The days went on, Sirius still holed up in number twelve, Grimmauld place. He was in quite a happy mood, which confused all of the other members of the Order-except, of course, Nymphadora Tonks. She was also in a good temperament all the time.

One day, though, bad news arrived. Lupin rushed into headquarters and into the kitchen where everyone was gathered, eating a very late supper.

"Sirius-Moody-Tonks-everyone! Listen, Harry's in trouble. We've got word that You-Know-Who was planting visions in Harry's head once he'd found out that Harry was having true visions of what he was doing. Right now, Harry's at the Ministry of Magic, thinking that he's about to save you, Sirius! You-Know-Who is there, with as many Death Eaters as he has! We've got to move!" He held onto the door frame, panting.

An uproar broke out and they all rushed out the door, hardly caring if any Muggles saw them. They reached the Ministry and searched for Harry. Reaching the Chamber of Death (that archway-curtain place, in case you didn't catch its name in OotP), they came upon Harry and Neville fighting against too many Death Eaters for them. Immediately, everyone took a Death Eater and fought. Sirius sneered into the face of his.

"So, Bella, you're back, still full of your bloody malice..."

"Yeah, I am! And I'm going to hold up this family's reputation, and make everyone realize that evil is the right way. You won't soil the Black family name anymore! Stupefy!" She shot a red light from her wand, but Sirius ducked it easily.

"Oh, come on, Bella. You can do better than that!"

Around them, everyone else was fighting, too; but with less of a mocking tone if they spoke to each other. There were no other family ties to be broken, just furious Death Eaters and Order members, each trying to do what they could to beat their antitheses.

Suddenly, Sirius was caught in the chest with a spell. Bellatrix laughed as he fell backward. He thought, "I- what- oh...the curtain..." and then he passed out of the living world.

Behind the curtain, he was grabbed by the many hands of others who had died. He was pulled this way and that as spirits bickered over the newest spirit to join them. And then- then he was ushered through a door by a kindly, wizened old witch, to see in front of him-

"NOOOOOO! SIRIUS!" Tonks was screaming. Around the room, everyone stared at the veil, and then at Dumbledore, who had only just arrived. All of the Death Eaters were frozen, and the rest of the Order were rushing out to help the injured Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Luna.

Harry had run out to follow Bellatrix Lestrange and avenge his godfather.

Dumbledore had followed him.

Tonks just stood in the Brain Room, tears streaming down her face.

(*cue sad music...violins...possibly an organ...some clarinets, and a flute playing high, mournful notes*-EoM)

She continued to help the children up, to take them out of the room; but she was shaking with sadness. Everyone was sad, so nobody realized that Tonks was crying out of more than just sadness for a friend.

Days later, she sat with Lupin at the kitchen table in the Black house. He noticed that she was still very distraught, though she had known Sirius for a shorter time than he, and he had stopped the constant crying business.

"Tonks, are you alright?" he asked timidly. "He's gone, yes, but, well...he's probably better off than he was when he was here...alone all the time, probably hating his life..."

She sighed. "He wasn't-he wasn't always alone," she whispered.

"What- what do you mean?"

"I-" she began softly, "I- Look, Lupin, you can't...don't tell anyone else just yet. Sirius and I- we were...together..."

His eyes widened in surprise. "Well, I wasn't expecting that..."

"We were...we had..." Tears filled her eyes. "I'm pregnant."

Lupin simply patted her arm. "Well, now that Sirius is gone...at least his blood will be carried on." He sighed. "So, you're going to tell everyone else, then?"

"Yeah, when I get the guts...and maybe when it's just a bit more obvious that I'm with child." She smiled. "I hope it's a boy..."

A/N: See? Understand the "Wah-waaah" hint now? Bwahaha. Well, this fic is pretty much at standstill, unless I start writing a Book 6 fanfic before it's even out...heh heh.