The biggest surprise was the Grangers, here was a couple that had been married for years but were obviously still so in love, especially considering the fact that Emma was pregnant. Both were some sort of muggle healers and actually worked together. She had been told all her life that muggles were benieth them but this couple had treated them with nothing but kindness and respect, even inviting them onto their yacht yesterday which was the most fun any of them could ever remember having. Pansy remembered her own parents making polite conversation at the dinner table while Violet and her obeyed the 'seen but not heard' rule.
Sitting reading the morning paper and discussing issues with the adults in the company was a strange but exhilarating change for most of the pureblood teens at the table. She had also noticed the not so casual flirting between her mum and Sirius Black and was delighted for her. There seemed to be an unofficial House Potter motto that everyone deserved a shot at happiness and Pansy felt her mother was more deserving than most.
Blaise had approached her yesterday with the idea of wearing the Potter family crest on their school robes and everyone had thought it a great idea. They had all become quite close and the six of age had all gone to the ball together and had a great time. Daphne had decided not to attend but the Greengrass's were on the island and enjoying themselves as much as anyone. The crest would be a show of unity and should protect the Greengrass's from any harassment; if the Potter's forgave them for their father's actions what right did anyone else have to say anything.
Hermione was delighted when she heard they wanted to wear the Potter crest on their robes, and the reason for it was everything they were trying to achieve. She was not so pleased at the way Molly Weasley reacted to the news that Ginny was going to remain a Potter. She was glad that she hadn't accompanied Harry because had hormonal Hermione made an appearance, Molly would have been plastered over the walls in small pieces.
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Harry had taken Dudley while the Weasley brothers hitched a lift from the elves, Dudley had been warned of his behaviour around his parents, they would be transferring to the island as soon as they were fit enough and any outbursts from him could delay that. The four were sitting chatting when they heard the bawling coming from Molly echoing through the corridors.
Harry decided the only way to deal with this was head on; he was in no mood to take shit from anyone. He walked into the room as Molly was getting ripped into Bill and Percy for returning without her daughter. She was about to start shouting at Harry when he shouted first, "SILENCE!"
"This is a medical facility and you are disturbing other patients. I would also point out that you are not related to me in any way, and I for one will not stand here quietly while you vent your anger about some misconceived injustice."
"You stole my daughter! What have you done to her? What do you and that bitch know about being parents?" Molly's rant was cut short as she was thrown out her bed and pinned to the wall by Harry's magic, everything in the room moved against the other walls as a clear path formed between them. The three male Weasleys got pushed away as a glowing Harry slowly made his way towards the now trembling witch.
Molly was frozen in place as she watched death come towards her, the skinny boy who came to the Burrow was gone and in his place stood the most powerful being she had ever seen. Her temper had just pissed off the very person who held their lives in his hands.
"If anyone else had said that about my wife they would be dead, but don't think for one second I would let you live if you repeated your mistake. You've had your one chance and let your temper screw it up. We have stolen nothing; Ginny was legally adopted by us and has chosen to remain a Potter. Had she decided to return we would have let her, it would have broke our hearts but we only want what's best, not for us, not for Molly bloody Weasley but for our daughter Ginny. She spent hours talking to Bill and Percy without any interference or coercion from us, and stated her intention to remain Ginny Potter. The head of the Weasley family graciously accepted this; Arthur is still serving his sentence here as none of the crimes he was convicted for have been altered; yet this isn't good enough for you. This will be the last time we will ever speak so I'm giving you fair warning, no one messes with my family."
Harry turned and strode out the room, releasing the three wizards while Molly remained fastened to the wall. Bill was furious, "That young man could have destroyed this family for what was done to him instead he's helping us as much as he possibly can yet you treat him like something you've scraped off your shoe. You have brought nothing but shame to the name Weasley and I'm seriously thinking of casting you out the family, if I didn't owe Harry an apology I would do it now." He raced after Harry.
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