Harry went in with his feather light stuff, the cage was heavy for his small body, and put it where Mrs. Weasley showed him. They were then invited to the sitting room where Ron and Ginny were already with Mr. Weasley. The three sat down and began to relay the story of how everything went down, except for the dream and horcruxes for Ron and most importantly Ginny. When they were done talking Sirius stood and went to the door and said
"Come on Harry, we should go to Grimmauld Place." Sirius feeling they had already overstayed their welcome. He did barely know the Weasleys, just from the order.
"No" said Mrs. Weasley sternly "You cannot go there! It has vile things riddled with Dark Magic!"
"But, I live there." said Sirius knowing it was his now even though Potter Manor would have been better.
"You two must stay here!" said Mrs. Weasley
"At least clean it first," piped in Mr. Weasley "That horrible stuff makes everything dreadful. Plus I am supposed to start raids soon we can get your house too."
"But thats my only home." said Sirius sadley.
Then Ginny abruptly stood up and went straight to Mrs. Weasley and said so low only Molly could hear "Please make them stay! Sirius is nice! And so is that boy! He is quite cute too. What's his name mummy?"
"His name is Harry dear, Harry Potter." chuckled Mrs. Weasley as she saw first shock then awe then embarrassment flash on her youngest child's face.
Harry seeing her face change realised she had found out who he is… finally. He had been watching her closely since he got there, getting to see for the 'first' time all her little quirks. He recognized some that she kept and some she grew out of. He could see the recognition in her face so he walked to her lightly and she spun sensing stronger magic she had ever felt before from even Dumbledore approach her. She blushed extremly at Harry and he said "Hi"
"Hi" then she turned and said "I'll be in bed." At these words Harry smirked and remembered this from their days as newlyweds, on their honeymoon. He caught himself a bit in time to see her leave the room and then he zoned out again.
"Me- too" said Ron stifling a yawn. Sirius, Arthur and Molly were looking at Harry though, as he was lost in his thoughts about Ginny. Then when the children were out of earshot Sirius looked more at his face, he recognized it and then it hit him and he blurted out excitedly "I know that face! Someone is daydreaming about a red-head! It's the same face your father always wore!"
Harry blushed even more when he came back to reality. While Padfoot snickered. Then Harry started to tell him about the dream and horcruxes, It took him a while but still did not going into details, just saying he had it. Then leave it to Padfoot to ask the stupid questions.
"So did I or Moony end up with any ladies?" he said smirking at the idea of Moony getting a girl.
"Yes, Moony did actually, and they got married and had a child. You know her actually." said Harry not saying who.
"W-what about me did I at least hook up with anyone?" said Padfoot in utter astonishment, not only did he not say anything about him having any ladies over but MOONY?
At this Harry's eyes started stinging and getting… wet? While he said "You escaped Azkaban when people thought you were guilty, then you spent a year on the run and then one more year at Grimmauld Place and you didn't ever find out you were dubbed innocent…"
"Wait, what do you mean by never found out?" said Sirius, really confused, he was trying to figure this out. Harry had been smiles all day until it came to the dream, then his face was completely expressionless. A mask, he was hiding something, anger, maybe pain.
At this Harry flung himself onto Sirius while crying slightly, then harder "I'm so sorry! So s-sorry.. m' sorry…you d-d-d-d…" He stopped when Sirius pulled him closer, thinking of why Harry would change what happened, then it hit him and he couldn't stop from saying it "I d-died? Aww Harry! I'm sorry I was probably be a noble git wasn't I? Huh?"
Even though tears we still streaming his face, Harry chuckled "Yes, you were fighting Bellatrix Lestrange, in the Department of Mysteries during my fifth year, and you got kind of cocky because you were winning and she hit you with a spell… I don't remember which most likely a stunner and you fell through the Death Vale. It was all my fault! If it hadn't been for me we wouldn't have been there in the first place! I would've died if not for Remus, I wanted to go after you!" Sirius was shocked, not by how he died but the last sentence shocked him. Then seeing that in his face he added sadly "I didn't know it was the Death Vale, I started to run to it. To pull you out and Remus held me back."
"Oh! Harry! I'm a bloody Idiot! But it wasn't your fault." said Sirius. Molly didn't have the heart to scold the language, she now understood why Harry's eyes looked like that of an old man and not of a ten year old boy.
