AN: Thank you all for your patience as I grieved for Little Bit. It's now time to keep my promise and finish this story for you, and then I will begin a new story! Clumsy!

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3 months later

Today was moving day and the day before her wedding! She was getting married to Jake tomorrow and she had a surprise for him tonight when they shared their new home together for the first time.

For now though she was directing everyone where to put things and she had offered to put a feather light charm on everything but the guys in the pack had just laughed themselves silly. They informed her that due to their extra magic, strength was no issue.

"Hey is that it then?" She asked Embry and Paul and Jared as they each came through carrying some boxes.

"Yep, you're all moved in, now all you have to do is unpack!" Paul answered with a smirk.

With a twinkle in her eye Hermione pulled her wand out of her back pocket with a chuckle and gave it a wave. The boys stood back with their mouths open wide as things started flying around the room and jumping from the boxes.

"You aren't the only ones with magic Paul, remember?" She said laughing.

"Nice one 'Mione!" Embry laughed. "Sam called an emergency pack meeting; something was up with the council. Jake said he would be back to help as soon as it was over. Em said to call her if you need any help but she wasn't feeling too well."

"Thanks. Thank you for helping us move too. I will have several pizzas ready and waiting after the meeting for all of you." She told them.

Once the boys had left Hermione walked around their new cottage. She loved the big fireplace that Jake had built for her made of various shapes and sizes of river rock. It was also built for ease of floo travel for her friends and her to use.

Just as she turned to walk away the fireplace burned green and someone came through.

She had her wand out and aimed at the person before she could get her bearings.

"Molly! How did you get through? You aren't on the list I gave the Ministry!" Inside she was terrified but she was a warrior and as such her wand hand was steady.

"I'm sure Mr. Malfoy and Harry will be right behind me, they are after all very protective of you." Molly said. "I know you don't trust me and I don't blame you. I've not given you much reason to trust me lately but Arthur is coming too to make you more comfortable. I promise I'm not here to hurt you 'Mione."

Just before she finished the fireplace lit up and indeed Arthur Weasley came through with an uncharacteristically serious face. He smiled at 'Mione and hugged her to him.

"Honey, I am so very sorry for what we've put you through. Molly is here to apologize as well. Will you sit and talk?" Arthur asked.

"Fine, but if you truly want to talk to me I am sending for my fiancé immediately and then we can talk." Even as she informed them of this she was waving her wand in a complicated way and three otters burst through and swam away in a hurry.

Five minutes later the entire pack came through the door in various forms of undress from their hurried trip over.

"I got your message!" Jake said hurrying to hold her and put himself between her and what he perceived as danger.

"Get out! Now!" He told the Weasley's.

"Jake wait! They are here to talk, just talk. I trust Arthur, but I wanted you here too." Hermione said.

Jake looked the Weasley's over for a moment then walked over and whispered quietly to the rest of the pack. They left but stayed right outside the door with the exception of Sam who walked over to block the fireplace in case they needed to hold them there.

Jake and Hermione walked over and sat down on their new sofa and left the two chairs across the coffee table for Molly and Arthur. Just as they sat down the fireplace roared to life again and out popped Draco wand drawn followed quickly by Harry.

Hermione explained once again when they answered her Patronus call and then the group sat and looked at Molly Weasley.

"'Mione, I want to beg your forgiveness. I was so torn apart when Ronnie died. It was easier to blame you and Mr. Malfoy than to face the truth that something inside of him snapped and broke during the war and its aftermath. I will never be able to tell you how very, very sorry I am. I love you and Harry the same as if you were my own and always have, I hope you both know that." Molly said with complete openness and sincerity. Tears were streaming down her face and Hermione's as well.

"I've participated in awful acts against you in my grief. I let Percy help lead me on in my grievance but it isn't his fault either. I am responsible for both our actions and when I leave here it will be with Harry and Mr. Malfoy to go and answer for my part at the Ministry. I wanted to come to you first and try to explain." She finished and looked beseechingly at Hermione.

Hermione looked at the woman who had been a second mother to her since she was eleven years old.

"I can try to begin to trust you again and I hope someday I can forgive and forget, but right now I just need some time, I'm sorry." Hermione said as she held Jake's hand close. "You weren't the only one who lost! I lost the man I loved; I lost a baby daughter who was murdered by that same man! Did you even try once to put yourself in my shoes? In Draco's? He had to kill a man and that changes his soul, Molly! See, I need time to heal and then maybe one day we'll make peace. But it's not today."

Arthur stood and walked over and squeezed 'Mione's hand then collected Molly and waited by the fireplace for Draco and Harry. The four of them left for the Ministry and soon the pack left Hermione and Jake alone.

"Are you okay?" Jake asked her as he cupped her cheek in his too big hand.

She wrapped him in her arms. "I'll be okay. Thank you for getting here so fast."

"I told Sam we'll do the whole pizza thing in a few weeks, I'm staying here with you for the rest of the day and we are spending this night alone just the two of us. Then tomorrow we'll get married and put all of this mess behind us." He kissed her gently and held her.

"There is just one exception I have to that. We aren't alone." She whispered.

Jake looked at her in complete confusion and she just smiled up at him with shining eyes.

"We have a son with us! We're having a baby!"

The rest of the night was spent in celebration and joy. They did indeed marry the following day. Hermione had never been happier.

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AN2: So that wasn't the way I originally wrote the ending, but I didn't like it when I read evil Molly. So I changed it and it's anticlimactic I know but it feels right to me. It also feels good to put an ending to this story so that it's not just left hanging out there. Thanks for all the reviews, the favorites, and the follows. I have the best readers and I appreciate you all! Please review!