The night would pass quietly and fade into morning, but by the time Draco said goodbye to his parents and Melinda, who came down in a fabulous silver-fox robe and her hair was free and in a waterfall behind her. A quick wave to the younger man when he was leaving, and she was clearly going to take a cup of tea outside. He might even hear her voice coming out from the back garden, quiet on the morning.

However, at the Lupin household, things were very different.

The charms were down, no longer a tingle on the skin, but the household was hectic from the moment Draco appeared. Teddy was screaming crying in the living room, but Tonks was no where to be seen. Instead, she was dealing with her husband down in the basement, calm yet at the same time, frantic. It was not a good month. Remus was covered by a blanket, but there was the stench of blood as soon as one got near the stairs.