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Chapter 6: Another Dilemma

After Molly's heated words the summer progressed in a forced harmony, all the boys had been taken aback by the ferocity of Molly's words and even though Molly had scared herself by the intensity that she had used to deliver the words she didn't regret saying them. Ever since she had persuaded Ginny to announce her pregnancy Molly had noticed that several members of the family hadn't taken the news as well as some of the others, namely Charlie and Fred. Molly knew that Bill and George, despite what ever feelings they harboured about the pregnancy where trying to keep their siblings in check, Bill was the biggest help in doing this and Molly knew that he weaved his magic wonderfully.

Bill's position as eldest brother had always meant that he was the guide for the other boys actions. Bill was the role model, the brother that the younger boys tried so hard to be alike. It wasn't just that Bill was the oldest, it was because he understood, loved and respected all his family and Molly suspected that some of the adoration that Bill received from his younger siblings was due to the fact that in the boys childhood Bill had frequently offered himself up as a scapegoat whenever Charlie or the twins had raked their havoc on the burrow. Molly knew that Bill hadn't always been such a help, she vividly remembered the days when her eldest son was at Hogwarts and she and Arthur had been summoned to the headmaster's office for Bill's reckless behaviour and his disregard for school rules. But thankfully Bill had put his practical joking days behind him and even though Molly occasionally saw a glimmer of that old Bill Molly knew that her son had matured into a fine man. Molly couldn't help but think that Fleur Delacour was an extremely lucky young woman.

But even though Bill was currently keeping the younger boys in check Molly couldn't help but feel concerned about the fact that Charlie and Fred hadn't adjusted to Ginny's news as well as the others. Molly's concern didn't just end there, she still worried about Arthur even though he kept insisting that he was finally adjusting to the idea of being a grandfather Molly knew that the full impact of the news was still taking it's time to sink in. His visit to Dumbledore had made him realise that Ginny's situation was actually real, that in a few short months there would be a new addition to the family but Molly knew that Arthur wouldn't really begin to feel the baby's impact until Ginny began to show. And even though people like Dumbledore had taken the news with such understanding and excitement Molly knew that not all their world would see Ginny's situation with such genuine joy as the headmaster had.

There was the order members to tell and other friends and family members that would need to be informed. And molly knew that most of those reactions would be the opposite of Dumbledore's. Molly knew that in the wizarding world standards where different from the rest of humanity. Witches and wizards could be cruel and Molly knew that people would talk, snide and nasty remarks would be made and people, many of whom the Weasley's had never before seen in their entire life would suddenly deem Molly and Arthur bad and irresponsible parents. There wasn't any thing that Molly could do to prevent this and she knew that sooner or later Ginny would hear these vicious words and any confidence that her daughter may have regained in the mean time would be instantly shattered.

But Molly was determined; she had set her mind to it the second that she had been confided in with her daughter's secret. Molly refused to let her baby suffer through the same onslaught of insults and nasty comments that she had. Molly knew that either situation would bring Ginny pain but as a mother Molly had chosen the path that would, in the long term, prove less painful to her child. As the summer slowly drew to an end Molly knew that she would soon have to tell Ginny the decision that she had made on her behalf. Ginny had to be removed from Hogwarts.

Throughout the summer, and much to Molly's joy, Ginny's attitude became less self pitying. Molly suspected that Harry's understanding and quick acceptance of the situation had greatly helped Ginny in her own acceptance of the pregnancy. Molly couldn't thank Harry enough for his help and although Molly made it a point of never mentioning Harry's prospects as a father, because Molly didn't want to seem too over bearing as Harry still had to deal with the idea of being a dad himself. Molly was beginning to relish the idea that Harry would soon have a role in the family. But even though Molly dreamed about the new baby and secretly planned a wedding that she knew Ginny and Harry must soon have, Molly kept these wondrous thoughts to herself.

The reason was that Molly still worried about the reactions of the boys. Molly knew that Bill and George could only keep their counterparts in check to a certain degree and Molly was sure that even Bill, with his affable nature, would crack at the news that Harry was the boy who had helped conceived his sister's child.

It wasn't that Harry was disliked by the boys, because Molly knew that this wasn't true, on the contrary, Molly knew that Harry was universally liked by all the boys. But Molly also knew that at the moment the boys wouldn't take kindly to the idea that Harry, who was almost considered to be a surrogate brother, was now more then just Ron's friend.

