Harry had been happy to go back for Ted, he needed to be there for his family, but he was relieved to be home. He was not sure he would have made it through the trip without Bill, for the run in with Ron and the others, was too much. He was happy Hermione knew about the baby, and that he had seen Molly and Arthur, but it had still been hard on him. He would return, he would never deny the couple their granddaughter, considering how dearly he loved them, they were his family too. Bill reminded him, when he worried they'd be upset, how well Hermione took it. The couple would simply want contact, not only with the baby, but with Harry too.

Severus and Draco could not conceal they were happy he was back, missing his company, and worried how it would go. They were angry about Ron, but relieved for Harry's sake Hermione took it well, and were not surprised he had not told the others. The two former Slytherins joked they missed Harry for his cooking, and though perhaps they had a bit, Harry knew the true reason. It was just another reason Harry intended to remain, even when the family knew about the baby.

Harry and Bill were growing much closer, bonding over the baby, but they did not seem to see it. Severus and Draco did, and it made them smile, but the two were oblivious. Harry had been home for a few weeks, mid October, and it seemed they were in for a surprise visit.

Harry was on the porch swing with Bill when Fred's voice came to them "Hey big brother, do we need to give you the talk?"

Bill spotted the twins "I don't recall any talk about sitting on a porch swing and talking baby names. What are you two doing here?"

The twins could see what Severus and Draco did, much to the denial of Harry and Bill; there was more then friendship developing between them. Harry was so focussed on the baby right now, he didn't see the way Bill looked at him, and Bill was in denial. Harry was pregnant with his niece, and he was here as a friend and Uncle, but he was crazy. Harry had his own looks for Bill, but if one of them did not come out of denial, they would never admit it.

Fred smiled."I brought Harry quite the big gift."

Hermione appeared behind the twins. "I hope you don't mind. These two told me you knew I was coming."

Smiling Fred simply shrugged, explaining it was meant to be a surprise, and would not have worked if Harry knew they were coming. Getting up, Harry came and hugged her, assuring her that he was happy she had come. Severus appeared and though surprised, he knew it was good for Harry, and invited them in for lunch. Odd as it seemed, Hermione and the twins were staying with Fleur's family, for they knew there was no room here at the cottage or Bill's. Bill had made peace with his former fiancé, and it didn't bother him, considering Hermione and Fleur were roommates.

Hermione was happy when she saw the beautiful nursery, the yellow now pink since they learned gender, and knew. Hermione handed Harry a gift, which made him smile, finding a velveteen rabbit and a few well known muggle kid's books.

Draco appeared home when Hermione was talking about Harry coming back to the UK for Christmas. "You should."

Harry looked up at Draco. "Are you trying to get rid of me or something?"

Over lunch Severus explained both he and Draco had some time off, and thought they would come with him, for a few weeks. Severus was missing his house, even though he did not regret the move for a moment, and Draco oddly had business. His father's attorneys had been trying to get him to come back for some reason, and he was a bit confused for the family fortune was gone. They thought it might be a good time to tell the others, and Andromeda would love him back for Christmas.

Bill was the one who suggested. "You could spend the holiday with these two, and the Tonks, who are Draco's family. But you could still tell my parents.

Harry smiled and nodded."Okay you don't need to convince me any more, I'll go. I guess Christmas back in England would be nice."

There was also relief for Harry, for he had been undecided when he would tell the couple, and this solved his problems. They had not wanted to force his hand, even if they knew he needed to do this, and the suggestion had seemed the perfect option. Severus and Draco had been thinking about it before Hermione, for Draco had near three weeks off for the holiday, and they were happy Harry had agreed to this so easily. Besides Draco did want to see the Tonks, he had been worried about his Uncle, unable to go before since he was working. He had sent Ted his love through Harry, and the couple would be happy to see their nephew.

George thought of something. "You may have escaped death by drowning in knitting. You know mum would make you everything for her, for Christmas."

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Arthur was never certain what his home would look like now a days, arriving back from work, ever since he had to fire Ron. The house had never been so clean, Molly doing it the muggle way often, and they could have opened their own bakery, from all of the food she cooked. Today he came home to what looked like a baby store, for Molly had brought all of the baby clothes from the attic and had been knitting for days. There were piles of blue, pink and gender neutral, as she reminded her husband she knew a spell to change color, when they learned gender. She was sure it was a girl, but her husband told her to be safe, considering family history.

As far as he heard, their son found a job night cleaning on Diagon Alley, but they had not seen him, or heard from him. They were not surprised; they had made it clear he was not welcome here after what he had pulled; especially now they knew of the baby.

Molly spotted him. "I need your help. I am going to turn Percy's bedroom into a nursery and set Harry up in the twin's. They are on the same floor and............."

Arthur cut her off. "Harry is likely going to remain in France Molly. And even if he moves back, he has his own homes."

Molly shook him off and assured her husband she knew, but Harry would surely come visit, with their grandchild. She could not wait to know the gender for sure, and she wanted to see to a nursery, hoping the baby would come stay some times. Ron may have denied the baby, but it was her grandchild and she was a bit crazy.

Arthur at least had some good news. "Harry sent a note, he'd like to come for Christmas. He will be spending the day with the Tonks, but wants to see us"

Molly beamed."He will be seven months or near, oh the travel will be tiring. I have so much to do before he comes. I will have to hide all this before he tells us."

Though he felt like reminding her that it was two months away, he held his tongue, wanting dinner that night and not to have to sleep on the couch. She was not upset not to have him the actual holiday as long as he was here, and she would officially know, so she could start seeing the baby prepared for.

Arthur took her into his arms to calm her a bit."I told you all we needed to be was patient. Harry is coming and he will tell us about the baby."