A/N: OMYGOSH! I totally forgot about 12 months of OotP until tuesday and I have been really busy with school; sorry, not that anyone actually cares about 12 months of OotP but I do so here you go a little story about Tonks.

Chasing Her Dreams

Nymphadora Tonks had spent a lot of time and effort getting to where she was. When she was at Hogwarts no one thought that the clumsy Hufflepuff would graduate with some of the highest marks in her year; nobody expected the metamorphagus to go on to auror training. But there she was, walking into the auror office for her first day of work after finishing auror training.

It was July of 1996, just a month ago Harry Potter had come back from a graveyard with the dead body of Cedric Diggory over his shoulder, announcing that the dark lord had returned. She hadn't been in the office for more that fifteen minutes when her auror trainer, Alastor Moody came up to her.

"Nymphadora,"

"Don't call me that!"

"Tonks, you are my best student, I can rely on you and I have a mission. Albus Dumbledore is reforming the Order of the Phoenix and he needs young aurors to join him."

"Of course I'll join!" she was so excited that she knocked over her flower pot, " I'd love to risk my life, be right in the action, protect important people and things!"

"Good," Mad Eye replied, "Dumbledore will take you to our headquarters tomorrow; it's under a fidelius charm. Remember, constant vigilance!" The paranoid ex-auror repeated his old motto, again.

"Okay!"

The next day Dumledore met Tonks at the ministry and they aparated to Grimmauld Place. "I trust you recognize the location?"

"Yes, my mother grew up here 'The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black'; this is the headquarters?" Tonks questioned.

"Yes, it's a natural place because of the many protective enchantments placed on it by its previous owners. You can go inside, Master Black will show you around I'm sure, and I'll be back for the meeting this evening."

Nymphadora walked into op[ house, accidentally knocked over a troll;s leg umbrella stand, then ran into someone and they both landed on the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" Tonks said.

"No harm done." said the man, "Hi, by the way, I'm Remus Lupin."

Tonks looked into his face for the first time, and instantly felt bad for him; he was handsome but his face was scarred. "I'm...I'm Tonks."

Tonks had another dream to start chasing, a dream of a different kind.

A/N: This is probably a one shot but I may continue it. Check my profile for June's member and see my deviantArt (.com/) for the Tonks art :)