I glanced across the yard at Teddy. His dark brown hair was mussed as usual. If I didn't know better I would swear the boy never brushed his hair but it really was just unruly. Uncle Harry's was like that; it was one of the many things that he shared with his godfather. Teddy looked over and smiled at me. If I would have been standing my knees would have given out. How is it that even if you've known someone your entire life you can still be amazed by their beauty?

Teddy was tall and lanky like his father. He had inherited being a metamorphagus from his mother, so he could change his appearance at will. He went through a phase as a child where he made himself look like a mini Uncle Harry, which Aunt Ginny got quite a kick out of. I'm not sure why they never just adopted Teddy; he's constantly over there especially since his grandmother has been getting older. Andromeda can't even remember him sometimes.

His nose was a big on the larger side and had an adorable bump at the bridge. His eyes were the same brilliant blue of his father's. I had always wondered what he would look like if he wasn't a metamorphagus. Would he still look so much like his father or would he look more like his mom? Maybe he would end up looking like some mixture of the two.

I flipped to the picture I had taped in the back of the journal, I was doodling in. It was a picture of the Order of the Phoenix back in the day when they were more than a card club. Back when they did work like trying to bring Voldemort down which Uncle Harry did. I ran my hand over the picture it was the only picture they all took together it was one day when they were cleaning out the old headquarters. I looked at the picture of Remus, Teddy's father; it was easy to see what Teddy would look like when we got older. He would most likely have a few less scars but the features were all the same. Beside Remus was Tonks, Teddy's mum. I never could figure out why she went by Tonks when she had such a beautiful name like Nymphadora. I looked at my family because like it or not this was my family. I looked at all of them. So many of them were dead. A lot of them had been killed at the Battle of Hogwarts. Teddy's parents had, as well as Uncle Fred, and Snape. Would my life be different if Uncle Harry hadn't killed Voldemort? If the Order was still more than a card club, if they still had something to fight?

Teddy swears that it would be hell because we would be living in constant fear. At least something exciting would happen once in a while.

As I was thinking Magda Thayer came and sat beside me. "Hello." She said in her airy voice. It always made her seem like she was far off but Maggie was quite the opposite.

"Hey, Mags. Do you ever wonder what it would be like it we were alive back then?"

"When Voldemort was around?" She raised an eyebrow at me as I nodded.

"Sometimes, but I mainly think that it would be terrifying because you know our friends and family. They would all be out there fighting and I don't know if I could handle the fact that one day they just might not come home."

"Yeah, I guess I never thought of it that way but I mean don't you think it would be cool to fight? To defend the wizarding world?"

Magda didn't have time to answer because just as I finished asking Aunt Ginny called us to lunch. I got in line in front of the large tables laid out like a buffet. The serving spoons hovered in the air above the heaping plates of food ready to dollop oversized portions on awaiting plates.

I felt a pair of arms snake around my waist and I instantly recognized the feel of Teddy. His natural scent of cinnamon and man washed over me. I couldn't help but giggle.

"What happened to behaving around our family?" I swiveled around in his arms to face him. He gave me a quick peck that earned us a chorus of giggles from the cluster of little cousins behind us.

"Ehh. They all know and really who cares. I love you and they love you."

"Exactly, if the two of you would just get married it would be perfect. Then Teddy would officially be in the family." Gran said from the other side of the table. I turned to her, shocked.

"Gran! I'm not even done with Hogwarts yet!"

"Oh, I know but you graduate in a year and we could have a lovely winter wedding. Or I suppose that if you wanted to take things slow and wait a bit spring would be nice too. Then we could have another backyard wedding like your parents that was such a nice wedding. Well the ending wasn't all that pleasant but over all it was lovely." I silently chuckled at Gran. Her only concern was having everyone married off happily, well that and having everyone properly fed all of the time.

"Hey Frenchy! Come here!" Drake called across the yard at as. My mother was whirling around making sure that everything was out but paused to scold me for Drake's nickname. "I 'ope zat you know 'ow much I hate zat neeckname." She said in her throaty voice.

Teddy and I finished piling food on our plates and crossed to where the rest of our friends were sitting.

We were having regular meal time conversation where I felt a tug on my pant leg. I looked to see Lily and Hugo sitting on the ground together.

"What in the world are you doing?"

"Shh... We're being spies. Is it true that you and Teddy are going to get married?"

"Lily, who told you that?" Teddy said sternly.

"Grannie, she said we were going to have another spring wedding."

"Molly is so lucky I love her. Who gets married at seventeen and eighteen anymore? In the old days when Voldemort was around yeah, you didn't know how much longer you might be around. But now?"

"Well are you?" Lily cut him off.

"No sweetheart. Well not so soon but maybe someday." She threw her small arms around my leg and hugged tightly.

"You should marry Teddy then he can really be family!"

Teddy was still ranting about marriage when two plain brown owls flew into the yard. One of them landed in front of Harry and one in front of Ron. They both quickly opened the letters. Not many people were at the Ministry today because it was the anniversary of the Battle of the Seven Potters and it had to be serious for them to bother them.

As Harry read his brows furrowed together. He looked up and saw everyone watching him. He stood up and took a moment to collect his thoughts. "There was an attack. Hundred muggles killed, they suspect that wizards are at fault. There is no obvious cause of death so I must go look at it. See you all later."

Before he walked to the gate to leave he walked over to our table. "Fred, Ted, I need the two of you."

I smiled at Teddy. I knew how much this meant to him. As Head of the Aurors, Harry could have picked anyone to go with him but he chose Teddy. He gave me a quick kiss and told me he would come by the house later.

No one really took these things seriously; they would find something completely mundane killed them like carbon monoxide. Whatever that is.