Aww... This one is another sad one... I know :( And it also skips ahead quite a few years! I'm thinkoing of adding another chapter that's happy if have time this evening! If not... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY! And I'm sorry it's such a sad chapter on your special day!

Disclamier: You know it!

When she's broken inside, do your best to heal her

15th July 1981

Arthur came home from work late, tired out, and hardly having focused on anything as he came home. All he could think about was the warm dinner waiting for him. And Molly's open arms.

Yet the second he apparated beyond the fence, he knew something was wrong.

Firstly, the kitchen light was so dim there could only have been one lamp lit. And the rest of the house was in darkness. Panicked, Arthur began to run up the path, seeing the door was shut firmly, and scanning the sky for the Dark Mark.

It all seemed to be okay, but who knew?

As he burst in the door he spotted Molly right away. She was kneeling by the fireplace, her back to him, and whirled around with frightened eyes as the door crashed open.

"Arthur," She breathed when she saw him. "Oh Arthur!"

He dropped everything in his arms and knelt beside her, leaving the door slung open behind him. There were tears running down her cheeks and her apron was covered in soot from the fire, her shoulders slumped and looking utterly defeated.

"Molly, what happened?" His eyes were searching the kitchen, and then darted towards the door and back to Molly.

"Is it the kids-?"

Molly shook her head.

"The baby-?" He pressed a hand to her pregnant tummy.

Molly shook her head again.

"Then wh-"

"Fabian and Gideon," She looked up at him with red rimmed eyes. "Th-they're dead."

"What?" Arthur found his brain rejecting to information before he could process it. "They can't be."

"I just got the call." She nodded to the fireplace. "From Albus Dumbledore. They died for that Order they joined."

Somewhere in the numb mess that his mind had been reduced to, his instinct kicked in.

"Oh Molly," He pulled her close.

"And- and they were so brave!" she was really crying now, wracking sobs that broke Arthur's heart almost as much as the knowledge that his fantastic brother's in law were gone. "Took five Death Eaters Arthur-five."

She smiled weakly before dissolving into tears again.

Arthur swallowed his own sobs and asked, "Do the kids know?"

"No. They were in bed. I didn't want d-didn't want t-tooo..."

"Shh, it's okay Mollywobbles. I understand." He rocked her back and forth as she sobbed into the front of his robes, tears running down his own face and landing in her hair.

They'd all miss them so much. Fabian and Gideon had lit up the house every time they visited. The kids adored and hero-worshipped them, and Arthur thought of them as brothers. His face crumpled.

And they were gone.

After what felt like an age, but couldn't have been more then five minutes, Molly straightened up and looked him in the eye.

"Do you think we're in danger? The Death Eaters-" She paused "They can't be after our family now, can they?"

Arthur shook his head.

"I'm sure we're safe Molly. They won't come to us."

Molly looked doubtful.

"I'm serious! They won't look further then your brothers. The Death Eaters may be dangerous, but their downfall is that they're overconfident. With Fabian and Gideon..." He couldn't bring himself to say dead. "Gone, they will think the threat has been eliminated."

"But what if-?"

He silenced her with a quick kiss.

"I will not let them hurt our family!" He still saw the shadow of disbelief in her eyes and whispered.

"I promise. Nothing will happen to us."

And he moved his hand down to her belly, where the little baby was.

"And our family will come out of this, united."

And finally, Molly took a deep breath and shot him a weak smile.

And pleeeeeeeeeease review, it can be your birthday present to Molly! Because we all love her so much!