After a moment of hugging and crying they slowly pulled apart and Sirius said "Now, I'd like to sleep, in a real bed. If you want, I really need to find Moony eventually, you can come."
"I'd love too! I think we should help him, with the girl situation anyway."said Harry. His tears and all traces of them were gone and the only emotion Harry was wearing now was a sly look.
"What did it take to convince him last time?" said Padfoot as his inner jokester came out.
"Not much… just me, all the Weasley's, the Order, McGonagall, and words from Dumbledore, plus some." said Harry smiling with all his will.
"Oh Moony! How long did he take to cave in a few days?"
"Like a few months." said Harry.
"Please tell me who this crazy girl is? You said I know her!" he said enthusiastically, but then muttered as if not for Harry to hear even though he did "Better not be Amelia."
"Hahaha it isn't Madame Bones! But as for Moony's girl, you actually like her! And strangely you are related to her!" said Harry very close to rolling on the floor with laughter.
"So what if I do like Amelia?! And who is it? I hate my family! Cept' you, of course." said Sirius.
"I knew it!" said Harry trying to figure out how to set them up before either dies. "Remember Andy and Ted?"
"Gross! Please tell me he didn't marry little Dora!" said Padfoot already knowing the answer.
"What's wrong with that?!" screamed Harry a bit jokingly "She is like my sister! And I know I'm like that to them! I became their child's godfather! He lived with me after the Battle of Hogwarts when t-t-th-they d-d-d-di-die-died!" Harry said, his mood dropped significantly as he finished his sentence. He was cryinging slightly, again. And immediately Sirius was there hugging him and trying to calm him down. Harry hated being little again, his body can't cope with all the emotions.
James was looking down on this sad scene having heard of the dream already. He knew something strange is going own he felt his vision slipping slightly. Lily at the same time was doing the same thing.
Harry and Sirius talked about everything. Mostly about the fun things they have done in their life, Sirius did most of the talking. Even though Harry knew almost everything according to the standards now, he still didn't know how 4 teenagers managed to make the Marauders Map. So they talked a lot about that on the 4th and 5th day. Harry began to test those charms they did. He was still 10, he could do them legally.
On the 7th day of being at the Potter Manor, thanks to Sirius being technically in charge of his vault until Harry is of age and the key was there, they still hadn't visited Moony and the got an owl from the Minister saying he would like to know when they plan to make an appearance in public so he could do a prophet on them.
Harry was still hugging Sirius, since he started crying for the 3rd time. He was thinking of the dead, mostly from the had grown to control his emotions in the dream but that doesn't mean that it still hurt, having all that pain for no reason, it was just a dream. They were all her now, Remus, Tonks, Fred, Collin, S…. "SNAPE" Harry said out loud.
Sirius was startled not only by the sudden outburst but the name. "W-what?" said Sirius.
Harry jumped away towards his parchment, then changing direction to the door, and said quickly "I need to talk to him! What time is it?"
He glanced at his watch he got from Harry "7:30"
"Good! I'll be back, hopefully soon? Would you like to come with me to visit Sev?" asked Harry quickly.
"Just like your mum, dang I thought you were Marauder Material! But sure I'd love a 'chat' with old Snivellus!" grinned Sirius with an evil look in his eye.
"DO NOT EVER CALL HIM THAT!" Harry said turning around sharply. He inched toward Sirius fuming.
"How would you feel if you knew he called your mum a 'mudblood'? Hmmm?" said Sirius trying to hit him with the mean to your dead and beloved parents card.
"I WOULD FEEL FINE! I ALREADY KNEW HE DID THAT! HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF I TOLD YOU HE TRIED TO PROTECT ME FOR 7 YEARS?! THAT HE BECAME A SPY FOR THE LIGHT WHEN VOLDEMORT WENT AFTER US! WHAT IF I TOLD YOU HE LOVED MY MUM! THAT'S WHY HE'D-DIED! FOR THE SAME REASON AS MUM! LOVE!" shrieked Harry. He was now playing the protected the godson you would die for card.
"I- I da- ummm." stuttered Sirius visibly taking 10 steps back from the raw power coming, or rather rolling off of him. Worse than the heat from lava yet filled with hatred and ice.
