Couple of songs are present in this chapter!

Deep Purple - Highway Star

Led Zeppelin - Going to California

You can listen to them if you want! I advise you to for full mood :3

14th of July 1995

Remus woke up the following day feeling rather well. He was surprised with how his back wasn't hurting at all, and how his joints only stung a bit when he stretched in his bed. His room was similar to Gwen's. The place was filled with the double bed, mathcing nightstands, two dressers, and a working desk. Nothing much, but he was happy with it. Even though Sirius said it as a joke, he did chose this room because he could sneak into the library when he couldn't sleep. He slept in plain white T-shirt and a pair of boxers, and got himself out of the bed shortly after waking up. Remus was never the one to lay around, while Sirius and James loved to spend all weekend mornings in beds. The only thing that could prevent them were Quidditch practices, but when James became the captain, practices were never in the morning. Peter would sometimes go with Remus to study. He was shy to admit he can't do, or doesn't understand something in front of James and Sirius, but he would ask Remus for help without hesitation. Remus always helped Peter, and he remembered that a lot while teaching at Hogwarts.

Now, he was standing in front of the mirror, surprised by the reflection he was looking at. His new wounds were healing faster than he was used to. His skin didn't look as pale as it usually did on the first morning after the full moon. His eyes weren't red at all, and the dark circles under his eyes was hardly visible. „What in the Merlin's name happened to me?" Remus asked himself, stroking his beard with his palm. He ran his hand through his hair, which wasn't so grey. He looked... healthy? He wasn't sure what Gwen gave him, but he was surprised to see the result. The room was enlightened with warm summer sun, sneaking through the curtains. Remus opened the curtains slowly, and one thing remained the same. The sun bothered him the day after transforming, and his senses were still higher than usual. Remus then decided to take a shower. The feel of the cold water on his skin soothed him even more than before. When he dressed himself in his usual attire, he decided to find Gwen, and thank her for whichever witchcraft she did.

While he was descending from the third floor, he figured he doesn't even know what time it is, and he forgot his wrist watch in his room. He entered the dining room, only to find Gwen and Sirius talking quietly. They didn't even notice him entering, so Remus watched his friend grinning mischievously at the woman sitting next to him, holding a cup of some warm beverage. He faked a cough to make them notice him, and Sirius greeted him with a smile on his face.

„Moony... Merlin's beard, you look... surprisingly good. I guess the good night's, and well, day's sleep can do wonders to a werewolf," Sirius said a little bit too excited. Remus noticed that Sirius trimmed his beard, making his face more presentable.

„Morning Padfoot, morning Gwen," Remus greeted them, and walked into a kitchen. He really needed a tea to make this morning even better. He was surprised when he saw a pot half filled with some pasta. Remus stood confused for about five seconds, trying to make some sense out of what's happening. Is he dreaming?

„Morning? Remus, it's 5 in the afternoon. You slept all day. We left you something to eat," Gwen said through a soft laughter, amused with how confused Remus looked around himself. He gathered him self for a half of minute, just to fix himself some green tea. He then joined Sirius, and Gwen still confused.

„Hm, Gwen? What did you do to me?" he asked directly. Gwen was sitting right in front of him, and he saw Sirius grinning with the corner of his eye. „Stop grinning, Padfoot."

Sirius frowned, and looked at Gwen, whose eyes were sparkling with a spark both of them once had during their Hogwarts days.

„Told you I'm good at potions, and you're welcome," Gwen said playfully, and winked at Remus, who was now sure he was dreaming. „You drank 5 different potions yesterday, and those weren't for nothing. I worked as a healer. Well, volunteered more. And if I have to repeat again, I'm really good at potions."

Remus stared at her for a second. That wasn't an answer he wanted, and he wasn't sure that was an answer at all.

„No, don't get me wrong. I appreciate this, I must admit not even Madam Pomfrey did such... I don't even know what you did, but thank you. I really feel surprisingly good, and even I must admit I look good," he didn't mean it as a flatter. He wanted to say he looked better than before he went away, and definitely better than he thought he would.

„I just wanted to help. Besides, I love making potions, and if I'm staying here, I'll help you. In fact, Sirius and I were just discussing something," she darted Sirius meaningfully with a nasty look. Sirius flinched a bit, and now looked straight to Remus.

