intriguing (fred weasley x fem! reader)

Chapter Seventy-Three: One Year Gone

*Y/N's POV*

     And just like that, a year had gone by. A year since we had lost some of our most beloved friends and family. A year since we'd been freed from the fear of dying at the hands of people much like us. And how could we not celebrate all that we had accomplished in that rather short amount of time?

     "A toast!" Arthur stood from the large table we had set up outside in the backyard of the Burrow. We all stood, raising our glasses with him, "To a year of recovery, of love, and of appreciating those who are still with us, as well as remembering those who sadly are not. May we remember them fondly. Cheers!"

     "Cheers!" we all clinked our glasses together, most of them taking sips of champagne or Firewhiskey while Fleur and I had our usual glasses of Otters Fizzy Orange Juice.

      Bill sighed as we all took our seats again, "Can't believe a year has gone by."

    "I know, seems like it all just happened yesterday, huh?" Charlie agreed.

     "Oui," Fleur nodded, "So much has changed since then," she rubbed her extremely round belly, sending me a wink.

     "Got that right," I signaled to the both of us in our swollen states.

     "At least you've got some sort of baby experience with Teddy, a shame they couldn't make it tonight by the way." Bill commented, "We're about to be all new to this."

     "Andromeda said Teddy was especially restless last night so, getting him to take a nap or even just close his eyes was a win that she didn't want to risk," I explained. 

    I had popped by Andromeda's earlier in the day, Harry and I accompanied her to go lay flowers on Tonks' and Remus' graves. Teddy was still a bit confused about the whole situation but from his silence, he definitely knew that he should be on his best behavior, for his grandmother's sake as well as mine and Harry's.

     "You do realize you were already eleven when Mum had Ginny right," Percy interjected, "You've got some experience of your own with six younger siblings," he emphasized.

     "But I didn't care if you guys got hurt, that was Mum and Dad's job. But this little one," Bill rested his hand on Fleur's belly, "I'm going to make sure nothing happens to them."

     "This coming from the guy who has werewolf scars across his face and a younger brother who trains dragons for a living," Charlie added.

     "Don't forget the other two who work for the Ministry," Percy nodded to him and Ron.

     "And the twin brothers who run a practical joke shop," George chuckled.

     Fred teased, "Stocked with all sorts of dangerous items."

    "One of us also happened to be the best friend of the Chosen One and got to go Horcrux hunting in order to defeat an evil wizard lord," Ron laughed.

     "And one of us is missing an ear," George pointed to the side of his head that he preferred to keep bandaged.

     "The other also helped lead an army of teenagers and is currently dating the infamous Harry Potter," Ginny couldn't help but add.

     "Oh, and I married a girl who is related to some of the most infamous Death Eaters known to wizardkind," Fred joked, earning him a slight shove from me.

     "And don't forget your wife was a literal Triwizard Champion," Harry added.

     "Alright!" Bill finally cut us all off, "I get it! Bloody fucking hell."