AN/ Well, I'm updating. I hope you'll enjoy it. But first here are the thank you's to all you special people that make life a bit better!
Tamsy- Thank you! I'm glad you think it is funny. I hope I can update quicker next time but you know how it goes with school and all that. Anyway, thanks!
Iced Mahina- I read your Honks fic. It was cute! I liked it. Thanks for reviewing.
Kick-n-kill- Thanks! Hehe. Nice Screen Name. Teehee.
h-ruff- I agree. Harry is very mature. Someone his own age might have trouble understanding him. Also, Tonks and him have a lot in common, I mean, she's a Auoror(sp), and he wants to be one.
Linky2- YAY! Honks! Hehe. Thanks for reviewing.
Tamsy Daine + Lilac- Thanky! I always feel uber special when people say my name in their stories. Even if it's just for thank you's. Teehee. Thanks for reviewing!
Achillies- I am WAY too addicted to Harry Potter to ever stop this story. Don't worry. And as for your question. Well, you decide. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't.
Slimpun- Thanks!
Kitty Kate1- Hehe. Shameless plugging is great. Thanks so much for reviewing. I used to like Harry/Ginny at first but after a while it got kinda old. I like Tonks and Harry. Thanks for being forgiving with High school. It's tough.
GShans- I know! There's hardly any Honks stories. And most of them are like NC-17. Which is not really my thing. I blush even thinking about writing one of them. Hehe poor little protected me. Yeah, there are a few little grammar mix-ups in there. Sorry about that. I'm in the market for a beta reader.
Dragon Tamer47- Oooh, those freshmen can be pretty intimidating sometimes! Hehe. Here's your update for you.
Movievcr- You know, I am a big Harry and Hermione fan too, but I also LOVE Honks. They're hard to find though. Anyway, thanks!
Speaky- *dances* I lurf you Speaky! But you do need to update soon! Your fic is great. Oh well, I shall just have to be patient. Thanks for reading!!!
Hannah(not the author Hannah- my name is Hannah)- Hey! Wow, you have like the coolest name in the world! :-P Thanks a ton!
BJH- Yeah, I was planning on having it tie in with the meditation. Clearing your mind. It sorta all goes together. Thanks a bunch for reviewing. I hope you keep reading!!! I promise to keep his relationship with Aunt Petunia real. She won't magically love him, or anything like that. She's worried about the Order coming and hunting her down.
Cyrano- Thanks! Glad you like it!!!
Ibozon- I haven't stopped! Don't worry. I just got pretty busy with school. Thanks for reviewing.
Final Spell- Thank you!!! I didn't stop. And here is the next installment. I shall try and update sooner next time.
EVERYONE PLEASE READ!- Thanks to everyone for reading. Your reviews make my heart feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Sorry it took so long to update. I will try to not make you wait so long next time. And: I NEED A BETA READER!!! Someone? Pleeeeeeease?
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Harry and Tonks sat on the beach for some time more. Not talking. Just being together. They sun sank finally, completely into the ocean and Tonks sighed contentedly and glanced at Harry. It was about that time that Harry realized that he had been staring at Tonks.
She raised an eyebrow.
"Yes?"
Harry blushed and mumbled.
"Uh... Nothing..."
Tonks smiled and reaching out grabbed Harry's hand in hers. Harry looked down at their hands in surprise then smiling gave Tonks' hand a quick squeeze before standing.
" So." He said. " When am I going to be able to change my appearance at will like you?"
Tonks said,
"Well, you're making fast progress-" Harry opened his mouth to protest that they had hardly done anything but Tonks held up her hand, "-You are making progress. Not very many people can get to that stage, the finding of their magic -their flame within- in just one night." She smiled. Harry smiled back at her.
She said,
"I bet you've never tried playing in the ocean before, have you?"
Harry looked at her a little confused,
" Play. Why would I want to play in the ocean? It seems like a waste of time."
Tonks looked at him quizzically and grabbing his hand she pulled him along side her as they walked along the sand she said,
"Playing is never a waste of time." And with a wink she pushed Harry over into the sand, laughing.
