Molly wouldn't have said she was clinging to her son, although she did hold on like she was never going to let go. She swallowed hard, more than once, to choke down the sob wanting to break free. She wasn't going to ruin the wedding by falling apart. She wasn't. This was a happy moment for all of them.

Eventually she nodded, then with her voice still thick with the tears she refused to shed. "Just from. I think that Bellatrix was done for. Going after our Ginny, like I wasn't going to put a stop to that right quick."