But it was too late they both had flooed to the Tonk's house. Remus sank onto the floor. James ran to him and sat down beside him. So did Lily meeting the pleading look on his face. She sat right in front of Remus and she said to him "Why don't you want to see her?"
"I-I think I love her. It wouldn't be right for me, for her… I could hurt her, kill her even."
"Moony! You have to see her again! You know everything about her already! It is fate, destiny all that crap from Divination! Don't you remember that day at King's cross going into 3rd year. We were all allowed to hold her, she was crying. Sirius first and no reaction, then Peter nothing, then me nothing. But when you got to hold her she shut up immediately! She even started to giggle! Then the whistle blew and you handed her back to Andy and she bawled louder than before! Can't you tell that means something!"
Remus just looked at him. "What about my wedding reception? Sirius was drunkenly dancing with a laughing Amelia until she left, I was dancing with Lily, and you were sitting with Andromeda and Ted. A 6 year old Tonks was watching you from Ted's lap until she jumped up and sat on your lap. She said 'Dance' so you got up and she stood on your shoes as you slow danced around the room. Couldn't you hear her giggle? I think it broke Sirius out of his drunken state as she giggled. No one could hear what you were actually saying to her over her giggles." said James laughing at them memory, his eyes sparkled like they used to.
"I kept telling her my toes hurt, she didn't weigh much and they didn't really hurt but she found it funny. Thats when I picked her up and told her she was short. She just laughed harder. I started singing quietly, and apparently I was so bad, it was hilarious." He chuckled still looking down. Remus looked up, smiled and then stood up and said "What if she doesn't like me?"
"She will love you Remus! She would be mental not too!" said Lily standing up.
"But-" he was cut off by Harry reemerging from the fireplace, that was the easiest discussion all week. Not many questions. Remus wiped his face off and then Sirius Andy and Ted emerged. Then the most beautiful thing he had ever seen literally fell out of the fireplace. Even though Remus was farthest from the fireplace, he was the first person there and he caught her. She stood up and locked eyes with her and just like the memory she breathed one word. "Remus"
"Nymphadora." Andy and Ted stared at her wondering two things. How she remembered his name and when she was going to slap him for using her first name.
But instead they did something no one had expected, except Harry. At the same time they both leaned in and kissed each other lightly. When they were done Remus looked at her so lovingly and she returned it. "I love you" they both said and Sirius wolfwhistled.
They started to talk more about the dream, but they didn't say anything about marriage or Teddy just that they got together. Remus was thankful for that, he didn't want to scare her.
When they were done it was a little before lunch and Remus and Tonks went to the Weasley's back porch and sat on the swing. Tonks cuddled up on Remus' lap and he hugged her close. Both feeling warm and happy and whole. He looked down at her and smiled slightly, it faded at what he was thinking of and she felt his unease and snuggled closer into him. He sighed. This isn't going to work. he thought.
"You know, Tonks. You deserve someone young and lively and exciting and someone with enough money to take care of you. Someone who isn't a werewolf." he said after a while. He had been thinking of the wrong things with her instead of the right.
"But I want you." she said looking to him.
"Thats the problem." he said. His eyes were the tunnel through his perfectly place face mask of emotions. He didn't want to say that as much as she didn't want him to.
Tonks narrowed her eyes "I want you! I don't bloody care what you have or don't have. I don't care what you are! I want you! I have since that day in King's Cross when you were 13, I wanted you even more at the reception when I was 6. Yes I remember that! It is my first clear memories. Ever since then I knew who I wanted! Even ask mum! My first word was Moony! I am positive if you went into my room right now all you would see is pictures I drew of your face, and the words Remus and Moony on everything!" said Tonks out of breath. She was going to continue until she saw the pain in his eyes. She stood up and looked at him again he looked in even more pain so she went back in the house, him coming too. She came into the house fuming. She went to the kitchen and sat down heavily in between her parents where Sirius was going to sit.
"What's wrong?" asked Lily.
"Remus is trying to talk me out of liking him." huffed Tonks as she sank lower into her chair. All eyes turned on Remus. Harry burst into laughter. Sirius started to laugh remembering what it took Remus to admit his feelings for Tonks. Everyone stared at them.
"HEY! I WANT IN ON THE JOKE!" said James rather loud.
"MOONY! YOU'RE IN TROUBLE NOW!" barked Sirius.
After they finished laughing. Harry said slowly "Remus! You aren't going to win you tried this before! Let me guess the I'm too old, too poor, to dangerous and a werewolf thing? You deserve someone younger, more lively, and vibrant." mused Harry.
Tonks huffed and nodded.
"What made him admit it?" asked James. He was completely intrigued now, he knew how strong Moony's will is.
"Oh well, the usual. Just me, the Weasley's, the Order, McGonagall, an extremely angry French girl named Fleur who was angry enough to take over caring for Bill over Mrs. Weasley, scary girl that one is, some words from Dumbledore, and some more. Might I add a very angry Molly Weasley, on more than 1 occasion."
Molly blushed as everyone in the room shuddered. She was scary when angered.
"Oh" said Remus quietly. Everyone except Remus burst into laughter. He wasn't focusing on anything except Tonk's musical laughter that he didn't hear James saying "So Moony, are you going to except that she loves you and you love her and you want to be together or are you going to be a miserable git?"
