Tonks slowly opened her eyes. She was in Harry and Ginny's family room. She carefully sat up. She felt sore for some reason. Ginny shifted in her sleep. Tonks got to her feet and tugged her blanket around her shoulders. Voices in the kitchen caught her attention. She decided to see how was awake.
Remus and Sirius sat at the kitchen table talking quietly. Remus had a nasty cut across his left cheek.
"Morning, Nymphadora," Sirius said. Remus' head whipped around. He grabbed his cane and got to his feet. Tonks gave him a loving kiss.
"What happened?" she asked sleepily.
"You were hit by a curse. You and the baby are both fine though," Remus replied.
"Not me, your cheek." Tonks gently ran her finger tip over Remus' cheek.
"Oh, that; rough night. Don't worry, its not as bad as it looks."
"Well it looks pretty bad!" Tonks exclaimed. Sirius stood up.
"And that's my cue to leave. I've seen Prongs and Evans fight enough times to last me a while. See you love birds later." Sirius turned to Eve in her highchair. "See 'ya, Eve." Eve didn't look up from what she was doing. Her brow was furrowed in deep concentration as she played with her food. Sirius shrugged. "Tough love. See you later." Remus and Tonks said goodbye as Sirius Disapparated.
Ginny opened her eyes and stretched. The chair wasn't the most comfortable place to sleep on. As she stood up, Ginny noticed that Tonks was gone. She fixed her robes and wandered into the kitchen. Ginny remember being pregnant; that's probably where Tonks was.
Tonks was in the kitchen trying to guide some of Eve's food into her mouth while Remus simply sat back and watched.
"Morning Ginny," he said as Ginny took a seat across from him and next to Tonks. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah, I guess so." Ginny turned to Tonks. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine," Tonks replied as she continued to try to feed Eve. "Thanks for loaning me your couch."
"Anytime." With a wave of Ginny's wand, her kitchen sprang to life. Eve tried to grab at the flying food.
"No, no, no, Eve, pay attention to me," Tonks cooed.
"Where's Harry?" Ginny asked.
"From what Sirius told me, he had a date with a bottle of Firewhiskey last night," Remus replied. Two mugs of coffee settled in front of Ginny and Remus while a mug of tea floated over to Tonks.
"Thanks, Ginny," Tonks said before taking a sip of her tea.
"I think that I'm going to head down to the Leaky Cauldron to talk to Rose."
"Are you sure she's still there?" Remus asked.
"It's worth a shot." Three plates of eggs and bacon slid onto the table in front of each person. Remus nodded in gratitude before digging in.
"What will you say to her?" Tonks asked.
"I haven't gotten that far. All I know is that I'm going to find her!" Ginny stabbed at her food angrily and ate in silence.
James opened his eyes. When he rolled over, he found that he was alone in bed. Lily was already up. She was staring out the window. James rolled out of bed and put his hand on the small of her back.
"What's on your mind?" he asked.
"Everything. I can't believe that Rose left. We were so close to getting our daughter back!"
"There's more, isn't there?" Lily sighed. "What's wrong?"
"We shouldn't be here."
"What do you mean?"
"We cheated death. I can't help but think about all those people who aren't as lucky as us. It doesn't seem fair."
"I know, but there's nothing we can do about that. We should be grateful that we have this amazing chance." Lily turned around and kissed James tenderly. James slid his hand down and squeezed Lily's ass playfully. Lily deepened the kiss and molded her body against James'.
Ginny carried Eve upstairs so they both could get dress. In her free hand was something to help Harry with the hangover he was sure to have. Once Ginny got Eve dressed, she left her on the floor of her room to play while she got dressed in some fresh robes.
Ginny went into the bedroom and opened the curtains. Harry groaned and pulled his quilt over his head. Ginny slammed the glass she was carrying down on the nightstand next to him.
"Get up," she snapped. Harry shifted under the blankets. He looked like a lump on the bed. Ginny began to get changed. Harry's hand emerged from under the blankets. He groped around on the nightstand for a few seconds before grabbing the glass. "Did you have fun last night with your bottle of Firewhiskey?" Ginny spat. Harry sat up and drank his potion.
"Come off it, Ginn."
"No, I won't 'come off it'. I wake up this morning to hear from Remus that Sirius found you passed out drunk while your father put Eve to bed."
"Well, what were you doing?" Ginny froze.
"Me!? How dare you, Harry James Potter! I took care of Tonks last night, got breakfast together for everyone, took care of Eve and you, and now I'm going to go to Diagon Alley to talk to Rose. And all you can say you did last night was get drunk."
"I was upset!"
"I'll say! Can I trust you to stay sober long enough to keep an eye on Eve?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Harry got up and approached Ginny. Even though he towered over her, she didn't back down.
"I think it means that should I bring Eve with me so you can drink some more or will you two be fine alone?"
"I'm not an alcoholic!"
"Could have fooled me," Ginny said as she crossed her arms over her chest. Harry shook with furry. "I'll be back later." Ginny Disapparated before Harry could say anything else.
Harry slamed his fist against the wall angrily. When he looked over at the door, he saw Eve sitting on the floor staring at him with wide eyes. Harry swept her up in his arms and held her close. Eve squirmed in his arms.
"Are you mad at me too?" he asked sadly.
Ginny Apparated inside the Leaky Cauldron. Several people acknowledged her; it was part of being Harry's wife.
"Hello, Mrs. Potter, can I get you a drink?" Tom asked. Ginny looked around the pub hopefully. There was no sign of Rose.
"I'm fine, thanks Tom. I was wondering if you saw the woman Lily and I were here with the day before yesterday." Tom stopped to think.
"Young, red hair, green eyes?" Ginny nodded. "She left about an hour ago." Ginny's face fell.
"She left? Left where?"
"From what I could gather, Diagon Alley."
"So she didn't go home?"
"No."
"Thank you, Tom. I'll see you later." Tom said goodbye to Ginny, and she went out back to Diagon Alley.
Diagon Alley wasn't very crowded. The cold February air kept most people at home. Ginny wandered aimlessly from shop to shop looking for Rose with no such luck. Every time she saw a flash of red, her head would whip around. Finally, the cold got the best of Ginny, and she Apparated back home.
At home, Harry was sitting at the kitchen table with his head in his hands. Eve played on the floor by his feet.
"What are you doing?" Ginny asked. Harry looked up.
"Trying to think of a way to redeem myself." Ginny leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed over her chest.
"You have your work cut out for you." Harry got to his feet.
"Listen, Ginny, I'm sorry. I was upset about you not listening and Rose leaving."
"I'm fully capable of defending myself, and you know it. After all, I learned from the best."
"I know, but I was worried about something happening to you."
"I'm not going anywhere," Ginny promised as she stroked Harry's cheek softly. Eve pounded her toys against the wooden floor and began to scream, making the maximum amount of noise she possibly could.
"did you find Rose?"
"I'm sorry, Harry." Ginny wrapped her arms around Harry's neck and buried her face in his chest.
A/N: After this chapter, things tend to skip around a little. Time has passed that might not be explained…I promise, nothing important has happened in this time.
Tina101