Heart of Gold, Heart of Stone (Post-War)

Chapter Four

Athenadora had woken up with a heavy heart. Looking at the muggle calendar on her wall near her bed, she could see that today had marked exactly five years since Sirius Black had died. Though Sirius wasn't Athenadora's real father, she still loved him just as much as she had Remus. June eighteenth was always a hard day for Athenadora, as was May second. May second had come and passed, marking three years since the Wizarding War had ended, as had the lives of Fred, Remus, and Tonks.

Athenadora always made sure to celebrate the memories of the lives they had lost. The Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione would commemorate May second with Athenadora and her kids each year, but they always gave her space on June eighteenth. She would always take the day off work, which George would always understand. When she wasn't working, Ron, Charlie, and sometimes even Percy would help George run his shop.

Many would despise someone who would celebrate the memories of their dead, but others would be overjoyed. Sometimes celebrating the memory of a loved one, is better than crying and grieving every day over their death. Celebrating the memory of a loved one isn't meant to be disrespectful, it's meant to be a sign of respect and love.

Anyhow, Athenadora stood from her bed with a quiet sigh. Five years had gone by too fast, and she could barely believe it had already been so long. She felt as though just yesterday she was smiling with Sirius and talking about his time at Hogwarts. Sirius always seemed very happy when he talked about his time at Hogwarts, but his happiness would dwindle when he thought about the childhood he had to endure outside of Hogwarts.

Athenadora went straight for a shower, washing away the sweat from her nightmares that happened when death anniversary dates were near. Her nightmares never went away, but they seemed to get more frequent and scary when the dates were arriving. After stepping out of the shower, she slipped on a new outfit, dried her hair, and made sure she looked presentable and not like she had been having trouble sleeping for years.

Once she was ready, she went straight to the children's rooms. Teddy wasn't as easy to wake up as Mona, but she wasn't near as hard to wake as Fred and George were when they were younger. Molly would tell Athenadora all about how much trouble she had with the twins, as if she was giving the young mother an idea of what to look forward to in the future with Mona.

Athenadora had named Mona after both Remus and Sirius. Mona meant Moon, and Solaris was a star. She wanted her father and step father to be remembered, even if she could remember Remus through Teddy. Mona had Fred's red hair, Athenadora's brown eyes, and a mix of their facial features.

Anyhow, after getting both children ready, Athenadora brought the two children down for breakfast. After breakfast, Athenadora cleaned the dishes then had Teddy and Mona sit down for stories. The children loved the stories they would hear about their family, even if some of the stories weren't easy for Athenadora to share.

"We'll be going to dinner with Uncle Harry tonight." Athenadora said, causing the two children to smile.

Teddy adored his godfather, as did Mona. Mona's godparents were Angelina and George, which elated both of them when they had found out. George felt like he was closer to Fred, and Angelina was happy to share something so special with Athenadora and George.

Athenadora and Harry always met up on the anniversary of Sirius' death, even though Athenadora still somewhat blamed him for the death of her step father. Harry would take Athenadora, Teddy, and Mona out for dinner each year and they would reminisce with each other. Ginny would sometimes come as well, if she wasn't busy with quidditch. Harry understood why she couldn't always be around, even though it made him feel down sometimes.

Harry and Athenadora really didn't have much in common, other than the fact that they both lost loved ones, they're both tied to the Weasleys in some way, and they were both in Gryffindor. Athenadora couldn't help but let the little bit of hate towards Harry linger in her heart. Hate wasn't very evident from her, but it was one of the only things that kept Athenadora from completely breaking down.

For hours, Athenadora looked through photos of her family, which had quite a few of Sirius, Remus, and Tonks. She had quite a few of Fred and George, as well as the rest of the Weasley family, but her eyes lingered on Sirius and Remus. She even had a few of herself with James and Lily, but there wasn't many. The ones she did have, she found in a box in Sirius' room. She could tell there had been more before, but she supposed Sirius had either kept them with him or gave them to Harry.

The one photo that caught her eye and almost made her cry was quite old but was still in great condition. The picture consisted of Sirius, Remus, James, Lily, Harry, and herself. Sirius held Athenadora on his shoulders, her hands placed on top of his head, as she laid her chin on top of her hands. James was stood between Lily and Sirius with a huge grin on his face, as he placed one hand against Athenadora's back to keep her steady. Lily held Harry on her hip, a simple smile placed on her lips. Remus stood close to them, but he didn't have as big of a smile on his face, which had been caused by the death of Marlene and the hatred for himself. The smile never really changed throughout his life, which seemed to hurt Athenadora more. No matter what she did, she could never bring the sparkle back to her father's eye that he had when he was in Hogwarts. Not even Sirius had been the same since the photos from so long ago...

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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. She'll meet Draco soon, but I can't promise that it'll be an amazing meeting or anything.

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