Chapter Two: Losing Tonks
Nymphandora Tonks was happy to be helping with ressurecting Sirius. The only thing she had a problem with was cutting herself but she could always cover that up anyway. It would just be odd. When she awoke on Saturday morning to go with Remus and Harry to Grimmauld, she had a bad feeling in her stomach though. Maybe it was indigestion... Oh well. she pushed it to the back of her mind upon seeing Remus. She had had a thing for him since she saw him.
"Good morning, Tonks. Ready to go?" he asked, pleasantly.
"You betcha!" She replied, happily. Then she saw Harry and said, "Hey Harry! How's it goin'?"
Harry snorted. "Great." he said, not sounding sarcastic but not sounding convincing either. Tonks gave him a quizzical look but mounted her broom and was in the skies within moments. They didn't speak as they flew. And she was rather relieved to see Grimmauld Place.
"All right." Remus began as they entered number 12. "We are looking for a family heirloom. A necklace or locket of some type would be best. We also need an artical of clothing and two more things owned by Sirius. I'll check the parlor."
"I'll get the bedroom." Harry said. And Tonks was went to search Kreacher's rooms. She crawled into the little hole behind the boiler and began to pick through things. Among the items she found was a smelly old sock, a lamp shade, a goblet that looked like solid silver (she didn't like silver because it hurt Remus) and--
"Aha!" she exclaimed, "Perfect. A locket with the Black family crest on it." She couldn't help but wonder what was inside it so she slowly opened it...
Remus did not find anything he was looking for. He had found many silver spoons and forks and knives, which had made him sick, but nothing he needed. He was constantly having to fight off Doxies and hoped that Harry and Tonks were doing better than him...
Harry on the other hand was delighted with Sirius's room. It was unkempt and had everything. He found a robe of Sirius's, a picture of Sirius and Sirius's family ring. He also found other pictures. One was of all the Marauders. Harry smiled as his father waved at him. Peter tried to leave the picture but James kept dragging him back. Sirius was putting bunny ears above Remus's head and Remus was totally oblivous. All them were grinning and looking like they were having the best time ever. Another picture showed James and Lily, holding Harry. James was beaming and Lily was postively glowing. the thrid picture was of Remus. He was curled up in the Common Room of Gryffindor Tower with a book, seemingly inaware that his picture was being taken. Remus flipped the page of the book in the picture and didn't look up.
Another picture was that of Sirius transforming. One moment he was a human and then it showed him becoming a dog. He also found one for James and Peter. "Wow..." Harry said. He knew that these pictures could possibly prove Sirius's innocence. He pockted them all and went downstairs to find Remus. Remus was in the parlor still and had made the mistake of touching some silver on accident.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked, worriedly when Remus stood up from wretching in the waste basket.
"Yes. Thank you." he smiled but it didn't seem to reach his eyes. "Did you find anything?"
"You bet!" Harry said and held up the robe, showed him the ring and then the photos.
"Gods..." Remus whispered when he looked at them. "Do you know that the--" he was cut off by a scream from the kitchen. The two men ran to see what had happened.
Remus gasped in horror as he saw Tonks lying dead on the floor and that damn elf muttering, "...filthy...Mistress would be happy...served her right...opening things...dirty nasty..." Harry went over and snatched something out of Kreacher hands. "You! Filthy...not pleased... you have no right...dirty nasty...leave this place..." Harry was about to answer when Remus yelled, "GET OUT!" to the elf who quickly fled the room.
"Harry?" he said quietly, "Get Dumbledore on the Floo. We need help here." He looked pained. But Harry ran to the fireplace.
Later on Sunday, Remus was speaking with Dumbledore in his office. "We need someone else." Albus said.
Remus nodded. He had had some sort of feelings for Tonks, even if he couldn't match them.
"Narcissa Malfoy." The Headmaster said, causing Remus to jump out of his world and stare.
"You're joking?"
"Remus, you know that I would not joke about this."
"She'll never do it."
"Well, we will have to see, won't we? I want you to go to Malfoy Manor tomorrow. I have a feeling that she will accept." With that Dumble left the werewolf's office. And Remus began to think. If Sirius was ressurected then they could clear his name with those pictures. Harry had only given Remus two. The one of Peter becoming a rat and the one of the Marauders grinning. He also had the ring, the locket, the robe and the mirror. Everything was nearly in order. Those performing the spell would be himself, Harry, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall and hopefully Narcissa Malfoy. He sighed and went back to his studying, and thinking about what he would say to Mrs. Malfoy.
