The Marauders And The Rose

New Life. New Hope.

A/N: This birthing scene does not include any gory details of a birth for those who were worried that it might.

Sirius's eyes bulged as he comprehended Rosalie's words. Sirius hurried to her side as Rosalie clutched her belly as the first contraction hit. Being the first contraction it wasn't too painful.

Everyone was frantic.

"What do we do? What do we do?" Peter squeaked.

"Alice get the equipment!" Lily yelled as James hurried to Rosalie's other side. Together with Sirius, they both supported Rosalie's weight.

"Make sure the Equipment is sterilised!" Mary yelled.

"What can we do?" Remus insisted.

"Frank, we need hot towels! Remus, Peter, het the blankets and pillows to make a comfy space for Rose! Best not to have her on the bed, it will be easier on the floor!" Marlene exclaimed.

Frank, Remus and Peter snapped to it.

No one was more panicked then Rosalie.

"It's too soon! It's too soon!" Rosalie kept repeating frantically.

Rosalie hissed in pain as another contraction hit. Alice stared at her in concern as she came back with the newly sterilised equipment.

"Lily . . ." Alice said.

"I know." Lily said.

"Will this suffice?" Remus called.

"Yes, perfect!" Marlene said.

"Sirius, James, bring her over!" Mary said.

Sirius and James slowly walked with Rosalie who had to stop as she hissed in pain more then once as they walked from one side of the dormitory to the other.

"Her contractions are really close." Mary stated, looking at the others. They all nodded.

When Sirius and James finally managed to get Rosalie over to the sort of den Remus and Peter had made, they gently helped her down to sit on the blankets.

"Remus, get behind her and support her back! Frank, Peter hold her legs open! Sirius, James hold her hand and for Merlins sake keep her calm!" Lily yelled.

Marlene threw a blanket over the bottom half of Rosalie to give her whatever privacy she could as Lily and Mary removed the lower half of Rosalie's clothing. Alice folded the blanket over just enough so her, Lily, Mary and Marlene could deliver the baby but the blanket hid her bottom half from everyone else. The only other people in risk of seeing where Frank and Peter but they would have to bend round and look.

"It's too soon! This baby is not ready to come out! He wasn't supposed to be born for another two weeks!" Rosalie said in a desperate panic, tears streaming down her face.

Rosalie screamed this time as a contraction hit and she squeezed James and Sirius's hands tighter.

Marlene casted the Muffilto charm on the door, just in case.

"Rose, listen to me, everything's going to be fine." Sirius tried to calm her,

"Rosie, everythings okay. Your baby is going to be fine." James said, soothingly.

Rosalie was breathing heavily as she screamed again.

"She's nearly ten centermeters dilated, she's eight at the minute." Lily whispered to the others.

"Okay, Rose listen to me." Mary said.

Rosalie looked at her with a strained expression as another contraction hit. Rosalie gritted her teeth.