LbN: Huge time cut! Everything else was just going to be filler leading up to this chapter, so I decided to skip it...
LP- 5 years
Tonks took a few deep breaths as she backed out of the room. Her lip began to quiver as Ginny put a hand on her arm.
"Come on," Ginny said, "They'll be fine."
She led Tonks down the hall and out to the car. Once they were in, Tonks completely broke down into tears. This was hardly the first time they had left the twins in someone else's care; but something about their babies starting at the Wizards' Private Primary had Tonks shaken.
"Nym, they're fine," Ginny smiled, kissing her wife.
"I know," Tonks sniffed, "It's just…going to be weird. Not having them around all the time."
Ginny just smiled as she started the car.
"They're only there for a half day. We'll see them in four hours."
By the time they went back to pick the twins up, Tonks had broken down another two times, and Ginny had gotten a little weepy once. It was a hard thing for a parent, having your kids start school…
"Did you have fun today Bastian? Idina?" Tonks asked.
"Yeah!" Idina yelped as she jumped into Ginny's arms.
"All the kidth in our clath think our hair ith really neat!" Bastian lisped, taking Tonks's hand.
"I like school!" Idina told her parents as she and her brother hopped into the car.
"Good," Tonks chuckled, "because you're going back tomorrow…"
LP- 7 years
"What's that you're singing, Bastian?" Andromeda asked.
The pink haired boy put down the sheet of paper he was looking at. Idina looked up from her coloring book.
"It'th for the Junior Withard'th Choir!" he explained, "My teacher thigned me up. We get to danthe and everything! The thaid it would be good for my talking problem too," he added.
"There's one good thing that we'll get out of it," Ted muttered, "There aren't any sports you could join?"
"Not till I'm nine," Bastian said, miming catching a ball, "Then I'll thart playing land Quidditch wi' my clath."
"Boys don't normally sing," Ted said looking back at his paper.
"That'th not true Grampa!" Bastian argued, "There're lotth of boyth in my choir. And on the Wireleth!"
"Hmmph," Ted grunted, then looking up from his paper, added, "Morph your hair a different color boy!"
"Pink'th the color it goeth when I'm happy Grampa," the boy tried to explain. However, getting the impression that the man was irritated with him, he did as he was told and morphed it green.
"Idina'th hair should be green too," he grinned, "The'th gonna be in Thlytherin, Mommy thaid."
"Cuz I get in trouble so much," Idina smiled angelically.
"At least one of you does," Ted said...
That night, when they went to bed, Bastian thought he could hear his grandparents talking urgently about something, but he couldn't hear what…
LP- two days later
Tonks and Ginny pulled up in front of the house.
"I can't wait to tell the twins," Ginny smiled happily.
"Let's wait a little longer," Tonks said, "Just until we're sure."
They walked up to the house and rang the bell. After about five minutes, Ginny said,
"What do you think's up? We told them when we'd be here."
Tonks tapped the door with her wand and walked in. The lights were out; it looked like no one was home.
"Maybe they're taking a nap?" Tonks suggested.
"I'll go look," Ginny said, climbing the stairs.
"Wait, stay with me," Tonks said urgently, "Just in case."
Ginny came back down the stairs and they made their way into the kitchen. Looking around, Tonks spied a piece of paper on the counter. Picking it up, her heart stopped as she read:
Tonks,
We've tried to support you and let you live your life however you wanted, but we can't let you ruin these kids. Don't worry, we'll take perfect care of them. If you ever decide to mend your ways, we might let you back into their lives. We can't do that now, however; this isn't a healthy way for them to grow up. We love you and we hope you understand,
Mum and Dad.
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