Here is chapter one of my entry for the Pondering Parenthood challenge! It's little unborn Ron, and mainly from Arthur's point of veiw, though well se some of Molly's :D

Disclamier: Harry Potter isn't mine!


Month One

Whistling, Arthur came back into the house, looking around for his muggle screwdriver to take back to the shed. He had finished examining it last night, and he thought he knew how it worked.

Suddenly the door banged open and he jerked up to see Molly standing there, a hand on each side of the doorframe, staring at the floor.

Arthur grinned at Molly uncertainly, not sure why she was frozen.

"Mollywobbles?" He asked tentatively.

Suddenly she whirled to look at him, and after a pause her whole face lit up.

"You'll never guess Arthur!" She said, beaming at him, and coming closer.

"What?" He stepped forwards to meet her uncertainly.

"Can you really not recognise the signs yet?" Molly asked, a hint of a smirk of her face. But she was still too elated to keep it up, and broke into a full blown smile again. "It's happened four times already!"

"The signs for-?" He froze. "No? Really? A-again?"

Molly let out a very high pitched squeal and threw her arms around his neck. He kissed her with all his might, delighted.

When she broke away, flushed and breathless he rested his hands on her tummy, as gently as possible.

"Do you think it's a girl this time?" He asked softly, knowing that was what she wanted. When he met Molly's eyes he saw the barely repressed glow there.

Then she paused and swallowed, not wanting to get her hopes up. "I don't know, maybe. I hope."

Arthur straightened up and kissed her again.

"But if it's another boy, I'll love it all the same!" She told him firmly.

"Of course we will Molly! But I think we're running out of boys' names!"

She laughed "I doubt there's any we haven't used up yet!"

He laughed and put his arm around her.

"Do we tell the kids yet? They'll be in uproar. And it's Fred and George's first baby sibling. They'll be completely over-excited!"

"Maybe we should wait another month to tell them, until we've sorted out how we'll house them all and how we'll finance another child."

She was nibbling at her lower lip.

"Which we will be able to do- it's just- life won't be so comfortable anymore." He couldn't bare the disappointment in her eyes. He decided to tell her the news he'd been saving until he was sure. It couldn't hurt to say now. He knew it would happen anyway.

"I'm thinking I may get a promotion soon at work, Head of my department! Old Jones is quitting! I'll have one wizard under me, a new recruit."

"Oh Arthur, that's wonderful! Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office! Your dream job," Molly looked happy again, contented as she leaned into his side.

"Yeah, my dream job, and we'll need the extra income with this wee thing coming!"

He gave her tummy a little pat and swung his arm around her.

And he couldn't help pressing his lips to her hair just one more time, mind already whirling with the thought of his new family member.


Awww... I love Molly and Arthur, so happy I got them for the challenge! Anyway, review!