Three

Just as they wanted to open the front door, it was swinging open from the inside and Andromeda stood before them.

"Thank Merlin," she said, relieved before she hugged Remus and added, "You are doing well!"

And with that, she hugged her daughter.

"I'm so worried. I've only heard that he is dead, but I did not know about you. And I could not come to Hogwarts, because I would then have to leave them alone Teddy. But I'm afraid that like someone is coming to tell me that ... that- "

"Mum," Tonks interrupted her mother, "everything is okay. We are doing well. We'd already been here much sooner, but Remus was injured and that cost us time. "

"Okay", sniffled, Andromeda, "are going to tell me what happened? If I make breakfast? "

At that moment Tonks realized how hungry she was. So she nodded, her mother disappeared into the kitchen.

Where is Remus gone? She asked herself when she realized that she was alone in the hallway.


While the two women had embraced, Remus had retired. As Tonks found him, he stood in the living room in front of the cradle in which his son was sleeping.

Tonks could tell he was thinking about something, but she did not know what.

"What are you thinking?" She asked when she stood beside him.

"Not much," Remus looked up and saw in her face that she did not believe him. "Everything Possible," he added, "It's really not so much that I immediately think about something at the moment. I've just realized that I was about to never see Teddy again. Or you. And that was kind of shocking. "

Tonks had no idea how she should respond. So she hugged her husband and whispered, "Everything is okay."

Remus smiled and put his chin on her head.

"I know. It still makes me afraid. "

And that made Tonks smile a little, too.

"Mum makes breakfast. So if you're hungry too, I would suggest that we are joining her. Then I can also tell what happened. "At least that what I can tell ...

"I must say, this is a very good idea," said Remus.

But just as they entered the kitchen, Teddy woke up and made himself noticeable by loud cries.

"Hey," whispered Tonks when she had her son in her arms, "Everything is okay. Mummy's here. And look, Daddy is there too. We are also definitely not go away. "She hugged Teddy, but he made no effort to calm down.

"Maybe he's hungry too," Remus suggested.

I could've thought about that myself. Apparently, today is not my day when it comes to thinking logically thought Tonks.

And as she sat on the sofa to breastfeed her son, Remus already went into the kitchen.


"Can I help you somehow?" He asked his mother-in-law, who was busy making coffee.

"You can set the table, which is still empty, you see." And by the way can you tell me what all happened. Added Andromeda in her mind as she smiled at her son-in-law.

"You want to know what happened, don't you?" Andromeda looked at him puzzled, whereupon he grinned and added, "Although I may not be able to read minds, but I am able to interpret facial expressions. I can tell you something, but definitely less than Dora. "

"I do not care. I just want to know something. You cannot imagine how bad it is to have absolutely no idea what happened and how your child is."

Where you are right, you're right. But I don't even want to know that. Remus thought before he began to tell.

"Okay ... so when I arrived at Hogwarts, the battle was already in full swing. And have no idea how I got on the grounds. That was all a blurr. I only know that I more or less suddenly faced Dolohov and tried to somehow defeat him. I think that I managed that rather less well, and then there was suddenly Dora, dueling with Bellatrix"

Andromeda looked up in alarm.

"And then I was distracted and the last thing I know is that I've gotten some curse of Dolohov, after which everything around me went black. When I woke up it was all over and Dora tried to tell me all at once what had happened, what had proved to be rather not so good idea, because I could not concentrate long without getting a headache. And then finally, Madame Pomfrey came with a pain-relieving potion, so we could finally got back home. And here we are. "


While Remus had told what he knew, Dora had come with Teddy in the kitchen and had also sat at the table. Andromeda looked eagerly looking at her daughter.

"Be good enough to go on. Please. I would really like to know how he died and how you got rid of my sister. "

"I would like to tell you everything, but since I was a little distracted from my concerns about Remus you have to live with the fact that it is extremely confusing and I cannot explain everything."

Andromeda nodded impatiently, what made Tonks grin.

"It was relative easy to get rid of my dear aunt. She wanted to kill me, missed me, but hit Dolohov, after which I hung up the body-bend curse. What exactly happens then I cannot say I was busy with Remus, as I said. But I know that Harry had decided to surrender, without telling anyone. And then everyone thought he was dead, simply because Voldemort said he has killed him and no one was there who had something else to say. And then he was not dead. One of the things that I have not yet fully understood. And apparently, Voldemort neither. Harry was also the opinion of Snape had always been on our side"

Both Remus and Andromeda she watched in disbelief

"I cannot believe it really, but Harry has said that it was so and I guess we should believe him. Oh, and at the end when Voldemort uttered the killing curse something very strange happened. Even when Harry looked as if he had almost expected that. The wand that Voldemort had didn't really belong to him but to Harry and therefore he has not killed Harry but directed against Voldemort. So you could say he has committed suicide. Oh, and Molly killed Bellatrix. "

"Molly? The woman who loves just about everyone? "

"Yes, Mum. Exactly. As far as I got that right Bellatrix has dueled with Ginny, Luna, and Hermione and Molly kind of jumped between them. And before you ask me any questions about more things I cannot explain: Harry has said he will drop by in the near future. Then you can ask him everything you want to know."