A/N: Hey there everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday season! I am sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to at least add what I had already written. Hopefully, I will have more for you next week!
Dusting the soot off from both of them, Sirius placed Harry on his feet. "Hello Molly."
"Welcome Sirius," Molly smiled and knelt down to the child's level. "Why hello Harry! My you've grown since I last saw you!"
Harry smiled shyly and moved to hide behind Sirius, "Thank you for inviting us for lunch."
Sirius chuckled, placing a hand on Harry's head, gently ruffling his hair. "Indeed, thank you Molly."
"Oh you're more than welcome," She said, accepting the offered hand up. "I'm so happy you could come today! We will have a full table as all the children are home, school let out last week."
Leading them into the sitting room, they found a small girl with long red hair playing with her dolls, "Ginny, please go tell your brothers to come inside."
"Yes Mummy."
Molly took a seat on the couch, "Please make yourselves at home."
Sirius sat down at the armchair by the fireplace, meanwhile Harry leaned against his knees while looking all around the room. It felt warm and inviting to him and he was able to relax just a little bit. "I really like your house, Mrs. Weasley."
She smiled her thanks just as her children came tumbling into the room. "Lower your voices please! We do have guests today!"
Ron, never one to be shy, was the first to say hello, "Hi mate, I'm Ron!"
Harry smiled, "Hey Ron, I'm Harry."
"The rest of this rag-tag group of mine is; Bill, Charlie, and Percy," she motioned to each boy seperately. "Then we have the twins, Fred and George, and of course Ron and Ginny."
A chorus of "hello's" and "nice to meet you's" rang out as the children greeted the younger boy. "I'm sure you older children remember Sirius and this would be Harry Potter."
Sirius was pleased to see the Weasley children accept Harry for who he was rather than what he was to the Wizarding World.
"Why don't you children take Harry outside to play while I finish getting lunch ready?" Molly suggested. "Don't worry Sirius, Bill and Charlie will take very good care of your boy."
At their mother's prodding, the children scrambled out the door, tugging poor Harry along with them. They couldn't wait to introduce him to all the wonders of living in the wizarding countryside. All accept Percy, who remained indoors to continue reading the book he had had in his hands. Once outside, the boys suggested a game of "tag". Harry couldn't remember having so much fun and he had just gotten there! He really liked the boy named Ron, it seemed that they both enjoyed much of the same things. And they all liked playing Quidditch!
Meanwhile, inside in the kitchen Molly and Sirius were discussing Harry's past and what he had missed out on in the last few years.
"I know I shouldn't, Molly, but I can't seem to help spoiling him rotten!" Sirius smiled brightly.
"It seems to have both done you a world of good to have each other," Molly returned his smile gently. "I have no doubt he has a long way to go but I'm sure you can handle it."
"Thankfully, I have Remus to help me most of the time."
"And you have myself and Arthur, as well." She began placing plates of food on the table and Sirius helped by setting the large table. "Please don't hesitate to ask if there is anything you might need, either for you or for Harry."
"Thank you Molly, I truly appreciate that."
Lunchtime at the Weasley home turned out to be a rather loud and raucous affair, especially with the added excitement of having a new friend at their table. The twins were constantly playing jokes on their older siblings and even caught Sirius in the crossfire at one point. They didn't calm down until Molly had to threaten them with her wooden spoon.
Sirius was ecstatic to see the look of happiness on his boy's face. He was very glad he had made the decision to accept the lunch invitation more then ever. It was all worth it to see the joy in Harry's green eyes and the laughter in his voice. Although he now knew that with Harry becoming fast friends with the Weasley boys, their home would never be the same.