Farewell
Tonks spun to a stop in the fireplace and staggered on her feet, unable to stabilize herself because of the hastily wrapped bundle in her arms that was her son.
"Mum!" she screamed.
As soon as Andromeda entered the room Tonks handed the now crying baby into her mother's arms and crabbed a handful of Floo powder.
"Look after Teddy for a while," she instructed her mother.
"Where are you going?" Andromeda asked urgently.
"To Hogwarts," Tonks said, and disappeared in a flash of green.
"To battle," Andromeda sighed over the crying of her grandson.
"To die," whispered the air.
