Can we just talk about the amount of prep that went into this chapter? I had to make a family tree to get children and dates correctly lol. So this is a whole chapter on the Weasley family! Who's excited?!
Trigger Warning: There is a mention of a miscarriage in this chapter. It really won't go passed a couple of mentions though.
Sunday night dinners were a staple in the Whisky family, even during the summers when the family was nearly thirty people. Thankfully the original Wesley children built onto the Burrow to give Molly a larger kitchen and dining room to accommodate. With having so many relatives over at Christmas they had considered having it at someone else's house but no one could bring themselves to do it anywhere but the Burrow.
Ginny was sitting at one of the new barstools in the kitchen while Angelina and Katie helped around the kitchen. Molly was out in the garden with Roxanne, Angelina and Fred's youngest child.
"So, Gin have you and Harry decided on having another kid?" Katie inquired.
"We decided not to. I have the time for it but Harry doesn't. Hey guess who I saw in Diagon Alley a few weeks ago."
"Draco Malloy?" Katie answered. Ginny looked bummed
"Angelina! You told her?"
"Ginny, you tell everyone like you saw a unicorn or something." Ang took a bite of a bit of carrot she was cutting.
"Well and Jake is dating one of his daughters?"
"What?!" They both shrieked at Katie.
"Yeah Khirsa. She sounds super sweet. All his letters only really talk about her. He's really smitten." Katie leaned against the counter.
"Now that's cute. Your kids haven't mentioned anything?" Angelina asked Ginny.
"James hardly writes home anymore and Albus has O.W.L.S. this year. Lily sometimes reminds me more of Hermione than myself with her love of books."
"Have you heard from Hermione lately?" Katie turned back to the stove to stir the stew.
"No, but what if she married Malfoy. That would be hilarious. He said they worked
together in Australia."
"Yeah right after what happened at the Malloy Manor could you imagine her living there." Ang chuckled
"I thought Narcissa turned it into a Muggleborn orphanage?" Katie commented.
"Oh, I did hear that." Ginny said thoughtfully. "Didn't she pass away a couple of years ago, though?"
"Yeah but I think the foundation still takes care of it." Angelina took the Carrots and poured them into the stew.
Just the Molly and Roxanne came into the kitchen with Luna and her youngest daughter Pandora in toe.
Ginny jumped off her stool. "PANDA!"
"AUNTIE GIN!" Pandora ran into Ginny's arms. Out of all her nieces and nephews, Ginny had the strongest connection with Pandora being the youngest of the generation. She was really going to miss the girl when she went to Hogwarts next year.
"Pandora please go wash your hands so you can help set the table." Luna stated in her relaxed tone. Pandora let go of Ginny and ran off. "Ginny so good to see you."
"How was your father?" She hugged her fellow friend and sister-in-law. Luna always took her children to see her father on Sunday mornings.
"Oh, he has a bit of a nargle infestation, but all around good." they parted. "Molly I'm so glad you listened to me about not having Mistletoe this season. It's really helped."
"How could I not dearie? Molly nodded. Luna became an amazing Magizoologist after Hogwarts, but she had still yet to prove the reality of nargles.
"Ginny where is Harry?" Luna inquired.
"He's spending the day with Teddy?"
"Have Teddy and Victoire stopped fighting? She hasn't left the ranch much." Ginny's eyes went wide. Teddy and Victoire had been going through a rough patch and only Harry knew why but most of the family didn't know they were even fighting.
"Why are they fighting? Since when are they fighting?" Molly was suddenly on top of her two youngest children.
"Mom calm down they aren't fighting. They are just going through something. please don't bring it up at dinner." She pleaded with her mother.
Everything was silent for a few moments before Molly moved into the kitchen to work on dinner.
Harry and Teddy were having lunch in Hogsmeade hoping to avoid everyone. Apparently, it was a Hogsmeade weekend. They took a seat in the very back of the Three Broomsticks.
"So, are things getting any better with Victoire?" His godson was being tore apart by a girl and it hurt Harry's heart.
