The Tale of Guinevere

Andy's

A bit of a time jump here!

Book 4

It was night out when I landed in the front garden, the garden was surrounded by twinkle lights, making it feel very welcoming. The lights laid a path straight to the front door. I readjusted my bag and squeezed the little hand that was tucked in mine. The portkey was lying on the ground, and the little boy next to me picked up the toy yellow cone. I kneeled down, so I was face to face with the small boy. I swiped his brown, wavy hair back that covered his eyes, the hair mostly brown, had a few streaks of purple in it today. And I had a feeling as why he'd chosen that colour, instead of his favourite. His eyes were light brown, with a blue edge around it. Even though he could change his appearance just like me, he still resembled his father more than anything. His kind eyes and brown hair, the shape of his nose, it all reminded me of him. He did change his hair sometimes or his eye colour, but mostly he stuck with this.

It's been over four years since I left, since I disappeared into the night. I did come back to England after a while, but only to see Andy and Teddy, or I went to Romania to visit Bash and Charlie, after that I was gone again. I looked over at the house, where the lights were still burning inside. I smiled at my son, who was trying to balance the cone upside down.

"Are you ready, sweetheart?" I asked while I ran a hand through my blond pixie cut, pulling my long fringe back.

"Yes, mummy." The cone tipped over and he looked up at me with a beaming and impatient smile.

"Let's go then." I pushed myself up and took his hand in mine again as we walked over to the house. I took in a deep breath and knocked on the door. It was silent for a long moment inside the house and around, then the door finally opened.

Andromeda Tonks stood in the doorway, her dark brown, curly hair had grown even longer since the last time I saw her, and it nearly reached her bum. Her eyes were excited and her smile so large, I couldn't help my own from stretching on my face.

"Gwen!" She sighed happy as she wrapped me up in a fierce hug. "I'm so happy you're here." She pulled back. "How long has it been?"

"Five months, I think." I said with a small frown.

"But you were only here for a few days then. And now..." She asked, letting the sentence hang between us.

"We're staying." My son piped up before he wrapped his arms tightly around Andy's leg.

"Wha-" Andy's mouth dropped open as she looked from him to me, she patted his head lovingly. "Really?"

"Really."

Andy smiled wide; her face lit up even more. "I missed you so much." Andy kneeled down as she stroked his cheek. "But there is someone inside who wants to see you, maybe even more than I do."

"Teddy?" He asked with large, beaming eyes. Andy nodded and stood back up. He rushed past her and started calling out for his best friend the moment he was in the house. "Teddy!?"

Andy and I walked inside, and she closed the door behind me. We saw him search for Teddy under the table, the couch. Then a thundering noise sounded through the house, and I subconsciously reached for my wand. But it was just Teddy. He had grown too, at least a few centimetres since his birthday. His purple hair matching my son's.

"CJ!" He cried out and the boys ran up to each other. They collided and toppled over as they laughed. "Gran got me a new bed. Want to see? It's like a muggle race car thingy." Teddy said excitedly as they scrambled up. CJ looked over his shoulder to me with questioning eyes. I smiled.