AN: Hi all, this is going to be a Remus/Tonks, and should have three or four parts. Feedback would be appreciated; constructive criticism and suggestions are welcomed. I hope you enjoy it, and don't be afraid to tell me if you don't.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, all character etc. belong to JK Rowling, blah, blah, woof, woof

Summary: There was something about her, something that drew him in and held him. And no matter how wrong it was, and how hard he fought against it, he couldn't help it; she was magnetic. MWPP

Magnetic

Part 1: One very grumpy Werewolf

Remus Lupin flopped onto the ancient sofa in the apartment he shared with Sirius and propped his feet up on their rickety coffee table. He closed his eyes, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and slumped further down into the lumpy piece of furniture enjoying the peace and quiet; always a rarity with Sirius around. Moments later the tranquil atmosphere was ruined by the roar of a monstrous motorcycle landing on the roof of the building. Grinding his teeth and emitting a noise that could only be compared to a growl, Remus resigned himself to his fate and made his way into their cramped kitchen to make himself some coffee, wondering all the while what on earth the neighbours thought of the cacophony Sirius routinely caused.

The man himself chose that moment to present himself, looking confidently windblown (a look Remus knew to be popular with the entire female population of the planet even if it didn't particularly endear the barer to his room-mate).

"Why so glum Moony?" He enquired innocently, throwing his black dragon skin jacket carelessly onto their sofa, and making his way into the kitchen. Once there he leaned casually against the counter and closely regarded his friend. Remus was occupying himself with coffee making and pointedly ignored the new addition to the room. Sirius rolled his eyes and ran a hand through his hair, smirking in amusement.

"What did I do this time?" He asked knowingly, resigning himself to the prospect of one of Remus' signature stop-leaving-the-cap-off-the-toothpaste, don't-forget-to-close-the-refrigerator lectures. To his surprise it didn't come. Instead Remus began to stir the sugar into his coffee rather violently, and was muttering furiously under his breath. Sirius' amusement only grew. "That time of the month again Moony?" he teased.

Remus spared a moment to shoot a dirty look over his shoulder at Sirius before returning to his stirring and muttering. Sirius chuckled, grabbed the Daily Prophet off of their small, scarred kitchen table, and retreated to the lounge. He had just opened the paper when he remembered something that caused him to grin widely into the fine, black print.

"Oh Remus…" He called, purposefully keeping his voice carelessly casual, "I told my cousin Andromeda she could leave her daughter with us until the end of the holidays."

There was a crash as Remus dropped his coffee mug and then absolute silence, Sirius snickered and turned the page to read the latest Quidditch scores.

Lily stood on her tip-toes in front of the fridge, still wearing most of her work clothing, and surveyed the contents. Her robes were draped over one of the wooden chairs that were arranged around the kitchen table, and her black heels had been abandoned somewhere in the lounge. She stood in pantyhose, a pencil skirt and a button down shirt that was half untucked. A smile tugged at the corners of James' mouth as he glanced over the top of the Quidditch scores at her.

Lily had just poured herself a glass of juice when there was a loud crack and Remus materialized in the middle of their kitchen. Lily slopped orange juice down her front in the ensuing fright and turned to face her glowering friend who didn't even notice her predicament. She sighed and gestured wordlessly towards the lounge where James was reading the prophet, and then began digging around in the pockets of her discarded robes for her wand.

She really shouldn't still get a fright every time someone apparated in her vicinity, heaven only knew it happened enough. Sirius in particular seemed to take sadistic joy in apparating practically on top of her at every possible opportunity. Her eyes flicked over the familiar scene playing out in the lounge and she bit her lip; resisting the urge to chuckle. This happened so frequently that she would have been able to describe exactly what was going on in the lounge from a thousand miles away, and predict exactly what would happen in the next few hours.

Finally finding her wand she did a quick 'scourgify' charm, grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl, and mouthed 'I'm going to see Sirius' to James over Remus' shoulder. There was another crack as Lily disapparated, still holding her apple and wearing her work clothes.

Sirius didn't turn a hair when Lily appeared out of nowhere. She padded across the lounge in her pantyhose and plonked herself down on the sofa next to him, curling her feet up under her. She took a large bite out of her apple and stared steadily at him until he turned his head away from the description of the Harpies latest victory against the Tornadoes to look at her.

