Arthur checked to make sure Dom and the baby were happy in the parlor. Fleur had taken Victoire on a business trip and he was staying at shell cottage to lend a hand.

Molly was planning to floo over after she closed the shop to have dinner with them. Now that Louis and Dom were settled he had better start cooking.

Evening saw them gathered around the farm style table in the kitchen, half eaten bowls of stew and crusts of bread littering its surface.

Bill insisted that he would clean up so Molly and he saw to the baths and bedtime stories.

Arthur had gotten Louis to sleep quickly and tiptoed in to the girl's room. All pink and frothy, it was evident that two little princesses lived there. Molly was just tucking the covers around a gently snoring Dom. Arthur reached out and touched the slightly damp ring of strawberry blonde curls.

They were both smiling as they walked hand in hand back to the parlor.

Bill handed them each a cup of tea and with a cheeky grin asked; "Bring back memories?"

Molly chuckled. "Can't say as I ever read Cinderella to you and Charlie and I believe there was bit less lace in your bedroom?"

Arthur sat back and smiled. Tomorrow he would be returning to their little flat over the store in Hogsmede. Harry and Ginny were coming down to help get the joke shop ready for the school year, Molly said the pygmy puffs were due to be delivered around 10 am.

George had offered the store manager's position to his mum after Arthur had announced his retirement and they had told the family that they would be turning over the burrow to Hermione and Ron.

Molly had refused at first, worried that she would not have the skills needed. Arthur convinced her she did. Raising seven children on his pittance of a salary proved her worth as a manager. The shop was only busy during the school year; it had a cute little 2 bedroom flat over it and good people already working there.

They had been able to travel quite a bit, taking Andromeda along often. Arthur loved escorting 'his two girls'. Bill had made sure that the money they had saved and the income from their WWW stock was well invested, they were living better than they ever had.

Saturday saw him levitating a box from the cellar. Harry was on a ladder cleaning the front window. It had become a family joke that, even with magic, no one could get glass to shine like he could the muggle way.

Ginny was arraigning the pygmy puff cages and Molly was placating the wee critters, who had apparently not liked the ride to Scotland.

James was imitating his dad, polishing the front door glass he could reach. Albus was in a bouncy chair 'talking' to a set of butterflies Ginny had conjured to fly just out of his reach.

James' happy cry of "Uncle Neville!" announced a visitor. Neville stopped to admire the youngster's hard work and to pull out a cookie from the bag he kept in his pocket.

"Molly I thought I'd stop by to see what products Minerva should expect to have to ban this year." Neville's warm eyes twinkled. 'Hagrid also asked me to have you hold two of the puffs for him. We have two of the cutest twins starting this year and Minerva is sending him to get them all ready. The girls have been with their great aunt, their folks were muggleborn. Apparently they are a family George's fund has been helping."

Molly thought for a moment; "Don't we have seven this year? I seem to remember that being the number. Now don't let the professors forget that they are to tell them all that they have an allowance here. All they have to do is get what they want to a DA member or owl me and we will get it up to the castle. Also I understand there is one of our second years that did really well. Arthur what was his name?"

"Stephan dear, remember Neville he was the one who saved his baby sister? He aced all of his finals. He confided to me he wanted to play quidditch; Angie has been visiting him at the home and says he has a chance getting on the Ravenclaw house team with a decent broom. George has one ready for the first mail drop."

When the joke store took off after the war George had looked around at all the human devastation left by Tom Riddle and honored his brother the best way he knew how. There was an orphanage that had a grinning picture of Fred looking out over the playroom. There were also programs to help relatives caring for war orphans.

Arthur and Molly had quickly become favorites of the children there and when they had moved to Hogsmede they began to help Minerva and Neville make sure 'Freddie's kids' had what they needed and a few luxuries at school too.

The shop was sparkling and ready for the rush up to the school year. They would not be nearly as busy as the Diagon alley store, but they would see an increase over the summer trade.

Harry had surprised them with the deed to the ground where the shrieking shack had been. They needed another bedroom for those all important grand-children sleepovers. Arthur was looking forward to a winter of babysitting and helping in the store on Hogsmede weekends.

He was also gearing up for his part of Victoire and Teddy's education. The two of them spent their homeschooling with various members of the extended family. Arthur liked to take them to muggle museums and historic sites. Andy, Bill and Fleur felt strongly that the children should have a strong knowledge of muggles and Arthur was the perfect fit as their teacher.

He was having the time of his life. Before going he would read everything he could, going to Hermione and Harry for help when needed.

Their first stop this year was the Tower of London. Yes retirement was good!