He also didn't see Sirius getting up until he was slapped in the back of the head.
"OW! What was that for?" said Remus rubbing his head.
"James asked you a question and since we have been trying, and failing I might add, to get your attention away from Dora's face." said Sirius smirking his classical smirk.
"Oh...right...sorry." said Remus blushing. "What did you ask?" he asked glancing at James.
"Umm… I said, So Moony, are you going to except that she loves you and you love her and you want to be together or are you going to be a miserable git?" said James looking at his scowling wife wearily. Remus would have laughed if the situation wasn't so bad.
"Oh…" then he looked at the door and just walked to it "I need some air."
"I saw this coming. I already put up wards he will have to walk a mile and a half just to apparate or portkey out of here." said Harry triumphantly. Tonks stood and went outside too.
Outside Remus was standing by the trees. She ran after him and she turned him to face her. She looked in his eyes and saw love. It was so plain to her, she saw right through it to see all the love there. "Remus, I know you love me." she said
"N-no I d-d-don't" said Remus trying to pull away but she had a death grip on him that just tightened.
"I can see it in your eyes." said Tonks and she leaned in to kiss him and he pulled back slightly but she just continued forward. She kissed him and he kissed her back, passionately. "Now tell me you didn't feel anything, or that you didn't want to do that."
He pulled her close, he was close to losing his resolve, and whispered "But I don't want to lie to you. It isn't nice. I don't deserve you though and I'm too dangerous for this."
She stepped back, scowling fiercely. What he just said went against everything she knew about love. She grabbed his chin and made him look at her.
"Love isn't about deserving someone! It is about two imperfect people coming together for one perfect thing, Love! For Merlin's sake Remus! What did you do when I fell out of the fireplace!? You flashed across the room and caught me! Then we kissed! If Sirius fell out of the fireplace you wouldn't run to catch him and kiss him! You would watch him fall and laugh! What did we both say to each other after that? I love you! I know you weren't lying."
Remus looked at her knowing she was right. "Alright, you've got a point. But I could hurt you! Kill you or bite you! That would be worse for me than you! How could I live with myself if that happened!"
Tonks looked and saw the fear and sorrow in his eyes.
"Then keep your head! The wolfsbane potion!" she pleaded.
"I can't pay for the ingredients all the time." He said sadley.
"I'll pay for them! I truly don't care! I learn to be an animagus! It doesn't matter as long as we are together!" pleaded Tonks raising her voice slightly while her hair changed to yellow.
He ignored her statement and looked at hair picked up a strand and said "Yellow?"
"It does that when I really need something."
"What do you need? Something to eat? Anything! I'll get it." said Remus now worried. He was extremely confused at these new feelings, he felt protective and he didn't know why but he knew he would make sure she was perfectly spoiled all the time even if it meant he was living in a box.
"You" she said "I need you. Remus"
He stared at her seeing nothing but love in those dark brown eyes of hers. After a minute he stepped even closer to her, he wasn't going to win anyways. Plus, she wanted him, he would have to give in. She was the only one who wanted him. He knew, right there and then that she would be the only one he would ever want. She was perfect to him, but it wasn't as if he had any options anyways.
"Look something we have in common." he said a bit seductively.
She shuddered and gasped when he kissed her, but she recovered quickly. She deepened the kiss with her teasing tongue and he pushed her to a tree then pulled away.
"You little tease!" he said.
"mmm-hhmm" she hummed as she grazed her lips against his neck.
"Come on let's go back before they come looking or I do something I shouldn't be doing."
She giggled but agreed. "Later." she winked.
Andy stood from inside the house at that moment and said "We are leaving tell Tonks to come home when she wants or don't. We don't care."
"Right, she is fine with Remus, let her go with him." said Ted. Ah young love.
Then they flooed home right before the front door opened. Remus and Tonks walked in holding hands and beaming. Everyone stood and applauded. They blushed and sat down at the table.
"Well that's better than months of people bugging you to admit you like her isn't it Moony?" someone said.
Remus merely smiled and nodded while staring at Tonks. Remus had wasted enough time as it is and he was going to memorize her face and everything about her. He still might lose her one day, and he was going to spend his time wisely.
Harry stood and said "I'm gonna go… upstairs." said Harry. Then Harry darted upstairs to Ron's door. He knocked and a loud voice said "Come in"
Harry walked in to see Ron and Ginny playing chess, she saw him and blushed then turned back to the game. He walked over to Ron and sat down next to him on the floor.
They sat there in silence while Ron quickly beat Ginny, she had put up a good fight but she was taking comments from Harry and blushing simultaneously so Harry would wink and she would mess up causing him to laugh. He wasn't really talking but he was enjoying himself. He had forgotten how shy Ginny had been around him, he vowed to change that. When he was done having fun that is.
When they were done Ron turned to Harry and said "Hey"
"Hey, you mind if I play?"
"No.. umm Ginny?"
