The characters of the Harry Potter universe belong to Ms. Rowlings, and I'm borrowing them for my own imagination.
Chapter 37 - Moving Day
"You know this would go much faster with magic." Percy said to his father, Bill, Charlie and George as they sat on Molly's bedroom floor with instructions to the toddler bed, small book shelf and night stand.
"We have got this handled." Charlie said.
"Fine, I will be checking on the other rooms." Percy said. "You have Audrey's instructions for the placement of all the furniture. The rocking chair and dresser are still in the hall."
He looked around the room one last time before he left. Audrey did a good job at decorating Molly's room. Percy had allowed Molly to pick a color from several samples, and she chose sky blue. Audrey then decided to put up a picked fence wallpaper, hand painted flowers and birds. There was even a sun rising in the sky. All of the furniture they picked out was white and Audrey had found bedding that matched the room perfectly.
He walked into his own bedroom just down the hall. The room was painted in a dark navy. Percy and Audrey had picked out rich wood furnishings, Audrey even insisted on setting up a small reading nook in the corner with a rich burgundy over stuffed chair and a small table and reading lamp.
Next, he stopped in the small library. It was lined on two walls with bookshelves and had a desk against the third wall. Hermione had taken charge of organizing the room with Harry and Ron's help.
"This is looking great in here." Percy commented.
"You have a nice collection, but you still have plenty of room to grow." Hermione said.
"Yeah, well I lost a lot when my flat was torched." Percy said. "Ron. Hermione, I was wondering if you could babysit Molly on Friday night?"
"Do we have any plans?" Ron asked looking over to Hermione then Harry.
"No." Harry said.
"We'd love to. What time do you need us?" Hermione asked.
"Actually, if you come and relieve Audrey at four so she can go home to get ready. I'm supposed to pick her up at six. I thought we would go to dinner and maybe a show. It may be a little late when I arrive home." Percy explained.
"That would be fine." Hermione said.
"Thanks." Percy said then headed for the living room as he heard his name being called by Oliver.
"Yes?" He asked as he entered the room.
"Can you help her make a decision?" Oliver asked as pointed to where Audrey stood examining the room with Fleur.
"Where are Mum and Ginny?" Percy asked.
"Scrubbing the kitchen from top to bottom." Audrey said. Percy knew that Audrey had yet to forgive Ginny for Molly's accident with the firecrackers, and was avoiding his sister as best she could.
"So what is the problem in here?" Percy asked.
"First she has the couch against that wall, then this wall, then in the middle of the room facing the fireplace. Every time she makes us move it, I have to move six other pieces of furniture as well." Oliver complained.
"Audrey?" Percy asked.
"Well Fleur and I were discussing it, and the couch in front of the fireplace is nice and cozy, but it will be hard to keep it clean from the floo. On that wall, it will be hit when the sun is setting, and the other when the sun is rising." Audrey explained.
"Well since I don't want to mess with cleaning it all the time, and I will rarely be sitting on it in the morning since I work, I vote for the rising wall." Percy said. "I can live with it for a few weeks and if I don't like it, it can be moved later."
"Thank you." Oliver said as he began moving furniture to their hopeful permanent arrangement.
"How is it going upstairs?" Audrey asked.
"They are still insisting on putting the furniture together by hand. I just hope they get it done before Andromeda brings Molly over at dinner time." Percy said.
"Maybe you should go supervise." Fleur suggested knowing full well what his father and brothers were like.
"You are probably right." Percy said and headed back to his daughter's room.
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"The car is here." His mother called up. Audrey, Fleur and Bill had been helping Percy finish up unpacking Molly's belongings in her new room.
"I think it is ready." Audrey said.
Percy led the way down the stairs and joined the rest of his family in front of the cottage. His mother was talking to Andromeda while Harry was getting Teddy out of his car seat. Kingsley was lifting Molly out of hers as well.
"Welcome home, Luv." Percy said as he retrieved Molly from Kingsley. "Come on, I'll show you our new home."
He gratefully noticed that his family waited to give Percy and his daughter some alone time, before they brought the King, Andromeda and Teddy in to show them around.
Percy carried his daughter as he showed her the kitchen and living room downstairs, then headed up to the second floor. They looked in the library and Percy showed Molly the little area Hermione had created with a child's desk and chair. Molly's books were on the lower shelves so she could reach. The desk, chair and some of the books were gifts from Ron, Hermione and Harry, but Percy figured the whole theme was Hermione's idea.
He next showed her his room and bathroom. Then he took her to her own room. He set her down and helped her to push the door open for the big reveal. "This is your room, Luv."
Molly walked over to one of the painted flowers on the wall. "Pretty flower."
"Audrey painted all those flowers especially for you. Look, you have room to play with your toys, and King and Audrey gave us their rocking chair." Percy pointed out.
"Woody!" Molly called out as she saw the bear sitting on her new bed.
"Yeah, that is the bed you and Woody will share." Percy said.
Molly reached up and pulled Woody off the bed, then together they explored the room. His brothers had purchased some new toys for Molly, and in the closet and dresser were some new outfits from his parents, sister and Fleur.
Molly seemed to really like touching the flowers on the wall.
"You will sleep in a garden every night, Luv, and you don't have to worry about gnomes." Percy told her. Molly laughed at that.
"Percy, all this is beautiful." Andromeda said as his mother and Audrey led her and King into the room.
"Thanks, Audrey was the mastermind behind most of the decorating. For the rest, my family was a huge help." Percy commented.
"King, see pretty flowers." Molly said.
King came further into the room and knelt down next to her. "Yes, they are very pretty."
"Audie did." Molly told him.
"You should thank Audrey." Percy said.
Molly toddled over to Audrey, Woody in hand. Audrey knelt down, and Molly gave her a hug. "Thank you, Audie." Molly said.
"You're very welcome, Luv." Audrey said.
"Audrey, you have an eye for this. I should have you come over and help Harry and I with Teddy's room. We are going to convert Nymphadora's room. She and Remus never had a chance to decorate. My home was never supposed to be Teddy's permanent home." Andromeda smiled though her eyes were shining with unshed tears.
"I would be happy to help in any way I can. I had a lot of fun spending Percy's money. This could become a fun hobby, and Fleur makes an excellent assistant." Audrey said.
"Well, I left the girls to put dinner out. Arthur and the boys are to be setting up the tables outside. We should join them." Molly said wiping the tears from her own eyes.
"Lead the way." Kingsley said.
TBC