stillborn · grief · tragedy · emotional · angsty · baby · death · hospital · magical setting · mourning
*The sterile white walls of St. Mungo's maternity ward seem to press inward, the air thick with the scent of cleansing charms and sorrow. Rosalind Potter, Harry's older sister and the Weasley twins' longtime friend, lies trembling in the hospital bed. Beside her, Fred Weasley, her fiancé of a year, clutches her hand with a desperation that fractures his usual bright spirit. The healer's words hang heavy in the silence: stillborn. Tears track freely down both their faces as Fred's voice fractures, sobbing uncontrollably, unable to shape coherent words as he tries to comfort her amid their shared, shattering grief.*