Tonks p.o.v
My name is Nymphadora Tonks Potter. I don't really know why my parents named me so weirdly, but I think it fits. People don't call me Nymphadora. If they did, I would kill them and they knew it. Everyone calls me Tonks. I am nineteen years old and have a younger brother who's fifteen years old. His name is Harry James Potter. We are somewhat famous or, Harry is for that matter. He is the only one in the world to have ever survive the killing curse. Voldemort or He-who-must-not-be-named, is the most feared wizard in the wizarding world.
When I was eleven and my brother was seven, (I was at Hogwarts starting my first year), Voldemort broke into my house and killed both of my parents, Lily and James Potter. It was two months after I had left for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Because my mother had sacrificed herself for Harry, the killing curse had bounced off of Harry and hit Voldemort. All of Voldemort' powers were taken from him and my brother was left with a lightning bolt shaped scar on the left side of his forehead. The night my parents had died, I had been called into the headmaster's office. I could remember that day vividly.
*Flashback*
I was sitting in Professor Dumbledore's office. Professor McGonagall had woken me up in the middle of the night and brought me here. I could tell by the look on Dumbledore's grave face that it was bad. He was usually always smiling. He took a deep breath and began to talk.
"Nymphadora, it is with great sorrow that I have to inform you that three hours ago, Lord Voldemort broke into your home and killed your parents." He said. A choking sound came from the back of my throat and my eyes filled with tears. "What about Harry? You said my parents were killed but you didn't say anything about my little brother. Is he alright?" I asked, slightly panicking. "That is another matter we need to discuss. You see, when Lord Voldemort tried to kill your brother, his curse backfired and hit him instead. All of his powers were destroyed. We have no clue why it didn't work, but your brother is the first person ever known to have survived the killing curse." Professor Dumbledore said.
"What are we going to do? Harry is only seven years old. He can't stay by himself. I can take care of him but that would mean I would have to drop out of Hogwarts. We don't have any family." I said, hollowly. "That's where you are wrong. You have met your father's friends Remus Lupin and Sirius Black am I correct?" He asked. "Yes." I said looking up. "Well, you may not have known this, but they are your godfathers. They6 were your father's best friends and you will be staying with them until you are old enough to take care of yourselves." Dumbledore said. "Can I go home for a little bit? I need to see Harry and pack my stuff. I also want to help organize a funeral. I need to see them one last time." I said. Tears were silently running down my cheeks now. Professor McGonagall put a hand on my shoulder. "Yes you may. Go pack a trunk and we will floo you to Mr. Black's house where Harry and Mr. Lupin are currently staying." Professor Dumbledore said kindly. I nodded numbly and slowly walked back to the Gryffindor common's room.
When I got in there, my best friend, Percy Weasley, was waiting for me with a worried look on his face. "What's wrong Tonks?" He asked when he saw my face. "I'm going home. My parents are dead, Perce. Voldemort killed them." I said. And then the realization sunk in. I sank to my knees. "Oh god. They're dead." I sobbed. Percy put his arms around me. "It's ok Tonks. You'll always have me. You can come to the burrow for the holidays and summer." he said. "My brother. As of three hours ago, Voldemort lost all of his power and my seven year old brother was the only one in history to have ever survived the killing curse. Oh god, what am I going to do?" I sobbed again. "It'll be ok. I promise it'll be ok." he said. He helped me pack and I was off to see my new life.
*End of flashback*
I sighed at the memory. I hadn't really given very many thoughts to my parents since I had left for Hogwarts two months earlier. And then I find out that they're dead. Percy was a real help after that. He's still my best friend, and lately, it's been turning into a little more than friendship. It's actually kind of funny how things work out. Ron, Percy's younger brother, was Harry's age and they were best friends. Harry and I go over to the burrow for holidays and for a few weeks every summer vacation. I smiled at the thought.
Maybe I should go back all the way to the day Harry started his first year at Hogwarts. Percy and I were in our fifth year. Harry was so excited.