Molly knew that the rest of the family had a right to know who the baby's father was but Molly had decided that while Harry was still at the burrow it wouldn't be within Harry's best interest to tell the boys. Molly had concluded that that particular piece of information could wait until Harry was safely back at Hogwarts.

Hogwarts had been another subject that had been on Molly's mind throughout the summer, she had tried to avoid the topic as much as possible but she knew that the time to tell Ginny was forever creeping closer. But finally on the day that the Ron and Harry's Hogwarts letters arrived, Molly knew that she now had to tell Ginny the decision that she had made on her daughters behalf.

"McGonagall's made Harry Gryffindor's Quidditch captain!" Ron called excitedly as he and Harry entered the kitchen for breakfast on the morning the boys Hogwarts letters arrived.

"About time too!" Fred called as he, George and Charlie rushed to add their excited congratulations as they crowed around Harry and Ron and they all fought to catch a glimpse of the coveted badge. Molly half listened to the boys from her place at the stove as she slowly turned the bacon over in the frying pan.

"I remember my days as captain" Charlie recalled fondly to them all "Gryffindor had the best team in the school when I was in charge. I even spotted young Oliver wood's hidden talent, it was deeply hidden, mind you, but I brought him along"

"We had an ok team too!" George protested mildly, understating his team mates' talents.

"I'm sure Harry's team will be just as good!" Ginny voiced from her seat at the table. Over the summer weeks and with encouragement from Molly, Arthur and Bill, Ginny's pregnancy had become a topic that wasn't openly mentioned by the family, and everyone was encouraged to continue their lives as though the revelation at the start of the summer had never happened. This and Harry's presence had slowly helped Ginny to return to a simile of her normal vivacious self. She no longer shut herself away in her room trying to hide from her family as she had done at the start of the summer. She had regained some of her former confidence and had even begun to speak as openly as she had done before. Bill had been most persuasive with his younger siblings and had finally convinced Fred and Charlie to keep their own thoughts on the pregnancy to themselves, but Molly knew that all the boys still secretly harboured murderous feelings towards the unknown father.

"You'll need a new chaser, mate" Ron voiced as the boys finally sat down at the table and began to eat as Molly filled Bill's plate as he entered the kitchen,

"Who needs a new chaser?" Bill asked conversationally as he sat at the table,

"We, do, well Harry does" Ron called excitedly at revealing Harry's news to Bill "He's been made Quidditch captain!"

"Congratulations, Thanks mum" Bill said sat as he sat down at pulled his plate towards him.

"Neville once said he'd like to try out if a place opened up-" Ron said turning to harry

"Colin Creevey, seemed enthusiastic about joining the team when we where there-" Fred laughed

"Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan where good with a broom maybe they'd like to try out" Ron continued

"Alright, I get the picture! Now give the Quidditch talk a rest" Bill suddenly said sharply as he stabbed his fork down on his plate and Molly turned to look at the boys,

"Why? What's the matter with you?" Fred asked Bill.

"Nothing" Bill replied nonchalantly "I just don't want to hear you lot going on and on about it, that's all"

"Fine" Fred said scathingly as he stabbed at a sausage, muttering about book loving teachers pets as all the boys fell silent. Molly didn't understand Bill's sudden shift in both tone and attitude, usually he loved to talk about Quidditch as much as any of the boys but after his words Molly was left feeling slightly bewildered, that was until she saw Bill quickly wink and flash a smile at Ginny who was sitting opposite him. Now Molly understood. The vacant position of a chaser on the Gryffindor team that Ron Harry and the others where so eagerly filling was Ginny's, Molly felt worse then ever now. Molly's worries over her daughter suddenly increased as Ginny, who was now suddenly looking around the room as though searching for something finally spoke.

"Where's my letter?" Ginny asked as she turned to Molly for a reply and Molly felt all eyes shift towards her as all the boys looked curiously at Molly.

"Y-Your letters not coming" Molly said sadly as she looked into her daughters eyes

I-I don't understand?" Ginny said looking bewildered. It killed Molly telling Ginny the reason why she couldn't return back to the school that she had always dreamed of attending.

"Oh Ginny" Molly said softly "Your going to have a baby, in a few months you'll be showing, and then what?" Molly was very conscious of all the boys' eyes staring at her as she looked into Ginny's eyes and she knew that Ginny didn't really understand the meaning behind Molly's words or decision.

