The church had been covered in lilies in dedication of the bride; it had been Sirius' idea. The extravagent dress robes were a clear sign of the prescence of witches and wizards but the fabics that draped the pews and pillars were distrinctly Muggle-made.

"Who are the bride and groom, mummy?" Nymphadora asked. It had been a girl that she had given birth to and Ted had agreed there was only one possible name they could give her, I told you there'd be a way for you to return to us, Nelly.

"Some friends of cousin Sirius" she told her daughter,

"Where's daddy?"

"He has to work today"

"But I miss him". Andromeda had a very close relationship with her daughter; she wasn't going to let her be ostracised by her family like she had been; but there was something more between Nymphadora and Ted, as if she somehow knew that they were each other's protector.

"Good afternoon, Professor" said a boy no older than twenty who had appeared beside her chair.

"Remus; you're no longer a student and I'm no longer a professor, call me Andromeda" she smiled to ease the temperament from her voice; "has Dumbledore found a replacement yet?"

"Sorry, Andromeda; you would've thought I'd learnt after two years but even Sirius sometimes calls you Professor. And yes; her name's Charity Burbage, she has good references but I doubt she'll be better than you".

"You overestimate me-"

"I turned my hair pink for the first time this morning!" Nymphadora beamed at the boy; she had been born with the ability to change her appearance at will and she relished at the confused looks she got off people.

"That's great!" Remus said, a little too enthusiastically.

"I told her she should turn it brown or blonde for the wedding" Andromeda interjected; "pink is hardly the ideal colour for a social occasion like this".

"Don't worry about it, James and Lily won't mind". He looked at Nymphadora the whole time whilst he was walking away; before Andromeda could warn her daughter not to talk to strangers (at least he was a stranger to her) she was greeted by another familiar face.

"Miss Black?"

"Quentin!" She beamed up and the friendly face of Quentin Jones; his skin slightly paler than she remembered and his brown hair was lined with a few streaks of grey. Behind him stood a girl not much older than Nymphadora; she looked so much like her mother it was a weight on Andromeda's heart.

"It's good to see you again" he said.

"And you! Oh and it's Mrs Tonks now".

"Ah wonderful! I'd forgotten you were engaged when I left" he gestured towards the girl behind him; "this is my daughter Hestia".

"Hello Hestia" she smiled at the girl.

"Hello-" Hestia replied shyly.

"I turned my hair pink for the firs-"

"Sit down, Nymphadora; the wedding's about to start". Her hair turned orange in protest and she looked disappointed at not being able to share her anicdote, but all the same she sat down in her seat.

"Can we sit with you?" Quentin whispered as the bridal music began to play; Andromeda nodded and made room for the wizard and his daughter next to her own seat. She knew the bride as one of her former Muggle Studies students; though she often kept to herself and outside classes she only spoke to a few students. Now as a woman she noticed how beautiful she was; lilies had been woven into her veil and her red hair was rippling down her slender back. She joined two young men at the front of the church; one of them was Sirius, the best man, the other was a cocky student who Andomeda remembered arguing with in the Shrieking Shack, but the years had made him more humble.

After the ceremony the guests left following the newlyweds out of the church; there was a hall on the opposite side of Godric's Hollow where the celebrations would commence. As she was about to leave too she was stopped by a tap on the shoulder; it was strong but friendly at the same time.

"Frank".

"Andromeda, could I have a word?" She told Nymphadora to wait by the door and followed the auror towards the benches at the front of the almost deserted church; knowing that it must be serious news from the Order than he wanted to impart as it was rare for an Order member to approach her in public.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm sure you're aware that, since you joined the Order, there haven't been many major developments in the inevitable war-"

"Of course there have been! Voldemort has been attacking Muggles nonstop for five years and his army is expanding-"

"I know" he interrupted; "I meant that he hasn't yet lauched a full attack on any of the major magical establishments; the Ministry, Hogwarts".

"But now you think he will do?" they had all been waiting for the Death Eaters to make a major move like this but now that it was growing closer it felt all-too-real.

"I think you should tell Ted to leave his post at the Ministry. He's a Muggle-born; it won't be safe for him there if You-Know-Who infiltrates the Ministry of Magic".

"He says you need him to spy, his office is closer to the Minister than yours"

"We do, but that doesn't mean we're prepared to risk his life". Andromeda grew very emotional at this; since joining the Order of the Phoenix she had received all of her orders, few as they may be, through Frank Longbottom and despite his courage and reputation he was always understanding and down-to-earth.

"I turned my hair pink for the first time this morning!" bellowed Nymphadora again as she came running down the aisle towards them; Andromeda had forgotten that she had been waiting by the door in the seriousness of Frank's news.

"Nymphadora!- " she didn't like shouting at her daughter.

"It's fine, Andromeda. I know it's unlikely but have you heard from any of-"

"No, Frank. I've told Dumbledore a thousand times; other than Sirius my family doesn't want anything to do with me anymore". Over the years Andromeda had come to terms with losing Narcissa and she had never really been close to Bellatrix or her parents; but Sirius hadn't been his same cheery self ever since he found out his brother had joined the Death Eaters a few months ago, and he was no longer living with his family.

"Maybe you could-"

"Me and Sirius are going to go to Grimmauld Place tomorrow; see what we can find; Dumbledore didn't want us to with us being 'blood traitors' but he said everyone else is busy. What are you and Alice working on at the moment?"

"Alice isn't working at the moment and I'm trying to track down your sisters; I would feel a lot better if I had someone go with you to Grimmauld Place, I could ask Kingsley-"

"His brother-in-law's returned to the country and he has to keep an eye on the Minister, he's got enough to deal with at the moment without having to sort out my family problems as well".

"Well let me send someone with you. I can have them meet you a few streets away; I know exactly who to send with you, afterall some of the Black family are supposed to still live there so it could potentially be dangerous".

"Fine; just don't send someone too military-obsessed" he looked away mischievously; "Why isn't Alice working?" she didn't want to be so inqusitive but she had to make sure that everyone from the Order was alright; Ted always wants to know if everyone's still alive.

"Well;" he smiled in a boyish fashion, "we're having a baby"

"That's amazing, Frank!"

"Thanks. It's early days yet but I don't want her fighting Death Eaters while she's pregnant; hopefully this will all be over before the little one arrives" he was crying slightly; he really was a lot more compassionate than most of the aurors in the Order.

She took hold of Nymphadora's hand and was prepared to apparate when Frank called her back for one final word; "And I hope you don't mind; but I'm sending Alastor with you tomorrow". Great Andromeda thought as she and her daughter apparated from the church; a family reunion with Sirius and Mad-Eye Moody; give me a Death Eater any day.