*Four years earlier.*
"Harry! I know you're excited but you need to calm down." I said, exasperated. "But Tonks! It's so cool here! I wish mum and dad could see it!" he said, and then, realizing what he had said, immediately got panicky. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring them up. I won't do it again." he said looking down. I looked at him. We both had the same unruly raven black hair and round glasses. We also had bright green eyes. Everyone told us that the only thing we had gotten from our mother was her eyes. I still think he's still too skinny for an eleven year old, but then again, at fifteen years old, so was I.
He looked up. His eyed were filled with tears. "Hey, don't cry. You can talk about them as much as you want. And you don't have to worry, mum and dad came here as kids. That's where they met. They've already seen this place. And from what I've heard, they hated each other before they got married." I said grinning. He smiled back. "Now, I a couple of people I want you to meet." I said. Before Harry had started school, we hadn't been to the burrow and Harry hadn't met Percy or Ron.
I led him to the compartment that Percy was sitting in with his little brother Ron and his younger twin brothers Fred and George. "Hey guys. This is my little brother Harry." I turned to Harry. "This is Percy. He's my best friend in the whole world. Besides you of course. These are his brothers Fred and George, who are twins as you can see, and this is his little brother Ron. He's starting Hogwarts this year too and I think you'll be great friends." I announced in my bell-like voice. "Hi." he said nervously. "Hey! Why is it that you never shut up when we're alone, but as soon as we get within a five feet range of people you stop talking?" I asked, with a mischievous glint in my eyes.
He looked at me with wide eyes and I laughed. "I was just kidding. But seriously, Percy's not going to bite. But you better watch out for Fred and George. They seem to like pranking people. And Ron's just as shy as you are so I think you guys should start talking." I said, pulling him down beside me in the compartment. "I want to go home." Harry mumbled looking down. "And why in the world would you want to do that?" I asked, very surprised. "It reminds me of mum and dad." he mumbled, so quiet that I barely heard him. I gasped. I didn't realize he missed them so much that he would not want to go to Hogwarts, the place he had been waiting years for.
"Harry James Potter! Do you really think our parents would want you to quit your education because of a little case of nervousness? You need to take some deep breaths and just calm down. Lupin and Sirius promised they would come to the school as soon as anything happened. Now please, just calm down." I said firmly, but gently. He nodded and slumped back in his seat. I groaned. Being a temporary parent was hard work.
"Geez Tonks. Usually you're as bad as Fred and George when it comes to pranks. Now, you're all serious and mother-like." Percy said, smiling. "Well, maybe you could make him believe that not every person in this world is going to leave him." I mumbled, so only Percy could hear me. "What do you mean?" he asked. "It's just, ever since our parents died, he thinks everyone else is going to die too so he tries not to make friends. I feel so bad for him." I whispered. He nodded. "Well maybe I could help." he said grinning. Oh no. Whenever he got that look, he was set on a mission. And most of the time the missions weren't good. "Hey Harry, what house do you want to be in?" he asked. "Gryffindor like my parents and Tonks." he mumbled. "Well, if you want to be in Gryffindor, you have to be really cheerful and brave. And to do that, you have to make some friends so you'll have someone there with you at all times. Oh, and you also need a good sense of humor. So can you do those things? Percy asked. Harry looked wide eyed at Percy. Before he could answer, the compartment opened and a short girl with very frizzy, curly hair stepped in looking winded. "Can I sit with you guys? All the other compartments are full." she said looking down. "Sure. I think Harry and Ron are about your age." I said cheerfully.
She nodded a thanks and sat down by on. As soon as she sat down, she pulled out a book and began to read. "Hey Percy! You two are like exact matches. You did the same exact thing just about every year until now. Maybe she'll be a prefect like you." I teased. The girl blushed. "So, what's your name?" I asked. "Hermione Granger." she said quietly. "Well, Hermione, I'm Nymphadora Potter, but everyone calls me Tonks. This is my brother Harry Potter. This is my friend Percy Weasley and his siblings Fred, George, and Ron. Now, if you have any complaints, speak now or forever hold your peace." I said grinning. I looked over and saw that Harry was smiling. Score one for me.
