On Christmas morning, almost thirteen years ago, she was at her parents' house swapping gifts, eating Christmas dinner. They had all opened their presents and were relishing in the silence and small talk. Tonks was thinking about what happened a week earlier. Remus had kissed her under Sirius' stupid enchanted mistletoe! The she found out that they had BOTH been harbouring secret feelings for each other. She really couldn't be any happier.
They hadn't gone on one date so far but Remus was really sweet and charming and hot and. . . .
"Darling," her mother's voice broke her out of her daydreams.
"Yeah?" Tonks asked, looking at her mother through her Christmas styled hair (its natural form but gold with red and green tips).
"There's another present for you. I didn't see it earlier, it's so small . . ."
Tonks gave her mother a confused look. She'd opened all of her presents from everyone. Her parents, the Weasleys, Kingsley, Mad-Eye, and Remus had given her a carving of a wood-nymph . . . who else could it be?
"Go on, open it!" encouraged her father from the chair opposite her, as her mother handed her a small wrapped box.
For once she opened the wrappings carefully, unsure whether to open the simple cardboard box. Deciding quickly, she opened the box, first lifting out a small piece of neatly folded paper.
This is a charm for your bracelet
I think it describes you perfectly
Merry Christmas
Nestled in the tissue paper was a hand carved, wooden charm with the rune Uruz engraved in it.
"That's lovely," whispered her mother, "Who gave you it?"
"Remus," she breathed, the note didn't have a signature but she knew he liked carving. He had hand-carved the nymph for her.
"What does the rune mean?" her dad asked curiously.
Tonks smiled. Her father never studied runes, didn't have the patience even if he was a Ravenclaw
"It's the rune Uruz," she replied softly, "meaning freedom, energy and courage."
"Why would someone give you that?" Dad asked.
Both Tonks women rolled their eyes.