the_debt_of_time

Molly walked into the room carrying nothing in her hands, looking bothered by it.
A very smug-looking Tilly walked behind her and Arthur, levitating a parade of dishes out
to the table.
"It's perfectly fine, dear," Molly said, assuring Fleur by patting her gently on the
shoulder before she took her seat next to her daughter-in-law.
"'Perfectly fine', she says," Bill muttered. "She doesn't have to bloody live with her."
Molly and Fleur glared at him, clearly having heard his quip.
"It's absolutely normal," Molly insisted. "I imagine I was a bit unpleasant during six
pregnancies myself."
Arthur smartly shook his head. "Absolutely not, dear. You were nothing but a
delight each and every time."
"All witches are delightful when pregnant," Hyperion chimed in, raising his glass in
a commiserating toast to all of the fathers at the table.
Laurel snorted. "For a Slytherin, you're a shit liar."
"Tonks wasn't so bad," Remus said honestly, rocking a contented Teddy in his arms
and smiling when the boy's hair turned a sandy shade of blond. Only the ends of his locks
were the typical turquoise, indicating that it was almost nap time, and the child was fighting
the inevitable.
Tonks smirked. "That's because you were the hormonal one."
Remus rolled his eyes in objection to the statement.
"Lily was a fucking six-eyed, acid-spewing, bollocks-kicking, hate monster," Sirius
declared.
"That's my mum, thank you." Harry teasingly glared at his godfather.
"Yeah well, your mum was a beast when she was pregnant with you. Do you know
how I know? Because I have this scar to remind me," Sirius said and tilted his head
backward to reveal a small silvery-pink line just beneath his chin.
"What happened?" Harry asked, shocked.
"She bloody attacked me is what happened. I asked if she could see her feet over her
belly, and she hit me with a Tripping Jinx. When I fell, I knocked my chin on the kitchen
counter."
Mia laughed at her fiancé's misfortune, hoping he would not begrudge her if she
asked to see the memory eventually.