„Yes... Um, Moony... I know you will probably protest a lot on what we'll tell you now..." Sirius still wasn't used to talking to Remus. Not like he forgot, he just wasn't sure how to approach him. And it was mutual, because Remus was a bit afraid of telling Sirius things directly.

„Oh-oh... When you say something like that, it usually means I really won't like the idea," Remus lounged in his chair, crossing his arms on his chest. His look flown from Sirius to Gwen, who nudged Sirius to talk.

„Okay, we decided, and that mean you have no say in it because I really can't stand your modesty now, that I'll give Gwen money to buy the ingredients, so she could make you Wolfsbane..."

„Absolutely not." Remus said , raising his voice. It was enough he stayed there for free. He won't let Sirius spend his money on him anymore. Their friendship was just restored, and he didn't want to live completely on his expense. Ingredients for wolfsbane were expensive, and Remus could never afford them himself. Not without a steady job, and he wasn't paid for serving the Order.

„Told you," Sirius rolled his eyes, and let Gwen to take the lead.

„No, listen to me Remus..."

„No. Both of you. I appreciate this Gwen, but I don't want to be indebted to you, or you," he pointed his finger at Sirius.

„But I want to help you. If I wasn't here, you would be transforming here, right? I saw what you two made in the basement. I can make it, Severus taught me while you were teaching at Hogwarts. I'm quite sure you even drank one of mine already. I'm not asking you to, and I'm not offering. I will do it. I will make Wolfsbane each month, and you can't stop me," Gwen let a small smile at the end of the sentence. Sirius was now suppressing his laughter, and Remus looked at them with his eyebrows high. He didn't know what to say because she was right. He can't stop her.

„And if you don't drink it, she'll fill this whole house with it. Please, Moony, it's good for you, and I bet that smells like hell. Isn't this house enough smelly already?" Sirius patted Remus on his shoulder, and Remus lowered his guard by putting his hands down. He had to admit that he was defeated.

„Fine. But you have to let me at least do something for you to make it up to you." Remus said. „And I still don't know what you gave me."

„I already have the idea, but Sirius said you won't agree." Gwen said nervously, but she was determined the have it her way, obviously.

„Look at how pissed he'll be when you tell him, Gwen." Sirius grinned like crazy now.

„I want to see you transform. I always wanted to see a real life werewolf, and I never got the chance. So please, it'll be perfectly safe because I'm quite sure you don't want to eat me now. Hex me? Maybe. Curse me? Probably. But eat me? Hard no." Gwen's said determined, and Remus wasn't even sure if he heard it right now. Did she really just say that? But she was right. And he wasn't pissed. He was just surprised.

„Why in the name of bloody Merlin, and God himself, would you want to see a werewolf?" he asked her point blank. He knew while under the influence of Wolfsbane he won't do anything. If he ever doubted that, he would never accept the post in Hogwarts. And he was aware that what she just did was a check-mate. He can't escape this.

„I just want. I guess I'm a thrill seeker, I don't know. I understand this is an unusual request," she was interrupted by both of Remus' and Sirius' scoff. „But, you know nothing can happen."

Remus let out a loud sigh. He was defeated, so he stood up, and walked into a kitchen to get himself some of that leftover lunch. He can't stop her, and it will be the safest environment. And he felt like he owed her a lot more than that. When he tried Wolfsbane for the first time, he was sure he'll never have a chance to live with it. And now, for the second time in his life, the chance presented itself to him. The feeling of transforming under the influence of a potion was painful as any other time, but he would be aware of everything around him. He will remember. He will feel. He could control himself from making new scars. He wouldn't have to fight the wolf possesing him for a night. He won't be scared. The thought of it made his heart beat faster, and he again remembered the sunflower field he saw last night. And Tonks. He grabbed himself some pasta, warming it up with his wand, shaking his head. He placed himself in his usual place again, and started eating, ignoring both Gwen and Sirius who were staring at me.

„You're staring at me, and it's really uncomfortable. I like to eat without being watched, so please," he said, pulling a sarcastic smile on his face.

„Is that a yes?" Gwen said, happily.

„As you said, I can't stop you. But only once. Please. I'm not... comfortable with... well," he didn't finish the sentence. He didn't have to, he was too hungry, so he continued to eat.

„Yes! Told you I'll get him to do it!" Gwen stuck out her tounge right at Sirius face.

