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Authors note: This is my first real fic, please be nice. It's just a little something that I needed to wright. Not cannon. Takes place during book 6, before Harry is moved to the Burrow. Ignores large parts of book six. Slightly random. I have now revised this story and fixed any mistakes that I noticed after publishing. If you find any that I may have missed, please let me know. Also a huge thanks those of you who have already posted reviews, it means a lot to me to see that people enjoy my work.
Tonks pulled her jumper a little tighter around her shoulders. It was cold for this time of the year and sitting in the slightly damp space she had chosen for herself didn't help matters much, but at least she could clearly see the road and the front door to the house.
Guarding the boy had been one of the many new tasks she had added to her to do list shortly after joining the order just over a year ago. She didn't mind doing it, somebody had to, but sitting in the hedge of privet drive number 4 all on her own for 8 hours wasn't her idea of a fun night.
Midnight. Mrs. Figg had walked past her on the way from the shops shortly after her shift had started. Harry had returned from his walk and snuck in through the back door. The boy with the mutt on a leash had walked to the park and back. Vernon Dursley had come home from work. Duddley Dursley had gone of with two of his thick looking friends and had not returned home yet. Vernon and Petunia had gone to bed over an hour ago. Nothing interesting to report.
The sudden blueish light from somewhere to her left and underneath her borrowed invisibility cloak made her start and grab her wand before she figured out the the source was a small magpie that looked up at her expectantly from its perch on her knee.
"Don't curse me, I'm joining you in a minute."
She couldn't help but smile, nobody pitched up for guard duty 4 hours early. She felt rather than heard the older man settle down next to her. They sat in silence for a few moments before he spoke in a slightly horse whisper.
"It's freezing out here"
"I know"
She felt the feverish heat pouring from his body as he pulled a battered old thermos flask from somewhere under his cloak and she tried to count the days to the next full moon. He spoke again and effectively cut of her train of thought.
"Anything to report?"
"You mean besides the fact that you should be in bed? Remus, you need to sleep."
"So do you, but I appreciate the gesture. Anyway, I tried, but I couldn't."
He carefully handed her a cup of tea, along with what looked like a chocolate chip biscuit.
"Molly?"
"She seems to think I need fattening up. I don't have the hart to tell her I can't stand the idea of food this close to the full moon."
"She has a point, you know, but I won't push it."
He didn't say anything, so she continued.
"Do you think they suspect something?"
"I'm not sure. I think Molly does, and perhaps Dumbledore and Mad Eye, but nobody else."
"I've been asked to join the group in Hogsmead at the beginning of the school year."
"I've heard."
"Are you stil going of with the wolf pack?"
"Dumbledore wants me to, and I know somebody needs to try to win them over, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea. Not with Greyback as alpha male, anyway, but I don't think I have a choice. If I go, I'll try to stay in touch."
"Just stay safe, ok. I'll rather life with the idea that no news is good news. Just stay safe."
She leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder and felt him wrap one arm protectively around her as he took the empty cup from her hand and pressed a small kiss on her cheek.
"I will."