She stood up and gracefully to the door, until she nicked her foot on a chocolate frog box. She recovered and caught herself, while blushing so much Harry was almost certain her face was going to exploded for the amount of blood in her cheeks. She moved out of the room so Harry sat down on the bed. Then they started the game so Harry thought this would be as good of time as any. He started to tell Ron about the dream. "A week ago, I had a dream." he started, "This dream was from the day I had it to September 1st of 2017." he said.
Ron gaped at him, "2017!" he said.
"Yeah, I was at Kings Cross station." he said. "With my children." he said.
"Children?" Ron asked.
"Yes, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter." he said. "You were there, with your children as well, Rose and Hugo." he said. Ron's eyes widened. "You had been my best mate since we first saw each other on the Hogwarts express, 1991." he said. "You and later we befriended a life long friend and what I'd be proud to call my sister. Hermione Granger." he said smiling as he remembered his 'sister'. "She was with us, with her two children." he said.
"What were their names?" he asked.
"Alright I don't want you to freak out." he said.
"Why would I freak out?" he asked. "They are just names."
"Not these names, they mean something, to you."
"Why?" he asked. "Me?"
"Yes, their names, Rose and Hugo Weasley." he said. Ron stared at him, "But, those were my kids' names!" he said. "She was my wife?" he asked.
"Yes, and you loved her dearly. She was amazing and at some points, you didn't trust me because you thought I might date her." he said. "But my heart, it always belonged to someone else." his thoughts moved to Ginny. "Who?" asked Ron.
"Again, don't flip out. I let you beat me up if you want, I was willing last time too." he said.
"Alright," said Ron, "Who is it?"
"Ginny." he sighed thinking back to what he was doing to her during the chess game.
"M-my sister?" he asked.
"Yep." he said.
"Bloody Hell!" he said. "Well better you than anyone else I guess." he said. Harry smiled. "So, Hermione, she may seem a bit stuck up or full of herself. She is a know it all by the way, but trust me it comes in handy."
"Alright, but what does she like?" asked Ron.
"Books, how about we talk someone into going to Diagon Alley tomorrow." said Harry.
"Wait for what?" said Ron confused.
"Books. So I was thinking we could pick up our school books and Hogwarts: A History, she loves that book."
"Oh… I don't even like reading." said Ron sadley.
"Neither did I but she changed us and really she was the only reason we passed our classes." said Harry blushing.
"Oh um, remember any essays? I want to practice." said Ron. He found out his future wife, hopefully, loved to read, he was going to get into the academic thing.
Harry gasped, and all but shouted "EVEN IN THE DREAM YOU NEVER SAID THAT!"
"Yeah but if it makes me better then she probably does hers really good, we can spend more time together." said Ron his Weasley blush coming strong.
"GOOD! You guys didn't get together until seventh year… it was awful really. All the meaningless fights." said Harry.
Ron smiled then they sat down and Harry summoned and duplicated his parchment, quills and ink.
"WOW YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AND DIDN'T RAISE YOUR WAND AND YOU DID ADVANCED SPELLS!" shouted Ron.
"Yeah something I picked up from the dream, I'll teach you it one day." said Harry. Ron grinned, this was going to be good.
They finished all of the first and second year essays. They finished practice ones that were excellent too. All in all they looked like pages in a book. Perfect, all details included, written to the best of their ability, or anyones really.
Sirius came up, "Alright Junior Marauders- nevermind you are working for fun." he said scowling.
"Getting ahead on school work. 1st and 2nd year work is finished. Tomorrow we can continue, unless we go to Diagon Alley." winked Harry.
"Brilliant! No school work equals more time playing pranks." said Padfoot. "Marauders!"
"Or we could do what you did, spend time with the ladies!" said Harry playfully.
"One week with you and I rubbed off! Wonderful your dad should be proud! Speaking of this lets go the dinner is ready!"
"FOOD!" said Ron.
They went down the stairs to sit at the table, Ron by Sirius and Harry on Sirius' other side conveniently by Ginny, again. She blushed and did the butter dish thing again. Harry just smiled, he hoped he got one of those valentines from her next year as well.
After Dinner Harry went to the sitting room with the rest of the people when everyone sat down he went to say something but was cut off by Ron. \"Hey mum, can we go to Diagon Alley tomorrow? I want to go get some books." he said.
Molly, Arthur, Ginny gaped at him. Like he said, he wasn't known to read.
"Me too." said Harry. Now it was Sirius and James' turn to gaped. After hearing the story from Sirius both thought they wanted to go to Zonko's. Meanwhile Lily and Remus were beaming and Tonks was just staring at Remus' smile, mesmerized, she thought it was wonderful and she silently promised to see it more often.
"So can we go?" asked Ron. "I want to get Hogwarts: A History and what was the other ones Harry?"
"Um, Magical Drafts and Potions, The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, A History of Magic, and A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration." he said ticking off his fingers.
"Yeah and Quidditch Through the Ages And Fantastic Beasts and where to find them." added Ron.
"What got you into books?" said Arthur.
Ron pointed to Harry who pointed to Remus who was pointing at Lily who was pointing back to Remus. Everyone laughed at this.
"Why do you want those books?" said Molly
"The ones I said are going to be our First year books, Hogwarts: A History is a good read for almost everything on Hogwarts, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them will come of use for Defence, Care of Magical Creatures and other things, and Quidditch is good to find out information on Quidditch, strategies, and moves." said Harry with a tone with factuality.
