Prompt: #71 Be Prince Charming to her parents

Disclaimer: Not mine. I wish I was JKR and people made a huge fuss when I trimmed my hedges.

Declaration (Christmas 2004)

Christmas at the Burrow was always a big to do. Molly always prepared a feast fit for a king. This year was no different. She and her daughter and daughters in law had slaved in the kitchen all morning preparing pheasant, roast beef, rack of lamb, steak and kidney pie, roasted potatoes, and many other side dishes. Of course work was slowed by the brood of screaming toddlers, the newest addition, Freddie, and Ginny having to constantly take breaks. Molly stepped outside when dinner was ready. Her sons, including Harry, were sitting on the porch sipping eggnog, watching the children run around the yard. She stayed in the door way taking in the antics of her grandchildren. Teddy was chasing Victoire around with a piece of mistletoe, Molly was braiding Dominique's hair, and Louis and Lucy had found a nice patch of dirt to play in.

Charlie looked up at her. "Dinner ready, Mum?"

"It is. Get the children inside and give Louis and Lucy a good brush off would you please."

The boys did as she asked and soon the kitchen table was crowded with the Weasley clan plus Harry, Andromeda, and Teddy. Victoire insisted on sitting by Teddy who approved and even pulled the chair out for her to sit in. The younger children, from Molly down, sat in a circle on the floor in the corner. Everyone thanked the women for the job well done and began to help themselves to the food. Teddy helped fill Victoire's plate and his own.

"Here, Vic, try these." He added some Brussel sprouts to both plates.

Victoire sniffed them and stuck her nose up at them. "I don't want them," she whined.

"But they're good," he goaded. "See." He put one in his mouth and hummed his approval.

Victoire looked at him sideways and took a small piece on her fork. She slowly brought it to her mouth and held it for a minute before chewing. "Yum!" she cried.

The whole table laughed. "Honey, I think we need to have Teddy over for dinner sometime," Bill said to his wife, still chuckling. "Maybe he can get her to eat her vegetables."

Teddy continued to help little Victoire through dinner. "What a perfect gentleman," Fleur crooned. "You 'ave done a fine job with 'im, Andromeda."

"I don't know where this is coming from," she said. "He's a holy terror at home."

When dinner was finished, Teddy took his and Victoire's plates to the sink and they sat together on the floor in the living room while the men cleaned up and the women gossiped on the couches. The men eventually joined them and Mrs. Weasley turned on the Celestina Warbeck Christmas program on the radio.

After about two hours of listening and relaxing, Andromeda stood and beckoned to Teddy. "It's getting late, dear. I think we will be heading home. Molly, thank you so much for your hospitality." She hugged the lady gently. "And the rest of you ladies, everything was wonderful." Ginny made to stand but Andromeda came to her. "No, no, dear. You just relax and keep those feet up."

Teddy tugged on his grandmother's sleeve. "Vic's coming with us ok?"

"No, dear, Victoire is going home with her family."

"But I am her family. We're going to get married," he declared.

The entire living room erupted with laughter.

"I'm sure you are, Teddy," Harry said through chuckles. "But not tonight ok?"

Teddy nodded dejectedly and followed his grandmother to the fireplace and Flooed home.