Nymphadora Tonks did her best not to notice every minute detail of the way Remus Lupin existed next to her. She rarely was partnered with him on an Order mission, and forced herself to turn on her Auror training senses before she got lost in the way he moved or how his eyes were focused and predatory. A good thing, too, since the next section of trees was rigged with a trip wire shooting venomous darts from the canopy.
Landing pell mell through a cluster of bushes, Tonks fought to catch her breath after pushing them away from the potential fatal barbs. Too slowly she realized she'd landed on top of him and that powerful gaze was now entirely focused on her; she swallowed against a butterfly in her stomach seeking escape.
His head cocked to the side as he started to sit up beneath her. "Why is your hair changing, Tonks?"
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