"Wow, okay. We'll see what we can do." said Molly.
"We've got it Molly. Don't argue either we have like 20 times as much as the Malfoys and we are the richest people in the World. We truly don't need it so if we can help we will." Lily pleaded.
"98 times sweety." said James looking at his wife. He smiled at his wife, at one time it was 20, in school that is. Now it was just collecting interest and his investments in Diagon Alley were still raking it in from his knowledge. "And growing." he said.
Everyone gaped at them and all the Potter's blushed.
"Wait, we don't have our key." said James.
"And we don't know who got it when we died." said Lily.
Harry leaned forward and pulled the key from his back pocket. With the cloak also. The room watched him. James saw the cloak before the key.
"You have my cloak! Use that how we did!" he gestured to the Marauders smirking.
"Wasn't really planning to use it to sneak off to the library." said Harry, then he blushed he had done that once.
James groaned, "You did that once didn't you." he said. Harry nodded.
Then they saw the key, as Harry held it up. "I had asked Dumbledore for these two, I knew I would need them." They beamed at him for thinking of something logical.
"So we meet here to go tomorrow at what time?" asked Ron.
"Seven? We eat breakfast, then go?" asked Arthur.
Everyone agreed. Then got up to leave. Remus, Tonks, Sirius, and the Potters went to Potter Manor.
Everyone sat down in the massive sitting room of Potter Manor. Sirius launched his owl out the door. It was the notice to the Minister that he was going out in public. He also briefly described that James and Lily were back due to 'unforeseen circumstances'.
"I know I shouldn't ask as the timeline is already screwed up, but who should we avoid so we don't end up dead?" asked Remus.
Harry pointed to Tonks and Sirius "Bellatrix Lestrange." and then he pointed to Remus "Antonin Dolohov" They all nodded and he continued whiled sitting back in his chair."I requested for Antonin the Dementors kiss, which they agreed to when I told them he killed a close friend of the Chosen One who defeated Voldemort, and for Bellatrix, lets just say try to kill the youngest Weasley and you die." he growled the last part, his Ginny.
"Harry you didn't!" said Lily. Potters and redheads she mused.
"No, I was heading to Voldemort but I changed direction when I saw that. I was going to but Molly beat me to it." grumbled Harry. He really wanted to do it. Revenge! Everyone gasped.
"NO, Molly killed someone?" said Lily.
"She had already lost F- one of her children, Bella taunted her by say 'What will happen to your children when I've killed you? When Mummy's gone the same way as, and she said the already deceased Weasley's name so she replied 'You-will-never-touch-our-children-again!' and not 10 seconds later Bellatrix was dead. You guys should know, war changes people." said Harry.
Everyone was gaping at him again. "As for Rookwood, the killer of the Weasley, his closest brother made sure he didn't survive, but I think Mr. Weasley helped as well." They were gaping even more now.
"Who was it? And the closest brother and the dead one?" said Lily "We won't tell them."
"W-w-well the d-d-dead brother was Fred and the closests brother was of course his twin, George."
They gasped. "George lost his twin? That must have been awful." said Tonks her hair turned turquoise.
Harry couldn't help but laugh they all looked at him like he lost it.
"S-s-sorry, the hair reminded me of someone. But yes it was awful." said Harry still chuckling.
"Blue Hair? Another Metamorphmagus? Who?" said Tonks. Harry froze. He looked at Remus for help and he shrugged.
"Do you want me to tell her or do you?" said Harry.
"I'll say the basics, you can do details."
"Good" said Harry relieved. He absolutely hated the concept of repeating every bloody thing he saw.
Remus turned to Tonks. "In Harry's dream we did more than… umm, get together. We got married, and had a baby." said Remus looking into the pure joy in her eyes. He smiled seeing this.
"W-what was it's name?" she said to Remus.
"Edward Remus Lupin, Teddy for short, like your dad." said Remus smiling.
Tonks went to tears, she wasn't ever one to do this, Remus frowned and said "You're disappointed,d-don't cry, no no." he whispered as he tried to make her stop "Don't c-c-cr-cry, it d-d-doesn't have to happen." he said still trying to stop the tears. He did like the idea of having a child but not if it made her unhappy.
She giggled, much to Remus confusion. "I'm not sad, or disappointed. They are tears of joy. Remus."
Remus just looked at her in awe, she wanted a child! With him! Tonks saw all the joy almost literally shining in his eyes. She loved it, He wants a baby! she thought. I may just make that happen, soon. She internally grinned at the idea. Definitely more than once. If she got anymore excited she would start bouncing in her seat.
Lily was crying at the pure love and romance in the situation. Harry was beaming, he could hear how similar their thoughts were, ah legilimency. James and Sirius were staring at Remus both not knowing where this was coming from. Remus was good with the ladies? Or a lady they corrected. Wow.
Remus smiled and snogged her senseless. Lily smiled through the tears, Harry's smile grew larger, he could feel the bliss coming from not only their thoughts but also in the air, and James and Sirius' eyes were as big as teacups.
