The morning after

The next day came as a bit of a shock to everyone. Molly and Arthur got back to the house when it was still bathed in the early morning sun to find the Den a mess, bottles of all shapes and sizes littered the room. The sofas had been moved against the walls to make one empty space in the middle with pillows thrown about. Pots and pans were pilled in the sink waiting to be cleaned. All morning Mrs Weasley pottered about setting out two big tables outside; cooking helped to work out her frustration. On the tables was a spread of every kind of food imaginable. It was lunch when Molly finished and none of her children or adopted children had been seen or heard. The house filled with her sons snoring and light breathing from the girls.

"Lunch is outside, Hurry before it gets cold" Mrs Weasley shouted up the stairs to the sleeping bodies in their warm beds. For the next 30 minutes the house was full of noise, doors slamming, stomping feet, shouting at one another about the noise they were making, more stomping this time up and down the stairs; Arthur put a warming charm on the food as they were taking to long to get ready. Finally everyone was outside moaning at the bright light and the pounding headaches they had, all looking worse for wear. Molly pored hangover potion into the coffee which was gratefully accepted and drunk greedily.

"Have a fun night?" Mr Weasley asked to no one in particular, tucking into his plate full of food.

"Yes we did dad" Ginny said the shadow of an evil grin on her face which was not to different of the grin the twins had more often then not on their faces "And we found out that Fred has a crush on some lovely lady" At this comment Fred's cheeks turned red.

"Um…" Fred stuttered before his whole face turned red and he looked down at his food hoping his hair would cover his blush or that no one would notice.

"Who is it then little bro?" Charlie said from beside him, elbowing him in the side earning himself a glare from Fred. "If looks could kill" He muttered before tucking back into his food.

"We just worry about you love" Molly said a caring look in her eyes.

"Oh. My. God" Ron said looking at the red faced twin. "Are you gay? Is that why you won't say anything?" This had the wrong affect on blushing Fred as his blush turned into one of anger.

"No Ronald I am not gay. I'm just not sure if the WOMEN I like likes me back. Now if you don't mind I have lost my appetite. Excuse me" Fred's seat was flung back as he stood up, he walked away muttering to himself his hands in his pockets. Since the final battle Fred's temper had always shown its ugly head whenever his love life was the subject of matter.

Molly followed after her son hoping to get him to come back, Arthur followed his wife telling her it will not help the situation.

"What was that about?" Harry asked his green eyes looking at the spot Fred was sitting in just seconds ago.

"He is just worried" George put in, watching his twin walk away. "I don't know if I should be telling you this but…" He let out a big worried sigh. "Just before the final battle Fred found out Katie was cheating on him with Oliver Wood" A shocked gasp sounded around the table. "Nether he or Oliver knew, it broke Fred's heart. Since then he has worked hard and tried to act the same but I can see he is still beating himself up about it. He is not letting anyone in just in case it happens again. I am really worried about him" He looked at everyone unshed tears in his eyes. "Everyone is pairing off and he is being left behind it's hard for him to see"

"Bill you have Fleur" Ginny said looking round sadness in her eyes. "Charlie has Amy"

"I have Penelope" Percy said looking down at his plate in shame before pushing it away from him, Penelope putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Ron has Luna, Ginny has Harry and I have Angelina" George said looking around at everyone, finishing the list of couples.

"I don't have anyone" Hermione piped up.

"We know, but how long till you get a partner?" George said in replay.

"Why did we not know" Bill asked himself.

"We were all to busy to see, the war was the biggest thing on our minds" Charlie pointed out looking at his big brother.

"I know that Charlie" Bill snapped slamming his fist into the table. "But we should have still noticed something was wrong. We are his big brothers, we should have seen" Bill said angrily his head in his hands. Fleur put a comforting hand on his shoulder hoping to calm him.

"I don't know about all of you but I'm not really hungry anymore" Hermione said gathering up her plate. "I'm going to start clearing up"

"I'll help" Ginny said picking up her unfinished plate.

After lunch the three oldest boys and their partners went to nurse their hangovers back at home away from their fussing mother. George found Fred not to long later and after a long talk they came back helping to clear the tables away with Harry and Ron. Ginny and Hermione cleaned all the cutlery and put them away in the right places while Molly fussed over whoever she could get her hands on.

"I hope Fred is alright" Hermione said worried not noticing she had been cleaning the same plate for the past 5 minutes while she watched the lads outside work in silence. Ginny tried to giggle as quiet as she could however not quiet enough as Hermione heard her.

"What?" She said waving a very soapy plate at her best female friend who was smiling widely.

"What you just said" Hermione looked at Ginny rather confused. Ginny shock her head which caused her long bright red hair in pigtails to shake with her, Ginny had bright brown eyes like her mum and like the twins had some freckles across her nose. "You have been looking at Fred for the past 10 minutes with a love stuck look on your face" She giggled as Hermione flushed pink "And what was with 'Hope Fred is alright business?'" Ginny did her best impression of Hermione's voice. "You like him don't you?" With this comment Hermione turned back to the plate she was washing and flushed red hoping silence would shut the red head up but to no affect. "I knew it, I knew it, you like him" She canted around the room "I would never have believed it Hermione likes…"

"Likes who?" Came a voice from behind them, both girls turned to see Fred and George standing behind them; Fred looking curious but still rather down from before.

"No one" Hermione stammered looking away from the two. "Ginny is just getting over excited over nothing again" Hermione replied flushing a brighter red glaring at Ginny form the corner of her eye, hoping that the twins did not hear what they were just talking about.

"Well here is the last of it" George said setting down some stray plates from outside.

"You could use a cleaning spell you know" Fred said with amusement in his voice.

"I like to do it the muggle way, it helps to clear my head" Hermione said stubbornly cleaning the plate in her hand.

"But that takes to long" Fred said moving behind her. "Let me help" With a flick of his wrist the plates they had just brought in cleaned and put themselves away. With another flick everything wiped themselves down leaving the kitchen clean.

"Thanks" Hermione whispered.

"You're welcome" Fred whispered back, his breath of the skin of her neck sending shivers down her back again. "Have fun girls" Were his parting words.