„That was before you got me on that Wolfsbane idea. You're not playing fair, or nice," Sirius said, and Remus shook his head when he heard his words. Out of all of the Marauders, Sirius was the one who was almost never playing fair. „Don't you dare saying anything, Moony."

„I won't, I won't. I actually fancy this meal too much to spoil it with your drama," Remus smiled, and started eating again.

„Hah! Even your partner in crime left you," Gwen said, and turned to Remus who almost choked on his bite when he heard her choice of words. „I'm sorry, Remus, we did something else too. Look, the schedule for the guard. We divided you into three groups, see?"

Gwen was now showing Remus a long piece of parchment. He couldn't see what was written on it, so he made a head gesture, chewing his food.

„Well... There are three tasks. First one, Harry. You're not on this one, so we'll skip that one. However, you and Tonks will be keeping an eye on this potential Death pricks, and she will occasionally guard the prophecy. You know, when you're... Well, down there."

„Mhm," Remus nodded with his mouth full. He never imagined he will feel so okay with being in this building. This was nice, having someone to talk to, having Sirius around, having a place to stay, a food to eat, Wolfsbane... It really felt like a dream, but by the taste of the food he was eating, he knew it wasn't

„I thought of that," Sirius grinned proudly.

„Oh, all I had to do is sleep all day to make you more productive? If I knew that, I would get Peter to knock me out every once in a while, while we were in school," Remus said mockingly, finishing his meal.

„Oh, ha-ha, you're so funny," Sirius' tone was sarcastic, but that was their kind of humour. Putting each other down without getting angry. „And fuck Peter!"

„I am funny when I want to be," Remus stood up to get the dishes from the table.

„Anyway, you and Tonks will start tomorrow. Severus gave me all the information for your missions after the meeting," Gwen said, rolling up the parchment.

„Thank Merlin you're here, if I had to coordinate with Snape, I would burst into flames like a pheonix," Sirius said, summoning himself a bottle of firewhiskey and a crystal glass. „Only without that fancy rebirth thing. I would just burn to death."

Remus noticed the change in Sirius' behaviour. He would almost always call Snape Snivellus. And he was somehow calmer. It seemed like he was happy for not being alone. He now had two roommates, three if he counted Buckbeak, and it must've been a nice change.

„Alright," Remus said, watching them. He suddenly felt the urge to leave the room. „I'll be in the library if you need me. Again, Gwen, thank you. For everything."

Gwen gave him a sincere and warm smile. She was content with herself, and it was visible on her face. Remus turned, and left the room. He felt the need to be alone, to process all that was happening. Again, he was surprised how walking up the stairs wasn't tiring him as usual. He felt really good, not sick or tired at all. Although, he was kind of worried how will he sleep tonight.

He closed the library's door when he entered, and walked in front of the tall bookshelves. He was looking for a right book, even though he wasn't sure what he was looking for. He picked a purple, dusty book titled Humans and human kinds. He placed himself in an armchair, at turned it a bit so the Sun would be pointed directly into the book. The Sun's warmth made him feel comfortable, as much as he could be in this dusty, old place. For now, they managed to get everything out of the library, and Gwen did a remarkable job with cleaning charms. Of course Sirius didn't clean it. Impossible. It looked unkempt, but a lot less than before. It was a nice change. His room was okay, and the bathrooms on the first, third and fourth floor. The kitchen was looking rather good now when Molly made it look that way because she refused to cook before doing so. Dining room as well. Sirius' room could be cleaner, but it was expected, and Gwen's room was as good as Remus'. The master bedroom was given to the hippogriff, just out of Sirius' spite towards his mother, who was unusually quiet. The place still needed a thorough cleaning, but it was way better than before.

