"Yaouw brought Katie Bell ter yaw camp, yaouw remember?" Cundrie nodded, noting how Oliver's voice immediately cracks after this. Oliver looked up, moving xyr head to the side. "Well, d'ya remember that ve was in the Quidditch team with me?" Again, Cundrie nodded.

"So?"

"We kept in touch, an' ve told me yaouw 'ad a babby." Cundrie closed her eyes, no. She can't believe this is happening. "Ve told me that the babby looks so much loike me. When ve described it, I cusn't deny it too. Cundrie, is it true? Did we yav a babby?"

"Yes," Cundrie answered truthfully, there's no denying it now. When Cundrie opened their eyes, they felt their heart breaking as xe seemed so close to crying that Cundrie thinks some tears spilt already. "You don't have to-"

"I'm not blartin because of that, I'm so chuffed that I yav a babby-" Oliver wiped xyr tears away. "Why doy ya tell me?"

"How could I?" Cundrie held Oliver's hands as to soothe xyr broken heart. "I got pregnant the night we last saw each other. I couldn't tell you after, I couldn't even see you."

"Wh-what's the nerm?" Oliver begged, xyr wide almond-shaped ebony-coloured eyes looking up to her round-shaped sky-blue ones. Cundrie sighed defeatedly, this is it. Her daughter will be stolen from her, no more true quality time with Annie.

"It's Lausanne Marcie Weasley, I call her Annie," Cundrie answered truthfully. How can they lie when xe already knows at least about Annie's existence? They robbed xem seven months with Annie, time to step up to it.

Easier said than done.

"C-can I s-see 'er?" Oliver requested, wiping the tears off xyr eyes. Cundrie sighed and nodded. Xe is seven months overdue, Cundrie assured herself. This is xyr kid too, xe deserves to see her dearest daughter. Oliver nodded, taking a few deep breaths in as to compose xemself.

"I need to tell you something about her, though," Cundrie added. A selfish part of Cundrie hopes that Oliver will be an arsehole and abandon Annie the moment she tells xem about her Deafness, though deep down, she knew that'll never happen. Oliver isn't like that, why she still loves xem. "Annie is born Deaf. So if you don't like that fact, you can still walk out."

"I wull never, yaouw knoo me-" Oliver shook xyr head. Unfortunately for Cundrie, they knew this as well. "I'm a CODA, I can help."

"CODA?"

"Child of Deaf Adults, me mum is Deaf," Oliver elaborated. "BSL is actually me fust language, English me second."

"Ahh, so I can learn with you-" Cundrie nodded. "I just found out a week ago, I only managed to learn fingerspelling and introduction."

"Well, BSL 'as its differences across regions, moy-un happen ter be Scottish BSL," Oliver continued to explain. "D'ya wanna learn Scottish BSL too?"

"I guess yeah, that makes it easier-" Cundrie shrugged. "So, should we go?"

"Yes-" Oliver nodded excitedly. Cundrie starts to leave back to where she was with Penelope, she has to explain. Oliver trailed behind her. There was Penelope, waiting alone. When she looks at Oliver behind her, she squinted her eyes, folding her arms.

"What is xe doing here?" Penelope asked, looking at Oliver. Cundrie scratched the back of their head.

"Xe knows about Annie," Cundrie answered simply. Penelope's jaw hit the floor. "I know, I told you that'll never happen but it did."

"How the hell can it happen?!" Penelope blurted out. "Cundrie, xe will hurt Annie!"

"We don't know that!" Cundrie closed their eyes, their feet hitting the floor so hard it makes a clicking sound. "It's not only you who were the Muggleborn who knew either of us back in Hogwarts, there was Katie Bell too. Ve told xem."

"Should I come with you?" Penelope asked, her tone full of worry. Cundrie shook her head.

"Let us solve this-" Cundrie landed a soft kiss on Penelope's lips, one she returned just as softly. "I love you."

"I love you." Cundrie left Penelope back to Oliver, who looked away awkwardly as to give them privacy.

"Let's go."

"'Oo lung yav yaouw an' 'er dated?" Oliver asked, gesturing at both Cundrie and Penelope as they both started to leave the centre of the Ministry. Cundrie nodded.

"Eight months, give or take-" Cundrie shrugged. Oliver furrowed xyr brows.

"But we stopped seeen each other sixteen months ago," Oliver notes. Damn, xe is smart. "Does that mane yaouw dated 'er when yaouw were in a pickle?"

"Yes, she was there when I cried when I found out you dated someone else-" Cundrie shook their head, shrinking their Order of Merlin medal box and puts it in their purse. Oliver also puts xyrs in xyr pocket. Cundrie outstretched their hand as if asking for Oliver to hold it once they're out of the Ministry. "Ready?"

Oliver nodded as xe held it, apparating away. Oliver opened xyr eyes, appearing in front of Grimmauld Place, number 34. So, is this Cundrie's new home? Cundrie walked in the house, knocking the door, Oliver follows. The door swung open to reveal a person with box braids in their mid-20s, gripping on a walking cane.

"Hello, August," Cundrie greeted. "Is there Marge, here?"

"She's inside, Cundrie. Come on in," August said, moving to the side as to let both of them in. Cundrie and Oliver entered the house, Cundrie heading for the living room where there was an old lady, rocking a sleeping baby. Oliver's breath got caught in xyr chest, it must be her. Lausanne, or Annie.

"Hey, Marge-" Cundrie kneeled to this Marge's side, kissing the baby's cheeks. They talked together before Cundrie gestured at Oliver to walked closer, taking the baby from Margaret's hands. Oliver inspected Lausanne's features, seeing almond-shaped brown eyes, snub nose, brown hair, thin lips, creme-tan skin with no freckles. Katie is right, Lausanne looks just like xem.

"This is our daughter, Lausanne Marcie Weasley."