"So Harry, you finally excited to go see Hogwarts?" I asked grinning. He was bouncing in his seat now. "Yeah! I can't wait to be able to do magic and potions and see a real castle and see real professors!" he exclaimed. "Whoa, slow down a little. You'll get to do all of that. But I should probably warn you now, our potions teacher, Professor Snape, had something against dad and he doesn't really like anyone with the last name Potter so don't be surprised if he chooses to pick on you over everything else." I said grimacing. "Why doesn't he like dad?" Harry asked, his small face bunching up with anger. "They used to go to school together and they hated each other. Don't know why, but the just did. So he may not be very fond of you." I said.
Harry grimaced too. "Like I need anything else to worry about. So many people staring at me when I got on the train." He grumbled. They were just staring at you because you are related to the amazing Nymphadora Potter." I said grinning. "Whatever. They were staring at me because I have a stupid scar on my head." Harry growled. "Harry, you have possibly the coolest scar in history. I mean not many people can say they have a lightning bolt shaped scar on their forehead." Percy piped up. "Thanks." Harry said quietly. A few minutes later, the treat trolley came by. "Here Harry, pick anything you want. Oh and get enough for me because I'm your most favorite sister in the world." I said, grinning. "Fine. But I'm not a waiter and you're my only sister in this world." he mumbled. I laughed. He went over for a few minutes and came back with an armful of candy. He handed some out to everybody and then turned to me.
"There you go your royal highness. Hope this is good enough for you." he said sarcastically. "See, that's the Harry I usually know. Have you been hiding in there?" I asked, smirking. He scowled. "Geez Tonks. Why do you have to be so mean to the poor kid? Here Harry. I'll adopt you and you can come live with us from now on." Percy said grinning. Harry smiled.
We were all having a good time, getting to know each other, until Scorpius Malfoy came to our compartment with what looked like his little brother. I figured this was Draco. I had heard him talking about Draco since we started school. "Hello Malfoy. Why do we have the pleasure of seeing you before we get Hogwarts?" I asked coldly. Harry must have known that we didn't like the Malfoys because he shrunk down and hid behind me. "We just came to see the ever famous Harry Potter." Scorpius sneered. "No, you didn't. He's not some kind of animal in a zoo. He doesn't need people staring at him all the time, now leave." I said, coldly.
"Well, looks like you've found yourself a little mud blood friend." Scorpius sneered, sending a look of disgust Hermione's way. I jumped up. "Take it back now or I will hex you into oblivion." I snarled. "Oh, that's right. You love little mud bloods so much because your poor dead mummy was one." Scorpius sneered. I snapped. I didn't even use my wand. I tried to jumped him but Percy grabbed me around the waist before I could touch him. Harry must have known that the comment was bad, and he knew that this person had just insulted his mum. "Take it back! My mother was ten times as good as you. She actually loved us. I bet you couldn't say the same about your mum!" Harry yelled, his face contorted with rage and bright red.
"Don't say that about my mum!" Draco yelled and grabbed Harry's glasses off of his face. With one swift movement he smashed the glasses and threw them at Harry. "Let's see how good you do when you can't see Potter." he spat and he and Scorpius left the compartment. Harry looked ready to cry and dropped to his knees to fumble blindly for his broken glasses. I immediately got down and grabbed them. I took out my wand. "Reparo." I muttered. I helped Harry up and gave him his glasses.
"That no-good, down-right git!" Harry and I exclaimed at the same time. He looked exactly how I felt and how I probably looked. His face was bright red and he was shaking slightly with fury. "I'm going to get him back for that. He had no right to say that about Hermione or my mum." I growled. "Why did he break my glasses? I just told the complete truth!" Harry cried. "Because. They don't have a life except for torturing people. And their precious daddy is a death-eater." I growled. "Stupid idiots! They support him? The ones who killed our parents. Maybe we should just kill them now and get it over with." Harry growled.
Everybody was staring at us. They had never seen me this mad. Ever. And Scorpius had never, the whole time we had been here, gone as far as talk about my parents that way. "How are we going to do that without getting sent to Azkaban? We should just paralyze them and turn them invisible so they die slowly of starvation." I growled, trying to fix Harry's crooked glasses. "Tonks, stop. They're fine." Harry said, pushing her hand away. "No they're not! That little Malfoy brat just crushed them! I can't get them to fix properly." I grumbled. I stopped after a few minutes. "Here, just take mine. I'll figure out a way to fix them later." I said swapping our glasses. The good thing was that we had the same prescriptions of lenses.