Remus read the book he chose carefully, and was a bit disappointed when he figured it is a guide to various conditions, or better said, abilities humans can be born with. He read the book further and further, as time passed by. He heard Sirius laughing, and Buckbeak's squawks. Gwen was upstairs, he heard her passing by earlier. It was a nice summer evening, as nice as it could be in a place like this. Whenever something happened that he needed to process, he would bury himself in books, and he really needed to set his mind straight. Sirius and Gwen placed him in front of the wall, and all he could do is agree. His mind was suddenly on something entirely else. As he read the big red letters saying METAMORPHMAGUS, he remembered Tonks. Tonks running through the sunflowers field. Why did he see her? He used to see different things, like Scottish castles, plains in York, or seashore. If he saw people, that would usually be his friends, and that hasn't happened since Hogwarts. Until now. He was really curious with the mission that was given to him and to young Auror. They will, most possibly, be on a stakeout, spying on some Death Eater. Tonks seemed like a really interesting person. She was really young, and yet she was a full-trained Auror. Trained by Alastor Moody himself. And she was a metamorphmagus. And she was running across his sunflower fields. Why? That answer he couldn't find in any of the books, not even in his head. So he decided to read. This way he could discuss her abilities with her without feeling like a fool. An old fool.

It was 9 o'clock, and Tonks wasn't tired at all. She was usually in bed by 11, but that will not happen tonight. Her record player was playing some 70's Muggle rock 'n' roll. She was just finishing her reports, when she saw an owl waiting to enter at her window. She let the owl in, surprised with the fact that someone is writing to her in that time. Tonks gave an owl a cracker, patted it, and took her letter. It was signed with a big G, so she figured it's from Gwen. It said that she has a mission with Remus Lupin tomorrow, and that she needs to report in the headquarters at 6 in the afternoon. Alright, that gives her about three hours after work to prepare herself. She was kind of disappointed that Gwen didn't write what kind of mission is it, so she could dress properly, or... Whatever.

Tonks threw herself on the couch, closing her eyes. Even after the second meeting of the Order she attended, she was still in a disbelief that she was chosen to be in it at all. It was surreal, but it was indeed real. It felt real. She was excited, and her heart beat a bit faster by the thought of the tomorrow's mission. When she heard the next song, Deep Purple's Highway Star, she jumped from her couch, and started dancing around the room.

She wasn't good at dancing as dancing, but she didn't care when she was alone. She loved the music, the vibes, the groove. She kicked her legs, letting her energy go out. She was excited, and full of adrenaline. All she had to do was a day at work, and if everything goes as she's planning, tomorrow she'll be on the field with Kingsley. As she danced, she thought about how interesting the next day will be. Her work, the order work... Remus Lupin. She was relieved to find out she will be paired with him. She kind of hoped she'll be, still not sure why. If she ever saw him on the streets, and if he hadn't had those scars on his face, she wouldn't even notice him. He was someone she would highly doubt to have anything in common. She would avoid talking to someone who looked so... sheepish. And then again, he was not a sheep. He was a wolf. Well, a werewolf.

And that was something that fascinated Tonks. He looked so calm, peaceful... She would never expect someone like him to be a werewolf. She would never expect a werewolf to be a part of the Order of the Pheonix, or attending and teaching at Hogwarts. She would never expect a werewolf to be that kind of gentleman. She would never expect a werewolf to comment on her Led Zeppelin T-shirt she wore for the last meeting.

After Snape was done with his presentation, and he gave the instructions to all of them, most of the Order members stayed for dinner. Molly, once again, prepared a delicious pot roast for them, and Tonks chatted with Charlie while she ate. She learned that Charlie became one of the leaders in his dragons research team. He was still single, and was desperate to get her out for a drink. She finally agreed, even though she was quite tired, and wanted to just go to sleep.

She was just waiting for Charlie to come back from the bathroom, so they could be on their way when Remus approached her.

„Hello there," he said softly, and his hoarse voice distracted her from her sleeves. Of course, she talked to him today, and to Sirius and Gwen too, right after the meeting, while Molly was finishing the meal. Suddenly she felt more nervous, but didn't really notice it at first.

„Wotcher, Remus," she said, giving him a wide smile. He returned the gift with a smaller, but a significant smile. He looked tired, but he wasn't so pale as he was the last time she saw him. The dark circles under his blueish green eyes were still really visible, even more with him smiling. But he looked younger than before, lighter.

„I'm sorry, but I wanted to ask you this since you came here today. It is a bit odd, but I saw your shirt, and was wondering... You like Led Zeppelin?" Remus pointed at her shirt shyly, looking like he asked her something embarrassing.

„Of course! They rock so hard! Well, they did. Why are you asking? I wasn't aware someone listens to them here... Never crossed my mind, actually." Tonks said, trying to tone down her excitement. She loved music, and she was really glad when she talked about it.

