Title: The Issue of Snogging
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Harry Potter, surprise, surprise.
Universe: Canon.
Time: During and right after the epilogue
Characters: All of the next generation Weasleys at least mentioned plus Bill, Percy, George, Ron, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Teddy
Ships: Teddy/Victore, bit of Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, and Fleur/Bill
Genre: Family and bit of Romance
Summary: Unfortunately during the epilogue we only see part of the Weasley family. What about the other half? Where were Percy and George for instance? Well, Bill was wishing they weren't with him, especially when he figures out what his oldest daughter was doing on the other side of the platform.
Bill Weasley was beginning to wonder if there was anyway he could legally kill two of his brothers. They wouldn't stop! Yes Percy liked rules and yes George hated them but didn't they have any respect for the fact that he was standing right there. Dominique gave him a knowing look and then glanced toward the train. She hardly wanted to stay and listen anymore. "I'll see you at Christmas," he told his youngest daughter. She nodded, looking up at him with her mother's eyes. "Keep an eye on Louis and Fred, will you? I know they somehow managed to prevent half of the letters the school tries to send us from getting home."
"I'll keep an eye on them, but I won't tattle," she replied stubbornly.
"I know. But just keep an eye out that they're not getting hurt."
"I know," she nodded.
"And good luck on the team this year," he added. She smiled. "And don't over-stress yourself about O.W.L.'s, all right? They're a big deal but there's no need to work yourself into a panic. You'll do fine," he assured her. She smiled at him lightly and then he leaned forward and gave her a hug. "All right, go run away," he sighed. George and Percy's voices escalated. "Love you Dom."
"Take me with you," Molly murmured, looking over at her cousin and uncle. Her twin sister Lucy had gone glassy eyed, not paying any attention. Without meaning to, her argument with her cousin Fred over whether the Canons had any chance at losing by less than fifty points this year had prompted her father, Percy, to start citing broomstick regulations and her uncle George to start protesting each one. Fred had escaped long ago with Bill's youngest, Louis to find a place on the train.
"At least say good-bye, Molly," Bill chuckled. She nodded, walked over to her sister, tapped Lucy on the shoulder to wake her from a stupor and the two of them quickly said good-bye. Percy jumped as though coming out of a trance and gave his daughters each a quick hug before they raced off toward the train.
"Love you too dad," Dominique called before heading off in another direction, presumably looking for her friends. George began looking around for his son.
"Fred said good-bye already, Dad. You told him not to do anything you wouldn't," Roxanne told him with a sigh. She seemed very annoyed that her father still had a hold on her hand. Bill gave her a sympathetic look and glanced around the station. He thought he saw a tall redhead in the distance, perhaps Ron and he debated going over to talk to them instead of staying next to the pair of four-year-olds he had to call brothers. Ron at least had graduated into the range of a seven year old where he could sometimes compromise (Bill gave Hermione credit for that one) and found the word "fart" one of the most amusing things to ever have been uttered. But Victore had gone to find a place for her trunk ages ago and Bill wanted to say good-bye to her too. He was wondering what was taking her so long. And he would feel like the worst uncle in the world if he left poor Roxanne there by herself, stuck to her father by his grip on her hand. The train gave a final whistle.
"Daddy, please let go of my hand. I want to wave to Fred," Roxanne argued. George gave her hand a friendly squeeze and then let it go. Roxanne backed up a few steps and then put herself right next to Bill. He gave her a warm smile.
"At least you didn't have to grow up with them in the same house," he muttered. His niece giggled as a graceful figure came running toward them.
"Bye Dad!" Victore called, giving him a quick hug. She looked flustered, her hair messed up and her cheeks a bit pink.
"Bye Tori. Love you."
"Yeah, you too Dad," she called running toward the train. Bill glared around suspiciously. Roxanne had started to giggle. Percy and George kept arguing. Victore had just managed to jump on the train before it started moving.
"Where's Fred?" Roxanne asked desperately. Bill grabbed his niece and picked her up, putting her on top his head like he had done his own kids what felt like yesterday. Now his youngest was thirteen, starting his third year. Bill sighed again to himself. "There he is!" Roxanne yelped, pointing. Bill put his left hand on her leg to keep her steady and waved with his right as he saw his son and Fred in the train window. Further along, he saw James with his friends along with Albus and Rose and then Dominique with another member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Dominique smiled and waved back, sticking her tongue out at Roxanne. The last of the train went by and Bill took Roxanne off of his head.
