Andromeda arrived along with Madam Pomfrey and Mira. While they were with Erin the others were planning going to Hogwarts so get the next Horcrux. Sirius had been unceremoniously kicked out and Hermione was wondering if she should be up there, but she needed to be planning with the boys too… It was hard for all of them to concentrate and then Harry finally sighed. "Since when do our plans ever work?" He asked them, "Let's just Apparate into Hogsmeade after dusk and try to get into the castle. From there we'll see what we can do. What are they doing up there?" He burst out.

Sirius patted his shoulder. "Buck up, mate, it's the lot of men. They're always making us wait." He sighed.

The door opened and Remus came in. "Am I too late?" He paused seeing Harry and Hermione there.

Harry looked over at him and there was some awkward silence. "Oi, kiss and make up already," Sirius told them sternly. "I said—"

"I'm sorry for calling you a coward." Harry told Remus.

"I probably deserved it." He said. The two hugged.

"What's going on?"

"Erin's having her baby," Sirius told him. "I suspect she's fine though…"

"You think so?" Remus asked him.

"No, but if I don't pretend like it is, you know who…" he nodded exaggeratedly at Harry, "will get all excited."

"I'm standing right here," Harry told his godfather.

"Of course you are, Harry. I can see you." Sirius said.

Harry sighed.

"Aw, he's making that look Flower always made." Sirius said grinning.

"I wonder why," Remus said dryly.

It wasn't until early that evening when they were told the baby was there. It had been a relatively easy birth and fast. Hermione snorted. "Knowing Erin? She was in labor for hours before she actually admitted anything."

"She didn't admit a thing." Sirius said. "I just knew that look."

He and Harry went upstairs to see the baby first before Hermione could butt her way in. She'd done it before. Mira was helping Erin get all comfy before taking away the dirty things. Harry swallowed hard moving passed her to see that tiny little face peeking from the blanket. "She's beautiful," Harry said seeing the dark hair all over her head.

"Is it a girl?" Sirius asked.

Erin nodded. "Arianna Dorcas."

"She's a beautiful puppy." Sirius said.

"I'm not even going to correct you," Erin told him.

"Of course not! Your mum didn't after a while either." He said slightly snarkily.

Erin waited until after they had gone to Hogsmeade. Erin handed the baby to Andromeda.
"Seriously, Erin?" She asked as the girl got out of bed pulling a few things on.

"I have to go."

"You and Tonks are going to be the death of me!"

"There's no hope for it, Andromeda." She winced as she tried to button her jeans. There was no way around it, she used a concealment spell and she was able to button and zipped them up. She would get her figure back, but it wasn't going to be tonight. "There are things I have to do before Voldemort gets to Hogwarts."

"He's there then?"

"Yes, he knows Harry's going there for the Horcrux, to destroy it. Harry is going to need all of his army. If we're going to defeat him, I have to be there. There's no way around it. Mira!"

The girl hurried in. "What are you doing?"

"We have to go, you know Voldemort is calling his followers to Hogwarts, I need a little help right now."

"Oh Merlin," Mira said shouldering some of Erin's weight. "I can get you as far as Hogsmeade and then I have to go to him and report on what I know!"

"What are you going to tell him?" Erin asked conversationally as Mira helped her downstairs.

Mira rolled her eyes. "I should tell him you're more stubborn than anything."

"He already knows that. I don't think he wants to hear that." Erin said matter-of-factly.

"It's really not cute." She told her cousin.

The people here were told to say goodbye to their families and any that had to stay. Andromeda was left in charge. They would all get to Hogwarts and wait for the signal. Mira Apparated both of them to Hogsmeade and left Erin with Aberforth. "What are you doing here?" He demanded.

"Not now," Erin told him.

"Yes, now! The Order just went through, none of them will like that you're here!"

"Doesn't matter, I have things to do. I'm going through and you're not stopping me."

"Merlin forbid anyone tries to stop a Lyancomp woman!"

"Good, you see things my way." Erin said smirking.

"There's a reason I never married!" He grumbled helping her through the portrait hole.