A/N: This will be the final Chapter Second Chances. If this chapter is disjointed and jumbled that is by design. I was trying to convey the chaos and uncertainty that always seemed to abound in The Burrow.

Second Chances Chapter 4

Arrivals

Scorpius and Rose sat at the head of a large table. The wedding had gone off without any problems, for the most part. The tables were laden with all sorts of food thanks to the cooking prowess of Molly Weasley and Astoria Malfoy.

"GEORGE WEALSEY!" came a screeching voice from the kitchen. A very red-faced Molly Weasley burst from the back door to the kitchen, holding a rubber chicken. "Where did this come from? I remember telling you to get rid of these!" she growled, walking towards the table where George was sitting with his family.

"Mum... I didn't do it," he protested, getting up from the table in an attempt to flee his mother's wrath.

"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS?" Molly yelled, beating George about the head and shoulders with the squawking chicken to empathize every word.

"Mum, I swear," George pleaded, trying to cover up. "We don't even sell those anymore."

Everyone was so busy laughing and snickering that no one saw Ronnie hold out his hand and accept a slap from his sister Minnie who was busily concealing her gran's wand.

After everyone had settled Molly down, Albus stood up. "Hey everyone, could I get you all to settle down?" Albus tried to quiet the gathered friends and family to little avail.

"OI, SHUT IT!" a woman yelled out above the murmur.

"Thanks Dom," Albus said, nodding to his purple-haired cousin, who was sitting at a table with her girlfriend.

"I would like to make a toast," Albus started. "I want to say I am glad Rose and Scorp accepted what we all knew. These two were meant for each other. I been with them since they weren't dating, then they were, then they weren't." Albus smirked. "Then they were and weren't, and were and weren't and finally are." The collected family laughed. "These two have managed to find the only other person that would put up with them." Albus raised his glass. "So here's to Scorpius and Rose." The gathering mimicked him.

Scorpius leaned over and whispered something in Rose's ear causing her to blush. Hermione Weasley sat a table watching her daughter and new son-in-law share a joke. She smiled sadly and excused herself from the table saying she needed to check on something in the kitchen. When she was sure that she was out of the sight of the crowd she ducked around the side of the house and walked to the top of the lone hill.

"Hi, honey," she said, approaching the headstone. "Well, they did it. You said they would work it out if we just left them to it, and they did," she said wiping a stray tear from her cheek. "I know, I know it shouldn't take you dying for me to admit you were right," she said, smiling sadly.

She lovingly removed a stray leaf from the top of the headstone, letting her hand linger. "Well, I should probably get back. The twins have probably set something on fire by now ... I miss you," she said in small voice as she turned and walked back down the hill to the tents.

She entered the tents and noticed that Neville and Hannah had brought with them a portable bar, completely stocked from the supplies at the Three Broomsticks, and were setting it up in the corner. Then dinner was done, the tables were banished, and a dance floor was set up. Hugo had called his band and they were playing for the gathered crowd.

Lily Potter sat a table nursing a Firewhiskey ... alone. Roxanne walked over to her with a man in tow.

"Hi Lily," she said, all but bouncing up and down.

"'lo Rox," Lily answered, not removing her drink from her mouth.

"Lily, this is Ian Marcus," Roxanne said, making introductions. "Ian, this is my cousin Lily. Ian, take a seat while I go fine Shane." Roxanne bounced away happily in search of her boyfriend.

An uncomfortable silence came over the two after Ian had sat down.

"Why do I get the feeling we've been set up?" he asked, breaking the ice.

"Cause it's Rox, and she finds it a personal affront if her cousins aren't paired up with someone," Lily growled.

"Well, sorry you got stuck here," Ian said, holding eye contact. "I am a big fan though."

"Thanks," she said blushing slightly.

"I saw your shutout versus the Arrows two weeks ago," he said.

"You know what I do for a living," Lily said. "What do you do?"

"I'm a writer, or at least I am trying to be," he said. "Right now I am tending bar while trying to get published."

"I don't recall you from Hogwarts," she said. "Were you there?"

Ian shook his head. "No, my family was kind of nomadic, so I was homeschooled." The conversation died into that uncomfortable stage where neither knew what to say. "Would you like to dance?" he offered.

Lily shook her head. "I can't. I am the most uncoordinated person in the world when I am on the ground."

"Aw, it can't be that bad," Ian said, standing up and holding out his hand. "Come on. You might even find you like it."

Lily sighed and drained the last of her drink. "Okay, but they're your toes," she said taking Ian's hand.

Ian and Lily danced by the table where Teddy sat with Victoire's feet propped in his lap giving her a foot rub.

"Oh, that's a good little boy," James ruffled Teddy's hair as he walked by.

"Piss off, James," Teddy said automatically.

"Hey, you need to start watching your language." James smirked. "Your kid is gonna have a worse mouth than Dom."

"What about Dom?" Dominique asked, having overheard her name as she was walking by with drinks for her girlfriend and herself.

"I was just remarking on your wonderful, expansive vocabulary," James said, sipping his butterbeer.

"Bugger off," Dom snapped, walking away.

"See?" James said, jerking his head towards a leaving Dominique.

"Don't worry, James," Victoire said, stretching her arms up. "It's not like Dom would want to babysi... OH!" She grimaced and clenched her stomach.

"What?" Teddy asked, showing sudden concern and panic.

