In the weeks and months to follow that infamous battle, this modest house in the middle of the countryside became outrageously overstuffed.
Arthur, Molly, Bill, Fleur, Charlie, Percy, George, Ron, Ginny, Harry, and Hermione retreated back to the home several days after the battle. They were exhausted though nobody could sleep. They were sad though nobody could cry. They were angry though nobody could shout.
Visitors came and went as they pleased. Nobody was turned away.
Andromeda Tonks was the first to stay as Mrs. Weasley insisted that a young baby was too much of a fuss to constantly carry back and forth. A crib was set in the corner of the living room though Teddy was hardly ever in it. The baby was always passed around and doted upon.
Gabriella Delacour and Fleur’s parents arrived the next morning, worried sick about their daughter. They were naturally invited to stay for as long as necessary.
Luna Lovegood and her father arrived that afternoon. The former dreamily asked if it would be possible to stay for a few nights; their house had been destroyed by the Death Eaters after all. Mrs. Weasley warmly agreed though she was a bit thrown off by Luna’s well-meaning insistence that there were knifferknoffers in her kitchen.
Neville visited and slept over so frequently that he was pretty much an official member of the household.
The group received the shock of a lifetime when Narcissa and Draco Malfoy showed up on their doorstep. Narcissa admitted that she didn’t know where else to go but that she could no longer stay with Lucius. She had wanted to get out for years but had always been afraid of her husband’s connections. Mrs. Weasley firmly invited them in and wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, from either the Malfoys or from her family. It was awkward at first but within a few days, it became apparent just how different the two were when they weren’t under Lucius’ reign. Narcissa and Andromeda were able to reconnect for the first time in decades.
Quite coincidentally, or maybe by fate, another somewhat pretentious woman with a former bully of a son ended up leaving the matriarch of the family. Vernon’s angry shouts could be heard throughout the entire neighborhood where their safe house had been. Yet Petunia and Dudley had both realized the error of their ways. It had taken them some time to find Harry. When they did, they both broke down and profusely apologized. Harry accepted without hesitation. Upon discovering that Petunia and Dudley weren’t sure where they were going to go, the group invited them in. Draco and Dudley got along famously, as did Narcissa and Petunia. It wasn’t long before Andromeda and Narcissa regarded Petunia as their sister.
Several weeks later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione embarked on a trip to Australia where they were able to successfully find the Grangers. Naturally, the Grangers were invited into the Burrow as well.
Naturally, the Burrow became the new Headquarters for the Order. For even though Voldemort was gone, there was still a lot to be done. Because of this, people such as McGonagall, Hagrid, and even Kingsley found themselves staying the night on multiple occasions.
It was, in a word, chaos.
Wonderful, blissful, chaos.
Money wasn’t an issue. Everyone who could afford to chip in did so. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley refused at first but ultimately gave in when Harry sincerely said that it was the least that he (and everyone else) could do to show their immense gratitude. The large group ate meals together. They told stories, they laughed, they cried, they talked and talked and talked…
There would be time to sort out romantic relationships later. But for right now, they were all friends. They were all a family. And nobody was ever alone!
(This is my ultimate headcanon for what happened after the war!)
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