Chapter 6: Announcements, Sleepovers & Realisations.
A month had passed since Remus checked out the Malfoy Manor. Nothing suspicious happened since then & the threats Tonks was receiving stopped. And after a lot of persuasion, Tonks finally believed it must've been a prank.
Tonks scoured her cupboard searching for something suitable to wear before departing to the get-together at the Black house. Finally, she decided on blue jeans, a pink linen top, pink hair clashing badly with her shirt & forest-green eyes.
After the war, the last Sunday of every month was named the get-together day, to get the mind off the world & spend a day as one large family.
Tonks apparated in front of the Black house & went in. The sound of laughter & the wonderful smell of chicken, told her that Arthur & Molly had already arrived as usual & the others would be arriving in the next thirty minutes.
Taking off her cloak, she said hello to Arthur & kissed Remus on the cheek before helping Molly in the kitchen.
Exactly thirty minutes later, the Black house was hustling with people chatting about life in the past month & just about anything.
"Hello Molly, Tonks. How are you?" Linda said in an over-cheerful tone.
"Fine, Linda. How about you?" Molly said as Linda helped.
"Oh, just great. I am the happiest person in the world." Linda replied, a smile plastered to her face.
Dinner was a cheerful event. As dessert was served, Ginny called for attention.
"Excuse me everyone! I have an announcement to make," Ginny said looking at Harry, she continued, "Harry & I decided to set a date for the wedding. We'll be having a joint wedding with Ron & Hermione in early October at Hogwarts grounds."
Congratulations were in order & everyone hugged the two soon to-be-married couples.
When the cheers died down, Linda decided to make her announcement.
"Excuse me," she said shyly, "I also have an announcement to make." She looked at Severus, blushed & then continued, "I........err.......well......I..... umm.......I am pregnant."
"Oh Merlin!" Fleur, Sarah, & Molly said simultaneously.
Linda blushed as red as the Weasley hair as Severus held her hand. Another round of congratulations was in order.
"Who'd ever had expected." Remus said smirking at Severus.
"Sod off, Lupin." Severus said good-naturedly.
It was finally time to depart. Bill & Fleur were leaving for Egypt, with Fleur having moist eyes.
"Oh it was so much fun 'ere," said Fleur, "I 'ope we'll see each uzzer soon."
"Come on darling, we're late. Hurry up now or we'll miss our portkey," said Bill saying his goodbyes.
Charlie & Sarah also said their goodbyes & left for Romania.
"So I guess the wedding preparations will start now," said Tonks as Harry & Ron prepared to leave.
"Not our headache," Harry & Ron said together & with that Harry, Ron, Arthur, & Molly left with Fred, George, Neville, Severus, & families following.
"All right, Remus. Guess it's my turn to leave," said Tonks.
"Huh? Oh, Ok......well bye," Remus said.
Tonks stared at him. She moved towards him & placing a hand towards his shoulders said,
"Are you all right, Remus?"
"Yeah, yeah. I am fine," Remus said, looking at her briefly & then moving away from her.
"..........Ok.......umm girls, ready to go?" Tonks asked Ginny & Hermione while looking at Remus, her heart breaking.
'Why is he acting so coldly towards me? Did I do something?' Tonks thought.
"Yes we are. Ready Tonks," Ginny said.
"Ok Remus, take care of yourself." Tonks said.
"Bye Remus, see you soon." Hermione said.
"Bye Remus," Ginny followed. "Bye girls," Remus said as he closed the door & the three girls apparated to Tonks flat in London.
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"I was wondering when we'll have another one," said Hermione as she & Ginny made themselves comfortable in Tonks living room.
The girls decided to continue their "girly meetings" after the war & hence decided to have sleepovers. Whenever someone had important news or problems, the girls would have sleepovers mostly at Tonks's. Ginny, Hermione, Luna, & Tonks were the ones who attended them, but Linda sometimes joined them too. Now that Luna & Linda were married, they rarely joined the rest. And Tonks had a feeling that now, since Ginny & Hermione were getting married, their special meetings would come to an end. Only time will tell....
The girls changed into their pyjamas, ready for bed, in case sleep takes over.
"So, finally decided to tie the knot you two," Tonks said a bright smile plastered to her face. "I am really happy for you. So when is the blessed event?"
"Well, we thought October 7th would be nice........." Hermione said.
Tonks noticed Hermione & Ginny sharing glances before Hermione spoke again.
"umm.......listen Tonks.......err......would you......I mean, would you mind being our maid of honour?'
Tonks looked at the younger girls, shocked. Did they really want her to be their maid of honour?