"Now I'm leaving, come with me or don't. But if you do don't say one bad thing about him or you will feel what happens when I lose my temper." said Harry pure venom in his voice.
Sirius meekly nodded and silently followed.
James was still watching happily knowing Sirius did just fine for being in Azkaban. Lily was watch with a small smile. The past week had been wonderful for the reunited duo of pranksters.
Both frowned instantly when Harry jumped and said Snape. Both very confused on why Harry would want to visit him. Then Lily beamed when he said Sev, her nickname for him. She beamed bigger when Sirius said Snivellus and Harry defended him. At the same time James frown sinking into a fast scowl. Lily's smirk quickly turned into tears of sadness with a hint of joy at what Harry was saying about the dream. Her tears grew at the last few lines. By now James was fuming, not as much as Harry was but enough. How dare Snape make her cry! How dear he? Wait he loved her! I'm gonna kill him! They are mine! I may be thankful he help Harry but that's it he is in love with a dead MARRIED women! She is mine! I MARRIED HER! I TOOK HER! SHE HAD MY CHILD! THERE IS THE PROOF! The sight was fading a little more.
They ran down the steps to the fireplace. Then threw the powder down and said "Number 2, Spinner's End, Cokeworth." then he stuck his head in to see Severus sitting in a chair in front of the fire with a book. He looked up and said "Potter?"At first he thought it was James and then he say Lily's eyes and realized that must be Harry. Grown up.
"Sir, Sorry I interrupted but, would you mind if I came over in a minute? I need to talk to you."
"Yes Potter. I'd imagine you are asking for more than one? Yes." Snape sneered.
"Yes sir, if you are okay with it?"
"Yes I'm fine with it." he scowled. Politeness? He was probably coming over to set off a prank.
"See you in a minute then, I need to speak with my chaperon I guess you could call him." Harry said chaperon with a note of disgust.
Before Severus could ask who Harry's head disappeared. That made him scowl much more. Just like his father! he thought bitterly.
"Now, Padfoot. Behave, because he doesn't know it is going to be you and I think it would help if you were nice to him." said Harry, reminding Sirius of McGonagall.
"Why should I?" said Sirius defensively.
"You know how I said the last thing in my dream was 2017 at King's Cross?"
"Yes but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Well on that day James Sirius Potter was going into his second year as my oldest son," said Harry proudly as Sirius beamed, so Harry continued. "My middle child and last son before my 8 year old daughter, Lily Luna, was starting off for his first year. Do you know what his name was?"
"No of course not."
"Albus Severus Potter" said Harry in a fatherly like proud tone, he was secretly most proud of Al but he could never say it outloud. He was brave. He was smart, and he was pretty much just like Harry, without a wild side for pranks. Sirius just gaped at him.
"You- you named him that." said Sirius.
"Yes I did! He helped me and when dad couldn't he was there for mum. So I am grateful, plus as bad as he may seem he changed enough to try to help me, mum, and even dad. He died a hero's death by the hands of Voldemort himself. So be nice or don't talk and don't go. He has always had the potential to be a better person but he was blinded by defending himself from you and James, then it escalated to revenge, not that I blame him of course ." he said James a bitter tone that unknown to him made his dad wince when he heard.
"Fine I'll try." said Sirius truthfully. He still remembered the threat of Harry's 'bad side' if he misbehaved. He still couldn't believe Harry would name a kid of his James Sirius and have a kid bearing the name of Severus, even if it was just a middle name.
Then they went through the floo to Severus' house. Harry first then Sirius. Snape put his hand out jerkily to Harry while sneering before Sirius got through, so Harry shook it. Then when Sirius stumbled a bit but landed gracefully.
"Hello Severus." said Sirius nice and sincere. He really wanted to try to be nice and to hear Harry out.
"Hello" then he glanced at Harry who smiled slightly.
"So Sev, I'll get down to the point because I know you don't like me. I need to Thank you for something." said Harry
Snape was taken aback. Sev? Lily's nickname? It was! He knows I despise him and he want to say thank you? I'm dreaming. "For what?" he asked after a moment.
