The Unexpected

The Burrow

It was dark as Magnolia walked up the front steps. She dragged her trunk behind her and lifted her fist to knock. The door opened and Magnolia froze. Fred stood in the doorway with Ron, George, and Ginny. "Mags, what are you doing here?" His eyes fell on her trunk. "Did something happen?" Magnolia looked down at the wooden boards on the porch. "The Dursleys kicked me out." Fred and George shared a look. 

"You can stay here." George interrupted. Magnolia looked up. "Are you sure?" They both nodded. "Yeah, Mum will be fine with it. She loves you." Magnolia nodded. "Fred, c-can I talk to you inside?" Fred nodded. "Yeah, Mags." 

Magnolia was friends with both of the twins. She was the brains of their operations and she loved them both but she had always felt closer to Fred. They walked inside and up to Fred's room. "You can sit on my bed. Sorry for the mess. Me and George are still in the midst of moving out." Fred started to move things around. Magnolia nodded and bit her lip. "Uh, Fred, I'm pregnant." Magnolia blurted out. Fred dropped the books in his hand. He looked up. "W-what?" 

Magnolia nodded and sat down on the bed. "I found out today. That's why I got kicked out." Fred walked over to Magnolia. "Oh, Mags. I'm so sorry." Magnolia nodded. "I'm terrified, Freddie. What am I going to do?" Fred bit his lip. "It depends. Who's the father?" Magnolia scoffed and shook her head. "Malfoy." She whispered. 

Fred's jaw dropped. "Malfoy? Draco Malfoy?" Magnolia looked up and nodded. Fred shook his head. "No way. I've never seen you two together. Did you two get drunk at a party?" Magnolia shook her head. "No." She squeaked out. Fred was in even more shock. "What?" Magnolia bit her lip. "Well, um, we were dating, secretly," She whispered. Fred stared at her, trying to figured out if she was being serious or not. "Surprise?" Magnolia whispered, holding her hands up. 

Fred rubbed his brow. "How long?" He asked. Magnolia sighed. "Since September." Fred started to pace. "You said were. You were dating. What happened?" Magnolia shook her head, her eyes tearing up. "I wish I knew." Fred bit his lip. "Well there's no way Malfoy's going to take care of this baby," Fred spun towards Magnolia. "We can say it's mine." Magnolia shook her head. "No. I'm not doing that to you." Fred sighed. "I'm fine with it, Mags." Magnolia fiddled with her thumbs. "No." She whispered. 

Fred grabbed her hands. "Just let me do this one thing for you. You've helped me so much. Because of you, me and George are opening our own shop. We couldn't have done that without you." Magnolia stared at Fred shocked. "They're no where near the same thing, Freddie." Fred nodded. "No but they both mean the same to us." Magnolia sighed. "Freddie, if you do this you can't turn back. In nine months you can't do takesies backsies and if this baby comes out blond. Then what?" Fred chuckled. "We dye it. Duh." Magnolia sighed. "We can't dye an infants hair." Fred waved her off. "Of course we can. We just use magic instead of hair dye. Now come on. Let's go tell Mum she's going to be a grandma." 

Magnolia shook her head. "No, Fred." Fred rolled his eyes. "All I'm hearing is yes, father of my baby." Fred dragged Magnolia downstairs and into the kitchen, smiling. Molly was sitting at the table, knitting something. She looked up with a warm smile. 

"Magnolia, what are you doing here darling?" Fred looked over at Magnolia. "The Dursleys kicked her out, Mum." Molly set the knitting items down and stood up. "Oh, honey. Come here." Magnolia went to walk over to Molly but Fred held her back. "Mum, there's something else you should know." Molly furrowed her brows. "What is it?" Fred sighed. "Mags is pregnant." Molly's eyes widened. "What? Who's the father?" Magnolia went to open her mouth. "Me, Mum. We already talked and she's going to stay with me and George above the shop." Molly's eyes watered. "Oh, dear," Molly pulled Magnolia into a hug before moving to Fred. "It'll be alright. This isn't the most ideal situation but I'm here for the two of you." 

Magnolia was glaring at Fred as Molly hugged him. He smiled and held two thumbs up. Magnolia shook her head. She ran her hand through her hair. The door to the kitchen opened and Ron, George, and Ginny walked in. 

"What's with all the hugging?" George asked. Molly pulled away. "Fred and Magnolia are expecting." George's face fell. "What?" He looked between the two feeling hurt. "You two are together?" Fred nodded. "Yeah. We have been for a while now. We didn't want to tell anyone, in case it didn't work out." Magnolia nodded as she looked over at George. "Yeah. That's exactly it." She said through clenched teeth. 

Fred smiled. "She's going to being moving in with us, Georgie." George nodded, his eyes slightly widening. "Oh, that'll be....fun." He whispered.