At seven o'clock, every member of the Order of the Phoenix who liked Sirius came to the House, each congratulating him when they walked through the door. The first person to arrive was Tonks, who hugged all three permanent residents of Grimmauld Place. Then came Kingsley, who after apologising to Lyra and Sirius for the misunderstanding (he apologised twice, as he noticed Tonks glaring at him from behind Sirius) congratulated Sirius and gave him some Butterbeer so he could share it with Lyra as well. Dumbledore and Mcgonagall soon arrived as well, Dumbledore's eyes twinkling. Minerva quickly hugged Sirius, surprising him but he happily returned it.
Hestia and Emmeline were there, as were Moody and Dedalus Diggle. The Weasleys were there, with Hermione. Hermione came running up and almost knocked Sirius over in her effort to hug him.. He returned it cautiously, with a bemused look at Lyra, who shrugged. Ron, Bill, Fred, George, and Ginny all came and congratulated him. Charlie came along, shook hands with Sirius and Remus, and hugged Lyra, who, thrilled, returned it. Tonks winked at her, while Sirius and Remus (not always the brightest in the bunch) suddenly realised what was going on and exchanged startled looks. Nobody else caught the exchange. And then the guests of the evening arrived. Dumbledore left the kitchen quietly, before returning with Sirius' favourite cousin and her husband. Andromeda and Ted had arrived. Lyra, Remus and Tonks had known about them arriving in advance, but hadn't told Sirius, who was thrilled when he saw them. After shaking hands with Ted, he turned to Andromeda who neglected her pureblood upbringing and almost threw herself into his arms, crying "I always thought you hadn't done it!" Into his shoulder.
The party continued, until eventually everyone took their leave or headed up to bed. Sirius and Remus kept Lyra back however, and Tonks stayed with them under the pretence of 'one last Butterbeer as a family.'
Sirius sat Lyra down at the table opposite him and Remus. "How long has this been going on?" Lyra looked confused. "Has what been going on?" "Don't pretend you don't know, Lyra, you and Charlie!" "Nothing's going on, Uncle Remus!"
Both men looked at her. They could see in her eyes she was telling the truth. "But he hugged you!" Lyra blushed. Tonks rolled her eyes and came and sat next to Lyra. "And what's the problem if they're friends, it's Charlie! He's one of my best friends!" They sat and thought about it.. And then realised that they really couldn't think about anything wrong with Charlie for their little Ly.
After they didn't say anything for over five minutes after realising that, Lyra wished them all goodnight, kissing Sirius and Remus on the cheek and hugging Tonks, before edging out of the door casting slightly worried looks at both the men. Tonks rolled her eyes and laughed, before slipping out of the kitchen and going to bed herself. It was another half an hour before either man realised they were alone in the kitchen. Embarrassed, they both headed up to bed, but not before they both peeked into Lyra's room and kissed her goodnight.
A/N I'm sorry, I'm running out of a plot for this, and I don't know where to take it now! So this is the last chapter, and I'm marking it complete. I will post more stories from the same universe though, same people, same pairings, just new stories. If I carried on writing Eavesdropping, I would have chapters that wouldn't go anywhere and wouldn't make any sense. So there will be more, just in a new fic.