MIT: Magic Incorporating Technology

A/N: And here we have the rest of the clan. What fun. Oh, both Weasley twins are alive, because having one without the other just doesn\'t make sense. I\'ll say that Fred got badly hurt, but survived the war.



This is a very short chapter, I know. My muse tried to run away, so I cut off the chapter in the name of finishing it and moving on with the story. Next one will be the wedding - or more importantly, the reception. And Harry outing himself to the rest of the Wizarding world.



Chapter 10: Getting To Meet The In-Laws



"Molly, dear, surely we don\'t need all of this food. You know that Harry doesn\'t eat much." Arthur tried to talk his wife out of the kitchen, even though he knew it was a futile effort.



"Nonsense! He needs to eat more. And Remus said his boyfriend\'s just as skinny," Molly returned to chopping up random things that Arthur was fairly sure wouldn\'t actually get eaten. He\'d seen Harry\'s appetite, even when starving after a battle, and knew that the boy preferred small, simple dishes. Molly, however, believed in showing her love for people by feeding them.



Arthur just shook his head and returned to his garage, where he had been tinkering with a Robo Rally set that Hermione had bought him.



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"Now please, Ash, don\'t go overboard with the affection tonight," Harry pleaded with his boyfriend as they got ready to head to the Burrow. "None of them are overly demonstrative, and they\'ve never seen me with a partner."



"And you slept with their daughter," Ash finished for him, making Harry flush.



"Well, I\'m not sure who knows how far we got," Harry muttered. "But Ginny\'s not going to be a problem, we knew we weren\'t working out way before I left. She probably has a boyfriend of her own. It\'s more that Molly\'s the closest thing to a mother I ever had, she really does tend to treat me like one of her sons. And I really want you two to get along."



Ash smiled a little and snagged Harry around the waist as he passed, pressing a kiss to his neck.



"Okay love, I\'ll try to restrain myself for the in-laws," he assured Harry, winning a relieved smile. "But you have to promise me sex when we get back."



"Deal," Harry laughed, feeling better about the evening.



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The night didn\'t start off too badly. Ron and Hermione took Harry and Ash via side-along apparition, which Ash handled well. Upon opening the door, Harry was immediately engulfed in a hug from Molly, though he clearly didn\'t mind.



"Harry, dear, it\'s so good to see you again! Oh, you haven\'t been eating properly! I\'m going to have a stern word with that house-elf of yours, he needs to make sure you eat full meals." She then released him and turned to Ash, casting a critical eye over him. "Hm. You don\'t eat enough either."



"Molly, this is Ash," Harry smiled and tugged Ash closer. Ash gave the woman his disarming smile, then pressed a light kiss to the back of her hand.



"Pleasure to meet you, ma\'am. Harry\'s spoken of your kindness often." Harry\'s jaw nearly dropped at the way Ash seemed to turn on the charm. From the looks of it, he was well on his way to winning over Molly, who smiled back at him and ushered everyone inside.



Despite Harry\'s fears, once inside Ash seemed to be on his best behaviour. He kept the overt displays of affection to a minimum, though he still stayed close by Harry most of the evening. And he actually seemed to be getting on well with Ginny, which was a bonus. Harry figured that it helped being different genders, and it being a few years between his relationships. There was no real reason not to like each other.



Naturally, Ash and Arthur got along well. Ash was able to talk to the older man about technology and robotics, answering any questions Arthur had patiently. Harry was happy that his boyfriend and surrogate family were getting along well, and let his guard down.



Which was never a good thing when Fred and George were around.



Before he knew it, Harry had managed to get extremely drunk, thanks to the twins spiking his Butterbeer with just enough Firewhiskey to not be noticeable. They reasoned that a drunk Harry was usually a very happy Harry.



They\'d forgotten what else Harry liked to do when he was drunk.



Which was why Molly walked into the kitchen to find Ash leaning against the counter with Harry wrapped around him, rubbing their groins together and kissing his taller lover rather passionately. She was about to say something, when Ash pulled back and nudged Harry with his nose.



"C\'mon love, we\'d best get you home to bed. Remember what you said about not going too far in front of your family?"



"Hmm. Bed. Good idea," Harry agreed happily, eyes half closed. Ash chuckled and lifted him up to carry him. "Hey, I can walk!"



"Not in a straight line," Ash informed him. "And definitely not without falling over."



"Meanie," was the intelligent reply. Again, Ash laughed as he carried Harry towards the door to find someone to send them back to Remus\' house. He paused when he saw Molly giving him a disapproving stare.



"Sorry about that ma\'am," Ash smiled at her. "Harry had a bit too much to drink. He just needs to sleep it off."



Molly shook her head, clearly not impressed. Ash stifled a sigh - he hated dealing with mothers after they saw him kissing their boys.



Thankfully Arthur came into the kitchen then, and smiled when he saw Harry half asleep in Ash\'s arms.



"You need a hand getting him home?" Arthur offered. Ash nodded gratefully.



"If someone could do the teleporty thing for us, that\'d be great." Ash had been told that it was called Apparating, he just didn\'t feel like learning the word.



"Not a problem," Arthur assured him and gestured to head outside. "I\'ll take you both. Be back soon, dear," he called over his shoulder as he followed the boys.



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Upon reaching Grimmauld Place again, Ash bid Arthur a pleasant evening and managed to get a half-asleep Harry inside. He sighed as he laid the smaller man down on their bed and began undressing them both. By the time he\'d finished and lay down as well, Harry was fast asleep and happily curled into him. Ash smiled and held him as he drifted off as well, hoping that the hangover wouldn\'t be too severe.