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... To see something rather peculiar. Ted Tonks was clutching a pillow to his cheek and muttering incoherent sentences as he stared blankly into space.

"Ted?" She poked his shoulder and he screamed, the pillow muffling the sound.

"Get away, you evil bitch!" He sobbed, and Andromeda backed away, eyes wide. Sweet Salazar, if he knew of what was going on with her, he would tell the Order, and if the Order knew... Well, Andromeda did not want to think of such things.

At the sound of Ted's outbursts, three Healers came in to soothe him, with the Order at their heels.

"Mr. Tonks, this is your wife. It's not her. It's not her." One spoke gently, hooking some sort of tube into his arm. Andromeda frowned. Whoever her was, was the reason Ted was in this state.

"Who is her?" Andromeda asked to no one in particular, just hoping desperately for an answer.

"Your sister." Alice Longbottom frowned. "It seems she cursed him a bit too many times. She used an unforgivable." Alice shuddered.

"Bellatrix? But she-" Andromeda couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. Sure, she absolutely despised Ted, but he didn't even cross her mind when she heard that there had been an accident. To be perfectly honest, she thought he was at home with her. She must have been too caught up in her sorrows to notice he had even left the house. Well, she was glad she didn't leave Dora at home.

"Cruciatus. Very ugly." Moody mumbled, shaking his head. "By Merlin, I will kill every last one of the Lestranges. Filthy blood-sucking creatures."

Andromeda ground her teeth together as her fingers twitched to grab her wand from her pocket. She was noticeably shaking, ready to attack Moody in front of the entire Order. Her eyes were overflowing with abhorrence, and she began to breathe heavily.

"You're a bunch of inbreed, Slytherin, hating, mongrels!" Ted screamed to a phantom above his head. Andromeda's eyes dangerously widened.

"Hey, Ted? Buddy, that inbreed stuff kind of hurts." Sirius nervously itched the back of his neck and chuckled.

Ted whimpered and cowered in fear as he stared at Andromeda. She turned to face him, and he pointed a bandaged hand towards her. "You-you-you-you-you... You." He sobbed, unable to string together a simple sentence. "Get away! D-don't touch m-m-me!" He shivered and pulled the blanket over his head. "Arr-arrest her! Please." He whined, putting extra emphasis on the E. For once, Andromeda hated being practically being identical to Bellatrix.

"Ted, it's me. You know, 'Dromeda."

He shuddered. "Lies! It's her. Can't you see her?" Ted asked desperately as he clung to one of the Healer's uniform. He pulled her near him until their noses touched. "She said- she- she- murdered my wife. She murdered my 'Dromeda!" He slurred.

"Mr. Tonks," The Healer who he was clutching spoke calmly, "Your wife is right there." She smiled, pointing in Andromeda's direction.

"No!" He hollered. "That-That-That's Belytux!" He gripped the side of the bed and screamed.

"Bellatrix." Andromeda murmured under her breath so no one could hear.

He covered his ears to block out the noise, and screamed ruggedly as his face turned crimson red. Ted was trembling terribly, and his eyes were wide as those of a deer on the path of an oncoming train.

"Alright then, Melena, inject it." The Healer sighed.

Then, said Melena moved to side of the hospital bed. She opened the top of a bottle and stuck the syringe in, drawing a violet liquid from it. She closed the bottle and squeezed all of the air out of the syringe, then, she put her left hand on Ted's midriff to steady herself, and pushed the needle into Ted's stomach. When Melena was sure that all of the liquid was gone, she withdrew the needle from Ted's stomach, and his head dropped almost comically.

"What did you give him?" James Potter asked wide-eyed.

"Just a little something to make him sleep. He may be like that for a while," She sighed. "It's not permanent, but this has been horrifying experience for him. Chances are, he'll never completely recover." Melena said sorrowfully. Turning to face Andromeda, she handed her a piece of parchment. "These are some potions that will act as medicines. After his recovery, he'll need to take them daily. As I said, it's not permanent, so he'll probably have to take them for a month or two. If you've any questions, please do not hesitate to ask one of us. We will gladly be at your assistance." Melena nodded towards Andromeda and curtly made her way out the room with the other two Healers following in tow before Andromeda could respond.

"Where's Nymphadora?" Sirius asked curiously.

"I-uh-." Shit. She couldn't tell them where her child is. Her parents were supposed to have banished her, never to see or make contact again. "Muggle baby sitter. That's why it took me so long to get here." She lied perfectly, and out of the corner of her eye, she could see Moody snarling, most likely attempting to penetrate her mind. Immediately, she put up her Legilimens block, and his eyes narrowed accusingly.

Sirius nodded. "So what, may I ask, happened?" Andromeda asked, turning to face Ted.

"Another raid. We were fighting as many Death Eaters as possible, and when we were finished, we noticed none of us had seen Ted in a long while. Not too long after, we heard a blood curdling scream in a nearby alley." Frank Longbottom said calmly.

"That's when we saw Ted being tortured by all three of the Lestranges. He was on the ground, twitching, and foam was pouring out of his mouth. As soon as they saw us, they apparated. We took him to St. Mungo's, and that's when I sent you my Patronus ." Kingsley sighed.

"Wish we could've caught those Lestranges." Moody muttered regretfully.

Andromeda nodded. She was shocked. Sure, she could completely understand why they would want to attack Ted, but this kind of behavior out of Rabastan scared her quite a bit. He was a father now, at least, she thought he was. Although, she remembered very clearly when Rabastan first met Dora. He had held her like she was made of gold, and he sobbed like a teenaged girl. Andromeda recalled teasing him for it, and he had just shrugged it off.

Dora immediately loved Rabastan. Yet, another hopeful sign he was the father. She cuddled up to him when he held her, and she'd actually listen to him when he'd discipline her. Of course, there wasn't much disciplining to do at her age, but, nonetheless, she listened. Rabastan had bottle fed her, and more milk had ended up on his shirt and face than in her stomach. She remembered Rabastan panically asking if it was breast milk, and she had just laughed, never answering his question.

She was always a fan of the Dark Arts and believed in the Dark Lord's movement more than anything. At the present moment, though, her child was her main concern.

A/N This was a bit of a shorter chapters, my apologies. Anyone know of any canon roleplaying Harry Potter sites where I can play a character? Haven't role played in a while, and I'd like to. To be perfectly honest, I didn't really feel like updating today, but I wanted to keep this daily streak going! Just a reminder, Mad-Eye doesn't have his magical eye yet. That will happen soon... XD Everyone get on their Pottermore's! The House Cup is being rewarded the fifth of July! Work for your house! As for me, GOOOOO SLYTHERINS! Reviewing would be nice!