Author's note: Life goes on and consequences happen and even felt. Some grow up, others become stagnant. The world will keep spinning.

4 years and 345 days until Golden Trio's sentence ends – The Burrow

The surviving members of the 'Order' sit in various spots around the living room, as Molly places the Brown Betty into the cozy on the table "Look all I am saying, we should throw Hermione a welcome home party."

Kingsley, chuckles without humor, "Why the interest Molly?"

As her pale cheeks pinken, "She has served her time with the Goblins, in Merlin knows where. Cold, alone and separated from the boys, her support. We need to make a public statement showing her, she is still one of us."

Sitting beside Kingsley, delicately Andromeda sips the aromatic tea, without batting her eye, "That is what you call it, Molly? Hermione is one of us. Now?"

Kingsley pats her knee, "Be nice." Andromeda shrugs, "It is disrespectful to argue in another's home, but I won't be a witness of her mockery. We all know what you did Molly and not one of us believes this is to pull one of our own back to the fold. She never willing left."

Kingsley sighs, "Molly, stay in the background and away from Hermione. She won't be happy to see you. All your packages were returned unopened for a reason."

Indignant, Molly pursues her point, "I just want to make things right between us."

Charlie and Neville pause in playing cars exasperated he murmurs, "Mum."

Neville looks at Molly, he expected something like this would happen. This woman was a menace unless taken to task, "What is clearly being said, Mrs. Weasley stops bring the rest of us in your issues with Hermione. If she wants to speak or interact with you, she will do it on her own time."

Percy looks over at Audrey whispering, "It seems she found out Hermione is leaving with much more than she went in." leaning Audrey responds, "What do you mean?" Taking a sip of his tea, Percy looks to his mother in annoyance, "It's rumored Hermione was able to complete an apprenticeship. And in spite of her blood status, it came with highly influential backing." Audrey cups his cheek, "She's going to do it, again isn't she?" Percy sighs, "Mum, just doesn't stop when she thinks she is right and tries to make one of her boys happy. Even when it is clear to everyone, she is completely wrong."

Harry leans on the fireplace mantel as he listens to snatches of the different conversations, he was tired. Ever since Hermione was taken, many blinders have been removed. His truths, no he refuses to lie to himself ever again. His assumptions and reassurances were just platitudes. His assumption that the end of the struggle prejudges at the Ministry would become the thing of the past as he would marry Ginny and Ron would marry Hermione. Their children would grow up together. It would be his family, loving, giving each other strength and home. But his relationship with Ginny was based on Molly's stories of a knight rescuing a damsel. As for her vision of Hermione with Ron was just another delusion, she fed herself. Thankfully it crumbled the moment Ron decided a bit of quim was more important than wooing a know-it-all. As for the nepotism of the Ministry is alive and well festering rotting away the safeguard of the English Enclave.

As Harry finishes his drink, childish laughter is heard from the backyard. Placing the empty glass on the mantel he walks pass Molly and Ginny, "Stop what you're trying to do, Molly. She doesn't need you or so calls help." He is past the drama of these Weasley women. It was time to play with the children and bask in their innocence and think of the future.

Opening the backdoor Harry spies 4-year-old Mexon and Nesta, toddling around trying to chase their older cousins, with bright smiles and ginger hair from their father. Each child's mother sits with tight smiles, trying to exchange stilted conversation. Slightly scowling Harry, decides to change this quickly, internally shrugging damning the consequences, Teddy's birthday will be his excuse to bring all the children to the Potter Manor and have a celebration and a sleepover, children only. Molly will have to be banned, Winky and Kreatcher will have free rein to coddle the kids to their heart's content.

It should give him reprieve from their not so subtle hints for younglings.