A/N: Wow, guys, over a hundred reviews?! feels loved I just wanted to say a huge, massive, ten-thousand-ton thank you to everyone who's been reading this fic, and super mega brownie points to evevryone who's reviewed. The response I've gotten for this has been overwhelmong and wonderful. And just to show you how fantastic you are, here's some more fluff to celebrate!
26. Command
"HOW DARE YOU, HIDEOUS SHAPESHIFTING, HALFBLOOD ABOMINATIONS?! HOW DARE YOU SULLY THE DOORSTEP OF THE NOBLE AND MOST ANCIENT—"
"Oh, shut up, you daft old cow." Tonks snipes right back at the painting of Mrs. Black, and something in Remus' heart swells at the way she rolls her eyes and grins deviously up into his.
Before he can react she grabs both of his lapels and kisses him full on the mouth, reveling in both the renewed shrieks of the portrait, and also Remus' own shocked sounds against her lips.
Neither notices Sirius clambering down the stairs to quiet his mother, nor do they notice anything else, for that matter, long after the silence falls back over Number Twelve.