HP/OC also with RW/HG

Takes place 2 years after Voldemort's defeat. Ginny was killed during the fight, but bear with him please I love Ginny just as much as a lot of other HP fans.

Chapter 1

"That seems to be the last of it." A pink haired Tonks walked slowly down the steps of Number 12 Grimmauld place, looking solemnly up at the old building as it shrunk away into nothing, hiding once again from the Muggle world. Hopefully forever.

She watched as several other aurors carried boxes full of old artefacts away from the steps, stepping into an alley off the way to Dissaperate back to the ministry with them.

Remus Lupin stood at the rickety gate waiting for her, a grim look on his face as he too stared up the building.

"Sirus would have liked to see this." He said, absentmindedly as he stepped up next to him. "The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black closing forever."

"We hope." She told him quietly.

Bellatrix, who had attempted to take the building for herself when the Order had left it, was enraged to find it had been passed to Harry's possession instead of her own. Though she hadn't doubted much from her blood-traitor cousin, Sirius. She had attempted to keep it for herself even so, but since Voldemort's defeat years before it had been abandoned and empty; Harry refused to live there, and the Order didn't have any more use for it, and Bellatrix was safely being held in Azkaban prison.

Remus sighed slightly and turned to leave, motioning for Tonks to follow.

But as they turned away, he was surprised into a halt by a young women standing not too far off. She stood in the centre of the turn about, her eyes fixed on the spot where the Black house had just been.

Remus gave a small sigh and turned to whisper to Tonks, not taking his eyes of the girl. "We may have been seen after all."

The girl looked like a muggle. Dressed in black jeans and a black T-shirt, a blue sweater held to her body, but not wearing it. Her black sweeping long hair made her look quite pretty, and she was tall and skinny, looking to be around the age of 20.

Remus pulled his wand from his robes, and walked towards the girl, hiding the wooden piece halfway up his sleeve as he went.

"Excuse me, miss?"

She jumped slightly, turning to look round at him, her eyes showing not surprise but sadness. "Yes?"

Remus realized with a start that she looked startlingly like someone he knew. He blinked in surprise and hesitated a moment.

Before he could say anything however, she cut in. "What happened to the house?" She had an American accent.

Without a word he removed his wand from his sleeve and held it at waist height, watching with some apprehension as she suddenly narrowed her eyes, and snapped, "Don't you dare use magic on me."

The second he hesitated again, dumb struck for a moment, she stuck her hand from under her sweater, pointing a wand of her own directly at his chest, steady and sure.

Behind him he felt Tonks approach, and knew by her movement she had brought out a wand of her own.

"Sorry." Remus told her, carefully, eyeing the wand with obvious shock. He made a quick motion to Tonks for her to lower her wand as the girl in front of him did so as well, if only by a small amount.

She eyed him for a moment, studying him before speaking again. "Did you think I was a muggle?"

He nodded, then, after making sure she wouldn't strike, spoke again. "Why are you here?"

She sighed, and lowered her wand completely now. "You work for the ministry, don't you?"

Remus shook his head but Tonks nodded. "I do, he doesn't though."

"What were you doing with all that stuff?" She sounded protective, and was narrowing her eyes once more. "And where did the house go?"

Remus looked more on guard suddenly. Wondering why this girl would be asking... why she had come to find the house in the first place. "That's not for you to know."

She raised her eyebrows in a fashion that once again reminded him of someone, but he wasn't quite sure who, but instead of speaking again she gave a small sigh and plopped herself down gracefully on the curb, still staring in the direction where the house used to be.

"I was hoping I could come and stay here."

Remus looked round at Tonks in obvious alarm well she was looking at the girl with contracted eyebrows, her pink hair nearly glowing in the street lamp light.

"Here?"

She nodded. "I could always just stay at an inn or something... The Leaky Cauldron had rooms available..." She trailed off, obviously deep in thought.

Tonks, after some hesitation, came and sat down next to the girl, giving Remus a significant look as she did so. Clearly saying 'I think this girl is a bit off her rocker'.

But something wasn't right, and it was nagging at Remus.

"Why would you want to stay here?" She asked kindly, in a voice like she was talking to a small child.

The girl sighed, running a hand through her hair, making her look slightly windswept, her grey eyes dancing...

And suddenly Remus realized who she looked like.

"You're not related to the Blacks are you?" He stared at her.

She looked up with a small smile, the light above reflecting on her face, in her eyes, making them eerily bright. "My father was a Black. Mine and my mother's last name is Corilith."

"Corilith." Remus suddenly felt sick. "Your mother's first name isn't Lanai is it?" Tonks was looking up at him with an odd expression on her face, obviously confused.

"Ya, that was her."

Now it was Remus' turn to sit down on the curb. He ran a hand through his greying hair, a long exasperated sigh escaping him. He looked suddenly about 10 years older. Tonks was watching him with worry now.

"What is it?"

Remus ignored her, and, speaking from his hands he addressed the girl again. "Sirius is your father?"

Tonks looked round in the girls direction, shock on her face, only to have the girl nod. "So I've been told."

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