The Six

When Harry, Ron, and Hermione arrive at the Head Auror office, there were already a number of people standing at the door. There were five aurors in the group too. Harry nodded at them , telling them to tell him who was in front of him and asking for an update. The aurors knew this was how it worked and had already assigned the job to Auror Felton. They had a small meeting a few minutes before and had decided what they were telling the Head Auror. Auror Felton took a step towards Harry and said "Mr. Potter, we've done the questioning and paperwork on these six. Auror Grint suggested we take them to you next. But you weren't here, so we called." Harry nodded at the explanation. "Thank you. Do the same next time we have a group of returnees." The five aurors nodded and Auror Felton handed Harry the forms. Then he and the rest of the aurors turned and left.

Harry took the forms and beckoned the people into the office. He knew half of the people. And the others he had heard of. He saw Fred, with two read headed men standing in the front, joking and laughing. Harry assumed the two men were Fabian and Gideon Prewett. Then standing behind them was Tonks' father, the man his godson was named after - Ted Tonks. Then lagging behind the main group were two balc haired men. He knew one to be his old potions professor-Severus Snape. And, from the process of elimination the other was Regulus Black. They looked highly uncomfortable in their surroundings.

Harry glanced at Ron, he looked as if a barrier was holding him back from running at his brother and unces. He was surprised Ron hadn't done that yet. Ron had confided in Harry after Fred's funeral that before the Final Battle, Ron realized he had been quite innocent. He never considered the possibility that someone in his immediate family would be killed. Harry gave him a slight smile before turning to the others.

He cleared his throat and everyone became silent. "Hello. I am Head Auror Potter. Thank you for not attempting to harm anyone in your company." he knew if given the chance, some of the people would have done something to Snape and Regulus, if the aurors had not been supervising. Then he turned and realized there was a box on his desk. He realized Auror Wright had done her job quickly and gather as many of the returnee's wands as possible. He knew it was a hard job, some wands were destroyed, some were used by existing family members and others were lost. But, it seemed there were quite a few wands in the box.

"I have your wands, well at least some of your wands." He pulled out the wands of Snape, Gideon, and Fabian, He handed the boxes to each. The three excepted their box and pulled there wand out. They held them in there hands, getting used to holding them again. Then Harry turned to Ted, Fred, and Regulus. "Sorry, but I don't have any of yours." Harry nodded at Ted and Regulus, "Yours were lost. You'll have to make a trip to Diagon Alley tomorrow." Then he turned to Fred and said "You'll soon have yours. George has it. Just ask him for it when you see him." Then Harry went on to announce what was to happen now. "You are all free to go. But, there will be a series of classes to update you on what has happened since you ….erm…. Died." He took a breath and then turned to Ron. He mouth "Go for it." Hermione smiled at her husband before pushing him forward.

Ron's emotions caught up with him. They had talked to so many people today that they had seen die. Ron lost his manliness and ran at his brother and hugged him. Fred was glad to see he cared so much. Sure he and George liked to joke around. But, they cared a lot about there family and friends. "Hey Ron. See you got your head in the game with Hermione!" Ron let go of his brother and took a step back. With a blush on his face he said "Shut up Fred."

Hermione and Harry shared a smile. Harry remembered that he had things to tell each person. He decided to do it separately, as not to share their private lives too much. He decided to get the hardest done first. He went up to the professor he had once hated and now greatly respected. Snape crossed his arms and glared at Harry. Harry looked at him and sincerely said "Thank you professor." If Snape wasn't one to keep his emotions locked up, his mouth would be on the floor. The only change Harry could see was a slight lessening of the glare in his direction. "You're free to go. However, I just wanted you to know my mother is also alive." Snape paled. He hated that the snide, Gryffindor knew that about him. But, it seemed he wasn't doing anything with the information. He was giving him the chance to reconcile with Lily. Harry went on. "Do you want me to tell her anything," Snape nodded saying "Tell her I'm back. She knows where to find me." Harry nodded. He watched as his old professor quickly turned and walked out of his office with a flick of his cloak.

Harry then turned to Regulus. "Hello. You probably have no idea who I am. But, I know about the locket and what you did." Regulus slowly nodded and the two shook ends. Harry could appreciate how difficult that would be for a Deat Eater to do. He wondered what made him decide to turn against Voldemort. Maybe he could ask sometime in the future. "I'm your brother's godson. Sirius is currently at my house. You're welcome to come too." Harry didn't feel at all odd inviting the man to his house. Anyone who attempted to get rid of Voldemort ws OK in his books. Regulus thought about it for a few second before nodding and saying "All right, I'll come. I'm not too sure where I'm going to stay after that, though" Harry knew the answer. "I'm sure you can stay at Grimauld Place. I don't think Sirius wants to live there anyway." Regulus nodded with a slight smile at the thought of his brother. Harry said "I've got to talk to the others. It won't take long." Then he moved on to the next person.

