(A/N- this is a very fluffy chapter with not much happening- but is needed in the grand scheme of things- R&R!)

Disclaimer:- I wish I owned Harry Potter… perhaps the twins too- but unfortunately I don't own anything

Chapter 2- Not All Announcements Are Good…

"Welcome Home!" chorused an assortment of voices when the Hogwart students walked into the living room of The Burrow.

Standing in the room was all the Weasley family, ready to welcome Harry and Hermione into their family.

Since Harry had now left school Dumbledore had given Harry permission to leave the Dursley's and he was now going to stay at the Weasley's throughout his and Ron's Auror training, for they had been accepted into the highly competitive and extensive training programme that the dark wizard catchers had to go through. Although Hermione had also been accepted to the Auror training project she didn't want to pursue a career that involved fighting all the time and had decided to accept the offer to begin training as a Healer in the wizarding hospital St. Mungos'. When Molly had heard Dumbledore had given his consent for Harry to leave the Dursley's she immediately had left for Hogwarts and told him that she had already accepted him and Hermione into her heart, all that was left to do was physically move in. Both teenagers had automatically accepted, since they were both orphans (Hermione's parents had been killed by Lucius Malfoy, which was the reason he was now in prison) and regarded Molly as their surrogate mother.

Hermione let out a small gasp as she surveyed the whole clan watching them. Charlie and his wife Rebeckah had obviously came back from fighting dragons in Egypt and stood smiling with their daughter and young son. Both three year old Saffron and one year old Jamile, had inherited the trademark red Weasley hair, but the softer brown eyes of their mother.

Bill and Fleur were standing beside them; Fleur gave a small wave to Harry, forever grateful that he had saved the life of her beloved sister whilst trying to restrain small and very beautiful strawberry blonde haired daughter from escaping her grasp. "No Grace" she said "Zis is not ze time; you can welcome zem later!"

"Let her come!" Ginny pleaded with her eyes, very much in love with the daughter of her favourite brother, as she dropped to her knees ready to embrace the one year old who tottered towards her.

Percy and his wife Penelope were sitting on the sofa and Percy quickly beckoned Hermione over to meet his very well behaved, very red haired and unlike Fred and George two year old twins Polly and Peter. "Meet the 'new Weasley twins!" he said to Hermione in a smug voice, his pride in his children obvious.

Fred and George were already beside Ron tormenting "little Ronniekins" about Hermione and surprisingly enough he was taking it all in good humour. While Angelina and Katie, the twins respective girlfriends talked and laughed at their boyfriends antics.

Harry stood for a moment surveying the scene, 'This is what a family is like' he thought, he felt a lump in his throat as he realised that he had missed this so much. Living with Dursley's didn't count as having a family. Immediately he felt an overwhelming wave of gratitude towards Mrs Weasley for giving him such a precious gift.

Ginny, sensing his emotion rose to her feet and tucked her hand in his saying softly "You're one of us now- this is where you belong"

They ate dinner outside in the warm sun, as the kitchen would not big enough to hold all 16 adults, never mind the 5 children as well.

As the sun was setting the adults still sat around the table, happily chatting in the soft velvet light as the sweet smell of roses perfumed the air. The fireflies danced as the humans around the table drank butterbeer and relaxed; the children having gone to bed hours before hand.

Harry and Ginny nervously stood and Harry announced "um... guys I have something to tell you"

"Don't you mean 'WE' have something to tell you?" Ginny asked, looking up at her boyfriend.

"Awh… don't tell me you and Harry have got together" Fred and George asked at the same time in an amused tone.

Harry looked at Ginny and simultaneously they nodded. Mrs Weasley began to cry and rushed over to hug them "Oh My babies!" she said gathering them in her arms "I have waited for this day of years, Oh I'm so happy" she cried releasing them from her bone crushing embrace.

As Charlie looked at Bill and whispered, "You owe me 10 galleons- you said he would wait until Ginny had finished school!" before he declared in a louder voice "Rebeckah and I have some news too- we are coming back here to live- permanently- I have been given the 'Care of Magical Creatures Job in Hogwarts since Hagrid eloped with Madam Maxime!"

Mrs Weasley looked at her second son in obvious delight, she missed not having her family around, and promptly rushed over to kiss both Charlie and Rebeckah "Oh, I'm so happy!" she said the tears running down her face "I was so worried about your children, raising them with dragons isn't very responsible!"