When they were done, Remus sat up and stared at Tonks. Her hair turned bright red just like her face did when she saw the others looking at them.
"Oi! Don't you have anything else to do!?" said Tonks.
Lily dragged James and Harry up, by the ears. They of course started to protest and then shut up when she squeezed the ears tighter. But Sirius stayed "Nope, I think I'll watch, seems Mr. Responsible loses the right to his name when you are around."
Remus blushed. He was definitely right.
"Sirius! LEAVE! NOW!" said Tonks rather loud. Her voice was stern but that isn't what gave it the scary effect. It was her hair. It changed to look as if it was on fire. That was a scary look for her. Sirius stood up, stuck out his tongue and left the room. When he was out Remus stood up. Tonks was confused and a bit hurt.
"W-w-where are you going?" said Tonks.
Remus turned around to face her, he saw the hurt clearly in her brown eyes, so he quickly replied,trying to defuse the hurt, "I was wondering whether we might pick our rooms?"
His attempt at something soothing only increased the tension. Tonks got scared, I have never done anything more than snogging! I don't want to do this stuff until I'm married!
Remus saw her scared face and quickly said "I don't want to do that till I'm married."
She relaxed and stood up. He kissed her passionately but briefly. Then they went to the door and opened it to the kitchen where everyone was standing.
"It is getting late, we should pick our rooms." said Remus.
"We were already talking about it, they agreed we get the master suit. Harry is getting the room next to us. And you get to pick your own rooms." said James.
Sirius picked the room on Harry's other side and Remus and Tonks picked a room with unbreakable furniture for Tonks' sake, he was glad they did as she tripped over the bed leg when she entered. It was about three rooms down from James and Lily's room was.
They all said their goodnights or in Sirius' case he told Remus and Tonks that they shouldn't do anything 'extreme' yet while laughing and went to bed. Almost everyone fell asleep immediately. Almost.
In Remus and Tonks' room. Both were slightly, uncomfortable, Tonks only recently turning 18 and her taking her NEWTS a bit early, she got out of school earlier. Remus being 31 and not knowing what to do around this spunky 18 year just stood there.
"I-I'll just go." said Remus walking to the door, away from Tonks who just sat down on the bed across the room.
She was in the doorway in a flash. "NO" she shrieked almost in tears, he wanted to leave? "Please Remus."
"But you're only 18! I'm 31! It is weird! And not right! I'm old enough to be your father!" said Remus quickly. He had a sly idea, this could be the last time out of this for her.
"You are not old enough to be my father! Unless you did something to my mum at the age of 12 that I don't know about! Fine it may be weird but we've apparently done a lot more than sleep in the same bed if we had a child!" hissed Tonks crossing her arms, she knew she would win.
"B-B-but that's different!" said Remus, dang, that didn't work. "Now please move. I wish to leave." he lied out, it was extremely evident in his controlled tone that slipped on the last word.
"I'll let you go, if you can tell the truth and say you don't love me." said Tonks.
Remus sighed, but he knew she didn't have to ask, he loved her and there was no way he could maneuver from it or avoid it. "But, Dora!" pleaded Remus.
"Remus John Lupin!" the name came out of a random place in her brain, "Don't argue with me!" she said.
He shuddered when his full name rolled out of her mouth. Then she went over to the bed and laid down. She patted beside her, gesturing for him to lay. It was like gravity, he didn't give himself permission to go to her but he did anyways. When he kicked off his shoes he climbed into bed beside her and just stared at her. Then he sat up and took off her shoes and put them by his. He layed back down and they looked into each others eyes. He could tell, right there and right then. He was never even attempt to send her away, she was going to be his. I am not going to mark her though. he thought. That would be a punishment. Or a death penalty.
They stayed like this for a while, eyes locked, mouths almost drooling for each other, the look of utter love in their eyes. Until Dora said "Is it strange that I finally saw you again after two brief encounters when I was little. We have spent less than a day with each other, and we kissed and now we are sleeping in the same bed?"
"mmm- yeah, but it is alright because of one thing." said Remus, breathing in her delicious smells. Not only did they appeal to Moony but also to Remus. Him fighting with her was long gone now, he was now fighting with Moony for control.
"What would that be Mr. Lupin?" asked Dora playfully.
"Three words, that's all. They don't seem complicated but the feelings attached to it are extremely dangerous and extremely confusing but still the best thing in the world." said Remus knowing the words are true but not knowing where they came from because his brain was filled with her aroma.
"What would these magical words be?" said Dora giggling slightly.
"Hmmmm maybe I love you? Sounds right. I love you, Nymphadora Andromeda Tonks." said Remus now starring in her dark brown eyes.
She was almost in tears again but stopped because she knew Remus would freak out again. But still replied by sticking her mouth behind his ear and saying "I love you too, Remus John Lupin." she kissed behind his ear and nibbled his ear lobe.
"Mmmm… Dora." said Remus. He then saw his opportunity and buried his nose into her hair. "You smell like… chocolate, coconut, and bubblegum." said Remus inhaling again.
"Strange combination. but the coconut is my shampoo, as for the others I don't know." she replied. At the combination it should have been hard to tell what they were.
"It may be a strange, but it smells wonderful!" said Remus nuzzling farther in, to her neck. "It's the best thing in the world, it smells so good."