Harry, caught by surprise fell over. He blinked then smiling grabbed her ankles and yanked her feet out from under her. Tonks fell with a plop onto the sand next to him. They both laughed for a minute more and Tonks said.
"You need to get out more often, Harry. You should join a gym or something, learn some self-defense and get some exercise. You'll get depressed otherwise."
Harry looked down at his hands and said softly,
"Don't think exercising is going to lighten my mood." Tonks watched him silently. She wasn't sure what to say. She reached out and gave his hand a squeeze and said,
"C'mon you, we didn't even get to the ocean yet."
They stood and continued walking. And Harry, looking down was surprised to find that Tonks still held his hand in hers. He glanced up at her. She was smiling and looking at the ocean peacefully.
The sand became hard under their toes and damp. The water came in to meet their feet. Harry gasped at the coldness of it. Tonks heard and smiled slightly. She lead him further out into the waves.
!*!
Tired and wet Tonks and Harry left the beach. Harry looked down at Tonks and asked,
"Where're we going?"
Tonks said with a wink,
"You'll see."
Harry shook his head, smiling. And Tonks knew that he was beginning to mend. To be able to play.
They walked off the sand, onto the sidewalks and they put their shoes back on to spare their feet.
Tonks slipped her hand into his. Harry looked down at their hands again. He was not used to someone caring about him. It felt...Odd to say the least.
Tonks began to talk as they walked.
"Sirius was by far my favorite cousin." Harry started at the mention of his Godfather.
"He used to tease me something terrible about how the only thing I couldn't change about my appearance was my height." Harry glanced sideways at Tonks. She stood only 5'3" tall.
"He took care of me when things were bad. When he moved out when he was seventeen to James' house they let me visit a lot, let me play Quidditch with them, though I was hopeless. I would always drop the balls." She smiled as she reministed. "And Remus." She giggled. "I had the biggest crush on him when I was younger. Mind you, he is a good deal older than me." She was quiet for a moment. "It's funny how things change."
"My Da was a Muggle, you know that, right?" Harry nodded. "Well, he was the good sort. Not like your-" She stopped not saying what Harry knew would have been a slur on the Dursley's. Not that he would have minded.
"Well, anyway. He was a good man." She continued. "I used to make him laugh. Put quite a few gray hairs on his head I'm afraid." She laughed and said, "I used to play tricks on Sirius. I knock on the Potter's door then dissapperate. Then I would do it over again." She mused. "I don't know if him or James or Remus ever found out it was me all that time."
"I hadn't seen Sirius since he had been accused of killing your parents. Until Dumbledore called the Order together. I hadn't a clue about the Order until the day Remus knocked on my door with a black dog with him." Harry was surprised to see she was crying. He felt tears prick at his own eyes.
Tonks turned left down an alley. She looked so sad. Tears still ran down her face as she remembered Sirius. Harry felt the urge to hug her. He didn't know how to react. He knew that if it were him he wouldn't want to anyone to know, or comment. But he didn't know how to help Tonks.
Tonks opened a door. Harry blinked as a bright light filled the alley-way. There was loud music coming out of it. Tonks wiped her eyes hastily. Then squeezing her eyes tight for a second, like she was in pain, changed her appearence. Her hair lengthened and turned black. It fell straight down her back. Her eyes turned rounder than they were normally and became a darker color, lined with black. Her clothes changed too, they were also black. Harry blinked in confusion, what was going on?
Tonks bit her lip, looking Harry over. Harry shifted uncomfortably under her gaze. Tonks said,
"Would you mind Harry, if I uh-changed your aperence a bit? Nothing major, but maybe change hair, eyes, clothes...And perhaps get rid of that scar?"
Harry blinked in surprise.
"You can do that?" Tonks nodded. "Be my guest." Harry said, eager to know what he would look like without the lightening bolt scar.
Tonks closed her eyes tight. Screwing up her face, as though in pain. Harry felt a prickle run over his entire body, as though someone was brushing him with a feather. Then he felt a streching sensation, then nothing. Tonks frowned, with her eyes stilled closed. She shook her head as though to clear her thoughts, then opened her eyes. In front of her stood a very different Harry Potter than the one she knew before. A tall and skinny boy, he still was. But his skin had darkened considerably. His hair was blond, now. And short. His eyes were a light hazel now. He was unreconizable. Except...
