Chapter 6 – Relenting

It was a month after Harry left the Potter house and he felt absolutely miserable. His family had been forbidden from seeing him to the extreme were they would get kicked out the family if they did. So he hadn't seen any of them all month. It was with a heavy heart that he was entering the black family kitchen on this miserable Monday morning. He went about setting up breakfast, finishing just in time for Sirius to eat and shoot out to work before going back up to his room and just playing his guitar. It was the only instrument he had grabbed that morning.

After 2 hours just sitting on his own holding the guitar he stood and went downstairs. When he got to the front room he saw Lynn sitting on the sofa looking into the fire. "Aunty Lynn?" she turned to face him. "Can I talk to you about something?" she scooted to the side and made room for him. He sat and just stared into the fire for a few minutes.

"So what is it dear?" she asked, looking at him.

"I'm not sure if I made the right decision. With the whole leaving the family thing I mean. It's just; I don't think I could accept making a girl marry me for money or politics rather than love. But at the same time I miss my family so much it almost physically hurts. I just don't know what I'm doing anymore…" he told her, tears leaking silently from his eyes.

"I might have an idea kiddo." Sirius said from the doorway looking a little worse for wear.

Lynn jumped up. "What's wrong? Why aren't you in work? Did something happen?"

"I'm fine, love. James just wasn't able to concentrate and let some rookie get in a lucky shot. He's getting checked out and they sent us home for the day." He hugged her gently. "Anyway, back to little prongslet here." Harry looked at him hopefully.

"My Cousin Andromeda's daughter is quiet unusual. You see, she's a metamorphmagus and doesn't think anyone will like her for her, so she has asked her mother and I to set her up on an arranged marriage. Her only stipulation was she gets to have the final say. I can give her mum a call and see if they'll come round?"

"Sirius, how does this help? The reason he left is that he doesn't want an arranged marriage." Lynn hissed.

"Correction dear, he doesn't want a loveless arranged marriage. For all we know they'll hit it off. Besides, they'll have the final say." Sirius said, grinning. "She's in 4th year at Hogwarts…" he said as if that would make Harry jump at the chance.

"Sirius, as little as that comment helped, I'm desperate enough to try anything for my family. Can you arrange for them to come round whenever they like, if they like?" Harry asked. Sirius nodded. "Thanks you two. You've helped at least a little bit." Harry said walking back up to his room as Sirius grabbed the floo powder.

While in his room Harry started to meditate trying to remember everything he could about Tonks. There wasn't much from his old life apart from her fun attitude and style. However, he did find something a bit different in the memories from this life. Apparently he and tonks used to be very close when Harry was only about 1 and a half years old. Nymmy would lead him round by the hand and call him her 'little prince'. He almost blushed at the memory. He wondered if tonks remembered him. He couldn't even remember why they hadn't seen each other since he was 2.

"Harry? Can you come down here please? Someone is here to see you!" Sirius called up the stairs. Harry trudged down and when he entered the living room he was enveloped in a huge hug.

"Harry?" He looked down to see a mass of brown hair. "Oh, it is you! It's been forever!" Tonks squealed.

"Hi Nymmy." Harry whispered.

"Oh, my little prince! You remember!" She squealed, finally pulling away from the hug and dragging him to the couch.

"Nymmy?" Sirius asked, half laughing.

"Shut it you! Only Harry here can get away with calling me that!" she shouted at him. Sirius then left the room followed by Lynn and Tonks parents. "Oh, im so happy to see you again! It's been forever!" she said, turning back to him.

"I only wish it was on better circumstances Nym." Harry said, looking towards the floor. Tonks quickly pulled him into a hug.

"My poor prince. I can't believe your grandparents could… What am I saying, of course they would!" She said, cutting herself off.

"Nym?"

"You mean you don't remember?" He shook his head. "The reason I haven't seen you in so long is because they tried to set up a marriage contract between us and my Mother refused to hear of it." Harry sat slightly shocked. "It's half the reason I told them I wanted one. So I could see my prince again." She said dreamily. "And my how he's grown!"

"Down Nym." Harry said, chuckling slightly. "We're both probably a bit different from how we remember. Why don't we just get to know each other again?" She pouted jokingly but they spent the next 12 hours talking, hardly moving from the sofa. When they stopped talking they realised it was 1 am and They were both exhausted. They hadn't even noticed Tonks parents leave. Harry practically forced tonks to take his bed, but she wouldn't have any of it when he tried sleeping on the floor, and instead dragged him in next to her.

"Good night my sweet little prince." She whispered tiredly.

"Good night my beautiful Nymmy." Harry replied, half asleep, shocking tonks into a bit more alertness before sleep overtook him.