

‘Oh fuck off the lot o’ya’ Harry said dryly ducking ‘Fucking lot of smartarses 'Specially you Malfoy’

Laughing the rest of the team made their way into the changerooms and began cleaning up. Half an hour after the finish of training Harry joined the rest of the team along with Alicia and she and Oliver’s two month old son Robert for a party get together in the boardroom.

‘Happy birthday Harry!’ Alicia exclaimed kissing Harry on the cheek and pushing a small package into his hands ‘I know the team has gotten you something but this is from Oliver and I’

‘Thanks Leesh’ Harry said ‘How’s the little sprog?’

Alicia rested a hand on the back of her son’s head (He was sound asleep in a sling across her chest)
‘Sound-a-bloody-sleep’ She said dryly ‘He’s a nocturnal baby, he literally sleeps all day and is awake all night, I can’t remember the last time I slept at night, the little rotter’

‘Can I have a hold?’

‘Sure!’

Carefully Alicia lifted Robert out of his sling and placed him in Harry’s arms. Harry noticed in amusement he was wearing miniature Puddlemere United robes with ‘Captain’ embroidered on the breast pocket.

‘Who’re the robes from?’ He asked Oliver ‘Bit of a bit responsibility isn’t it pegging him as Captain of the club when he’s only two months old?’

Oliver laughed.
‘George and Angelina gave them to us when Bobby was born’ He said ‘He’s only just big enough to fit in them’ He said ‘Brad and Laoise sent a set of Tuscany Titans robes too, in fact most of his clothes are quidditch related’

‘And whose fault is that?’ Alicia said with raised eyebrows ‘You should see the nursery now Harry it’s painted in blue and gold and the mobile over the cot is of snitches and Oliver even shrunk his old quidditch gloves so they fit Bobby’

Harry laughed.
‘That gives me an idea for when mine comes along’ He said ‘Gin and I have already gone for Gryffindor colours in the nursery and George and Angelina have given us a snitch mobile already. Angelina even charmed it to play the club chant and Molly and Arthur gave us a baby monitor which is basically a muggle one that Arthur fiddled with so it never needs batteries’

‘Yeah Brad and Laoise gave us one of those’ Oliver said ‘Come on open your present Leesh and I didn’t scour the country and spend thousands of galleons getting you this just to hear you waffle on’

‘Ha ha’

Harry gave his wand a flick and the parcel Alicia gave him began unwrapping itself inside the paper was a silver children’s moneybox decorated with shooting stars and crescent moons. On the front of it was a gold plate blank but with space for any engravings.

‘It’s a moneybox for the new arrival when he or she comes’ Alicia said ‘It looks like it would only hold a couple of dozen Galleons but it’s bottomless so it will fit as much as you want to put in it’

‘Guys thanks it’s lovely’ Harry said kissing Alicia on the cheek and shaking Oliver’s hand with his free hand ‘I know just the place to put that in the nursery’

‘My parents got us something similar for Bobby’ Oliver said ‘Though his is in the shape of a teddy bear, I figured as we don’t know wether your and Gin’s sprog is a boy or girl yet it’s best to go with a gender neutral one’

‘Well thankyou it’s very much appreciated’

‘Okay okay our turn to fawn over you’ George said a moment later placing a medium sized box in the boardroom table ‘This is baby related too’

With a second flick from his wand Harry unwrapped the box and peered inside. In the box were jumpsuits, mini robes, baby sized shoes, beanies, pants and t-shirts all with Puddlemere United insignia on them.

‘There’s going to be no question of the kid’s allegiance now’ George said with a grin as Harry inspected the boxes contents’

Harry laughed.
‘You know the girls of the Holyhead Harpies squad gave us similar stuff with the Harpies logo on it?’ He said with a chuckle ‘And Ron gave us a jumpsuit set with the Chudley Cannons logo on it’

The rest of the team burst into laughter.
‘Well he or she is going to be one mixed up kid when they’re old enough to decide what team to go for’ Gordon grinned.