"Are you sure?.................I mean I am so clumsy, what if I do something wrong or....." Tonks trailed off.
"I think you're perfect. And if you wouldn't have been, do you think we'd have asked you?" said Ginny.
Tonks grinned & said, "It'd be an honour, girls."
"So what kind of wedding are you planning?" Tonks asked the girls.
"Well, we're thinking about a wizard & muggle wedding combination......." Hermione started.
An hour had passed discussing about the wedding before Hermione asked,
"So when are you & Remus deciding to tie the knot?"
"Well, we haven't really decided yet......" Tonks replied, remembering the night's earlier events.
"You're kidding......you mean he hasn't asked you yet?" Ginny asked surprised.
Tonks shook her head, holding up her hand for emphasis.
"That's odd. I mean we always thought you'd be the first ones to marry & that he'd have asked you by now........" said Ginny.
"Nope, he didn't ask me yet.........." Tonks replied her mind still on Remus's odd behaviour.
"Well I am sure he'll ask you soon. After all, he loves you so much & yes Tonks it's very obvious." Hermione said with a smirk.
"As if no one knows about it already," Tonks replied rolling her eyes.
"Merlin, look at the time. We have to start shopping tomorrow & it's two in the morning." Ginny said, "I am off to bed."
"Me too." Hermione followed.
"Me three." Tonks said following the other two.
As Tonks got ready for bed, she couldn't stop thinking about what the girls said.
'Remus really didn't ask me to marry him.........not that I mind but....... something doesn't seem right.........'
'Ok, so he's been avoiding the subject & me too for the past few days........'
'Maybe he just doesn't want to get married so soon, & why in the world would he avoid you, he loves you right.' Her rational side fought.
'So he says, but its not that.........he........he's been avoiding me for the past few days only.........ever since..........'
Tonks eyes widened in realisation.
'........ever since I told him about the Malfoy Manor.'
'Is it because of that? What happened in the Manor & what's it got to do with me?................... Well, I guess some matters have to be dealt with tomorrow morning....' she thought yawning.
And before long, she drifted off to dreamland. ********** XXXXX **********
A/N: Encourage me to keep going. Review. Review. Review.
And sorry about the wedding. I haven't been to any & don't know much about them.
If you give me some candy, I will give you more story. My candy...."reviews".
Take care. Bye.
A month had passed since Remus checked out the Malfoy Manor. Nothing suspicious happened since then & the threats Tonks was receiving stopped. And after a lot of persuasion, Tonks finally believed it must've been a prank.
Tonks scoured her cupboard searching for something suitable to wear before departing to the get-together at the Black house. Finally, she decided on blue jeans, a pink linen top, pink hair clashing badly with her shirt & forest-green eyes.
After the war, the last Sunday of every month was named the get-together day, to get the mind off the world & spend a day as one large family.
Tonks apparated in front of the Black house & went in. The sound of laughter & the wonderful smell of chicken, told her that Arthur & Molly had already arrived as usual & the others would be arriving in the next thirty minutes.
Taking off her cloak, she said hello to Arthur & kissed Remus on the cheek before helping Molly in the kitchen.
Exactly thirty minutes later, the Black house was hustling with people chatting about life in the past month & just about anything.
"Hello Molly, Tonks. How are you?" Linda said in an over-cheerful tone.
"Fine, Linda. How about you?" Molly said as Linda helped.
"Oh, just great. I am the happiest person in the world." Linda replied, a smile plastered to her face.
Dinner was a cheerful event. As dessert was served, Ginny called for attention.
"Excuse me everyone! I have an announcement to make," Ginny said looking at Harry, she continued, "Harry & I decided to set a date for the wedding. We'll be having a joint wedding with Ron & Hermione in early October at Hogwarts grounds."
Congratulations were in order & everyone hugged the two soon to-be-married couples.
When the cheers died down, Linda decided to make her announcement.
"Excuse me," she said shyly, "I also have an announcement to make." She looked at Severus, blushed & then continued, "I........err.......well......I..... umm.......I am pregnant."
"Oh Merlin!" Fleur, Sarah, & Molly said simultaneously.
Linda blushed as red as the Weasley hair as Severus held her hand. Another round of congratulations was in order.
"Who'd ever had expected." Remus said smirking at Severus.
"Sod off, Lupin." Severus said good-naturedly.
It was finally time to depart. Bill & Fleur were leaving for Egypt, with Fleur having moist eyes.
"Oh it was so much fun 'ere," said Fleur, "I 'ope we'll see each uzzer soon."
