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When the Day is Done
Chapter 1: The Unexpected Caller
After the events which had lead to Dumbledore's death, Remus had decided that it would be prudent if he stayed with Tonks; it wasn't as if he thought she couldn't look after herself, actually that was the opposite. Since their conversation on the Quidditch pitch they had been inseparable, spending their time mostly at Tonks' house, since it was the warmest and closest to order headquarters. Though on this particular Sunday evening they could be found curled up on the settee in front of a muggle television set asleep.
That was when the knocking started, neither of them were expecting company, but these days you didn't have to expect company to receive it. Soon enough however, the knocking became heavier and more frantic to the point where neither of them could ignore it.
Remus was the first to get up, he was hardly a deep sleeper at the best of times, but since being with the other werewolves his sleep had been reduced to a thin veil of unconsciousness. As soon as he woke up, he immediately shook Tonks awake but all he could get from her was a extremely groggy "five more minutes mum." To which Remus replied with a sigh, he made a mental note that if it wasn't Death Eaters or Greyback then he would tease her about it. If he were unlucky enough to open the door to any or both of the two previous choices he would make sure he came back as a ghost and taunt her about it anyway.
When he got to the hall way and turned on the lights, he could see the small figure of a young women no older than 16 standing at the door. He knew no one could get in Tonks had seen to that, there we nearly as many wards on her house as Grimmauld Place but not nearly as good a fact that he would never disclose that to his Nymphadora.
He stepped up to the door and predictably asked "Who's there?"
"It's me Professor Lupin, It's Ginny is Tonks there?" Replied the very anxious voice.
"Now," replied Remus "why would Ginny Weasely be out so late, knowing how dangerous it is?" He asked unconvinced that Ginny would have the stupidity to leave the relative safety of her home.
At that point Tonks came into the hall, pink hair all ruffled from sleep with a bit of parchment in her hand. "It's Ginny at the door, isn't it?" She asked sleep still thick in her voice.
"How do you know?" asked Remus, "besides it might no be, you know we have to be careful it might be a Death Eater."
The only reply Tonks could give him was to hand him the parchment she held in her hand and roll her eyes at him. Tonks then went to the door and unlocked it, while Tonks was doing this Remus read the parchment she had handed him. It was brief note from Molly, which simply explained that Ginny had gone missing sometime after lunch, since it was the last time Hermione had seen Ginny, and could they keep an eye out for her.
Tonks opened the door, and sure enough there was Ginny Weasely a small satchel on her back and her broom in her right hand. Remus stood behind Tonks in the door way, and it was then that Remus saw something he'd never seen her do before and that was loose her temper.
"Ginny Weasely what on earth were you thinking?" She barked and it reminded Remus of how she spoke to him that night on the Quidditch pitch. "Merlin," she continued "You could have been hurt, or killed. How could you do something like this, it's not fair on your parents who have enough to deal with, without you pulling silly stunts like this. Circe's mirror Ginny I actually thought you were the sensible one." Tonks looked at Ginny who's eyes were welling up with tears, Tonks features softened a little and she opened up her arms to Ginny "come here." She offered, and Ginny moved quickly into a very comforting hug.
"Don't you dare do that again you hear." She said sternly into Ginny's hair.
Remus coughed "I think it's best you floo your parents Ginny, they'll want to know your safe."
Ginny let go of Tonks and looked up at her "can you do it Tonks please, I don't think I can, mum's going to be so mad."
Tonks sighed, "I don't know Ginny it would be better coming from you, she'd want to see you make sure your okay."
Ginny looked pleadingly up at Tonks "Tonks please, she'll go spare, it'll be better coming from you…please."
At that point Remus decided to come to Tonks' defense "Ginny," he started in his best professor voice "you must be the one who speaks to your parents, it's not fair for you to ask Nymphadora to do it. I'm sure your parents won't be that angry with you, but you have to be the one deal with it."
A panicked look came over Ginny's face and Tonks reassured her "Remus is right, besides it will only make them worry more if they don't see you. Tell you what, why don't you stay here the night, but your going to have to tell me why you're here."
Ginny smiled and Tonks gestured for her to go in, they stopped outside the living room. Ginny went in, but as she closed the door behind her gave Tonks a very nervous glance.
"We'll be in the kitchen if you need us", Tonks declared as she made her way to the kitchen dragging Remus behind her. "Molly's going to kill her." she announced almost cheerfully.
Remus laughed, "you almost sound happy about that."
Tonks sat on top of the counter and smiled "Well, it's like one of those situations where your glad it's not you getting the row and at this point in time I'm glad I'm not facing the wrath of Weasely."
"Yes," replied Remus "I have to admit there is some twisted sense of joy in knowing that I'm not the one who's crossed Molly this time."
Tonks giggled "When have you ever crossed Molly?"
Remus moved towards her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders "I crossed her Christmas time."
Tonks laughed "What did you do, Say you like Fleur's stuffing better than hers?"
He shook his head gravely "No, it was about you, she was annoyed with me for what I was doing to you. Though Molly did make me feel as if it were my fault she wasn't gaining you as a daughter -in-law."
Tonks smiled up at him "Well, I don't know if she'd really want me as a daughter-in-law I mean they'd only complain about my cooking, and Charlie and Bill are okay but can you imagine if I were married to one of the twins?"
Remus shook his head "I shudder to think, and what do you mean Bill and Charlie are okay?
"Well," Tonks started "I mean they're okay you know, not as good as you though."
An amused look came across Remus' face "so how good am I then?"
Tonks put a finger to her lips as if she were in deep thought, then suddenly she smiled the most cheekiest smile Remus had ever seen "Well," she wrapped her arms tighter around his shoulders, "you're a wouldn't kick him out of bed on a cold morning guy."
He smiled and captured her lips in a tender kiss, but the moment was soon spoiled when Tonks pulled away quickly. "Ginny!" she exclaimed. "How did it go? We didn't hear any screaming so I'm guessing it went okay."
Ginny smiled "yeah it went okay, well better than I thought it would be she was just worried and cross, but she said to say thank you for letting me stay".
Tonks smiled back "That's alright, your probably tired. Though don't think your going to get out of talking to me, but I think it's better if we don't ask you too many tonight, but I am surprised at you Ginny. Running away is pretty extreme, even for you. So tonight you better take a sleeping draft just to make sure you get some sleep," she paused for a minute and said "I don't know where everybody's going to sleep though."
"Well," Remus began "she can have my room and I'll take the settee."
"No," Ginny interrupted "I don't want to cause any trouble, I'll sleep on the settee."
Tonks rolled her eyes "Neither of you have to take the settee, Remus it's too close to the full moon for you to be sleeping somewhere un comfortable, so Ginny will take your room and you'll be in with me."
A worried look passed over Remus' face, and before he could protest Tonks said. "Don't worry Remus, I'll be a perfect lady".
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