Never Let Me Go ⚡︎ [ harry potter ]

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"I'll be round once I'm finished with work," Helena said, giving Grace a small smile. Grace ignored her mother, and continued to glare at the ground with her arms crossed over her chest. She felt a gentle nudge on the back of her shoulder, and she turned to look at Remus, who gave her a small smile and nodded his chin to her mother.

"Bye," she muttered begrudgingly to her mother. Helena looked at Remus, who gave her a sympathetic shrug in return.

"Be good for Remus."

"Always am," she replied; besides the incident when she was 10, she always listened to Remus. She was on her best behavior, did everything he asked, not that he asked much of her. Of course she did the same for her Aunt Molly, if her aunt ever asked anything of her, but Grace tended to do whatever Ron did and sometimes that meant following the twins and earning a scolding from her aunt. Although, she was thankful that her aunt never told her mother about it.

"Thank you again for taking her, Remus."

"Of course, Lena. You know I'll never pass up the opportunity to be with Gracie," Remus replied, wrapping an arm around Grace's shoulder. She smiled and leaned into him. It didn't matter that he was her uncle in title only and not by blood or marriage, she loved him whole heartedly. He was the closest person to a father she's ever had. Around her old house, that now Remus lived in, there were so many photos of her smiling and showing things to a camera. There were some of Remus carrying her on his back, or lifting her up on his shoulders. One of her favorites was one of her in a pretty blue dress, and standing on Remus' feet as he danced around in a circle with her. She was five. "Now go before you're late," Remus shewed her. Helena looked at Grace one more time before nodding.

Crack.

She was gone.

"You can't stay mad at her forever," Remus told her softly.

"Yes I can," she replied with a huff.

"And here I thought you liked spending time with me."

"I do," she sighed. "But... I was actually having fun this summer."

"Oh yeah? Doing what?"

"Hanging out with Harry," Remus stood straighter and stiffened. "His birthday is next Saturday, and I really wanted to do something for him on Friday since he won't be able to leave because his aunt is visiting, but now I can't."

"Harry?" Remus asked, feigning confusion. "Harry who?"

"Harry Potter," She replied. "I've told you about my friend Harry before, Remus! He lives a couple streets down from me."

"That Harry Potter?"

"Yes, that Harry Potter."

"Well, you'll be able to do something for him this weekend, or the weekend after I'm sure," He assured her. "So, what would you like to do today?" he asked, changing the subject.

"Can I go flying?" She asked hopefully, giving him a pleading look.

"Sorry, your mother said no flying," he sighed and Grace's expression soured.

"Can I go and climb trees?"

"That's also been put on the no list of activities," he answered solemnly and Grace pouted. "We can play chess, or exploding snaps, or gob-"

"But I don't want to be inside!" She cut him off and pulled away from him. "I'm always cooped up inside! I want to be outside!" Remus studied her for a long moment and sighed.