"What is it?" Harry asked aprehensively. He looked down at his hands, surprised to find them the same color as Dean Thomas, the black boy that shared his dorm at Gryffindor. His clothes had changed. He was wearing all black, like Tonks. He had big, clunky boots on and jeans and a sweatshirt.
Tonks wordlessly handed him a mirror. Harry looked at his reflection. His features had changed, his lips larger, and his nose longer and crooked as though it had been broken before. But on his forehead, his scar still stood out. Like a beacon against his black skin. He looked up at Tonks, confused.
Tonks placed a finger tip to Harry's scar. He felt a shiver go through him when she touched him, a shiver he wasn't sure he could classify as just magical. Then Tonks' eyes narrowed and she muttered something.
Harry felt pain sear through his scar and he couldn't help but call out in pain. Then it was gone. He looked in the mirror again, but his scar was still there.
Tonks was panting and clutching at her side. Harry reached out a hand to her, uncertain of what to do. Her arm shot out and grabbed onto his, to steady her. She shook her head and straightened, her breath calming.
"I can't change it." She said simply.
"Why?" Harry asked.
Tonks shook her head wordlessly. Then looking down, saw that she still clutched Harry's hand. She let go quickly and closed her eyes again. Harry felt a prickle and strech, but no pain. When he looked in the mirror he saw that his hair had changed so that it was in a long pony tail with bangs swept across his forehead to cover the tell tale scar.
Tonks smiled.
"That'll do." Then she pushed Harry through the door in front of her.
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AN/ I know, a cliff hanger ending. But I really wanted to get a chapter out for you. It's been a while since I've updated. Sorry about that. I've had a hard time surviving school lately. *sigh* At least I have a three day weekend. My mum said that she's going to buy me this REALLY INSANELY pretty dress as a reward for surviving school. Please review and tell me what you think. I personally really liked the part where Tonks talks about Sirius. Anyway, flame if you must. I would prefer if you didn't, though. But any constructive feedback is good. And I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT A BETA READER!!!!!
Much much love,
Hannah
Tamsy- Thank you! I'm glad you think it is funny. I hope I can update quicker next time but you know how it goes with school and all that. Anyway, thanks!
Iced Mahina- I read your Honks fic. It was cute! I liked it. Thanks for reviewing.
Kick-n-kill- Thanks! Hehe. Nice Screen Name. Teehee.
h-ruff- I agree. Harry is very mature. Someone his own age might have trouble understanding him. Also, Tonks and him have a lot in common, I mean, she's a Auoror(sp), and he wants to be one.
Linky2- YAY! Honks! Hehe. Thanks for reviewing.
Tamsy Daine + Lilac- Thanky! I always feel uber special when people say my name in their stories. Even if it's just for thank you's. Teehee. Thanks for reviewing!
Achillies- I am WAY too addicted to Harry Potter to ever stop this story. Don't worry. And as for your question. Well, you decide. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't.
Slimpun- Thanks!
Kitty Kate1- Hehe. Shameless plugging is great. Thanks so much for reviewing. I used to like Harry/Ginny at first but after a while it got kinda old. I like Tonks and Harry. Thanks for being forgiving with High school. It's tough.
GShans- I know! There's hardly any Honks stories. And most of them are like NC-17. Which is not really my thing. I blush even thinking about writing one of them. Hehe poor little protected me. Yeah, there are a few little grammar mix-ups in there. Sorry about that. I'm in the market for a beta reader.
Dragon Tamer47- Oooh, those freshmen can be pretty intimidating sometimes! Hehe. Here's your update for you.
Movievcr- You know, I am a big Harry and Hermione fan too, but I also LOVE Honks. They're hard to find though. Anyway, thanks!
Speaky- *dances* I lurf you Speaky! But you do need to update soon! Your fic is great. Oh well, I shall just have to be patient. Thanks for reading!!!
Hannah(not the author Hannah- my name is Hannah)- Hey! Wow, you have like the coolest name in the world! :-P Thanks a ton!
