Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
A/N: We are never told the next gen's ages except for a few so I'm estimating what I think. They won't be perfectly accurate but I'll try. J~HogwartsPrincess89
~One year later~
"Daddy!" The three-year-old jumped off the couch he was sitting on to hug my legs. "Hey buddy." Teddy his hair was its natural colour, auburn. "What dinner?" I grinned. He had inherited the Weasley appetite that was for sure. "Whatever Nana's making." I replied, smiling down at my son. Living with him had been easy since day one. I could no longer imagine him not being my son. Andromeda and I, while we had our differences, had formed a relationship easily enough.
I had fixed up magical menagerie quite well, in my opinion. It was now called The Dragon Tamer, Supplies for Magical Animals and Beasts. Rubeus Hagrid was a frequent customer. I had always loved Hagrid, he and I got along splendidly. "Daddy!" I turned my attention back to my son. "Sorry Ted. What were you telling me?"
He pouted. "Nana said Auntie Fleur gonna have the baby!" My eyes widened. "Fleur's in labour?! Why aren't we heading over there?" Andromeda entered the room. "Because you were almost done work when we got the call so I told them I'd send you when you were done. You'd better go now though." "What about you?" Andromeda smiled. "I'm not immediate family. I'll come once the baby is born." "Okay." I agreed. I got shoes on Teddy and picked him up in my arms before stepping into the fireplace. "St. Mungo's!"
We made our way to the reception desk. "Hi we're here for Fleur Weasley? She's in the maternity ward." The receptionist huffed at me. "Immediate family only. There's already about twenty people in there!" "I'm Charlie Weasley, the father's brother. And this is my son." She pursed her lips. "Second floor, room 208." "Thanks." I spun on my heel and speed walked to the room.
"Daddy will Vicky be there?" I grinned at my son. "Yeah I reckon she will be." We made it to the room and I was greeted with the sight of tons of redheads. I grinned. A chorus of "Charlie!"'s reached my ears as they noticed me. Teddy started squirming. "Aunty Gin!" I put him down and he toddled over to his godmother. Mum came over and hugged me. "Thank goodness you got here when you did. The baby's almost here!" I grinned at her excitement and took a seat next to Percy.
"Hey Perce." He smiled at me. "Charles." I rolled my eyes at him. When I had realised how little I actually knew my younger siblings I had made a lot of effort to get to know them. Percy had been the most withdrawn, but in the end we had formed a really good relationship. We talked about work and his upcoming wedding to a lovely girl named Audrey. She was expecting his child in 6 months, a fact that had not gone over too well with our mother. He was the last of my siblings to get married, and surprisingly I was to be the best man.
We were interrupted by an exhausted looking Bill. He smiled at us but directed his attention to Mum and Dad. "Do you want to meet your granddaughter?" I grinned. Another niece to spoil. He invited Harry and Ginny in next, which intrigued me. Ginny came out with tears in her eyes although she was beaming. Eventually it was Teddy and my turn.
"Hey Fleur." I greeted. She smiled at me. Bill plucked his second daughter from his wife's arms. "Meet your niece, Dominique Ginevra Weasley." I grinned, understanding Gin's reaction. I held her in my arms and was hit with a wall of sadness. More than anything, I wished that I could have been at Teddy's birth. I shook myself, don't make this about you. I showed her to Teddy. He smiled at her. "What her name?" "Dominique." I told him. "Domi…domn.." He furrowed his brow, trying to say it right. Bill chuckled, taking pity on him. "Dom's fine Teddy." "Dom!" He agreed. "She's beautiful." I told them. "What does Vic think?"
"She loves her at the moment. We're not sure how long that's going to last though." Fleur laughed melodically. Teddy yawned. "I should probably get him home. Congratulations!" I told them, handing Dominique to her father.
We made our way back home. It had only been a short trip through the floo but Teddy was almost asleep in my arms. I changed him into his dragon pajamas (curtesy of me) and kissed his head. "Night little man." I walked to the kitchen and grabbed a beer (muggle alcohol was surprisingly good. I sat on the couch and stared out the window.
Andromeda sat down beside me and out her hand on my arm. I had no doubt that she knew exactly what I was thinking about. She put my beer on the table. "C'mon."
I reluctantly followed her to her room. She pulled her second closet open to reveal a pensieve. I gaped at her. "This is why you needed a second closet?" She didn't answer me. She was too busy pulling a silvery substance out of her temple. "Well come on." She motioned to the pensieve.
I shrugged and jumped in after her. I appeared in her old house to see Andromeda reading by the fireplace. It was very peaceful…until the peace was shattered and my heart broke into a million pieces at the sound of that voice. "Mum!" I heard Nymphadora yell.
Andromeda was up there in an instant. Dora's water had broken. I got to watch as she brought our son into the world. Her last scream was followed by an infant's cry and I beamed. Andromeda cleaned her grandson and gave him to her daughter. Dora was crying as she cradled Teddy to her chest. "Edward. Edward Charles Weasley." She whispered. "What was that dear?" Andromeda hadn't heard, but Charlie knew what he was listening for.
She smiled up at her mother. "Edward Remus Lupin." And we were lifted out of the memory. I turned to Andromeda and engulfed her in a hug. "Thank you. Thank you for letting me see my son's birth." She smiled at me and shooed me out of her room. "Night Charlie." "G'night." I mumbled. I took out the picture of Nymphadora I carried with me everywhere. She winked flirtatiously at the camera. I smiled sadly. "Love you Nymph."