Teddy/Molly
Prompt: Sorrow
Sorrow
July 14, 2060
It had come as quite a shock to the entire Weasley family. Aunt Hermione had been too distraught to say her speech, so Hugo had taken the reins. The reason Uncle Ron's death had affected them the most, was because it had been so unexpected. He had been a perfectly happy, eighty-year-old man who suddenly died in his sleep. There was no sign of illness and according to the Healer who had visited the house; he had been as healthy as a hippogriff. It was just his time, she had said.
The funeral had been a most depressing one. Teddy had been to quite a few funerals in his life time, but none; not even his grandmother's, could compare to this. Over by the coffin, Aunt Hermione, Aunt Ginny and Uncle Harry were huddled together, all sobbing loudly as they mourned the death of their friend, brother and husband. Teddy sat down on the porch and stared at the ground, trying to take his mind off what had happened. Uncle Ron had been a great mate to Teddy; they often had gruelling chess matches, and once Teddy had been of age, Ron had take him to the Leaky Cauldron and taught him how to "drink like a man."
An indescribable sorrow overwhelmed him and he felt a sudden urge to be away from everyone, even Victoire.
He felt someone sit beside him and sighed. "Look, Vic, I don't want to talk right now," he began, but as he looked up, he realised it wasn't Victoire at all. It was Molly. Her face was streaked with tears and she gave him a weak smile and reached for his hand. The two of them sat in silence, simply grieving together. It felt good to have someone understand. Teddy and Molly had always gotten on well, better than him and Lucy, at least. She was kind and knew the right thing to do in any situation, which was why she made the perfect Healer. Teddy was grateful for her company.
Once the ceremony was over, Victoire approached him and smiled weakly. "Come on, dear. Let's go home."
Teddy let go of Molly's hand and gave her a grateful smile. "Thank you," he told her, "for understanding."
Molly nodded and wished him and Victoire farewell, before going to find her husband.
"What did she do?" Victoire asked.
Teddy looked at her seriously. "Nothing," he replied. "That's why I thanked her."
A/N: This was difficult to write, given the prompt, but I hoped I did it justice. It doesn't have a lot of Teddy and Molly moments, but it's got the general idea. Molly is a Hufflepuff, just like her mother and her cousin, Dominique, and ends up becoming a Healer. She is kind and cheery and all round lovely. Teddy's relationship with Molly and Lucy isn't as strong as with the Potters, Rose, Hugo, Victoire, Dominique or Louis, but they are still 'family' in every way but blood, and they watch out for each other.
Ages in this: Teddy (62), Molly (55), Victoire (61)
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