the_debt_of_time

"Bill," Molly whispered, darting past Minerva as she caught sight of her son's
mangled face. "Oh, Bill!"
Remus stepped aside to allow Molly to be close to her son, frowning as Dora tried
to reach for his hand. Reluctantly, he pulled away from her, and she scowled at him. He
did his best to avoid her glare, but he could feel it burning a hole in the side of his head as
he resolutely stared at the floor.
"Of course, it doesn't matter how he looks. It's not r-really important... but he
was a very handsome little b-boy. Always very handsome." Molly sobbed as she took the
jar of salve from Poppy's hands and began to apply it to Bill's skin herself.
Remus frowned at her words, subconsciously scratching at the long thin scars across
his own face. He had not meant to, but he turned his gaze up to find both Dora and
Hermione staring at him, each as though they knew what he was thinking and were silently
scolding him for it. Immediately, he removed his fingers from his face and cleared his
throat.
Molly, meanwhile, had begun wailing. "And he was g-going to be married!"
"And what do you mean by that?" Fleur said suddenly and loudly. "What do you
mean, he was going to be married?'"
Molly raised her tear-stained face, looking startled. "Well, only that―"
"You think Bill will not wish to marry me anymore? You think, because of these
bites, he will not love me?"
"No, that's not what I―"
"Because he will!" Fleur shouted, drawing herself up to her full height and throwing
back her long mane of silver hair. "It would take more than a werewolf to stop Bill from
loving me!"
"Well, yes, I'm sure," Molly said, "but I thought perhaps... given how... how
he―"
"You thought I would not wish to marry him? Or perhaps, you hoped?" Fleur
glared, her nostrils flaring. "What do I care how he looks? I am good-looking enough for
both of us, I think! All these scars show is that my husband is brave! And I shall do that!"
she added fiercely, pushing Molly aside and snatching the ointment from her.
Everyone stood utterly shocked, waiting for Molly's retaliation which did not look
likely to come.