"People will start to talk" Molly said wishing that Arthur hadn't already left for work "not everyone will be as accepting of you being pregnant at such a young age and being unmarried"

"But why should that matter?" Ginny asked "A baby's a baby no matter how it was made"

"We know that" Bill said gently as he looked from Ginny to Molly "But in our world things are very different you now that. And you'll be better off here, at home, then having to go through all the stress that Hogwarts will give you."

"B-But I want to go back!" Ginny cried as she looked at Molly "I know playing Quidditch is out of the question, but I can still go to classes! And do school work! Why can't I go back?"

"Because you'll better off here" Bill said sternly before Molly could reply "And because we love you and we want the best for you, for you and the baby, and you have start thinking about what's best for your baby too"

"And Hogwarts isn't good?" Ginny said feebly

"No" Molly said sadly as she shook her head "You have to understand that"

"So she's to be punished?" Ron asked loudly "Why her? Why not the father?"

"Ron" Bill growled warningly and Molly saw Harry shift uncomfortably in his seat next to Ron.

"But I don't understand why?" Ron continued, this time almost pleadingly as he turned towards Bill. Molly noticed Bill grinned slightly at his youngest brother's indignation on his sister's part but Bill's understanding smile faded as sudden as it had appeared.

"You must see why Ginny can't return to Hogwarts" Bill said sadly as he looked down at his food.

"No I don't" Ron protested

"Because people will gossip, they will talk about Ginny and all the family behind our backs. People that we thought where friends will slight us, laugh at us and berate us" Charlie said, his tone betraying no emotion, but everyone in the burrow understood that he was telling the truth

"But why?" Ron asked shocked

"It's ok, Ron" Ginny said quietly cutting her brothers plea short, "I understand, really I do, I'm having a baby. I can't go back to Hogwarts, I've disgraced you all, and I've ruined my life and the life of the baby!"

"No you haven't!" Molly called as silent tears rolled down Ginny's face "You'll return to Hogwarts, just not this term, maybe next term" Molly said trying to infuse a little hope into Ginny. But Molly knew by the renewed deadened look in her daughter's eyes that Ginny knew that there wasn't any real hope, especially when the baby did finally come.

"Don't worry sis" Fred's voice broke the silence coursing everyone to stair at him in amazement "Me and George'll make sure you'll be back coursing trouble at school soon enough. Even if I have to baby sit the sprog!" Fred said as she squeezed Ginny's shoulder and she looked up at her brother weakly. At Fred's words Molly smiled.

"Don't you worry we'll get him in training for Hogwarts" George laughed

"Learning from the masters of mischief?" Bill laughed jovially as he flashed a smile at his sister and Ginny smiled through her tears

"When we're through with him, Hogwarts won't have any idea what's hit it!" Fred jested

"And he'll have the best Quidditch skills around!" Charlie offered and Molly smiled even more, as she thought that the baby, no matter what gender it would be, was certainly guaranteed an excellent Quidditch pedigree with Harry as its father.

"See" Arthur said later that night as the house lay soundly asleep and Arthur held Molly in his arms as Molly had recounted the days events to him "The boys eventually came around didn't they? You needn't have worried, love" he said softly as he smiled at Molly and kissed her cheek

"It'll be alright now" Arthur said and Molly believed him, finally all the boys had begun to look on the pregnancy in a new light. All of the boys knew that there would to be changers but instead as seeing the changers as a disruption Molly knew that the boys would now look on the baby's arrival with anticipation.

In the days that followed, Fred and George with an enthusiasm that was undying, set about writing a book which they intended to fill with their knowledge of Hogwarts. What that knowledge was Molly didn't know as the boys had turned very secretive, but Molly could guess that the books contents wouldn't be filled with academic knowledge. In fact Molly suspected that when the book was finally filled the contents that would be quite the reverse.

After the revelation that Ginny wouldn't be returning to Hogwarts, the weeks leading up to Ron and Harry's departure seemed to take more of a toll on Ginny then any other. Molly knew that Ginny was suddenly realising that her life had now changed and on the day that Molly was to take Ron and Harry to the Hogwarts express Ginny claimed to have taken ill and remained in her room as Bill stayed home and Molly escorted Ron to platform 9 3/4.

