The Perfect Opportunity.

Chapter 16: Not another one?

'We are- huh?' James said as the door opened...

Tonks stumbled in.

'Nymphadora? Is that you??' Sirius asked, feigning mock surprise.

'Don't call me Nymphadora.' Tonks snarled, her hair turning red.

'Geez, sorry cuz.' Sirius said, putting his hands up and a gesture of surrender. James patted him on the shoulder.

'Tonks. I think it is safe to assume that, seeing as you are here, that Remus will be around here also?' James inquired.

'Surprisingly, Prongs, you are right.' A familiar voice came from the doorway.

Everyone turned, astonished, to see Remus Lupin leaning against the door frame, looking very amused.

'Moony!' Sirius shouted in delight, running up to his old friend and jumping on him.

'Oof...' Lupin said, trying to keep his balance. He looked up and saw James running up to them. 'Oh no, not you too?' He managed to say, before James joined Sirius on his back, causing his legs to come out from under him.

'James. Sirius. Why do you two always have to act like children? You are grown men. You could have seriously hurt Remus.' Lily said, walking towards them. 'Remus, are you ok?' She asked, offering a hand to the werewolf.

'I'm fine, thank you Lily. At least one of my friends uses their brains.' Remus said, taking Lily's hand and shooting a glare at James and Sirius.

Harry walked up to Remus and Tonks. 'Guys, it's so good to see you again. I know someone who will be excited to see you!' he said, with a wink.

'Oh my god. Teddy! How is he? What does he look like? Who is he with if you are here? When can we see him?' Tonks asked, the words just spilling out of her mouth like a river.

'Honey, calm down. We will find out about Teddy in due course. There is no rush.' Lupin said, soothingly.

'Teddy is doing very well. His hair changes colour at the minute, as he is a metamorphagus like Tonks, but he had your eyes, Remus and Tonks' normal nose. He is with your mother, Andromeda, and, as you are his parents, you can see him when ever you like.' Harry said, grinning at Tonks' eagerness.

'I think, now that you are all here, that it is time to re-introduce you to the rest of the world, don't you?' Professor McGonagall said, smiling.

'If you insist.' Fred said, gloomily.

'What is that supposed to mean, Mr Weasley?' McGonagall asked.

'It's not that I'm not looking forward to seeing my family again, I'm just not particularly looking forward to being smothered by my mother for the rest of my life.' Fred explained.

'Don't worry bro, she'll get over it soon enough.' Ron said, laughing.

'Now, to the burrow, then to Andromeda's house.' the professor said.

***

In the kitchen of the Burrow, Mrs Weasley was doing the washing up, when she heard a loud crack, the sort usually associated with apparition. That's strange. She thought. Arthur's at work, and Ron and Ginny are at school, George is at the shop, and Bill and Charlie are out of the country. She rushed out of the door, wand drawn, for she didn't know who had appeared.

However, when she saw who had apparated, she let out a cry and dropped her wand.

'Fred? James? Lily? Sirius? Remus and Tonks?' She gasped.

'Hi, mum.' Fred said, waving sheepishly.

'Hi, Molly.' The others said.

'My darling boy!' Molly exclaimed, rushing forward and enveloped Fred in one of her bone-crushing hugs.

'Mum, I'm not saying I don't appreciate the hug, but I don't want to break my newly restored body just yet.' Fred said, gasping for air.

'Sorry, Freddie. I just can't believe you're here.' She turned to Professor McGonagall. 'Minerva, how is the possible. I thought there was no way to bring people back from the dead.'

'We had nothing to do with the arrival of the dead, but we believe that when Voldemort and his main followers died, because these people's souls had so much good in them, and had something tying them to this world, and because the person that killed them was dead, they were allowed to return to this world.' McGonagall explained.

'Does George know that you have returned?' Molly asked.

'No-one know that these people have returned apart from the select teachers at Hogwarts and the people standing here now.'

'Mum, Professor, can we go and see George now? I have the best plan for meeting him again.' Fred asked.

'Of course we can, Freddie. Let's go.' Molly said, and, with a nod from the professor, the apparated to Diagon Alley.

***

In his shop, George was re-stocking the shelves. Again. Oh, how I wish Fred was here. George thought. When he was here, running the shop was fun, it never seemed like a chore, but now he is gone, it's all I can do to shut the shop down. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice behind him.

'Excuse me, but how much is this skiving snack box?' the voice asked. George turned around to see his dead twin.

'Fred? No. It can't be. You're dead.' George gasped.

Fred inspected his arms. 'Strange. I don't feel dead. In fact, I feel quite alive.'

'Wait. I need to know it's you. When we were younger, what did we turn Ron's teddy bear into?' George asked.

'A spider.'

'Oh, Fred! It is you!' George said, delighted. He ran towards his twin brother and hugged him,

The on lookers watched this display with tears in their eyes.

'I think it is time for Mr Weasley, Miss Weasley, Mr Potter and Miss Granger to return to Hogwarts, so we must be going' Professor McGonagall said.

'Okay. We will see you again soon. Molly said.

'By guys.' Lily, James, Sirius, Tonks and Lupin said, hugging them before McGonagall apparated them to Hogwarts.