Wow, people seem to truly like this story! Well, just for you guys - you know who you are - a quick update, fresh out of the proverbial oven! So, yeah, I don't own the Weasleys or Dumbledore or Hogwarts.

Dear Molly,

I would like to thank you for your generous offer to take an orphan into your already bustling home. It will be greatly beneficial to the dear child. Said child will be dropped off at your house tomorrow evening at approximately five-o-clock pm. She has already purchased school supplies, and has been briefed on the goings on of Hogwarts. I cannot thank you enough for the generosity of your offer. Best regards,

Albus Dumbledore

Molly set the letter down on the wooden dining table and questioned her own sanity - not for the first time this week. She would now have to care for another child. On the bright side, she reminded herself, it is someone in Fred and George's year, so it's not like it'll cause schedule conflicts.

While she was thinking to herself, her husband Arthur strode silently into the room, wrapping his arms around her from behind when he saw how worn out she looked.

"What's wrong, sweetheart?" Molly handed him the letter silently. "Oh, come now, love. I know you well enough to know that you're a wonderful mother, and you have nothing to worry about. Besides," he added with a wry grin, "you've survived raising Fred and George, so how hard can adding another child be?" She smiled. Arthur always knew how to lighten the mood.

"Thank you, dear," she said, feeling much better at this point. "That was actually very helpful." She stood up and pulled him into a big hug, reaching up to wrap her arms lovingly around his neck. "I love you."

"I love you more," he smiled.

"Gross!" said their second youngest child, Ron, peaking his head in from around the corner. Molly looked at him threateningly and he ran back up to his room. Both Weasley parents shook their head and laughed before returning to the preperations for the new child's arrival.

Sorry, kind of short, but I find shorter chapters seem to help the timeline run better in this particular story. By the way, you guys also might want to check out m other Harry Potter story, Mine Alone. It's got longer chapters, and more of them. Merci bout coup!