After the Weasleys has sat and shared their cups of tea and meaningless quiet conversations Arthur stood up "alright Weasleys, off to bed. The healers have given us some dreamless sleep potion if anyone wants any." All of his children declined and with a flick of his wand the dishes shot off to the sink and began washing themselves "that means you as well Mrs Weasley". They all took their time using the one family bathroom and changing into clothes that could be found in the house and making there way to their respective bedrooms. By the time everyone had shouted good night and their bedroom doors were closed it was heading towards 1 o'clock in the morning.
At around ten past two in the morning Molly awoke from her restless sleep to find Ginny stood at the foot of her bed, wrapped in her bedspread clutching a pillow to her chest with tears streaming down her freckled face. "Mum can I get in I can't sleep." Ginny seemed to think about what she had said and went to turn around.
"Ginny get in and get comfy honey" Molly said quickly elbowing Arthur "Arthur dear I think you'd better enlarge the bed Ginny can't sleep" Arthur obliged his wife, enlarged the bed and smiled at his daughter lying with his wife letting her mother stroke her hair as she drifted off. Arthur sat up, took out his book about muggle motorcycles (a gift from Sirius), placed his reading glasses on his face and began reading by wand light.
About half an hour passed before Arthur heard footsteps on the landing, the person outside the door shuffling from foot to foot , Arthur waved his wand to gently open the bedroom door. Outside the door was Ron a similar state to Ginny but shaking rather than crying. "Come on my boy" Arthur says quietly waving his wand and enlarging the bed again. "No one wants to sleep alone on nights like these, make yourself comfy" Ron smiled sheepishly at his father "thanks dad, it's too quiet not having Harry talking in his sleep or Hermione snuffling" at the mention of his friends Ron's face paled and he sat on the edge of the bed next to his father, Arthur placed his book down and squeezed Ron's shoulder. "Lie down Ron try and get some sleep, we will go and see them tomorrow " Ron nodded and lay down beside his father who picked up his book and carried on reading.
Soon after Ron had fallen asleep and began snoring, Percy and Charlie appeared in the bedroom doorway Percy sobbing quietly into Charlie's shoulder, Charlie led his younger brother into their parents bedroom and tucked him into the bottom of the bed after his father had expanded the bed further. Minutes later Charlie came back to the room carrying his own blanket and pillow before settling himself comfortably next to Percy. Arthur watched the elder brothers who had snuck into their parents room until they both fell asleep. Arthur was about to put his book down when a groggy Bill appeared in the shadows on the landing. "Is everyone okay dad I heard them all moving about and when no one came back upstairs ... well I couldn't go back to sleep"
Arthur smiled at his eldest son and the concern about his siblings on his face. "They're okay Bill, well as okay as we can all be after today" Arthur glanced at the clock "well yesterday, now I suppose. I don't think any of them wanted to be alone. Why don't you head back up to Fleur ay son"
"Dad I think I'm going to stay with them if that's okay, Fleur has had some dreamless sleep and is sleeping peacefully."
"Of course, you'll be needing a blanket and a pillow though" Arthur waved his wand and a blanket and pillow came from Ginny's bedroom across the hall. Arthur waved his wand and expanded the bed again as Bill shrugged the blanket around his shoulders and curled up with his siblings. Arthur then placed his book down, took his glasses off and closed his eyes.
As the sunrise filtered in to Bills old bedroom at the burrow Fleur awoke to find Bill missing from the bed. The house was silent, an unusual occurrence for the burrow. Fleur pulled on a jumper of Bills from the set of draws at the bedside, pleased to see it was a jumper made by Mrs Weasley.
As Fleur padded softly down the stairs she noticed all of the bedroom doors open, but every bed she saw was vacant of the Weasley it should of held. As she finally arrived at the bottom most landing before the ground floor Fleur noticed her in-laws bedroom door was open, as she walked past she looked in. The sight that met her bought a smile to her face but tears to her eyes as she saw the family all sprawled out asleep, shocks of red hair sticking up from pillows and soft snores emanating from most of the figures. Fleur moved from the doorway not wanting to disturb her family and began to make her way downstairs.
When reaching the kitchen Fleur glanced at the clock and realising that it was almost eight o'clock set about boiling the kettle and making breakfast for the sleeping family above her.
Slowly as the smells of cooking reached their noses the Weasley family began to stir, Ginny and the boys waking and sitting up first glancing around the enlarged bed at each other. Bill was the first to break the silence.
"Well I think the last time dad had to extend the bed for us all to sleep in here was the night you were born Gin"
They all smiled and began to sit up in the spaces they were lying in. As all the children moved slowly Mr and Mrs Weasley began to wake up. Just as Mr Weasley was about to suggest breakfast Fleur stepped into the room levitating a tray with seven steaming mugs on "ahh I see you av now all woken up, I av made you all a cup of tea and breakfast is on zee table"
Mrs Weasley looked at her daughter in law shocked. Bill pulled Fleur onto his lap at the end of the bed when she has distributed the mugs of tea "thank you dear"
"Zat is okay. I didn't want to wake you all but new we would all need to ed to ze hospital soon and I didn't want your mum to av to worry about your breakfasts. I am going to get dressed now. Everything is under a warming charm on zee table" with that Fleur left the bedroom and headed upstairs and the rest of the Weasley family began getting up slowly to go and change and then head downstairs for breakfast.
Once dressed and downstairs they all sat down for breakfast. Molly had hugged and kissed her daughter-in-law on the cheek as she had arrived downstairs to see her cleaning up after the family as they sat around the table. "Thank you dear, you didn't have to do that"
"Molly it is what family do non? " Fleur asked and then continued to clean. Molly and Arthur hugged her and prepared to be the first to head back to the hospital.
The rest of the family were to follow when they were ready.