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Conversations, The Beginning of a Plan, and a repeat in History.
'Yes Cho Chang,' Ron was saying, impatiently, 'And she was chatting up George!'
'She was not!' Said George, not looking comfortable at all, 'Thanks Ginny, Hermione, dinner was great, but I'm. . gonna head to bed now'
As George trudged up the stairs Molly frowned at Ron, 'Really Ron, you shouldn't provoke him, you know how he's feeling!'
Ron merely shrugged, 'I thought a girl would cheer him up! You know, and Chang's quite pretty, and by the sounds of things a right good snoggger!' He said, raising his eyebrows at Harry.
Ginny hit Harry's arm.
'You know he's talking about years ago Ginny!' Said Harry, whose eyes were slightly watery, Ginny was strong for a woman.
'Yes, but someone deserved to be hit after what just happened!'
Agitated, but deciding that he should not argue, Harry helped Ron clear up.
'You didn't think I was out of order did you Harry?' said Ron, who appeared to be regretting his earlier statement.
'Not really,' Harry pondered, 'You got me into trouble though!'
* * *
Harry got Neville's reply the following Saturday, saying that Harry could come visit him at Hogwarts anytime he liked. It was the last few days of August, so Neville would be starting very soon.
Harry could not conceal his smile as he walked down the stairs to greet Ginny and Hermione at breakfast.
'What are you so happy about?' Ginny enquired, she knew him so well.
'Visiting Teddy Today' Harry said simply.
'Oh that's right!' said Ginny, who had clearly almost forgotten, 'what time were we heading to Andromeda's?'
'Around Eleven I thought, maybe we could bring some cauldron cakes or something?'
Surely enough, at Ten to Eleven, Ginny grabbed Harry's arm as he took her on side-along apparition. The reached the Tonks's house, where Harry had once taken refuge after being chased by Voldemort and his fellow Death Eaters. He knocked on the door.
'Harry dear! How are you?' She hugged Harry, 'Ginny! Oh you must come see what Teddy can do now! Barely turned two, and already morphing his nose!'
Teddy had bright green hair today, different to the deep purple it had been when Harry and Ginny had visited last week. As soon as he saw Harry his face lit up.
'Un'ca Hawwy!' he exclaimed, 'Look a' me!' Teddy went cross-eyed out of concentration, and turned his cute toddler button nose into a long pointy one, which looked most odd compared with the rest of his appearance.
'Aren't you clever!' said Harry ruffling his hair.
Ginny sat down as Harry handed Teddy a roughly wrapped present.
'Go on, open it!' Harry said, as Teddy was staring at the wrapping, apparently in awe.
'You shouldn't ha-'Andromeda began but stopped when she saw Teddy's reaction to his present. He pulled the toddler sized broomstick out of its wrapping and immediately hopped on, toes scraping the ground he flew outside into the garden, with a look of delight on his face.
He turned to Andromeda, 'I couldn't resist! It's like a tradition now; Godfather's giving their Godson's brooms'
Andromeda smiled, 'It's perfect!'
* * *
'How was Teddy?' Ron asked Harry as he hopped in to his bed.
'Good! He can do the nose change thing now like Tonk's could' Harry smiled at that.
Remus's worst fears of Teddy being a mutant monster were-wolf had thankfully not come true. But Teddy had inherited a special gift from his mother.
'It's still so weird with them not around,' Ron began, 'I mean there's no Tonks, or Lupin or Fred' He swallowed hard.
Harry had not expected this conversation, but he was used to being surprised. Ron was the type of person who got on fine without talking about things, it was how he recovered.
'I miss them mate. I miss Fred, it's still not right, still a, a, I don't know, like a dream or something.' He finished.
Harry had no idea what to say. His best friend Ron Weasley really had many layers to his personality, days ago he was telling George to get out a bit, and date some girls, but right now he was an open book, telling Harry how he felt.
Harry slept well that night, for, thanks to a little help from the late great Dumbledore, and Neville Longbottom, he had a plan.
