Disclaimer: See Prologue

A/N: A happier picture this time. These are getting depressing. I know this is insanely quick but I can't stop with this fic now. Thanks to BluLady, Dee and DerangedxandxSarcastic.

Harry didn't want to see any more of these. He wanted to sit somewhere alone and wonder what would have happened if Lupin had understood and if Sirius had believed him. He wanted to wonder what Electra would have been like as a godmother. He wanted to wonder whether he would have had siblings or whether his godfather might have had children for him to spend time with. He shuddered. On second thoughts, no he didn't.

He rifled through the next few pictures just to have the excuse not to look at Lupin and his godfather. He needed something to do with his hands.

He saw nothing that was entirely to his satisfaction until he reached a small pile toward the back of the box. He pulled out the first of these and held it up to the light. What must have been most of the Order were standing together in what he recognised as Diagon Alley. The four Marauders stood at the front, doubling over and laughing. Despite himself, Harry couldn't help but grin with them.

Sirius smiled and cried, "I am Spartacus!"

Harry raised an eyebrow and Lupin burst into laughter.

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"I'll pay then."

"James, please-"

"Remus, I won't hear of it. You're bloody well coming in, now for fuck's sake, stop fighting me on it because it's bloody cold out here and I'm starving."

Sirius grinned. "They'll even do your steak rare. You can't say fairer than that."

Lupin sighed and reluctantly pushed open the door. He didn't know what he was doing in a four star restaurant but he felt that he could get used to it with enough practise.

The Prewitts were already waiting and immediately jumped to their feet to greet them. Fabian extended his arms. "Remus, baby, come on. We saved you a seat."

Lupin grinned despite himself. "Will you stop calling me baby? It's freaking me out. Marlene! Lovely to see you. How's things?"

Marlene McKinnon beamed back. "Pretty bloody good. We're really getting somewhere with Greyback. Give it a few more weeks and I'll kick the bastard's arse through the doors of the courtroom." She bit her lip. "I'm sorry, Remus."

"No, don't be. That's wonderful news. I like your new hair, by the way."

Marlene ran her fingers through her peroxide locks. "Thanks. It gets me noticed."

"You don't need bright hair to be noticed," Sirius told her, winking. "Your-" Electra glared. "Darling, I was going to say charm, I swear it."

Electra frowned. "I shouldn't be here. If anyone sees me-"

Gideon rolled his eyes. "As if she's a huge loss," he murmured to his brother.

Sirius wrapped an arm around her. "They'll be too busy looking at me and thinking 'Who on earth is that gorgeous specimen over there with Potter?'"

Alice Longbottom laughed incredulously. "You know, Sirius, it's so easy to love you for your modesty."

Lupin grinned at her conspiratorially. "I've been saying that for years. He's just so transcendent and humble."

"It's the lowest form of wit, Remus."

"You're the lowest form of wit."

Lily sighed. "Will you two ever grow up?" She took the seat next to Lupin and said, "I don't know what comes over you. You're a perfectly normal human being and then you meet up with those three and something just clicks in your head. It's the same with James. You're mental; all of you. Now, I do believe I'll have the scallops. They're apparently gorgeous here."

By the time twenty of them had sat down, rearranged themselves and pushed tables together, their waiter had been hovering for five minutes, tittering and protesting as much as he dared with men the size of Frank and Sirius around.

"I don't know why you bother with a menu," said Gideon, reading over Lupin's shoulder. "You always have the same thing wherever we go."

Lupin smiled to himself. "I like to weigh up my options. Besides, I may just surprise you." He looked up and caught the waiter's eye. "Can I have a steak please?"

James laughed. "I'm glad you prepared me for the shock decision, Moony."

"How would you like that, sir?"

James grinned. "So rare that a decent vet could put it back on its feet."

The waiter frowned slightly. "Very well, sir." It wasn't long before he returned and the hubbub of chatter ceased while one by one, the Order stared up at him. He cleared his throat. "Is there a Mr. Remus Lupin amongst you?"

Lupin sighed and pushed back his chair. He raised his eyebrows when he found Sirius already on his feet.

"I'm Lupin," said Sirius.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave."

The cries of astonishment and anger filled the room. James got to his feet. "I'm Lupin., shortly followed by Peter. "No, I'm Lupin." and Frank. "I'm Lupin."

The Prewitts stood. "We're Lupin."

Marlene jumped out of her chair. "I'm Lupin."

The waiter sighed. "Madame, that is impossible."

Marlene pursed her lips and said in a voice rather too loud, "Oh, so your prejudice extends to women too now, does it?"

Lupin buried his crimson face in his hands. "What the hell is this? Spartacus? I am Lupin."

By this time, they had drawn the attention of every man, woman and child in the room and Andromeda in the far end said, "I'm Lupin."

Sirius waved and smiled as her husband did the same. "Well, ladies and gents. Electra! Get up and say you're Remus." He pulled her to her feet. "That's good enough for me. Right, well, it looks like we have to leave so if you'd all be so good as to leave in single file and kick as many things as you see fit on the way out."

The Remii traipsed out into the street - the real Remus blushing furiously - and congregated outside Flourish and Blotts.

"Thanks," Lupin mumbled.

A man he had never once before come into contact with in his life, strolled over and shook his hand earnestly.

"Ted Tonks," he said, smiling. "I'm Andromeda's husband. I've heard a lot about you. It's nice to finally put twenty-four faces to the name."

Lupin laughed. "I've heard a lot about you too. A pleasure to finally meet you." He came to the conclusion that he could very well like this man. "We just seemed to keep missing each other. How's Nymphadora?"

Ted smiled. "Fine. She's acting up about the name again. We can't call her Nymphie anymore. Latest development is-"

Sirius rolled his eyes. "When you two love birds are ready, shall we talk about where we'll go now?"

Lupin shrugged. "We can go back to the hovel. I reckon I can rustle something up."

Sirius raised an eyebrow. "From three boxes of eggs and some broccoli?"

"And soft cheese," Lupin added. "We'll have a really big omelette."

James snorted. "You never cease to amaze me, you realise that?"

Lily grinned. "Squeeze in. I'll take a picture."

Andromeda took the camera from her. "Get in it. I'll take it."

Lily rushed into place beside Alice and laughed as Sirius cried, "Alright, say Spartacus! One, two, three…"

"I AM SPARTACUS!"

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