Remus John Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks Lupin; may they rest in peace always and forever.

A shaking hand touched the tombstone and brushed away a thin layer of dust that had collected there before falling limply against the tombstone. Teddy Lupin sighed and knelt in the dirt in front of the tombstone, not caring that he was dirtying the clothes he had found in his 'bedroom' dresser.

James and Fred were still missing and it seemed like they would never be found. The guilt weighed on Teddy's mind and he belittled himself every day for allowing young children to go to Azkaban. Even though they did get Percy out and into St. Mungo's where he was safe, a terrible price had been paid.

The time at Snape Mansion had begun to relax him, Teddy thought as he stared at the names etched into the tombstone, but he had unwittingly been wandering the mansion around one that morning and had come across Harry's temporary bedroom and his godfather fast asleep as if he were a corpse.

That had made Teddy realize that Harry was badly injured and faced never seeing his oldest son again because of carelessness. George Weasley, who had lost his twin in the Battle of Hogwarts, also faced never seeing his eldest child again. Teddy knew he should have just said no to James from the start.

Teddy had quickly retreated to his room, rummaged through his drawers for anything decent to wear, and had fled the grounds. He had wanted to be with his parents and had often visited their graves with his grandmother or godfather, but never by himself. He had left Snape Mansion in silence.

"I let you down, Mum and Dad," Teddy whispered, tears forming in his eyes. "I'm so, so sorry."

For several minutes, Teddy huddled against the tombstone crying his heart out to the parents he had never known because others made a stupid decision 19 years ago. Now, James and Fred might never see their parents again because he, Teddy Remus Lupin, had allowed such a careless plan to be carried out.

Swallowing hard, Teddy slowly got to his feet and Apprated out of the lonely cemetery. He had snuck out and Apprated once he was past Snape's wards and it would only be right to go gather his things.

Draco shivered anxiously as he and Kaysar appeared just outside the steel gate that encompassed Malfoy Manor, "Lucius must have wards on the place," Kaysar hissed angrily as he gazed up at the dilapidated mansion with a look of pure disgust on his face. "Draco, stop shivering like a coward."

"I-I just feel sick at being back," Draco replied anxiously. "V-Voldemort had his base here…"

Kaysar sighed as a light suddenly appeared in a window on the third floor, "People are here," he growled, his memories of suffering brutal torture at Voldemort's hands suddenly resurfacing.

A loud cackle suddenly filled the night as the lit window opened, "Wands at the ready," Kaysar whispered in a sharp voice as he stepped forward. "We need to pass the wards on foot."

Swallowing hard, Draco whipped out his wand and followed Kaysar on to the Manor property as the sun began to peek over the bluish gray horizon. Today was the day that James and Fred would be saved.

The foyer of St. Mungo's was quiet when Mrs. Weasley, Charlie, and Lucy entered the hospital and walked over to the Welcome Witch's desk. Out of the corner of her eye, Charlie noticed Ron at the far end of the foyer standing outside of a closed door with his wand out. Mrs. Weasley nudged him.

"Ron's probably waiting for LeighAnn to be done with her prenatal examination," Mrs. Weasley whispered in an encouraging voice as he looked at her. "Go and talk to him until she's finished. I'm going to take Lucy upstairs for a visit with Percy. We'll meet up in the tea shop in a little while, all right?"

Even though he hated the idea of being set up, Charlie nodded and obediently walked over to where Ron was standing. Mrs. Weasley smiled and led Lucy off to the elevators that would take them upstairs.

"Ginny told LeighAnn about Mum's plan," Ron commented in an amused voice. "Anyway, I heard LeighAnn talking to her father about it last night at dinner; I've been assigned to stay there a while…"

Charlie nodded, "I dunno why Mum's so keen on me getting a wife," he replied, slightly annoyed.

"I'm not sure LeighAnn wants this any more than you do, but Mum and LeighAnn's sister keep pressing her to stay at home with the baby," Ron replied quietly. "LeighAnn's so set on going back to teaching…"

The door suddenly opened and a female Healer came out of the room, "Mister Weasley, Miss Jenner's just getting dressed and then she'll be free to go," she explained in a gentle voice as she looked at the two of them. "Her baby's doing quite well, as is she; as long as she keeps on her regimen, she'll be fine."

Ron nodded and the Healer walked off, "Where exactly are you and her staying, Ron?" Charlie asked in a whisper as they stared at the curtain that separated them from LeighAnn. "Does Hermione know…?"

"Hermione knows that I'm LeighAnn's personal guard," Ron replied, quickly cutting Charlie off.

