She grabs her baby,
Cradles his plump little
Figure in her arms,
Kissing his mop of
Bright blue hair,
Then fluttering her lips
Over his plump forearms,
Belly, feet and finally his
Round rosy cheeks and
Tiny little nose
“I love you, my
Little Teddy Bear,”
She says, squeezing the infant
Tightly to her chest,
Fearing it is the last time
She will cradle him
Against her
Quickly, before a break down,
She slips out of the house
Disapparates to Hogwarts,
To her fate
She arrives to a
Full-out battle,
But sees nothing
Outside of what’s
On her mind:
Remus and Teddy
Her reasons for life
One fighting a life-depending battle
The other safe in his crib at home
Red, gold and green lights
Flash around her
As she runs,
Dodging all spells and curses
Cast in her direction,
Her mind set on
Finding her husband
She hears cries out
In the night,
Sees bodies lying,
But can do nothing,
Not ‘til she is
Reassured he
Will be fine
But her hope is wearing,
Is fading, as
She sees him nowhere,
Not amongst dead, nor
Amongst fighters in the
Shaking castle
She calls his name,
Hearing no answer
Then, Aberforth tells her
He is fighting
He must be her angel
Sent from Heaven,
Telling her where
Remus must be
She runs through corridors,
Through battles fought
By unknown,
Out into the night,
Black as death,
Yet light as life,
As curses and spells
Fly all around the night
Dueling pairs,
Dozens of them,
Her eyes scan them,
Looking for any sign
Of her love,
Of whom she needs
To survive
She sees him,
Battling with Dolohov,
Curses flying
Right and left,
Nearly hitting Remus
Each time
She runs,
Somehow misses all
Curses thrown at her,
‘Til she reaches
Her beloved, fighting
Desperately for his
Baby and wife,
For a better world
She shouts, and
He looks, fear and
Worry in his eyes,
Distracting him
From the battle
He is struck down,
Light fading from his
Eyes as he hits the ground,
Motionless, still
Dead
Tonks collapses
Next to him,
Tears pouring from
Her eyes, as she
Looks upon the still,
Lifeless form of her husband
She grabs his head
In her hands and
Lays it in her lap,
Her fingers tracing
His features,
Memorizing them
Forever
She bends and kisses his
Lips softly,
Yet swiftly,
Whispering
“I love you”
Before she must go away,
Though she wants to
Stay and hold him
Forever
Footsteps
She hears them
Behind her,
Walking almost
Silently through
Her Hell,
Followed by a
Cackle of laughter
“Oh, Tonksie”
A voice cackles,
Evil and menace
Flowing through it
“Did the wittle
Werewolf pup
Die?”
The words bite
At her soul
Tonks turns,
Now tears of
Fury and heartbreak
Running down her cheeks
She makes attempts
To cast spells,
To defend her
Son and her
Love,
But they are
Useless and
Futile
She is then hit,
And pain erupts
Throughout her body
She wishes for death
Bellatrix does her mercy,
Killing her with
Her next curse,
And Tonks slips
Away and
Joins her husband,
Leaving the world
Leaving her life,
Her Teddy Bear
But joining once more,
For eternity,
Her love,
In a place
Without harm
In a place
Forever
Eternally