This is a little scene based on the epilogue of my first fanfic. I hope you enjoy! J.K. Rowling owns.

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5th May 1998

Harry looked around him. He remembered this front garden, this house. He had crash-landed right in that pond. In some ways, those days were better, before so many had been lost, before the grief had settled in the stomachs of so many.

Ginny walked up the steps, and rang the doorbell. After a few moments, an exhausted and sad looking woman came to the door. Harry barely recognized her as the woman he had nearly mistaken for Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Andromeda?" he said. "I sent you an owl?"

"Yes," she said, her slightly confused expression fading. "Yes, I remember now. Come in, come in." She ushered them into the living room, which was incredibly neat.

"I'm so sorry for your losses, Andromeda," Harry said, breaking the awkward silence.

"Yes, well, I am too," she said quietly.

"I wonder if Remus told you, but he asked me to be godfather to Teddy," Harry continued.

"Andromeda closed her eyes for a moment. "Yes," she said finally. "I do remember him telling me, now that you mention it."

After another short pause, Andromeda continued, "I suppose you'd like to meet him."

"Yes," Harry said. "Very much."

"He's through here," she said, leading them upstairs to a small bedroom. It was cheerfully decorated, painted a pale blue, with white curtains. In a corner was the cot.

Harry looked into the cot where Teddy Remus Lupin was sleeping. Underneath the blue woollen blanket, Harry could see a tuft of bright turquoise hair.

"It changes a lot," Andromeda said. "The colour, I mean. Dora… Dora's did as well, when she was younger." Harry watched the sleeping child for a while. After a few minutes the colour of the hair began to change, until it was a deep blood red.

After a while, Harry said "I suppose I should come back at some point. When he's awake, I mean." The three adults backed quietly out of the room.

Andromeda seemed vaguely distracted. "Would you like a cup of tea," she asked.

Harry looked at Ginny, who nodded. "Yes please, that'd be lovely, thank you."

Andromeda busied herself making tea, before handing them each a steaming cup. Harry looked at her.

"How're you holding up?" he asked.

"I'm… managing." Andromeda stared into the depths of her cup. "It's my fault," she said.

"What's your fault?" Harry asked.

"I-I-I told her to go," Andromeda said, her voice breaking. "I t-t-told her to g-go and join Remus… and now she's… she's…"

"It's not your fault," Harry said.

"But I told her to go!" Andromeda cried, her eyes filling with tears.

"If I know Tonks at all, she would have gone, with or without permission," Harry told her. "But now she knows that you were proud of her."

"Harry's right," Ginny said. "She and so many others, my brother included, made the ultimate sacrifice. But they've made the world a better place." She took Harry's hand, and squeezed it. Andromeda began to cry openly, tears running down her face.

Harry and Ginny both comforted her, waiting until she had calmed herself.

"It's good to cry," she said, between hiccups. "It gets it off your chest. I found that when… when I lost my Ted."

"We heard him, you know," Harry said. Ginny looked at him, surprised. "Ron, Hermione and I were camping all year. He was travelling with Dirk Cresswell and our friend Dean and two goblins. We heard them talking. They didn't know we were there, but their information helped us a lot with our… mission."

Andromeda looked up. "I'm glad," she said.

"Now, I hate to leave, but I have a lot to do," Harry said. "Maybe I'll visit again tomorrow?" Harry said.

"Of course," Andromeda replied, wiping her eyes. "Of course. He's normally awake at around midday. You can stay for lunch if you like."

"That'd be lovely," Ginny said, taking Andromeda's hand. "And, so you know, my family will always be here for you. My parents especially. They've… They've lost a child too, they understand your pain. And the whole Order is here too. They… your daughter had a lot of friends," Ginny said, fighting her own tears. "They'll look out for you too."

"Thank you my dear," Andromeda said.

"Now, we really must go," Harry said. "I'll see you tomorrow."

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