"Come on darling, we're late. Hurry up now or we'll miss our portkey," said Bill saying his goodbyes.
Charlie & Sarah also said their goodbyes & left for Romania.
"So I guess the wedding preparations will start now," said Tonks as Harry & Ron prepared to leave.
"Not our headache," Harry & Ron said together & with that Harry, Ron, Arthur, & Molly left with Fred, George, Neville, Severus, & families following.
"All right, Remus. Guess it's my turn to leave," said Tonks.
"Huh? Oh, Ok......well bye," Remus said.
Tonks stared at him. She moved towards him & placing a hand towards his shoulders said,
"Are you all right, Remus?"
"Yeah, yeah. I am fine," Remus said, looking at her briefly & then moving away from her.
"..........Ok.......umm girls, ready to go?" Tonks asked Ginny & Hermione while looking at Remus, her heart breaking.
'Why is he acting so coldly towards me? Did I do something?' Tonks thought.
"Yes we are. Ready Tonks," Ginny said.
"Ok Remus, take care of yourself." Tonks said.
"Bye Remus, see you soon." Hermione said.
"Bye Remus," Ginny followed. "Bye girls," Remus said as he closed the door & the three girls apparated to Tonks flat in London.
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"I was wondering when we'll have another one," said Hermione as she & Ginny made themselves comfortable in Tonks living room.
The girls decided to continue their "girly meetings" after the war & hence decided to have sleepovers. Whenever someone had important news or problems, the girls would have sleepovers mostly at Tonks's. Ginny, Hermione, Luna, & Tonks were the ones who attended them, but Linda sometimes joined them too. Now that Luna & Linda were married, they rarely joined the rest. And Tonks had a feeling that now, since Ginny & Hermione were getting married, their special meetings would come to an end. Only time will tell....
The girls changed into their pyjamas, ready for bed, in case sleep takes over.
"So, finally decided to tie the knot you two," Tonks said a bright smile plastered to her face. "I am really happy for you. So when is the blessed event?"
"Well, we thought October 7th would be nice........." Hermione said.
Tonks noticed Hermione & Ginny sharing glances before Hermione spoke again.
"umm.......listen Tonks.......err......would you......I mean, would you mind being our maid of honour?'
Tonks looked at the younger girls, shocked. Did they really want her to be their maid of honour?
"Are you sure?.................I mean I am so clumsy, what if I do something wrong or....." Tonks trailed off.
"I think you're perfect. And if you wouldn't have been, do you think we'd have asked you?" said Ginny.
Tonks grinned & said, "It'd be an honour, girls."
"So what kind of wedding are you planning?" Tonks asked the girls.
"Well, we're thinking about a wizard & muggle wedding combination......." Hermione started.
An hour had passed discussing about the wedding before Hermione asked,
"So when are you & Remus deciding to tie the knot?"
"Well, we haven't really decided yet......" Tonks replied, remembering the night's earlier events.
"You're kidding......you mean he hasn't asked you yet?" Ginny asked surprised.
Tonks shook her head, holding up her hand for emphasis.
"That's odd. I mean we always thought you'd be the first ones to marry & that he'd have asked you by now........" said Ginny.
"Nope, he didn't ask me yet.........." Tonks replied her mind still on Remus's odd behaviour.
"Well I am sure he'll ask you soon. After all, he loves you so much & yes Tonks it's very obvious." Hermione said with a smirk.
"As if no one knows about it already," Tonks replied rolling her eyes.
"Merlin, look at the time. We have to start shopping tomorrow & it's two in the morning." Ginny said, "I am off to bed."
"Me too." Hermione followed.
"Me three." Tonks said following the other two.
As Tonks got ready for bed, she couldn't stop thinking about what the girls said.
'Remus really didn't ask me to marry him.........not that I mind but....... something doesn't seem right.........'
'Ok, so he's been avoiding the subject & me too for the past few days........'
'Maybe he just doesn't want to get married so soon, & why in the world would he avoid you, he loves you right.' Her rational side fought.
'So he says, but its not that.........he........he's been avoiding me for the past few days only.........ever since..........'
Tonks eyes widened in realisation.
'........ever since I told him about the Malfoy Manor.'
'Is it because of that? What happened in the Manor & what's it got to do with me?................... Well, I guess some matters have to be dealt with tomorrow morning....' she thought yawning.
And before long, she drifted off to dreamland. ********** XXXXX **********
A/N: Encourage me to keep going. Review. Review. Review.
And sorry about the wedding. I haven't been to any & don't know much about them.
If you give me some candy, I will give you more story. My candy...."reviews".
Take care. Bye.