"Make sure you have everything" Molly called as both boys carried their trunks into the kitchen where they and Molly would be flooing from. The Burrow as was usual for the first day of term was thrown into chaos. Breakfast and packed lunches had to be hurriedly prepared for all the family, last minute items had to be found and inevitably no one was ready when they were supposed to be. Molly had foolishly thought that with only Harry and Ron having to leave for the station, it would mean that the morning would be less of a battle then usual, but Molly hadn't figured in the fact that, Arthur, Bill, Charlie and the twins all remained home to wish Harry and their youngest brother farewell.

"Work hard, have fun and enjoy yourselves" Arthur said as he patted both Ron and Harry on the shoulders

"And remember!" Fred called as he pushed his way passed Charlie "This is your last year before responsibility kicks in, enjoy it and try not to get caught"

"Don't worry if you flunk your exams!" George called cheerfully "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes can always guarantee you a place"

"Yeah as a shop skivvy" Bill laughed as he slapped Ron's shoulder and shook Harry's hand "Have fun, and win Gryffindor that house cup!"

"Right!" Molly called as she prised the two youngest boys from her sons' clutches "Lets go, Arthur?" Molly asked turning towards her husband.

"Don't worry" Arthur smiled "I'm off to work as soon as you leave, so are the twins and Bi-"

"-And me and Charlie will stay with Ginny till you get home" Bill chorused repeating the words that Molly had said again and again for then past two days "We'll be fine" Bill smiled, and Molly knew that everything would right with Bill in charge. This year, Molly had found that she was even more nervous about going to platform 91/3 then ever before, it wasn't that she was dreading the comments that and curious questions about Ginny's absence, although that did slightly add to Molly's worries. The main reason for Molly's nervousness was because today was the first time that she had left Ginny alone in the house. Molly knew that she was being silly; she knew that Bill would take exceptional care of Ginny in the few minutes that Molly was away, but as Molly turned and instructed Ron and Harry to each take hold of their trunks Molly felt as though she was abandoning her daughter.

"Ready!" Ron and Harry both called and Molly snapped out of her thoughts

"Right then you go first Ron" Molly said softly as she and Harry stood back to let the Ron use the fireplace first,

"Platform nine and three quarters!" Ron yelled as he threw a handful of powder into the flames dropping his trunk at the same time

"Good one bro!" Fred mocked as Charlie dashed forwards and picked up the trunk,

"I'll take it for you" Charlie said hoisting the trunk on its side

"No your not, your going to work" Molly called heatedly knowing that Charlie had an ulterior motive in officering his help,

"I'm coming with you!" Charlie demanded

"No, you have work. Arthur please tell him" Molly turned on her husband looking for the support that she knew he would offer,

"It wouldn't do any harm to have an extra pair of hands" Arthur said feebly as Molly stared at her husband in disbelief and Arthur turned his eyes to the floor,

"Mum, we'll miss the train!" Ron called as Charlie and the trunk disappeared into the fire place and vanished,

"Well in that case we'll help too!" Fred called as he hurried forwards grabbed hold of Harry's trunk, threw powder into the fire place and disappeared calling out his destination,

"Come on Harry you don't want to be late" George called as he followed his twin's example and pulled Harry into the fire as both boys vanished.

"Arthur?" Molly gasped still in disbelief from his lack of support but he merely shrugged suggesting that what had happened was entirely beyond him,

"We'll miss the train!" Ron called as he grabbed hold of Molly's hand pulled her towards the fireplace.

Seconds later and after a bumpy ride Molly and Ron arrived on the station of platform 93/4

"Hi Harry!" Molly heard a voice call as Ron grabbed Molly by the hand and he pulled her down the platform as she heard Harry mutter a noncommittal reply to the biy who had greated him,

"That's Micheal Corner" Ron growled to Molly betraying all the his feelings for the boy who was already dressed in his Ravenclaw school robes "He once dated Ginny in her fourth year"

"Did he now?" Charlie answered suddenly interested in the boy that was disappearing into the crowd, Molly silently laughed at the her sons minds at work, putting two plus two together and reaching an answer of six.

"Hi ya Harry!" Called a small thin boy with pale brown hair as he hurried to fall in step with Harry As he, Molly, Ron, Charlie and the twins made their way down the platform.

"Hi Colin" Harry said his tone almost doleful as though he had said the exact words a hundred of times before and they had finally became meaningless.

