Everyone had a lie in the next morning before getting up to open presents. Donovan carried Ginny and the baby down to the library where everyone was waiting to get a peak at the new arrival. Arthur was working on radios for the Order, but took time out to hold his first grandson smiling down at the little dark haired boy. Xenus was sleepy and stretching out his tiny body sometimes letting out a huge yawn or opened his dark eyes a little.
Erin settled down next to Remus who was staring into the fire away from the others. She put her hand on his shoulder and he took it smiling just a little. "You okay?" She asked him.
"It's been a long few months," he admitted. "I've been underground mostly, trying to get other werewolves to listen to me about coming over to Dumbledore's side."
"Is it working?"
"No, not really. Fenrir Greyback is not helping matters."
"He's the one that turned you, right?"
"Yes, that's right. I was only a toddler at the time and my dad did something he didn't like." He sighed.
"He bit a toddler?" Hermione asked standing stock still with Ron and Harry behind her. They were coming over to talk to him.
"Yes, Fenrir makes sure when he turns he's in the position to bite someone."
"Why hasn't the Ministry stopped him?" Hermione asked.
"They've tried," He told them sighing again. "Unfortunately he knows how to stay hidden like most werewolves. Not many come out and when they are outed they have little choice or so they think. They think I'm a traitor for living among those that hate us."
"Do you think any of them will join us?" Harry asked.
"It's doubtful."
They heard the bell ring. Sirius excused himself and went downstairs to see who was calling. He was surprised to find the Minister there as well as Percy Weasley. "Good morning, Minister. What do we owe this visit?"
"I just came with Percy, Black. He wanted to see his family. We have a few minutes so we decided to pop in and say hello."
Sirius looked between them. Percy didn't look like he truly wanted to be there. "Well, come in, we're all in the library." He let them in and shut the door after them.
"I don't wish to intrude." He said seeing Harry and Erin at the end of the hallway. "Why don't the two of us take a turn in the garden, young man?" He said to Harry.
Harry thought he was insane. They didn't even go into the garden. No telling what was out there. "Um…okay…" Harry said not believing that Scrimgeour didn't know who he was.
They went out the back door. It squeaked a bit. "Should I come?" Erin asked.
"That's all right, young lady. I wouldn't want you to catch cold." The door shut behind them.
Erin exchanged a look with her father and then smiled at Percy. "Percy, good to see you," She took his hand and pulled him up the stairs to the library. "Everyone, look who we found!" she announced to the room at large.
"Oh, Perce!" Molly cried hurrying over to hug him.
And it all went downhill from there. Before Harry and Scrimgeour came back in Percy had said quite a few things that had shocked Molly and enraged his father and all his brothers, sister, and brother in law. The little boy in Ginny's arms started crying as Donovan was about to beat the bloody hell out of Percy. He didn't get a chance to as Fred and George unleashed a few of their own inventions on him. Bill and Charlie were barely kept from jumping on him themselves. Percy stormed out with a myriad of welts and boils springing up all over his face. Scrimgeour wasn't looking any happier. He was glowering and so was Harry.
"What did he want?" Sirius asked him.
"He wanted me to come to the Ministry and play nice letting everyone know that I supported them. And he wanted me to tell him if I was or wasn't the Chosen One and to tell him everything that Dumbledore told me and where he's getting off to all the time."
"What did you tell him?" Erin asked calmly.
"No, I don't care if I am or not, sod off, and I wouldn't tell you even if I knew."
"Good for you." Erin said kissing his cheek.
"Thanks. Uh, how'd things go in here?"
"Better than I expected."
"Yeah," George said grumbling. "Percy was allowed to walk out of here alive."
