"So, tell me Sirius, where are we going again?" said a pretty, young woman with short, bubble gum pick hair.

"Well, Tonks, as I have already told you, you are now a member of the Order of the Phoenix." said the man named Sirius. He was a man with wavy, black hair, and dark, empty eyes. Although he appears to have once been quite a handsome man, the time he spent in Azkaban has slighty changed his appearance.

"Yes, but you never really explained what this 'Order' is. Why am I going?" questioned Tonks. She was told about a week ago that her cousin, Sirius, would be coming to get her. Although he explained she was to become a member of the Order of the Phoenix, she was never told exactly what it was. She only knew that it was headquartered in 12 Grimmauld Place, which was once Sirius' house.

"Well, considering that you are now an Auror, I suggested that you join us." said Sirius, simply. "I don't care why I'm in it, I'm more interested in what it is." said Tonks, impatiently.

"Well …" started Sirius, "It's basically a way for us to fight against Voldemort." Tonks covered her ears and screamed. "Sirius!" she yelled, "Don't say his name!"

"Now Tonks," said Sirius patiently, "You are going to have to get used to saying his name. You are one of the few people in the Order who fear to use it." "Oh yeah? Name the people who don't fear to say his name!" "Well," started Sirius, still very patiently, "Myself, Remus Lupin, Harry Potter, and Albus Dumbledore. I think that is enough to persuade you to not be afraid to use his name." "No, I refuse." "Suit yourself." Sirius shrugged, continuing to walk. They were walking quite a long way from Tonks' parents house, which is where she was staying. Once they were in a secluded place, well away from where somebody could see them, they disapparated.

They ended up in London, in a field not very far away from their destination. As they continued to walk, Tonks said, "Sirius?"

"Yes?" "Well, I don't know anyone in this Order, do I?"

There was a small pause, in which Sirius was thinking. "Well, you know Mad-Eye of course. You might know Kingsley Shacklebolt, and maybe you would have seen Arthur Weasley around the ministry but otherwise, now that I think about it, I don't think you do." he finally said, although he was not looking at Tonks. He suddenly looked very frightened. He looked at Tonks and in an instant, became a large, black dog, and barked at Tonks to follow him. Tonks had to break into a run to keep up with Sirius, occasionally yelling at him to slow down. Finally, they reached the muggle neighborhood they were heading for. Tonks looked at Sirius, trying to understand what she was supposed to do. He barked and ripped the bag she was carrying off of her back. "Ow! What was that for?" yelled Tonks, angrily. She rummaged through her bag, coming across a slip of paper Sirius had given her before they left. She remembered Sirius telling her earlier what she had to do, and it became clear. She looked at the paper, read what it said, and burned it. Then she thought about what she read, and Number 12 Grimmauld Place had appeared between 11 and 13. She looked down, but no longer saw Sirius. He had already sprinted up to the house, and Tonks followed. As she entered she saw Sirius, no longer a dog, standing there. There was nobody else in sight.

"Sirius? Where is everyone?" inquired Tonks.

"Shhh, keep your voice down!" whispered Sirius, quite frantically.

"But why-" started Tonks, still quite loudly, "But why?" she repeated in a whisper.

"You don't want to wake my dear old mother." "Your dear old -?" "Just do try and whisper, and not make a lot of sound will you?"

Just then, the doors in front of them opened, and the members of the Order came pouring out. Sirius stopped them, and beckoned them back inside. As Tonks followed, she saw Mad-Eye Moody, and quickly walked over to him.

"Hey! Mad-Eye!" she yelled happily. It has been far too long since she saw him. He has helped her immensely, and he is one of the people whom she looks up to in her life.

"Hello there Tonks." said Moody, with roughness in his voice just as Tonks remembered.

Just as Tonks was about to reply, Sirius had asked them all to quiet down and listen, and was now speaking.

"Hello everybody, I would like to introduce my cousin, Nymphadora Tonks: A new member of The Order of the Phoenix."