Harry walked over to Ted. "Hello, Mr. Tonks. Nice to see you again. Thanks for the help when I was seventeen." He was about to go on when he was interrupted. "Call me Ted." Harry nodded and said "Andromeda is still alive. She's coming over this afternoon. Teddy and the other's are getting home from Hogwart's for the holidays." He was about to go when he was interrupted again. "Sorry, who's Teddy?" Harry quickly remembered that Ted had died a few months before Teddy was born. "Remus and Tonk's son. Your grandson." Ted's puzzled expression turned to a large grin. "How are they?" Harry smiled tenderly and said "Well they're happy to be back." Ted's smile faded. "Oh." He knew that Harry meant they too had died. Harry nodded and said "Anyway, you're welcome to come over to see everyone." Ted didn't even think about it. He immediately said "I'd like that." Harry nodded saying "Right then, I'll be back in a few minutes."

Then Harry walked over to the three red-headed men. He turned to Fred and said "Hey! Nice to see you." Fred grinned and then Harry turned to Fabian and Gideon. "Hello. I'm Harry Potter. I'm a friend of your nephew's and you niece's husband." Then Fred interrupted and said "He's also The-Boy-Who-Lived and The Chosen One." Ron turned to friend and said "He's got a lot more titles now." Fabian and Gideon's mouths seemed to be acting like fish. Harry blushed and said "Shut up you two!" Ron and Fred smirked at Harry. He turned his back to them and said "Anyway. Your family is coming to my house tonight. Do you want to surprise them?" The three red-headed men grinned and nodded. You could see their pranking gears already turning. Harry smirked and said "I'll leave you all to plan that." Harry was surprised at the similarities between Fred and Fabian and Gideon. Then he went to the front of the group with Ron and Hermione and addressed everyone saying "We'll have to side-along in two trips. The first group with be Regulus and Ted. Regulus with me, Ted with Ron." The two nodded and came forward. Harry and Ron grabbed an arm and turned on the spot, dissaparating.

When they arrived at the Potter household, Harry looked around. He noticed no one was in the living room. He assumed Ginny had taken them on the tour of the house, or they were playing with Lily. He turned to the two men and said "Everyone's around here somewhere. Feel free to walk around and find them." Then he watched as Ted climbed the stairs attempting to find Tonks. Then he pulled Regulus to the side and said "When you find Sirius, tell him the truth, the whole truth. Trust me. You'll get along better." When Regulus nodded and went to find Sirius, Harry and Ron were about the dissaparate from the house when they heard a bunch of laughing and a scream." Harry quickly pulled out his wand and raced up the stairs.

He found everyone in the play room. It seemed Lily had forced everyone to play tea party with her. Remus, James, and Sirius all sported makeovers. They had bright blue eye shadow, and hot pink lips. They were wearing princess dresses too. Harry couldn't help but break out laughing. Ron who was standing behind him copied his action. Harry realized the scream must have been Sirius looking at himself in the mirror. "What did you guys do?!" Tonks and Lily shrugged. "Hey it's been a while since we could have fun like this. Lily wanted a girly tea party. So we gave her a girly tea party. Everyone included." Harry grinned and wiped the tears of laughter from his eyes. He quickly whipped out his phone and opened it. He remembered there was a camera on it and quickly took a picture of Sirius, Remus, and his father. He thought it was the best. "Well, I'll leave you to your tea party!" Sirius, Remus, and his father all glared at him as he continued laughing.

He left and noticed Ted and Regulus enter the play room. Ted went over to Dora and hugged her. Then after Regulus had stopped laughing at Sirius he explained everything he had done. Harry smiled, it seemed those too would be getting along in the future. He and Ron apparated back to the Ministry to finish getting people home. When they arrived Harry started laughing again. Hermione shook his shoulder and said "Harry, what's so funny." He pulled out the phone and showed her the picture. "This!" Then she too started laughing. Then Fred, Fabian and Gideon came over to look at the picture. They too started laughing. Fred said "Wow. Your daughter did that?!" Harry nodded. "Well, Tonks and my mum helped her." When they all stopped laughing, they teamed up. Harry hoped it was the last time he apparated today. He still wasn't a fan of that method of travel. But, it was really the only way to get from his home to the office. He could use the floo, but he hated that more than apparation. Then they took a hold of their partner's hand and apparated to the Potter household.

AN: Hope you enjoyed the bit at the end. I've had the idea for that for a few chapters now. I couldn't wait to write it! Thanks for reading! Please review!