Set in seventh yr. Aurora Potter was engaged to Fred Weasley and two months pregnant when he died. While grieving the death of Fred for months, she begins to realise she has feelings for Charlie. Charlie through the advice of George finally tells Au...
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Chapter Four, Shopping
The family of five were just sitting down to lunch, Aurora feeding Teddy as had become the routine as he hardly let his parents feed him anymore which gave them a much needed break when the Weasleys elderly owl Errol crashed into the table startling Teddy badly as he started to whimper. "Shhh it's alright Teddy, it's alright." Aurora soothed kissing his midnight black hair. "What is it?" She asked when she heard the three adults opposite her growl in anger and frustration. Instead of answering Remus just whipped his wand out of its holder on his arm and ignited the red envelope as it started to smoke.
A loud screech wrenched the air as the envelop turned to dust. Remus and Tonks held their breath expecting Teddy to start crying, only it didn't happen. Aurora had successfully kept him entertained as she made airplane noises as she fed him that he didn't even pay any attention to the screech. "Rory?" Tonks called. Aurora looked up slightly from where she was feeding Teddy and made a humming sound in the back of her throat. "How about me and you have a girly day, just the two of us?" Tonks asked. "I was thinking we could go shopping for things for the baby. It never hurts to start getting the basic things like a Moses basket and a cot."
Aurora sat and thought about it for awhile before she smiled and nodded her head. It would be great to spend some girly time with Dora, just the two of them, and she had to agree it was better to start getting everything her baby would need instead of doing it later and not having everything she would need. "Well eat up your breakfast Pup and then go and get ready, you'll leave in an hour. And I'm paying for some things and I won't hear anything against it. You're my daughter and that baby you are carrying is my grandchild it's about time I spoiled you." Sirius said firmly when she went to open her mouth.
Realising she wasn't going to win this argument she stood from her chair smiling as she hugged her dad tightly. "Thank you Daddy. I love you." Aurora whispered. Sirius held her just as tightly as he rested his chin on her head. "I love you too Pup." Sirius whispered kissing her temple. "Go on, eat up." He says as he pointed in the direction of her chair.
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"Where are we going exactly, Dora?" Aurora asked as they walked down the marbel steps of Grimmauld Place. "We're staying in the Muggle World so you don't have to worry about Molly. We're going to this fantastic store my mum took me to when I was pregnant with Teddy, it's called Mothercare. It's a little expensive but it won't be a problem as Sirius gave us his Gringotts card, after that we're heading to the shops to get you some new clothes as its too early to start getting you Maternity clothes and if you do end up needing them earlier you can always borrow mine." Tonks told her as they set off down the street, for a full day of shopping.
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"Rory look at this cute little Moses basket." Tonks called Rory over from where she was looking at a cot. "That is just like the cot I was looking at." Aurora said with a laugh. The Moses basket was done with a cherry wood frame exactly the same colour as the cot and the cover and pillow set were the same jungle theme as well. "Excuse me." Tonks called to the member of staff that appeared to be in her late fifties with curly grey hair and kind blue eyes as she was walking past them. "My niece would like this Moses basket and the cot to match, as well as extra sheets and pillows for both and any other furniture that goes with them like a changing mat and a mobile." Tonks told the elder woman.
"Of course. Will you be getting anything else today?" The woman asked kindly. "Yes I'd like to get that pushchair. The one with the top half which can turn into a carry holder and a normal pushchair for when my baby is older. I'd like it in a blue-green colour if you have it. And I would like to get these." said Aurora pointing to the bibs, dummies, nappies and bottles in the basket on her arm. "That is perfectly fine. I'll have it all brought to the counter for you to pay when you're ready." The woman said as she turned and left for stock room no doubt.
Once they'd finished baby shopping, for now at least, Tonks and Aurora snuck into an alcove to shrink all of their bags so could all fit in the one bag as well as a feather-weight charm so that it wasn't to heavy to carry. "Where are we going now?" Aurora asked as they exited the alcove checking that no one was watching them. "How about getting a drink and a bite to eat before getting some clothes for you?" Tonks suggested leading Aurora through the busy street to a Starbucks restaurant.
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It had been a long and busy day for the two woman as they exited their last shop of the day, which happened to be called New Look. Which was quite fitting considering as Aurora had just brought a whole new wardrobe, with Tonks buying a few things for herself as well. It'd been fun clothes shopping with Tonks as she helped Aurora with what looked good on her and what didn't. In the end they had shopped in three different stores and that wasn't including Mothercare.
Tonks had helped her pick out all sorts of form fitting clothes from casual to going out dresses, skirts and tops, to skinny jeans, shorts, t-shirts, tights, leggings and leg warmers as well as a couple of jumpers and jackets. She brought mainly flat shoes as Aurora knew she wouldn't be able to wear high heels once her stomach started to grow. She'd brought some ballet shoes that would go with all, if not most of her clothes as well as a pair of knee high boots that only had a small heel, a pair of pumps that had stars on them and a pair of multicoloured trainers. But now she wanted nothing more than to just get home and curl up into a ball to sleep.
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"I'm absolutely nackered." Aurora groaned as they entered Grimmauld Place after a full five hours of shopping. "Good Evening Mistress Dora and Mistress Rory I'll take your bags for you and place them in the correct room for yous. I've just finished serving dinner." Kreacher told them with a bow as he took their bags and disappeared with a loud crack. "So how was your day of shopping?" Sirius asked as Aurora sat next to him and Dora sat next to Remus who was feeding Teddy, or trying to as Teddy kept putting his hands in his puréed roast dinner.
"Tiring," Aurora sighed as she took a long gulp of her honeyed tea. "But I had a great time with Dora. We got some things the baby will need like a Moses basket, cot, mobile, changing mat, pushchair, sheets and pillows in a jungle theme for both the Moses basket and the cot. We got a few bibs, bottles, dummies, etc, and then we went shopping for some new clothes as well, but I didn't get any Maternity clothes yet. Thank you Daddy." Aurora said she kissed him on the cheek as she handed him his card back.
"Sounds like you had a busy day." Remus said with a smile, happy to see Aurora happy for a change. Dora and Aurora nodded and told them all about what they did for the five hours they were out. While the girls told them Sirius and Remus shared a secret smile with Dora as they looked at Rory's flushed happy face. 'Mission accomplished' they thought happily as they turned back to their own dinners and settled down peacefully that night for the first time in what felt like ages to them.
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