Sorry, I couldn't explain much about the family in this chapter. I'll do that in Chapter Two. I'll be using 2007 full moon dates.
Part One - A Call to Begin
Chapter One: The Burrow
Remus was sitting at the table beside his wife Tonks and son Teddy. Across from him sat Harry Potter - now twenty-six years old and beginning to look like an exact copy of his father. Arthur Weasley occupied the end of the table, with his sons Ron and Percy at his sides. Bill, George, Percy, Charlie, and Ginny Weasley were also at the table, along with Hermione Granger and Fleur Delacour. Actually, Hermione was now Hermione Weasley and Fleur was Fleur Weasley as well. Hermione was married to Ron Weasley, Fleur to Bill Weasley. Ginny was wed to Harry Potter. They were having dinner at the Weasleys'. Everyone had been invited. They wanted to see everyone's faces again, at once, Mrs. Weasley had said. Everyone had come. The dining room was extremely crowded, but everyone was happy.
"So, Remus, what have you and Tonks been up to?" Harry said.
"Nothing much," Remus replied. "We were just… doing the usual." He said rather hesitantly, eying Teddy, hoping Harry would get his point.
Harry nodded. "I'll talk to you later." He said in a low voice. Relieved, Remus engaged in a conversation with Arthur.
"Did you folks hear about the attack?" Arthur said to no one in particular.
"What attack?" For some reason, Remus felt his blood run cold.
"Fenrir Greyback." Arthur said. The whole table was silent all of a sudden. Remus felt hatred, fear, and other incomprehensible feelings creep into his heart. Fenrir Greyback. The very werewolf that had bitten him, when he had been six years old. The wolf that had torn everything away from him. Who had he savaged this time? Remus wondered. He was just about to find out.
Tonks was just talking with Hermione when she heard the name 'Fenrir Greyback' coming from Arthur's mouth. She stopped midsentence. The whole table fell silent. Tonks felt her husband stiffen beside her, and even Teddy, who would have no idea of who Greyback was, closed his mouth and looked up at his mother. His hair was a rather violent shade of green.
Arthur cleared his throat.
"Well, er, here's the Prophet, if anyone wants to see." He pushed a newspaper to the middle of the already cluttered table. Remus snatched it up before anyone else could lay their hands on it. Harry, who had been reaching for the paper, withdrew his hands understandingly.
Tonks looked over Remus's shoulder as he opened up the newspaper. A happy family smiled up at Tonks. Under the black-and-white photograph, there was a caption. The MacTillen family. The youngest, Joseph (age four) was savaged by Fenrir Greyback last full moon. To see an interview with Joseph's parents see below.
Tonks felt her stomach lurch with horror. The little boy seemed so innocent, so carefree and happy. Now his world had shattered. Tonks didn't know the feeling, but she knew that her husband did. All too well.
Tonks saw the hatred in Remus's eyes. She saw his hand clench into a fist under the table. Then, after a moment of silence, he stood up abruptly from the table and with a curt 'Excuse me', he strolled briskly in the direction of the living room.
Tonks was at a loss for words. She helplessly handed Harry the newspaper. She saw the growing expressions of horror on his face. Ginny Potter, his wife, bit her lip as she did when she was worried. Just then, Arthur cleared his throat again.
"Erm, well, a boy called Joseph MacTillen got bitten on February the Second, and…"
"Wasn't that last month?" Hermione interrupted.
"Yes, in fact, it was." Arthur said. "But the Prophet first reported it today."
"Why?"
"I don't know. Perhaps…"
"Then Greyback's active again, isn't he?" Ron said. "He's attacking children again, just like before."
"Yes." Mrs. Weasley, who had come into the dining room, heaved a sigh. "There are about a dozen cases of new werewolf bites… All of them children."
A grim silence hung over the table.
"A bad werewolf's biting children?" Teddy's high voice broke the silence.
"Dora, why don't you go to Remus, he seems pretty distraught…" Mrs. Weasley said quietly.
"I think I'll do that." Tonks said, standing up.
"I'll come with you." Harry also stood up from the table.
"There's no need-" Tonks looked at Harry's raised eyebrows. "All right." She sighed.
The pair made their way through the dining room and into the living room. Tonks didn't really know what to expect.
Well, that's chapter one! Reviews will be appreciated. This is my first proper fanfic so don't expect too much!