Author's note: this is were the story gets really AU, if it wasn't already before. I made some changes in the timeline of Tonks and I hope you guys like it.

Chapter 19:

It was a week after the meeting with Gringotts and he felt so much better since the Horcrux was gone. Harry woke up with a start because the wards were alerting him about a disturbance in the owlery. The owl chicks were hatching! Harry shot up right and ran to the owlery in his PJ's and and impressive case of bed hair.

When he came to the owlery he saw Hedwig standing on the edge of her nest looking intently down at her eggs.

Harry came closer to the nest and he could see a tiny hole in one of the the egg. A tiny beak started pecking at the eggshell from the inside out and Hedwig bowed over the egg so she could help free the chick from the egg.

It was about a hour or so later that all three of the chicks were free of their eggs. Hedwig looked very proud of her chicks and Harry could honestly say that he had never seen something so ugly as a newborn baby bird.

Not that he would ever tell Hedwig that. The proud mother would gleefully kill him.

After making sure that the mother and chicks were all healthy he went to cast a warming charm and left the new mother to her newly hatched chicks.

It was still early in the morning but today was the day that Harry would meet with Tonks for lunch at Longbottom Manor. Andromeda had her talk with her daughter and Tonks had sworn a vow to never communicate in any way about what would happen today and if she agreed with what he had to say, she would promise her loyalty to him as her Head of House Black.

She also promised her mother that she would stop being a member after the Order after the meeting if they both agreed that it was the best course of action. Harry thought that maybe Tonks had her own doubts about what the Order was doing.

Harry and Andromeda had sent a few letters to each other in the las week so that they could get to know each other better and so that Harry could ask some questions about his health.

Harry really liked his new aunt and he was planning to ask her to move in with him. He wanted some company in the Black Town House and it was a lot safer here than where his aunt lived now. After all her deranged sister was still free. And he felt a bit lonely in the big Black Manor.

This way, if they agreed, he could also get to know Ted Tonks. He had learned from Andromeda that he was a lawyer, Harry had the feeling that he could use a good lawyer in his life.

By the time it was finally time to call for Dobby to bring him to Longbottom Manor he had finished reading the Animagus book, trained a bit in the training room and read some more in the Potter family Grimoire.

It was in that Grimoire that he found out thet the Potter Family Manor still existed. Harry had thought that all Potter family houses were destroyed, sold or made in a memorial. But the book says that it is in a unplottable location somewhere in Scotland.

Harry immediately knew that he would have go there as soon as possible. The ancestral Potter Manor would have been the house were his father grew up in and all the Potters before him.

The only thing he would have to do is call the Potter Family Elf and ask her to bring him home. Her name was Effy, he had read, and Harry would call for her as soon as possible but now he really needed to go to Longbottom Manor. Gran would not be happy if he was late to the meeting.

Harry was the first one to arrive of the guests and after greeting Gran and Neville he went to sit down at the dining table. It was only a few minutes later that Andromeda and Tonks were escorted in by a House Elf.

Harry, Neville and Gran stood up to greet the new guests and after Tonks said, "Wotcher, Harry! You do know that you have the whole Order searching for you?"

Tonks was looking as she usually did with her pink hair and punk clothes. Althought her happiness did seem a bit more forced than what he was used to from her and she looked a bit pale. Even her pink hair was less bright than when he saw he last summer.

Harry answered with, "You do realise that the Order has no legal right to make me stay at my magic-hating muggle relatives house?" He was still a bit angry about that and he was a bit glad to see that his answer shocked Tonks into silence.

It seemed that she never thought about what she did for the Order in a legal sense. He really hoped she would think things through a bit more often after he told her his life story. Especially since her boss, Amelia Bones, would not be happy with Tonks membership of the Order.

And Harry did tell her his life story. He told her about the Dursley's and his years at Hogwarts. He told her about what the goblins discovered and about the Prophecy. He also told her about what he thought about the Order and what he overheard Dumbledore and Remus talking about when they tried to enter Number 12, Grimmauld Place.

Through his story, Tonks turned paler and paler and she looked angry when she heard about what Remus and Dumbledore talked about on his front porch.

When Harry was done with talking, Tonks stood up and raised her wand and said, "I, Nymphadora Libra Tonks, swear on my magic to my Lord Black to keep your secrets and always help you to the best of my ability. This is my vow, so mote it be." There flashed a light to signal the acceptance of the vow and Harry nodded gratefully at Tonks.

Gran cleared her throat and their lunch appeared on the table. It looked delicious. There was fresh bread, fruit and some smoked fish which looked great.