Tonks giggled then, she grabbed his head and pulled him out of her neck. He groaned. "Oh the best thing in the world huh? I think we can do better. How about this?"
She kissed him, with more passion than the other kisses, they groaned in happiness into each other's mouths. Dora bit his lip slightly. He obliged and suddenly both tongues were extremely busy. After a few minutes Remus pulled back, much to Dora's disappointment.
"That was much better than the smell, you taste better." said Remus. Dora suddenly had the urge to morph, she had these sometimes. Like when she was laughing or when she felt like she had stayed a certain way to long. So instead of change her hair or something, she let her face and natural hair color return so she no longer looked like a metamorphmagus, she was Dora. Plain and simply Dora.
Remus stared at the beautiful, brown haired, brown eyed goddess in front of him. She was perfect. Just perfect. "You're you! Aren't you? Not morphed at all?" said Remus.
She nodded, blushing, looking down, her hair already morphing back. Then Remus pulled her head up to look at him. He shook his head.
"It's good! I love it! As much as I love the pink, this is better." He said running his fingers through her hair.
"Y-y-you l-like it?" she asked.
"How ridiculous! It is beautiful! Perfect! Just like your personality!" said Remus. Marveling at her hair, it looked much like his was before they greys had started in.
Dora couldn't hold it in any longer. She started to cry again.
"NO! Don't cry! I didn't mean to upset you, change back if you want." Remus howled earnestly, trying frantically to whip away her tears. "Don't cry, please."
She calmed down with the pleading that was coating the Please. "It was tears of joy Remus, no one has really ever complimented my real face, that's why I don't show it. That's why I cried, because the person who means most to me loves it."
"O-of course I love it! It is yours! I love everything about you! Your smell, your adorable face, your clumsiness, and most of all the wonderful feeling of your lips on mine."
She started to tear up again. Remus wiped them, now catching on. Tears of Joy.
Dora calmed down and kissed Remus for a while, then she pulled back and layed her head on his chest. He rapped her up and layed with her. Both falling asleep quickly.
"Amy, no don't die! Don't go!" Sirius shouted.
Amelia turned to glare at him.
"I love you!" he said. "Please."
"No you don't, I'm just another shag em' n leave em' like the rest of the girls. Don't you call me Amy eather it is Amelia." she spat.
"I admit, that is what I aimed for but you refused! It tuned me on! And I fell for you! 5th year! Remember that? When I spiked the teachers cups with Firewhiskey? I did that to ours too. When you found out you drank it when mostly everyone else refused! You thought it was funny! After that I knew you were the one!"
"Whatever, you would never mean it! Goodbye Sirius!" she said as she turned whipping her hair around her.
"No don't go! He is behind the door! He wants to kill you! Voldemort!"
She ignored him opened the door, then two revolting words and a sickly green light, Sirius woke up crying. "I have to find her!" he croaked.
He looked to the clock. 5 AM "Ugg, I'll just go to the... Library." He got out of bed got ready and went to the Library, still crying slightly. He didn't know why he wanted to go to the Library, he just did. There he met Harry.
"H-Harry? What are you doing up?"
Harry jumped, "Had a nightmare. You?"
"Same it was about Amy. How about you?" he said wiping away his tears.
"Ginny."
"Ginny? As in the Weasley girl? Ahh… so she is the redhead you were day dreaming of?"
"Yeah, I have my reasons." he said blushing.
"What may the great Padfoot, ask what entitles you to do what your dad did for 7 years of his life?"
"Well dad did it first, and plus in the dream I married her." Harry said beaming.
"Oh, I forgot about that." said Padfoot frowning. Sirius came over and sat down, "Whatcha ya workin on?"
"Oh I was actually doing plans to make a 'little' group called the Junior Marauders. You gave me an idea when you came up for Ron and I. I designed new maps and some cool trunks. I know most of the spells to make the modifications possible. So I took pieces of parchment, 18 to be exact and I just finished them, for now. When they are programed you can use them. And even add new helpful enchantments on them it has jinxes in place for people, that are not the one of the owners to be jinxed. As for the trunks I'm going to need some before I can work on them."
Sirius was looking on at the plans. "This is bloody brilliant!" he replied after a few minutes.
"Great, would you mind helping? There is always room for improvement!"
"Do I have to?" he asked when Harry pointed to the books.
After an hour and a half everyone else woke up, and came out to the Library, looking for them. When they entered they all gasped they saw Harry writing out like a stack of notes. But what really shocked them was Sirius reading and writing more notes with a book open beside him.
"Who are you and what have you done with Padfoot?" said everyone in unison.
Neither looked up, they were too focused.
James came over to see what they were working on. He saw some papers scattered everywhere all with the heading Junior Marauders and then 18 perfectly folded papers in a line. "What are you guys working on."
Both Sirius and Harry jumped then looked at him then Lily, Remus and Tonks.
"Stuff for organizing a rather larger group than ours, called the Junior Marauders." said Sirius proudly.
"Hmmm… good idea. But you guys better get ready it is 6:30" said Remus stepping forward.
"Wow we have been here an hour and a half Padfoot!" said Harry jumping up gathering, all the papers efficiently and in an order as if they had invisible numbers on them.
