A/N: I'm happy! The day I started this story TWO people read it and
reviewed it! I now officially love CaptianCrash and Phoenix Fangor!
A/N2: Sorry the first chapter was so short, but I had to get of the
computer before I could make it longer. Anyways, the chapters are going
to, most likely, be short, but there will be a new one, like, everyday,
because I have no life. Okay... on with the show.
Chapter 2: A Little Off
Staring into his cup of tea, Remus thought about all that had happened to
him over the last few months: his parents dying, him jobless because the
only person who would hire him was his father in their family store. It
becoming public to his hometown that he was a werewolf...
The door to the teacher's lounge (A/N3: Does Hogwarts have a teacher's
lounge? Doesn't it mention one in book 3 with the boggart- thing?)
slammed, jerking him from his thoughts. It was his favorite professor.
"Why, hello Severus. How are you today?" Remus asked politely. Severus
Snape just glared at him and made himself some tea. He left without a
word. Remus smiled. As his mother used to say, 'kill them with kindness'.
Snape was soon replaced with Minerva McGonnagall, who was actually Remus'
real favorite professor. She fixed herself a cup and sat across from him.
"Hello, Remus. It's always nice when you drop by. What brings you here
this time?" She asked.
"Oh, I'm going to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
She raised an eyebrow. "Really, now? You're not going to stir up trouble
among the students, are you? Miss Derby seemed quite taken with you."
"Miss Derby?"
"Ashley Derby. Yes, you were all she could talk about. She couldn't
remember your name, but she described you better than what I would have
liked to hear."
Remus turned red around the ears. "Um... Ashley Derby? Wasn't she the one
who slipped in the puddle? The one with the blue hair?"
"Oh, no. That was Tonks. She's always falling over or into things. Ashley
is her best friend... the blonde one."
"Oh. Well, Ashley seemed nice. Tonks, was it? Yes, Tonks seemed a little...
off. I mean, not that being a little off is a bad thing-"
"It's okay, Remus. I think all the professors think that. But she really
is a sweet girl once you get past the hair. And the clothes."
Remus sighed and stirred his now cold tea. "What's up with her name?"
"Tonks? Oh, that's her surname. Her name is Nymphadora (A/N4: sp?)
Tonks."
Remus shuddered. No wonder she wanted to be called Tonks.
A/N5: Okay, that's it for now. It's not huge, but longer than last time.
Review please! I will love you forever. Tell me what you think; just two
little words will do: 'it's great', 'it's okay', or 'it's horrible'. But,
you know, comments of what I could do better on will be greatly
appreciated.
reviewed it! I now officially love CaptianCrash and Phoenix Fangor!
A/N2: Sorry the first chapter was so short, but I had to get of the
computer before I could make it longer. Anyways, the chapters are going
to, most likely, be short, but there will be a new one, like, everyday,
because I have no life. Okay... on with the show.
Chapter 2: A Little Off
Staring into his cup of tea, Remus thought about all that had happened to
him over the last few months: his parents dying, him jobless because the
only person who would hire him was his father in their family store. It
becoming public to his hometown that he was a werewolf...
The door to the teacher's lounge (A/N3: Does Hogwarts have a teacher's
lounge? Doesn't it mention one in book 3 with the boggart- thing?)
slammed, jerking him from his thoughts. It was his favorite professor.
"Why, hello Severus. How are you today?" Remus asked politely. Severus
Snape just glared at him and made himself some tea. He left without a
word. Remus smiled. As his mother used to say, 'kill them with kindness'.
Snape was soon replaced with Minerva McGonnagall, who was actually Remus'
real favorite professor. She fixed herself a cup and sat across from him.
"Hello, Remus. It's always nice when you drop by. What brings you here
this time?" She asked.
"Oh, I'm going to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
She raised an eyebrow. "Really, now? You're not going to stir up trouble
among the students, are you? Miss Derby seemed quite taken with you."
"Miss Derby?"
"Ashley Derby. Yes, you were all she could talk about. She couldn't
remember your name, but she described you better than what I would have
liked to hear."
Remus turned red around the ears. "Um... Ashley Derby? Wasn't she the one
who slipped in the puddle? The one with the blue hair?"
"Oh, no. That was Tonks. She's always falling over or into things. Ashley
is her best friend... the blonde one."
"Oh. Well, Ashley seemed nice. Tonks, was it? Yes, Tonks seemed a little...
off. I mean, not that being a little off is a bad thing-"
"It's okay, Remus. I think all the professors think that. But she really
is a sweet girl once you get past the hair. And the clothes."
Remus sighed and stirred his now cold tea. "What's up with her name?"
"Tonks? Oh, that's her surname. Her name is Nymphadora (A/N4: sp?)
Tonks."
Remus shuddered. No wonder she wanted to be called Tonks.
A/N5: Okay, that's it for now. It's not huge, but longer than last time.
Review please! I will love you forever. Tell me what you think; just two
little words will do: 'it's great', 'it's okay', or 'it's horrible'. But,
you know, comments of what I could do better on will be greatly
appreciated.