"What do you say we go find Ron and Ginny?" he asked her in a low voice. Roxanne nodded eagerly, glancing back at her father, who had paused in arguing to wave to his son and was now right back at it. Bill took Roxanne's hand, not wanting to lose her in the flurry of people now heading toward the platform, eager to get a good place in the line to leave. They headed off toward where he had seen Ron's head earlier, or at least what he hoped had been Ron's head. He glanced behind him to find that Percy and George weren't totally oblivious; they were meandering after him, or at least George was following his daughter and Percy was following George.
"Roxanne!" Lily yelped as she saw her cousin. Roxanne was right in between Rose and Lily in age and was often eagerly included in their gossip. "Guess what? Teddy and Victore are going to get married!"
"What?" Bill asked before Roxanne even had a chance to respond. George paused in his arguing, looking like he was doing everything he could not to laugh. Ginny had flinched and was giggling a little. Harry, Ron, and Hermione all looked away. And then Bill saw him, the lanky metamorphmagus whose hair was beginning to turn pink. Bill glared at him.
"They are not," Roxanne argued. "Tori's still in school."
"Yeah but James saw them snogging," Lily said, stretching out the last word to make her point.
"He what?" Bill asked, his eyes on Teddy. He swallowed, resetting his hair to its usual turquoise and took a step backwards.
"So?" Hugo asked. "I saw Molly kiss that friend of hers last year over Christmas Break and she's not marrying him. Lucy said she likes somebody else."
"Molly did what?" Percy asked. George began to chuckle.
"But it's different with Teddy and Tori," Roxanne argued, suddenly switching to Lily's side. "Isn't it?" she asked, looking over at Teddy. Bill glared at Teddy, waiting for his answer, not sure if a yes or a no would be better.
"Of course," Teddy assured Roxanne. "Molly's already over Calvin and I'm not going to be over Tori for a long time." He looked up at Bill after he said it and Bill kept glaring but he didn't take another step forward. Teddy may have slightly redeemed himself.
"Calvin who?" Percy asked, eyeing Teddy.
"Um, you know I'm not sure," Teddy said, quickly meeting Percy's eyes, seeming glad to not have to look at Bill anymore. "You could ask Lucy. She likes Calvin's older brother now."
"His older- How much older?" Percy asked wildly.
"Fifth or sixth year maybe? Definitely not seventh," Teddy replied. "I don't think seventh anyway. I'm not really- all my information is about third or fourth hand."
"Is it fun?" Roxanne asked suddenly, looking at Teddy.
"Is what fun?"
"Snogging," Roxanne clarified.
"Yeah, it looks gross," Hugo decided. Bill decided that Hugo was after his heart.
"No it doesn't," Lily protested. "It is fun, isn't it Teddy?" she asked. Bill looked back at Teddy who had somehow managed to inch himself backwards so that he was now nearly against a wall. Harry and George were now also fixing him with scrutinizing gazes. Ron and Ginny were chuckling and giggling respectively. Hermione looked like she was fighting hard not to laugh and Percy seemed oblivious to it all, comprehending the fact that his twins were indeed teenagers.
On some level, Bill realized that he ought to feel a bit sorry for Teddy. The young man of nineteen was completely trapped. If he said yes he would be dead in instants. If he said no then word would definitely get back to Victore, especially with Lily and Roxanne right there. Still he didn't expect Teddy's answer. "Most fun thing I've ever done, Lils, at least when it's with Tori. Bye now," he said all in a rush and then took off in the direction of Percy, slipping around the absent Weasley, breaking Hermione's control completely down.
"Gross!" Hugo exclaimed.
"Harry, any objections if I kill your godson?" Bill asked.
"Nope," Harry decided.
"Thanks," Bill told him as he pulled out his wand took off after Teddy.
"Want any help?" George offered, running behind him.
"Wait a minute, I need to know more about this Calvin!" Percy hollered after them. "Then you can kill Teddy."
"How long before Rose kisses somebody? She'll actually tell us about it," Lily asked Roxanne.
"What!" Ron exclaimed. The laughs of Ginny and Hermione echoed around the platform.
Well anyway, pretty self-explanatory. Make up your own mind how much harm comes to Teddy. Hope you like it and please review? As a birthday present? Please?