"It's nothing," she said, "just a kick. Unh!" Her face contorted in pain again. "Maybe not," she said through gritted teeth.

"MOLLY!" Teddy yelled so loudly that the band quit playing.

Molly made her way to the seated couple. She took one look at Victoire's face and knew what was going on. "James, you and Teddy help her into the house," she said, taking over. "You know which room I have set up," she said to Teddy, patting him on the cheek.

Teddy and Victoire had decided they wanted to bring their child into the world in the one place they both remembered being the happiest, the Burrow. Molly of course readily agreed and had been setting up a room since they asked her. The last few weeks they had been staying with her grandparents in preparation.

Fleur and Bill caught up with Molly on her way into the house. They knew what to do; Bill was to keep the others occupied while Fleur was to help Molly

"I will contact her healer," Molly said entering the kitchen and heading to the Floo. Fleur went to the room.

Back outside no one had been told what was going on for sure so naturally everyone knew. The party was in full swing, and the cousins were dancing and having a blast. Most of the parents had started to leave when news of Victoire going into labor stopped them.

Bill walked up the bar set up by Neville and ordered a Firewhiskey.

"Is this your first grandchild, Bill?" Neville asked handing him a large glass.

Bill drained it in one swallow and nodded. Neville chuckled and refilled the glass. "Yeah, I'm not sure I'm ready to be a granddad," Bill commented, taking the glass back from Neville.

"You'll do great, I'm sure," Hannah said having overheard the conversation.

"Easy for you to say, you two are years away from the prospect," Bill said, staring off into space.

Hannah watched Albus and Mandy slow dancing, oblivious to the pace of the music. "I am not so sure," she said wistfully.

Across the dance floor the newlyweds were talking with Scorpius' parents.

"We have got to get going," Draco said, extending his hand to his son. "I have a client in the morning and your mother has one of her volunteer things."

Astoria hugged Rose and then her son. "I am so happy for you two," she said.

"Thanks, Mum," Scorpius said, returning his mother's hug.

Draco and Astoria left and Scorpius and Rose sat down at an empty table.

"If you could all please head out of the tents and into the yard," Lee's magically enhanced voice boomed over the crowd. "The fireworks are about to start."

The crowd started to wander out of the tents, led by a very excited Minnie and Ronnie who were each pulling their mother's arm in an attempt to get her to hurry up.

"Mum!" Minnie whined. "Hurry up. We're not gonna get a good place."

"Oh, for pity's sake you two," Hermione protested, though smiling at her children's excitement. "One would think you've never seen George's fireworks before."

"These are wedding fireworks," Ronnie said, still pulling his mother along. "They're completely different."

"Oh okay," Hermione answered, still not convinced.

The explosions lit up the night sky in a cascade of bright colors. Children and adults alike were in awe of the forms and shapes the explosions made. The show went on for about 15 minutes ending in a finale that left almost everyone breathless. Everyone that is but the newest member of that extended family who made his presence known by crying out announcing his arrival.

A few moments later Teddy emerged from the backdoor of the Burrow, holding a bundle of blankets as if it were the most precious thing in the world. "Everyone," Teddy said, swallowing against his emotions. "I want to introduce my son, Remus Harry Lupin." Everyone gathered around to see the newborn. Teddy introduced the child to his grandfather Bill and backed a short distance away.

Harry approached Teddy. "T-Thank you," Harry started, his voice cracking. "You didn't have to do that."

"Harry, you're the closest thing I have to a father," Teddy explained. "You've seen me through tough times and always been there, so yeah, I kinda did."

Harry was at a loss for words, so he just hugged his godson and went over to see the child.

Rose and Scorpius stood a small distance away from the crowd. Bill approached the newly wedded couple after having handed the baby off to Harry and Ginny. "Molly, Fleur and I talked about this and decided we wanted you to have this," he said handing a piece of parchment to Rose.

"What's this?" she asked opening the folded piece of paper.

"It's the Wizarding Deed to Shell Cottage," Bill explained. "It occurred to us that you two probably didn't take the time to consider where you were going to live, did you?" Rose and Scorpius both shook their heads, embarrassed. "We didn't think so."

Scorpius shook Bill's hand while Rose gave her uncle a hug. Bill went into the house to check on Victoire. The couple both stood looking at the commotion caused by the newest member of the family.

"You aren't upset that our wedding got upstaged, are you?" Scorpius asked, seeing the wistful look in Rose's eyes.

"Huh? Oh no, not at all. It's not like Vic could help when the baby came," Rose said.

"Then what is it?" Scorpius asked.

"I don't want to scare you," she said, looking down.

"Well you're doing a pretty poor job not doing it," he smirked, moving behind her and taking her in his arms. "Now, what's going on"

"I want one," she said, looking at Teddy, who had taken his son back in his arms and was beaming in the process.

"What? You want a kid?" Scorpius asked.

Rose nodded nervously. She and Scorpius had never really discussed a family, and she was nervous as to his answer.

Scorpius smiled, thinking about Rose being a mother. "Well, I hope you can wait until we get home to try. We might not be allowed back here otherwise," Scorpius said, smirking.

"You're an idiot," Rose said, leaning back so her husband could kiss her.

Rose looked out over the bustling horde of her family. They weren't the sanest or most conventional family, but the one thing the extended Weasley clan had was love and in abundance.