"She's engaged! Doesn't that bother you?" Sirius screamed. Remus had now completely shrunk back into his arm chair, for the first time in his life he was scared of his best friend.
"Well…yes but …but at least she will be safe with him," Remus whispered, not daring to look at him in fear of turning into stone by his murderous glare.
"What you rather she was safe and in a loveless marriage is that it!" Sirius demanded who was now frothing at the mouth.
"N…n…no," Remus stammered as he groped around in his pocket.
The wands just for protection; you know fine well what happens when he loses it.
"She still loves you and I know you love her too!" he continued on ranting.
"Tonks will be safe," Remus repeated but just then Sirius began to tremble; the place where he once stood was now occupied by a giant, black dog. Its razor sharp teeth glistening in the light as its lips curled in a barred snarl, a roar escaping its throat.
"Sirius, just calm down," Remus tried to command whilst he fumbled around for his wand again. He pointed it at Sirius's chest but knew that he had no intention of hurting his friend. As if sensing this Sirius bounded towards him; there bodies collided with such force that they were both lying flat on their backs, winded. A wrestling match soon unfolded as Remus tried to pin him down. An onlooker who was betting on the out come of such a fight would defiantly have backed Sirius whose jaws were snapping widely but Remus was much stronger than his soft appearance gave him credit for. He managed to keep the struggling dog in a headlock whilst the anger evaporated.
"Have you calmed down now?" Remus asked as he panted. Sirius who had now transformed back, nodded feebly.
"I'm sorry," he muttered as Remus released him.
"It's okay"
"No it's not Remus; it's far from that, I want you to be the guy that Tonks is engaged too," he said with such conviction and passion, "not some pansy rich ministry worker but my best friend."
Pain creased Remus's expressions. "So do I," he whispered, tears stinging his eyes, "so do I." Neither moved off the floor after that, they just sat listening to the rouge wind howling outside.
Light poured through the open living room window, Remus could feel the sun rays pressing against his back but they did not provide any warmth or comfort to him. He was dead inside; the only thing that jerked him back to life was a letter that had fallen onto his lap.
It's defiantly in Dumbledore's handwriting; I wonder why he wrote to me?
Tearing the envelope slowly, he glanced at the crisp, white paper which had the Hogwarts insignia stamped on it; only sheer curiosity forced him to read the letter.
Dear Remus,
You must come to Hogwarts today without delay. I must speak to you about urgent order business.
Hope your well
Albus Dumbledore
What urgent order business
Still confused he read and re-read the letter several times but it still it made no sense.
Who cared if it doesn't make any sense, I mean if Dumbledore needs to see me than I better go
Pushing Tonks to the back of his mind (which was so hard to do) he sprang to his feet and began to rummage around in a cupboard.
"What are you doing?!" Sirius asked as he spotted him in the hall with a broomstick in his hand.
"Hey, sorry I have to go, Dumbledore wants to see me for some reason," Remus said and before Sirius could utter another word he had vanished out the front door.