"Hi Ron, Hi Fred, Hi George" the boy continued his tone still excitable

"Hi Colin" all the boys said as dejectedly as Harry

"Is this you mother and your brother?" the boy asked and without waiting for a reply he continued "Hello Mrs Weasley, I know your Ginny's mum without even asking. She's told me lots about you, she talks about you all the time. Where is Ginny? She wrote to me at the start of the summer saying that she had something important that she needed to tell me but my family was holidaying in Ingoldmells, we didn't get back until last week. Mum and Dad laughed at the amount of stamps Gin put on the letter, is Ginny ok?"

"Ginny's fine!" Fred snapped as he eyed the little pale boy up and down as though he was seeing him in a new light "What would Ginny have to say to you?" Fred said his tone accusingly "did you have….did you…with my sister?"

"Did you do anything to her?" Charlie finished Fred's sentence both boys towering over the poor younger, pale boy.

"I don't understand?" Colin said his smile still firmly in place

"Ginny isn't too well" Molly quickly said as she retrieved the young boy from her sons grasps "she's going to be home tutored for awhile, at least until she gets better" This seemed to please Colin's curiosity over Ginny's absence and as he hurried back to his parents he promised that he'd write to Ginny and Molly promised that she'd encourage Ginny to write back.

"Please, for the love of Merlin don't let him be the father!" Fred hissed as he watched Colin hurry off and Molly tried to hurry Ron and Harry across the platform with Charlie and the twins in tow. Molly noticed that all the boys' eyes where flicking everywhere looking at all the male students that walked past them. Molly knew that if Ginny's present situation wasn't so painful then Molly knew that she would have laughed out loud at her sons' behaviour.

Molly knew that all the boys were trying to gauge from the other students cheerful waves and pleasant greetings which had so carelessly fathered their sister's child and Molly was still amazed that none of the boys had even given Harry a second look. Soon Molly thought. Soon they would all know that Harry was the father and Molly smiled at that thought, not because the Weasleys would soon no longer have any secrets or lies hidden from each other but because soon Harry would really be a member of the family.

"Try to behave" Molly said as Ron and Harry hurried towards a free compartment and Charlie and the twins stored the trunks away "And try not to tell too many people about…. about Ginny's….situation. If anyone asks tell them she decided to be home schooled" but Molly knew that her son hadn't heard as at that moment Ron's friends had arrived in the carriage calling cheerful greetings and shaking both Fred and Georges hands,

"Hay Ron!" Molly heard a boy call as Charlie and the twins climbed down from the carriage and a whistle blew signalling that the train was about to disembark.

"Hi Dean, hi Seamus, hi Neville" Molly heard Ron and Harry say as Charlie closed the carriage door,

"Where's Gin? She been ignoring my letters all summer" One of the boys said as the train pulled away and Ron and Harry where finally heading back for their final year at Hogwarts.

Molly couldn't help but feel sad as she waved at the train as it hurried off around the corner of the platform and out of sight and it suddenly dawned on Molly that was the last time that she would be standing on the platform waving goodbye to one of her children. Molly had spend the better part of eighteen years waving goodbye on this platform as the scarlet Hogwarts express carried one of her children away. Molly had cried the first time it had happened and every other time since and this was no exception. The partings hadn't gotten any easer and now was no exception.

"They'll be home soon" Charlie said soothingly as he guided Molly passed the other tearful parents as he counted Harry amongst his mothers tears

"And then you'll be whishing them away!" Fred joked.

"Oh no!" Molly sobbed as she searched her bag for a hanky "I've never wished any of you away ever!"

"We know" George said seriously "We know, but you know that we can't all say in the burrow forever"

And Molly knew that George had never spoken a truer word. Molly's children where growing up so fast, and in the case of Bill, Charlie and Percy they had already grown. The twins weren't far behind and as Molly thought allowed her sons to guide her passed the other sobbing parents molly knew that Ginny now had to do the quickest amount of growing up.

"Bloody ghoul!" Fred yelled with indignation as he rubbed his head and George and Charlie laughed silently behind him "It was chucking old picture frames at me! We should get rid of it!"

"Get rid!" Charlie laughed as Molly prepared the family's' evening meal "That ghoul's been here longer then you have its part of the family! Father would rather get rid of you before he turned that ghoul out" The months had slipped by as the evenings grew darker and the land that surrounded the burrow signalled winter by it's covering of thick heavy snow.

"I told you to duck" Bill said grinning widely as he and Fred carried the Weasley family cradle into the kitchen inside which where two boxes, the largest box was filled with Christmas decorations and a smaller one full of baby clothes. Bill and Fred had both volunteered to risk their safety and tackle the ghoul so that they could retrieve the items in anticipation of the arrival of both Christmas and Ginny's baby.

