In search of happy end
First thing about which I really want to inform you it's case that English isn't my main language so if you find any grammatical or language mistakes I'm really sorry of it. Anyway I'm going to correct every which I'll find. And also I don't own any of Rowling's characters.
I: How could you see me when I'm invisible?
Slim, young woman dressed in dark black robe, which covered her arms and fell to the ground was walking between old, grey buildings. Her brown hair had been barely visible under extensive hood. Until she'd been walking and sometimes looking around with watchfully glances, she could fell a little safe. She really didn't want to be in this place, especially alone. Her pale, lean fingers had desperately clenched on smooth surface of her wand. Suddenly she had heard dull voices behind the wall on her left. As fast as she could, Nymphadora Tonks clung her back to cold wall and started to listen. She breathed deeply when she'd started to understand words and meaning of talking.
"How it could be possible that you hadn't got any problem with helping Lestrange and her group get out of Azkaban after refute the support of Our Lord, but it's really big deal for you to tell my something about planned attack on the Order?!" barked a little too loud man's voice with growing irritation. Woman thought that this person had to be really impatient. That features often describes novices, so Tonks naively told herself that danger of this group isn't as big as she expected. How foolish!
"I don't know." mocked low, warning tone of another death eater. "Maybe it's only caution on my part…" voice had been cold, dripping with hate "… but you should consider that I'm too smart to betray someone else's secrets to inexperienced scums."
Every of her senses told her to leave, but her loyalty to task wanted her to stay. She had been waiting. Steps of two men instead of getting away she'd heard much louder in every second. Cautiously and non-verbal she'd casted a chameleon spell on herself. In less than a minute her body had flowed in the air. She still had been standing (or at half) relying her sweaty back on unpleasant wall but now she could swear that she'd heard her bumping heart. That could be good trap if she didn't get there herself. Yeah, it'll be really honorable death…
Two death eaters had come into her field of vision. The first of them, most likely one with more 'work' experiences, had been walking slowly. He'd got upright position and raised head as if he had been watching subjects, not bare walls. He'd been glaring around with suspicious glances and in one, horrible moment man stopped with look directed to place, where Tonks stood. The opponent's face had been covered by decorated with crazy patterns mask but expression in his eyes told her that he knew. She frowned deeply at the thought that enemy can see her. Dark, brown eyes watched her invisible body just a moment before death eater finally stepped back and turned to his partner.
In the first moment when Tonks saw next person covered under specific black robe, she thought that if she had ever met this one on the street she wouldn't have suspect him to be on the Voldemort's side. Bald and stocky man careless stepped into space between buildings which was shaped into triangle. Upper half of his face had been covered by skull-shaped mask which grotesquely composed with his wide grin. He looked like his job brought him only fun.
Metamorphmagus had gently pulled out her wand from pocket, when taller death eater stopped glancing at her, wished to teleport herself to safe place. She was scared of any murmurs which she could accidentally made.
"Petrificus Totalus." hissed taller death eater under his breath. Nymphadora had any moment to motion. Whole her body had immediately stiffened. She couldn't move in any direction so she'd felt little uncomfortable. She couldn't even rise her glance to meet opponent's glare.
"Nott." He'd said suddenly and watched as companion shuddered as id he was shaking off the rest of the lethargy. "Why couldn't you go and look for our further path?" he suggested with emotionless voice.
"I know where…"
"Nott." Death eater cut his speech off with warning and danger look in his eyes. Bald man went away within a second.
Man had slowly come in front of place in which Tonks had been staying and remained in silence. She had got enough time to take a look at the future (probably) interviewer. His mask, which covered the entire face except eyes had been colored with white and gold designs and had go shape of human skull with convex cheekbones. In the place where mouth should be she could see only dark, longitudinal holes with jerky edges. It had been so disturbing that woman felt a shiver running down her back. Suddenly she saw that his black robe has got many patterns on its surface. Seemingly black clothing had been covered by designs and inconclusive pictures. Interesting. There were illustrations of clocks dripping of blood and shaded with fire. She saw contours of people made of ash falling into small pieces. Watching was intriguing before she'd realized what death eater was actually doing… She was glancing with resigned and disbelieving look as person in front of her pulled hand toward her.
Suddenly strong grip wrapped around her wrist. She saw flash of victory in opponent's eyes.
"Expelliarmus." He said with lenient tone of voice and before released from the previous spell victim could do anything, added "Levicorpus."
Without a wand and a camouflage spell, Tonks was hanging her head down, held by her ankle through invisible force in front of the enemy. She could imagine wide grin under his mask. With embarrassing on her face she was trying to remove her violet hair from field of view. Tonks had found herself wondered why death eater treated her so kindly. At first she expected him to kill her, but he had only used harmless spells from school.
"First and last name please." she heard from above. Is he insane? How could anyone expected auror and member of the order of the phoenix to provide personal data to death eater? She smiled with superiority. "Disclosure ex nomine." After a moment of silence he added spell which she heard for the first time in her life.
