Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and some situations created and owned by JK Rowling. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is being intended.

A/N: Well this story has come to an end. I have enjoyed writing this story and I hope everyone who has read this has enjoyed it as well. This chapter could be considered the most PG-13 (T) but the overall outcome I feel helps to create a good atmosphere for the topics at hand.

I have realized this chapter could have been divided up, but I start school and wouldn’t finish it when I wanted so this chapter will be a lot longer than most.

There is a sequel in the works it won’t be updated as quickly as this one seeing as I am starting school soon and will be too preoccupied with that but I will try my best in updating at a regular bases if not during my holidays. The squeal will be able to be found as a N. Tonks/Remus Lupin pairing.

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Title: My Love for You is Everlasting

Summery: A plot gone awry was Andromeda really meant to be with Ted or did fate intervene? This is a story about the Black Sisters.

Chapter 10 – The New Beginning

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The night had been oddly quiet the sound of Muggle car horns could not be heard off in the distance and the chatter of Muggle passersby were gone. The only part of Muggle London that did not seem to change was the vibrant street lights.

Andromeda stared off into the space as she rested against the windowsill. She was in a long sleeve black silk pajama shirt. A strong hand touched her waist pulling her against its body. She laid her bed back and took a deep breath imprinting in her mind the scent so that she would not feel so lonely when sleeping in her dormitory once they were back at school.

She finally turned giving Ted a quick kiss. “I haven’t been up that long don’t worry about me so much.” She moved away from him slowly walking over to her trunk that sat next to his in the corner. Atop it laid her school robes and the winter coat that Ted had given her from his family for Christmas. She took the shirt and skirt and walked into the bathroom. Andromeda looked at herself in the mirror. It wasn’t like she had lied to her parents. She did go to see Sheryl. Her plans just happened to change when Ted wanted to see her before they had to return to school. So instead of going to Hogwarts Express with Sheryl she was on her way with Ted. That was if the two of them could get dressed in time.

She walked back out handing him his nightshirt before pulling the charcoal colored sweater with her house colors over her head. “You are so bad at that.” Andromeda took Ted’s tie in her hands and began the motions of tying his tie only to pull him to her level for another kiss.

Ted kissed her back and took hold of her hands so that he could finish tightening his tie. “If you would stop kissing me maybe I could get it done on time.” He grinned.

Andromeda swatted at him then took out her wand pointed it towards the two trunks and shrunk them to pocket size and handed him his. “If I didn’t do that for you would be an even bigger slob than you are already.”

He opened the suite door for her and they made their way for the Hogwarts Express.

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Andromeda sat quietly taking notes alongside Sheryl and Maxine as Professor Slughorn continued to lecture their class before they were too begin their attempts to concocting any of the three potions Blood Replenishing Potion, Draught of Living Death, or Euphoria. The girls had set out their ingredients by their caldrons both Sheryl and Maxine had decided to work with Euphoria were as Andromeda had chosen the Blood Replenishing Potion for a challenge.

“Do you smell that?” asked Andromeda in a whisper. She held her hand over her mouth in attempts to hide the gagging reflex she just convulsed a few times.

“What, none of your ingredients smell?” whispered back Maxine. “All I smell is the peppermint sprigs Professor Slughorn just gave us.”

“That must be it.” Andromeda said gagging again before raising her hand. “Professor?” She gagged. “Professor may I be excused for the restroom? I don’t feel so well.” Slughorn nodded his head, and she rose from her seat and hurried down the aisle through door and into the girl’s dungeon bathroom.

She pushed open stall door and fell to her knees, she flung her face forward and held onto the toilet bowl for dear life as she began to hurl into its opening.

Sitting up taking a breath she felt a hand put her discarded hair behind her ears while another rubbed her back. She turned her head and could see Sheryl beside her. “Are you all right Andi? You have been in here for almost ten minutes.”

“Has it really been that long?” Andromeda asked before moving her face back to the toilet and throwing up again. “Where is Maxine?” echoed her voice as she spoke into the porcelain bowl.

Sheryl’s knees clicked as she bent down to Andromeda’s level still rubbing her back. “She is still in class. If both of us left I think Professor Slughorn would have started to wonder.” She ran her palm up and down her back. “Are you alright? Did you eat anything funny?”

“I have no idea. I have been craving some crazy things lately, but I always do when my time of the month is close. So maybe I did eat something weird. I really don’t know.” She breathed. “I think its passed.” She rose slowly with the help of Sheryl.

“You don’t look sick.” Sheryl looked her up and down to make sure she hadn’t turned a weird color or had an allergic reaction to any ingredients being used in Potions.

