The Burrow was buzzing with cheer. The months have been falling into one another pretty quickly and Christmas was approaching. Decorations were everywhere and it made the marauders even more so excited. Andromeda finally agreed to letting Teddy stay with them for a week and Hermione was absolutely over the moon.
She had the boy on her lap and he was giggling as she made faces and sat with Ginny. "You are such a natural, Hermione." Ginny declared and Hermione shrugged her shoulders.
"He is like my adopted son at this point, to be perfectly honest." Hermione murmured and blushed.
"Is that a pack thing too?" Ginny was always so amused to hear about their behaviors.
"It definitely is. This is Remus's son," Hermione whispered and the boy took her face in his hands and smiled.
"My Mione," the boy said and Hermione kissed his forehead.
"Aside from playful banter with Sirius, you all never seen to argue," Ginny remarked and Hermione nodded.
"Best idea you ever had, Gin. I am so content I could die." Hermione declared with a giggle and Ginny grinned.
Their pack was very well. Hermione was happily a beta and knew it. When she got home her Marauders ran the show and she was fine with that, perfectly fine with that. If she really had an issue they made sure to address it and cure her discomfort. Them knowing her feelings intimately has helped for any issues and arguments were few and far between. If there was a ton of tension for them, a good shag was all they needed to release aggression.
"Season's greetings to you, tossers!" Sirius shouted walking in the door with Harry and Remus.
Hermione beamed at them and they waved at her before ruffling Harry's hair. "Look, our witches are being domestic," Sirius teased and Harry blushed.
Hermione tilted her head and Remus raised an eyebrow at her and she could feel his minor arousal. Her smile evolved into something playful and he gave her a toothy smirk before nudging the other two men. "Grab the butterbeer!" Remus growled and Harry chuckled.
"Hermione must be watching, Moony is getting pushy!" Harry snickered and Sirius nodded.
They went into the kitchen, "oh! You boys made it! Let me grab my drink and I shall join you. George will be here shortly." Arthur's voice rang out and Hermione smiled.
"I am glad your parents are so forgiving of my unconventional relationship," Hermione told Ginny and the red head nodded.
"Well, you really gave them no choice when you told them Moony saw you as a packmate. They are pretty forgiving of Remus and his condition as it is. That just made my mum practically adopt them after that," Ginny teased and Hermione blushed.
"Trills," Sirius's voice entered their conversation.
"Yes?" Hermione asked with a smile and turned to him.
He handed her some egg nog and nuzzled her neck. "I missed you," he murmured and she giggled.
"Go, Arthur wants to hear about your day in London," she replied and he nibbled her neck before pulling away.
"Hello, Gin, talk to you in a moment," Sirius declared and bounded off joyously.
"Trills?" Ginny giggled and Hermione whistled.
Ginny gave her a nod and sighed, "I never thought you would be a marauder, let alone the girlfriend of two of them."
"Mione, where's daddy?" Teddy asked and bounded off her lap.
"He's in with Grandpa, go find him, love." She told the boy and he hobbled into the kitchen.
"Oh, there's the little dear! Gran missed you!" Molly shouted as she saw Teddy in the kitchen and Hermione grinned.
"Daddy!" Teddy screamed and Remus chuckled.
Ron came into the house, stomping snow off of his boots with George trailing him. He made eye contact with Hermione and smiled. "Hey, Mione,"
"Hello Ron," Hermione said simply but he came over.
"So, I was thinking. You, me, and Harry could all, you know, spend some time together. You, know like we used to. Maybe Ginny can too?" Ron asked and Hermione sighed.
"Ron, we both know why I am not going to spend time with you," Hermione whispered and he glared.
"Just because you shag two blokes on the regular doesn't mean you don't have time for your friends." Ron's voice carried and Hermione turned from him back to Ginny. "Hermione, I am not done!" He growled and reached for her, but his hand was stopped.
Remus had his arm in his hand and was glaring at him, "were you going to touch her?" His voice was dangerous.
"I- well- we are talking," Ron sputtered and Remus raised his top lip from his teeth.
"You will not touch my mate in such a way, ever. Do I make myself clear," Remus snarled and Ron tore his hand away from the werewolf.
Remus took Hermione's face in his hands and snogged her deeply. His fingers ran through her hair and she moaned lightly before he pulled away and nipped her neck. Ron watched and turned red before stomping away to the kitchen. The werewolf did not let her go until he was satisfied the man had gone. "mine," he breathed to her and she smiled.
"Always, Moony. Maybe you should go get some air with Pads?" She asked and he nodded and kissed her lightly.
He walked away with a very alpha male, slow stride and George chuckled, "I never get bored with your lot, Mione." She smiled and patted the chair nearest, "He isn't going to come bite me if I sit near you, is he?" he teased and she giggled.
"Not today. Ron is just on his list for raising his voice at me." Hermione told him and George nodded and sat down.
George rubbed her knee and smiled, "I like that. They take great care of you. You spent quite a few years taking care of your friends, you forgot about you."
Ginny agreed and smiled, "it is nice to see you happy."
A new emotion from both Sirius and Remus pushed against her and made her tilt her head in wonder. They were swiftly agitated and that was never a good sign. "Something is wrong, I will be right back," Hermione declared and got up.
