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Chapter 2.

Tonks had barely stepped into the room and she was causing problems seeing as when she opened the door she hit the man on the other side of it, she quickly apologized blushing horribly, the man shook his head with a soft smile as he looked her over.

"It's alright, it was just an accident no real harm done."

She nodded though she still felt guilty for it, the feeling didn't last long as Sirius came to her side making her smile as he made her look up.

"Well now can this be my little cousin? Your much to lovely to be the little spit fire I remember, though you do look a great deal like my two cousins Andromeda and Bellatri-"

She growled her hair turning deep red making both her cousin and the man she'd hit with the door take a step back.

"If you finish saying that name I will hex you Sirius, I don't care if I haven't seen you for 12 years I will do it."

To her surprise Sirius barked a laugh shaking his head.

"Same as ever I see Nymphie just like your mother."

She rolled her eyes but smiled as her hair turned a pale pink, she glanced down at Violet who was hiding behind her now clutching her robe in her little hands, her looking down had caught Sirius' eye but before he could fallow her gaze Molly came to her side giving her a quick hug which she returned smiling.

"None of the kids fallowing you today Molly?"

The women chuckled shaking her head.

"No not yet at least, Bill should be here before to long, who's the little one tagging along with you though dear?"

She said the last part quieter than the rest of the sentence making Tonks smile as she looked behind her and put a hand on Violet's head smoothing her hair, Violet peeked from behind her up at Molly then Sirius.

"Can you say hello to Mrs. Weasley Violet?"

The girl gave a meek hello to Molly before she went back to hiding making Tonks sigh as she placed a hand on the girl's back.

"Sorry she's shy around new people, she'll warm up to you before the meetings over."

She glanced at Sirius who was now looking between his cousin and Violet doing the math in his head over and over, she shook her head picking Violet up before going to sit on the opposite side of the couch from the man she'd hit with the door, she held Violet in her lap gently braiding her hair.

"She's very adorable, is she yours?"

Tonks glanced at the man beside her and shook her head.

"Not by blood, I adopted her as my daughter, but that doesn't mean I won't love her."

She tickled Violet's sides making her giggle and try to get away, the man smiled offering his hand to her.

"We haven't been introduced it seems, I'm Remus Lupin."

"Tonks, just Tonks."

She smiled shaking his hand watching as he raised an eyebrow at her making her smile turn to a smirk.

"I'd rather not tell you my first name, it's perfectly horrid and you'd laugh at it."

She watched Violet get down from her lap and go to Sirius smiling introducing herself making him smile.

"I won't laugh, you have my word."

Tonks looked at Remus shaking her head though she smiled, she looked at her feet for a moment then glancing at her cousin before looking back at him blushing faintly.

"Nymphadora, that's my first name."

Her blush darkened as she avoided meeting his eyes waiting for him to chuckle like most others did upon hearing her name, it took Remus a moment to say anything but when he did it wasn't what she was expecting to hear.

"Why would anyone laugh at that name it's lovely?"

She looked down her hair turning blush wine pink, he watched the change and gave a soft smile.

"And looking at your hair it seems to fit you well Nymphadora."

The pink strands now turned a flaming crimson as it grew to spill down her shoulders a display that slightly reminded him of Lilly.

"Don't call me Nymphadora!"

She growled crossing her arms he chuckled as he watched the childish display making her look at him her hair loosing some red so it was a medium between red and pink, she opened her mouth to say something but was unable to as the meeting began and Violet came back to her sitting in her lap as she sat at the table next to Sirius and Mad-eye, she couldn't help but see that through the meeting Violet was watching Remus as he would glance at the pair now and again.

After what seemed like forever the meeting was over and Violet was now sitting in Bill's lap laughing as he told her stories, Tonks stood stretching and loosing her balance in the process causing her to stumble forward but luckily not fall thanks to an arm around her waist, she looked at who caught her blushing as she seen it was Remus, she quickly straitened up avoiding his eyes.

"Um t-thank you, I'm horribly clumsy."

Remus smiled watching her.

"No need to thank me it'd just be rude to let a beautiful young women like yourself fall and hurt herself."

She blushed wildly laughing nervously, Violet got away from Bill going to Tonks' side gently tugging her sleeve making the women look at her.

"I'm getting sleepy can we go home Tonks?"

Tonks felt a ping of pain as the girl called her Tonks but she couldn't blame her after all she had had a mother already, she picked her up rubbing her back.

"Sure sweetie, just give me a second to talk to the others okay?"

She kissed the girls head as she nodded getting down as Tonks went to where Mad-eye was talking with Sirius, Arthur, Molly and Bill, Violet looked up at Remus and something about the look made the man uneasy before she went to the living room sitting on the couch watching the house elf Kreacher grumble to himself as he walked past the rooms door.

