A formal warning: This story will contain abuse, non-con/rape, death, dark themes, it will not contain graphic descriptions of such.
*****And I don't own HP, or the excerpts from the book/movie you see below*****
Also, good news, guys!
I am starting a sequel for this! So, it will follow whoever survives! Yay!
I promised a sequel last time and didn't deliver. I also didn't deliver an ending. I will deliver BOTH!
Agh this chapter was stubborn to write but it's leading up to the ending!
Hermione hadn't realised how slowly the night would pass. Tonks became restless shortly before midnight, but didn't wake up until a few minutes before, when Hermione got up to grab another vial of antidote. Hermione didn't realise she was awake until she spoke.
"Please don't make me drink that rubbish."
"You have to, though." Hermione said. "However, you also get another pain potion."
Tonks groaned into her pillow, but pushed herself into a sitting position slowly. "I really hate this antidote."
"Would you prefer not to be cured?" Hermione asked.
"I have doubts that this is actually helping." Tonks said, but she took the vial from Hermione anyway. Hermione took the empty vial after she drank it, handing her a pain potion as well.
A while later, Hermione didn't know what to do. Tonks was shivering horribly, but her skin was so warm. Hermione had folded the blanket away from her side, so it was doubled up on Tonks, but it didn't seem to be helping.
Perhaps the fever Hermione had felt earlier was the reduced fever. After another hour, Hermione noticed the fever seemed lower and Hermione noticed she was asleep.
Hermione felt bad, but she figured that in the long run, it'd be better that Tonks dealt with a few rough hours in order to have years to spend with Teddy. She just hoped Tonks could understand that.
At some point, Hermione lay down, hoping to catch a few hours of sleep, and Tonks rolled over, wrapping an arm around Hermione. Hermione didn't mind. If it would help Tonks sleep, she could handle it for a few hours.
Remus practically had to drag himself to his clothes, and it felt like he used a lot of energy just to get dressed. Sirius helped him upstairs, where they discovered both Tonks and Hermione had fallen asleep, their arms wrapped around each other. Sirius sent Remus to his own bed, because he hadn't been planning to go to sleep anyway.
Kingsley returned a few hours later, saying he had finally managed to lose the Death Eater tailing him, and thought it was time to have another Order meeting just so everyone could make sure everyone was still safe. Tonks insisted she'd be fine to attend, but Remus wasn't too sure about an Order meeting, but gave in after a while. While she insisted she was able to walk, he could tell she was in pain. Hermione was just coming down the attic stairs, so Remus turned to her.
"Hermione, would you mind taking Teddy?" Remus asked.
"I wouldn't mind at all." Hermione said, smiling as she took Teddy from him. Hermione had finally been able to answer Tonks' question, even though Tonks admitted she didn't remember asking, but insisted the offer still stood. Hermione agreed, and Teddy now had two godparents.
Remus bent slightly, picking Tonks up bridal style, and she winced. "I'm sorry, love." Remus said immediately, carrying her down the stairs as Hermione followed them, talking quietly to Teddy.
Remus set Tonks on the couch, draping a blanket over her before turning and taking Teddy back from Hermione. Since she had woken up, Tonks held Teddy as much as possible. Sometimes, Remus would sit on the bed beside her, Teddy asleep between them. He honestly didn't think he'd ever have a family, and absolutely loved sitting around and simply spending time without anyone else. She hadn't joined them downstairs until today, and Remus could tell she was bored. Although she was no longer in danger of dying, the poison had certainly slowed the healing and she was still dealing with a large amount of pain.
Tonks fed Teddy before the other members arrived, which meant he would be alright for a few hours. Kingsley and Sirius went to bring Order members to the house, while Molly made sure her family found their way there- she was the only one except for Leo and the people living at the house who could pass the boundaries. Everyone in the Order had heard about the attack by this point, and were thrilled to see Tonks and the baby were both alright.
The meeting was small, only consisting of the Weasleys and Hestia. Despite the fact the two women didn't always get along, Tonks was perfectly fine with Fleur holding Teddy and cooing over him, which led to Fleur deciding she wanted a baby too. Bill, on the other hand, didn't look too sure. The meeting was short, everyone was still safe- the Weasleys had moved to Muriel's to be safe and weren't sending Ginny back to Hogwarts. Ginny immediately adored Teddy, even though she hadn't even known Tonks was pregnant until Christmas.
In the days following, Remus wasn't sure about letting Tonks do too much by herself.
However, Leo had finally found a potion that she could take more frequently to help her pain. And it was helping.
