the_debt_of_time

"You got it easy," Remus said with a smile. "You stood at the foot of the bed when
she gave birth, while James and I held her hands. The grip on that witch was tear-inducing,
and that says something coming from me."
"Are all witches... ?" Harry began. "Well, er... mental when they're pregnant?"
Sirius and Remus laughed loudest, pulling Teddy from his drowsy state.
Mia smiled deviously at Harry. "We don't have to be pregnant to need a reason to
hex you wizards if we're so inclined."
Everyone shared a chuckle and then tucked into the meal presented to them by an
overly proud house-elf and an appreciative Molly.
"Now," Arthur said when the final bite of treacle tart was gone, "I know that we all
agreed no talk of Valentine's Day, but I happened to have a small token of my affections
for my Molly." He smiled as he looked at his wife, removing a rolled-up parchment from
his pockets and waving his wand, transfiguring it into three, long multi-coloured tulips.
"Oh, Arthur. They're beautiful."
"Not to outshine the lovely couple," Hyperion said, reaching into his pockets.
Beside him, Laurel was sitting up straight and bouncing in her seat. "But I've a gift
for my sweet wife as well."
Before he had a chance to present the gift to her, she snatched the box from his
hand and tore it open to reveal a pair of emerald earrings. She grinned at the sight and held
them up next to the emerald necklace that hung around her throat. She smiled and kissed
his cheek. "I'll soon have a matching set," she said, waving her naked wrist in front of his
face as a hint.
Hyperion shook his head at Laurel's audacity but smiled all the same. When no one
was looking, save for Mia at the other end of the table, he winked at her.
"Wait a minute," Harry huffed. "How many of you brought Valentine's Day gifts?"
One by one, every wizard save for Fred and George raised their hands. He pouted and
then waved his hand in dismissal to them all. "All right, get on with it."
Mia reached over to tuck his pouting lip back in his mouth with her finger. Harry
glared at her, and she laughed loudly.
Bill presented Fleur with a beautiful silver pendant, spelled with Protection Charms
and Anti-Theft Hexes built right into the goblin-made piece. Remus handed both
Andromeda and Tonks homemade biscuits that Teddy clearly had a hand in decorating;