Molly's Surprise

She never thought she'd be here again. She thought she was done with all this years ago. She was a grandmother, for Merlin's sake! It was ridiculous, embarrassing even: how the boys would laugh at her; and Ginny would try to hide her smile; and Arthur…what would he think? She covered her belly with both hands as a smile slowly spread across her gentle face. Arthur would be surprised of course, stunned even, but delighted. He loved being a father—even more than he loved those silly Muggle contraptions of his.

"But what do I think?" she whispered, staring at herself in the mirror. She was so used to putting others first, she often forgot to stop and consider her own feelings and needs. "This will change your life, Molly," she told her reflection. "Can you handle another at your age?" She smiled again, and gently stroked the slight swelling of her lower abdomen. "Yes," she said with certainty. "We'll manage."

Still smiling, she went to tell her husband.