‘Thankyou guys this is all very much appreciated’ Harry said shrinking the two gifts and placing them in his robes pocket ‘Gin and I have enough clothes to last us if we have ten kids’

‘Are you going to have that many?’ Oliver joked.

‘Who knows’

After being sung happy birthday to Harry joined the rest of the team in consuming the chocolate sponge and cream cake. Robert had remained in Harry’s arms the whole time and hadn’t moved once. Harry had just taken a large mouthful of cake and was chewing hard when with a whoosh a Bear Patronus...Mrs Weasley’s ran through the open door and stopped in front of Harry.

‘Harry you have to get home NOW!’ Came Mrs Weasley’s voice ‘Ginny’s in labor...COME ON!’

It was pandemonium.

Harry leapt up and hurriedly put Robert in the arms of the nearest person to him (George).

‘Fuck!’ He cussed totally forgetting what to do ‘Now what?’

‘Go home!’ Alicia exclaimed making shooing motions with her hands ‘Gin needs you!’

‘Uh-er-yeah oh fuck what about my stuff?!’ Harry exclaimed totally losing his head.

‘Bugger your stuff I’ll drop it off later!’ Oliver exclaimed pushing Harry toward the boardroom door ‘Go on Ginny needs you!’

‘Um okay...wish me luck!’ Harry exclaimed.

‘Good luck Harry send us all a Patronus when bub arrives’ Alicia said ‘Go on or I’ll hex you out of here!’

‘Okay see ya!’

Harry thought of the Manor and with a crack disapparated. He arrived in the foyer and yelled out for Mrs Weasley.

‘MOLLY?’ He bellowed ‘GIN? HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO?’

‘In the kitchen Harry!’ Came Mrs Weasley’s voice.

Harry ran into the kitchen to find Ginny leaning on the kitchen bench and Mrs Weasley rubbing her lower back.

‘FUUUUCK!’ Ginny screamed as a contraction gripped her ‘Harry!’

Harry raced over to Ginny and put an arm around her shoulders. Ginny stood up and slung both arms around his neck.

‘I’m so glad you’re here!’ She winced ‘fuck!’

‘How long has she been in labor?’ Harry asked Mrs Weasley as he rubbed Ginny’s back.

‘I’m guessing all morning’ Mrs Weasley replied pointing her wand in the direction of the nursery upstairs and giving it a wave and flick ‘I got here shortly before ten’

‘Why didn’t you Patronus me before then?’ Harry asked Ginny in alarm ‘I could’ve come home before now’

‘I wasn’t sure I was in labor’ Ginny hissed through her teeth ‘I just had an ache in my back that got worse all morning then I got a really bad sharp pain and Mum came over’

A shoulder bag came flying into the room and Mrs Weasley immediately shrunk it and pushed it into Harry’s robes pocket.

‘You need to get to St Mungos now before the contractions come so quickly you can’t floo’ She said in a no nonsense manner.

‘Mum I can’t floo!’ Ginny yelped looking at her mother incredulously.

‘Ginevra Molly Potter you will do as you’re bloody well told!’ Mrs Weasley said in a no nonsense tone ‘The contractions only get stronger from now on you won’t want to try and floo then’

‘I’ll go with you’ Harry said steering Ginny toward the fireplace ‘Can you come with us Molly?’

‘Of course dear, I’ve already notified the hospital they know you’re on your way’ Mrs Weasley said holding out the pot of floo powder.

Harry grabbed a generous handful of floo powder and stepped into the grate with Ginny he then cast a string cushioning charm on himself and Ginny before throwing the floo powder down and almost yelling ‘St Mungos maternity department!’

Fierce green flames erupted around Harry and Ginny and they left the Manor almost instantly...seconds later they arrived in the maternity ward where Ginny’s colleagues Myra Jamieson and Algie Woodward were waiting with a wheelchair.

‘Oh am I glad to see you two!’ Harry exclaimed easing Ginny into the wheelchair.

‘Harry take a deep breath old son!’ Algie said patting Harry on the shoulder ‘You’ll need some calming draught if you don’t!’

‘Fuck him how about giving me a pain killing potion?’ Ginny groaned.

