A/N OKAY SO THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS AND SORRY IF THIS ROOK A WHILE TO POST; MY INTERNET BROKE AND IT ONLY JUST GOT FIXED...

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS ONE IS QUITE ANGSTY, BUT I HAD TO DO IT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. ENJOY!

DING DONG

"Dora, get the door please." said Andromeda Tonks, halfway through baking a loaf of bread.

"Yes Mummy." replied Nymphadora meekly. She walled quickly and quietly to the door. When she opened it, she saw Remus Lupin, drenched in rain, blood and what appeared to be tears.

"Remus! What are you doing here?" she said, opening the door to let him in.

"I... I need to speak to... I need to speak to your mother." He replied quietly. "It's very urgent. Where is she?"

"She's in the kitchen, but she's very busy. I don't think she's in the mood for visitors today. Even if it is you." she added as an afterthought.

"NYMPHADORA TONKS! I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTHER. FETCH HER AT ONCE!" he shouted. Nymphadora looked like she might cry, and ran upstairs to her room.

"Shit." said Remus to himself. "I've lost my friends and probably Andromeda too now. Shity bloody fucky hell."

"Remus? Is that you out there? I'm in the kitchen. Come in." said Andromeda.

When Andromeda caught sight of Remus, she gasped and said,

"Remus! Whatever's happened!" and then added in a whisper. "Has there been another attack?"

"No, well yes, well. Oh I don't know. How do I explain this?" he said quietly. "I bring good-ish and terrible news. You've heard about... About... James... The Potters? Yes, of course you have, stupid question. Well, I don't know how... How to word this. I'm not sure if the charm still holds, so I can't say too much. But you know that Vol... Voldemort killed... The Potters... But it was because," at this he paused, before beginning very quickly, "Because Sirius told Voldemort where they were and now he's in Azkaban."

"WHAT!"

"I know, and he... Killed Peter because Pete was going to warm the Potters."

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT! I WON'T BELIEVE IT!" at this she broke down crying. "Why Remus, why?"

"I don't know Meda. I don't know. I think Voldemort meddled with his mind. He'd rather kill himself before betray his... Friends. Or at least he used to." he said, while comforting Andromeda. "Some think he's gone mad." he added, laughing dryly.

"*Sniff* Hmm, I'd better go... Go and finish the bread. Don't worry about me. I'm... I'm fine."

"If you're sure."

"Remus" whispered a voice from the stairs. "Remus, Is he really mad?" Remus walked up the stairs and picked the eight year old up in his arms before sitting back onto the stairs with Nymphadora on his lap.

"I don't know, Dora, I don't know." he said to the softly sobbing girl, his head on hers. "But he's not coming back. Not after this."

A/N YEAH SO THIS WAS PRETTY SHORT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP ON FOR TOO LONG WITH THIS CHAPTER. THE NEXT ONE SHOULD BE A BIT LONGER.

PS THE FIVE REVIEW THING STILL STANDS.