A/N: This fic is incredibly AU! Actually it is based off of a crazy dream I had, and it actually made some sense. The Main pairing is Remus/Tonks but there is a lot of family fluff and Black Sisters stuff, so pretty much a conglomeration of everything I enjoy reading and writing

Disclaimer: Once you have read this I assure you, you will have absolutely no doubt that I don't own Harry Potter!

Battle of Hogwarts

"MUM!"

Nymphadora's voice echoed through the small house, rebounding off of its picture laden walls, and fell on the ears of its single occupant. Andromeda Tonks pulled herself away from her dream world as her daughter's repetitive yells for her landed on her ears. She swung herself off the bed that she used to share with her husband. After wrapping herself in her blue bath robe, she quickly descended down the stairs that led to the entry way of the cottage.

"Nymphadora, honey, what is it?" She asked as she took in her daughter's appearance. She was dressed very oddly considering the lateness (or was it early now?) of the hour. She was wearing her long but agile, crimson Auror robes which cut of just above her ankles, where you could see her black combat boot from beneath the baggy sweat pants she was wearing beneath her robes. The end of her cherry, dragon heart-string, 16 inch wand was visible in her left pocket. Her pink hair fell just ever so slightly over eyes, which were locked on the snitch covered blanket in her arms which held Teddy Lupin. "Darling…? Where are you going?" She questioned.

The younger woman said nothing, but held out the sleeping child. Andromeda took him and placed him in the spare crib they kept in the living room. She turned back just as her daughter put her hand on the doorknob.

With a flick of her wand the door locked before Nymphadora could leave.

"You, my dear, are not going anywhere until I know exactly where you are going and why!"

"Mum," Nymphadora groaned, "I really have to go." Andromeda nodded but did not break her gaze. "Like now."

"Not until I have answers, where are you going?"

"Hogwarts…" she mumbled.

"May I ask why?"

"Muuuuuum, I really do have to go!"

"WHY? You could have left had you just told me where you are going!"

"I'm not five!" Nymphadora's pink hair started to flair red.

"I know," Andromeda said in a much calmer voice, "I'm just worried…please, Nymphadora."

Tonks inhaled, deeply. "Harry arrived at Hogwarts and Voldemort found out and now there are death eaters up the ying-yang! Remus Left to help the Order and left me this!"

She shoved a small piece of parchment into her mother's hands. Andromeda quickly read the letter, mouthing the words out of habit. Her eyes scanned the neat but hurried hand righting that read:

Dearest Nymphadora,

I know you don't believe in farewell letters, but the chance that I will not return to you tonight is to great for me not to leave without some form of explanation, even if it is a very "Classical Remus Prat" explanation. Kingsley asked (yes asked, did not require me to, but asked) me to come to Hogwarts to help Harry and the Order. So I am going, and you, my dearest sweetheart, are not. Yes, Nymphadora, darling, you are going to stay with Teddy. He needs you. He needs at least on parent in the very likely event that I may never get to say you beautiful name ever again. So now we've reached the real objective of this letter. I need to tell you that I love you. I love you so much, both you and Teddy. I cannot explain how happy I have been this past year, being with you (despite your raging hormones). So I'd just like to say thank you, for everything you've done for me. I could only dream of a feat great enough to repay you.

Never ending love,

Remus

"Nymphadora…" Andromeda said slowly, but the sternness was evident. She was just about to tell her daughter that she would not go. That she would stay right here with her. Her soul was begging her to not let her only daughter leave her, just as Ted had, but another thought popped up. This is what she had been training for. This is what her whole life has led to, since she was fourteen and decided that she would be and Auror.

Are you mad? She asked herself, she'll be killed!

"Mum?" Nymphadora asked, questioning her mother's silence.

Andromeda looked at her daughter, her eyes filled with pain as she fought with herself. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but instead collapsed on the floor in a heap of sobs.

"Mum! Are you okay?" Nymphadora asked worriedly as she ran to her mother's side.

"You c-can't go!" She sobbed, "Y- you can't leave me like your f-father. If you d-die, I don't know what I'd do!"

"Mum, I have to go! I've trained my whole life for this!"

"Not for the past ten months! Nymphadora, you had a child a month ago. When I was at your stage I was acting as drugged out as Mr. Fletcher at an all night pub party! You haven't been in battle for ages!"

"I don't care, I have to find Remus. I Love him with all my heart, and I can't stand not being with him tonight. I love you Mum."