Andromeda stretched her legs quickly and walked over to the sinks and washed her face. “I think I will just skip Arthmincy and stay in bed. I do feel a little light headed and we are close to the Slytherin Dormitory so I might as well.”

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Weeks had passed by now, and Andromeda had passed the point of worry and was in silent hysterics. She had not had her period for eight weeks. At first she thought it was stress related because she did have three essays and four tests all in the same week, but that week has passed and still no cramps came. So during the second visit to Hogsmeade she picked up the ingredients for a at home potions test. It had made an undefined color and she was too worried that the nurse in the Hogwarts Hospital Wing would inform Headmaster Dumbledore about her predicament meaning it would somehow get back to her parents and she did not need that. She needed to find time to visit the doctor in Hogsmeade.

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The waiting room for the Hogsmeade doctor was quiet. Many plants surrounded those who sat quietly waiting on their turn. She crossed her legs for the four times twitching her foot. She had worn the one outfit she thought would give her less attention so she could avoid unnecessary questions about if she attended Hogwarts.

“Ms. Smith? The doctor will see you now.”

Andromeda rose quickly and walked into the back room. A woman sat on a stool and motioned for her to sit down on the bed beside her. “It says you are worried you might be pregnant?”

“Well, no… maybe I don’t know if I should be worried or not.” She stammered feeling like Sheryl when she spoke. “I took an at home potion, but it came up undefined. And I really, really need to know if I am pregnant or not.”

The doctor smiled and began to rummage through tools. “Okay then. This should only take a few minutes.” She took hold of Andromeda’s hand pricking her finger then adding the drops of blood to the silver caldron over the corner that had been started once they read her reasons for coming. “Now dear were you on anything or was your partner using any spells to prevent this from happening?”

Andromeda sat for a moment sucking on her finger. “I use the potion. I had the very night this would have happened as well. It had not changed to the mossy green so I thought it was okay to drink.”

The woman nodded as she stirred the potion once every thirty seconds. “There have been some cases where the potion will not work but show that it is fine.” She smiled as she saw Andromeda’s horrified look. “It has to do with ingredients mainly or time that it was prepared.” She stopped stirring and watched a faint pail purple puff of smoke appear.

Andromeda looked at the caldron hoping it would yell out to her that it was negative that all he worry just added to stress making her period subside longer.

“My dear, you are going to have a baby.”

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“A baby?” Andromeda spoke aloud to herself as she walked through the halls of Hogwarts. She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she walked right past Sheryl, Rex, and Ted who had all come back from Hogsmeade only moments before her.

“Hey, hey!” The two girls bonked heads. “Ow!” Sheryl rubbed her forhead. “Where have you been? I thought you were staying in bed? Why are you out? Why didn’t you come with us for a drink? Andi what has been going on with you lately seriously!”

Andromeda rubbed her forhead. “If you wouldn’t run into me we wouldn’t be hurt. I have been doing something. I was staying in bed. I needed some air. Because you know I don’t like butter beer or fire whiskey. And I don’t need to tell you what’s been going on because it’s none of your business!” she growled walking on. “Oh, great now the mood swings start,” she said under her breath.

“Andi! You get back here right now!” she could hear Sheryl fallowing her. She desperately wanted to tell her what she had just found out, but not here it wasn’t private and she needed to tell Ted first. He did deserve to know before anyone else was to find out.

She stopped and turned around for Sheryl.

“Sorry… I didn’t mean to spat at you. It’s just a lot has happened.” She watched her friend begin to open her mouth. “No I can’t talk about it at least not right now. Once I have spoken to who needs to know first I will tell you I promise.”

Sheryl just nodded.

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Two figures walked hand and hand in the grass towards the lake. They were quiet just enjoying one another’s company. The young man looked towards his companion and smiled. “What is silent treatment all about? I thought you had something important to tell me?”

“Yes I do, but I think you should sit down when I tell you,” Andromeda answered.

“This isn’t about some test we have to take that I was never informed of is it?”

“No.” She laughed, before sitting on one of the nearby rocks. “Ted? Have you thought about what you are going to be doing once you finish Hogwarts?”

Ted shrugged. “I don’t know something with math? I like Arthmincy a lot.” He looked at her. “You aren’t breaking up with me again are you? Because I can only take that two more times before I finally just give up.”

Andromeda smiled. “No… I’m not breaking up with you…” She bit her lip. “Ted…”

He sat next to her taking her in his arms. “What’s bothering you Andi? It can’t be that hard to say can it?”

“No it’s just words, but these words could change us… our lives… our relationship…” She looked at him and watched as he took her hands. “Ted… I’m pregnant.”

