As requested, a little longer of a chapter. (This one's for you, Lou.)

*_Tonks took Harry back to headquarters at Grimmauld Place. They walked in to find the house quiet, dark and quite empty. She shut the door behind them with a snap. Immediately, the portrait of Mrs. Black flared up.

*_"FILTH! FREAK OF NATURE! DEFILING THE HOUSE OF MY FATHERS WITH YOUR-"

*_Tonks gave a casual flick of her wand, and the curtains closed on the portrait, silencing the screams. "Freak of nature?" she said, raising an eyebrow to Harry, "She has no idea."

*_Harry swallowed hard as she took his hand, leading him up the stairs. Images and smells and the sort of thoughts that made his face turn Weasley red started forming in his mind. He felt a sudden heat rising in him that he was sure had nothing to do with his shyness.

*_As they reached the first landing, Tonks paused with her hand his bedroom door handle. Harry, unaware of her distraction, bumped into her.

*_"I like your enthusiasm, Harry," she said, flashing him an impish smile, "but you'll have to hold that thought." She pointed up to the ceiling.

*_Harry looked up, and listened. Now he heard the slight thump. Both drew their wands and Tonks lead the way to the top landing. "It's coming from the attic." she said, pointing her wand at the ladder.

*_Harry held his wand at the ready. The attic was where Buckbeak stayed. But Hagrid had taken Buckbeak to Amsterdam to meet a "Little lady friend." And hippogriffs didn't make the kinds of sounds issuing from the hole in the ceiling. It sounded to Harry as though a struggle was taking place.

*_He watched Tonks put a finger to her lips and slowly climb the ladder. Her pink hair had barely crossed the threshold when she withdrew it, covering her mouth. Harry was confused at she failed to suppress a giggle. Harry, curiousity overcoming him, made his way up.

*_He peaked his head in, just far enough for the frames of his glasses to be above floor level. He looked toward the direction of the scuffle, and for a moment felt cold fear. This was followed immediately by embarrassment. It wasn't a fight to the death. Instead, Harry saw Sirius and Lupin engaged in the kind of battle where both parties end up the victor.

*_He wanted to leave, to run away, to possibly wash his eye to get the image of Sirius' nude body moving in wild motion with Lupin's. But he couldn't force himself to break away. He was only vaguely aware of Tonks tugging the bottom of his shirt from below.

*_"Oi Harry!" Tonks said loudly, "Get a picture while your up there, will you?"

*_Harry's green eyes grew large as Sirius and Lupin turned to look toward Tonks' voice and made to cover themselves. "Harry!" Lupin exclaimed. "We were just..."

*_"Hush Moony," said Sirius, who contrary to Lupin's shock, was still smiling as he brushed his hair out of his face. "Didn't hear you come in."

*_Tonks answered from below, "Well with all the noise you were making, that's understandable."

*_Harry quickly climbed down as Sirius barked a laugh.

*_"Merlin's beard, that was awkward." he said to Tonks. "You could've told me."

*_"I thought you might like to pick up some pointers." she said, still holding back a giggling fit.

*_"What makes you think I need pointers?" Harry said evenly, causing Tonks to become silent as she considered his serious tone.

*_"Hello?" Came Dumbledore's voice from downstairs. "DIRTY BLOOD TRAITORS! MUDBLOODS AND UNNATURAL BEASTS!" came Mrs. Black's portrait.

*_Sirius decended the ladder, followed by Lupin, who avoided Harry's eyes. "It's getting to where you can't even get a shag without everyone showing up to cheer you on."

*_"In all fairness, Padfoot, you were supposed to lock the door."

*_"We'll just have to finish later." Sirius winked at Lupin before turning to Harry. "What are the two of you doing here? I imagine Dumbledore's come to return you to school, Harry."

*_"We were coming to find some er... privacy of our own." he said, flushing red again.

*_Sirius have him a clap on the back. "Spoken like your father's son. Come on Moony, let us go see what distractions we can give the old man."

*_Lupin and Sirius started down the stairs before Sirius turned back to Tonks, "Oh, did I ever tell you that I had a weak spot in my wall, to the right side of my bed?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye. "Convenient when I needed to get away for a while without drawing attention."

*_With a wink, he made his way to the front hall, while Tonks dragged Harry to Sirius' bedroom.