A Family Reunion
15th May 2004
“Gawain,” said Anne gently, “Gawain sweetheart you’ve got to wake up.”
“Why?” he asked drowsily.
“Because Aunty Angelina’s gone into labour.”
Anne passed him his travelling cloak and he put his cloak and a pair of trainers on over his pyjamas.
“You ready sweetheart?” asked Anne as the bumped into Irwin on the stairs downstairs.
“Yep,” he nodded, as he did up Gwenith’s cloak over her nighty.
“Since when is it a bloody tradition to wait in the waiting room en masse for the babies to be born, it’s highly inconvenient, especially when we all have to get out of bed.”
“19th of June 1999,” said Anne as she pulled on her own cloak and they all headed over to the front door.
“Oh yeah,” muttered Irwin, remembering when everyone had congregated in the waiting room when Anne had gone into premature labour with the twins.
Usually, Irwin wouldn’t have minded quite so much, but they had all been pulled out of bed only two months earlier on the 27th of March when Ginny had given birth to James, who shared a birthday and a name with his grandfather.
“You ready?” she asked looking down at Gawain and Gwenith as she held their hands in the garden, Irwin had Gryffyn.
They nodded.
Anne took a firm hold of Gwenith and Gawain’s hands as they apparated to St. Mungos.
“You lot with the Weasley’s?” asked a slightly bored and tired healer at the welcome desk.
“Yes,” nodded Irwin as he tried to stop Gryffyn from running away.
“You know where to go,” he sighed before going back to his crossword.
They headed through to the waiting room where the whole family was already waiting for them. Angelina’s parents were talking to Molly and Arthur.
Percy was sitting in his pyjamas and had wrapped Lucy up in his traveling cloak, who he was trying to get back to sleep.
Ginny looked exhausted and was lying her head on Harry’s shoulder as Harry held James in his arms.
It seemed as if it was Fleur, Ron, Charlie, and Bill’s turn to entertain the children. They were all sat on the floor along with Teddy, Hope, Victoire, Dominique, and Molly. Gwenith and Gryffyn rushed over to join them. Charlie was in the middle of telling a story about a dragon, to his enraptured audience.
Hermione, Audrey, and Tonks were all busy discussing their work at the Ministry, and Remus was talking to Alice who was here with Frank.
Anne and Irwin sat down next to Remus and Alice.
“Do you want to go play with the other’s Gawain?” asked Alice.
Gawain was still clinging onto Anne’s hand; he shook his head vigorously.
“It’s ok sweetheart,” said Anne reaching in her handbag, “book or music?”
She pulled out the book that Gawain had been reading which was a book on king Arthur, and also her Walkman and headphones.
Gawain thought for a moment and then decided to take his music.
Anne smiled slightly as Gawain sat down next to her, she could hear The Seekers playing through his headphones.
“So,” beamed Sirius as he leaned casually against the wall, “who wants to place the bets on whose sprog we’re going to be in here next?”
“I’m going to say Ron and Hermione,” said Charlie.
“We’re not even married yet,” interjected Ron, “we’re not getting married until August.”
“You never heard of a honeymoon baby?” asked Sirius as he jotted their names down.
“I want it to be Mummy and Daddy!” said Hope as she rocked a little doll.
“We’ll have to see sweetheart,” chuckled Remus.
Sirius wrote Remus and Tonk’s names down anyway.
“What about Luna and Rolf?” said Harry as he gave James a cuddle, “they got married a few months back.”
“They’re a bit busy globe-trotting,” Irwin pointed out.
“Doesn’t mean that there aren’t the sound of tiny footsteps on the horizon,” muttered Sirius writing that down.
“Daddy wants a little boy,” said Victoire.
Dominique nodded.
“It’s not that we don’t you love you my little flowers, but a little brother would be nice.”
“Bill and Fleur,” nodded Sirius.
“Um actually Sirius,” chuckled Frank, “you don’t have to bother with that list. Somebody’s already pregnant.”
“What Hannah?” asked Hermione.
“Oh, that’s wonderful,” exclaimed Audrey.
“No, it’s not Hannah,” said Alice blushing slightly.
Remus bit his lip trying not to laugh at the expression on Sirius’ face.
“But,” stammered Sirius, “you can’t be, you’re too, too.”
“Old?” suggested Frank.
“They’re only a year older than us Sirius, and Dora and I have young children.”
“But Tonks is younger, Alice can’t be….”
“Well I am Sirius,” said Alice firmly, “I’m four and a half months gone, we told Nev and Hannah last month.”
“Well bang goes that sweepstake,” said Sirius scrunching up the parchment and throwing it in the bin.
“Don’t you find it strange Percy, how we didn’t get mentioned at all?” asked Audrey.
“I’ve got all the family I need,” said Percy touching Lucy’s little nose.
“Speaking of family,” chuckled George, “we’ve got a new member.”
They all turned to look at him expectantly.
“So,” asked Ron, “do I have yet another niece or do I have a nephew?”
“Fred,” said George smiling slightly, “and he looks just like him.”
“Fred?” asked Molly tearily getting up from her seat and walking over to George.
“Fred,” he nodded.
“Oh Georgie,” sobbed Molly pulling her son in for a hug.
“Can we see him?” asked Arthur.
“How’s our Angie?” asked Mrs Johnson.
“Ang is fine, she can’t wait to see you all.”
The grandparents went in to see the new mother and baby first, after all the Weasleys had visited their latest member, Anne and Irwin went in with the triplets.
“Gawain,” said Anne indicating that he needed to take his headphones off.
Gawain took his headphones off and looked at her curiously.
“Aunty Angelina’s had her baby, a little boy, want to go see him?”
“Ok,” he muttered hopping down from the chair.
“Come here little dryad,” said Irwin picking up Gwenith.
“Is he black like Aunty Angie or white like Uncle George?” asked Gryffyn as they walked down to the waiting room.
“I think he looks like your Uncle Fred,” said Irwin, “he was Uncle George’s twin brother.”
“Oh,” nodded Gryffyn.
“Hi Angelina,” said Irwin poking his head around the door, “there’s some people here to see you.”
“Bring them on in Irwin,” chuckled George.
“Meet your newest cousin,” said Angelina, “this is Fred.”
“Fred Weasley the second,” beamed George.
“He’s got red hair,” exclaimed Gryffyn.
“Lots of people in the family have red hair,” nodded George.
Gawain was standing in the background slightly as the rest of the family cooed over baby Fred. If Angelina had her baby, maybe she didn’t need him anymore. Had he been replaced by the baby?
“Gawain,” Angelina called gently, “do you want to meet Fred?”
Gawain walked towards Angelina and the baby.
Gawain looked at the baby in Angelina’s arms curiously.
He reached out and Fred gripped onto Gawain’s hand with his tiny fist.
“I think he likes you,” beamed Angelina who was pleased that her two favorite little boys were getting on.