Harry stood shocked, it wasn't exactly what he was expecting when he'd been called to see Andromeda. The war had ended over a week ago and though there were still funerals to attend, decisions to be made and people he had to see; he had pushed all of that aside when Andromeda had said that he urgently needed to see him.

Harry arrived at the Tonks family home, the letter from Andromeda in his hands and a confused expression on his face.

"Andy, I'm here" he announced. The woman in question bustled into the kitchen, she smiled in relief upon seeing the young wizard

"Harry, I'm glad you got my letter. Thank you for coming so quickly" she said and he nodded

"Of course Andy, you said it was an emergency and so here I am," he said. She smiled and led him into the lounge, she waved her wand and in came a teapot, two teacups and their saucers as well as a little container with milk and a bowl with some sugar and two teaspoons.

"Tea?" she asked and Harry nodded,

"Any sugar?" she asked and when Harry shook his head she smiled

"Milk?" she asked and he nodded. When the tea was ready Harry took a sip and sighed.

"What can I do for you Andy?" he asked.

"Well, it's about little Teddy," she said and Harry bolted upright worried about his godson.

"What's wrong is he ok?" he queried and she nodded, reaching out and tapping his hand. Harry sighed and asked

"Ok, so what about Teddy?".

"Well as you know, I've lost so much due to the war, I lost my son-in-law, my daughter and of course my husband, and though I still have a grandson, I just don't think I'm in the right frame of mind to raise him," she said. Harry felt his heart sink at the reminder of such a significant loss of people he cared so much about. One of the only adults who had shown him true compassion and care, he'd been one of the only people who had opened up about who his parents were and how their lives had changed him and made him a better person, Tonks, who had been a constant source of love and humor whenever Harry was around, she was loving and caring and knew exactly when to break the tension with some form of humor. And then There was Edward, he was one of the few people who had come into his life just recently and had made such a quick impact that his loss had been hard to hear about.

"Ok, Andy. What do you want me to do with Teddy?" he asked

"I would like you to adopt him, you already have such a great bond with the little boy, you and he get along so well. He needs someone who can raise him the right way and give him everything he deserves, I'm not saying I want out of his life, but I just feel that being his grandmother will work better for me and how I am feeling right now. If you say yes, I will be there for you and help when I can but I need time to grieve and find out who I am without my soul mate" she said

That conversation had ended about forty-five minutes ago and Harry was still standing in shock, everything from the way he was raised and all the abuse he had had growing up before he found out he was a wizard to him finding love and support in people who were now dead and then having his two best friends who were dating while he longed for a relationship with a bushy haired witch who had been there for him every single step of the way, he'd never let him down and supported him the whole time, instead she's with his other best friend who Harry thought really didn't deserve her. Harry knew that he had agreed to be Teddy's godfather but that was when Remus and Tonks were still alive and he thought they were going to be around forever, of course, that wasn't how it worked and his experience should've truly prepared him for that loss, but having Andromeda asking him to take on the full responsibility of raising Teddy, Harry was wondering if he could actually do that and not ruin the poor boys life.

"Andy, I don't know if I'll be any good at raising Teddy. I don't know how to care for an infant, how am I supposed to care for another life when I barely know how to care for myself?" Harry asked, looking at the older woman sitting across from him, he had an expression on his face one that showed just how scared he was to take on such a responsibility.

"The worry and fear never really goes away, Harry. I was an absolute wreck when I held Dora in my arms for the first time but I found that the more you care for them and the more you watch them grow the easier it gets" she said and Harry thought about that. He wanted to prove to himself and the world that he was capable of doing this, of raising this little boy no matter what. He looked

"Can I see him?" He asked and Andromeda nodded

"Of course you can Harry," she said and led him through the hall toward the spare bedroom where the bassinet was seated, Teddy was fast asleep and the little tuft of hair that was on his head was a shade of brown today, Harry couldn't help but smile when he looked at the little boy who was fast asleep in the bassinet. as he looked at the little boy he wondered what it would be like to raise Teddy, to see the little boy grow and experience new things, to be there when he took his first steps and said his first words, at almost five months Teddy was already smiling and was just starting to babble and though he was almost five months old he was still quite small for his age. Harry took a deep breath and sighed, he wanted to prove to himself and the world that he was capable of doing this, of raising this little boy no matter what. He looked at Andromeda and then back at Teddy before making up his mind

"I'll do it, I'll adopt him, " he said and Andromeda looked at him and smiled.

"You're going to do a great job at raising him, Harry, he's going to be one lucky little boy," she said and he smiled nervously. At that moment Teddy started to squirm and Harry immediately leant down and picked him up, resting him against his chest and cooing to the little boy who seemed to calm in his arms, he looked to Andromeda and she was beaming at him. Harry finally knew what he was missing in his life and what he wanted to do now.

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Hermione was sitting outside number 12 Grimmauld Place, she didn't quite feel that it was right for her to enter without Harry being home, she just wished he would return home soon. She had been waiting for him for about twenty minutes, her and Ron had had a massive fight and she had said to Ron that it was over, though they had only been together for a week, he'd spent that whole week trying to control her and when she didn't obey him he would lash out and start verbally abusing him as well as beating the walls. Today, however, had been the worst of his attacks, today that violence had been put upon herself. She could feel the bruises forming on her chest, the pain between her legs and the pain in her gut like something had truly been broken, she knew however that her wrist was broken. She'd tried to defend herself but that had gone terribly wrong, and she didn't want to go to St. Mungo's by herself, she needed her best friend. She was lost in her thoughts when the gate opened and Harry made his way through and started making his way towards her, he too was lost in his own thoughts before he finally looked up and saw his best friend sitting in the rain, holding her wrist, tears running down her face, eyes red and bloodshot. He rushed to her side and pulled her close, she flinched before she noticed that it wasn't Ron who was trying to comfort it her, it was her best friend and he was giving her the support she needed. He noticed that she had flinched and whispered

"Let's get you to St. Mungo's" he said and she nodded. Trusting Harry completely, she clung to him with one wrist as he apparated the two of them to St. Mungo's.