She had to leave the Great Hall for a while whilst she helped Professor Dumbledore and the other teachers to repair the damage to the castle. The headmaster asked to speak to her in private after the other teachers had left to release the students from their dormitories, and conjured up a cup of tea for her to drink.

"This is only the beginning, Andromeda" he warned her.

"I know, Professor".

"As myself and others have already alluded to, I have established an organisation; a group of witches and wizards who want to stop He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named".

"His name is Voldemort, Professor. I've seen too many people die because of him to pretend that he is anything else".

"Quite right"

"So this organisation; Ted has joined? Kingsley?"

"They have, yes. It's called the Order of the Phoenix and together we will not stop until every last Death Eater has suffered only what they deserve for their crimes". She had never heard Albus Dumbledore sound so angry and vengeful before; although she thought it was appropriate after what they had witnessed and experienced the followers of Voldemort to be capable of.

"Then I'm in" she said determinedly.

"Excellent. And, maybe one day, Sirius and his friends will be able to join the order too. Alas, they are still too young, but once they are of age I am sure they will do incredible things for 'the greater good'". He looked confused at his words for a moment, as if we had quoted someone completely out of context.

"I need to go back now, Professor".

"Of course, Andromeda" he said, coming out of his stupor; "we will speak of this again shortly". She handed him the empty teacup; just as she was leaving Dumbledore called her back.

"Professor Larkin was close to retiring when he died. I took to teaching myself basic Divination practices so that I could act as a temporary teacher whilst I searched for a replacement. Your tea leaves are rather intriguing".

"How so?"

"You are with child, Andromeda". She should have been completely shocked and in a state of panic at this; her only chance of getting pregnant was the time she spent in The Three Broomsticks with Ted. "Only a day gone, mind you" Dumbledore added. She was oddly happy at this unexpected news and left Dumbledore without a reply.

She saw Ted in the Great Hall but she couldn't tell him whilst they were surrounded by so much death and destruction; besides, there was someone else she had to speak to first.

"How long had you been married?"

"Four years". This was the first opportunity she had had to speak to Quentin since the tragedy of last night; when Kendra had been taken. Just like with Nelly, Andromeda felt responsible somehow because it had been her sister who had caused it. "I really loved her" Quentin whispered after a few more minutes.

"Why didn't she take your name?" she didn't know why she'd asked it, but when someone loses the person they are closer to than anyone else there's nothing more you can say.

"She said it was boring" he laughed, "I suppose Shacklebolt is much more exotic than Jones; but it's not my fault it was my dad who was the Muggle" he smiled all-the-same, like he was remembering an argument he'd had with Kendra over changing her name, or naming their daughter.

"You said you had a daughter".

"Yeah, her name's Hestia; after Kendra's grandmother. She's only two; I think I'll take her abroad someplace, take her mind off all this for a while".

"Is it good?"

"What?"

"Having a baby; does it get easy or with wizards is it always going to be complicated? With everything that's happening . . . will a baby be safe?"

"I don't see why not" he got up to leave, but before he did he turned back and said "yes, it's the most amazing thing in the world". He was smiling as he walked away and out of the giant wooden doors, I hope we haven't seen the last of him Andromeda thought.

When she finally had chance to speak to Ted she used most of it up by just holding him and refusing to let go. She genuinely thought that she would never be able to even have one last look at him; life was too precious and dangerous now.

"You know" she said, "the Ministry of Magic have their own ceremony chambers; Kingsley told me that they issue marriages at a moment's notice".

"When do you want to go?" he asked, clearly just as enthusiastic as she was.

"When can we apparate?" As with smiles on their faces they too left the Great Hall and descended the path towards the barriers of the school grounds; not letting go of each other's hand as they left Hogwarts a second time.