The curtain suddenly slid open and LeighAnn stood there in a long shirt, oversized overalls, and a long coat with a furious expression on her face, "So you think I'm some sort of temptress who seduces Aurors for pleasure?" she snapped, her eyes burning with fury as she glared at Charlie. "You have no right!"

"Miss Jenner, I apologize," Charlie replied in a remorseful voice. "I made a very poor judgment…"

LeighAnn nodded and sighed, "Yes, you did," she replied somberly. "Ron, can we please go?"

"Miss Jenner, I'd like to introduce myself if I may," Charlie said hastily, imagining the angry reaction he'd get from his mother if he managed to screw this up. "My name is Charlie Weasley and it's nice to…"

LeighAnn sighed, "Ginny told me about you last night," she replied in a more patient voice. "I suppose we ought to find some time to get to know one another seeing as your mother is encouraging it…"

"How about some tea up in the hospital tea shop?" Ron, who knew that LeighAnn was on the verge of unleashing her temper on Charlie, suggested. "Mum's up on the fourth floor with Lucy and she's going to meet us in the tea shop for lunch when they're done visiting Percy; I was actually hoping to visit him."

Charlie sighed, "You should go visit him, Ron," he replied. "Miss Jenner and I will be fine by ourselves."

LeighAnn muttered something under her breath and walked off towards the elevators, "If you want any chance of even a friendship with LeighAnn, you'd do best to call her by her first name," Ron muttered darkly as he watched Charlie hurry after LeighAnn. Letting out a sigh, Ron went to another elevator.

"You stubborn, headstrong girl," Severus muttered softly as he gazed away from the Tracking Globe where he had just been watching LeighAnn's interaction with Charlie and Ron. "I swear, LeighAnn…"

A creaking sound suddenly filtered into Severus's ear and he turned away from his lab table only to find that Harry was sound asleep in bed. The creak sounded again and Severus quickly moved towards the door, curious as to who would be up and moving around so early. A sudden crash could be heard.

"Ouch," Severus suddenly heard a pained voice whisper as glass tinkled. "Oh, that was the best one…"

Severus raised an eyebrow and opened the door only to find Teddy kneeling in the foyer in dirty clothes with an oversized traveling cloak under one arm and a fraying shoulder bag in the other. A broken picture was on the floor and glass was scattered all over the polished floor. Teddy was gathering the glass with his bare hands, but his hands and fingers were getting cut up and he didn't seem to care.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid," Teddy muttered anxiously. "Nice going, Teddy; you screwed another thing up."

Teddy silently took out his wand and pointed it at his chest with his trembling hand, "I'll cause myself the same amount of pain I've caused everyone else," he whispered anxiously. "Cruci…"

"Expelliarmus," Severus, who whipped out his wand upon realizing what spell Teddy was planning to cast on himself, said in an angry voice as he stepped into the foyer. "You will explain yourself."

As his wand shot out of his hand and into Severus's hand, Teddy grabbed a large piece of glass from the floor, but before he could do anything with it, Severus hurried over and grabbed it out of his hand.

"What do you think you are doing?" Severus hissed. "Are you trying to off yourself somehow?"

Teddy went silent and looked at the floor, "How did you get to be such a mess?" Severus asked.

"I-I went and visited Mum and Dad's graves," Teddy whispered faintly. "I'm leaving your house."

Severus quickly pocketed Teddy's wand, "Teddy, what on earth are you doing?" Ginny, who had been in the process of waking up when she heard noise downstairs, asked as she came down the stairs in jeans, a long shirt, and slippers. She gasped when she saw the mess and Severus standing over Teddy.

"You are clearly not fit to be in possession of a wand at the moment, nor are you fit to be without supervision for the time being," Severus said in a firm voice. "Your godfather would be appalled beyond words if he saw you do what I stopped you from doing just now, Mister Lupin. Your parents would…"

Teddy swallowed hard and softly began to cry, "What exactly happened?" Ginny asked worriedly.

"I will talk to you about it later, Mrs. Potter," Severus replied tonelessly as he knelt down in the glass, gently put his arms around Teddy, and slowly lifted the young man to his feet. "I daresay your husband would like some comforting company even if he is still asleep. I am not good company for many."

Before Ginny could reply, Severus whispered in Teddy's ear and then led the clearly broken young man up the stairs and out of sight. Fighting back tears, Ginny quietly walked down the hall into Harry's room.

Harry's eyes, unfortunately, were open and a crestfallen expression was on his face, "Does Teddy blame himself for James and Fred being captured?" he asked softly, having heard the entire confrontation.