‘Let’s get you to a delivery suite first’ Myra said as the fireplace once again burst into flames announcing Mrs Weasley’s arrival ‘C’mon’

And the group set off down to the far end of the department to one of the more secluded delivery suites. Myra turned the lights on with a sweep from her wand and Algie along with Harry helped Ginny onto the bed. Ginny was now bathed in sweat and her ponytail which had been so elegantly styled when Harry left the Manor earlier that day was now loose and tousled.

‘I’m sorry Gin but I’m going to have to examine you lovey’ Algie said to Ginny ‘My go and get the necessary potions and we’ll get things started, Harry you can stay but Molly could you leave us for a little while please?’

‘Of course I’ll go an notify the rest of the family’ Mrs Weasley said ‘I’ll just be outside the room okay Ginny dear?’

Ginny just nodded.

Mrs Weasley left the room with Myra and Harry grasped Ginny’s hand as Algie examined her.

‘Gin I know you’re in pain love but you’ve got a while yet’ He said after a few moments ‘You’re only three centimetres dilated, you need to be ten before we can start trying to bring this bub into the world ‘How far apart are your contractions?’

‘A-a-bout thirteen minutes’ Ginny stuttered as the remnants of her last contraction left her ‘I had the last one back at the Manor...ooooooooh that’s better’

‘A things progress I’ll give you an epidural potion if you want one’ Algie said to Ginny ‘But when I offer it to you, you have to say yes or no. There’s only a small window of opportunity to take one. If it’s taken too late you won’t have the strength to push bub out’

‘Oh isn’t that just dandy’ Ginny replied sarcastically.

Harry sniggered.

‘I’m going to help Myra all you can do is sit tight for the time being and let me know when the gap between your contractions shortens’ Algie said ‘Okay? That’s really important, now can I get you anything?’

‘Yeah some ice and water would be good’ Ginny replied awkwardly rolling on her side to face Harry.

‘Okie dokie I’ll be back with that soon, don’t go anywhere’

Ginny rolled her eyes.
‘Fuck off Algie’ She said dryly.

Algie left the room and Harry grasped Ginny’s hand.

‘Well this is it huh?’ He said with a nervous grin ‘We’re going to be parents I can’t believe it! Not long now and we’ll have little Horatio or Beryl here’

Ginny groaned.
‘I am not letting you call our son Horatio or our daughter Beryl’ She said tucking her legs up underneath her belly ‘Those names are vile and whoever names their kids that obviously don’t care wether they get teased at school or not. I’ll hex my face off before I name any of my kids Horatio or Beryl’

‘Joking Margaret’ Harry joked brushing Ginny’s fringe out of her face ‘You look gorgeous you know’

‘What? Fat, sweaty and with hair that looks like fucking steel wool?’ Ginny said with a snort.

‘Yeah but I love you looking like that’ Harry said with a grin dropping a kiss on her lips ‘It’s very sexy’

‘You’re mental if you think I look sexy like this’ Ginny said shifting uncomfortably on the bed ‘Bloody hell I can’t get comfortable’

‘Would you like me to rub your back?’ Harry asked.

‘Would you mind?’ Ginny asked in a grateful tone ‘I’ve got this constant aching pain and its awful!’

Harry got up walked around the bed and started rubbing Ginny’s lower back. He felt her relax under his touch and groan in pleasure.

And that’s there he stayed for the next ten hours. Mrs Weasley had remained at the hospital the whole time and distracted Ginny and Harry when the pain on Ginny’s contractions was particularly agonizing. Algie and Myra dropped in every fifteen minutes to check on Ginny and finally at half past ten in the evening Algie announced things were ready to go.

‘Okay Gin now’s the time to push love’ He said after examining her ‘Are you ready?’

‘N-n-n-n-noooooooooooooooo!’ Ginny groaned her face streaked with tears ‘I caaaaaaaaan’t do it!’

‘Ginny dahl you have to!’ Angie replied ‘I know the pain sucks but the bub can’t stay in there forever don’t you want to be able to fit back into hot pants?’