Both the Weasleys smiled at each other as she left, but she paid no mind. She went into the kitchen to see Molly doting on Teddy and Arthur was at the table she waved at them. Hermione went to the back door and heard the argument.
"How dare you!" Sirius growled and she rushed outside.
"Accuse us of rape? That is funny coming from you!" Remus snarled and Hermione rounded the corner to see them yelling at Ron.
"You have been taking advantage of her for too long. She doesn't even spend time with her real friends anymore!" Ron screamed and Hermione walked up to her marauders.
She rubbed against them with her face and tilted her neck to them, making them lessen their angst. "Ron, I suggest you go inside." Hermione murmured and he stomped.
"No, Hermione, this is crazy. Two men? That is disgusting on so many levels." He was bellowing in the cold air, creating clouds.
"Go, now," she repeated sharply and he marched off grumbling.
The air was sharp against her skin and it cut through her t-shirt, but she knew they were on the borderline of fury. They wasted no time; Remus buried his face in her neck and Sirius snogged her viciously. It was rough and a bit uncomfortable when both were so potent, but she melted for them. Teeth on her neck, tongue in her mouth, slowly they released their anger and huffed violently once the embrace was over.
"I don't know how we get through dinners with that wanker," Sirius grumbled and Hermione hugged him.
Remus came from behind her and nuzzled her hair, "you have been such a life saver, Trills."
Trills. Their Trills. It was a cute name and it referred to her whistling instead of barking or howling. She loved it and treasured that they nicknamed her. She balanced them. They no longer had to really scuffle or brawl. They just needed their Trills.
She took their hands as they parted and made their way up to the Burrow again. She felt almost frozen and Remus huffed, "I am sorry we kept you outside so long, let's get you warm."
When they entered Molly gasped, "Dear, you are freezing! Here let me get you some tea, sit down next to Harry."
Remus shed his jacket and put it around her; he was always so much warmer than anyone so it was nice and toasty. She sat down next to Harry and he smiled and ruffled her hair. "You are awfully cute today, Mione. Did you do something new?" He asked and she eyed him.
"Why do I smell a secret?" She responded and Teddy wandered over to her.
"My Mione," he murmured and crawled into her lap.
Harry chuckled and sighed, "well, I was wondering if I could steal your marauders." He started and rubbed the back of his neck. "We want to have a bit of a wizard only party tonight at Grimmauld Place. No girls. No potions either." he finished and Hermione giggled.
She glanced back at them, "do you want to?" She questioned and Sirius grinned.
"We are leaving this decision up to you," Remus told her and she nodded.
"No girls. No potions. No Ron," Hermione declared and Harry cringed.
"But-" Harry started and she twitched her lips.
"Harry, I just had to stop them from beating him in for accusing them of raping me." She said simply and Arthur glared.
"Where is that boy," Arthur growled and got up to go find Ron.
Molly handed Hermione a cup of tea and straightened Remus's shirt. "Don't you listen to my son, you would never do something like that. You are a good boy, Remus." Molly doted and then turned to Sirius, "you need to be more like him, Sirius." With that she turned back to the food she was making and Hermione giggled.
"But, Molly, I am extremely good. Remember I helped you clean dishes last week for dinner," Sirius started with a wolfish grin.
"By enchanting them to fling leftover food at people! You are a naughty boy, Sirius Black." She flicked a spoon at him and he nodded.
"It will teach your children to clean their plates," he declared and she threw the spoon at him.
Sirius chuckled and picked it up off the floor, "I am sorry, Molly, I was just trying to be helpful."
"The get together is fine?" Harry asked Hermione who gave him a nod.
"Of course, Harry. I will take my Teddy Bear to your house and have a film night with Gin. It has been a few weeks since we have really caught up so it will be nice."
Remus came up and kissed Hermione's cheek, "you are such a sweet and loving witch," he murmured and she ran a hand through his hair.
"Daddy, I love you," Teddy said with a smile and Remus grinned brightly.
"I do love hearing that, Remus! Your son is so wonderfully bright." Molly sighed and the werewolf kissed Hermione's lips.
"Hey, I want some of that too," Sirius declared and Remus chuckled.
"Jealous prat," the werewolf grumbled and moved away so Sirius could kiss her.
"Harry, thinking about becoming an animagus?" Sirius asked once he parted from Hermione.
Harry laughed and shook his head, "no, I think I will leave that up to Hermione. I would hate to be a dog or something and never be able to run with your lot on full moons." He teased and Remus chuckled.
"Dinner will be ready soon, would you go tell everyone, Remus?" Molly asked and the werewolf nodded.
"Of course, I will be right back," he told her and left the kitchen.
"I do love that boy. Hermione, you definitely are making sure he is eating right after the full moons?" Molly questioned and Hermione blushed deeply.
"Yes, mum. He is, I promise."
Sirius was stifling a chuckle for good reason. "She is too, Molly." The male animagus declared and Hermione bit her lip.
Sirius found that hilarious due to their new ritual of Hermione surprising her favorite werewolf with something once he wasn't so depleted. It was a great release for him and helped him sleep, plus she gained large amounts of satisfaction from it.
Molly thankfully didn't turn around and she sighed, "very good. You all need to take care of each other."
The Weasleys and their partners started to converge around the dinner table and Hermione let out a sigh of relief. Dinner was almost always the easiest part of these nights.