„They are one of my favourites. Pad's too, but he liked punk more. You forget I grew up in the '70s." Remus smiled lightly, and Tonks found him more interesting with this fact said out loud.

„Lucky bastard! The best music was made then. And well, the '80s. Wow, I'm surprised someone here listens to Muggle music. How come?"

„Well, my mother was a Muggle, so I got a lot from her. In fact, I still have some records from my teenage collection. If I remember correctly, all of the Zeppelin's are there."

„That's brilliant, I once morphed my hair to look like Robert Plant's. But it didn't really fit me on my normal, non-morphed face." Tonks said, and figured he must've been wondering how does she really look like. The fact was, she wasn't morphed now. All accept her hair was natural, her.

„Oh... I don't..." Remus stuttered. He was indeed curious about what she really looks like, but couldn't ask her straight forward. She saw the tension that was built up in him.

„And that would be this face," she said, pointing at her own face. „Non-morphed now. Well, all except hair."

„Oh, I see..." Remus didn't manage to finish his thought when Charlie interrupted him.

„Okay, now we're ready to go. Let's go Tonks!" Charlie said, clapping his hands.

„Right," Tonks said not so thrilled. For some reason, she would much rather like to stay at Grimmauld Place for a little bit longer, and then just go home to sleep. She felt old when that thought crossed her mind, but couldn't help herself. „See you Remus! I guess it'll be soon, partner!" she stood up, and winked at Remus. What was with her and all that winking? Especially to Remus.

„Take care," Remus just stood there, feeling a bit stupid. He was kind of sad that their conversation ended so quickly. As Tonks was leaving the room, she waved to Gwen and Sirius, who were whispering at the end of the table. Both of them waved back at her, and continued with their whispering. Whispering about how Remus went to kitchen to get himself some chocolate, for sure.

Tonks was still dancing, while the flashbacks from her night out with Charlie zoomed her head. It was fun, but she wasn't really in the mood. Charlie figured it out, so he let her off the hook. Although, she had to promise to him that they will have another drink before he leaves in three days. And now, with her mission, she wasn't so sure that was possible. But of course, now when they both are in the Order, they are bound to spend more time together, right? The record stopped, and Tonks stopped dancing. She fell on her couch again, breathing quickly. Her breaths were shallow, and she felt so alive. Still impressed with the fact that both Sirius and Remus liked Muggle music, Tonks went back to do her reports. When she finally got to bed, she fell asleep quickly, dreaming about the biggest open-air rock concert ever. And there she was. With Sirius, Remus, and Gwen, who told her all about her non-remembered Woodstock experience. It was a calming, nice dream, making her feel so content the following morning. She felt just like the first day at Hogwarts. Only better, more intense.

15th of July 1995

Tonks' day at work passed by quicker than usual. Kingsley did take her on the field, and they did some check ups. The excuse was that they were researching dark magic, and potential meeting places of dark wizards, and maybe hiding places of Sirius Black. In fact, they investigated the premises Dumbledore assumed are used for the Death Eater meetings. Kingsley asked her what she thinks about the Order, and she managed to get her excitement to a healthy level, not wanting to sound like a teen girl waiting for her first night out. They shared a lunch, and Kingsley got her some tips about working undercover. Sure Tonks was trained, but in the first year of doing Auror job, junior Aurors would tail the senior ones, gathering experience on the field. And it was her first real Order mission.

It wasn't like she needed any. Moody trained her, and prepared her for everything, so she was really self-assured about staying alive. However, she was glad to get some advice from someone who was doing this job longer than her. Kingsley has been in the office for at least 15 years, just finishing his training during the final years of the previous war. He talked about his experience during the first war, and how to stay focused on what really mattered. Tonks appreciated those advices, making her worries at least tone down a bit. She was a bit nervous about her mission, now. She wasn't sure what will happen, and if she's going to embarrass herself in front of Remus. Actually, she was quite sure she will fall, or do something else embarrassing, but that was life for Nymphadora Tonks.