Despite being in agonising pain from the contractions and being exhausted from being in labor for over twelve hours Ginny laughed.
‘I’ve never worn hotpants you de-viant’ She hiccuped.

‘Ginny dear listen to me’ Mrs Weasley said softly brushing the hair from her daughter’s face ‘The sooner you start pushing the sooner your new son or daughter will be here and trust me sweetheart the minute you hold your baby in your arms you will be glad of every second of the pain you endured, trust me do you think I would not have done the very same thing seven times if it wasn’t the most amazing thing I could ever experience?’

‘But M-um it r-eally r-eally h-urts!’ Ginny hiccuped as another contraction ripped through her ‘AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH’

‘I know honey but please try it’ll be over before you know it’

‘Gin you ready darl?’ Algie asked from the end of the bed ‘Things are ready to roll’

‘Y-eah l-ets do this’ Ginny said grasping Harry’s hand ‘You’ll stay with me?’

‘Gin I wouldn’t miss this for the world!’ Harry said his eyes swimming with tears ‘You don’t really expect me to apparate home right now do you?’

Despite the agony she was in Ginny laughed.
‘Funny bugger’ She said.

‘Okay Gin with the next contraction I want you to push down hard’ Algie said ‘Toward your tailbone like you’re trying to get rid of a great big shit okay? Try and push for as long as you can. Half a dozen really good pushes should bring this bub into the world’

Ginny nodded then took a deep breath as another contraction swept through her, she pushed down as hard as she could screaming as a new and indescribable pain ripped through her abdomen.

‘AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!’ She screamed causing Harry to wince as his eardrums pulsed ‘HARRY I HATE YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!

Ginny fell back on the bed pillows heaving for breath.

‘Great Gin that was a brilliant effort!’ Algie praised her patting her left knee ‘A few more of those and it’ll all be over’

‘Fuck you Algie don’t even try and make me feel better’ Ginny spat absolutely exhausted from her efforts ‘If I had my wand and had the energy I would hex your balls off!’

‘C’mon Gin not long now sweetheart’ Harry said squeezing Ginny’s hand.

‘You can get fucked too!’ Ginny spat ‘You’re the prick who got me into this situation! Bloody men can’t keep your fucking pants zipped up for a sec...OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH FUUUUUUUUUUCKING HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!’

Ginny pushed down hard again and Algie started getting excited.

‘This is really good stuff Gin the baby’s crowning!’ He announced patting Ginny’s knee encouragingly ‘Want to have a look Harry?’

‘Great have a perve’ Ginny spat wincing.

Harry let go of Ginny’s hand and joined Algie at the end of the bed. There he witnessed one of the most miraculous sights he’d ever see.

‘Gin he or she has black hair!’ He announced grasping her hand again.

‘Really?’

‘Uh huh isn’t that great? Now come on push hard please? For me?’

Ginny was about to respond when another contraction ripped through her.
‘Fuuuuuuuuuucking hell!’ She screamed ‘FUCKING HELL HARRY IF YOU EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN I WILL HEX YOUR BALLS OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK...THIS ISN’T FUNNY ANYMORE!’

‘Gin Gin Gin that was fantastic the head’s out now!’ Algie declared grabbing a nearby towel ‘When you get the shoulders out things will be easier I promise you...come on visualise hexing Harry’s balls off if that will help!’

‘Oy!’ Harry exclaimed.

‘Sorry mate but it’s the first thing I thought of’ Algie said apologetically ‘C’mon Gin two more pushed ought to do it...let’s do this!’

Ginny steeled herself for the next contraction and when it came she bore down hard. Grabbing Harry’s hand so hard he yelled almost as loud as she did.

‘Bloody hell!’ He cussed rubbing his hand ‘Gin I think you broke my hand!’

‘No more then you bloody well deserve!’ Ginny hissed squeezing her eyes shut no longer having the energy to push ‘Algie I really can’t do this anymore! Everything hurts! That potion you gave me was a load of crap!’

