Complicated Love (Dramione)

Christmas

Neville and his family spent a lot more time in the Weasley household now that he knew that Hermione was his cousin. Neville didn’t have any nieces or nephews as neither he nor Luna had any siblings so they were glad that their daughter Annora got to have a larger family.

Five-year-old Annora was best friends with little Remus Lupin and they played together all the time.

Now that Minerva was a healer and Teddy had a new job at the ministry they needed someone to look after Remus, Isobel and Annabel, and Luna Longbottom was more than happy to care of the children.

Minerva adored her new job; she got to spend every day looking after newborn babies and their parents. She saw children die more often than she would have imagined and it broke her heart each time, but she loved to sit with the families, because she knew she was helping them.

One day in the weeks leading up to Christmas another healer asked her to cover a patient for him. Minerva walked into the patient’s room to see three people she had almost forgotten about.

“Niamh, Ricardo!” she said to them, a huge smile forming on her face.

“Minerva?” Niamh asked smiling, holding out her arms to embrace the healer.

“When did you guys move here?” Minerva asked, rubbing little Sabrina’s head affectionately.

“About a month ago, we wanted to get everything set up before this little one was born.” Ricardo said, holding up the newborn baby girl in his arms.

“She is beautiful, she looks just like Sabrina, what’s her name?” Minerva asked smiling as she sat down.

Four-year-old Sabrina clambered up onto Minerva’s knee.

“Ava.” She said, her brown curls bouncing as she looked at her little sister with adoration and love in her eyes.

“That’s a beautiful name.” Minerva said, smiling at Sabrina affectionately.

“So how’ve you been?” Niamh asked Minerva happily.

“Wonderful, I had twin girls two months ago, Isobel and Annabel.”

“Oh congratulations.” Ricardo said happily.

“Thanks.” Minerva replied.

They sat there talking for a while until Minerva had to go back to work.

For the next couple of days Minerva visited the little family and when it was time for them to go home Minerva still visited them, she brought her family to meet them too.

That Christmas was a wonderful time for the Weasley family, as they did every year they all stayed at the burrow and opened their presents together, this included Neville, Luna and Annora.

Minerva watched the delight on her son’s face and her and Teddy bought their twins little clothes and toys, they couldn’t appreciate it yet but they still loved treating their girls.

“Merry Christmas Teddy” Minerva said, handing him a parcel.

Teddy ripped off the wrapping and took a warm cardigan dropped into his hands and tears formed in his eyes.

“It was your father’s, Harry found it at number 12, I thought it might make you feel closer to him.” Minerva said, smiling sadly.

Teddy took his wife in his arms and hugged her.

“This is why I love you Minerva.” Teddy whispered as his wife buried her head in his broad chest.

A minute later Teddy pushed Minerva away.

“I have something for you too.” Teddy said, getting up and leaving the room momentarily, returning with a large wood rimmed canvas. Teddy turned it around to show Minerva something that made her immediately burst into tears.

“Don’t cry darling.” Her grandmother said.