Once Tonks woke again, they Apparated to the Burrow. She was pretty much back to her regular self. If she smelled cooking meat, she would start hyperventilating again, as Molly found out when she cooked a roast for their lunch and supper. But Remus was there and his mere presence in the room was enough to help her calm down.

"She's such a strong girl," Molly murmured to him.

He glanced at her, carefully pulling the plates out of the cupboard one at a time, as to not break any of them. "She is," he sighed.

Molly saw him looking at her and grinned. "You love her, don't you?"

"Is it that obvious?" he groaned.

"Only to a mother who's seen many boys fall in love." Molly said, before bustling over to help Tonks with the plates.

Running his fingers through his hair, Remus left the kitchen to get some air. There was too much intuition in there. As he walked around the garden, he saw a cloud shaped like a dog. 'Padfoot, what do you think, about all of this love buisness?'


~In the Land of the Dead~


Sirius stared up at the giant screen. It showed the people you loved, still on Earth. What they were doing, what they were thinking, if they thought of you. Few people ever came here; it was too depressing for them.

"Moony," he whispered, reaching out to the screen. But Moony didn't love him anymore. He loved the old Sirius, the one that hadn't suffered through Azkaban. Remembering this, he quickly retracted his hand. He had better leave, before he broke down. Staring hard at the screen, Sirius tried to memorize every crevice on Remus' face. The graying hair, the creases and lines, and the warm eyes. When he couldn't take it anymore, Sirius turned abruptly on his heel and stalked out of the clearing.

'Oh, Remus,' he thought as he made his way back to town, 'You asked me what I think of love. I think it's amazing. The swooping feeling in your stomach when you see that person. The way your cheeks burn. The way you can go from being outgoing to shy and bashful, just by being around them. The way that they can make you feel. I suppose it would feel wonderful to have requited love, or to be able to admit to that person that you love them. You're a brave person Moony. I was never able to do that. I died, I lost my chance. When he saw me go through that veil, he knew I was gone, he didn't hold any hope. Do you know how much that hurt me Moony? That you gave up on me? I know I was a goner, but I wanted you at least, to believe. Because you always want the person you love to never give up on you. I love you Moony. I always have. I always will. But you love her. I want you to be happy. Be happy for me Remus, and go through life unburdened by the fact your best friend loved you for so long.'

~The Burrow~

Remus circled the garden once more before walking inside. As he opened the door, a pair of arms circled around his neck, and a pair of lips pressed against his. After letting himself sink into the kiss for a few seconds, Remus opened his eyes and looked down at the girl he held so close to his heart. His stomach swooped and he held her close. How he loved this girl.


Author's Note: THE END! Sorry for the slightly crappy ending, I've had intense writer's block with this last chapter. And I just couldn't resist putting a smidgen of slash in there, despite the whole thing with Sirius was very random. Review, favorite, don't put in your alert thingy, because no more chapters will be written. Except maybe an epilogue. Probably not. But if you want to be told about an epilogue without having it clutter up your Alert box, just review and tell me to contact you if I do decide to. Thanks for reading!