So, unfortunately, she didn't want to stay in bed all the time anymore. Leo had agreed she should be able to move around, as long as she took it easy and didn't over-exert herself.
Remus, however, believed that Tonks didn't know the definition of over-exertion, and found himself telling her- quite often- to take it easy. Kingsley actually sided with Remus, and when Remus didn't scold Tonks for doing too much, he did.
It turned out their definition of over-exertion was very different from Tonks'. She insisted she could help tidy the house and do basic chores, but Kingsley and Remus insisted she had to stop doing any chores at all. They didn't like her being on her feet and moving around for more than a few seconds, and she hated having to stay in one spot for too long now that her pain was under control.
Sirius, Harry, Ron and Hermione left a couple of days after the Order meeting, and Remus was a little concerned when a few days passed without word from Sirius and the others, but it had happened before, he was sure they'd return.
Sirius generally enjoyed some peaceful silence for a few hours before Harry and Ron got up, followed by Hermione a while later. Sirius usually went upstairs a while later with breakfast for Tonks, to find Remus was awake too and sitting with her. Every morning was generally the same.
A week after the full moon and a few days after the Order meeting, Harry suggested they leave again, to try and find another Horcrux. Anytime they stayed in one place for too long, he became restless. He wanted to end this, Sirius knew, but if they had no leads, wasn't it safer to stay in one place?
Sirius could understand Harry's side of things. How could they find a Horcrux while sitting behind a ton of boundaries?
Now that Tonks was awake, and in no danger of dying from Bellatrix's assault, Sirius agreed to go.
Less than two weeks later, however, they found themselves face to face with Bellatrix and the Malfoys after a short fight with some Snatchers.
Looking at Bellatrix's smug grin made him wish he hadn't lost his wand in the struggle. "Put the boys in the cellar. I want to talk to my darling cousin and the Mudblood." Bellatrix demanded. Ron and Harry were dragged from the room and Sirius knew this was it. They'd summon Voldemort. It was over.
"So tell me, Sirius. How's my baby?" Bellatrix asked, tracing a nail along Sirius' cheek.
Now Sirius really wished he had his wand.
"Tell me where they are." Bellatrix said. "And I'll let you live."
"I'm not telling you anything."
"Interesting, that's what Mad-Eye insisted for months. Yet, I found you all, didn't I?" Bellatrix asked. "I do regret not keeping Nymphadora here after July. I could have disposed of her after the heir was born, and I wouldn't have to keep searching for my heir."
"He's not yours!" Sirius snapped.
"Oh, isn't he?" Bellatrix asked. "Did you not know? This was the plan. Nymphadora was here by her own choice in July. You think she escaped? We let her go! For this reason!"
"You're sick." Sirius spat.
"Am I?" Bellatrix asked. "Oh, dear Sirius, you really were fooled. I must say, I'm impressed."
Sirius frowned. "If you're going to sit here, and claim she lied-"
"I'm sure she was convincing, we asked her to be. But trust me, Sirius. She never did anything against her will. Perhaps I'll make sure to tell Lupin how much she enjoyed being with a real man. Dogs must be tiring after a while."
"What are you saying?"
"Oh, there was no rape. She enjoyed our meeting in July immensely."
"Fuck you."
"I was robbed, Sirius." Bellatrix said. "And I want what's mine. I had a deal with Nymphadora, I want what's mine."
"Teddy's not yours." Sirius spat.
"Teddy? Teddy? Named for the Mudblood?" Bellatrix demanded.
"So what if he is?"
"Well, if she wanted to name the child for his grandfather, she should have chosen his real name." Bellatrix snapped. "Or, perhaps, the Aurors never told her?" She asked with a maniacal laugh. "Oh, that's just lovely!"
"Told her what?" Sirius found himself asking.
"That child, the one named for the Mudblood, is the heir of the Lestrange family, and I want him back."
"He's not Rodolphus' child!" Sirius snapped.
"Whether or not the child was fathered by Rodolphus, he is a Lestrange. How fascinating that darling Andromeda never admitted it." Bellatrix said. "Nymphadora is Rabastan's daughter, not the Mudblood's."
"You're lying."
"Am I?" Bellatrix asked. "Greyback, take my darling Sirius to the cellar. Let him think about it for a while. Perhaps he'll change his mind and helps us. For now, though, I want to ask the Mudblood some questions. I'm sure you can have her when I'm finished."
It's short, and I'm hoping it's consistent. These sections were drafts, sitting in my docs for months, literally the entire time I was writing. I've reread them, added stuff, blah blah. Hopefulllyyyy, it fits in the changes I've made as I go.