BJH- Yeah, I was planning on having it tie in with the meditation. Clearing your mind. It sorta all goes together. Thanks a bunch for reviewing. I hope you keep reading!!! I promise to keep his relationship with Aunt Petunia real. She won't magically love him, or anything like that. She's worried about the Order coming and hunting her down.
Cyrano- Thanks! Glad you like it!!!
Ibozon- I haven't stopped! Don't worry. I just got pretty busy with school. Thanks for reviewing.
Final Spell- Thank you!!! I didn't stop. And here is the next installment. I shall try and update sooner next time.
EVERYONE PLEASE READ!- Thanks to everyone for reading. Your reviews make my heart feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Sorry it took so long to update. I will try to not make you wait so long next time. And: I NEED A BETA READER!!! Someone? Pleeeeeeease?
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Harry and Tonks sat on the beach for some time more. Not talking. Just being together. They sun sank finally, completely into the ocean and Tonks sighed contentedly and glanced at Harry. It was about that time that Harry realized that he had been staring at Tonks.
She raised an eyebrow.
"Yes?"
Harry blushed and mumbled.
"Uh... Nothing..."
Tonks smiled and reaching out grabbed Harry's hand in hers. Harry looked down at their hands in surprise then smiling gave Tonks' hand a quick squeeze before standing.
" So." He said. " When am I going to be able to change my appearance at will like you?"
Tonks said,
"Well, you're making fast progress-" Harry opened his mouth to protest that they had hardly done anything but Tonks held up her hand, "-You are making progress. Not very many people can get to that stage, the finding of their magic -their flame within- in just one night." She smiled. Harry smiled back at her.
She said,
"I bet you've never tried playing in the ocean before, have you?"
Harry looked at her a little confused,
" Play. Why would I want to play in the ocean? It seems like a waste of time."
Tonks looked at him quizzically and grabbing his hand she pulled him along side her as they walked along the sand she said,
"Playing is never a waste of time." And with a wink she pushed Harry over into the sand, laughing.
Harry, caught by surprise fell over. He blinked then smiling grabbed her ankles and yanked her feet out from under her. Tonks fell with a plop onto the sand next to him. They both laughed for a minute more and Tonks said.
"You need to get out more often, Harry. You should join a gym or something, learn some self-defense and get some exercise. You'll get depressed otherwise."
Harry looked down at his hands and said softly,
"Don't think exercising is going to lighten my mood." Tonks watched him silently. She wasn't sure what to say. She reached out and gave his hand a squeeze and said,
"C'mon you, we didn't even get to the ocean yet."
They stood and continued walking. And Harry, looking down was surprised to find that Tonks still held his hand in hers. He glanced up at her. She was smiling and looking at the ocean peacefully.
The sand became hard under their toes and damp. The water came in to meet their feet. Harry gasped at the coldness of it. Tonks heard and smiled slightly. She lead him further out into the waves.
!*!
Tired and wet Tonks and Harry left the beach. Harry looked down at Tonks and asked,
"Where're we going?"
Tonks said with a wink,
"You'll see."
Harry shook his head, smiling. And Tonks knew that he was beginning to mend. To be able to play.
They walked off the sand, onto the sidewalks and they put their shoes back on to spare their feet.
Tonks slipped her hand into his. Harry looked down at their hands again. He was not used to someone caring about him. It felt...Odd to say the least.
Tonks began to talk as they walked.
"Sirius was by far my favorite cousin." Harry started at the mention of his Godfather.
"He used to tease me something terrible about how the only thing I couldn't change about my appearance was my height." Harry glanced sideways at Tonks. She stood only 5'3" tall.
"He took care of me when things were bad. When he moved out when he was seventeen to James' house they let me visit a lot, let me play Quidditch with them, though I was hopeless. I would always drop the balls." She smiled as she reministed. "And Remus." She giggled. "I had the biggest crush on him when I was younger. Mind you, he is a good deal older than me." She was quiet for a moment. "It's funny how things change."
"My Da was a Muggle, you know that, right?" Harry nodded. "Well, he was the good sort. Not like your-" She stopped not saying what Harry knew would have been a slur on the Dursley's. Not that he would have minded.
