Moving Forward ch19
"Here fishy fishy fishy, I got some lovely little slimeys for you. No Sharkey sharky You can just fuck off." Harry sang making Mitchell and the others look at him funny.
Harry was pretty sure the spell would repel sharks the issue was he didn't have an aquarium to observe the results of the spell. No surprise, every aquarium he asked to test his new fish bait in failed to return his phone calls.
Was he not catching fish because of the spell or was it because that just happens sometimes. He had found twenty students and two Professors from school to volunteer to test the spell. It had actually been simple to develop compared to the others. He'd had to learn quite a lot about acoustics and how sounds travel underwater. The shark biology was way over his head. He at least understood how sharks sensed prey.
Harry had chartered a deep sea fishing boat for the weekend. He and Mitchell brought their kayaks also. They had chummed the water and this section of the reef es teaming with sharks. Right now he was forty feet from Mitchell and about sixty feet infront of the boat. He could see people on the boat pulling in some nice fish but were they the control group. Just as Harry thought that something hit his line.
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Harry was trudging through the forbidden forest. He would have happily never come here again. Going to the last place he was hit with a killing curse was just not for him. Hagrid had insisted he come too. They walked silently though. Harry knew the centaurs were watching them. He was going to retrieve the resurrection stone, he was doing this for Andy.
Dobry had reported that Andy was having what Harry recognized as night terrors. Terrible nightmares, so realistic they had you screaming nearly non-stop. He himself had suffered them on occasion. Because of Andy's dependency on dreamless sleep potions, no apothecary would sell her any, not even the ingredients for her to brew her own. Andy was afraid to sleep and still refusing to talk to anyone about it.
Harry hoped Ted could help her. Or maybe help him by convincing her to get help. He to wanted to call Remus Lupin, Teddy had started school and felt like an outsider because he didn't have a daddy just an uncle Harry. He wanted Remus' pokay to let Teddy call him Daddy. He really didn't think Remus would mind but since he was going to have the stone anyway…
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It had taken till nightfall to find the stone. He was sitting having tea with Hagrid and his fiancee Helen. Looking at the two of them Harry got a number of terrible thoughts. Hagrid was nine feet tall and probably four hundred pounds, Helen was five foot two and possibly one hundred and ten pounds. He hoped she was normally the one on top. Then Hagrid was a half giant. His father was a wizard and his mother a giant. How does that work? Did he fall in? Of course his father had to be the human because if it was the reverse, she'd be dead. Harry couldn't help his thoughts but judging by Grawp's size, he had to be packing a thirty six inch penis and the girth... Gah! Why brain? Why?
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"Andy before we start you need to understand this is a one time thing after tonight I'm throwing this in the ocean. Do you know the tale of the three brothers?" Harry said seriously.
She nodded giving him a confused look.
Harry took her hand. "This is the resurrection stone. Ted Tonks!"
When Ted appeared in front of her, Andromeda immediately began crying and tried to touch him only for her hand to pass through his chest.
"Shhh Meda, I can't stay long. I love you honey. You are doing such a good job with Teddy. He needs you. You need to take better care of yourself. Let Harry help you. He can probably relate with your childhood."
"I just miss you and Nymphadora so much. Everyday it gets harder." She sobbed.
"We miss you too love, but you need to move on. I want you to be happy again. You don't have to date, though I don't mind if you do but you need something that brings joy to your life. I'm sorry Meda, but this is painful. Harry, thank you. Keep taking care of my girl. Good bye Meda." Ted said as Harry put down the stone.
He put his arm around Andy and pulled her close while she cried.
"Do you want to see Nymphadora?" He asked a little later. He felt her nod into his chest.
"Nymphadora and Remus Lupin!" He said turning the stone.
"Hi Mum, wotcher Harry." "Hello Andy, Hi Harry." Tonks and Remus said at the same time.
"Nymphadora, I…" Andy broke down into a fresh wave of tears. Harry pulled her close.
"Harry thank you. You're doing a great job with Teddy. Don't worry about me Harry. I'm just his father you are his Dad." Remus addressed Harry.
"And a pretty good dad at that." Tonks added. "Mum, please, please get help." She begged. "You're not a Black anymore, you're a Tonks and Tonks' are allowed to show their emotions. Stop suffering in silence and let the people who love you help."
"I love you." Andy finally croaked out.
"I know Mum, I love you too. Please take care of yourself. We don't want to see you here until Teddy has grandkids to spoil."
"I'll. I'll try. I miss you so much though. Every day it gets harder. I…"
"Harry it's time. Thanks for letting Mum do this. Give Teddy a snuggle for us." Tonks said.
"Good bye." Harry said fighting his own tears.
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Andy woke up screaming. As she sat up she was startled to see Harry sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Want to talk about it?" He said softly.
"No." She said defensively.
"Well, then budge over." He said sliding into her bed.
"What are you doing?" She asked incredulously.
"If you're not going to tell me what's wrong I'm going to stay here and shake you awake before it gets too bad." He said fluffing a pillow.
"Harry go back to bed. I'll be fine."
"No."
"Harry, I wasn't asking."
"Either was I. Go to sleep." He said in a tone that frightened her.
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Andy had had her first good night of sleep since she had reunited with her sister. She dreamt of Ted and Nymphadora playing in the park when Dora was little. Her daughter's screams for her daddy to push her higher.
There were no images of Yaxley, of her parents, of Ted being tortured by her own sister. She didn't see Nymphadora lying dead on the floor holding hands with her husband.
She snuggled up to Harry's back. Maybe she could get another hour of sleep in before Teddy had to be up for school.
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Teddy liked uncle Harry's house. He liked having a daddy too. People at his new school didn't pick on him and Miss Mary didn't mind when his hair changed colors.
Granny was smiling again. He wondered why she always was sad. Uncle Harry took him fishing on a big boat today. He thought fishing was boring, why would anyone want to just sit quietly holding a stick. And fish were slimy.
He liked playing in the sand and when Uncle Harry taught him to swim. He was already better at swimming than uncle Harry.
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A/N: Am I the only one that read the books as an adult and had some serious questions about Hagrid's parentage? I haven't seen it in a story before. I'm sure someone has but I haven't seen it.