"Yes," Ginny replied softly as she sat on the edge of the bed and took his hand. "Snape is helping him."

Nodding weakly, Harry sighed and silently stared at the ceiling, hoping that Teddy would be all right and that James and Fred would be found soon so that healing could begin. Goodness knows it was needed.

"Ugh, this cellar is cold," Draco whispered as he dropped into the cellar and landed next to Kaysar, who had quietly opened the doors with his hands and had dropped into the cellar without hesitation. "It's gotten colder since I was last down here; I didn't think they'd use something so easy as a prison…"

Kaysar sighed, "Lumos," he whispered softly, smiling as a small light appeared at the tip of his wand.

"I wonder if the kids were tortured like Lucius used to torture me." Draco muttered without thinking, slapping his mouth firmly when he realized what he said. "I wasn't the most obedient child…"

Suddenly, a faint moan could be heard coming from the far end of the cellar, "James, Fred?" Kaysar asked in a very quiet voice as he continued across the cellar. "Draco, I need light from your wand."

"Lumos," Draco whispered as he raised his wand in front of them and saw two small figures huddled against the far wall close to bits of straw. Neither figure was moving much and it concerned him.

Swallowing hard, Kaysar walked over to the figures and knelt down, "James, Fred, it's Kaysar," he whispered, praying nobody would hear him. "Draco and I have come to get you out of here."

"How touching," a deep voice suddenly said from behind them. "Linnis and Malfoy; two traitors."

Kaysar frowned as Goyle suddenly came into view with his wand drawn, "Lucius will most certainly be interested in seeing both of you again. It's a pity that Voldemort's torture didn't kill you both."

"The only one dying tonight will be you, Goyle," Kaysar replied sharply. "Torturing children…"

Goyle cackled and raised his wand, but Kaysar was quicker, "Avada Kedavra!" Kaysar yelled.

As a jet of green light flew out of Kaysar's wand, Goyle flicked his wand, "CRUCIO!" Goyle yelled.

A red light flew out of Goyle's wand, but missed as Goyle collapsed to the ground dead. Shaking madly, Kaysar reached down and gently picked up one of the small figures while Draco picked up the other.

"No doubt more will be waiting for us when we get out," Draco hissed as he and Draco carried James and Fred across the cellar to the open cellar door. "How are we to get over to Hogwarts safely?"

Gritting his teeth, Kaysar passed the figure in his arms to Draco, "You take them back and I'll follow," he said, knowing that Draco wouldn't stand a chance against his own father. "I'm a better fighter."

Draco snarled at that comment, but remained silent as he and Kaysar got James and Fred out of the cellar and carried them over to the open gate, "This is too easy," Kaysar muttered softly, suddenly realizing that the Manor had gone completely dark. "What did they all do; just turn in for the night?"

"Consider it a lucky break and let's go," Draco hissed anxiously. "I just want to get out of here."

As soon as they were past the gate, the two men Apprated with James and Fred in their arms. Little did they know that Lucius had been watching from his window and was now formulating a special plan. He would go after the innocent until he could reach the more powerful.

Trying not to stare at the curtained off areas in the Fourth Floor wing, Mrs. Weasley gently held Lucy's hand as they followed the Healer into the small private room that Percy had been given. Percy was lying in bed unconscious with fresh pajamas and blankets covering his body and a pillow under his hair. His glasses, wand, and cane were on the table beside the bed and his right hand was covered in fresh bandages while his left hand had a small needle in it that was attached to a tube and floating bag.

Mrs. Weasley, who had been told of Percy's condition by Mr. Weasley, who had visited every day after his work at the Ministry was completed, sighed and silently led Lucy closer to the bed. Lucy sat on the edge of the bed, slowly took Percy's left hand in her own, and quietly sat there next to her father.

"There's a Muggle feeding tube in his stomach that we inject nutritional supplements into every three hours," the Healer softly explained, noticing that Mrs. Weasley was frowning at how pale Percy was.

Mrs. Weasley nodded, "Arthur says that Percy hasn't woken up yet?" she asked in a quiet voice.

"Mrs. Weasley, you have to understand that Percy's been through a great deal of physical, mental, and emotional trauma in a very short span of time," the Healer explained somberly. "It's almost impossible to use magic to treat his condition because he's so weak right now, it would most likely kill him."