"Moony? Something bothering you mate?"

Remus blinked looking away from the girl to Sirius who was now looking him over as if he didn't recognize him.

"Yeah I'm alright lost in thought is all, I should be going."

With that he grabbed his coat and left the house, Tonks glimpsed him leave over Molly's shoulder before she turned her attention back to Mad-Eye who was arranging the next mission and seeing to it someone told Remus the next date, after a few minutes she went to Violet smiling as the girl took her hand fallowing her to the door but stopped looking back into the mostly empty house seeing Sirius sitting at the table before slipping her hand from Tonks' causing the arour to pause and watch as the girl ran back Sirius rocking on her heels until he looked at her and she reached her arms to be lifted, Sirius smiled and lifted her so she was sitting on the table and after a moment she hugged his neck.

"Well now, look at that the escaped 'mass murderer Sirius Black' under the spell of a four year old girl."

Sirius rolled his eyes holding Violet as he got to his feet and walked to her side.

"I was the same way with you."

She smiled kissing his cheek taking Violet back.

"I'll see you tomorrow Sirius, right now it's someone's bed time."

Sirius walked them to the door a bit surprised to see Remus climbing the stairs though he didn't say anything as he watched Sirius say goodbye to the two girls, once back at the flat Tonks slipped off her boots and helped Violet with her shoes before eating the girl to the bedroom opening the closet and digging around while Violet sat on the bed feeling the silky pink comforter, after a few minutes Tonks had set three different shirts on the bed a long with a pair of shorts but before she could tell Violet to pick a shirt she chose the purple shirt with the Weird Sisters logo printed in fading gold letters making her smile and set aside the other two shirts before carrying her to the bathroom where she drew a shallow bath with bubbles for Violet who was happily entertaining herself with a rubber duck while Tonks found a new tooth brush and set it in the glass on the counter.

After helping Violet wash her hair she got her out, dried off and dressed before helping her brush her teeth, when all that was done she walked back to the bedroom watching with a smile as Violet climbed under the covers and curled up happily but looked at her with wide eyes.

"I'll be back in a minute sweetie, you try and sleep okay?"

The girl nodded and watched as Tonks left the room, Tonks quickly showered and got herself ready for bed before returning to the room smiling as she seen Violet half asleep so she turned out the light and slipped into bed beside her, she was a bit surprised when Violet nuzzled close to her closing her eyes.

"Night night mommy."

Tonks looked down at the girl shocked yet happy as she held her close smiling softly kissing her head.

"Good night baby girl."

She closed her eyes slipping into sleep as she listened to the small snores beside her, early the next morning she opened her eyes to find Violet gone she sat upright in a panic looking around the room not seeing her, she got out of the bed so quick she nearly fell over but got her balance as she went to the living room and relaxed slightly seeing she was sitting on the floor in a pile of pillows and a blanket watching the tv, Tonks breathed a sigh of relief and went to Violet and knelt beside her.

"Goodness your up early, here why don't I put on cartoons instead of the news?"

Violet nodded with a smile as she watched the now pink haired Tonks turn the tv over so the Saturday morning cartoons were on before she got to her feet and went to the kitchen.

"Say Violet how about after breakfast we go shopping, you'll need new clothes and some bedding you like maybe a few toys."

Violet turned to look at her and smiled brightly nodding before she looked back at the tv leaving Tonks to smile and return to making the two bowls of cereal, the two were in the process of eating and watching the tv when a knock made Tonks look confused and get to her feet going to the door opening it then flushing deep red as she found Remus on the door step, she tugged at the bottom of her shirt in an attempt to hide the to short shorts she had worn to bed.

"U-um Remus w-what are you doing here?"

Violet got onto the couch and looked over the back at the door her eyes on Remus leaving the same uneasy prickle on his skin, or was it the blush on his cheeks at seeing the young women before him dressed in such a manor, he shook his head slightly looking back at her handing a letter to her.

"Sirius sent this, he's expecting you'll be at the next meeting but in case something comes up he wanted to make sure you had the next dates."

She took the note from him still flushing as she thanked him then glanced at Violet who was watching from the couch.

"Violet come here."

The girl shook her head and after leering at Remus turned around and sat back down on the floor facing the tv, Tonks sighed running a hand through her now peachy pink hair.

"Sorry she doesn't seem to have warmed up to you just yet, guess it takes time but aside from that thanks again Remus."

Remus nodded.

"Your welcome Nymphadora."

He turned to leave which was a mistake as she growled and stomped her foot hair flaming.

"Don't call me Nymphadora! Bloody prat."

She slammed the door going back to the couch sinking into it looking over the paper until she felt Violet peek over her knees to see her.

