I woke up "Dad!" I said a bit too loudly because there came noises from the office in the corner. My Dad woke up abruptly and looked at me, my hair was dripping with sweat
"What's wrong sweet heart?"
"It was you, you were the man" I said trying to get away from him. He cast the muffalo charm on the office door and turned towards me and tried to grab my hand but I pulled away,
"listen to me"
"No! I wont bloody listen to you, you were the one in the forest, you're the one working for them, you threatened James and me in the forest, it was you!" I shouted. He closed his eyes
"I would never want to do anything to you"
"Yeah right, the only reason you weren't there last night is because of you hairy little problem, just get away from me!"
"Tonks Andromeda Lupin you will listen to me right now!" he shouted he never usually shouted unless he really meant it,
"I would never want to hurt you, you're my little girl and I love you. But please listen, I am under cover because I am not an Auror they don't suspect me, James asked me if I could do it, but its secret, your mum doesn't even know, I can't believe you thought I would do such a thing" He said, I went up to him and hugged him and he stroked my hair,
"I am sorry I was just scared" I cried and hugged him closer.
Three days later I got out of the hospital after reading all my books about seven time over, snore. My Dad had to go and do his 'job' but my mum stayed and fussed all over me, it was probably the only reason I stayed in so long. When I got back it was the Christmas holidays so we didn't have lessons, I was staying at hogwarts because my lovely mumzie womzie wanted me to go home but thanks to my dads persuasion skills he helped me stay. Jane, James, Fred and Bella were staying too, so I was happy not to be alone. As I wake up about three hours before everyone else, I went down to the common room to sit by the fire and read my book as James lent me his Terry pratchett books. It was strange all about these three witches and a one eyed cat, anyway as I was reading I noticed a boy sitting in the corner he was looking at me, I smiled at him and went back to my book. He got up and sat in a seat near me
"My names Edward"
"I'm Tonks nice to meet you Edward" I said, he seemed nice.
"Do you read Terry pratchett, its good isn't it"
"Yeah, my cousin James just got me into them, weird aren't they" we both laughed. Then Jane came down and sat between us,
"Morning" she said as loud as ever.
"want to go down for breakfast then, big mouth" I said to Jane and she quickly got up and literally ran to the portrait, I turned to Edward
"It was nice to talk to you, care to join is for breakfast" I said cheerfully
"Go on then" he replied in the same cheerful manner and we both looked at each other and I looked away quickly blushed furiously.
We got quite a bit closer over the holidays and then it came to Christmas. I woke up to find lots of presents at the bottom of my bed. I smiled Aunty Ginny's jumper on top, it was light blue with a white T on the front, she decided to carry on the family tradition from Nana Molly.
I put a plain top and some jeans on and pulled my jumper over the top, then I made my way down to the common room. Jane was sat there eating chocolate frogs while playing wizard chess with Fred, with what it looked like his new chess set. Jane looked round to me and smiled,
"So Aunty Ginny made you one to, when did she ever think I liked maroon"
"Maybe something to do with your granddad"
"No he never like maroon" she said and I gave her 'well that's the point' look
"Why does Grandma knit these things she should know no one has ever liked them, she didn't even like them" Fred said sending his knight to E4. James came down and sat in the empty Chair next to Jane.
"What's up with you?" I said
"Nothing, just been thinking" he said not looking me in the eye.
"What you been thinking about moany guts?" Jane said,
"Nothing" He said quite sharply. Jane looked at me and continued
"Anyway, who is the boy then?"
"What boy!" James and Fred said together,
"Boys you didn't see" Jane said kidding
"No who" Fred said
"Can I have a say in this?"
"No not really, well Fluff ball here was talking to this boy and they were laughing together"
"What's wrong with laughing"
"You boys are being protective" Jane said,
"Oh shut up Jane" I said, " That was just Edward, I was only talking"
"Only talking hey, you were laughing" Jane said trying to make me talk,
"About a book" I said and I sat down, Edward came down the boys staircase. Then he came towards me.
"Can I have a word, in private" he added sneaking a look at Jane before Taking my hand and leading me out of the fat lady's portrait, Jane was looking sneakily.
"I have your Christmas present" He said and got out a little black box and gave it to me, I opened it and saw a beautiful silver chained necklace with a tiny silver snitch on the end.
"Oh my it's lovely, I have got you something too" I got a little black box I had in my pocket and handed it over to him, he opened it and smiled as the little golden snitch flew out of its box and began to circle us both, he caught hold of it and saw that it had his name engraved on it.
"Would you like me to help you with that?" he said about the necklace and I handed his it and pulled my hair up so he could put it around my neck. He slowly placed his arms around me and placed the necklace around my neck. After he had done the clasp I turned around and we stood there lost in each others eyes, we leaned closer to one another.
"Have you finished yet?" Jane said rather loudly as she came through the portrait hole and Edward and I broke apart.
"Lets go see what rubbish your granddad got you Jane" I said dragging her by the arm back through the portrait hole and up to the dormitories.
Once we were up there, I collapsed on to the bed,
"God will you ever stay out of anything" I said stuffing my head into my pillow,
"What you said there was nothing between you" trying to sound innocent Jane said,
"I didn't think there was but, oh nothing just leave it" I said trying to hide my self.
"You like him, you want to kiss him, you want to love him, Tonks and Edward sitting in a tree K I" she sang
"You can stop right there thank you" I said laughing at Jane's song.
"So you like him?" Jane hinted.
"We are going down stairs to see Fred and James and you are not saying a word about this alright?" I said the last bit more of a statement than a question. She nodded with a smirk still on her face and we made our way downstairs.
I was quite surprised, ok I mean shocked that Jane didn't say a word all day. Not a single word about it to anyone so when we got upstairs that evening I wanted a word.
"You didn't say anything, why" I asked her as we brushed our teeth,
"Because you said so, duh" she said spitting out some of the toothpaste,
"No really why" I said not believing her answer,
"Because you would do the same for me" She said. I smiled at her and gave her a one armed hug.
"And that's why your one of my favourite cousins" I said smiling,
"Who's not you favourite?" Jane asked with a cheeky smirk on her face.
"If you ask me that question its going to be you, get my point" I said and we both laughed.
Edward and I grew steadily closer and a couple of days before the next full moon we were walking hand in hand by the lake.
"Are you feeling ok?" he asked looking concerned,
"I'm fine why are you asking?" I said,
"It's just you look more tired" He said looking over the lake,
"I have been up late going through my books" I said trying to sound convulsive.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to watch the full moon with me its not too far away" he said looking at me hopeful,
"Oh sorry I have all ready made arrangements with Hagrid to go and see him that night, he doesn't like the full moon it scares him" I said, I hated to lie but I had to.
"Oh that's fine" he said and squeezed my hand reassuringly just telling me he wasn't that bothered but I could tell he was.
In the evening I sat in my room lost in thought, why can't I tell him, but he would probably run off and hate me for ever. People get scared of me when I tell them, I love him I can't lose him. I hid from him until the next full moon and promised myself I wouldn't' tell him, that evening I went round to Hagrid's. He gave me a hot mug of hot chocolate (bit obvious) and we sat down and had one of our chats.
"Hagrid I just don't know how to tell him, or even if I should tell him" I said,
"Well I ain't really the one to ask, it's your dad who you should be askin'" Hagrid replied sound as if she hadn't thought of that,
"He is busy at the moment so I can't talk to him" I said trying to hide my face from Hagrid, "I should go" I said quickly and walked as fast I could do out of the door, without looking suspicious.