Second chapter! XD pay close attention to the people talking!
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Nymphadora walked up the front steps to her childhood home and knocked on the door three times.
The door opened to reveal a woman who closely resembled Bellatrix Lestrange though with softer features and a kinder look altogether.
She smiled. "Dora." Tonks smiled and gave her mother a tight hug. "Took you long enough to finally check in."
The violet haired witch laughed as Andromeda let her go and stood aside. "With everything going on at the ministry and the Order I've been far busier than I'd like."
Andromeda hummed. "It's understandable. With all the covering up their doing."
"Did you see the paper?" Tonks stopped in the kitchen doorway and turned to look at her mother.
"Yes."
"And?"
"Let's just say I had a visitor that wasn't unwelcome."
"I see. …Have they been good?"
"Angels as always." Andromeda smiled and looked past her daughter into the kitchen. Tonks turned and smiled.
Two small children sat at the table eating what looked to be ice cream.
One had short black hair and the other blonde. They wore matching outfits of black shorts and shirts.
Tonks walked up behind the black haired child and stood quietly.
The blonde noticed and looked up. He smiled. "Mum!" The other looked around and up. She slid off her chair and swung around to cling to her legs. "Mum!"
The boy jumped down from his own chair and ran to cling to her legs as well. Tonks laughed and stooped to hug them properly.
Andromeda had asked many questions about them. Tonks never gave any direct answers.
But when the first was born she stopped asking. When the second came a year later she questioned Tonks again, and Tonks still gave no direct answers.
"I have to talk to your grandmother, and it's late. Go up to bed and I'll be up in a bit." Dora sat back as they nodded and ran off.
She laughed when she heard them trample up the stairs.
Andromeda sat in one of the empty chairs. Tonks took the other.
Dromeda smiled and shook her head. "I wish you would answer at least one of my questions for once. Honestly this time."
"Hmm?"
"She came to your apartment last night didn't she?"
"Yes."
"Did she tell you anything?"
"No."
"Did you tell her anything?"
"Nothing she doesn't already know."
"I see." Dromeda nodded. "Sirius taking it alright?"
"He takes everything alright." Tonks laughed.
Banging sounds came from up stairs. Wild laughter floated down the stairway.
"Bell, Al!! Knock it off!" Tonks turned and shouted.
The banging sounds stopped but the laughter continued.
"Those two are just like you. They lack almost all ability to control themselves." Dromeda laughed as she shook her head and stood to take care of the dishes.
Tonks gave a sarcastic 'ha-ha' which only made her mother laugh harder. She huffed and headed upstairs.
She opened the door to her old room. The two sat on their separate beds giggling. The sheets on their beds were messy and wrinkled now.
Above the girls bed, inscribed in the wall was her name. Andromeda had made the letters sparkle now and then.
The girl grinned, Bellatrix Jr. looked almost exactly like Bellatrix senior before her years in Azkaban.
Above the boys bed Andromeda had done the same sparkle effect to his name.
He laughed and fell back on his bed. He hated his full name just as much as his mother hated her first name.
After all who would want to be called Aldebaran? He was born in May and Andromeda felt a need to keep the Black family tradition of naming children after stars. So Tonks agreed.
"What's all this noise about?" Tonks asked in a teasing tone. She placed her hands on her hips and walked slowly to Bell's bedside.
Bell giggled and pulled her sheets over her head. Tonks pulled them down and Bell shrieked with laughter. "Nothing!" She shouted.
"Oh it's nothing?" Tonks nodded and headed over to Al's bed. "Is it really?"
"Yeah." He giggled. The violet haired witch picked him up and hitched him on her hip. "Ohhh…soon I won't be able to hold you like this. You're far to big."
Al whined. "Awww!"
"Big baby!" Bell taunted.
"Am not!" Al called. Tonks set him down and he charged over to Bell's bed.
Five years ago if you had asked Tonks if she was going to be a mother and be ready for it she would have told you there was no chance.
Bell was easy. She had her tough moments but she was very good. She knew when to stop misbehaving and listen and do what she was told.
Al was a little harder to deal with until he got to two years old. Bell was three and was thrilled to have a little brother.
Andromeda loved both children to death. She had her suspicions as to who the other parent was.
Tonks left hours later when both children were asleep and her father had come home.
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"Hello." Tonks almost jumped out of her skin when she opened her door and the voice called to her. Again she didn't bother with the lights.
"You need to learn to let people know when your coming over." Tonks closed the door and threw her jacket onto the couch.
"It's much less fun that way." They chuckled. Tonks turned to look at them. All she saw was their shadow leaning against the wall.
They didn't want to be seen anymore until something was done about the years wasted away in prison.
"You didn't care if I saw your face back in Azkaban." Tonks commented.
"That was then." Came the simple reply.
"So what are you here for?"
"News."
"What is it?"
"Department of mysteries. Voldemort is trying to get something from there, but he'll use Potter to get it. Be ready."
"We will. Thanks." Tonks placed her hands on her hips again. Unlike before this was simply because she didn't know what to do with them.
"…How are they?"
"Good."
"Did you tell them?"
"I did. Bell understands and won't tell mum. But Al doesn't seem to understand it yet, but he'll stay quiet."
"…They'll kill me if they ever found out."
"Mm…we'll think of something."
"Are you going to tell them?"
"I'll have to."
"I see."
There was a long silence.
"I have to get back."
"Alright."
The visitor opened the front door and let it snap shut quietly behind her. Tonks smiled at the loud CRACK that rang through the halls of the building.