"What is it baby girl?"

She pointed to the bowl on the floor which in the process of her slamming the door had toppled over and spilled on the floor, she sighed missing her head before getting up and grabbing a towel cleaning the mess, while she was doing that Violet drug the wet blankets to the hall where the laundry room was and set them in a pile of dirty clothes, once the mess was cleaned up Tonks lead her back to the bedroom and dug in the closet again coming back with a pair of jeans that, after helping Violet into them, were a bit to big in the waist and to long in the legs.

"We'll get you clothes of your own today so you won't have to wear my old clothes."

She made a temporary fix to the pants by safety pinning the waist so it was smaller and rolling up the legs enough for her to walk without stepping on them, she didn't want to say it out loud but she was surprised to see how much of a mini her Violet was as she bounced on the bed while Tonks made an attempt to fix her hair so it was tied back though she only managed a ponytail before the girl jumped from the bed and stood by the door rocking on her heels making her laugh.

"Slow down we still need to see if I have shoes tucked away that will fit you."

Violet gave a pouty face that melted Tonks' will and she sighed going to the girl and fallowing her to the front door grabbing her wand on the way as well as her robe, before Violet ran out the door she was able to catch her and put her in a slightly to big purple hoodie then fallow her outside, after walking along the crowded side walks for a ways they went into a shop and after looking around they had bought Violet a handful of new outfits and shoes that she was now wearing walking happily by Tonks' side, after going into a handful of other shops Violet was confused when To is led her into a dark alley and her hair turned Raven black as she lifted her onto her hip, after walking a ways they passed a old women who was wearing a moth eaten mood green cloak saying something in a low voice, the farther they went the more witches and wizard they seen all looking ragged and filthy but after awhile Tonks walked up a flight of stairs and the whole area changed, it was now light and sunny, the alley was filled with welcoming shops and kinder looking people.

Tonks walked with Violet on her hip through the crowds only stopping as she ducked into Honeydukes setting Violet on her feet chuckling as the girl looked around awestruck before hiding behind her as a voice called Tonks' name, Tonks turned around and smiled seeing Molly and tagging behind her was Ginny.

"Wotcher Molly, Ginny. What brings you both here so early?"

"I might ask you the same, we were just getting some last minute things for the children for school I wouldn't have recognized you if it weren't for your hair dear."

Tonks smiled looking at a strand of her now pink hair.

"It was black, we came through Knocturn alley."

Molly looked momentarily shocked before glancing at Violet who had looked around the young women's legs her eyes on Ginny who was looking at a shelf full of chocolate frog boxes along with a few cards in a display case.

"She's fine, no one bothered us, then again I think my form is becoming a common fixture down there, Raven Lestrange niece to Randolphis."

She whispered then shuddered shaking her head as if it left a bad taste in her mouth before looking to Ginny.

"She's gotten big, odd when Bill talks about her he makes her sound like a child,"

Ginny turned looking at Tonks who smiled at her.

"Course I haven't seen you since your second oldest brother went to Romania you were just little then."

Ginny looked confused at her mother who smiled kindly.

"Ginny this is Nymphadora Tonks, she use to come around during the summer holidays with Charlie."

Ginny smiled offering her hand which Tonks took shaking.

"Maybe this will help."

A minute later Tonks had turned her nose into a pig snout making Ginny laugh and nod.

"You're the girl that fell off her broom and landed in the mud, Charlie said you'd make a cute piglet."

Tonks laughed turning her nose back before looking at Violet as the girl tugged her sleeve, she smiled softly and smoothed her hair as she stepped around her and kneeled to her level.

"You remember Mrs. Weasley from last night, this is her daughter Ginny."

Violet smiled brightly at Molly and Ginny waving happily getting a smile from both of them, Tonks straitened up looking around.

"So it's just you Ginny? I figured at least one of your brothers would have come."

Molly shook her head.

"No they stayed behind to pack their things, we should be going have to get the boys their school things and prepare for tonight."

Tonks nodded then as the two left she walked with Violet through the isles letting her get a few sweets before walking back out into the street laughing as Violet opened the box of every flavor beans and spit one out at once.

"It tastes like grass!"

Tonks laughed helping her find one that was better tasting as they walked into the three broomsticks, while waiting on a butterbeer with cinnamon and a glass of milk Tonks looked down the bar and seen Remus near the end a glass half full with what looked like fire whiskey in front of him, Violet fallowed her gaze and at once her demeanor changed as she looked at the man, Tonks glanced at Violet but other wise acted as though she hadn't seen him as to took the drinks and paid Rosemerta then led the girl to an open table near the window unaware that as she sat down her pink hair had drawn the attention of someone other than then old werewolf at the bar.