"For caring, about mum. For loving her, being her best friend. For having the heart to be there for her even if it meant the daily torture from my disgrace I call a father and his friends." James winced again. "And for being you. Having enough nerve to standing your ground with my father. All of the stuff they" he shot a glance at Sirius "did to you. I apologize on their" he shot Sirius another look. "behalf."
"I second this." said Sirius quietly but loud enough to hear.
Snape was utterly silent and surprised, first for him to apologize but for Sirius to second it? Wow. He is like Lils' he even convinced Sirius to be nice AND to APOLOGIZE! He is a good kid, definitely not his fathers, except for looks. He even called his father a disgrace! I think I may like this kid.
"Alright, I accept." said Sev slowly.
If he thought he was shocked before this was so much farther. Harry had run up and hugged him. He hadn't actually expected him to accept it, or not hex Sirius while he was at it.
"This is from mum too, you know." said Harry softly.
Severus did something he never done in his life. He cried and hugged Harry back. "Thank you! You do not know how much this means."
"You know she would have forgiven you right? All she would have to do now, say she were alive watching this burst into tears if she wasn't already. And I know how you feel about her, I know how you feel. You loved her and tried to help her."
Snape nodded and Sirius bowed his head. After all those years he had still loved Lily and Sirius acknowledged that now. He accepted it because now it didn't matter, they weren't coming back and Snape couldn't have gotten Lily over James' dead body body, even literally.
James had calmed down during this a bit while the sight was still blurring slightly, but more so because he was crying. It hurt to know his own son thought him a disgrace. He was happy and proud, his son was so right. He convinced his best friend to apologize to their enemy and he accepted. Snape even cried. James knew now he could forgive Snivellus, Severus, he corrected himself. Harry was right of course. He was so right, James was a disgrace and was wrong. He just couldn't figure out why he hadn't realized sooner. Then he thought of it, he had never tried. He was going to apologize to him because no matter how much it hurt James knew he was wrong. Everything he had done was over a prejudice of houses and over a sight of a boy just like his own. Beaten, abused, and not loved by the ones who 'cared' for him.
Lils of course was bawling saying "I should've forgiven him… should've … could've… Harry…James…Sev…Sirius…Remus."
Then the vision blurred completely for both. Then with a crack they appeared in Snape's house in the sitting room with Harry, Severus, and Sirius. Everyone drew their wands and Harry broke the silence.
"M-m-mum?" he said through tears he was shedding from making Sev cry. Lily stepped toward him, he moved back because he still didn't know if it was them. At the same time Sirius and Sev stepped forward slightly to protect him, even though he would do just fine on his own. Severus hastily wiped off his face and kept glancing from Harry to Sirius then back to the dead couple. Harry slowly wiped off his face.
"If you are who you look like, Prove it." said Sirius. His voice was monotone, he wanted so much for them to be real, but he knew he shouldn't get his hopes up. His best friend, no his brother, was dead and so was his wife.
"I am James Charlus Potter, half of the founders of the Marauders and one fourth of the group. Moony is werewolf," he said eyeing Harry "and is the reason we became illegal animagus. I will transform because you can't fake those." he said. Then he changed and stepped forward but the three still stepped back. James changed back and Lily stepped forward to join her husband.
"I am Lily Rose Evans, January 30, 1960 and when I was little my sister said I was a freak. More specifically she said said, 'Your a freak'. So I said back, 'I'm not a freak. That's a horrible thing to say.' Then she said 'That's where you're going. A special school for freaks. You and that Snape boy ... weirdos, that's what you two are...' So I said 'You didn't think it was such a freak's school when you wrote to the headmaster and begged him to take you.'" she finished. Snape knew it was right, she had cried about this by him a few times.
And Harry knowing they were them, stepped out and hugged James, lightly, but Lily, tightly. Until Lily said "Don't kill… the undead!" so Harry let go.
"We need to go see Moony and Tuney when we are done here!" said Harry.
Then, the hurt James, the beaming but crying Lily, and Harry all turned at the same time to see Snape in even more shock and trying to dry of his face. When Harry ran up to him and said "You forgave us and brought them back! Thank you! Please there must be a way I can repay you! What do you want? Anything!" said Harry crying again. This time, he didn't curse his small body for the emotions and he didn't try to contain it, he would have blubbered like this even if he was a grown man and his parents came back.