Molly had begun her preparations for both the festive season and for the arrival of the Weasley's newest member early. Ginny's midwife witch, Healer Tilly Trollop, had visited the Burrow regularly and each time had pronounced both Ginny and the baby well, which was always a relief to everyone. Tilly had also predicated that the baby would be born close to Christmas day and so as Ginny's due date approached Molly had begun to make the Burrow ready.

She had made the boys retrieve the family cradle, which had been used by all the Weasley children and Arthur had promised to clean it up so that it looked almost new. Molly intended to have to cradle placed in Ginny's room so that it would be waiting for the baby when it was born, and even though Ginny had seemed very reluctant at first Molly had persuaded Ginny that this was the best course for both mother and child.

Bill, who was always willing to offer his help to appease any situation, had suggested that his room could be turned into a nursery but Molly refused point blank. Molly knew exactly where Bill would sleep if he lost his room and Molly wasn't willing to give up her eldest son to Fleur Delacour that easily, especially when neither woman had yet been formally introduced.

The rest of the family were making preparations for the holidays. The Twins had returned home from work at the start of the holidays with a large Christmas tree that they had procured from Mundungus Fletcher. Ron and Harry had returned to the burrow for the Holidays a week before Christmas day bringing with them their friend Hermione Granger and all three helped to decorate the twins' enormous tree that literally filled the living room.

Molly was glad of Ron, Harry and Hermione's presence during the run up to Christmas all three helped to bring Ginny out of herself, especially Hermione who had written to Ginny lots over the autumn term reassuring Ginny that everything was fine.

"No one suspects anything" Ron told Molly on the day he had retuned home "Colin, Dean, Neville and Seamus was concerned and even Draco Malfoy demanded to know why Ginny wasn't at school but Harry just told him to do one and he shut up after a couple of attempts" Molly, assured that Ginny's reputation at school was still intact now had even more things to worry about.

Bill had dropped a bombshell during the week before Christmas by announcing that this year he would be spending Christmas with Fleur's family in France and to add salt to Molly's already open wound Charlie added an announced that he had finally told his boss his wish of studying artic dragons and much to Charlie's joy and to Molly's added heart ach, Charlie's boss, a very wealthy dragon lover, was in full support of the idea. Both Charlie and his boss where in full swing of making preparations for the proposed expedition, Charlie had told them, he and six of his colleagues would leave for Antarctica within a year and no one, as yet knew how long the expedition would last for.

Miraculously Christmas day arrived and Molly, as usual Molly prepared dinner for the family. A family that this year was missing two members, Percy and Bill. Molly had strangely grown used to Percy absence, even though everyday she wished that he'd return home. But Bill's seat that was now filled by Hermione pained Molly.

"It's ridiculous" Molly thought as she poked at her Christmas dinner, Bill had been absent on many Christmases in the past when he worked in Egypt and many other far away places that his work sent him too, but this year Molly felt something that she had never felt before. She couldn't quite place what the feeling was but Molly knew what it was for. Molly knew that she had been feeling this same thing for many months now; Molly knew that she was feeling the brake up of her family. The family that Molly had dedicated her entire life to, scrimping, saving, cooking, cleaning, mending, making do, teaching and loving. Twenty nine years Molly had dedicated to her family and she knew that in the end all she would be able to show for it was seven empty seats at the Burrow's kitchen table and stretch marks the size of the grand canyon.

"I have to tell you all something" Ginny's voice cut across Molly's thoughts as Ginny stood up at the table, her hands placed over her swollen belly. "I-I-" Ginny began but her words failed as her entire family's eyes fell on her.

"Go on Gin you can do it" Hermione urged Ginny as she sat next to her and she took hold of Ginny's hand.

"I-I want to say I'm sorry" Ginny began before the boys cut her off saying she had nothing to apologise for,

"No I do!" Ginny protested "I'm sorry that I've been such a bother to you all I really am. But with the baby coming any day now I need you to all know something-"

"What's wrong?" Fred asked hurriedly "I thought the midwife witch said everything was ok?"

"She did and it is" Ginny replied quickly

"Then what's the matter are you ok?" Charlie asked concerned,

"Me and the baby are fine!" said hurriedly "I….I need to tell you about the father"

"The father?" Arthur asked as he turned to look at his daughter,

"I didn't want to tell you who that father was before now because…because I was worried how you all would react"

"Oh Ginny it's fine" Molly said soothingly "I know"

"You do?" Ginny replied as she paled slightly "How?"

