I always thought that these two had a wonderful relationship. He always thought of her as the daughter he never had. I hope you like this, and if you think I own Harry Potter then you are mental.
I watched the Dora as she fired one spell after another at the oncoming targets. She was good; there was no doubt about that. She had passed concealment easily, but almost failed at stealth. She was damn clumsy, that one was.
But I felt something in my heart, heaviness I had never known before, as I realized that soon she would become an Auror, and would be in real danger. It was almost as if I didn't want her to go. I would still see her of course, she would be in my department, and I had requested her office right next to mine, and that she was assigned to missions with me.
"Mad-Eye!" I turned around to see the little pink haired girl running towards me.
She threw her arms around my waist and hugged me. "I did it! I did it! I passed!"
"Congratulations," I beamed down at her.
"Thank you Mad-Eye," she said, hugging me tight to her. "It's all thanks to you. Now I can fight. I can kill Death Eaters and fight Voldemort."
"Be careful, kid," I mumbled.
"I will Mad-Eye. Besides, I won't be scared, I'll be with you!" she grinned up at me.
"Yeah, well I won't always be there to protect you," I said. It was important that she understood that these people were ruthless.
But the girl wouldn't hear it. "Mad-Eye I'm so happy!"
I wasn't about to ruin the little girl's moment. "Congrats sweetheart," I smiled, a mangled smile. "I thought that the stealth was pretty difficult for you."
She grinned mischievously. "Yeah… I thought I was going to fail!"
"But you didn't," I pointed out.
"Yeah! I passed! The examiner said I was excellent."
"You were."
"You watched?" she looked amazed.
"Of course I watched!" I said, feigning hurt. Believe it or not there once was a time when I had a sense of humor.
She hurried down to tell Kingsley and the other Aurors that she passed, and I leaned against my staff, watching as she tripped over an umbrella stand.
The girl held a special spot in my heart. I had had many interns and apprentices of course, but I had never felt as close to one as I had felt as close to Tonks. There was something about her that made me happy. She could make me laugh like nobody else; it was nice to have a little fun. She was like the daughter I never had.
"Tonks!" I called after her and she hurried back. "Tonks just please, be careful."
"Mad-Eye," she smiled up at me. "I'll be fine."
"I know you will kiddo."
This girl really was the daughter I never had.