"What did you do this time?" She enquired conversationally, unable to stop the smile that was spreading across her face.

"I don't have a clue what you're talking about Miss Lily." He replied, eyes wide and innocent. Lily laughed out loud and whacked Sirius over the head with the latest issue of 'Witch Broomstick?' He yelped and glared at the offending magazine, dropping his paper and using his arms to fend off further attacks.

"Merlin woman! There's no need for violence." He exclaimed, finally managing to wrestle the magazine from her and immediately diving at her to tickle her sides. Lily attempted to fend him off with a cushion, which resulted in a pillow fight that finally escalated into an all out war which only ended when Sirius accidentally knocked over Remus' favourite sneakascope.

"Oh shit" Sirius panted out in between raucous laughter, as he took in the glass remains of the spy detector. Lily collapsed on top of him in a fit of giggles, clutching her sides and gasping for breath.

After they had managed to calm down slightly they surveyed the chaos of the apartment from their place in a heap on the couch. Lily's red hair was a tangled mess on her head and her shirt hung off of her one shoulder as a result of two lost buttons. Sirius had a wet red stain down the front of his grey shirt and his black jeans had lighter dusty smudges on them.

They collapsed into another fit of laughter at the sight of the mess they had created and only managed to get stuck into the clean-up process half an hour later.

As Lily later found out, a fifteen year old girl was at the root of the upheaval in the Lupin/Black residence. The girl in question, one Nymphadora Tonks, was the daughter of Sirius' favourite cousin. Andromeda Black Tonks was yet another black sheep in the Black family, at age eleven she had been sorted into Ravenclaw and had been a source of constant disappointment to her family ever since. Her marriage to a muggle born, Ted Tonks, had been the straw that broke the camels back in her case, and she had been disinherited.

Sirius had always had a certain amount of solidarity with Andromeda, even though they were separated by over twelve years. And although they didn't know each other all too well, being disinherited by the Blacks had automatically made Andromeda Sirius favourite cousin, and his favourite surviving family member. She had also taken pity on him when he had first moved into his flat, and made a habit of visiting him frequently during his first summer alone; bearing leftovers, and generally spending most of her visits cleaning.

For this reason Sirius had felt compelled to agree when she had asked him to care for her daughter. Andromeda may be slightly nutty, but she was dead serious when it came to her daughters' safety, which was increasingly being compromised at home. Andromeda was not stupid, Ted was muggle born and she was a blood traitor, they were prime targets for the Death Eaters. She knew her daughter was not safe living with them, so she had to send her away. Sirius was her only option. The rest of her family detested her, and Ted's family would be incapable of protecting Nymphadora if disaster struck. By the process of elimination, Sirius was the only viable guardian for her daughter.

And so it was that Nymphadora Tonks came to stay in the Lupin/Black household.

"I can't believe that you agreed to this you dimwit! A bloody fifteen year old girl! Are you insane? Did the fact that your roommate is, oh… a Werewolf, even cross your mind when you were agreeing to this ridiculous plan! Not to mention the fact that she's a fifteen year old girl! What in Merlin's name are we going to do with her for three weeks? Where is she going to sleep? What is she going to do?"

At this point Sirius began to feel vaguely concerned, as he had, admittedly, not thought particularly hard about what would happen after she arrived. However his carefree nature soon resurfaced, and he speedily convinced himself that they could easily make a plan, after berating himself for allowing Moony to get to him. He then forced himself to tune back into his friends' rant.

"I'll tell you what's going to happen, she's going to make life miserable for us, that's what's going to happen! We'll come home from work, and BAM there she'll be, we'll want to use the bathroom and WHAM, she'll be in there too…" Sirius tried to suppress a snicker as Remus continued to list the many inconvenient places that his cousin might occupy, adding a few rather amusing expletives into his speech for good measure. At last he appeared to run out of steam, and contented himself with crossing his arms over his chest and huffing. He glared at Sirius, and barely suppressed a growl when he had the audacity to look amused.

"Really Moony," Sirius drawled, "You're overreacting, I'll bunk with you, and she can take my room, and if she's anything like Andy she'll be fabulous to have around, that woman makes the best roast potatoes…" Here Sirius trailed off and acquired a slightly dreamy look; presumably contemplating the aforementioned roast potatoes. Remus however was not convinced, and retreated to the relative peace of his room to brood and drown his sorrows in books.

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