"No, I don't know what to do anymore. I can't even ask her to marry me because she avoids me at all cost. I don't think she has left Luna's ranch in days." Teddy ran his hands through his teal hair.
"Miscarriages are hard on people. She just needs time Ted."
"I just wish she wasn't shutting me out. I know it's been a rough couple of years. I mean her first day training to be an Auror, a muggle dies in her arms now this, I just don't know how to make it better." Teddy truly loved Victoire, but he was at a loss.
Before Harry could say anything else they both heard Lily squeal across the restaurant. She ran straight to their table jumping on her father
"What are you doing her dad?"
"Just having lunch with Teddy. I didn't realize it was a Hogsmeade weekend." Harry hugged his only daughter. He then caught a glimpse of what he thought was Hermione's hair. "I'll be right back." He quickly let go of his daughter and followed the girl. She was standing with Fred outside of Zonkos.
Harry tapped the girl on the shoulder and when she turned around he looked directly into Draco Malfoy's eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry I thought you were someone else?
"That's ok. You're James and Lily's father, right?" She looked at Fred for conformation. "James looks like your mini me. Emmalena Malfoy." She stuck her hand out.
"Harry Potter." He shook her hand still a little flabbergasted at how much she reminded him of Hermione. "I'm going to go back to my lunch sorry to disturb you." He then slowly backed away.
When Harry walked up to his table he heard Lily telling Teddy about her cousin's new girlfriend. "Jacob and Khirsa are like a match made in heaven. Like you and Victoire."
Though he smiled at his daughter's statement he knew that it was tearing Teddy apart. "Hey Lily why don't you go spend some time with your friends and let us finish our lunch. We're talking about adult things." He slipped into the seat next to her. He kissed the top of her head and she nodded. She ran off and Harry turned to Teddy. "Do you wanna get out of here?" Teddy only nodded.
Dinner was a normal family affair and to Teddy's disappointment Victoire did not show.
Harry used the normal work excuse to get him home early though. Teddy could always count on his Godfather to protect him in these situations. After the war, Ginny and Harry had bought their own family home, but kept Grimmauld Place either to give to Teddy or one of their children. When Teddy was ready to move out of Andromeda's they gave him the keys to Grimmauld Place and told him to just save his money to one day buy his own home when he was ready.
Ginny was getting ready for bed when Harry came back from Teddy's. "Is he ok?"
"I think he will be. Him and Victoire are just going through some things that are personal. I think he just misses her. They don't live together and she's spending a lot of time at Luna's ranch. He's pretty sure she's avoiding him."
"They'll figure it out." She went to the dresser and started to take her simple makeup off.
"Hey when was the last time you heard from Hermione?" Harry couldn't get the young girl out of his mind.
"I don't know. Maybe a couple of years ago," she turned around, leaned against the dresser, and crossed her arms over her chest, "why?"
"When Teddy and I were in Hogsmeade, I didn't realize it was a weekend when students could go, but there was this girl and she reminded me so much of Hermione. Same hair, same build, same mannerisms, but she was a Malfoy. Emmalena Malfoy." His brows furrowed curiously.
"Hm, I know Katie said that Jacob was dating a Malfoy girl, but she said her name was Khirsa. She said he was completely smitten with her. Have you heard from any of the kids?" She walked over to their king-sized bed and started to fold down the sheets.
"Not really. Do you think it is possible that Hermione could have married Malfoy?" He started changing into his sweat pants for bed.
"I mean I guess anything is possible. Malfoy mentioned they worked together in Australia, but I just don't know that I could see them together." Harry joined his wife kissing her good night.
For detail in case you cared.
Bill and Fleur: 1999 Victoire (This is cannon her birthday is known as May 2nd, 1999), 2001 Dominque, and Early to Spring 2003 Louis
Percy and Audrey: 2002 Molly and Spring 2003 Lucy
Fred and Angela: 2000 George (the Second) and 2002 Roxanne
George and Katie: 2004 Fred (the Second) and Jacob
Ron and Luna: 2006 Sydney and Samantha and 2010 Pandora
Ginny and Harry: January of 2005 James, December of 2005 Albus, and 2007 Lily.