"Well I decided it was for the best when I saw Saffron trying to climb on one last week!" Charlie joked, laughing at his mother's expression before she embraced them once again.

Fred gave a small sigh and said offhandily, although everyone who listened to his word picked up on the evident pride in his words and excitement in his voice, "Well since Mum is being all disgusting at the moment I might as well tell you that we, Angelina and me are going to have a baby!"

"It's Angelina and I!" Mrs Weasley said immediately correcting Fred's grammar before the words sunk in and she rushed over to the couple, once again crying and enveloping them in another of her famous hugs, "I'm going to be a granny again!" she sniffed "oh I can't help crying!" she said with a small laugh.

"Mum" Bill said, "Make that a granny twice over!" before he let Fleur continue "I am also going to have a baby!" she giggled and looked up at Bill before saying "and we are getting married!" before showing her ring to the rest of the family.

At this Mrs Weasley sat on the ground and promptly started bawling "Oh My Babies!" she said "This is the happiest day of my life!"

After the garden was cleared off the couples headed in different ways, wanting to be alone with their respective partners as they absorbed the beautiful night with the clear moon and twinkling stars.

"You know what?" Harry asked Ginny as they lay beside each other by the pond across the field from The Burrow, looking up at the stars.

"What?" Ginny said snuggling closer to Harry who put his arm around her, pulling her closer so her head was resting on his chest.

"I think your mum was right, this is the happiest night of my life! Everything is so perfect!"

"Ummm… Ginny agreed with a soft moan of contentment while breathing in Harry's scent "I wish it could stay like this forever!"

"I love you Ginny Weasley!" he said with amusement in his voice as he began tickling her

"Harry stop it!" Ginny laughed, her voice echoing across the lake and sounding like a hundred tinkling fairy's laughing as it reverberated across the hills

Harry turned and semi-leaning on Ginny he kissed her on the lips leading her to said softly

"I love you too"

Hermione smiled as she saw the closeness of Harry and Ginny by the lake, she thought they looked so right together. They were inevitable she thought. She had once thought that about her and Ron too

FLASHBACK

It was the last night of the summer holidays and Hermione was staying at the Burrow as her parents had been dead for a year, and her only relatives lived in America, too far away to allow her to come back to school according to her aunt. Ron had asked Hermione to go for a walk, despite the fact she was tired and wanted to finish her packing for school she had agreed and Ron brought her to the very spot where Harry and Ginny now lay.

"Hermione, I want you to be my girlfriend" Ron said tentatively looking into her eyes with an expectant look in his eyes which were filled with love.

Hermione felt her heart melting; she had had a crush on Ron from the very first time they had met, when on the Hogwarts Express he had tired to turn his pet Rat yellow. She couldn't believe the words she was hearing- it was like a dream come true!

"Yes!" Hermione replied reaching over to pull him towards her for their first kiss, their bodies so close together making their silhouettes become one in the moonlight.

END FLASHBACK

But now everything was different and it annoyed her to admit that she had no idea what was driving them apart. She didn't know what had changed, they were once so much in love and couldn't wait to spend time together; now it felt like a chore, and they were only spending time together because they had no-one else to spend it with.

"Hermione?" Ron asked looking into her face with a sad expression on his face- "are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" she said in an almost too cheerful voice as they reached for each others hand before heading back to the Burrow and their separate rooms.

Elsewhere in the darkness Katie and George spoke at the same time "I want to ask you something." George began at the same time as Katie said "George I want to tell you-"

Each of them took a deep breath before Katie said "you first"

"Ok," George said as they sat down by a tree, George facing his girlfriend. "I want you to know that I love you very much, we have spent the last two years together and I want to spend the rest of my life with you"

Not noticing the expression on Katie's face he continued "Katie, will you marry me?" at that he took out a small box.

"George!" Katie said tears streaming down her face "I can't!"

"Why not?" George demanded a little hurt at the answer to his wonderfully romantic gesture.

"That's what I have to tell you" Katie said averting her eyes from George's face "Imseeeingsomeoneelse" She said quickly in one breath

"What!" George said nervously tilting Katie's face upwards "That sounded like you said you were seeing someone else!"

As Katie's eyes became misty with tears George stood to his feet, his anger apparent from the expression on his face "Who is the bastard?" he demanded to know "Who is it?" he screamed at the now sobbing Katie.

"Its not a boy" she managed to say through her tears "Its Alicia"

George sat back down in shock, feeling his heart breaking as not 100 feet away Harry and Ginny felt their hearts filling with love for each other.