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When they arrived at The Burrow, just as Harley had predicted, Mrs Weasley was all over Niall and she didn't mind too much as her head was pounding. Bill was with his father and they went out to the garage whilst Harley collapsed onto the sofa next to her cousin.

Belle smiled softly at Harley, she had new scars on her face from the most recent full moon but thanks to Fred, she kept smiling and didn't feel too bad about it all. Harley smiles weakly back which Belle noticed but didn't mention since she guessed she was rather tired due to being a new mother. Tonks was like that with Teddy which somewhat put Belle off of having children, if she could have them.

"You good?" She did ask, however.

Harley wanted to cry, she wanted to say how much she couldn't cope with Niall but she didn't. "I'm okay, just tired." Said Harley even though that really wasn't how she was feeling. The rest of her day was full of hopelessness and despair, she didn't even look at Niall who was babbling with all to his family, his uncles and aunts, his cousins, his grandparents. It didn't feel right.

Eventually though, Belle put Niall back in Harley's arms with a sigh. "Fred had a ton-tongue toffee in his hands and I'm not prepared to have to explain to a healer why my baby cousin has a tongue weighing a tonne. Sorry." She apologised for Fred  it Harley didn't say anything as Belle slapped Fred round the back of the head and took her little brother from her father for a cuddle.

Harley held her son but didn't cuddle him. She just say with him in her arms and watched everyone else in the room.

"Are you okay, Harley?" Asked Hermione, "only, Niall has been staring up at you rather expectantly for a while now and you haven't once looked at him."

Harley blinked and looked down at her son and Hermione was correct, Niall was staring up at her with his big bright eyes. "Tired." Said Harley just as Niall began to cry. "Oh Jesus!" She sighed, and was swarmed by a foul stench wafting you her nostrils.

She stood up and carried Niall out of the living room, grasping her bag and took it up to the bathroom where she laid him down gently on the floor. Niall continued to cry. "Shush, shush, come on, shut up." She hissed pulling out a fresh nappy.

Niall continued to cry.

"Come on shush."

She managed to get the nappy off, gagging as she did and put that in bag then she went to get the new nappy but has never managed to change Niall properly because he kept kicking and screaming.

"Come on!" She cried.

"Hear, let me." Charlie nudged Harley to the side and as quick as he did so, Niall was changed and in a fresh nappy cuddling his uncle without a tear shed. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine! Just tired."

"Alright, no need to bite me head off! Why don't you go an put your head down for a bit and I'll occupy this little monkey, who, from the looks of things, is ready to sleep too." He patted Niall's back softly as the baby napped on his shoulder. "Go on, I will wake you for food."

"Thank you." She kissed his cheek and trudged out of the bathroom and into Bill and Charlie's old shared bedroom. She collapsed on one of the beds and immediately was out like a light.

Charlie carried Niall downstairs and placed him in the cot before turning to Bill who had just returned from the garage. "Harley's knackered, mate, she's gone for a nap just like Ni."

"Right, cheers."

Charlie furrowed his eyebrows. Something wasn't quite right, Bill looked perfect, too perfect for a new dad and he would know, after all, Charlie witnessed his father have five babies to care for and he was shattered. He turned to Remus who looked a lot more tired than he usually did too. It was odd.

"Sirius, mate, can I have a word?" Charlie asked the man who was drinking a cup of coffee with Madison who went to leave the two men to themselves, "actually, Maddie, you might as well stay."

"Harley's cream crackered."

"Obviously, Char, she's a new mammy!" Madison snickered, "your point is?"

"She's like that but Bill is right as rain! I'm concerned something is up. Have you not seen how Harley acts too? She couldn't even change his nappy, I had to help her."

Sirius hummed, "that is strange. Where is she?"

"Napping."

"Not that baby you twat! Harley!"

"Yeah, she's napping."

"Oh, right, sorry," muttered Madison.

Charlie became frustrated and ran his hand through his hair. He sat down with a sigh and patted his cheek. "Do you think I should say something to Bill? Only, I don't want to muscle in with accusations or potentially warped observations."

"Charlie, if you think it is worth mentioning, then do so. You'll only regret it otherwise." Said Sirius, "I am actually staying over at their house tonight as I wanted to spend time with Harley so I'll keep my eyes peeled."

"Okay, good, maybe I'll wait. See what you have to say about your stay with them. Is that alright?"

"Of course it is, now, dinner seems to be ready, go and get Harley would you?"

"That was quick."

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