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Alice just laughed, a little grin on her face as she looked at Molly “glad it’s not just us” She loved Neville, but it was nice to actually have some time to spend with just Frank. It was definitely a lot easier now that the war was so long over. She didn’t have to worry about Neville’s safety, so she could relax when she wasn’t with him. It made her feel a lot better, and able to fully enjoy herself.

like alice, it was nice for molly being able to relax about the safety of her children, even if it was constantly at the back of her mind. “it’s definitely not you,” she said as she laughed.

Lydia wondered if a pushup bra would actually help her situation. Being a little drunk, she used her hands to try and push her boobs up and together a little without any thought of who may be looking. There wasn’t much to work with, but it was something. Maybe she just needed to wear low cut dresses to give the illusion that something was there. She realized she was holding her own breasts in public and let her hands drop. Maybe I should be drinking less, she wondered. Lydia was more of a laughing and singing drunk, but the more Molly talked about it, she was leaning into a completely different kind of drunk and there was not much for her there- it’s not like she had a man to go home to. 

“This is probably just one thing that needs natural talent, Mols. Besides, my bralettes are perfectly comfy. I can barely notice they’re there.” 

...

molly watched as lydia pushed up her own boobs up. she laughed softly. it was then that it truly dawned on her how comfortable she had become talking about her own boobs. it was subject to a lot of debates between her and her husband. “let me know the next time you go shopping. you just need to find the right bra and the right outfit to go with it.” she loved a good shopping trip. she would take any chance she could to go shopping. 

“is that what it is, natural talent?” she asked as she laughed. “i guess that means i’ve got a lot of it.” she groaned in jealousy at the mention of bralettes. her boobs were far too big to be wearing bralettes and she was jealous that lydia could wear them. “i wish i could wear bralettes.” the alcohol, once again, spoke for her as she, like lydia had just finished doing, pushed her boobs against her body, not doing too much damage in the way of making them any less noticeable. “i’ve got too much boobs for bralettes to even come close to looking cute on me.”

“Okay, you have a point there. But it’s so hard not to stare at them, even when you have your shirt on. They’re literally fantastic. It’s like you’re smuggling two cantaloupes around everywhere-” Lydia blushed a little, embarrassed that she might’ve sounded a little jealous there. “Not that it’s an excuse. Men still need to keep their eyes to themselves, you are a taken lady.” Lydia sipped at her drink. “Still, it must be nice, though. I’m flat as a board. Do I actually want a date? No, but a couple stares wouldn’t hurt. I’m a little glad I’m not ready to be back out there because I would have no idea what I’m doing.” 

...

molly looked down at her own boobs. they weren’t quite the same as they were pre-kids. they were certainly bigger than they had been, not that she was complaining. “they have their moments when they’re fantastic,” she said as she laughed. she was certain it was the alcohol that had made her admit that.  “it’s all about the right bra, love. they wouldn’t look near as good as they do tonight without the wonders of wearing a push up.” she knew it was ridiculous, a woman with her breast size wearing a pushup bra. but she needed the extra support. 

Lily chuckled. “I was going to say, having seven kids is probably quite a daunting task for a babysitter,” she admitted. “Parents are a godsend,” she agreed. “James’ have been amazing, even if they’re not quite up to running after Harry,” she said. “And my dad is great when he can visit,” she added. “But one is much easier to plan around,” she added. The redhead chuckled. “Neither do I admittedly,” she said in amusement. “Somehow we just do,” she told Molly. “Ambition, enjoyment, wanting to create as best a future for Harry as we can,” she offered some potential answers. Lily sipped her lemonade once more, glancing at the merriment in the room. “Five years ago, and I’d have been up and on those tables dancing too,” she said. A pang of longing hit Lily. She missed the more carefree time she’d once had ( admittedly it had been in amongst a war, so not as carefree as reminised ). “Babies change you don’t they,”

...

