AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am so, so, so, so, so, so sorry for the extremely long wait. And on top of it, this is extremely short. But, I am working on the new chapter right now. Okay, not now, but as soon as I post this. Baseball season has started, so I'm a little hectic trying to get everything into my schedule. Well, here you go, Chapter... Well, i've lost count, but anyway...
Harry got up early the next day. Ron and Hermione were coming back with a portkey at 8:45, and he wanted to be ready when they arrived. Even though they were only gone three days and he had a good time with Ginny, he missed his two best friends. Harry was dressed and downstairs at 8:03. The only other person downstairs was Mrs. Weasley. "Good morning, dear. You're up early. Did you sleep alright?" her suddenly had a look of worry. "No, I slept fine. I just want to be up when Ron and Hermione get back," Harry said. He could smell a wonderful scent coming from the stove. "What are you making?"
"I'm making a big welcome home breakfast for Ron and Hermione. I told them not to eat anything when they came back," Mrs. Weasley said. Harry didn't think she needed to go through all of this trouble. They were only gone for three days. He was sure Ron and Hermione would think the same thing. But then he thought about it more, and he supposed it was to make up for the year they were gone. It was probably partly for him, too. Since he wasn't going to get any food, he didn't think there was any point in staying in the kitchen. He was just about to take a walk when he got an idea. "Mrs. Weasley, I'll be right back. I have to do something."
Mrs. Weasley looked confused, but she said, "Okay, dear. Try to be back by 8:40."
"Will do," Harry replied. He turned on the spot and arrived at a place he had seen only once before, 10 months previously. He walked up to the door and knocked on it. The door opened instantly to reveal an exhausted looking Andromeda Tonks. "Hello, Harry. I saw you walk up to the door. Come in, come in."
Even though she had lost her husband, daughter, and son-in-law, she had the place looking more welcoming than it had the last time he was here. He could see Teddy sitting at the table in the kitchen. "How have you been?" Harry asked, still looking at Teddy. "Oh, I've been alright. I don't know what condition I'd be in if Nymphadora didn't have him," Andromeda said. "He's been keeping me too busy to think about anything."
"Actually, that's why I came over here. I was wondering if I could take Teddy for a while. I want to get to know him," Harry said. Her face lit up ever so slightly when he said this. "Oh, yes, that would be wonderful. I haven't had any free time since… Well, I think it would make Teddy very happy. I'll go get him for you." A little while later, Andromeda came back carrying Teddy and a fake wand. "Here you go. I usually just conjure the diapers and things like that. If he starts to get restless, give him this fake wand. He loves when it changes its shape." She handed Harry the baby and the fake wand bid him farewell. "If he gets to be too much trouble, just bring him back here." Harry turned and walked out the door. When he looked down at Teddy, he silently vowed that he would be the godfather Sirius never had the chance to be. He turned on the spot and arrived in front of the Burrow.