A/N: This is my first story for the OTP Boot Camp. The prompt was letter and my OTP is Remus/Tonks. It is also for the Canon couples challenge, the Greek mythology competition (Hera) and the NEW Ultimate Taylor Swift competition, with the song "If this was a movie". It is also in second person. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, or any characters in the series. I also don't own the song "If this was a movie" as it belongs to Taylor Swift
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would, you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside 'till I came out
It's around twelve o'clock and you are rolling around restlessly. The war has taken its toll on you and after Mad-Eye's and Sirius's deaths, you have begun to become jumpy and worried about the rest of the order.
"I hope they're alright," you think as you curl up on your side. "I've lost a lot of sleep over this stupid war."
But it isn't just the order your worried about, it's your family too; Mum, Dad, Remus and your unborn child. You are scared for them all; your muggle-born father, your bloodtraitor (you snort at the term) mother, your werewolf husband, you; the metamorphmagus half-blood and your little child, born to a half-breed and a half-blood.
You try to not think about what could possibly happen to you all, and instead think about the end of the war, bringing peace to the wizarding world. You sleep better that night than you have in many weeks.
When you awaken from your glorious sleep, you realise that Remus is not here with you. You shrug it off as you know that he hasn't been sleeping, much like you.
You feel like pulling your sheets and blankets over your head, but you know that you cannot. You're an auror, for goodness sakes, you can't be lazy. As you think of that, you think of Mad-Eye's piece of advice: "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!
You smile sadly as you remember your paranoid, old mentor. Then, you shake your head to clear your current train of thought. "No use dwelling on the past," you think as you walk down the stairs to the living room.
"Good morning, Nym" you hear your mother say. There's no use in telling her to call you Tonks, she never listens.
You reply to her, "Good morning Mum. Where's Dad?"
She stiffens and says, "He's been forced to flee. He said he was going with another muggle-born."
You wonder if it's someone that you may know, but you don't push her because it obviously hurts her. So you ask another question, about Remus.
She closes her eyes and sighs. She puts one hand into her pocket and holds your left hand in her right. All she says to you is: "I'm so sorry."
She gives you a note, drops your hand and walks out of the room. You are extremely confused at the moment, your mother is not a vague person normally.
You carefully open the note, noticing Remus's neat writing on one side. As you read, you knock over a spoon, but you don't pick it up because you're in too much shock to care or even think about the spoon.
Dear Tonks,
I'm sorry to do this to you but I cannot stay here. I'm a werewolf and much to old for you, and now I've probably infected you.
I know there's a war going on, and I know you're under a lot of stress, but you'll be safer this way. Everything that has happened between us was a huge mistake, on my part.
I'm sorry that I got mad a few nights ago, but I guess we're all under lots of stress at the moment. Also, as you know, the full moon is close. Tomorrow, in fact.
Good luck Tonks. Not just for the war, but for the rest of your life,
Remus "Moony" Lupin
The piece of parchment crinkled in your hand and silent tears poured down your cheeks. You put the parchment down and think of what you had just read. For some reason, it reminds you of a quote that you loved as a child, but never fully understood what it meant. Now, as the quote comes back to you, you know what it means.
You sit down later, in the evening, just to think about everything that had happened. Your baby bump is still quite small, but it was there, and beginning to get bigger.
Your mother is taking a small nap, because you say she needs it. She doesn't want it but you tell her that it wouldn't help if she fell asleep during the war and the Death Eaters came, and that convinces her to go upstairs and to her room.
Remus's letter was crumpled and you left it under a bench. Whenever you think of it, you think of your much-loved quote, which you never really forgot, as much as you tried.
You are shocked out of your thoughts when someone knocks on the door. You don't think for a moment, and grab your wand. You check that your mother is safe, she is sleeping peacefully and hasn't been disturbed in the slightest.
The person at the door knocks again. You rush downstairs, your auror instincts kicking in, and try to carefully open the door. As soon as you open the door and you see who it is, you almost lower your wand. Almost. But you remember to check to see if this person is an imposter.
"What were Remus Lupin and I going to call our child if it were a boy?" It seems like a stupid question, but it's a good one because no one but Remus and you knew the answer. If this person was a death eater, then of course they didn't know the answer to it.
"Theodore Remus Lupin, after his maternal grandfather and his father." You lower your wand slowly, then hesitantly smile at him.
"Come in, Remus." And as he does, you remember the quote again and your love for the wolf marauder.
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you're sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
But if this was a movie you'd be here by now
End A/N: Guys, I don't plan on leaving there. There should be a couple more chapters after this (hopefully!). But I hope you liked the story so far. Thanks for reading everyone!