Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all characters belong to J.K. Rowling, I own nothing except Violet.
A/N: I came up with this idea while listening to a song called "The Little Girl" and since I'm not sure how it will fair I will post the first chapter or two (3 if I get ambitious) and see how it fairs before making more of it so thank you for taking time to look at this story, reviews are welcome and appreciated.
Chapter 1.
Tonks looked around the run down and filthy house the only light coming from the tip of her wand and the occasional passing light from one of the other aurors with her, the house was quite save the creaking floor boards under her boots and the voices of the others in different rooms.
"Killing curse, he must have killed her first then himself."
She tried not to listen to the discussion in the room behind her as she walked down the hall peeking into rooms for anyone else who could have been in the house, she came to a dead stop as she looked into one room that was set up for a child, a girl by the looks of the dresses on the floor and the doll on the bed, she felt her heart and stomach drop to her feet because she didn't want to be the one to find a child's body in the house.
She stepped into the room going to the bed and carefully picked up the doll atop the patch filled blanket, out of the corner of her eye she seen movement in the closet, she set the doll down and slowly went to the half opened door carefully pulling it open holding her wand up to see.
There huddled against the back of the closet was a small girl who couldn't have been more than 4 years old, she looked up at Tonks her blue eyes wet with tears as she shook, Tonks knelt down holding out her hand to the girl who watched her untrusting.
"It's okay sweetie, I'm here to help you."
The girl hesitantly moved closer to the auror, now that she was closer Tonks could see her pale ashen blonde hair was long and horribly tangled and it made her heart sink further some how when the child's hand lightly took her own before standing and wrapping her little arms around the women's neck crying.
Tonks held the girl's to thin frame as she stood and carried her to the bed where she picked up the doll before going back to the living room, she got many wide eyed stairs as the others seen her holding the still sobbing child.
"Where did you find that one Tonks?"
She tightened her hold on the girl as one of the others moved closer to her, she glanced around the room her eyes locking with Mad-eye's as he gave a slight nod before she looked back at who spoke to her.
"In the closet of the room in the hall."
She gave the short answer glancing at the girl in her arms as she gave a whine looking over her shoulder at the others before hiding her face in Tonks' neck.
"What do we do with her? Neither of the parents had family that wanted anything to do with them and placing a child from a situation like this could take months."
She watched as the others talked it over only looking away as the girl let go of her neck with one arm reaching for the doll, Tonks handed it over with a soft smile getting a brief smile from the child before she hid her face again, something in her heart told her she couldn't let the girl go through that, being passed from house to house and family to family like something nobody wanted.
"I'll take her until we can find a stable home for her."
A great deal of the other aurors who had known Tonks for awhile thought she was joking until they seen there was no sign of joking on her face while she held the girl that had drifted to sleep, after some banter about the idea the others agreed that she was best suited to look after the child until then.
Tonks had did just that even staying nights on end with her at St. Mungo's Hospital, that's were Tonks was as the girl slept in the room she stood in the hall arms crossed over her chest as she talked with the witch put in charge of finding Violet, the girl had told Tonks her name just a few days after being taken in by the auror, a new home.
"I don't understand it myself Nymphadora but no one seems to want to take her in, they are all worried she'll have settling issues."
Tonks looked into the room where Violet was sleeping in the bed holding her doll close, over the three weeks she'd been with Violet she found the girl was just like any other child her age, happy, bubbly and very sweet how anyone couldn't want a child like her just made her blood boil, she sighed looking at the witch in front of her.
"I know someone who wants her."
The women looked into her eyes surprised that she hadn't said something sooner.
"And who would that be?"
Tonks looked back into the room as Violet stirred in her sleep her now strait blonde hair falling over her cheek.
"Me, I want to adopt her as my own."
The witch smiled taking out some papers from the folder she was holding and handed them to the young auror who looked them over before she took the pen signing her name on the ones that needed it, when it was all said and done she went back into the room as Violet woke up looking around for her, she sat on the side of the bed giving her a smile her hair turning pink as Violet smiled at her sitting up.
"Guess what Violet, you have a new home now with someone who will look after you and love you with all their heart."
The blonde looked at her with a pouty look her eyes brimming with tears.
"No I don't want to go with someone new! I want to stay with you!"
That took Tonks by surprise but she shook her head moving so she could pull the girl into her lap chuckling as she clung onto her.
"I know sweetie and that's why I signed the papers to adopt you, you can be with me always now, you'll be my little girl."
Violet looked up at her tears rolling down her cheeks as she registered what she was just told, after a moment Violets whimpers turned to giggles as she hugged Tonks' neck happily as the women wrapped her arms around her lovingly then she kissed her head, that afternoon Violet was released from the hospital and she walked happily by Tonks' side holding her hand both laughing as she spun and skipped about.
Tonks picked her up holding her on her hip as she apparited to her flat setting Violet down once inside watching as she looked about the small down stairs, while the girl explored the living room looking at the few photos on the mantle Tonks went to the kitchen giving her patronus a quick message before sending it off to her mother and father.