"Well, anyway. He was a good man." She continued. "I used to make him laugh. Put quite a few gray hairs on his head I'm afraid." She laughed and said, "I used to play tricks on Sirius. I knock on the Potter's door then dissapperate. Then I would do it over again." She mused. "I don't know if him or James or Remus ever found out it was me all that time."
"I hadn't seen Sirius since he had been accused of killing your parents. Until Dumbledore called the Order together. I hadn't a clue about the Order until the day Remus knocked on my door with a black dog with him." Harry was surprised to see she was crying. He felt tears prick at his own eyes.
Tonks turned left down an alley. She looked so sad. Tears still ran down her face as she remembered Sirius. Harry felt the urge to hug her. He didn't know how to react. He knew that if it were him he wouldn't want to anyone to know, or comment. But he didn't know how to help Tonks.
Tonks opened a door. Harry blinked as a bright light filled the alley-way. There was loud music coming out of it. Tonks wiped her eyes hastily. Then squeezing her eyes tight for a second, like she was in pain, changed her appearence. Her hair lengthened and turned black. It fell straight down her back. Her eyes turned rounder than they were normally and became a darker color, lined with black. Her clothes changed too, they were also black. Harry blinked in confusion, what was going on?
Tonks bit her lip, looking Harry over. Harry shifted uncomfortably under her gaze. Tonks said,
"Would you mind Harry, if I uh-changed your aperence a bit? Nothing major, but maybe change hair, eyes, clothes...And perhaps get rid of that scar?"
Harry blinked in surprise.
"You can do that?" Tonks nodded. "Be my guest." Harry said, eager to know what he would look like without the lightening bolt scar.
Tonks closed her eyes tight. Screwing up her face, as though in pain. Harry felt a prickle run over his entire body, as though someone was brushing him with a feather. Then he felt a streching sensation, then nothing. Tonks frowned, with her eyes stilled closed. She shook her head as though to clear her thoughts, then opened her eyes. In front of her stood a very different Harry Potter than the one she knew before. A tall and skinny boy, he still was. But his skin had darkened considerably. His hair was blond, now. And short. His eyes were a light hazel now. He was unreconizable. Except...
"What is it?" Harry asked aprehensively. He looked down at his hands, surprised to find them the same color as Dean Thomas, the black boy that shared his dorm at Gryffindor. His clothes had changed. He was wearing all black, like Tonks. He had big, clunky boots on and jeans and a sweatshirt.
Tonks wordlessly handed him a mirror. Harry looked at his reflection. His features had changed, his lips larger, and his nose longer and crooked as though it had been broken before. But on his forehead, his scar still stood out. Like a beacon against his black skin. He looked up at Tonks, confused.
Tonks placed a finger tip to Harry's scar. He felt a shiver go through him when she touched him, a shiver he wasn't sure he could classify as just magical. Then Tonks' eyes narrowed and she muttered something.
Harry felt pain sear through his scar and he couldn't help but call out in pain. Then it was gone. He looked in the mirror again, but his scar was still there.
Tonks was panting and clutching at her side. Harry reached out a hand to her, uncertain of what to do. Her arm shot out and grabbed onto his, to steady her. She shook her head and straightened, her breath calming.
"I can't change it." She said simply.
"Why?" Harry asked.
Tonks shook her head wordlessly. Then looking down, saw that she still clutched Harry's hand. She let go quickly and closed her eyes again. Harry felt a prickle and strech, but no pain. When he looked in the mirror he saw that his hair had changed so that it was in a long pony tail with bangs swept across his forehead to cover the tell tale scar.
Tonks smiled.
"That'll do." Then she pushed Harry through the door in front of her.
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AN/ I know, a cliff hanger ending. But I really wanted to get a chapter out for you. It's been a while since I've updated. Sorry about that. I've had a hard time surviving school lately. *sigh* At least I have a three day weekend. My mum said that she's going to buy me this REALLY INSANELY pretty dress as a reward for surviving school. Please review and tell me what you think. I personally really liked the part where Tonks talks about Sirius. Anyway, flame if you must. I would prefer if you didn't, though. But any constructive feedback is good. And I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT A BETA READER!!!!!
Much much love,
Hannah