A/N this is Tonks' point of view, requested by Rea558750, smartipantx and LongChild
Tonks, Remus and Sirius had been reunited just hours after the sun rose on a brand new world. Voldemort had been defeated and they had all survived. Teddy could grow up in a world where he was safe, and that was the best outcome of the war Tonks had foreseen. Now, however, she and her husband, along with her husbands best friend were all sitting towards the back of the slightly destroyed Great Hall, next to the doors. Each member of their trio was exhausted, but as Teddy was safe and alive and well cared for with his grandmother, their priority was Lyra, their saviour. Tonks had not seen her since the night before, when minutes after defeating Voldemort she had walked past her with a blank, broken look on her face. Tonks, Sirius and Remus had decided they would not leave Hogwarts until she had awoken.
So now, here they were. Sitting in silence around the table, their minds each on Lyra. Tonks' friend, Remus' niece, Sirius' goddaughter. Tonks amused herself through the long hours by people watching, the most enjoyable being Sirius and her own husband. Sirius was repeatedly wringing his hands and staring around the room, glaring ferociously at each and every reunion between family members that was taking place. Remus however, was eating chocolate that some delighted house elf was providing him, and he was just eating it and staring into space. Tonks didn't mind, she distracted herself by watching him and others over the course of the day, as well as watching her own hair change colours. She may have been twenty five, but she was a very easily amused twenty five year old.
Although they were joined by Minerva, Tonks decided that their silence must have unnerved her as she moved on fairly quickly. Eventually, as the sun set, the doors opened once more and admitted the person the three of them had been dying to see. Lyra Potter. The last person in their makeshift family to be accounted for. As she walked over to them, Tonks quickly looked her up and down, and noticed Sirius doing the same. Lyra was thinner than she liked, but at least she was clean now, with glossy clean hair and fresh clothes. As she approached, Tonks got there first for a hug, before passing her across to her husband. She watched as Lyra hugged Remus, smiling as she heard him whisper "I'm so proud of you" into her ear, as he kissed her cheek. Then she turned her gaze to Sirius, and almost burst out laughing at the discomfited expression on his face.
Then Lyra turned to him, before running and throwing herself into his arms, sobbing onto his shoulder. He buried his face in her hair in an attempt to hide the tears streaking down his cheeks but Tonks knew better. As she glanced at Remus, she could feel the prickle in her eyes and see the sparkle in his as tears held back for the ten months of missing Lyra finally welled to the surface.
Eventually, Lyra wriggled out of Sirius' arms, and turning to Tonks, asked "where's Charlie?" Tonks couldn't help it, she laughed as she pointed towards the front. "The Weasleys are over there" Lyra left them and Tonks watched her walking down the aisle between the remaining tables, blushing as the people in the Hall finally noticed her and leapt to their feet, cheering and clapping their heroine.
She watched as her friend left the table where his family sat and turned to Lyra. Lyra ran down between the tables and threw herself into his arms, kissing him with ten months of passion. Tonks looked at the cheering masses staring at the couple. She laughed as she noticed Minerva cheering too, but felt slightly appalled by the lack of privacy and respect Charlie and Ly were getting, instead being stared at as if they were public property. When Charlie and Lyra split apart and the girl buried her face in his shoulder, Tonks felt even more annoyed. That had been a very private moment and should not have had to be ruined by a large gossip wanting audience.
Still, Tonks was ecstatic to see the couple back together. She had missed Charlie's smile so much, and had missed Lyra even more. Finally, they were back together. Her family was safe and her future was long. This brave girl was her sons godmother and they could finally meet. And thanks to Lyra and her lonely mission for ten months, her son could live, she could live and her husband and her family could live. And Lyra could finally be rewarded. Tonks could not possibly be any more grateful to the girl she was proud to consider a friend.
A/N The thing about Remus eating chocolate... Very nearly ended up longer but then I realised I was letting my Tumblr brain take over and deleted a bit.. ;) sorry this isn't as good as it could be, I had a few ideas but they all disappeared and I was out all day which didn't help, and neither did the fact that when I came back I was dead on my feet with a numb brain so...