She leans her head on Ellie's shoulder. "I look forward to it."

"As well you should."

Kiss.

She spends the next little bit getting the transition to the next Defense professor through. She's able to call in favors with Auror Shacklebolt to at least finish out the year - the Death Eaters were broken enough the Department of Law Enforcement isn't as busy as they could've been - but getting him oriented takes time. Ellie and Anathema's withdrawal is far simpler (as is making sure their marriage is actually properly filed). Teasing stories and spells and blushes out of Fay is very simple.

(Telling Fay's father about the relationship goes... Decently. He's not judgemental, at least, and he's supportive of whatever makes them happy - though he makes clear to each of them individually that they can come to him if they have discomfort or concerns.)

(Sirius moves in with Remus, too. Apparently he's bugging the Order to give his house back so he can sell it - though Fay tells him she and the girls will be traveling, maneuvers in that he and Remus can house sit as a favor to her. For free, of course. Once Sirius is done reacquainting himself with his friend.)

Fay's birthday on November the thirteenth approaches fairly rapidly.

And, the day before Fay turns fifty -

Fay returns to the suite with a broad smile. "Guess what," she says.

"Are we getting a puppy?"

"Not quite," she says.

"A kitten?"

Snort. "A bit closer, perhaps."

"The Headmistress told me she can take over Auror Shacklebolt's orientation from here. As a birthday gift to me."

Sly grin. "I'm no longer a professor of Hogwarts."

Eeee! Glomp!

She laughs, picking Ellie up and spinning her - and kissing her rather thoroughly. "I'm yours. Completely."

Kisses!! Yay!

"I think we need to go celebrate..."

"I think we do." Another kiss. "Whatever you want."

"Can we still use your rooms...?"

"I think so. Or the house is currently empty..."

"Let's go back to the house. Pack your things."

"Yes ma'am."

Ellie and Anathema should pack up too.

They should!

Anathema's bouncing as she packs up all their things - though some of this they'll need to put in storage or do something else with, like the bed. (Anathema really likes this bed, but she also really likes their bed at home.) Still, bedding, artwork (their wedding certificate), books, clothes... Magic makes packing pretty quick, at least.

Magic is good for many things. For example, shrinking the bed for transport or transfiguring a new copy at a later date.

She'd like to shrink it; this bed has sentimental value, now.

Then shrink it they shall.

Kiss!

While Fay's elsewhere: "What're your plans for her?"

"Gonna touch all of her body."

She giggles. "Fair, fair."

"I think you should just tease her until her birthday proper though... So she has a bit of a present. And she doesn't really need a party with anyone else until that night or the day after, if you think about it... We can spend all day repeating your experiments on me."

Kiss. "I like the way you think, wife."

Kiss! "I'm an endless font of excellent ideas."