Andromeda Tonks holding Teddy for the first time after the battle of hogwarts.
The same Andromeda Tonks who lost her Husband, Daughter, and Son in law in the space of a few months.
And, God. She held him yesterday, but she had a daughter yesterday. And she remembers when Dora was this tiny. She had favored green hair at this time as well.
Teddy who had the same name as the man she gave up her family for, is now becoming the only family she has.
Yesterday she was a mother and a grandmother for two separate people, but today she is both for one.
She goes to pick him up but her arms are too weak. How can she hold this baby, change his nappies, soothe him when he cries. How can she do that without anyone there.
She is so alone.
She slides to the floor, back to the crib. Not ready to face that gut wrenching loneliness.
There is a knock and an exhausted, battle worn Harry enters the nursery.
Andy watches as he silently goes to the crib, and lifts the small burden into his shaking arms.
“We are going to do this together” He says, handing Teddy to his Grandmother.
Andromeda smiles.
Andromeda cries.
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