"Nymphadora Tonks." With horror she had found herself professing that.
"Interesting…" he had mocked and was continuing with emotionless voice "I propose a short cooperation with me relying on conversation and exchange of information or death." With the last word his voice sounded a bit maniacally.
She thought that a similar chance to learn about Voldemort's plans would never repeated. Still she couldn't believe how it happened that (if she plays her cards well) she is on track to get the perfect source of information. He had offered her a conversation, not a monologue… For the good of the Order, she had told herself before she answered. She still couldn't admit to herself how much she was interested in that person.
"I could agree."
"We are going to meet at the Hog's Head at 11 p.m. tonight. Come alone. Don't inform anyone about anything. If you do it I will murder everyone who lives in the area of Ottery St. Catchpole. Understand?" he was completely relaxed when he gave her information. Tonks had hesitated for the second and gave a nod.
"Praesidium." He used another unknown spell after which on her finger she found silver ring. "If you try to deceive me or take this tasteful jewelry off it'll explode." Tonks eyes widened whenever she had realized that she will never win with him.
"That's all. Pretty hair colour anyway." He said with difficult to determine intention. "Liberacorpus."
When Tonks fell on the wet and dirty pavement, he had teleported.
Resigned, drenched and really tired Tonks went to actual headquarter of the Order, Weasley's house.
"Who's there?" she heard concerned woman voice and within a minute she saw Molly dressed in normal muggle apron. "Almost everyone has already eaten! Where were you? Honey, you're completely drenched!" The woman covered her with questions, because eventually invite her to the kitchen for a meal. Tonks sat between George and Ron who had greeted her after she entered room. Metamorphmagus started eating in completely silence. She was so thoughtful that she couldn't realize about what Remus was asking before he had repeated the question.
"What had happened, Dora? Your clothing is dirty from the mud as if you were lying in it." He asked with worried voice.
"I was walking on dirty from rain street and suddenly I fell down." She replied with feigned embarrassment. "You know how clumsy I can be…" When she started hiding information for her new cooperation 'partner' she realized that she really wanted to do this one thing alone. She didn't wanted to share information with Lupin or Order before she didn't get any important reference.
Lupin remained in silence for the moment. He made an impression to be unconvinced. Suddenly she noticed flash in his eyes. "You haven't got this ring before, have you?" he asked.
It took Tonks a moment to realize that everyone was glaring at her while waiting for her reaction. She thought about how big mistake she could make if she said truth. Too big. Damn Lupin and his astute eyesight! She could lied, cover information or…
"Who gave it to you?" whispered with some kind of jealously man with bright brown hair.
She smiled widely when she had realized how easily she can skip the topic. Just make a joke.
"You shouldn't be too interested, Remus." She said with exaggerated anger. She had caught interest of her friends too. "Is it some kind of envy?" she added and chuckled. Twins had immediately taken a joke and between bursts of laughter they started to make their own suggestions.
"You're too old for our precious Tonks." Mocked George and made his family laugh harder.
"Really nice ring, friend. That suits you." Added Fred.
Brilliant atmosphere in the kitchen was suddenly broken by Remus Lupin who had violently get up and walked out with anger. People fell silence for the moment and returned to normal conversation. Auror realized that only one person don't get fooled. Alastor Moody was watching her with a peculiar look.
She broke their eye contact to look at original Weasley's clock which indicated the place of residence of every family member. Arthur's hand of a clock moved on "home" and immediately their heard doorbell. After a while dressed in a suit ginger haired man walked into kitchen and sat in front of Tonks, on Lupin's place. Bowl of hot and delicious cheese soup flew to him and landed on the table. He started to eat with a blissful smile.
"Muggle-borns are wonderful." He said suddenly attracting the attention of companions. Tonks nodded with friendly smile to encourage him to continue. "Have you known that they created equipment which is use to increasing the voice and sound quality? They had named that 'microphone'. They are great because of their mind and ingenuity, aren't they?"
"Arthur, we can just use Sonorus to get the same effect." Added Mad-eye with calm voice.
"Why have you broken my father's fun?" asked George with confused expression as soon as he realized that Arthur returned to eating in silence.
"Because you must remember that we're at war. And anyone should be joking about that." He commented sluggishly.
After a moment Tonks had gently stood and walked to her bedroom. She laid down on soft bed and wrapped in a quilt. She was staring at the ceiling for few minutes before she checked an hour. It was 10:15 p.m. She wondered what she should say if Lupin asked her where is she going tonight. She knew that she couldn't deceive him with jokes for eternity. She sighed.
She could feel familiar adrenalin and curiosity which were crushing her guts. Auror cooperating with death eaters… She is really insane.
Tonks smiled widely realized that it means that she has got more similarities to new partner than she could ever think.
Clock was pointing 10:50 p.m. when dressed in black clothes Nymphadora left Weasley's house and teleported. She couldn't see glare of covered above curtain Remus. He looked tired and miserable.