Everyone gaped at them "Sirius worked the whole time?" said Lily.
"Yes he has been helping by looking for good charms in those." said Harry jabbing a thumb to two giant piles of large books that silently levitated and moved to a different table.
"Wow, so you guys didn't apparently hear us the first time, so what have you done with Padfoot?" said Dora.
"He still here, I told him the Marauders clearly say on the map Purveyors of Aids to magical mischief makers. Meaning he had to help." said Harry.
Everyone smiled, they knew he was right.
"Alright Diagon Alley till ten then King's Cross then the Burrow then possibly here?" said Harry.
"Yep" everyone said.
They all flooed to the Burrow to meet Molly and Arthur in the kitchen with Ginny standing up. Molly was in the middle of a sentence "Ginny, dear, go get R-" but she stopped seeing the guests.
"Oh, Ginny was just going to get Ron, Harry go with her?" said Molly smirking along with Sirius and Arthur while Harry beamed and Ginny blushed.
They walked to the stairs, Harry backed up "Ladies first" he said, she blushed even more. Harry stared at her little bum most of the way up. They went up, up, up and even farther up, neither speaking. They got to Ron's room. She opened the door to Ron. "OI RON! WE HAVE COMPANY!" she yelled.
He stirred, but no more, Ginny yelled again. Nothing. Harry walked over bent down and spoke in his ear "Ron, today we get to get our things to impress Hermione." Ron's eyes flew open at the last word. Both boys grinned simultaneously. Ginny stepped outside the door as Ron got changed and when he was ready the three raced downstairs. They all sat beside each other and ate having random conversations often ending in giggling. When it was eight and everyone was done, they went to Diagon Alley.
They parted ways for different vaults the Potters going to theirs and Weasley's going to theirs, and Sirius to his, Remus and Dora stayed in the Lobby to wait, already having some pocket money. When Lily came up her pockets bulged and she said to Griphook, "Good morning Griphook, when it pleases you will you take 6000 Galleons out of the Potter vault and transfer 3000 to the Weasley vault, the other 3000 to the Lupin vault." Griphook nodded and finish the transaction. Then Lily came back to Remus and Dora and she sat down. Then the Weasleys and Sirius came back. After a little while Harry and James came back laughing. No one noticed the newly placed rings on their fingers, Harry a traditional Potter family ring, James a Potter ring and a wedding ring. In Harry's pocket however was a different set of rings. They belonged to his grandparents. These were the rings he wore from his wedding day on.
James came over to Lily and held out his right which Lily handed him her left, he took it and slipped on her ring they had to put in there before they were killed. She smiled. Really big. She kissed him and his smile grew into a classic Potter grin, it had mischief joy and laughter in went out of Gringotts and went directly to Flourish and Blotts. They bought two of everything. Everything meaning The Standard, Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk, A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot, Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling, A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore, Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble, and Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp, and Hogwarts: A History by Bathilda Bagshot.
Sirius said one word to make them walk off in a different direction from going towards the Leaky Cauldron to Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment. "Trunks"
They went into Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment and Harry walked up to the counter. "Harry Potter? SIRIUS? JAMES? LILY?" said Wiseacre whipping out his wand.
"Yes it it us, and before you panic Sirius is innocent, and yes we are back." James said.
"How?" he spluttered.
"Let's just say the unthinkable action came with us the unthinkable reaction." said Lily.
"Yes, yes now what do you want, remember you own half this store so everything is 50% off to you." he said eyeing the Weasley's.
"Sirius, how many trunks do we need for the Junior Marauders?"
"15"
"We need 15 black trunks, and engraved." said James and he passed a paper over with this on it:
Each need engraved, engravings below.
H.P.
G.W.
R.W
H.G.
L.L.
N.L.
F.W.
G.W.
J.P.
L.P.
R.L.
N.T.
S.B.
A.B.
Others leave blank. All of these need to be able to automatically change when they do."
"Sounds, okay each chest is normally 12 Galleons so that would be 6 each and there are 15 so 90 Galleons. Charge to your account?"
"Yes please." said Lily.
"Alright they will be done in 40 minutes."
"Thank you." said Lily before turning to everyone "Anywhere else?"
"Can we go to Ollivanders?" said Ron.
"The wand chooses the wizard." said Harry. "Performance is low with other wands."
"Sure." said Molly after a moment of consideration.
Everyone parted, Lily, James, Harry, Sirius, Remus, and Tonks stayed.
"Hey Remus, why don't we go to the Apothecary?" said Lily.
"I-I don't have any money."
"I'm paying this time, so lets go!" she said grabbing Remus and Tonks knowing she couldn't, and wouldn't, separate them.
James, Sirius, and Harry were the only one's left.
"So… about the Junior Marauders…" James said "Have you done it before?"
"No but I did something similar, that spread to all the house but Slytherin, called Dumbledore's Army, or the D.A. for short. I trained them, they were kind of the mini Order of the Phoenix."
"Mmmh, Love to talk but do you mind if I go to the Ministry… I'll be back soon, probably by 10:30, I'll just apparate to King's Cross." said Sirius standing up and walking to the door.
