AUTHOR'S NOTE: Because I was asked to show the reactions of others to the news of Harry's baby, here is an epilogue of sorts. It is shown mostly from Molly's point of view, but others are included.

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Molly Weasley had just finished putting the roast and vegetables in the oven to cook. She was happy that Charlie and Bill were now home for good. Charlie had decided that, after being burned one last time, it was one burn too many and had left the dragon reserve in Romania. Minerva McGonagall had asked him to be the new Care of Magical Creatures instructor at Hogwarts. Bill had just transferred to Gringotts in Diagon Alley. With the war being over, the influx of objects surrounded by Dark Magic had started. He would find no shortage of work there. Arthur had finally been promoted in the Ministry and he was now Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt's right hand. Anything that went on in the Ministry, her Arthur had a hand in.

The only cloud on her horizon right now was her youngest son and his girlfriend. How either of them could be under the impression that being homosexual was wrong, she didn't know. She wondered where she and Arthur had gone wrong in raising Ron. He knew that Charlie was gay and that Ginny was bisexual. Molly wasn't too sure about Fred and George, but whatever they chose was fine with her. It had to be the influence of Hermione. Merlin knew that the notions that most Muggleborns brought with them to the wizarding world were frowned upon by almost everyone.

She joined her husband and two eldest children in the sitting room, while the roast cooked. There were times, like now, when she preferred to use muggle methods to cook. Granted the stove and oven ran on magic, but they were spelled to cook with the same timing as muggle appliances. The roast and vegetables would take several hours to cook properly.

Something was bothering Charlie, but she knew better than to ask. It would only get her a smile and a question of 'What makes you think that, Mum?' Best to let him work it out on his own. She saw Bill walk over to Charlie and sit down. She only caught snippets of their conversation.

"-talk to him yet?" Charlie shook his head.

"Couldn't, remember? Got called back to Romania for that emergency."

Bill's voice was pitched too low for her to hear his next words, but she did hear most of Charlie's reply.

"-will, I promise...-not going to let him get away. I can't."

About an hour into the cooking time for the roast, the floo activated and out stepped Severus Snape. What the man was doing flooing into their sitting room, Molly had no clue.

"Severus! Has anything more happened with Ron?" Molly's face darkened. She might never forgive Ron for his treatment of Harry.

"No, but I need to ask both William and Charles to accompany me back to Hogwarts."

Arthur stood. "Why do they need to go to Hogwarts." He exchanged a worried glance with Molly.

"One of them has just become a father." Molly and Arthur watched as their second oldest son turned white as a sheet and passed out. He made rather a lot of noise as he hit the floor and Molly supposed she should check him to make sure he was alright. The unfortunate thing was that both she and Arthur had been frozen in place by Severus' words. "I suppose, then, William, that you do not need to come with me."

Bill looked at his former professor. "Harry had a baby?" There was a slight smile playing at the edges of his lips.

"HARRY?" Both Molly and Arthur yelled at the same time, turning again to look at their son, lying on the floor. Molly knew that she had just found out what Bill and Charlie had been sitting in the corner talking about. She began to get excited. She loved Harry like one of her own and she thought that Harry and Charlie would be good for each other.

Severus stepped over to the younger man. "Rennervate!" Charlie shook his head and sat up. Molly could see the dazed look in his eyes.

"Did I hear you say that I've become a father?" To say that her son was stunned was putting it mildly. Charlie didn't look as if he could be more shocked, even if Merlin himself had walked in and proclaimed Charlie heir to everything magical.

"If you were Mr. Potter's partner, then, yes, you have become a father." Arthur moved over to where Charlie sat and placed a hand on his shoulder, shaking him slightly.

Charlie sat still on the floor. "I have a baby. I'm a father!" He quickly looked at Severus. "How is Harry? Is he alright? Where is he?" Charlie stood up, swaying a bit, but quickly righted himself.

"Mr. Potter is fine. He is in the infirmary at Hogwarts. Poppy has given him a private room. Will you come with me, please?" He followed Severus to the floo and they left for Hogwarts.

Molly and Arthur stared at each other and then looked at Bill. He stood, leaning against the wall, looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. "You knew about this?"

He looked at Molly. "If you're asking did I know he was pregnant, then, no, I didn't. Did I know that he and Charlie had been together? Yes, I knew that." He pushed himself off of the wall and sauntered into the kitchen. "I'll turn down the oven and then let's get to Hogwarts."

Arthur made a small detour into his study for a small box, smiling broadly as he looked at its contents. They all flooed to Hogwarts immediately after. They arrived as Severus was heading into Poppy's office. He backed out again when he saw them. "Please be seated. I will send Poppy out in a moment."

Molly sat heavily on one of the beds. She couldn't quite wrap her brain around several different things. One, her son and Harry had been together. Two, they had a baby. Three...SHE WAS A GRANDMOTHER!

"Oh merciful heavens! We have a grandbaby! Arthur! We're grandparents!" Her husband turned to look at her, smiling bemusedly.