“we stopped trying to find babysitters after the twins turned three,” molly said as she laughed. they alone scared off more babysitters than all of her other five children combined. she knew exactly what lily was feeling. while it had been a lot time since she had been childless, she often thought about how differently her life was now that she had not one child, but seven. “especially as women,” molly replied as she nodded in agreement.

—

Molyl was one of her favourite friends mostly due to amount of kids she had. Alice loved the Weasley children. They were great friends with her son, and Alice had a great relationship with them too. The big brood were making Alice consider having more children herself. Neville was 5 now, so he was long due a little brother and sister. It had just never felt like the right time.

“I’ll take your word for it….” She enjoyed spending time with just Frank, but it was strange not having Neville around. She couldn’t wait to get home and find out that her little boy was fine. “I can imagine” She mused with a little laugh. “I also intend on having some fun time with Frank so you know….. maybe not so much sleep for us either”

...

“that makes the two of us,” molly said to alice’s comment about not having some fun with frank. it wasn’t often that molly and arthur got the house to themselves. while it clearly didn’t stop them, it was nice to have some kind of break from worrying about seven children walking in on you. 

“I’m guessing that was a warning, but it sounded more like a challenge,” Lydia laughed. “But I promise not to let you. This is a strip-free zone.” She gestured towards the whole bar and then wagged her finger playfully at Molly. “Sorry Molls, no stripping allowed…  as fun as that would be. Arthur would have an aneurysm if he had to start fighting people for staring at you.”  The idea of Arthur fighting anyone was a little funny to Lydia. She thought he was much more of a  peaceful person, but if everyone was staring at his wife’s boobs? Well, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. 

...

“they already stare at me,” molly said. it wasn’t lost upon her that people, often men, stared at her boobs. “if they aren’t staring at the seven children trailing me, they’re staring at my boobs.” she laughed. she didn’t really pay much attention to it anymore. during her time at hogwarts, it would have bothered her. she often got teased for her figure, but since meeting arthur, he made her comfortable with her body. “and that’s assuming arthur isn’t the one that’s not even trying to hide that he’s staring at my boobs.”

"i didn’t have to punish charlie, but i did have a good laugh after i explained to him that you can’t walk around in public with your hand down your pants because ‘you just like to touch your penis.’ those are his exact words too.”

… 

“Bloody hell, Molls!” She couldn’t help but exclaim loudly in surprise. Seven children was definitely a whole lot. Marlene knew how much James and Lily struggled with only one, she couldn’t imagine seven of them. “Okay hun, you gotta tell me the truth here…” Marlene began, a bit of slurred words as she took a sip of her drink. “How is it that you look soooo good still?”

...

molly quirked an eyebrow at the question and looked down at what she was wearing. it had taken a lot of spanx to get everything in place for the night. “i don’t normally look like this,” she said as she moved a finger up and down along her body. “there’s too much boob to not wear spanx to keep ‘em in place in a dress.”

‘Now it’s my turn to politely disagree with you. I don’t remember ever seeing you looking anything other than gorgeous.’ After that he leaned a bit in and added conspiratorially. ‘Though, I probably shouldn’t get too carried away if I don’t want my wife to overhear. She is convinced I have a thing for redheads.’ Of course he was joking, but then again he truly saw Molly as a hero of the parenting world. Merlin only knew how hard it was for him to take care of a single child let alone seven of them. 

...

“a lot went into looking like this. seven babies does a number on someone,” she said as she laughed. “thank you, though, love.” she appreciated it. it wasn’t often that she was able to get dressed up and go out for the night. molly leaned in when james did. “she might be on to something about the redheads. we’re pretty cool.” molly was glad to have james and lily as friends because ron was at a weird place among the family. he was sandwiched between twins and the only daughter. so she was glad he had harry as a friend.

“I’m sure they’ll like the extra air to breath.” she chuckled. The Weasleys were a big family, and she wanted to give that to Dora but couldn’t, she was glad that sh at least had friends that would be with her as she grew up. “I’m sure she will, is it awful on my part that I don’t want her to join? I feel I’ll get and owl from Poppy saying she broke half her bones.” she admitted with a sigh, “I guess I’ll have to be used to it.”