Again, Mrs. Weasley nodded and a small piece of parchment appeared in her hand, "Arthur and I had a talk and the family's made up a schedule of when they can come and sit with Percy," she explained as she showed the Healer the schedule. "Fleur and Angelina will come by later on after I've taken Lucy back home. They're with Hugo and Lily right now. If it's all right, I've actually brought Percy some things…"

The Healer nodded and Mrs. Weasley waved her wand at Percy's bed, immediately causing a magically sewn quilt to appear over the light blanket that covered Percy's body. A picture of the family from 20 years ago appeared on the wall and a large book appeared on the end of the small hospital bed.

"Percy's always enjoyed books and maybe someone reading to him will help his recovery," Mrs. Weasley explained gently as she sat on the bed next to Lucy and picked the book up. "I hope he wakes up soon."

Suddenly, Lucy's stomach growled and she sighed, "Grandma Weasley, I'm hungry," she whispered.

Before Mrs. Weasley could reply, the door opened and Charlie came into the room, "LeighAnn got tired and asked Ron to take her home, but we did have a spot of tea, though," Charlie said in a gentle voice as he entered the room and saw the different décor. "I can sit with Percy for a while if you'd like."

"How'd it go?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she set the book on the bed and got to her feet. "Any progress?"

Charlie shrugged and Lucy kissed her father's hand before standing up and resting it on the bed, "Let's go have some tea and then go home, all right?" Mrs. Weasley said in a gentle voice. "See you later."

As Mrs. Weasley led Molly from the room, Charlie looked at the Healer quizzically, "Do you think Percy will be able to hear people talking to him?" he asked softly. "I came and talked to him a bit yesterday."

"You never know," the Healer replied honestly as he walked towards the door. "Try it and see."

Nodding, Charlie sat on the edge of the bed and gently took Percy's hand, "Percy, it's Charlie," he said in a very soft voice as he gazed down at his unconscious brother. "You're very courageous, you know..."

"…As you can see, I have done nothing but tend his injuries with sealing salve and bandages…"

"You also gave him a bath and changed him into some clean pajamas, Professor, which is more than I could have done. I can't believe Teddy tried to perform the Cruciatus Curse on himself. Oh, Merlin…"

A faint groan escaped Teddy's lips, but he couldn't open his eyes for some reason, "You best go and talk with Harry while he's strong enough to be awake," he heard Severus say. "I will talk with the boy."

There was muttering and the door opened and closed. Teddy heard Severus let out a deep sigh.

A loud pop suddenly filled Teddy's ear and his eyes popped open; he found himself staring at a roaring fire and quickly realized that he was sitting upright in a padded chair and covered with a blanket.

"Nice of you to rejoin the world, Mister Lupin," Severus said as he came into view holding the ragged shoulder bag in his hand. "I took the liberty of searching this after I cleaned you up and I found some very interesting things inside; a full bottle of Firewhisky, a picture, some pills, and a large knife…"

Teddy sighed and said nothing, "Just so you know, your precious godfather and Mrs. Potter heard our entire conversation earlier," Severus continued in a sharp voice. "They were rightfully appalled."

Again, Teddy said nothing and it was then that he realized his hands were pricking, "My hands…" he whispered in a faint voice as he shrugged the blanket off his hands and saw that both of his hands were covered in small bandages from his fingertips to his wrists. He then noticed the small scars on his wrists that he had created by slicing himself with various objects during his time at school to block out pain.

"Self-mutilation is dangerous," Severus said in an angry voice. "How long have you been doing it for?"

Swallowing hard, Teddy looked up at Severus, "I was in Hogsmeade near the Halloween of my seventh year and I was waiting for Victoire so that we could have some quiet time together," he whispered, unaware that Ginny had returned to share some news and was lingering quietly in the doorway. "Suddenly, as I was thinking about my parents, I was hit from behind with a curse and I blacked out."

Severus nodded, but said nothing, so Teddy continued, "I woke up in a dilapidated shack and found that I was tied to a chair in the middle of the room," he whispered softly. "Two cloaked figures were standing before me with their wands drawn and they called me 'son of the werewolf' and a useless orphan. They used Cruciatus and several other torture curses on me until I finally passed out from all the pain."

"Death Eaters," Severus whispered in an angry voice, suddenly noticing Ginny. "Yes, Mrs. Weasley?"

Teddy flinched as Ginny came into the room holding a note, "This note came from Kaysar," she said, still reeling from what she had just heard come from Teddy's mouth. "He's back at Hogwarts…"

"I'm tired," Teddy whispered, unable to keep talking about that horrific day in his seventh year.