"Sure" said Harry smirking. "Good Luck. If it goes well I expect to see her there."
"I'll try!" said Sirius barking out a laugh.
After he left, James scooted closer to Harry. Harry glanced at him warily, he still wasn't proud of his father.
"I know I was wrong you know." said James after a moment.
"Good." Harry grunted.
James looked down, "Now that I think about it, I can see every detail of everything I have ever done. And it was wrong." he said.
Harry nodded. James continued "Every time I would chase after your mum, wasted. They were all arrogant, stupid, and selfish. Every time I would insult Severus, with a prejudice, a nerve, and it was unfair because if I treated everyone who was mistreated, abused, and with no one to love them they way I treated him. I would have to treat you like that."
Harry looked to his dad. He was right.
"I don't deserve her. She has a pure heart. She has never done anything wrong. I don't know why Lily has stayed with me. I am a bloody git, a dangerous one who produces famous babies that ultimately get us killed because I didn't protect her enough. After everything I did wrong with her, the least I could have done was to protect her." he said. He was crying now, he had failed her and Harry so much.
"You didn't fail her, or me." said Harry. He had heard what his father had thought, and what he was thinking now. "You did splendidly. She loves you, ya know. I can hear all of your thoughts. When she looks at you, I can hear how much she thinks about you. She loves you, she knows you didn't fail her or me. You had tried. I'd imagine you have no clue as to what I hear around dementors? 'Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off!' You tried to protect us. I hear mum most though because I was closest to her. How she pleads for me to be spared. I haven't ever told anyone this but right before Voldemort kills her, I heard her last words. Everyone thinks her last words were 'Not Harry please… I'll do anything' but I heard what she whispered after that. Right before she died. It was the most heartbreaking and Earth shattering words for me to hear. 'I always loved you James Potter. Always.' Then she was gone." said Harry looking at his father. James was muttering "Always? Did she mean it? First year?" over and over again.
After awhile he shut up and leaned forward, a smirk coming to his face as he turned to Harry. "Soo… this redhead, you told me of, Who is she?" said James raising his eyebrows.
"Mhhh. You have seen her loads already, you just haven't realised it."
"The Weasley girl? With 6 older brothers. My son, my son! You are in so much trouble!" said James smirking.
"It wasn't that bad especially when, one wasn't really into teasing at the time, ones my best mate, one was being an idiot, one was out taming Dragons, and another was keeping and annoyingly close watch, but the annoyingly close watch one soon dropped it after a scolding from his wife and a argument with me."
"But that's five." James said recounting.
"Yeah, at the battle, where Remus and Tonks died, so did…" Harry dropped his tone for the one word then went back to normal whispering "Fred… died remember?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot. Sorry." he said quickly.
"Sss fine." said Harry brushing him off.
"Was she your first girlfriend?" said James.
"No, I dating a girl a year above me, Cho Chang. But I'd rather die than do that again." said Harry shuddering. "That was bloody awful. It ruined our friendship, when we split. But I think it was better that way, letting people know that I wasn't really looking for someone pretty, I was looking for personality. She was full of herself too. It was annoying."
James chuckled "Yes, it sounds good. So how long did it take you to convince her? Ginny I mean."
"Actually, I didn't. She has been in love with me since the story of the Boy-Who-Lived came about. Her first word was 'hero' meaning me. It was me being an idiot. We got together after I kissed her in front of all of Gryffindor in my sixth year."
"The whole Gryffindor house?" aske James astonished.
"Yeah, Severus was a git to me in the dream, he gave me detention during the game that could win the House Cup, we won thanks to Ginny replacing me as Seeker. I came into the middle of the celebration and she ran and hugged me, I pulled back and kissed her." said Harry lost in thoughts.
"Wow, so there was still what? The second most protective brother still in school watching?"
"Yeah but he let me do it."
"Why?" James said in shock
"Celebration, plus he said it was better her having me than anyone else."
"Wow! You cheat! It took me forever to get Lily to go out with me! She said a number of times she was go out with the Giant Squid before me!"
Harry laughed. Then Lily, Remus and Tonks came back. "Yes it did take him forever." said Lily.
"Ahh… so how was your date with the Giant Squid mum?"
She scowled "Wouldn't know. This 'thing' got to make the move before the squid did."
"Rude! You agreed! You could have waited for the squid!" said James in mock hurt.
"Alright, but what would you be doing? Standing at the shore waiting to stun the squid."
"Maybe." he said. "Or I could have been inside, snogging everyone!"
Lily laughed "Alright you got me, maybe you aren't that bad."
"Better not be, I mean I gave you that ring, and him" said James using one hand to point to the wedding ring on her hand and the other to point to Harry.
"Alright, fine, I love you." she said lightly.
"Hmmm. Love you too."
"Get a room!" Harry said when they started moving in for a snog.
"Alright, we will use yours." said James.
"You do know that I know 12 times as many spells as you, Correct?"
James stopped and shrunk back into his chair. "Yes" he muttered.
Harry, Remus, Dora, and even Lily laughed "Darn, I wanted to prove it." said Harry.
"Us too." said the rest. Harry checked his watch, he had time.
"I'm going to go shop some," he said standing up and leaving.