Silence.

“Your? We are going? You have a?” Ted stammered never able to say either word. “How long have you known?”

“A two weeks,” she bit her lip. “But, it has been a little over two months.” Andromeda looked at him her eyes beginning to fill with tears she was not sure if they were happy or sad tears. The only way to know was to ask him a question that she wished could wait. “Do you want me to keep the baby?”

Ted squeezed her hands then whipped away her tears so that he would not be urged to create his own. “We’ll find a way to have this baby, but I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to talk about it now.” He paused then continued quickly, “If we think about it now and you don’t get prefect marks on all your N.E.W.T.S. you will just blame it on the fact that we were to happy for this baby.”

“Am I really that bad?” she looked at him.

“Well at least if we wait to talk about it till after school we won’t have to worry about how we are going to tell our parents.” He grinned. “You’re really… we’re really going to have a baby?” Andromeda nodded now smiling. He couldn’t help but grin too.

On their way back up to the castle everything changed neither cared to keep their secret anymore. No one mattered to them but the other and this baby. Ted’s arm was draped protectively over Andromeda’s shoulders before turning to her and kissing her in the great hall.

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“That’s so exciting! Well I mean that you and Ted are having a baby not that your pregnant while still at Hogwarts. Who else knows?” asked Sheryl as they sat on her bed disguising by a silence charm.

“Just you and Ted,” Andromeda was beaming. “You don’t know think it shows do you?”

“That you’re happy for once this year?” Sheryl laughed. “No. Although you are eating a bit weird but I don’t think people are paying any attention to that.”

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There was no movement from Nymphadora. She had finally fallen asleep. The two women looked at one another wondering yet again if they needed to stop their chat, but Andromeda just continued to run her hand through her daughter’s hair twirling it around her fingers every so often.

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The great hall was active as it always was, however since the beginning of this term two people who had been very close had drifted very far apart. Narcissa sat with her group of friends chatting about boys. Many of them had their suitors set up for them or had over the winter holiday spoken to their parents and their boyfriends parents and had finally been given the blessing to marry once school was over. Narcissa on the other had had just started dating. Her exclusive secret was over giving her, the opportunity to flaunt these new relationships in his face.

She looked away from her group of friends and over towards the Gryffindor table. She made eye contact with him and began to answer her friend in a much louder tone. “Oh no, Lucius asked if we could spend the whole day together during my next Hogsmeade visit.” She smiled her eyes glinting as she stared at Sirius who was sitting James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Lilly Potter. There was another boy with him but she didn’t know who it was nor did she care.

The girls giggled together. “I can’t believe you’re dating Lucius Malfoy. Narcissa you are always so lucky,” stated the girl with short black hair.

The giggling conversation continued on till finally it was dessert. Narcissa had taken a bite of the angel food cake she had chose when she spit out into the face of a fellow Slytherin boy. She ignored his angry face and began to lift of another bite when she overheard it again.

“Yeah that’s what I hear. She skips out on classes and is seen coming from the bathroom a whole lot, and I overheard some Hufflepuff girls.” It was Sirius. He gave Narcissa the same smirk she had given him only minutes ago while he was eating his turkey leg. “I overheard these Hufflepuffs talking about how she and he are openly making out in corridors and everything.”

Narcissa was so shocked that she only caught the question about what she would be wearing as it was just finished. “Oh um… I don’t know I was thinking of this low cut dress I have since it is warm now.” She eyed Sirius and spoke louder. “He enjoys showing me off.” She giggled with the girls.

She watched as James Potter laughed with her cousin about this revolting predicament that had started between her older sister and a man she had though her sister had broken up with over the summer. “Yeah, but I know those girls are just jealous.” He looked at Narcissa again, only this time it seemed as though he was talking to her and no one else. “Because they weren’t the one he knocked up.”

“Sirius, your horrible stop spreading this ridicules rumor,” Lilly spat at him rolling her eyes and eating her pudding.

There was a loud clank. Narcissa rose from her seat and quickly walked down the table. She could still hear Sirius and his friends talking. “What is up with her?”

“I have no idea.” Sirius laughed back in almost an evil tone.

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Narcissa pulled Maxine along the corridors harshly. “Cissy, would you slow down what is this all about you just yank me out of my seat.” The two stopped.

“Have you heard any weird rumors about Andi?”

“No. Why? What’s wrong Narcissa?”

“Nothing, well I hope it’s nothing.” Narcissa started. “Look. I overheard a conversation that those filthy Gryffidors were having. They said something about Andi being pregnant.”

