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Interlude: Molly

Molly Weasley was a rather powerful witch, though many people missed it under her maternal exterior. She had never had any aspiration other than to marry the love of her life and raise a family. She had managed that well - she and Arthur were as happy as they had been on their wedding day thirty years ago with seven beautiful children who had all turned out well (she was still hoping Percy would come around).

Molly was also intelligent and she knew almost everything when it came to her beloved children. She'd known when Fred and George were hiding joke shop stock, when Charlie had gotten a hidden tattoo, when Ginny and Harry began a sexual relationship and also when Bill and Hermione started to see each other in a romantic light.

She'd been delighted when she realised the last piece of information, it had been her dream to make Hermione a proper member of the family for years. At first she had thought it was bound to be her little Ron that Hermione became attached to, but she eventually discovered that the pair really were better off as friends. It had been a shock when Bill and Hermione had begun to show subtle, mutual interest in each other - there was an issue of the ten year age gap, but Remus and Tonks had thirteen years between them and Molly thought they were perfect for each other.

She'd been the first to notice when Bill came into the Great Hall with Hermione and she smiled to herself when she noticed their intertwined hands, hoping that they were finally going to admit their feelings. She hadn't expected the two of them to suddenly begin kissing in front of everyone. While Bill certainly wasn't shy, he'd been a bit less wild since his attack and Hermione was almost always the model of decorum.

When the two finally broke apart and Hermione went bright red she realised the poor girl hadn't realised she'd entered the Great Hall. She decided it was best for her to intervene when she heard Hermione swear and hurried towards her oldest son and the girl she saw as a second daughter.

She refrained from smiling when she saw a brief rush of fear cross Hermione's face, knowing that the girl was afraid she would disapprove. Why on earth would she do that, Molly loved Hermione and apart from that little misunderstanding involving Harry in the trio's fourth year, she had always treated her as such. She was glad when she felt Hermione's relief as she swept her into a hug, whispering her congratulations.

She broke away from Hermione after a few minutes and rushed up to Bill as Hermione headed over to Ron and Harry. She pulled her oldest son into a hug, pinching his cheeks (much to his chagrin) as she spoke, "I'm so happy Bill, she's such a good girl and I've been waiting for ages for you to settle down. Fleur never was right for you," she spoke the part-veela's name with disapproval.

"Thanks mum," he told her, "I'm glad you approve." Silly boy, she thought maternally, of course I approve. She's so much better than that stuck up French hussy he'd cavorted with before. Hermione would never leave her son just because of a few scars.

The thought of Bill and Hermione together made her smile all over again and she hugged her son even more, "I'll have to make sure she gets the Weasley jumper at Christmas," she mused to herself. "Come to think of it, why haven't I given her one before, she's practically family anyway. Oh well, I have all year to pick out colour schemes, maybe to match Bill's. Thank goodness it's only January."

She stopped muttering to herself when she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see her husband smiling ruefully, "I'm sure Hermione will be delighted to be included in the jumper scheme next Christmas, Molly dear, but you'll have plenty of time to think about it later. Right now, you may want to rescue Hermione from Fred and George, they seem to be interrogating her."

Molly turned her head in the direction indicated and spotted Fred and George by Hermione. Shaking her head she headed towards the trio, "honestly, those two are so immature, they better not try and ruin this for their brother. Bill deserves some happiness and I'll be damned if those two try and annoy him and Hermione."

After berating the twins for harassing Hermione and then lecturing Ginny after she attacked the girl for details, Molly returned back to Bill just in time to chastise Charlie for the inappropriate jokes he was making about Bill's new relationship to the man in question before she saw the three men in the corner.

The first two immediately stopped laughing when they saw her scathing glare, but the third (Sirius obviously) remained unaffected and smiling. Walking over to the three of them, she smiled as Remus and Kingsley coughed and looked away - she did love being able to strike fear into the hearts of grown men, it made things so much easier. Sirius, as usual, just smiled at her in a failed attempt to charm her.

"Sirius Black, knowing you as well as I am unfortunate enough to, I am guessing that you already knew about Bill and Hermione. However, that does not give you the right to taunt her about having a boyfriend as I know you were planning on doing and don't you dare try and give her any of your romantic advice because I doubt its suitable for an eighteen year old girl."

Sirius just gave a carefree smile and waved his hand in a dismissive motion, "calm down Molly, I would never taunt Mione, though I am not adverse to a little teasing. As for my romantic advice, I'll have you know that I was the Hogwarts casanova back in my day, why wouldn't someone want advice from me."

"And that is exactly why you shouldn't be giving Hermione, or any of the children for that matter, advice on romantic relationships," Molly muttered to herself. Ignoring the cocky animagus she turned to the more sensible two, "Remus, Kingsley, I trust you will try and control Sirius because I won't be pleased if he upsets Hermione."

The two men nodded sheepishly and she smiled, content in the fact that the two would endeavour to control their friend rather than risk the wrath they knew she was capable of. Now that was sorted she decided she'd go back to her quarters with Arthur to have some peace and quiet to chat and maybe knit some clothes for the baby Tonks and Remus would be welcoming in eight months. And there was no harm in looking through a few wedding magazines as well … after all war often led to a lot of shot gun weddings and she wanted to be prepared in case Bill and Hermione decided to tie the knot.

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I know some of you might think Molly would have a more intense view, but she loves her children and has always loved Hermione, despite the little Witch Weekly incident in the trio's fourth year. It is also mentioned in the sixth book that Mrs Weasley tries to get Remus to come to his senses and date Tonks. This means that she has no issue with age difference or lycanthropy if the couple are compatible.

I added the last little bit because Molly has the sort of personality that would start planning her children's weddings as soon as they got a serious girlfriend or boyfriend. In my mind she's been planning Ginny's wedding to Harry for years.

Next chapter will be out in a few days as normal and will see Sirius, Remus and Kingsley talk to Hermione about Bill, as well as letting us all see Hermione let loose a bit more than usual. The only hint I will give is that the next chapter is titled 'Poker Night'.