"It's obvious, you practically told me the first time we went to see healer Sedgewick" Molly said not even attempting to hide her smile as she turned to look at Harry "Harry its ok dear, really it is"

"HARRY!" Fred yelled dropping fork and staring daggers at the boy sitting opposite him

"Harry?" George added as though the name was alien to him "Harry as in, Harry potter the boy who lived?"

"More like the boy who's soon to be strangled" Charlie raged quickly stood from his seat knocking it backwards as he clenched his fists

"How could you?" George yelled disgust, his anger equalling that of Charlie's "You come into our home! Eat our food and pretend to be our friend by giving us money to set up our shop and you think that gives you the right to take advantage of our sister!"

"Harry's your baby's farther?" Ron said in a state of shock as Hermione stared open eyed at Ginny as though her world had fallen down around her

"Why did you tell them that?" Ginny yelled at Molly as tears rolled down her face "Why? How could you? I never said that -" Ginny raged, gasping, but she never finished her sentence. Instead everyone's anger suddenly turned to shock and then concern as Ginny's waters broke and she screamed clutching her swollen belly and cried. Molly knew that it was time. It wasn't how Molly would have wanted it to have happened. For all Molly wanted was that Ginny should have been happy and contented but it was too late to change the situation and so as the argument that had flared up only a few moments before suddenly changed to anxiousness for Ginny, Molly ordered Charlie to fetch the Midwife witch as she and Arthur took Ginny to her room. As the baby would soon be here.

The time passed slowly and all anyone could do was wait, Wait while Charlie apparated to fetch Ginny's midwife witch, Healer Tilly Trollop. Wait as the healer went to help deliver Ginny's baby, wait as Molly clutched tightly to Arthur's hands as Ginny's screams filled the burrow and as the boys all turned hate filled eyes onto Harry. After Charlie returned Molly sent him to fetch Bill for she knew that her eldest son would want to be home when the baby was born. Tilly also ordered the rest of the boys to boil water and to fetch blankets and gave them all other mundane tasks that made them feel as though they where helping when in fact the tasks only served to occupy their minds and time.

Evening came and eventually the house fell quite, the boys, Harry and Hermione had all returned to the kitchen to rest while Molly and Arthur remained on the half landing out side Ginny's room.

"Mr and Mrs Weasley?" The Midwife Witch called as she popped her head around the Ginny's bedroom door,

"Has it happened?" Mr Weasley asked eagerly hurrying forwards on very stiff legs, he and Molly had been sitting on the hard landing fool "Has she had the baby?"

"Are they well? Is Ginny fine can I see them?" Molly said in a torrent of questions as she followed after her husband her heart beating very fast,

"The baby hasn't not been born yet" the midwife witch said as she held up her hand halting their questions, Molly's heart sank, and as she looked into the eyes of the nurse Molly felt ill, and she knew. She new what Tilly's look meant, it was one that told her everything and Molly's stomach lurched and her eyes stung, a mother always knows, Molly thought as she took hold of Arthur's hand.

"There's been complications" the midwife witch said softly and Molly felt her world collapsing around her as her heart broke and Arthur pulled her close as the tears fell.

"The baby hasn't turned" Tilly continued but Molly was only half listening, the pain in her chest and the voice in her head where so loud, this was all Molly's fault, the voice screamed, as Tilly continued "the umbilical cord as become wrapped around the baby's neck starving the child of air. But because the baby's head isn't facing in the correct position it means that I can't deliver the baby in the traditional way. I'm going to have to perform a Muggle caesarean. Which means I'll have to cut Ginny open."

"Oh!" Molly whimpered as Arthur held her,

"I must warn you that Ginny's situation doesn't look good" Tilly continued as the voice in Molly's head screamed that she had inflicted this onto Ginny, that by denying Ginny her return to Hogwarts and by isolating her from the rest of the world she had coursed these complication to arise

"Performing a caesarean is very risky" Tilly continued, this time speaking directly to Arthur "Ginny's very weak. I need to inform you that if I proceed with this we could lose both Ginny and the baby"

"And if we wait?" Molly heard Arthur as he fought back his tears

"Then they both will"

"You have to do what you think is best" Arthur said as Molly closed her eyes and began to pray.