A/N: 7/25-- I was researching something for Chapter 5 when I discovered a timeline saying that Bill didn't start Hogwarts until 1982, so that changed some minor things in here. I am working on Chapter 5, I promise.

A/N: 8/25- This chapter has now been beta-ed.

Chapter Three--Warning of Attack

November 6, 1981--The Tonks' House

Andromeda got up the following morning and wrote her letter to Molly. After giving the parchment to Perseus, her eagle owl, she saw Nymph off to school and Ted off to St. Mungo's for work. Nymph, as usual, hemmed and hawed about going to school since it was a Muggle school where she could not change her appearance at will. Nevertheless, Ted had insisted that his 'Dora' be instructed in Muggle history and culture. Andi really didn't have a problem with this; but for some reason, Nymph really didn't like school. When the house was empty, Andi readied herself to visit the Weasleys.

Molly Weasley, mother of seven children with all of them under the age of eleven, was washing dishes when a strange eagle owl swooped into her kitchen. With a puzzled look, she took the letter and retrieved some owl treats for the bird. Molly opened the note and read.

Molly,

I know it has been several years since we talked. I recently found out something which concerns your family. I would like to visit this morning to share with you these developments. Will you allow me Floo access to your house? I will await your response.

Andromeda Black Tonks

Molly stopped and placed the note against her lips, contemplating. Turning the parchment over, she collected a quill and ink to reply.

Andromeda,

Floo access is available. I have to get the children settled, but you are welcome to come.

Molly

She was puzzled as to what it was that Andromeda had found out. Thinking about the visit, she would offer Andromeda some tea so that meant the boys would need to be in the sitting room. Molly quickly headed back to the kitchen to get her boys started as Andromeda came through the Floo. Molly introduced her children and then shooed Bill, Charlie and Percy into the sitting room to work on their school assignments that Molly had already laid out for them. She told Fred and George to go into the sitting room and color. As they were already in the habit of getting into mischief, she asked her older sons to keep an eye on them while doing their schoolwork. Next Molly conjured a playpen for Ron in the kitchen where she set up a mobile to entertain him by sending out bubbles every so often. Ginny was already napping in a small basket on the floor by the sink.

Andromeda watched Molly take charge and get everyone where they were supposed to be without once raising her voice or getting cross. She marveled at Molly's ability to handle seven children while sometimes she seemed to flounder with her only child.

"Thank you, Molly, for allowing me to come today. I know you are probably wondering what on Earth I have to talk to you about, but just bear with me, please," Andi said, looking very worried.

"Andromeda, you are more than welcome in my home, but I must admit that I am curious as to what it is that you have found out."

"Unfortunately, the news or rather warning that I must bring to you today is about my sister Bella," Andi shared with the slightly older witch. "You are aware that the majority of the Blacks sided with You-Know-Who, right?"

"Yes, but Andromeda, surely you have heard that Harry Potter defeated him just a few days ago. What difference does that make now?" Molly questioned, still confused.

"Let me share with you my story," Andi related. "Yesterday I went to my ancestral home to collect some things that I wanted of my mother's. She passed away a few days ago and I knew from Grolly, one of the house-elves, that my sister would not be home. While I was there, I was mistaken for Bella during a Floo-call. The young wizard, who I must say did look vaguely familiar, mentioned breaking down the wards around the Burrow. Then he questioned her about going through a lot of trouble for a baby."

"A baby?!" Molly interjected. "She is going to do something to one of my babies?" Molly turned and looked at Ron playing with the bubbles in the playpen. Next she looked at her precious girl napping in the basket. "Why on Earth would she do something to one of my babies?"

Andi bit her lip before continuing, "Molly, do you remember the old woman in Madam Malkin's?"

"Of course. I mean, how could I forget someone who died in my arms?"

"I think Bella intends to use your daughter in some way 'to restore all that is lost'," Andi gently said.

"But Ginny can't restore all that is lost. The witch said that she could restore all that is lost to the one who holds her heart. Bella definitely will not qualify there," Molly scoffed at the idea that her daughter could help restore You-Know-Who.

"So that is what she said. We only heard that she could restore all that is lost. Everything after that was a whisper we couldn't hear because of Cissy," Andi said with a dawning realization. Bella would come after a baby that would not be able to help her. Andi sighed. "I fear your whole family is in danger."

Molly looked at Andi and then motioned to follow her into the sitting room. Against an exterior wall was a huge wooden grandfather clock. Molly pointed out the hands that showed each member of her family. Eight of the hands pointed to "home". Arthur's hand was stationed on the "work" section. It was after she noticed where everyone was that Andi spotted the section for mortal peril.

"Andromeda, until October thirty-first, every hand on this clock was pointing to mortal peril. Once You-Know-Who was defeated, it went back to showing me the locations of everyone. It's not that I don't believe you, but how could a baby restore anything? I imagine that Ginny will fulfill that prophecy, if indeed that was what it was, when she is older," Molly explained.

Andi, seeing that Molly was resolute in her belief that her family was safe, knew that she would be wasting her time trying to convince Molly otherwise.

"If things change or you need anything, let me know. I had an idea about a way to keep your daughter safe, but since you don't believe that she is in any danger, I will just see myself out," Andi said stiffly.

"Oh, Andromeda. I didn't mean to sound patronizing or anything like that. It is just… Well, I thought I was done worrying since You-Know-Who is gone. I don't want to go back to that scared person again. I was in constant terror that something would happen to Arthur or the children and refused to go out," Molly explained. Then hanging her head, she continued, "Not very Gryffindor of me. Anyway, thank you for coming to tell me. I will take precautions, but really what can I do?"

"My idea is rather drastic and I hope that you won't find the need for it. Just remember that I have a plan if you need one. Thank you for your hospitality. I'll just borrow your Floo to return home." With that, Andi took some Floo powder offered by Molly and disappeared in a flash of fire.

Molly considered everything that she was told. Bella was supposed to be one of You-Know-Who's most fierce followers. Even Molly, who was not one who went out and about with all her children during the dark times, had heard terrible stories of Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black. Looking at the clock again, Molly shrugged with the thought I have to believe that if anything was going to happen, the clock would tell me. Then she returned to the kitchen to finish putting away dishes without noticing that the smallest hand on the clock was ever so slowly moving.