A few months after the war ended, the ministry discovered that the wizard population had dropped by a drastic amount. So after weeks of debating on what to do. The marriage law was invited. All single witches/wizards from 17 - 40 had to marry their...
It's the first weekend since the article. Remus and I are going to Hogsmeade to collect Teddy. We're using a secret passage way to avoid the media. Susan is coming with us. We decided to have lunch with her and Kingsley. "I never knew these existed, I guess I had suspicions after our fifth year training in the room of Requirement. But I never looked for them" Susan states as we walk through the tunnel.
"There are secret passage ways all over the school. The other two and I used them to void the rush to classes or as a short cut if we were late. There are seven that lead out of the school" I tell her.
"Someone should do a map of them" she states and Remus chuckles. "What's so funny professor?" she asks him.
"My friends and I made a map of the whole school including secret passage ways when we were students. The map is now Harry's" he explains.
"Oh, that must of taken awhile" she states.
"Better part of a year, but I still have it mesmerized. Only things that change are patrol times of routes" he states.
"I only used it a couple of times during the war and third year" I tell her.
"Have you ever thought of making a map of the school for everyone. For first years, they get lost easily. But if there was a map they had access too, it'd help them a lot" Susan tells Remus.
"Perhaps, I shall talk to Professor McGonagall about it" he states.
"No doubt she'd ask you to leave out the hidden passage ways" I tell him and he chuckles nodding his head in agreement. We reach the other end and Remus goes up first. We follow and disillusion ourselves. Once we arrive at the three broomsticks and spot our guests.
We make ourselves visible and join them. Teddy claps when he spots us gurgling happily. He holds his hands out to Remus and I. So I take him and we kiss his checks. He giggles with glee. "Was he much trouble?" Remus asks Andromeda while I make funny faces at Teddy.
"He was an angel" Andromeda assures him. "Nice to see you Hermione" she says smiling giving me a hug.
"Nice to see you too" I say smiling. "Kingsley, how goes it at the ministry?" I ask as we sit down.
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"Tiring, but looks like we have everything back on track" he states. "So I can focus on more important things" he adds smiling at Susan. Who blushes lightly.
"So this is Teddy?" she asks looking at Teddy who'd changed his hair to blue. "He's a metamorphmagus like Tonks" she states.
"Yes and blue it his favourite colour" I tell her smiling.
"Have you both ordered?" Remus asks.
"No, we waited for you three" Andromeda states.
"Kingsley, have you had problems with the press?" Susan asks him.
"The guards keep them out of the ministry and our house is unplotable. So none have annoyed me at home. I usually floo or apparate to avoid them. But it's dying down" he explains. "What about you Remus?" he asks.
"Reporters have been hounding Minerva for an interview with us. But so far we've refused to comment. What about you Andromeda?" Remus asks.
"They don't really bother me, they want to know how I feel about Hermione raising my grandson though. But I to have refused to comment" she states.
"We're all going to comment today though?" Susan asks.
"Yes, then hopefully that'll be the end of it. Until we announce our engagements, wedding dates and pregnancies. But at least they won't hound us anymore" Kingsley states.
"I wish they'd leave us alone all together, but that won't happen" I grumble as I bounce Teddy.
"Lets order and relax" Susan tells us. I order a shepherd's pie along with Andromeda. Susan had fish and chips. Remus had Chicken and Ribs Platter while Kingsley ordered Smoked Turkey Leg with Wedge Fries. We all have a butter-beer with our food.
Teddy sat in his high chair playing with his rattle. Brunch was lovely and uneventful. But it's time to face the reporters. Well reporter and his camera man. Andromeda left us to it. Kingsley and Susan went first as he in Minister for magic. They then left and it's now our turn.
We sit in out chairs with Teddy in between us still in his high chair. "So how do you both feel about being paired together?" Andy asks us.
"Shocked, but I am happy. One thing I wanted to clear up though, I'm not head girl" I tell him.
"I'll make sure to clear that up" he assures me. "What about you Professor Lupin? How do you feel being paired with a witch young enough to be your daughter?" he asks.
"I to was very shocked, but glad. Hermione is loyal, compassionate and loves Teddy. Not many women would raise an-others child as their own. She has accepted who and what I am. And accepted my son, I could not be more grateful for her to be my future wife and future mother of my second child" Lupin states.
"How do you feel about him being a werewolf?" Andy asks me.
"I have seen his werewolf and do not fear it. It does not effect my feelings for him. When we first meet he was my professor, when I discovered his secret. That did not change. Nor did it effect my view of him as we became friends during the war. So it doesn't effect my view of him as my future husband and the future father of my child" I explain.
"Will Teddy know you are not his mother biologically?" he asks.
"Yes, and he'll know about his true mother. About what a hero she was as well as what she was like as a person. I did not know Tonks as a war heroine or auror, but as a friend. I will ensure that Teddy knows what a remarkable witch she was" I state.
"So will I, Dora was my best friend, wife and Teddy's mother. Her mother is always welcome in our home. We will not insult her memory or hide her identity from Teddy" Remus adds. "Now as for mine and Hermione's relationship. We are dating, and will owl when our relationship progresses" he states.
"That means we don't want reporters or photographers hounding us after today. Asking when we'll get engaged or if I'm pregnant. Our life is private and we will only tell you what we want you to know. When we want to, not the other way round" I explain.
"Of course, that's understandable" Andy says nodding his head. "I'll ask no questions about your personal life. But I pray if you ever wish to do another interview you'll contact me first" he adds handing Remus his card. "Just need a photo and we'll leave you in peace" he states. Remus picks up Teddy and we pose for the photo. My arms around his waist smiling at Teddy lovingly. Not noticing the look Remus is giving me.
Andy and his photographer left. Remus and I then walked through Hogsmeade with Teddy. Enjoy the sunny day. But we returned to the castle an hour later and went our separate ways. Remus taking Teddy.
I was doing my homework when an owl arrived with the evening prophet. I look at the photo and freeze. I look at Remus studying his eyes. He is looking at me with love and admiration. Does he already love me as I love him? But it's only been four months since his wife died. He could of not moved on that quickly. My eyes must be playing tricks on me.
I put the prophet down and returned to my homework. Once I finished I got ready for bed and decide to call it a night. Althiea and Crookshanks are already asleep. I cuddle my pillow thinking about the look in Remus' eyes and fall asleep with a smile on my face.
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Picture above of Teddy and on the external link of Hermione with Remus. Picture in chapter of Kingsley Shacklebolt.
