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Hermione arrived at Andromeda Tonks's home. Knowing that she wanted her daughter and son-in-law's funeral to be held at her home, she didn't have to worry about anything other than the funeral. Hermione looked up at the nicely sized home and walked through the garden to get to the back porch. She had become accustomed to Andromeda's home over the past few weeks and even being in Andromeda's presence. She pulled out her wand and touched the carving of the letter T on the wooden door. She held her breath as she always did until it granted her passage through the frame. No matter how much she searched she could never figure out what spell Andromeda had used to create such a door.

She walked right into the hallway and through the arch into the living room. She could already hear Andromeda cooing right when she got through the door. She leaned against the wall watching Andromeda with baby Teddy from behind. Today his hair was kiwi green for some reason and it made Hermione smile a true smile. Teddy was the only thing that still made her smile as though nothing was wrong. Andromeda was holding him in the air when he looked up and morphed his hair and eyes to look like her and put his arms out towards her. He was only two months old but because of his mother he was able to change his appearance at will, which made him look much older than he was. He was still the little size he should be he just shouldn't have as much hair as he did. It baffled Hermione to no end.

Andromeda turned around when she saw Teddy change into a miniature male Hermione. She always knew she was there when he did it.

"Hello dear. How are you?" she gave Hermione a small smile and looked back to Teddy screwing his brow together as though in thought. Had they not known any better they would have thought that was exactly what he was doing, but the smell gave it away every time. Hermione walked towards the pair and held out her hands to Teddy as he did the same. Andromeda handed him over willingly any way that she could get out of changing a diaper she took it and Hermione was more than willing to take over and give his grandmother some rest.

Hermione walked towards the stairs before she began going up them she turned back around to Andromeda, "Andy?" Andromeda looked up to the young woman who had become accustomed to calling her that and smiled a smile of reassurance.

"Yes, Hermione?"

"I was just wondering if it would be alright if I sat with you today?" After she spoke the question she looked down to the floor immediately. She didn't know why she would ask such a question. She began trying to retract the question all together, but Andromeda was already making her way towards her. She put her fingers underneath Hermione's chin and lifted her head up took into her eyes.

"I wouldn't have it any other way you have become like a daughter to me over these past few weeks. With how much you have helped me I think it would be wrong for you not to sit with me." She smiled at the younger witch, a smile full of warmth. It was the warm smile a mother holds to her children one that Hermione hadn't even seen from Molly since the war ended. She smiled back and continued on her way up the stairs to Teddy's room.

She took him to the changing area on the left and began changing his diaper. She didn't know why but this was something she never minded doing. Maybe it was because she was taking something dirty and making it clean again. She finished cleaning him off and dressed him.

Once she was done she held him up in the air like he was an airplane, it was his favorite thing and she made it a habit to do it after his diaper was changed. It made it so much easier because now he knew if he was good while having his diaper changed he would get to be a plane.

She had him up as high as she would hold him and he began giggling. He started to swing his legs around and smiled a big gummy smile. She looked up into those honey eyes so similar to her own and felt the sides of her mouth spread. She brought him back down and held him close; bringing him to her she kissed him on the nose.

"You have no idea how lucky you are that you are so unaware of what's going on." She looked down at the baby boy in her arms that began to dose off. She walked over to the rocker in the corner of the room and sat down. As she rocked him into a deep sleep she hummed a lullaby her mother used to sing to her as a child.

A male voice came though the door, "Are you alright Hermione?" She looked up and saw Harry leaning on the doorframe watching her and Teddy. There was a glimmer of a smile in his eyes but there was no other emotion shown on his face. She looked back down and brushed the back of her hand across Teddy's cheek and smiled.

"Yes Harry. I think I will be just fine." She looked back to him and saw something in his stance change. He wasn't as guarded as he normally was. She began to rise from her chair and walked over to him across the room. "Harry, when was the last time that you held Teddy?" She looked up into his eyes unable to recall the last time she saw the two of them together.

He seemed uncomfortable when he finally answered. "Not since..." he trailed off not finishing his reply and looked down at his shoes. Hermione repositioned Teddy so that she could cradle him with one arm. She moved the other to his arm to remove his attention from the floor back to her. He looked back at her with a look of sorrow and shame from his answer. He looked down at Teddy and back up to Hermione. He didn't say anything. Nothing at all.

"Would you like to?" She asked. He made the slightest movement of his head in the direction of a nod. Had she not been paying close attention she would have missed it completely. She held Teddy in a way that would make the transfer over to Harry much easier. "Be carful he is a bit heavier than the last time you held him." she said with a small laugh. He took hold of the small bundle and held him close to his heart.

Hermione studied his face while he focused on Teddy. He had aged in the past year, had she not known him as well as she did she probably wouldn't have noticed the subtle differences. He had minor crows feet next to each eye, minuscule enough not to notice but still there. He held an unnoticeable worry line between his brows that had shown up in the past few months. She looked back down to Teddy in his arms so calm and unaware. She put her hand on Harry's arm and gave the smallest of hugs to the two of them together.

Harry looked up at her as she released the hug and held the smallest of curves on his mouth. It was the beginning of a smile.

"I'll leave you in here with him on your own for a while." She then walked out of the room and went back down the stairs where she met back with Andromeda in the living room once more. "Andy when did Harry get here?"

She looked up to Hermione with a soft smile, "Just a little while after you went up with Teddy. He actually went up there maybe less than three minutes after you were up the stairs."

"Really? I didn't even know he was there." Harry wasn't the type to sneak up on her, he had of course snuck around to get information but this was different. She made her way over to the chair in front of Andromeda who held a knowing sparkle in her eye when she replied.

"Well maybe he was just watching you with Teddy before making himself known to you."

Hermione was staring at her hands while fiddling with them a new habit she acquired from the war. "I am sure that is possible but it just doesn't seem like Harry, but then again he has changed so much since...well you know." She looked up slightly but looked right back down.

"Well only time will tell right? Now we should go and head out to the garden for the service it should be starting soon. Also no one other than you Harry and I are able to get into the house without being let in so we should get a bit of a move on. We don't want to keep them waiting now do we?" She looked over to Hermione now standing next to her waiting for what was to come next.

"Should I go get Teddy?" She thought out loud.

"I've got him." Harry said from the bottom of the stairs holding him in his arms. Hermione felt at ease once she saw the two of them. She walked over to Harry motioning for him to let her hold Teddy.

"May I? Holding him soothes me." She looked into her friends emerald eyes looking for the answer she knew he wouldn't give verbally. He slid Teddy into her arms carefully. They walked out to the garden together and waited for the ceremony to begin. They followed Andromeda to the front line of the chairs that had been magically summoned.

It only lasted thirty minutes. Andromeda didn't want it to be any longer than it had to be; she would rather focus on celebrating Tonks and Lupins lives than crying over them. It was sweet and calm; tears were shed from nearly all who attended. The only person who didn't cry was little Teddy who slept in Hermione's arms throughout the entire thing.

A few rows away the Weasley's sat, Ron was in between his mother and sister in a bit of a mood. "Mum why are Harry and Hermione sitting with Andromeda and I can't? I am part of the trio too." He complained all the way through until Hermione and Harry stood and walked down the isle to bring Teddy back inside to sleep in his crib.

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