‘It does wear off after a while Gin I told you that’ Algie said ‘C’mon one more that’s all I promise can you push one more time for me? Just once...we can even do it on the count of three if you like and you can have all the potions you like afterward I promise’

‘C’mon darling he or she is almost here!’ Mrs Weasley urged flicking her wand at Ginny’s hair so it tied itself up in a more tidy fashion ‘Just one more that’s all’

‘Awwwright’

‘Okay on the count of three let’s do this!’ Angie declared ‘Ready Gin?’

Ginny just nodded.

‘ONE, TWO THREE!....’

With one rapid intake of breath Ginny pushed harder than she had ever done in the past twelve hours, grasping her Mum and Harry’s hands as she did so...then the next thing anyone knew was the sharp start of a baby’s first cry.

‘It's over!’ Algie declared happily wrapping the baby in a towel and placing it on Ginny’s belly ‘Congratulations it’s a boy!’

Ginny, Harry and Mrs Weasley all overcome with emotion burst into tears. Ginny grasped her son and pulled him up onto her chest. He just screamed loudly not at all impressed with being removed from his warm sanctuary.

‘Congratulations guys he’s a corker’ Algie said fifteen minutes later after casting several cleansing charms and tying off the umbilical cord ‘Harry would you like to cut the umbilical cord?’

Harry enthusiastically grabbed the scissors.
‘Where do I cut?’ He asked totally clueless.

‘Between the two clamps’ Algie said pointing to the two yellow clips about two inches apart.

Harry cut the cord then handed the scissors back to Algie.

‘No I’m going to have to borrow the little fella for a minute to weigh and measure him’ Algie said gesturing to a set of scales in the corner of the room ‘Do you mind?’

‘No go ahead’ Ginny said wearily.

Algie took the baby and within five minutes had weighed and measured him and cast the appropriate cleansing charms.
‘Well he’s a big meaty lad’ He said ‘Nine pounds four and fifty one centimetres...does he have a name yet?’

‘Yeah Gin and I decided on a boy’s name months ago’ Harry said as Ginny brushed some black hair from her son’s face ‘James Sirius Potter’

‘Oh Harry!’ Mrs Weasley exclaimed.

‘Well welcome to the world big fella’ Algie said ‘Good strong name Harry and born on your birthday eh? What a present’

‘Yeah the best ever’ Harry said softly.

A few minutes later Algie left the room after making sure everything was alright with James and Ginny.

‘Harry the whole family is in the waiting room do you want to go and show them the new arrival?’ Mrs Weasley suggested.

‘Everyone’s here?’ Ginny exclaimed in surprise.

‘Yes dear they have been all night Angelina’s been here the longest.

‘Go on Harry go and show him off’ Ginny said with an exhausted smile ‘Go and show them that we’ve produced the best looking Weasley grandchild yet’

‘You sure? I don’t want to leave you’ Harry said taking his son into his arms.

‘Go on I’m okay now’

‘Okay then’

Harry took a firmer grasp on his son and with Mrs Weasley made his way out of the delivery suite and toward the waiting room.

‘He feels so fragile!’ Harry said to Mrs Weasley ‘Like a china doll’

‘He’s not he’s very human’ Mrs Weasley said in amusement ‘C’mon here we go’

Mrs Weasley opened the waiting room door and Harry went in. Everybody lit up when they saw him carrying a small bundle wrapped in a pale blue blankie.

‘Ladies and gents boys and girls please meet James Sirius Potter nine pounds four ounces, fifty one centimetres and born on July Thirty First two thousand five at eleven fifteen PM’

‘George you owe me ten Galleons I told you it was going to be a boy’ Ron said to George as he peered down at his newest nephew.

‘You bet on my kid’s sex?’ Harry exclaimed in mock indignation ‘Do you have no shame?’

‘No he doesn’t’ Hermione said ‘Congratulations Harry how’s Ginny?’

