Sirius returns from behind the veil, the only problem is that he is stuck in his dog form. It's not that he isn't happy to be alive again; he just wants to know why he got thrown in the hands of one Lucius Malfoy and two Severus Snape.

My mother always said he wasn’t as evil as he appeared to be. That it wasn’t his fault. "I'm only a Tonks by name, not by blood." "You are my child, is that what you’re telling me?" "I-yes." "Ah I see."

Lucius is summoned to attend Lord Voldemort. The orders that follow inspire pure shock and disbelief. Lucius struggles to account for the odd behaviour and develops a theory. He also wonders if he'll get out of the situation alive.

M&MWP. "She'd heard about those fairytale encounters, but she'd always thought them rubbish. And yet here was a stranger making her life a fantasy." *For Purist Sin; light T.

For Sinny.T now, maybe M later; continuation of "Sidle Along, Dear."AU, after GOF. Tonks is the young Auror playing the big boys' game, but she's been playing for a while. She loves Lucius and maybe he, her, but they are about to be outed. R&R, thanks!