"Yes Dear. We are, aren't we?" A single tear dripped down Arthur's cheek, stopping only when it reached his ever-growing smile. "We do have a grandbaby, don't we?"

The infirmary doors opened and Minerva McGonagall swept in, followed by Draco Malfoy. From a distance, she looked as stern as ever, but as she neared, the small smile that graced her lips was plain to see. Draco was grinning, ear to ear, and almost skipping. They both came to a halt when they reached the small gathering of Weasleys.

"I am going to assume that you and Arthur are the grandparents of Harry's baby."

Molly nodded. "But we don't even know if we have a grandson or granddaughter. Charlie's in there now, with Harry." She nodded toward the closed door.

Minerva smiled again and walked to the door. She knocked once and, receiving no answer, opened the door. She shut it immediately, blushing to the roots of her steel-grey hair. "I think we'll just leave them alone for a bit." Her blush intensified and she came back to them and sat on another bed, facing Molly. "I don't suppose that you knew about this?"

Molly shook her head. "No. This came as a shock to us. I didn't even know that they were together."

"Technically, they weren't." Bill spoke up. "I think it was just the one time. After the party, right before they came back for their final year."

Poppy walked out of her office and opened the door to Harry's room. She also shut it immediately and blushed, just as brightly as Minerva had moments before. "Congratulations Molly, Arthur. I've sent the birth certificate to the Ministry already. I wanted to make sure that there was no confusion about this birth. As soon as I had Charlie's name, I sent it off."

They all looked up as the door to Harry's room opened and Charlie motioned them all in. They gathered around the end of the bed and looked at Harry and the bundle in his arms. Charlie sat down on the bed next to him and put his arm around Harry. "Mum, Dad, I would like you to meet your first grandchild."

Harry held the baby out to Molly. She took the blanket wrapped infant and looked down on the sweet, innocent face. "Molly, meet your granddaughter, Lily Margaret. I named her for her grandmothers."

Molly took in the dark red hair and blue green eyes of her granddaughter. Tears began to run down her cheeks. She looked up at Harry. "Thank you, Harry. This is, quite possibly, the best anniversary gift anyone has ever given me."

"But, Dear, our anniversary isn't until next week."

"I know, but this little girl is still the best gift anyone has ever given me, right after my own children."

Minerva surreptitiously wiped away a tear from her cheek and was handed a silk handkerchief by Draco. He didn't care, he was letting the tears flow freely, as were Poppy and Arthur. There was a loud bang as the doors to the infirmary were thrown open. Everyone heard Remus trying to calm Sirius down as he ran into the ward. "Siri, stop! This won't be good for him or you."

"Remy, I'm not mad! I want to make sure he's alright. BAMBI? Where the hell are you?" Sirius slid into the room. "Bambi! Are you alright? Why didn't you tell me at Christmas? Did you think you couldn't talk to me? Why aren't you answering me?"

Remus chuckled. "Give him a chance Siri." He looked at Harry. "How are you, Pup?"

"I'm fine. Come and meet your grand goddaughter." The look on Sirius' face was priceless as he saw the bundle in Molly's arms. She held the baby out to him and he gently took her and cradled the baby into his chest.

"Merlin Harry! She's beautiful! She looks like your mum." He looked up at the man sitting next to his godson. "Well, maybe a little like Lily. Got her father's hair, though. What's her name?"

"Lily Margaret Potter." Charlie looked Harry questioningly. "There's plenty of Weasleys, but I'm the last Potter. You'll be taking my name." Molly's eyes lit up as she could smell a wedding not far into the future.

Arthur forestalled his wife's response and handed Charlie the box he had retrieved from his study. Charlie opened it and smiled. He lifted Harry's left hand and slid the smaller of the two rings inside onto his ring finger. "You did ask me to make an honest man of you." Harry slid his arms around Charlie's neck and snogged him soundly.

"Yes, I did." He looked at the ring. It had obviously been made for a man. "Who was this made for?"

Arthur got a sad, faraway look in his eyes. "My brother, Bilius. He was supposed to have bonded to one of the Parkinson boys, but his fiance was killed before it could happen. He turned to drink not long after." He looked down at his son. "He always liked you best, Charlie. He would be proud for you to give Harry his ring."

Harry turned to his godfather and got a good look at him. "Siri? Are you...?"

Sirius nodded as Remus put an arm around his increasing waistline. "Yes. When you asked me about male pregnancies at Christmas, I thought it was because you'd overheard me and Remy talking about making you a big brother." He got a guilty look on his face. "If I had known why you were asking me, I would have told you."

"I thought, from your reaction, that I wasn't normal. That this didn't happen to normal wizards."

"Oh, Bambi! No, Love! It happens, especially if the feelings between the two are strong."

Harry looked at Charlie and smiled. "I guess, then, that you do love me."

"Just as much as you love me, Harry."

Remus stood back a little from the group, next to Bill. He could feel the eyes of someone upon them and both he and Bill turned to look behind them. There were three faint outlines standing just outside of the room. Albus Dumbledore and Lily and James Potter. All three were smiling.