"You know, I can definitely see how you two are related." Percy said after the silence had gotten unbearable. "And how is that?" We asked together. "Hmm, well you look exactly alike. You have the same tempers and you just switched glasses. Not many people can do that." he said. I smiled slightly. "You know, he's never really went as far as dissing my parents. I can already tell that Harry and Draco are going to be the best of friends." I said sarcastically.
"Now, back to my invisibility idea." I said to Harry. "Well, I think it's worth a shot." Harry said. "Hate to break you out of your little revenge conversation now, but we're almost to the castle. We need to change into our robes." Percy said, grinning. "Ok. Everyone but Harry get out." I said. "Why?" Fred and George asked together. "Because, Harry's the only one of you gits I would ever change in front of." I said and then turned to Ron and Hermione. "Except you two. I just don't feel that comfortable around anyone else." I said. They nodded.
They all left and I closed the compartment. "Ok Harry, we need to try not to kill the Malfoys and get you into Gryffindor. Got it?" I said as we changed into robes. "Deal." he said. After we finished, we walked out. "Ok, the Weasley's can go in and then Hermione." I said. The boys all went in and then Hermione. "So, I think you three will all be in Gryffindor." I said. "I think so too." Percy said. Harry grinned. "Well, since I don't know any other first years, I'm going to stay with you guys if you don't mind." Ron said to Harry and Hermione. "Sure." they said in unision. I grinned. "Now, Harry. Don't be nervous. If you trip on the way up like I did, just laugh and shake it off. Oh and if you see a professor with black robes and black hair who's glaring at you, ignore him that's professor Snape. Also, don't kill Malfoy in the middle of the Great Hall. We'll do that later when nobody's around." I said grinning evilly. "Yes ma'am. Oh, and when am I getting my glasses back? These are too big for me. You're too fat-headed." he said grinning. "Hey! If you want to wear crooked glasses, be my guest." I said taking my glasses back and handing him his. He put them on and I sighed. "Why won't they fix?" I asked in exasperation, trying to make his glasses straight.
"Tonks! We know you'll be a great mum one day but for now, I think I'll be ok." Harry said. "Whatever. Oh, and the game-keeper Hagrid, he's half giant so he's really big, but he loves kids. Especially Potters and Weasley's." I said grinning and then gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Eew! Tonks, I don't need your slobber all over my cheek!" he cried, trying to wipe off his cheek. Percy laughed. "I wish my brothers loved me that much." he grumbled. "Yeah, well when your brothers the only blood relative you've got left, you kinda have to love him." I said. Percy nodded. "Well, let's go get this over with." Harry said.
*Back to the present.*
"Hey Tonks! You look like you're thinking too hard. What's up?" Harry asked, sitting beside me on the red and gold couch. "Just remembering how when you were first starting Hogwarts we were making plans to kill those Malfoys by starving them." I said grinning. "Well, it still doesn't seem like a bad idea. I mean he's still a down-right git." Harry said.
I should probably tell you why I'm still at Hogwarts even though I'm nineteen. After I graduated, I didn't like the idea of being away from Harry. Luckily, I was able to get the job to be a charms professor. Lupin had also been able to get the job for Defense Against Dark Arts. "So, my dear brother, how is your charms essay going?" I asked, raising my eyebrow. "Er, I haven't really started it yet. Hermione and Percy promised t help me. I'm glad Percy became the History of Magic professor or I wouldn't be able to get through any of my classes." Harry muttered "Yeah, because I just fail to help you with everything." I said with a tad bit sarcasm. "That's not nice. I am your only brother. You're supposed to be nice to me." he whined.
"Fine, but first you need to tell me why you have been looking at Miss Hermione Granger like she's the most interesting thing in the world." said, raising a eyebrow. Harry blushed bright red. "And why, my dear sister, have you been looking at Mr. Percy Weasley like he is the most interesting thing in the world?" Harry shot back. I blushed as red as Harry. "Maybe because he's gotten uglier over the years." I said smirking. "Yeah right. You can't look at someone ugly as long as you look at Percy. In fact, I think I'll go talk to him right now." Harry said jumping up. "Hey don't you dare!" I said jumping up and chasing after him. Gotta love my brother.
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