War is Over

22.

"Are you going to tell her today?" Barty asked as he flipped pancakes. Marlene and I had a day planned of shopping for the baby in the muggle world. Their outfits were simply cuter.

"I don't know." I groaned. Barry raised an eyebrow at me as I brought my head to the table.

"I firmly believe we shouldn't have taken caffeine away from you." He muttered. I nodded.

"I firmly agree." Evan lifted my head from the table.

"Why are you so scared?" He asked. I shrugged.

"I don't want to hurt her." I replied. He grabbed my hand.

"Don't you think it will bring her peace knowing Cas is still around? That she didn't die angry? It brought us peace, I'm sure it brought Reg peace too." My eyes widened before I nodded and sipped my tea. "Nova?"

"Hm?"

"You did tell Reg, didn't you?"

"So many things, you know."

"Nova."

"Cas isn't ready for him to know, she knows he works there and she purposefully avoids him." Barty and Evan shared a look. "What was that?"

"She's scared." Barty told me as he brought a plate of pancakes over.

"Of Reg?"

"Of closure. Reg was her first friend in Slytherin, he brought her into the group, taught her everything. She never had to say goodbye to him." Evan explained.

"Seeing us is nothing, Marlene and Regulus; those are gonna hurt her." I sighed heavily. Evan patted my hand.

"Maybe you wait on telling Marlene and Reg, just until Cas is ready."

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"I've got a date." Marlene told me as we stepped out of the floo, back home. I looked at her as I set my bags down.

"You do?" I asked. She nodded.

"Right then, with who?" She gave me a little glance.

"Emmeline." My jaw dropped.

"Emmeline, as in Vance?" I asked. She nodded.

"Ran into her in Honeydukes the other day, I haven't told Evan though yet so if you-"

"You proper beat the shit out of me in school." Evan defended as the boys walked back in the house, cutting Marlene short. She shot me a look, I just nodded. Regulus laughed.

"I only beat you up once." He replied. I looked up at the three of them.

"Do tell." I brought their attention to us. Reg went red in the face.

"It was nothing." He said. I raised an eyebrow.

"Wait, the time he-" Marlene was cut short again.

"Yep, that time." Evan said. Barty looked between us all.

"I didn't know we kept secrets from Nova." He poked. Reg gave him a look.

"Yeah! Me either!" I chimed in. Reg rolled his eyes.

"When they beat our brothers up and you ended things with me I may have ripped them a new one in the dorms."

"He's physically violent, Nova. If you need help I will get you out." Evan joked. Marlene swatted his arm.

"Don't joke like that."

"He'd never put a hand on Mrs. Nova Potter." Barty corrected.

"You beat them up?" I asked. I was touched. That whole thing had never truly been resolved between us, but we moved on.

"He beat the shit out of us. No hesitation. Came back to the dorm after classes and just wailed on us." Barry explained.

"I mean seriously, wailed on us. He went insane, saying we were never allowed to speak about you like that again or he'd kill us. Almost didn't patch us up afterwards either, but he knew we'd all get detention if he didn't. That's when we knew he loved you, Potter." Evan explained as he plopped on the couch next to Marls. She grinned.

"I thought you knew, or I would've told you sooner."

"I can't believe you beat them up." I told Reg. He shrugged.

"They fucked things for me, I thought you hated me."

"I did."

"I know." I leaned into his side, he kissed my head. "Show us the baby clothes." I dove for the bags and began pulling out little baby onesies and dresses while the boys awed at all of them. I handed Reg one that said "you are my sun, my moon and all my stars." He smiled at me.

"You like them?" I asked. He nodded.

"She's already so spoiled."

"Remember when you didn't want to have kids? And we were just gonna be rich aunties?" Marlene joked as she elbowed me. I laughed.

"Now I'll be a rich mummy."

"Merlin, I have to be the rich, fun, auntie all by myself." Evan slung an arm around her.

"I'll be the rich, fun, uncle with you." He told her. Barty nodded from the floor.

"You won't catch me dead with a kid, I'm in." Marlene laughed.

"Just all the little kiddies and their homosexual auntie and uncles."

"We're gonna be so cool, we're gonna buy them all the treats at honeydukes and teach them fun spells." Evan dreamed aloud. Reg shook his head.

"No, no you're not."

"Yeah, and we'll pick them up from parties because they got in trouble and their parents are too lame to know." Marlene continued

"Please don't bail my daughter out of party trouble."

"What makes you think I'll be too lame to get my daughter from a party? I used to throw the parties!" I defended. They all gave me a look before looking to Reg.

"Uh." Evan awkwardly started. Marlene rolled her eyes.

"He won't let you be cool anymore, Nova. You're a big, bad, parent now. You're gonna be just like Effie ripping the bottle from our hands." Marlene explained. I looked at Reg is disbelief.

"No way! I'll be like dad, basically handing it to her."

"I'd really prefer if you didn't." Reg chimed in. I shot him a look.

"Don't prove them right, and don't tell me what to do."

"Right, sorry love. You parent our daughter how you see fit." He backed down. I laughed and ruffled his hair.

"Right, maybe I won't be picking her up from parties. But she's still a Potter. She'll be the one causing the trouble, first one in Minnie's office when all is said and done."

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this isn't nearly done, but when it is would you guys want a new series following elenora in the golden trio age? if the stories played out that's fine just lmk but idk ive been thinking ab it :)