Only Tonks seemed to have a problem when the fish appeared in front of her on the table. She went from pale to a sickly green and quickly ran out of the room with a hand in front of her mouth.

Harry and Neville looked at each other, confused, but Andromeda looked worried at first and then steadingly more like she had a realisation she didn't like.

Since it seemed that Tonks would be awhile the others started eating the delicious meal that the Elves prepared for them.

It was a half hour later that Tonks came back in the room looking pale and shaky. She took one look at her mother and burst out in tears.

It was when her mother was comforting her that the whole story came out. Apparently Tonks had been seeing Remus for a while. At first he wanted nothing to do with her but after Sirius died he needed comforting and Tonks wanted to be there for him because she cared for him.

One thing let to another and they slept together. They kept seeing each other for a few days but then came the night when Remus didn't show up. Tonks went looking for him after a few days with no contact because she was worried and when she found him she confronted him.

Apparently when Tonks expected a relationship after the first night since Remus had finally admitted that he liked her in a romantic way, Remus had other ideas. For him she was a distraction after Sirius his death and it could be nothing more because he was a werewolf. Tonks was heartbroken that she misunderstood so much about the days they had together and that Remus could do this to her when she had at least thought that they were friends, so she quickly left.

It was some weeks later that Tonks discoverd that she was pregnant. She wanted to tell Remus since he was the father and she felt like he should know about it even if he wanted nothing to do with her anymore. Only she coudn't find him since he kept avoiding her like the coward she started to see him as.

She only got ahold of him this morning when she had to corner him to tell him she was pregnant.

At this point of the story she started to angrily cry again when she told them that at first Remus refused to believe the baby was his since apparently werewolves didn't get to have children.

Harry was really angry with the way Remus his self-destructive tendencies and low self esteem hurt the people around him. The worst part of it was that the wolf didn't even seem to realise he was doing it.

When she had finally convinced him that the baby was in fact his, he seemed to only want to run away from her again and talk to Dumbledore about the baby.

This seemed like a very strange reaction to Tonks and she started to realise that she didn't know Remus at all. He wasn't the loyal, compassionate, wise and strong man she had thought he was. Or at least he wasn't acting like it lately.

She had promised her mother to keep away from Dumbledore so she refused to go and talk to him about her baby. This made Remus angry and a bit confused since he didn't understand why she woudn't go with him to see Dumbledore and seeing this, the young Auror apparated away before he could try and make the situation worse than it already was.

When she stopped talking it was silent for a while. Harry was so angry at Remus. How could he get a 22 year old pregnant and then walk away from her? Remus was more than a decade older than her! More even!

Harry could immagine being shocked after hearing that kind of news but to treat someone that way? Accusing her of sleeping around? Tonks was family now to Harry and he would protect her as family.

Andromeda looked increasingly angry at Remus and even Augusta who didn't even know Tonks looked ready to start cursing the wolf.

Harry decided that it was time to stop acting like the sixteen year old boy he is and start acting like the Lord of her House that he was. And so he asked gently, "Tonks, know that you have my support either way but do you want this baby?"

Tonks looked shocked at that question but immediately answered with a sure sounding, "Of course I will keep my baby!"

Harry nodded but Andromeda looked a bit worried when she said, "Are you sure, Nymphadora? It is a very big responsibility to raise a baby and you are only twenty two years old. You only just got to be an Auror! Are you really sure?" Her mother asked twice.

Tonks looked a bit offended at her mother questioning her choice but she also understood her worries. She had the same ones after all.

Tonks looked at her mother and said, "I know that I'm young and that I'm alone. I will not be able to count on Remus, I know that now. But I want this baby, mom. Will you help me?"

Andromeda looked emotional at her daughters words and Harry started to feel a bit awkward at witnessing this emotional moment between mother and daughter.

Andromeda told her daughter that she would always support her and Harry suddenly had an idea. He had been planning to ask Andromeda to move into Black Manor with him but perhaps he could also ask Tonks? It was a very big Manor and since no one knew that someone was living there, it should be safe for them all.

And so Harry asked the mother and daughter duo, "Tonks? Andromeda? I was planning to ask you something after this meeting but it seems that it might help you now. So, would you like to move into Black Manor with me? And your husband will be welcome too of course."

Harry continued when both woman looked unsure, "I know that we don't really know each other but we are family now. But the fact remains is that you, Tonks, need a safe place to live. I am also concerned that Death Eaters will come after you guys. My house is the safest place for you, I think. But it is your decission."

