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Chapter 10- After The Rain

The master suite of Grimmauld Place was newly occupied, something it hadn't been in centuries. It had taken Harry 3 hours just alone on cleaning out this room, but knowing he would someday share it with Ginny was incentive enough.

Harry opened his eyes to the brightly lit room, and then treaded through his foggy thoughts. He smiled as he remembered the honeymoon. 10 days with his new bride in The British Virgin Islands had been heaven. For the first time in his life he had enjoyed himself, never having to keep watch for Voldemort. The view itself had been breathtaking, but none of that compared to his new wife. Ginny was gorgeous no matter what continent she was on, but when you put her under that Caribbean sun she developed this unexplainable quality about her.

Harry watched her sleep, the striking auburn hair he could still picture under the intense sun was now fanned over her pillows. She looked truly happy in her dreamland. When she awoke, she found Harry watching her in admiration. Ginny smiled at this and kissed her husband, and they stared at each other for a few moments.

"I never want to leave this bed…" she finally sighed.

"Then let's not…We can just stay in bed together all day. Me & You." Harry suggested.

"That sounds like bliss."

And they stayed together in paradise for awhile, until Ginny remembered some forgotten plans.

"Oh…We're supposed to meet Hermione & Ron for lunch…" she whispered.

Harry closed his eyes and thought for a minute. "Do we have to?" he asked, in a very childish tone.

"I know, I know! But they're our friends... We can spare them a few moments from our paradise." Ginny reasoned, leaving a kiss on Harry cheek and pushing back the covers.

"Fine, but when we're done, It's straight back to bed for the two of us!" he warned as he followed her out of bed.

"No complaints here." Ginny agreed from the bathroom.

"So…How was the honeymoon?" Hermione asked from the small restaurant.

"Hermione!" Ron choked, his water almost coming out of his mouth.

"Um…good." Ginny answered safely, this was her brother she was dealing with.

"The islands were amazingly beautiful…" Harry tried to change the way the conversation was heading. He squeezed Ginny's hand under the table, both of them knowing very well that they had spent most of the time in their room.

"Oh yeah, Mum told us to tell you that Andromeda had stopped by the Burrow and needed to see you, Harry." Ron explained.

"Did she say about what?" Ginny asked.

"Probably Teddy…" Hermione reminded them.

How had Harry forgotten about his godson? The one thing in the world his parents' best friend had left him, and Harry hadn't even gone to visit him. He had been just so caught up in his own future that he had forgotten about Teddy. He felt so horrible as he made the drive over with Ginny, they could've apparated but these days they were just trying to stop and smell the roses.

"I feel so selfish…" Harry muttered to Ginny.

"Harry, Teddy's a baby, he won't remember…He's just going to be happy to see you."

"But it's just the fact of the matter. Yeah, Teddy won't remember but I will, and Andromeda will."

"Harry, it's going to be okay…" Ginny tried to sooth him.

"I made a promise to Remus & Tonks. Teddy should never be put aside in my life just because it's not convenient or whatever…"

A couple moments later they found themselves sitting in the Tonks living room. Harry and Ginny were sitting awkwardly on the loveseat, waiting for Andromeda. The quiet was beginning to get to his nerves, this was the man who had defeated the all powerful Voldemort but he was scared of an elderly woman.

Then everything that was on Harry's mind just seemed to vanish, as baby Teddy came crawling into the room. Harry scooped him up and Teddy starting giggling. He brought him to his lap on the loveseat and Ginny began playing with him. Teddy looked at Ginny in amazement, he grabbed her hair in his hands, Harry thought surely Teddy was going to pull her hair out. Then, Teddy's bright purple hair suddenly changed into the exact shade of red as Ginny's. Ginny pretended to be shocked and Teddy made another giggle, as Andromeda came into the room.

"How are you, Mrs. Tonks?" Harry asked awkwardly.

"Oh. You know…I'm dealing with everything day by day." Andromeda sighed.

"Yeah. It's been hard around the Burrow without Fred. I can only imagine how it is for you, losing your husband and your daughter…" Ginny said, squeezing Teddy's hand. He was such a happy baby, you could've never figured that his parents were dead.

"Well, I guess life goes on…" Andromeda said, looking at Harry and Ginny and remembering. "…speaking of which, congratulations. I'm sorry we couldn't make it to you're wedding…"

"Oh we understand, and thank you…" Harry replied, while Teddy clawed his way to Harry's untidy black hair.

"He really likes you…" Andromeda pointed out, as Teddy turned his hair into a replica of Harry's. "…which is kind of what I wanted to talk to you about."

Harry finally bent his head over so Teddy could grab fistfuls of his hair. He looked sideways at Andromeda as she proceeded.

"Look, don't get me wrong, I love my grandson to death. But I never expected in my wildest nightmares that I alone would be left to raise him. Since Ted, Dora, and Remus' deaths I've just been running on adrenaline, just trying to get through each day…"

Harry understood, he had only been caring for Teddy for a couple minutes and he was exhausted.

"I didn't approve of most of Dora's plans, but she did do one smart thing before she died. She left her baby boy to the man she knew would love Teddy to the ends of this earth. She choose you Harry to be his Godfather, and I'm sure having had Sirius as yours, you know how important you are in his life."

Now Harry felt really guilty, he was being read the riot act and couldn't even blame Andromeda.

"Harry, I know you just got back from your honeymoon and everything, but I just can't do this anymore. Every time I look at Teddy I see Dora, and my heart just breaks over and over again. I know this is going to sound incredibly selfish but I honestly need some time away from my grandson so I can get my life together."

Harry sat frozen there, with Teddy clapping his hands together from Harry's lap. Was she asking what he thought she was asking?

"You want Harry to take care of Teddy?" Ginny reassured the awkwardness.

"For how long?" Harry choked out, he knew it really must've sounded terrible from the look Ginny threw at him.

"I don't know…maybe a couple weeks, maybe a couple months. I just need to get away from this house and from all the horrible things that have happened to my family. In the long run me getting myself together will be better for Teddy."

Harry sat there and pondered for a moment…How could he not? After all that Lupin and Tonks had done for him, how could he abandon their son?

"Mrs. Tonks, I will be happy to take care of my godson…"

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