‘Tired, well exhausted to be more exact’ Harry said ‘She was in labor for a total of thirteen hours and fifteen minutes’

‘Did she break your hand?’ George asked in amusement peering down at James who chose that moment to open his mouth in a hippopotamus like yawn ‘Ange broke mine when she had Fred’

‘Dunno yet but I think I’ll have a decent sized bruise in the morning’ Harry said holding up his right hand which had started to discolour ‘It was the most amazing experience’

‘It is’ Mr Weasley said in an emotional voice ‘Every single time’

‘Arry ‘ee iz beautiful’ Fleur said stroking a finger across James wrinkled forehead ‘E looks like you’

‘He’s bigger than I was when I was born’ Harry said ‘I was only eight pounds one according to my birth certificate’

‘You’ll have to fill in one of those in the next few days’ Mr Weasley said ‘But that’s irrelevant at the moment congratulations’

‘Thanks Arthur has anyone told Andromeda yet?’

‘Not that James arrived I did tell her Gin was in labor though’ Mrs Weasley said ‘Do you want to let her know or shall I?’

‘Nah I’ll do it’

Harry placed James in Mr Weasley’s arms then drew his wand and pointed it to the far end of the waiting room...
‘The baby’s here’ He said ‘James Sirius Potter nine pounds four ounces, fifty one centimetres born at eleven fifteen tonight...come visit tomorrow…EXPECTO PATRONUM!’

A stag whiter than white blindingly erupted from the end of Harry’s wand and galloped the length of the waiting room disappearing out the door with a soft pop’

‘Wow Harry that’s your most vivid Patronus yet’ Hermione said admiringly ‘I reckon you could have eliminated every dementor on earth with that Patronus’

‘Well I’ve got good reason ‘Mione’ He said softly ‘I can’t wait til you and Ron experience the same thing in November it’s the most amazing thing seeing your own come into the world’

‘Well Harry you and Gin have done a wonderful job he’s a fine fella’ Mr Weasley said carefully placing James back in Harry’s arms ‘You get back to Ginny, now’s the time you need to be with her. We’ll visit tomorrow’’

‘Okay thanks for staying everyone I really appreciate it’ Harry said ‘Gin does too’

Mrs Weasley gave Harry a hug then kissed her newest grandchild’s forehead
‘Go be with her’ She said ‘We’ll see you soon’

‘Okay thanks see you all later!’

With everyone calling soft farewells behind him Harry left the waiting room and took James back to Ginny. In the time he had been gone Ginny had brushed her hair and taken a revitalising potion. She lit up when Harry re-entered the room.

‘So what does everyone think?’ She asked.

‘They all love him’ Harry said placing James in her arms ‘Fleur and your Dad are particularly impressed, though your Dad didn’t say much I think he might’ve cried if he had’

Ginny cradled James (Who was now sound asleep) on her chest.

‘Oh and Ron won ten Galleons off George after guessing we’d have a boy’ Harry said a few minutes later suddenly remembering the exchange in the waiting room.

‘I’m not surprised’ Ginny said rolling her eyes.

‘So do you want to put a notice in the birth announcements of the Prophet?’ Harry asked climbing up on the bed and putting an arm around Ginny.

‘Yeah do you want to write it? I’ve barely got the energy to hold James’ Ginny said ‘We’re too late to make tomorrows edition but we ought to get the day after’

‘Yeah I’ll do it in the morning’ Harry suppressing the urge to yawn ‘I barely have the energy to do much myself. Plus I think your broke my quill hand it’s killing me’

‘I’m really sorry ‘bout that but I needed something to hang onto’ Ginny said apologetically rubbing his bruised hand ‘Maybe you ought to get someone to look at it’

‘Nah I’ll live’ Harry said kissing her temple ‘Do you want me to spend the night here? I can conjure up a camp bed’

‘Please’ Ginny said.

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Two days later the following notice appeared in the Daily Prophet.

Potter (nee Weasley): Harry and Ginny are proud to announce
the birth of their first child, a son,
James Sirius

On July 31st 2005 at St Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
Weighing in at 9lbs 4oz and measuring 51cm.
Seventh grandchild for Arthur and Molly Weasley,
and first grandchild for the late James and Lily Potter.
Mum and baby doing well
Thanks to Ron and Hermione Weasley
and Healers Algie Woodward and Myra Jamieson.

**A Star Is Born**

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