So this is chapter 3, I'm not sure that you get an alert when you replace a chapter, so you might want to go back and read chapter 2, as I've replaced the authors note. :)

The two weeks went by quickly, and the holiday had come to an end. Before I knew it I was on the train back to Hogwarts.

My parents were more than capable of taking care of Sephie, yet still I worried, our family was being watched, and so there was every possibility that Sephie could be spotted, and I had to continuously remind myself that she was safer with two fully trained wizards, than with me at Hogwarts with Death Eaters crawling around the place.

During the first week of the holidays Remus and Tonks had risked visiting, along with baby Teddy, who had been born just a few days before Sephie.
Their visit had been spontaneous, not wanting to contact for obvious reasons, and so there was no time in which to place protection enchantments on Sephie, and so when they arrived she was on my lap, fast asleep.

Remus had demanded an explanation straight away, and my dad had pulled him aside whilst Tonks plonked herself next to me on the sofa, Teddy in a similar position to Sephie. We were listening intently to the conversation between my father and Remus.
"You mean to say that that baby is Ginny's?"
"Yes, Sephie is Ginny's daughter" Dad replied, looking ten years older, it seemed he hadn't reacted well to becoming a grandfather so well, though he was still being very supportive.
"Who's her father?" he asked hesitantly.
"Isn't it obvious?" Tonks cut in from beside me, "just look at her." Remus moved to stand next to the sofa where I was sat, and peered over my shoulder at Sephie, who was now awake, a pained expression came over his face and he stepped back, running his hands through his hair.
"Ginny" I looked up at Remus when he said my name, "Can we talk, outside?" I nodded and wrapped Sephie in her blanket and made my way to the back door.
"GINERVA WEASLEY WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" my mother screeched at me.
"I'm just going outside to talk with-"
"Not with that baby you're not." She cut me off, "She'll catch her death out there." I rolled my eyes but passed Sephie over to my mum, she had a point; with the lurking dementors everywhere it was unnaturally cold for April. I continued after Remus out the back door, shutting it behind me firmly.
"How could you two have been so stupid?" he hissed when we were a fair distance from the house. "Why didn't you think? Do you have any idea of the-"
"Danger I've put all of us in? Yes I do, but it's hardly all my fault is it? It's too late now."
"I know it's not all your fault, but you still had a choice, you didn't have to go through with the pregnancy."
"So you reckon I should've just destroyed my baby? Do you really think Harry would've wanted that?"
"I don't know, but I don't think he would've wanted you in anymore danger than you already are in, let alone his child"
"So I should've killed his child so that You-Know-Who couldn't? What about Teddy, and the danger you've put him in? Surely he'll be like you."
"Look Ginny I'm sorry, arguing isn't going to get us anywhere."
"I'm sorry too, I didn't mean what I said about Teddy."
"No, it's fine, I was being a bit of a hypocrite if I'm being honest, having a go at you for jeopardizing your child's future and being stupid, when I've done exactly the same thing."
"So Harry doesn't know?" Remus questioned.
"Of course not, how would I have been able to tell him?" I replied
"I thought not, he never would've said all that stuff to me otherwise."
"You mean you've been in touch with Harry?" I asked eager to know more. Remus hesitated, "Don't you think I deserve to know what he's been up to?"
"Sorry, he wouldn't tell me what he was doing, I actually thought that you might know..." he looked at me hopefully. I shook my head at him.
"All I know is that it's something to do with destroying You-Know-Who, but that's kind of obvious isn't it?" Remus nodded thoughtfully. "So what did you find out?" I asked desperate to hear of news of Harry.
Remus quickly explained how Harry, Ron and Hermione had ended up in Grimmauld Place, and escaped the Death Eaters, he then went on to explain how he had offered to help them and provide protection. He hesitated before continuing,
"I told them about Tonks, that she was expecting, Harry was hesitant to accept after that, so I told him that James would've wanted me to stick by him, which had the opposite effect, instead of encouraging him, it put him off even more. We had an argument; he said that he reckoned his father would have wanted to know why I wasn't sticking with my own kid." He paused. "He was right you know, about his father."
"Is that the only time you saw them?" I asked, still desperate for more information.
"No actually" Remus replied, "I saw them the day Teddy was born, they were at Bill's place. I asked Harry to be Godfather to Teddy, he accepted of course." I smiled; Harry was a great choice for Godfather.
"You mean you saw them a couple of weeks ago?" I asked, frantic, realising that it was not that long ago that Teddy had been born. "Ron and Hermione too?"
"Yes, yes, they're fine, all fine." He said reassuringly.
"I need to tell Mum that Ron's alright" I blurted out.
"Wait, Ginny," Remus called after me,
"Yes?"
"Don't tell your mother, I know she's worried, but it's important they're not found, do you understand?" I nodded, slightly put out that I couldn't tell Mum the good news.
"Care to introduce me to your daughter?" Remus asked, leading the way back inside. I grinned at him before reaching to take my baby from my mother.

I smiled as I watched Remus interact with Sephie; he would be a great dad to Teddy. He was pointing out all Harry's features to me, as well as Lily's. She was much more like her father than I had first thought.
"She looks so much like Harry did as a baby," he commented, "not the hair though obviously. I can see both of you in her, Harry's eyes obviously; Lily's eyes really, your chin, his nose, his mouth, your hair..."
I felt more relaxed than I had in months, sat there listening to Remus talk about Harry and Lily, and finally knowing that Harry was safe.

The journey back to Hogwarts was uneventful, I was in a good mood despite the circumstances, although Neville seemed to have dropped in spirits, we chatted about our holidays, and Neville asked how it went with my parents and Sephie. I explained what happened and told him they had agreed to look after her for me. I purposefully left out the details about Remus and our conversation, keeping on a strictly need to know basis. It was safer for everyone that way.

Just to let you know the next chapter is going to be a little different and will probably be quite short, although I'm trying to keep the chapters just over 1000 words long, not including my notes. I'm hoping to update once more before I go back to school on wednesday, which I should be able to do, but I also want to add another chapter to my other story, If not by wednesday this should be updated by the weekend, they can't set us too much homework the first week back can they?

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