Tonks gave Sirius a look of disgust. She didn't like her first name at all, and didn't allowe anyone to call her that. Sirius saw Tonks, and gave her an apologetic look.

"She goes by Tonks, don't call her Nymphadora" he added, winking at Tonks. "I would like you all to head on over and introduce yourself to her. Thank you." Sirius walked over to Tonks as he finished.

"Well, go on then, you have to get to know everyone!" he said, pushing her along, towards the table at which most of the Order members were sitting. She saw a man whom she recognized as Kingsley Shacklebolt. He walked over to her, shaking her hand and introducing himself.

"Yes, I do remember seeing you around the ministry a bit." explained Tonks, when she said she had recognized him. "Oh, I see. Then you would recognize Arthur Weasley as well." said Kingsley, motioning towards a man standing close by.

"He looks a bit familiar. I should go say hi!" she said excitedly, and hurried off towards Arthur.

"Hi Arthur!" she said, causing him to turn around, looking a bit surprised.

"Oh, hello there Tonks! I must ask, have we met before?" questioned Arthur, a little confused.

"Well, we never formally met, but I've seen you walking around the ministry every once in a while. Kingsley just told me who you were."

"Oh, that makes sense. Good to finally meet you! Oh, here comes my kids and wife!" he said as a small group of people, all with flaming, red hair, came over to them.

"Here we have Molly, my wife, Bill, my eldest son, Fred and George, Ron, and my daughter Ginny." he explained, pointing to each person as he said their name. They each waved respectively, and shook Tonks' hand politely. Mrs. Weasley scurried off towards the kitchen, where Tonks glimpsed some food being prepared before the doors closed.

"Hello Tonks!" said a voice from behind her. She quickly turned around and became face to face with a young witch with bushy, brown hair.

"Oh, hello there!" Tonks replied, shaking the witch's hand.

"My name is Hermione Granger. I'm a friend of Harry and Ron, from school." said the witch.

"Oh, very pleased to meet you!"

"Well," said Sirius, coming over to Tonks again as Hermione ran off to talk to Ginny, "There is also Mundungus Fletcher, Albus Dumbledore, and Severus Snape. They don't come regularly though. Have you said hi to everybody?" "No, I was just about to head over to that man at the end of the table," said Tonks as she pointed to the man, talking to Mad-Eye Moody.

"Ah, Remus Lupin! My old friend from school. He was Moony, helped write the Marauders Map. Please do go and say hi," said Sirius, pushing her along again.

When Tonks approached, Lupin looked up hastily, cutting off his conversation with Mad-Eye. He stood up, and shook Tonks' hand, motioning for her to sit down.

"Hello Tonks, my name is Remus Lupin." he said, sitting down again.

"Oh yes, Sirius just told me you went to school together. Tell me a bit about yourself!" she said excitedly. She has heard about Sirius' friends from school, and about the things they used to do. She also heard about the Marauders Map, although has never seen it. She had never met any of Sirius' old school friends, as one was dead, and the other a follower of Lord Voldemort.

"Well, there isn't much to tell. I'm not too exciting," laughed Lupin. "As you know, I went to school with your cousin. Hmm, I'm the reason that the Whomping Willow was placed on the grounds of Hogwarts. That's because," started Lupin. He hesitated a bit. After Sirius gave him an approving look, he continued, "I'm a werewolf." he paused for a minute, but when Tonks said nothing, he continued. "Well, I'm a half-blood -"

"I'm a Half-Blood too!" said Tonks, her eyes twinkling. "My mum married a muggle, Ted Tonks."

Lupin looked startled. "Didn't you- didn't you hear me?" "Sorry?" said Tonks, a bit confused.

"I said I'm a werewolf. You must have not heard me." "Oh, I heard you. How did you want me to react?" she said. She did not have a sarcastic tone to her voice, more of a tone of actual confusion.

'She doesn't care,' thought Lupin. 'She is acting as if it is just another random fact about me.'

There were only a select few people who didn't care that he was a werewolf, but they were still a little shocked when they were first told. She was not the least bit startled.