Thank you to everyone for the reviews, the likes, and the alerts. I'm sorry for the late update; I didn't realize how much more homework I'd have being a Sophomore . I own nothing but Grace, Johnny, Leanne, Rose, and Orion.

Winter came fast that year; it wasn't long after the children went back to Hogwarts that the fires in the house stayed lit all the time and the long sleeved and warm clothes were out.

"Oh I can't wait until we can reveal that we're alive!" James yelled one afternoon as we walked into Grimmauld Place, Lily, James, Sirius, and Regulus in disguise, caring armloads of things for the children for Christmas.

I rolled my eyes at my mother as we walked into the living room where Remus and I had set up the tree we'd used for Christmas since Harry was a toddler. "I hope Molly and Arthur doesn't mind that we got their kids presents." I said as Tonks and Marlene came in carrying two very hyper twins.

Sirius kissed my head and whispered "I'm sure Molly and Arthur wont mind."

"What won't we mind?" Arthur asked as he walked into the room with Molly, Bill, and Charlie.

Lily smiled at them as she lifted Orion into her arms "Well we got the kids presents for Christmas and Grace was worried that you were going to be offended."

Molly walked over and pulled me into a hug "You've gotten the children presents before Grace, it's really sweet of you."

I sighed in relief as I caught Tonks checking Remus out "Excuse me; I need to talk to Tonks real fast." I grabbed her arm and pulled her from the room "You like Remus,"

A blush came to her cheeks as she looked down at her shoes. "Sorry Dora; I didn't mean to blurt it out like that, but you do love him don't you?"

Tonks nodded "Who wouldn't; I mean he's everything a woman could want."

I smiled in agreement "Yes he is, but he also has this thing about dating. If you're going to make a move it needs to be spontaneous and he can't be expecting it to happen."

"So what do I do? Walk up and say 'Hey Lupin, I like you lets go out for drinks'?" Tonks asked as she sat down on the stairs.

I laughed and tilted my head to the side a bit "Well that's one way; wait a few months and see how your relationship with him goes, your friendship I mean, then tell him."

"And that's work?" her pink hair turned to yellow as she thought about what I said

I sat down beside her and grabbed her hand in encouragement "I've known Remus for nearly my entire life; trust me when I tell you that in the end he will cave, and you will have your man."

"Thanks Grace," Tonks whispered "I can see why Remus likes you."

I chocked and had to grab onto the railing to stop myself from falling on my face "Why does everyone assume that Remus and I like each other? There is nothing going on and nothing will ever go on between us."

"Are you sure Grace; with everything you two have been through together there is no feelings between you?"

I got to my feet "No; I've told Sirius this…" I stopped as Tonks got a nervous look on her face. Anger started boiling into my head as I realized why the younger women had been asking about Remus and I. "Sirius set you up to this didn't he; he told you to see if Remus and I were having an affair.

"No," Tonks said quickly; a little to quickly "I mean he was wandering if it was possible, but he didn't tell me to see if it was true."

I shook my head "You're a really bad liar Nymphadora." I whispered as I walked past her and hurried up the stairs to my room.

How could Sirius believe that something was going on between me and Remus? I thought we had already established that nothing was going on and that Sirius trusted me; I guess I was wrong.

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