A/N: I do not own Harry Potter.

The Golden Snitch Advent calendar challenge!

(colour) forest green

Green. That was the first word that popped into his head. He shook the thought out, but it still remained. Forest green, such a specific shade he should know it the minute he saw it. That's all he remembered of his dream from the night before.

It had been his first soul mate dream. All he knew about the witch he would spend forever with was a color. Forest green. Was that her eye color? The color of the dress she would be wearing when they met?

It was unusual to have a soul mate dream this late in his life. He was nearing thirty. James had found his soulmate at eleven. Sirius, well, Sirius didn't put any stock in soul mates and remained his happy single self. Remus couldn't help but wonder about why now, was it because she was nearer now?

He took a deep breath standing in front of Sirius' old home. It was to become the new order headquarters. He knew Sirius hated being back here.

"Moony! Come on in, we're still working on making the place habitable, you know how my mother was. Thank Merlin she's not longer here."

"That horrible portrait still there?"

"Yup! I moved the curtain yesterday and threw marshmallows at her face for an hour!" Remus rolled his eyes. Forest green, the thought popped back into his head. He hadn't had another dream since then. Maybe his soul mate had moved elsewhere, or she just didn't want a werewolf like him.

"I'm glad to see you're amusing yourself, Padfoot. I heard Harry's going to be coming here for the summer?"

"Yes! Molly's also bringing her brood, they're going to help clean the place. Everyone knows I'm no good with domestic spells." Remus wondered if his witch could do domestic spells, or if she would be more like Sirius. There had been plenty of rumors about the two of them, and he had to admit, if Sirius had been a witch...

"Good, hey Sirius, remember how in school people used to talk about soul mate dreams?"

"Sure, we used to tease James about it. Good times," Sirius nodded smiling remembering.

"Well, I had one."

"You?"

"Yes, all I remember is forest green. Does that mean anything to you?" Sirius paused, tilted his head.

"Yes, it does."

"What?"

"Trolls, trolls are green? Right? Sure they are, it means your soul mate is a troll!" Sirius burst out laughing. Remus felt sorry he'd even bothered to ask.

"'Ello? Anyone 'ere?" a female voice called from outside. Sirius blinked.

"This place is warded, heavily," he muttered.

"Then who?"

"Wait here." Remus watched Sirius peek out the peephole.

"Who sent you?"

"Dumbledore, I was told to speak with Mr. Sirius Black? I'm Andromeda's daughter." Sirius laughed shaking his head.

"Family," he grumbled opening the door. Remus watched as young witch walked into the house. She wore a pair of jeans, a baggy t-shirt and a hat. Remus was pretty sure she'd been trying to pass as a muggle.

"Nymphadora."

"Tonks, call me Tonks."

"Welcome, Tonks. What brings you to my humble abode?"

"I want to join the order. I'm of age."

"And Dumbledore told you how to find this place, and to mention my name?"

"Yes, look, can I take this hat off?"

"Go ahead." Tonks smiled pulling the ball cap from her head revealing her short cut hair. It was green. Remus blinked in disbelief. This girl? This younger than him girl?

"Like it?" she asked him smiling. He just stared at her.

"Green," he whispered.

"Oh, right," she laughed blinking her eyes. Her hair turned pink.

"Is this better?" Remus nodded slightly. It had been green, not any green, but forest green.

"I'm Remus by the way."

"As I said a minute ago, you can call me Tonks."