After Snape eyeing Harry and then the now undead Potters, he made up his mind. He could see the way James was watching his son, Harry was showing more affection to him over his own father. Snape actually felt two things he rarely felt, guilt and then he had a surge of proudness. Someone loved him. "All I want is for this" he said as he walked Harry over to his parent then squatted before him to be eye level. Then he continued "family to be happy and whole. Is that to much to ask?" It was so strange, Snape being warm and nice and encouraging the Potters to be together, with James of all people. For once he truly felt bad for the bloke. His son likes me more than him.
Lily jumped onto him and hugged him, he started to hug back saw James pained neutral face and then stopped his hands to motion in Harry, James, and even Sirius. They all came and had one big hug. Then Snape let go abruptly.
"Alright, OUT!" he said in mock outrage.
"Alright Sev! See you soon!" said Harry. He was laughing because he was so used to Snapes rath and actually missed it.
"Yeah I know Harry, but remember at school I am Professor Snape." Then he tuned to James "And you Potter! Call me Sev please, if you want. Anything but Snivellus. That name is for the enemy us. The old us not us, I hope…" he drawled.
"I've never been so… confused in my life. But okay… Sev." He said with a wink. "Just please stay away from my girl… that way. Be friends, plus I sincerely apologize. I was a right git and it was horrible what I did to you. I was completely absurd and immature." he said the last part looking down.
Snape frowned "You really are stupid aren't you?" He chuckled "She married you and your child! Yet I am honored, you think I had a chance! That is truly funny. Plus apology accepted, it isn't like I can hate you but be happy around Harry and Lily." he said as he messed up Harry's unruly hair. Man was he acting weird, it is like them coming back just brought him out of his giant shell of hate and welcomed him to the open world of happiness.
James grinned "Alright Sev! I already knew I was stupid. You knew that. Heck we all knew it!" he laughed.
"See you soon Sev, but the some of the world needs to know we are back! We may be busy but you can come over later." said Lily staring at the two men. It so wasn't like them!
"Kay, Lily see you later"
Then the happy family and Sirius left. They went to the Burrow. When Harry walked into the kitchen he found the Weasleys having breakfast and realized it was only 8:00. He stopped in the doorway. Molly stood up. She started bustling about the kitchen.
"What did you do this morning?" she asked.
"We took a trip." said Harry plainly.
"Did you have a nice trip? Where did you go?" she asked.
"Severus Snape's house and trust me that was the best trip in the world." Harry replied. Harry and Sirius were still blocking the other Potters.
"Why is that?" said Arthur looking at Sirius accusingly.
"I didn't do anything! Actually Snape just caused us all to have the happiest day of our lives. Including his!"
"What are you talking about?" said Molly. That's when both Harry and Sirius did a side-step and Molly ran, bursting into tears, to Lily. Ron and Ginny were staring at the two new people and Arthur sat frozen. Then he stood and said "T-t-that's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible " said Harry. He looked so lovingly at them, mostly Lily. He wasn't proud of his father, he had to work to own that. "Not with love anyways." Then said quickly "Sorry but I will be right back." Then he added when the adults all opened their mouths "Alone."
Harry went to the sitting room and took some floo powder stepped in and whispered "The Den" then arrived at Lupins small place. Lupin came from the small kitchen with his wand out. When he saw Harry he said "Name?"
"Harry James Potter, son of James Potter and Lily Potter nee Evans, and godchild of Sirius Black. Or son of Prongs and godchild of Padfoot. Good morning Moony." Harry was trying to hold back his emotions but this little body wasn't really equipt yet.
"Oh my! Its been too long!" he said pretty much running to Harry. "Look how far you've grown! You look like your father so much. Mothers eyes of course."
"Yes, I know." Harry replied. He was blushing a bit at Remus.
"What brings you here. Good news I hope!" said Remus excitedly. Gesturing for Harry to sit in a seat while Remus sat across from him, on the very edge of the seat.
"Yes good news. It will start out a little sour though."
"Great" said Remus sarcastically. Harry grinned at him but then thought of what he was about to say and he wiped the smile off his face.
"Alright, now of course you know all about Peter Pettigrew." Harry spat.