She got home shortly after finishing her work, and had two and a half hour to get ready. The bed looked so tempting, because she was quite sleepy. She was never the one to get out of bed easily, she would much rather stay in bed for hours after waking up on her days off. Eventually, Tonks decided to take a short power nap. She undressed herself into her underwear, and fell asleep easily. She slept for an hour and a half, and woke up a bit later than expected. Now Tonks didn't have time to lay around, so she jumped out of the bed, and headed to the bathroom for a shower. The tepid water soothed her, and she felt more rested than before. When it came to picking clothes, she was indecisive. As always. But the time rushed her to choose another Muggle band T-shirt, this time the band was the Rolling Stones, and a pair of skinny jeans, combined with her combat boots. Her hair was magenta pink, chin length and curly. The mission will, most likely, take all night, and Tonks was happy that Kingsley gave her the day off. He was the only one who could do that, except Scrimgeour, and he used his power well. She grabbed a Hufflepuff coloured cardigan, and her rucksack.

While she was looking for her keys, she found a gift she forgot to give to Remus on the last meeting. A chocolate bar from her favourite candy shop in the Diagon Alley. She passed by it just the other day, and remembered how she devoured Remus' chocolate from the secret stash. The decision was made, the chocolate must be given to Remus today, so she packed it in her rucksack. She also packed a glass bottle, because they will probably be thirsty in one point, and Moody taught her – never use anyone else's bottle. Always bring your own. Of course, she doubted Remus would do anything wrong to her. Wand? Check. Rucksack? Check. Keys? Check (even though she didn't really need them). She was good to go.

When she entered the Grimmauld Place, she heard Sirius' bark like laughter accompanied by Gwen's soft and decadent one. They were in a sitting room on the first floor, making notes on the schedule.

„Wotcher!" she greeted them brightly, and they both greeted her back, and pointed her to the library to find Remus, so they could give them instructions. Tonks obeyed, but she didn't know Gwen and Sirius did this on purpose. They purposely made them go on a mission together as soon as possible, and they picked the most boring one – stakeout. Sirius was still keen on the idea that there is nothing going on, but Gwen was even more sure Tonks likes Remus after the meeting. Their bet amused both of them, and they weren't hurting anybody in the process.

Tonks remembered where the library is from the time Sirius took her and Remus to see Gwen. Then, he had to mention where Remus' room is, and even offered to her to stay in the room next to his. She opened the door carefully, only to find Remus nose deep in some history of magic book. Boring.

„Wotcher Remus! Sorry to interrupt you..." she said with a nervous smile, and he lifted his look to smile back at her softly.

„Oh, hello. I must've lost the track of time. How are you?" he asked politely, putting the book on the coffee table. „Talk to me while I get my... things."

He looked so confused as he rushed to his room, passing by Tonks.

„I'm fine, took a real good power nap," she followed him, and stood on the doorstep of his room, as she watched him taking his coat jacket, and various trinkets he stuffed into his pockets. Only then, Tonks realised how healthy, and well he looked. He looked younger than usual, and he was more... zestful. His face had the most colour she's seen until then, and he didn't look ill as usual, at all. „And you? You look rather well. I always imagined..."

„Usually it is just as you probably imagined it," Remus interrupted, now standing right in front of her. He noticed how much taller he is, and how soft her skin looked like. She noticed the depth of his eyes, which were now gleaming at her. „But Gwen is a miracle maker, I can honestly say that. She made some potions. I don't know what she put into them, but I feel rather good, and ready to go!"

They shared a smile, as he gestured her to go downstairs. They small talked while descending, and Tonks entered the sitting room first, just as Remus gentlemanly gestured, once again. She was feeling overwhelmed with the treatment he gave her. The only one she knew who behaved like that was his father towards her mother, and Tonks figured it must be some Muggle thing, considering their backgrounds.

„Here they are!" Sirius said cheerfully.

„Yes. So, what are we doing tonight? Hexing some dark plonkers?" Tonks said eagerly.

„Well, I hope not," Gwen said calmly, and smiled to both of them. „You'll spy on a one known Death Eater. Severus thinks he's involved with my attack, and I want no one else investigating it but you two. I would do..."

„No need to explain yourself, Gwen," Remus said, because at this point, he felt like he would do anything for a woman who made him feel so good after the full moon. And she hadn't even touched him. The woman's touch was the other thing that soothed Remus after the full moon, but this was even better. He felt confident, still unsure why. He looked at Tonks, who was a bit disappointed not to hex anyone tonight, but still excited.

„Don't worry Gwen, if I get the chance, I'll do exactly what you did to Yaxley," she winked, and stepped forward to pick up the paper Gwen was now handing to her. It had written address, and both of their names.