“What?” Maxine yelled before Narcissa covered her mouth with her hand. “What. You can’t be serious. You don’t believe that do you?”

“No of course not, but I can’t have rumors like that going around after everything that spread about Sirius being disowned.” She paused and began to pace, then stopped. “You talk to her! See if she knows anything about it and is trying to stop it from happening. She broke up with that Ted before the school year started. This can’t be true.”

“Alright, All right I will talk to her, but I think your just being paranoid. Andi isn’t stupid. She wouldn’t ruin herself or her life by becoming pregnant by a Mudblood.” Maxine said before walking off.

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She turned clockwise in front of her full length mirror she was in her bra and panties. She ran her hands along her stomach and sighed. At least she just looked like she was gaining weight the fact that she was pregnant could not be seen unless any of her roommates saw her without her clothes on.

“Andi are you in here?” it was Maxine’s voice.

Andromeda lunged for her white button up shirt but it was too late. She held it in her hands as her friend stared at her eyes wide and mouth open.

“It… it… it is true! You have that an abomination growing inside you!” Maxine growled. Andromeda had never seen her so angry, but it was like Maxine to be angry over something that she had no right to be angry over. “You have to get rid of it. You don’t want to be the mother of a mutt!”

Andromeda quickly put on her shirt to help her vulnerability. “How dare you even say such a thing? This is none of your concern! What I choose to do with my life is my choice and my choice alone!”

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They had both been sent home for the weekend. The days had been drawn out and very quiet. Narcissa was annoyed, she had missed her date with Lucius, but her mother promised they would make up for it sometime soon. It was Andromeda who was worried. Both their parents had been acting rather odd. Her mother barely spoke to her while her father would begin to speak trail off then go into his off for the rest of the night. Something was defiantly wrong in this Black household.

The drawing room was quiet Andromeda sat quietly reading her textbook. “Put your book away Andromeda we need to talk.” Her father said for the umpteenth time. He cleared his throat and stood before her. “Your mother and I have talked.” Andromeda looked at him confused. “Your mother and I have talked and we are will to put this whole incident aside and never speak of it again.”

“Incident? What are you talking about? Father what is going on?” Andromeda asked worry in her voice.

“Your mother and I have spoken. We are willing to let go of the fact that you let tainted blood cloud your mind.” He paused, and Andromeda turned her head. She saw her mother walk into the room she was holding one of their crystal glasses in her hand, and in it was something black and bubbling. “If you get rid of it now, we will look past this and never speak of it again. You will find someone of your stature and have a family with him.” Her father started again.

“I am not drinking that!” she yelled standing so that she was at eye level with her father. “You think just getting rid of it would make it go away! I would know! I would know what you made me do! I wouldn’t be able to live with myself!” Her father grabbed her shoulders and slapped her across the face. She just looked at him then pushed past both her parents before she was in the kitchen. She looked around there was no floo powder by the fireplace. She took a deep breath so that she could clear her mind.

There was a pop and she was gone.

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She knocked the knocker, ignoring the question being yelled at her from the raven. “I don’t want to answer your ridicules question! I want to speak with my friend!” Andromeda pounded on the door now she was desperate it was late and she did not want to step back into the room she was forced to sleep in while at school. “Please I am begging you just let me in!” The door opened and Andromeda fell into her friend’s arms making both of them land hard onto the stone floor. She cried unable to stop. “They were going to have me… I couldn’t I just couldn’t…” Andromeda continued to cry as Sheryl just held her close till she calmed down.

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The clank of empty wine glasses could be heard as Andromeda and Narcissa set them on the coffee table. They stared at one another nothing else to say. “I should go.” Narcissa rose taking the glass from the table and handing it to Andromeda. “It’s getting late.”

There were no hugs, no promises of other visits, just good-byes. Only this time the good-byes were better received and would be taken to heart in a happier manner than they were seven years ago. The two women just looked at one another as the Narcissa raised her hood. Ted held the sleeping Nymphadora in her arms while Andromeda stood next to him she blinked and her sister was gone.

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Andromeda sat on the edge of Nymphadora’s bed. She watched the rise and fall of her back as she calmly dreamed. She rose from the bed and walked over to the door frame gazing at her daughter one last time.

She had no ill thoughts towards her cousin. He was annoying, would constantly state that he was better off alone and with no one to care for, but Sirius always seemed to find a way to have someone walk along beside him down his path so he would not feel so lonely.

Andromeda turned off the lights, closed the door so that there was only a crack, and made her way down the hall to her room so that she too could go to sleep.

THE END

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A/N: Finally posted up the sequel. "A Formidable Circumstance" found in /Remus Lupin T rating.