A/N: this will be my last post for the weekend as I am going out of town
but I will be checking my e-mail so review. please review. You get to meet
some wonderful new characters in this one. Including more Weasleys and
Gertie Gaines who will later be the mother of Lee Jordan. Luv Y'all.
MW
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It didn't take long for the news to spread down the length of the Hogwarts Express that one of the school's cutest couples had broken up. Molly sat quietly in a compartment with Sophie and the other 4th year Gryffindor girls. The girls weren't sure exactly what Arthur had done since Molly wasn't talking but they had decided amongst themselves to show their solidarity and be angry with him too.
Arthur had tried to go and talk to Molly but Gertie Gaines had blocked his way, "She doesn't want to talk to you."
Arthur turned back sadly and found a seat in a compartment with some of the other prefects.
The truth was Molly did want to talk to him. He was always the one she'd gone to when she'd been mad at her mother before.
When the train pulled into Hogsmead, Molly was surrounded by half the mail population of the school. All those guys who had wanted to dance with her last Christmas had heard she was now single. This was not hard for Arthur to miss, and as her back was to him, he couldn't see her look of displeasure.
"Help me down?" Mattie McKinney was batting her eyes at him.
Molly turned around just in time to see him take Mattie's hand and help her down from the train. Tears stung in her eyes.
Molly and Arthur sat as far away from one another as possible at the Gryffindor table for the start of term feast. They both looked miserable, that is until, "Weasley, Billius." was called up to be sorted.
Billius, after being named a Gryffindor and seeing that there were no seats available next to his brother plopped down next to Molly and asked, "So why don't you like Arthur anymore?" But Molly had no time to answer. There was another Weasley now on the stool, Billius' twin sister Charlotte.
"Gryffindor," the hat shouted again.
Charlotte grinned and scooted in next to her brother, "Did you ask her yet?"
"I did but she hasn't said nothin'," Billius whispered back at her.
Then they both stared expectantly at Molly.
"It's not that I don't like him. I do very much."
"But you didn't answer any of his letters." Charlotte shook her head.
"So much has happened. Things you couldn't possibly understand."
"Like the baby," Billius whispered.
Molly's face went white and she looked around to see if anyone had heard, "How did you know about. . ."
"We're not stupid." Charlotte frowned.
"Yeah, and Arthur talks in his sleep." Billius stuffed a roll in his mouth. While they had been talking Headmaster Dippit had finished his announcements and the feast had appeared on the table before them. Molly was suddenly not feeling very hungry.
"He's in love with you, ya know." Charlotte mentioned between bites of her mashed potatoes.
Molly sat quietly until she couldn't stand it anymore. She knew Arthur would be coming over some time soon to congratulate the twins on their sorting. She couldn't face him right now. She mumbled something about a headache and left the great hall.
It didn't take long for the news to spread down the length of the Hogwarts Express that one of the school's cutest couples had broken up. Molly sat quietly in a compartment with Sophie and the other 4th year Gryffindor girls. The girls weren't sure exactly what Arthur had done since Molly wasn't talking but they had decided amongst themselves to show their solidarity and be angry with him too.
Arthur had tried to go and talk to Molly but Gertie Gaines had blocked his way, "She doesn't want to talk to you."
Arthur turned back sadly and found a seat in a compartment with some of the other prefects.
The truth was Molly did want to talk to him. He was always the one she'd gone to when she'd been mad at her mother before.
When the train pulled into Hogsmead, Molly was surrounded by half the mail population of the school. All those guys who had wanted to dance with her last Christmas had heard she was now single. This was not hard for Arthur to miss, and as her back was to him, he couldn't see her look of displeasure.
"Help me down?" Mattie McKinney was batting her eyes at him.
Molly turned around just in time to see him take Mattie's hand and help her down from the train. Tears stung in her eyes.
Molly and Arthur sat as far away from one another as possible at the Gryffindor table for the start of term feast. They both looked miserable, that is until, "Weasley, Billius." was called up to be sorted.
Billius, after being named a Gryffindor and seeing that there were no seats available next to his brother plopped down next to Molly and asked, "So why don't you like Arthur anymore?" But Molly had no time to answer. There was another Weasley now on the stool, Billius' twin sister Charlotte.
"Gryffindor," the hat shouted again.
Charlotte grinned and scooted in next to her brother, "Did you ask her yet?"
"I did but she hasn't said nothin'," Billius whispered back at her.
Then they both stared expectantly at Molly.
"It's not that I don't like him. I do very much."
"But you didn't answer any of his letters." Charlotte shook her head.
"So much has happened. Things you couldn't possibly understand."
"Like the baby," Billius whispered.
Molly's face went white and she looked around to see if anyone had heard, "How did you know about. . ."
"We're not stupid." Charlotte frowned.
"Yeah, and Arthur talks in his sleep." Billius stuffed a roll in his mouth. While they had been talking Headmaster Dippit had finished his announcements and the feast had appeared on the table before them. Molly was suddenly not feeling very hungry.
"He's in love with you, ya know." Charlotte mentioned between bites of her mashed potatoes.
Molly sat quietly until she couldn't stand it anymore. She knew Arthur would be coming over some time soon to congratulate the twins on their sorting. She couldn't face him right now. She mumbled something about a headache and left the great hall.