„It's visible only to the four of us, and of course Dumbledore, so you don't have to be afraid of losing it," Gwen said grinning proudly. She was proud to show how powerful she is, and the proofs of that were all over the room. She brought Sirius back to life, she made Remus feel and look good after the full moon, and she showed Tonks what she's capable of already. Well, not all, but Tonks was smart enough to make her own conclusions. Remus looked over Tonks' shoulder, and figured it's something similar as the spell he himself put on the Marauder's map. He was happy to see his friend finding another friend, who inspired him to do something useful to himself and to others. This way he was less concerned about Sirius wanting to break out of the house.

„Right," Tonks said, putting the paper in her rucksack. „Then see you in the morning?"

„Of course, I'll make you some nice breakfast. Be here by 7. The bastard works at the Ministry, so he'll be off to work then, and his wife is not really interesting." Gwen said with a devilish spark in her eyes only Sirius noticed, and was amused with it.

„Oh, where have you been all my life? A breakfast after the mission? I might fall in love with you, woman," Tonks said jokingly, and headed towards the exit. Of course, Remus let her out before him, as he waved to Gwen and Sirius, and left the room quietly. In a second, Remus and Tonks stood on the first front step, and this time she grabbed his arm even before he offered it. He laughed a bit on that, and apparated them. It will definitely be an interesting night.

It was almost midnight, and Remus and Tonks sat on pillows Remus kindly summoned for them. They talked about education, mostly. Tonks enjoyed the conversation, and was surprised to hear about the mischiefs the Marauders did, and Remus had gave her only the crumbs of what they really did. However, he liked talking to her. She was so lively, and her laughter was so funny to him. The stakeout was boring at best, nothing happened, and by now Remus was sure nothing will happen.

„So... The Rolling Stones for today?" Remus asked, pointing at her shirt.

„Yes! I like Mick Jagger's energy. All of them actually."

„You know, while we were at Hogwarts, even witches were crazy about the Stones," Remus said, with the emphasis on witches. „I think that the first Muggle rock song I got Sirius to listen to was Satisfaction. Oh Merlin, was he impressed by it!"

„Really? My mother loves them too," Tonks said, suddenly questioning if that's connected.

„Of course she does, he bought that leather jacket shortly after, and began terrorising all the Blacks with Muggle music. As I understood, your mother was impressed by that. I think she was already disowned, though... But she bought Sirius a bunch of records, and a record player, just to piss old Walburga off." Remus chuckled, and Tonks never heard that story. She was amused to hear about her mother's rebellion, even though Andromeda didn't like to talk about it.

„My mother the record dealer, totally unexpected. I always thought my father was the one to introduce her to rock 'n' roll," Tonks said with a small laughter in her voice.

„Maybe he did, but I guess Sirius hooked her on it," Remus said, fidgeting his wand like a drum stick in his long fingers. Tonks noticed how nice his hands were, even though they had some scars. „You know we even got to see the Zeppelin? In Denmark, 1979, before all the chaos."

„Oh my holy fucking Merlin, what?" Tonks shrieked a bit too loud, and Remus chuckled at her reaction, glad he put protective charms around the place they were sitting.

„Yes, Sirius, James, Peter, Lily, Dorcas, Marlene, and me. We were so scared of Dumbledore, but he was delighted to hear we want a night off for some pure fun. He was really reluctant to accept us in the order because we were so young... Too young." Remus sighed, figuring Tonks is only a few years older than he was when he joined the fight, and yet she seemed much more mature, and not to mention more capable than all of them.

„Tell me more! I want to know!" She was excited like a little girl, and she had to admit that Remus' voice was so relaxing, hoarse with a note of mischief in it. She listened carefully, as Remus talked about the concert, and how drunk Sirius and James were. He told her the story about Sirius being in an on-off relationship with Marlene McKinnon then, which Tonks didn't know, even though she knew about Marlene. Of course she did her research on the first Order, and Moody told her who was in it.

„Oh the 70s, I miss them," Remus said with melancholy in his voice, still sligthly smiling.

„Well, I must admit I never expected to hear a story like this from someone like you," Tonks said, and figured how poor her choice of words was. Remus raised his eyebrows, feeling a bit offended. „No, I didn't mean that. I must admit, when you talk about all of that I sometimes forget that you're a werewolf. What I meant was, you look like a pretty normal bloke, quiet, a bit shy... It's rather surprising hearing you're nothing like that."