After she went over to Teddy and kissed him goodbye, she unlocked the door and walked out. Andromeda's sobs resurfaced as she heard the pop and knew that that could have been the very last time she ever saw her daughter.

Andromeda rolled over to look at the clock which now read 7:08 am. It was then that Remus walked through the fire place…alone.

He watched as Voldemort's body fell to the floor. It was finally over! He would have to get home as soon as he could and tell Dora the great news. He hadn't made a count of the deaths, but he knew that Fred was gone. Many Death Eaters littered the grounds, but he was too ecstatic to take any notice.

Remus smiled and walked through the still cheering crowd. He hadn't seen Nymphadora here at all. He expected her to come running when she got his letter, and start yelling at him for such a lame goodbye. Maybe she was still asleep and he could just slip next to her and she would never know he left.

"Oh, Remus, dear, there you are," said Molly Weasley as she came running up to him, with Arthur, Ron, Harry, Ginny and Hermione in tow.

"Hello, Molly. Everything alright?" He inwardly cursed himself. Of course she wasn't alright, her son just died. But when he looked up to apologize he saw something that was not sadness but worry.

"Does he not know yet?" asked Ginny. The six people in front of him all looked very morbid.

"Who wants to tell him? 'Cause it isn't going to be me," Ron said and Hermione jabbed him in the ribs.

"I don't think we should, he should hear it from Minerva, not us," Arthur contributed.

They all nodded.

"Well, see ya Professor Lupin I have some stuff I have to take care of," Harry said glancing at the wand in his hand.

Confused, but still incredibly happy, Remus pushed the conversation with the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione from his mind as he practically skipped to the apparation spot.

He arrived at the gate of the Lupin's small house. He walked up and opened the door, taking no care to be quite, and causing a semi-loud bang.

There was no response. Remus miss-interpreted the silence as a sign that Nymphadora and Teddy were both still asleep.

He almost ran up the stairs and down the hall to the bedroom and the very far side of the small house. He, more quietly this time, opened the door.

What he saw made his heart stop.

Empty. The room was completely empty. He tried to calm himself.

Deep breaths, Lupin, deep breaths.

"Nymphadora," He called out kindly but with definite volume, "Nymphadora, sweetheart, where are you?"

He scanned the whole house several times with charms, continuously calling out. It wasn't until his third time around that it hit him like a bucket of icy water. The Weasleys, Hermione and Harry. They all looked rather scared. But surely, if it had something to do with Dora they would tell me.

His breathing and heartbeat stimulated. Hold on, Lupin, you're over reacting. She's probably at her mother's house.

Remus ran to the fireplace covered with picture frames and grabbed a handful of floo powder and threw it down. He arrived in a different fireplace also covered with pictures, consisting mainly of the same people.

He looked over and saw Teddy sleeping soundly in his cradle.

See, you crazy lunatic, they are here. Better check, though.

"Mrs. Tonks!" He called up the stairs, and faster than he could say Hippogriff Andromeda was bolting down the stairs in her blue bath robe.

They both smiled kindly at each other, then they said, simultaneously, "Where's Nymphadora?"

Both their puzzled expressions turned to those of shock and horror.

"W-what do you mean. She went after you, she dropped Teddy off and left."

Remus looked absolutely horrified. Andromeda's breathing became heavier and faster, she clutched the front of her bath robe and gasped for air. "No, no, no, this isn't happening," She said through gasps, "She's just going to come bursting through the door, l-laughing and saying it was all a just a j-joke." She started sobbing hysterically.

Teddy started crying as Remus started cursing himself. "How could I have been so stupid? They practically told me something was wrong, but I didn't take any notice. I was too excited and - and… Damn it, I'm going back, to talk to Molly, or Minerva, or Arthur or SOMEONE!"

"Wait I'm coming with you, I -" but she was cut off by an unusually loud yell from Teddy as a stately witch apparated just outside the window.

Andromeda went to answer it, but paused. "It's Minerva," She whispered, "You better talk to her, I don't think I can take it."

Andromeda waked into the next room and picked up a still wailing Teddy, as Remus opened the door.

"Good morning Remus. Andromeda, will you please come over here?" Reluctantly, she nodded and let the Professor continue. "I do not know if you are aware, but during the Battle of Hogwarts, Nymphadora Tonks Lupin went missing."

A/N: Reviews! The next chapter should be up soon, I have it all written down I just need to get typing!, and Reviews are my motivator!

More Remus/Tonks Hurt/Comfort stuff in the next chapter!

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