Tonks looked like she agreed and she said, "I think you're right. Can you immagine what Bellatrix would do if she finds out I'm carrying a werewolves baby?"

Andromeda nodded and looked at Harry and said, "Yes, the both of you are right. But I will need to discuss it first with my husband. It is not a discussion made lightly and without his consent."

His aunt continued with, "Is that alright, Harry? I will sent a message to Longbottom tomorrow with our decission."

Harry nodded in agreement. He understood that it was not a choice she could make alone. He hoped that Ted would agree to move to Black Manor.

Tonks had decided that she would move in immediately. So Harry called for Dobby and Kreacher to tell them the news. Both Elves were exatic to have more people in the Manor and they went to Tonks her place to get all her stuff packed up to take back with them.

Tonks would go home with Harry after his lesson with gran was done. Andromeda would go home after she did a check up on Harry and after tha she would do a check on Tonks.

Harry was curious is the potions had already helped with strengtning his bones and adding some weight. He was also curious what the scan would say about his scar now that the Horcrux was gone.

Tonks said she would take a walk around the grounds of Longbottom Manor to clear her head so she left to give her mother and Harry some privacy. Augusta and Neville went to find Amelia for the same reason.

Andromeda performed the spell to check his health and she seemed approving of what she could see.

"Alright, Harry. Your bones and weight are slowly improving and it seems that the dark magic in your scar is gone. I suppose that the goblins helped you with that?" Andromeda asked with a raised eyebrow.

Harry nodded and explained what he and the goblins discovered about his scar and how they got rid of it.

Andromeda looked sick at what he told her but when he told her that they got it out she looked very relieved. She told him to keep taking the potions and that she would do another check in a week. Then she left to find her daughter with the promise to contact him with their decision tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Harry went to find Amelia for their combat lesson.

He found Amelia, Susan and Neville already in the training room. His friends were shooting spells at a dummie while Amelia watched and sometimes corrected them.

Amelia looked up when Harry walked in and mentioned for him to take the other dummie to practise his spells.

Only when Harry joined the others in shooting spells at the dummies, the dummies suddenly started moving and multiplying.

He looked over at Amelia and saw that she was standing by a panel just like the one in the Black Manor training room. So that was what the Runes did!

Harry, Neville and Susan had to work together and be very fast so that they could keep up with the dummies and take them down. It felt very strange to battle with faceless humanoid objects but needs must.

The dummies kept coming at them and one by one the teenagers stopped casting because of exaustion. Only Harry could keep going after the others had to stop.

Still, Susan, Neville and he had been a good team. They guarded each others backs and helped each other with the dummies for as long as they could.

Amelia stopped the dummies when Harry started slowing down. She gave each of them a glas of water and started the usual post-training talk.

She looked proud at the improvements they have made in only a week but still asked them what they did wrong as she did after every combat lesson.

This time it was Susan who answered her aunt and Amelia looked proud at her nieces conclusion. They still lacked the spell knowledge of a fully trained adult Wix but they still did very well for their age. Especially Harry.

They also needed to work on their stanima so Amelia adviced them to start running laps. They groaned at that but still agreed. It was for their own good after all.

They each cast a refreshning spell on themselves and went to leave the training room together. In the last week they had gone into the habit to take a walk together after training. It was nice to talk to each other in that time since that when they were training there wasn't much time for talking.

It was on these talks that Susan really became friends with Harry and Neville. They discovered that all three of them were basically orphans. All three of them had lonely childhoods even thought the other two did have a trusted adult in their lives who cared for them.

And so it was that on this walk Susan confinded in them that her best friend Hannah would not come back to Hogwarts. Hannah her mother was killed in a recent attack and her father wanted to keep her close. Susan told them that this was also why Hannah hadn't come to train with them yet. Her father was overprotective in his grief and didn't want Hannah to leave their house.

Susan was heartbroken for her friend and also very sad that she woudn't come back to Hogwarts with her.

Susan was a kind girl but she didn't have a lot of female friends in Hogwarts. So if Hannah stayed home this year that would mean that Susan would be without female friends this year.

Both Harry and Neville quickly reassured her that she would have two friends in them. They really liked her and did she not want to train with them anymore when they were in Hogwarts?

Susan had to laugh at that and she visibly cheered up. She hooked her arms with Harry's and Neville's and they walked further in a better mood.

Harry was startled to find her arm in his but he had to smile at her good mood. Her happiness made him smile too. He was happy to see Neville smile too. It was a beautiful day on these wonderful grounds and the sunny weather with his friends.

Meanwhile Neville saw how his friend looked at the girl in between them and smiled too.