After watching the patronus leave she looked back at the living room where Violet was now looking out the window at the street below, Tonks bit her lip as she watched Violet look at the children that were running around in the street, here she stood 22 years old just out of auror training and now a mother of a child she'd saved but some how it felt right as Violet came to her side hiding behind her legs as her mother's raven patronus flew in the window landing on the counter flapping it's wings once before it gave it's message.
Before she could talk herself out of it Tonks found herself outside her parents' house Violet on her hip messing with her doll as she rested her head on Tonks' shoulder, swallowing the uneasy feeling Tonks opened the door and slipping her boots off after closing the door behind her.
"Mum? Daddy?"
She walked to the living room looking around the room not seeing either of her parents.
"In the kitchen Nymphadora."
She set Violet down smiling as the girl kept a hold of her hand, she led her to the kitchen chuckling as Violet hid behind her seeing Andromeda and Ted sitting at the table, Tonks' mother had her hair put up in a bun, like she always did, as she looked over the paper, her father was making an attempt to read the front page as his wife held it up to read it.
It was her father who looked over at his daughter a bit surprised she hadn't made her way to the table, or past the counter really, his eyes fell on Violet as she peeked around his daughter's waist but quickly hiding again.
"Is there something you didn't tell us for four years Nymphie?"
Now it was Andromeda's turn to look at their daughter as she turned looking at the girl behind her who with a whimper stepped to her side holding her hand.
"Not exactly, this is Violet my adopted daughter."
Violet looked at the two adults at the table and gave a shy wave with her free hand, Tonks' parents looked the girl over but Andromeda spoke first as Tonks brought the little blonde closer to the table before picking her up and standing in front of the table.
"How old is she?"
Before Tonks could answer Violet held up four fingers to Andromeda with a smile.
"I'm four!"
That broke through the icy look her mother had as it melted away into a soft smile, she set Violet on her feet watching as she went to Andromeda smiling, Tonks looked at her father as he smiled at his daughter.
"Is she staying with you or is it just temporary?"
Tonks looked back at her mother who was now holding Violet in her lap listening to her as she talked.
"She's staying with me, I've adopted her, her real mother and father were killed, I couldn't stand to let her be passed from family to family like something no one wants."
She explained as her father stood nodding, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders hugging her making her smile.
"You did the right thing, she's adorable."
Tonks turned in her father's hold and faced him kissing his cheek before she hugged him, Ted hugged her back chuckling he and Tonks had always been close when she was younger she often preferred him to her mom so to him, like any true father, she would be his little girl.
Tonks looked down breaking the hug when Violet lightly tugged her shirt tail, she picked her up kissing her head as she rubbed her eye, she handed Violet over to her father chuckling as the girl went willingly resting her head on his shoulder.
"What are you going to do with her tonight?"
Tonks looked at her mother confused then it hit her as her mother gestured to the letter in her pocket from Mad-eye about an order meeting, she knew Violet wouldn't stay here even if her parents wanted her to because she was used to Tonks being there, she ran her hand through her now brown hair ignoring her mother's smirk at her normal hair color.
"I'll just have to take her with, she shouldn't be to much trouble."
She looked back at Violet who was giggling as Ted told her a story using his wand to make little smoke figures.
"What about the others?"
She shook her head at her mother turning her hair strawberry blonde.
"What about them mum? I'm 22 I'm old enough to make my own choices, if they don't like that I chose to take her in then they can all-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence Nymphadora Andromeda Tonks, you'll need to learn to hold that tongue with little ears around."
Tonks sighed rolling her eyes, she was not particularly good at holding her tongue despite who was in the room with her children or adults, she looked back to Violet who made her way to her taking her hand, she picked her up holding her on her hip.
"Would you like to come somewhere with me tonight Violet? Meet a few new people?"
She watched as the blonde girl thought it over before nodding shyly, she kissed her head rubbing her back as she put her head on her shoulder, she looked back to her mom with a soft smile.
"I should go before Mad-eye bites my head off for being late."
She quickly said goodbye to her parents before she apperated to Grimmuald place shaking her head as she got a bit light headed from it, she glanced at Violet who had some how fallen asleep before she walked into the house, she sighed hearing voices in the kitchen though she couldn't pick any of them out aside from Mad-eye's as she made her way down the hall.
She paused outside the cracked door listening for a moment hearing Molly Weasley chide someone for being impatient.
"She'll be here soon enough just calm down Sirius."
Tonks pressed her back to the wall trying to calm herself as Violet stirred on her side at the voices, Tonks had known her cousin was back but she didn't think she'd be seeing him at her first official order meeting, and what a greeting this would be, his littlest cousin walking into the room after 12 years carrying a four year old child when she was only 22.
She held her breath as footsteps passed the door fallowed by a voice she didn't recognize.
"Molly is right, last time she came she was late and tripped over the umbrella stand so you'll know when she arrives."
Tonks looked behind her realizing she'd passed the stand without clipping her toe on it and tripping, she let out the breath setting the now awake Violet on her feet chuckling when she hid behind her as she opened the door stepping in.