𝙿𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚔𝚒𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 - 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦 | ✔︎

Chapter 50

Fred and Natasha were only planning on staying at Grimmauld Place for a few hours, before heading back to the shop, where they would finally live together, alongside Adrian and George. Angelina would be moving in with George closer to the end of summer, as she was travelling around Europe with her family, but she had promised to be back soon.

Aurelia fully supported the idea of Fred and Natasha living together, as they were both of age and more than capable of protecting themselves. Sirius, on the other hand, had a harder time dealing with the fact Natasha was moving.

"But pumpkin, I'm your dad, surely that means something!" he cried out, still attached to her leg like he had been for the past hour. Natasha was ignoring him, taking a sip from her coffee, as Remus just stared at his best friend.

"You are how old now Sirius?" he asked, and Sirius looked up, glaring at him.

"Moony, for your information, I am 36 years old, but I look much younger, I'm practically a stud," Sirius declared, earning a snigger from Aurelia. She was looking much healthier now, with her form filled out thanks to Molly's cooking.

Her hair was loose and was still pin straight after all these years, supporting a healthy deep brown. She was wearing a flowery sundress and held her hand out for her husband, who grudgingly got up.

"Sweetheart, Natasha is 17, nearly 18. She and Fred have known each other for a lot longer than we did when we moved in together, and I know she's your baby girl, but she's mine too, and she needs to spread her wings and fly away from the nest," Aurelia explained, leading him outside to the newly installed chairs.

She and Sirius had taken care of the garden in the days leading up to Natasha's final day, and now it was a quaint little backyard, with flowers of all kind growing near the border, and random antique chairs scattered everywhere from the attic.

"But what if she falls?" Sirius asked, and Natasha laced her fingers with Fred's, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Then Freddie will catch me dad, just like he always has," she said, and Sirius sighed, clearly out beaten by his wife and daughter.

"Fine, but you come over for dinner with us every Friday, and come over to Molly's for lunch every Sunday," he said, and Natasha nodded, pulling him into a hug. He kissed the top of her head and let out a shaky breath, as he watched Natasha and Fred link arms.

"I'll see you all on Friday," Natasha promised, before Fred apparated, taking her along with him. Sirius finally slumped down on the chair, running his hand through his hair. Aurelia sat on his lap, removing his hands to give him a head massage.

"She's stronger than we think Siri," she whispered, as Tonks and Remus sat down next to the couple in a similar fashion.

"She's got a heart of a lion cousin, and she'll be living with Fred, George and Adrian, who I hear will also be applying for an auror position with her. And, with some luck, I'll be able to get them both as apprentices," Tonks explained, leaning her head on Remus.

"Dora's right, she was outstanding when I taught her Padfoot, and Harry's little group aided her too, she can perform a Patronus charm for crying out loud," Remus said, and Aurelia gasped.

"She can do a patronus?! What's her form?" she asked excitedly, and Sirius smiled at her.

"It's a dragon, baby," he said, and Aurelia grinned, holding her hand out.

"I told you it would be a magical beast," she said, and Sirius groaned, pulling out two more galleons from his pocket.

"How do you know all of this?" he asked, and Aurelia tapped her nose, refusing to say.

"A witch never reveals her secrets Mr Black," she said slyly, and just as Sirius was going to make a dirty comment, Harry popped his head out of the door, now dressed in some new clothes Sirius had bought.

"Uh, sorry if I'm interrupting anything, but there's a gnome on my bed waving a knife around, and I'd rather not get stabbed," he said shyly, the emotion brought on by the laughter the couple had just been sharing.

Aurelia hopped off of Sirius and dusted her dress down, snatching her wand from behind her ear. "We'll finish this later Siri," she whispered, before walking off with Harry, slightly swaying her hips just to tease her husband.

"Oh, you little vixen," he muttered under his breath, summoning a beer from the fridge. She really was bringing life back to the home, which meant beer was in full stock now.

It was her favourite thing to drink.

~.~

The moon was high up in the cloudless sky as Fred locked up the shop, chuckling as Natasha stood by the stairs wearing just a loose t-shirt with shorts hidden underneath. "Can we play Never Have I Ever now with the boys?" she asked, and Fred nodded, following her up to the flat, where George, Adrian and Lee were waiting.

"Finally, I thought you two were already making my nieces and nephews down there," Adrian said, earning blushes from Natasha and Fred. They took a seat on the beanbags that had been spread out on the floor, as they had decided to hold a sleepover tonight.

Alicia was planning on coming in a few minutes and was going to use Floo powder to come through the fireplace in the flat. George had acquired some muggle drinks as well as firewhiskey, and Natasha had decided to not drink tonight, opting for some lemonade instead provided by Molly.

She had a feeling that the party would get out of control, so as Alicia came through the fireplace, she held her hand out, collecting everyone's wands. They tried to protest but she put her hand up, her face stern.

"I am not going to be apparating any of you to St Mungo's at 3am just because you've sprouted a pig's tail or decided to jump out of the window one too many times," she said, and they all grumbled in agreement, before taking down some shots of liquor.

Alicia took a seat next to Lee, snuggling up next to him, as Natasha followed her style with Fred, leaving Adrian and George to opt for pillows instead.

"Never have I ever, snogged a Ravenclaw," Natasha said, and she and Fred took a sip of their respective drinks, whilst the rest looked down with blushes on their faces.

"Alright, never have I ever run around my house naked," Adrian said, and everyone bar him took a shot. "Wait, you've all done what now?" he asked in disbelief.

"Fred, George and I did when we were four, our mothers were pissed but we didn't care," Natasha said, and the twins cackled at the memory.

Adrian looked over to Alicia who shook her head hurriedly. "Trust me, you don't want to know why I was naked around my house, I lived alone for one month, that's all I'll say," she said, taking another shot.

"I'd be happy to share the details of my endeavour, you see-" Alicia slapped her hand over his mouth as George tackled Lee, knowing full well the boy wouldn't spare any details. Natasha shook her head laughing, lighting the fireplace with a flick of her wand.

They were all in for a long night.