„Well, I was..."

„You still are, I can see it in you, Remus Lupin!" She said, nudging him with her shoulder. The physical contact between them was something that made both of them stop for a second, and share a look.

„Oh you can, can you?" He said jokingly.

„I can. You may be the Marauder, but I was a prankster myself. And I used my," she shifted her pink locks into various shades of yellow, red, green, and blue. „Thing to make myself impossible. Look at this!"

She stood up, and managed to morph herself to look entirely like Snape. Remus was terrified, but amused by the sight in front of him. She was so funny, so vibrant. He couldn't suppress his laughter anymore, so he burst into laughter.

„You think that's funny?" she said in a Snape kind of voice, and morphed into McGonagall. „Mister Lupin, I think the Gryffindor house is proud to have you!" her voice was now sounding kind of like McGonagall, and Remus laughed a bit harder. Tonks than turned into Sirius. „Oi, Moony mate, get me some firewhiskey and a couple of tavern wenches!" Tonks said, and was now laughing with him, morphing to her usual self. Remus was still laughing, holding his stomach. When they finally calmed themselves, he looked at her with a spark in his eyes.

„I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard," he said and let out a loud sigh.

„I'm here to amuse you, professor Lupin!" Tonks bowed a bit.

„What did I tell you about Lupin thing? Don't, I really don't like it. For every Lupin, I get at least two Nymphadoras."

„That's so not fair!" she jumped, and nudged him harder than before.

„Oh I'm sorry, fairness isn't the Marauders style," for the first time, Tonks saw the mischievous spark in Remus' eyes. Now she understood why he told her earlier that Moony and Remus are a bit different. She was sure that this spark, that was Moony. The rest of the night they joked, and talked more about music, and their school days. They liked similar music, classic Muggle rock, and even some of the same wizarding bands. Tonks was impressed with Remus, because she never thought she'll have that much in common with him. Talking to him was nice, he was nice. And he was so amused by her small comments. They shared a chocolate she brought for him. Since it melted a bit, Tonks smeared a bit on her face inintentionally. For the first time, Remus was not the gentleman at first, and smeared some more on her face, because she teased him to be a chocoholic. Of course, he cleaned her up with one move of his wand, taking a good look at her heart-shaped, wrinkle free, young face. Her big blue eyes sparkled with amusement, and he found that particular scene... Soothing. Just like he did on the night of the full moon.

They came back to Grimmauld Place in the morning, and shared a breakfast with Gwen and Sirius. Tonks took the chance immediately to mock Sirius, who was really grumpy that Gwen woke him up that early. But the breakfast with Remus and Tonks was mandatory. That woman really wanted to prove her point, so Sirius had no choice. Gwen still had the devilish spark in her eyes, and it grew bigger when Tonks left. She noticed the soft smile Tonks gave to Remus before leaving the house, and of course he walked her out. They didn't see it, but Gwen stuck out her tounge so much to Sirius, who was now a bit shaken, and for the first time he believed that Gwen might be right. There is something. Because he never, ever, EVER saw his friend Moony looking so... Smitten.

Remus got to his room right after walking Tonks out, and he was quite tired, but still couldn't sleep. He felt like he was in the Sun for hours, warm and content. That was strange. He would never expect to feel like that after the Order mission. Tonks felt like the Sun, so warming, vibrant, bright, colourful. And he felt like he had a sunstroke.

Tonks couldn't sleep either. She stared at her ceiling, impressed with the last night. She didn't think about it then, but she felt better than after any date, or night she spent with any man. She felt full, and so surprised with the man Remus Lupin is. She couldn't wait to spend more time with him, and both Sirius and Gwen. She finally felt like she belonged somewhere. And currently, she felt like she belonged in that house with them. She got up, and let the record play Led Zeppelin IV, song seven Going to California. Remus mentioned it's one of his favourites. As the music played, Tonks fell asleep with an unusal smile on her face.

Someone told me there's a girl out there

With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair...

-Led Zeppelin, Going to California

So here's the first mission of our sweet Remadora.

Next time... Order's meeting, Tonks being brilliant, Remus being smitten, Gwen being right, and Sirius being defeated. All with a dash of Snape being snarky.

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