A/N: This is an AU where Tonks is only 2 years younger than the marauders and is in school with them.
Chapter 1:The Book
Nymphadora Tonks was sitting in the library at Hogwarts. She had three piles of books in front of her. Ever since Tonks had found out the previous year (her 3rd year) that Remus was a werewolf she'd been trying to find ways to make his transformations easier. Like the whole animagus thing? She'd been the one to realize he wouldn't hurt them if they were animagi or at least he couldn't turn them into werewolves as well. And yet, she was the only one of the group who hadn't been able to become an animagus. Remus had said it would be too "dangerous", he had barely let the other marauders. Tonks had been furious. After all, it had been her idea!But now it just meant she'd have to find something else.
She sighed and closed another book. Nothing, She was frustrated because she'd been going through every book in the library that had anything to do with werewolves. Most of them said horrible things about them and they disgusted her.
'Werewolves are people just like everyone else,' she thought setting aside another book.
After a few more hours passed, she wasn't any closer to helping her friend. She put back a few more books and pulled out five more. Realizing one of them was on another subject she went to put it back, when she saw something sparkle on the shelf.
Tonks set the books on the table and removed another book. There was something there, so she moved them more quickly. After removing four more books she reached to the back of the bookshelf and pulled a book out.
It looked old. The words on the front cover were in another language, while the cover itself was a type of leather encrusted with jewels. Tonks gently ran her hand over the cover. Until her fingers came upon a lock.
"I guess you won't be opening for me then," she whispered.
It was obviously not an ordinary library book. Madame Pince probably didn't even know it was there.
"And probably wouldn't miss it if it wasn't," she muttered to herself yet again. She grabbed her school bag and quickly shoved the book into it. She was too curious for her own good.
Later on, after Tonks had gotten up to her dormitory, she had just sat down on her bed and pulled the book out, ready to unravel its mysteries; when she heard footsteps on the stairs.
She sighed exasperatedly and shoved the book into her nightstand drawer, after having only gotten to see the title.
Six girls came into the dormitory, all talking about boys and who had asked out who for the upcoming Hogsmeade trip. She rolled her eyes. Not that she had a date, but she didn't care. That wasn't her goal right now.
Her goal was to help Remus. But she couldn't do that with six overly excited girls chatting in her dormitory. She pulled her curtains closed and dove under the blankets, frustrated. Within an hour she had drifted into a fitful sleep.
A/N: SO what do you think? Feel free to give me ideas. I need them. Plz review.