Remember – An Andromeda Black Story

Chapter One – It will be alright

'Andy,' Ted Tonks walked slowly into the kitchen, worry etched across his face as he sank into the chair next to his fiancé, Andy looked up, tears were rolling slowly down her face, staining her hot pink cheeks. In her hand was a copy of the daily prophet, crumpled up and then flattened, the face of a large witch was growling up at her, with black, lifeless eyes, and above it, in a bold font was the headline, 'Bellatrix Lestrange – Suspected death eater.' Gently Ted prised it out of her hands, and lent across, before brushing his lips across hers. Gratefully Andy threw her arms around his neck, and held onto him tightly.

'It'll be alright, I promise.' At those words she pulled away angrily, the tears instantly stopping.

'How can it be alright?' She asked clearly, making sure each word hung in the air like a bad smell. 'There is a man, Lord Voldemort,' She allowed the words to roll of her tongue sarcastically. 'Who thinks it's his duty,' again she spoke sarcastically, 'to rid the world of muggles, and muggle born witches and wizards, and half bloods, and muggle lovers, and blood traitors. You and I fit into at least one of those categories, and what about our daughter, you think she's going to be okay, you think he may over look us; you must be mad, Ted.' She turned and grabbed the forgotten paper and shoved it into Ted's chest. 'And if that's not bad enough, my dear sister, has decided that she wants to be one of his followers, one of his Death Eaters, and rid the world of all the vermin and scum. So do you really think that he isn't going to try and recruit me? Because it gets better, because I know that he is already trying to get Bella to recruit Cissy, and her boyfriend Lucius.'

Andy walked away from Ted, towards the kitchen door, before turning and spitting venomously, 'Don't tell me that it is ok, because it isn't and never will be until his is killed, so unless you're going to be the one to kill him, then don't tell that it will be ok.' Andy stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her, causing the loud bang to echo around the house. A cry suddenly filled the house, and quietly, at once Andy changed her direction and started walking up the thin stair case to where her daughter was sleeping quietly. 'Come on Mae; settle down, Mummy's here, it's alright now.' Andy bounced the young girl on her hip, turning as she heard a cough behind her, she saw Ted standing in the doorway.

'So it's okay for you to tell Mae that it will be ok, yet, when I tell you that I have you shouting at me.' Andy handed over her daughter, and with a small smirk at her fiancé answered,

'She doesn't answer me back.' Ted gave a small smile, before looking serious.

'Remember I love you Andy, the only reason I told you it would be ok was because you were upset and I don't like seeing you like that, when I proposed I promised I'd protect you and make you happy, so I feel like I've failed when you're upset.'

'I know,' she leant forwards and gently kissed Ted, there lips brushing together, Mae in between them, giggling as she played with a lock of Andy's long brown hair. Before they had a chance to deepen the kiss a loud knock filled the house, and fear fell across the room.

For the second time that night Andy pulled away from Ted, tears filling her beautiful brown eyes, as she made sure her fiancé had Mae secure in his strong arms. 'It's her Ted, take Mae and go, please,' she lent forwards and brushed her lips desperately across Ted's, 'I love you too,' before Ted had a chance to protest there was a loud bang, and they both knew that the door had been smashed open. 'Please go,' regretfully he stepped forwards and with a loud pop had disappeared from the room, along with Mae. Slowly Andy made her way down the stairs, her heart beating ten times faster than normal, she stopped three steps from the bottom as she came face to face with,

'Hello Sister,'