Nymphandora Tonks was happy to be helping with ressurecting Sirius. The only thing she had a problem with was cutting herself but she could always cover that up anyway. It would just be odd. When she awoke on Saturday morning to go with Remus and Harry to Grimmauld, she had a bad feeling in her stomach though. Maybe it was indigestion... Oh well. she pushed it to the back of her mind upon seeing Remus. She had had a thing for him since she saw him.
"Good morning, Tonks. Ready to go?" he asked, pleasantly.
"You betcha!" She replied, happily. Then she saw Harry and said, "Hey Harry! How's it goin'?"
Harry snorted. "Great." he said, not sounding sarcastic but not sounding convincing either. Tonks gave him a quizzical look but mounted her broom and was in the skies within moments. They didn't speak as they flew. And she was rather relieved to see Grimmauld Place.
"All right." Remus began as they entered number 12. "We are looking for a family heirloom. A necklace or locket of some type would be best. We also need an artical of clothing and two more things owned by Sirius. I'll check the parlor."
"I'll get the bedroom." Harry said. And Tonks was went to search Kreacher's rooms. She crawled into the little hole behind the boiler and began to pick through things. Among the items she found was a smelly old sock, a lamp shade, a goblet that looked like solid silver (she didn't like silver because it hurt Remus) and--
"Aha!" she exclaimed, "Perfect. A locket with the Black family crest on it." She couldn't help but wonder what was inside it so she slowly opened it...
Remus did not find anything he was looking for. He had found many silver spoons and forks and knives, which had made him sick, but nothing he needed. He was constantly having to fight off Doxies and hoped that Harry and Tonks were doing better than him...
Harry on the other hand was delighted with Sirius's room. It was unkempt and had everything. He found a robe of Sirius's, a picture of Sirius and Sirius's family ring. He also found other pictures. One was of all the Marauders. Harry smiled as his father waved at him. Peter tried to leave the picture but James kept dragging him back. Sirius was putting bunny ears above Remus's head and Remus was totally oblivous. All them were grinning and looking like they were having the best time ever. Another picture showed James and Lily, holding Harry. James was beaming and Lily was postively glowing. the thrid picture was of Remus. He was curled up in the Common Room of Gryffindor Tower with a book, seemingly inaware that his picture was being taken. Remus flipped the page of the book in the picture and didn't look up.
Another picture was that of Sirius transforming. One moment he was a human and then it showed him becoming a dog. He also found one for James and Peter. "Wow..." Harry said. He knew that these pictures could possibly prove Sirius's innocence. He pockted them all and went downstairs to find Remus. Remus was in the parlor still and had made the mistake of touching some silver on accident.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked, worriedly when Remus stood up from wretching in the waste basket.
"Yes. Thank you." he smiled but it didn't seem to reach his eyes. "Did you find anything?"
"You bet!" Harry said and held up the robe, showed him the ring and then the photos.
"Gods..." Remus whispered when he looked at them. "Do you know that the--" he was cut off by a scream from the kitchen. The two men ran to see what had happened.
Remus gasped in horror as he saw Tonks lying dead on the floor and that damn elf muttering, "...filthy...Mistress would be happy...served her right...opening things...dirty nasty..." Harry went over and snatched something out of Kreacher hands. "You! Filthy...not pleased... you have no right...dirty nasty...leave this place..." Harry was about to answer when Remus yelled, "GET OUT!" to the elf who quickly fled the room.
"Harry?" he said quietly, "Get Dumbledore on the Floo. We need help here." He looked pained. But Harry ran to the fireplace.
Later on Sunday, Remus was speaking with Dumbledore in his office. "We need someone else." Albus said.
Remus nodded. He had had some sort of feelings for Tonks, even if he couldn't match them.
"Narcissa Malfoy." The Headmaster said, causing Remus to jump out of his world and stare.
"You're joking?"
"Remus, you know that I would not joke about this."
"She'll never do it."
"Well, we will have to see, won't we? I want you to go to Malfoy Manor tomorrow. I have a feeling that she will accept." With that Dumble left the werewolf's office. And Remus began to think. If Sirius was ressurected then they could clear his name with those pictures. Harry had only given Remus two. The one of Peter becoming a rat and the one of the Marauders grinning. He also had the ring, the locket, the robe and the mirror. Everything was nearly in order. Those performing the spell would be himself, Harry, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall and hopefully Narcissa Malfoy. He sighed and went back to his studying, and thinking about what he would say to Mrs. Malfoy.