"Yes and I am so sad to say that S-Sirius k-killed him." stuttered out Remus. Remus looked as his thoughts revolved around the memories, James and Lily dead, Sirius being locked up, Peter's finger.
"No he didn't" Harry then continued to explain the true story and about the dream and the horcruxes and about a the past week.
"Wow! Wait, so you are telling me Sirius is out? How am I supposed to believe you?" said Remus looking at this child accusingly.
"Wait I'm not done. Earlier I used my, um, power against Sirius, because I let off magical energy when I am frustrated. By doing that I got him to second my apology to Snape on behalf of the wrongdoings the select few of the Marauders have done." Remus was looking at Harry like he was a Merlin. "He forgave them. So I hugged him, making him hug back and he even cried a little." Remus quickly sliding off his chair, Harry was up in a flash putting him back in his chair and sitting back down chuckling.
"If you thought that was cool. You should see what him forgiving us, and crying did."
"What?" said Remus like someone was telling him he inherited millions of dollars.
"Well people came back from… the beyond I guess."
"Death?!... Dead people came back… who?" said Remus utterly astonished. He had no clue where this was going, or if he was the child and godchild of a Marauder, if his leg was being pulled.
"I think it would be easier to look for yourself, come back to the Burrow with me." said Harry standing. Remus followed more confused but more excited than he has ever been.
They flooed back to the Burrow and Harry stopped before heading to the kitchen.
"Now this will be shocking. I guarantee it. So please calm down and bit and before you ask we already asked them questions only they will know. Oh and by the way Sirius is with them."
"Um… Yeah okay. Can we see them all now?" he said trying to look around the boy.
"Yes come on." Harry entered the kitchen first smirking then Remus came in Harry had to hold onto him before he fell over.
"MOONY" said Padfoot, Prongs and Lily.
Remus looked at Harry then back to the Lily, James and Sirius then back to Harry. Harry was smiling, no he was beaming, looking like the happiest boy… man alive. His eyes looked old a scarred for life yet now sparkle covered certain scars. Something about his eyes tells me this didn't happen in the dream right now…. or ever.
"This never happened in the dream did it, with your parents. Did it?" said Remus quietly.
"No, and Sirius didn't get out of Azkaban until my third year, he had to escape and then he died in my fifth year and they waited until my sixth year to say he was innocent." said Harry sadly. The scars in his eyes opening again, the eyes. Gateway to the soul. Remus smiled affectionately and hugged Harry. Remus' shirt now getting wet. He is crying? But this is supposed to be happy. Maybe he remembers something in his dream. Then it hit him. It hit him hard, it wasn't hard to figure out. The scars explained it all, so he hugged Harry tighter while whispering in his ear. He had probably seen death, known so many to dies and most likely saw most of it."Can I ask, at least, how did I die Harry?"
Harry's scar filled eyes suggested this was an awful memory for him.
"It wasn't just me was it?" said Remus his eyes stinging seeing how much this hurt Harry. His scars seemed to be small but noticeable, he noticed how they would expand and contract but now more than one was open. He was always good at this, telling when someone was upset through their eyes. Eyes are windows to the soul.
"N-n-no, one of Molly's boys, a bunch of people really. At the Battle of Hogwarts. I saw you and y-y-you and y-y-y-our…."
"My what?" said Remus upset and now confused, What did he have? His wand? His coat? He did have a hamster at one point in his life but it died.
"Your wife! She left your kid with her mom and came to find you and she found you! I heard she watched you die! I don't think she didn't really put up a fight. She had nothing to really to live for anymore. She let Bellatrix kill her!" said Harry in one breath, falling to his knees sobbing.
In a flash all the adults were sitting next to him trying to calm him down. The two small Weasleys left the room, but not before glancing at him worriedly. Ginny the most. Remus started to cry, hysterically. I had a wife? And she loved me enough to die with me? I had a kid? I must have loved her. Or I wouldn't have put her through that. Harry seems to have liked her enough to bawl over her too. Maybe I already know her. Maybe I don't, do I want to put her through that again? I don't even know who it is and I'm trying to make a life decision for her! Remus came back to reality to hear Harry murmuring "Remus… Tonks… Teddy… Colin…Hedwig… Lavender… Alastor" He said these names over and over again. Ignoring the name of any Weasley's Molly noted. He just kept repeating them and thinking of how he dealt with them last time to calm himself down.
