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Telling Molly

Harry loved spending time at the Burrow, but lately it was torture as well. Molly Weasley seemingly had decided that he needed someone to love and naturally she wanted that someone to be a Weasley. It was not that Harry didn't love the Weasley's; he was just not interested in the person Molly tried to get him together with. He simply did not love Ginny like that; she was more of a little sister to him and after having endured Molly's matchmaking long enough Harry decided that it was time to tell her that he was already in a happy relationship. He only hoped that she would be accepting.

It was early Saturday morning and the whole Burrow was still silent, the only time it ever was. Once breakfast was served it started buzzing with conversation and people searching something, only natural considering that the Weasley Family consisted of 9 members and currently both Hermione and Harry were there as well. He slowly went downstairs and to the kitchen where he found Molly Weasley cooking the breakfast for everyone

Harry watched her for a moment, he couldn't get enough of all the magic, even if he had already finished school a few years ago, it still fascinated him like the day he was first introduced to the wizarding world.

After a minute he entered the room and sat down at the table. That was all it took for Molly Weasley to register his presence.

"Good Morning Harry. How did you sleep?"

Harry smiled, he loved how everybody cared about his wellbeing here, and answered, "Very well, thank you, and Good Morning to you too."

And once again the room became silent. Now that he had the opportunity to speak with Molly Weasley uninterrupted he was not sure how to brace the topic. He could not outright tell her, but he did not know how to start the conversation either. After a few more minutes in peaceful silence, or however peaceful it could be for Harry with the thoughts that kept running through his mind, and a bit more watching of the household magic Molly Weasley was running Harry decided to just start the topic and see where it goes from there.

"Molly," said Harry unsure, he was still not used to calling her by her first name, "I wanted to speak with you about Ginny among other things."

Molly's face showed her excitement at the mentioning of her daughter. Would Harry place a bet on her thoughts he most surely would have won.

"What about Ginny? Did you finally think about...?"

Harry made a sour face before interrupting the older witch, "No, at least not in that way. I wanted to tell you that I think of Ginny as more of a sister than anything else. To be honest, I am actually seeing someone, just not the someone you might expect it to be."

"Oh, why didn't you ever say anything? It surely would have saved us a few talks that were most probably a bit embarrassing for you then," asked Molly.

Harry sighed before answering, "I wasn't sure how you'd react to it and you seemed to like the idea of Ginny and me very much... Aside from the fact that I think of Ginny as a sister, you have to know that I am more interested in my own gender than the opposite..."

"Oh... I didn't know that, but Harry, you should know that I don't care whom you love, just that you are happy," said Molly. Harry could see that she was disappointed that he would never date Ginny. However, if he interpreted her reasons right, than she had tried to match him with her daughter only, because she wanted him to officially become a Weasley, something which was still possible.

Harry smiled shyly before continuing, "Well, than I hope you won't mind that I am actually happy with Fred, would you?"

He could see Molly's shock for a second, before a wide smile appeared on her face, "Of course not. That it is wonderful news and to think that I never once thought about the possibility or actually realised it."

Harry couldn't help but laugh at this, "This is truly strange, especially since you seem to know nearly everything that goes on here at the Burrow."

Now Molly started laughing as well. Both were glad that this conversation was over and that the result was satisfactory. Harry knew that the older witch wouldn't try matchmaking him anymore and Molly Weasley was glad that Harry whom she already thought of as a son would one day become an official member of the Weasley Family.

***

When the rest of the Weasley Family and Hermione came downstairs for breakfast they were faced with the unusual sight of Harry and Molly animatedly talking about household charms. Unusual because Harry had avoided the older witch lately, trying to avoid her matchmaking. None of them knew what had changed. That is no one except Fred. He knew that Harry had planned to speak with his mother; just not that he had planned it for this morning. Once he had caught himself, and rightly interpreted the situation, he pushed himself through the crowd that had gathered in front of the kitchen door and entered the room.

Not caring about the others he went over to Harry and kissed him before saying, "Good Morning you two. You seem to have an awful lot of fun."

"Oh, we're only discussing the differences between cooking the Muggle way and the Wizarding one," answered Harry the unasked question.

***

In the meantime Molly had caught sight of the others still standing in the door, this times their jaws were hitting the floor at the open show of affections between Harry and Fred. Deciding to break things up a bit the witch looked at the crowd expectantly before saying, "Will you be standing in the door for the rest of the day or are you just not hungry?"

At this all male Weasley stormed into the room and sat down at the table trying to get as much food as possible at once. Ginny and Hermione followed at a slower space, knowing that there always was enough for all.

The End

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