Severus nodded, "Professor, Kaysar said in the note that he and another have rescued James and Fred," Ginny whispered as Teddy's eyes began to droop. "There's going to be a meeting at Hogwarts…"

"James and Fred are okay?" Teddy asked in a sleepy voice. "I-I have to go and say I'm sorry…"

Seeing that Teddy was ready to fall back asleep, Ginny shook her head, "Stay here and let Professor Snape take care of you, Teddy," she replied in a gentle voice. "I'll go and find out everything."

Teddy nodded and sighed tiredly as Ginny leaned down and kissed his cheek, "I saw Harry this morning," he whispered softly as he fought to stay awake. "I was walking around and saw him just lying there…"

"Drink this," Severus, who was deeply disturbed by the fact that Teddy so much as admitted his inability to sleep at night as well as continued suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, said tonelessly as he took a small vial containing a potion out of his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and handed it to Teddy.

Swallowing hard, Teddy took the potion, slowly drank it, and immediately began to relax. As his eyes began to close, he was vaguely aware of Ginny leaving the room, "Sleep," he heard Severus whisper.

"Blimey, LeighAnn, why did you tell Charlie that we were going back to your father's instead of to a teashop in Diagon Alley?" Ron asked as he followed LeighAnn into the unusually quiet shop and saw that Andromeda Tonks was seated at the table in the corner holding a satchel that looked very full.

LeighAnn sighed and walked over to the table, "Andromeda, I trust you got my letter?" she asked as she sat down next to Andromeda. "I was going to be in the area today anyway, so I figured it was a good time to meet. I know you've been very busy these past few weeks, but…"

"Actually, I wanted to ask you to tell Teddy that he's to remain where ever he is for the time being," Andromeda interrupted in an anxious voice as she slid the satchel over to LeighAnn and Ron. "My house has been watched for weeks and I don't want him in any danger from whoever's been doing it."

Ron frowned as he sat at the table, "Does Teddy know about this?" he asked in a worried voice.

"No and please don't worry him," Andromeda replied softly. "It's good that he stayed at school his last Christmas at Hogwarts, as I got some rather threatening Howlers and unwelcome packages…"

Ron's eyes widened, "Did you report any of this to the Ministry?" he asked in a worried voice.

"You know that the Ministry turns a deaf ear to those things because they think Voldemort's death means that everything's fine," LeighAnn replied bitterly. "Garrett was murdered by the surviving Death Eaters and the Daily Prophet did a piece on it, but nothing's been heard about it since it happened…"

Ron snarled, "What about Percy?" he replied, deeply annoyed. "He was made to be a villain…"

"That's why I don't read it very often," LeighAnn replied, cutting him off. "A lot of it is rubbish."

Andromeda cleared her throat, "LeighAnn, could you perhaps make sure Teddy gets the satchel and my love?" she asked, suddenly feeling very uneasy as she stood. "They may have followed me from home."

"Who?" Ron asked in a concerned voice as he got to his feet. "Andromeda, if you're in trouble…"

Suddenly, a dark cackle rang out and several cloaked figures swept into the tea shop, "Oh, Andromeda is in trouble, all right," one of the cloaked figures hissed as a wand was drawn. "She's a blood traitor…"

"Mister Weasley, take the satchel and get LeighAnn out of here," Andromeda hissed as she drew her wand and moved in front of Ron and LeighAnn. "Tell Teddy I'll always love him; no matter what."

Ron didn't hesitate; he grabbed the satchel with one hand and grabbed LeighAnn's hand with the other, making sure she had her wand out. He dragged her through the back door just as an explosion rocked the small tea shop, sending debris flying everywhere. Screams filled the air as people fled for their lives.

"Let's go to George's shop," Ron hissed as he dragged LeighAnn down the sidewalk past fleeing people.

Nodding, LeighAnn hardly had a chance to catch her breath as Ron dragged her into the Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes and shut the door, "George, some Death Eaters are attacking Diagon Alley!" Ron yelled, letting out a sigh of relief when George appeared at the top of the stairs. "We've got to go!"

As George thundered down the stairs, another explosion could be heard nearby, "Ron, there's something you ought to know," LeighAnn said as she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen as well as some water on her overalls. "During my examination, the Healer said that I'd underestimated how pregnant I was and said that I'd been pregnant for longer than I thought."

"What are you talking about?" Ron, who suddenly noticed water dripping on the floor. "Are, are you okay, LeighAnn?

Suddenly realizing where the water was coming from, George paled, "Ron, George, I think I'm in labor," LeighAnn said in a worried voice, hissing as a hard contraction suddenly hit and caused her to crouch. "I-I'm having a contraction…"

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