"Who is Tonks?" asked Remus seeming to only pick up the Tonk and Teddy, he felt like he had heard the name Tonks before, he just couldn't figure out where. "Who is Teddy?
Harry looked at him his eyes sparkling slightly and he said slowly "Teddy is your kid, Edward Remus Lupin. You made me his godfather and after you and To-… your wife died, and eventually so did one of your in-laws. He became my first kid." said Harry. He was thinking of Teddy, how much he was like his dad. And Tonks. Smart, quiet, a metamorphmagus, clumsy and the list goes on and on.
"But you didn't answer my first question. Who is Tonks?" said Remus swimming in the pleasure the name brought when he said it. This also confused him.
"M-my cousin." said Sirius, answering carefully, "One of the only ones I actually like."
Harry smiled at remembering Tonks. She was a lot more to him then just Sirius' cousin. She was a friend, his sister almost, and above all she was Remus' soulmate.
"Oh" said Remus. Tonks…. Tonks…. Tonks… TONKS…Why can't I get her off my mind? I don't even know her! But I want to. "NO I DON'T!" said Remus out loud, he put his hand over his mouth. He then blush furiously at his outburst. A blush that could make any Weasley proud.
"What are you thinking of Moony?" said James.
Remus smiling from hearing his best friend's voice again, then grimaced when he thought of what he was thinking of again and muttered "Tonks."
"What was that Remus?" said Lily.
Remus wouldn't answer so Harry looked around and then back to Remus. "I heard him, or at least heard what you were thinking," Remus looked up to Harry with a scared looking face. "So you can tell them or I can your choice, but judging from your face it is going to have to me. God, that is all you will think about now isn't it? I can hear it, over and over again. Rather convenient maybe you won't be so daft this time. He rather smartly said-" "TONKS" interrupted Remus loudly "That name it runs through my head at 20 kilometer a minute! I don't even know what she looks like!"
Harry smiled triumphantly and rose and everyone else quickly followed. He put his wand to his head, cleared his tears and duplicated the memories of Tonks and took one from his head. He was careful to make sure the memories didn't include Remus and if it was he was Harry blurred his face. Then he projected it. Everyone watched where he had projected it. Tonks. Tonks. Tonks. Blurry Remus and Tonks. Tonks. Tonks. Tonks. Tonks' face flashed. Then she spock "Wotcher" then it changed and she breathed one word "Remus." The next was her say three words "Remus John Lupin!" Then the memory ended.
At the last ones Remus' insides had melted. He felt like a puddle. He looked down, with a Weasley blush, to make sure he wasn't a puddle. She is beautiful! I lover her! She said my name! "She said my name!" he blurted out. His blush went redder if that was even possible.
Harry chuckled "YOU LOVE HER!" Remus' face grew even redder. "No I don't that is ridiculous! I don't even know her!" said Remus.
"Hey, did you know there is a part of your brain that recognizes your soul mate and things about them?" said Lily, almost randomly. Almost. She was testing something something that Harry caught on quickly.
"Hmmm. Hey Remus! What's is Tonk's first name?" he said while smirking widely.
"Nymphadora! She hates it, that's why she goes as her surname." said Remus then he blushed at his immediate response "Oh dear! Where did that come from?!"
Everyone burst into laughter. "So you figured out who Teddy's mum is then? Who your WIFE is?" said Harry emphasizing words in that for effect.
Remus sputtered and blanched. "B-B-But I-I c-c-can't! I-I m-mean I-I w-w-won't."
"Oh Moony! You think you have a choice! Do you want me to go get her? Or are you going to be daft again? Should I bring her to meet you?" laughed Harry.
"NO! NO DON'T! I CAN'T DO IT! IT ISN'T RIGHT!" screamed Remus, rather desperately.
"Okay then fine, be daft. Come on Sirius. I'm not putting up with this again." said Harry. Sirius knowing exactly what Harry was planning nodded enthusiastically.
"W-where are you going?" said Remus suddenly scared again.
"Apparently to go see someone who is none of your concern." said Harry cooley.
"NO!" screamed Remus who had followed everyone to the sitting room.