“i think so too,” molly agreed. having friends like andromeda was a life changer for molly. it wasn’t easy having such a big family without having some kind of support system outside of her family. she also enjoyed being able to bring in some kind of estrogen among her six boys with dora before she had ginny. “not at all. i’m so desensitized by all of that because all of my boys are so rough, but she’ll be fine, love. she’s in good hands with poppy.”

“They sound like they keep you busy. I am sure having a night off must be a blessing,” he replied as he began eating.

...

“it doesn’t happen often,” molly said as she laughed and also started to eat. “but yeah, it is.”

Lydia took a drink of the mysterious concoction and her eyes widened. She felt the warmth run down her throat and settle in her stomach, her face flushed almost immediately, but she didn’t even care. She was suddenly bouncing with energy.  

“Merlin’s beard,” she exclaimed, giggling. “We are in for it, now. This tastes amazing. Why have I never seen this drink before tonight, Molly? Is it new or do we just really not get out that much? I think…. I think I’m in love.” She took another sip and felt a rush of delight all the way down to her toes. 

...

molly took a sip, the drinking hitting her stomach and filling her with warmth only alcohol can. she could feel herself relax even more as the previous drinks she had consumed started to make its presence known. 

“it must just be a drink for tonight, because i would have tried it before if i had seen it.” following lydia’s lead, she took another sip. “you really do have to make sure i don’t start stripping because it’ll start happening sooner than later if we keep this up.”

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Alice was grateful to have a good set of friends. It had been so important to her, both during the war and after. Whilst Frank would always be her best friend, she was so grateful to have a good set of friends. They kept her grounded, and gave her something to fight for. Alice really didn’t know what she would do if she didn’t have her friends. It was something she didn’t really want to think about.

“They are….” She loved how involved Augusta was, even if she didn’t agree with all of the values that the Longbottoms had. “Oh. I do agree. Augusta is amazing” Alice didn’t speak nor see her own parents, but really they were the ones that were missing out on their grandson. “Feels weird to know he won’t be at home when I get there though”

...

molly was so lucky to have the friends that she had. they weren’t afraid of the seven weasley children. it was a little bit daunting when there were so many of them, especially when they all had red hair and were stubborn as hell. but alice and frank had proven to be amazing with her children and amazing friends as well.

“i know, it never does get any easier,” she agreed about the feeling weird to know her kids won’t be at home when she gets home. “we’ll see how much sleep i get. i have a feeling i’ll be so used to be woken up at least once a night that i won’t sleep very well knowing i won’t be getting woken up.”

a”Oh, I wouldn’t try and help. To be honest, I’m definitely considering leaving this place and never returning again.” She spoke bluntly, it was the absolute truth she wasn’t too fond of kids asides from Harry, but she had a lightweight way of saying things that it sounded most like a joke. “I don’t know how you do it, Molls. How many are there now? Five? Six? I’ve lost count already!”

molly couldn’t help but to laugh. children was certainly either you were all in about having them or you didn’t want them at all. she had definitely taken that sentiment to the max. “seven. there’s seven of them.” even though she had carried and birthed all seven of her children, it was still weird telling that to people.

“I think everyone is happy to be at Hogwarts, doesn’t mean they don’t miss home.” she missed home when she was at school, as she grew older it was different, but that didn’t meant that the kids thought they were better off. “Dora is fine, she forgets to write, breaks our hearts, basically a teenager.” she chuckled taking another drink from her glass. “She’s trying for Quidditch this year.”

“with five younger siblings, i’m sure they’re still adjusting to not having so many little rugrats chasing after them,” she said as she laughed. she knew andromeda was right, though. “i’m sure in a few weeks they’ll start to miss it, though.” she smiled at the mention of dora trying out for quidditch. “based on how she played with my kids, she’ll have no problem making the team.”