**Maddie’s POV**
“She’s beautiful,” I say looking down at my granddaughter. Alithea looks exhausted, but smiles.
“She’s perfect,” she whispers, “is this how you felt when you saw me?”
“Exactly like this,” I tell her, “have you chosen a name?”
“Maddison,” Alithea says, “Maddison Claire.”
I feel tears well up in my eyes as I brush back the bright red curls on little Maddison’s forhead. She opens her eyes, my eyes, and looks up at me.
“Dad cried, didn’t he?” She smiles. I nod.
“He cried a lot,” I chuckle. Alithea leans her head against my arm.
“I’m scared, Mum,” she says, “I don’t know what to do.”
“Welcome to motherhood,” I tell her, giving her a squeeze, “being a Mum is scary.”
She lifts Maddison up onto her shoulder and holds her close.
“It’s worth it, though, right?” she asks. I look down at her with tears in my eyes and nod.
“It’s so worth it.”
***
“How’ve you been feeling?” I ask Fred, walking into the shop.
“Great,” he says, “you?”
“Much better,” I tell him, “I think it was just the flu. And I did some more research on the spell. It’s been used before.”
“Oh, really?” he asks, interested, “what happened?”
I laugh.
“They lived happily ever after,” I tell him. He laughs too.
“Well, it’s a perfect ending,” he comments, wiping down an empty shelf, “how’s Alithea?”
“Exhausted, stressed and happier than I’ve ever seen anyone,” I reply, fiddling with a little toy, “it’s strange, seeing them all growing up.”
“Teddy and Vic are official, right?” he asks, throwing me a rag. I catch it and nod, smiling.
“They got engaged last weekend,” I say, “in a way it hurts, watching them all growing up and leaving us. I’m glad I still have Ari.”
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Managing The Mischief ~ Sequel to A Master of Mischief
FanfictionSet ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Managing The Mischief is the sequel to A Master of Mischief. Maddie and George now have a true Weasley family, as do the rest of George's siblings, but despite the fact that Voldemort was defeated, their t...
