I rolled out of bed, calling her name. Her slippers were still under the bed, her dressing gown still on the hook. I thought perhaps she was in with Anna. She wasn't there, but Anna was in her cot, sleeping like an angel. I kissed her forehead and went downstairs. Nymphadora wasn't downstairs, but I noticed that her shoes were gone. The house was eerily quiet. The Weasleys and Hermione were at the Leaky Cauldron and Harry was at Sirius's. I checked outside for her, but there was nothing.

Inside, Anna was starting to wake up so I got her, washed her up, dressed her and took her downstairs with the intention of feeding her.

At noon, I was really starting to worry. It had been 4 hours since I realised that Nymphadora was missing, and I was beginning to wonder if I should take measures to finding her. I had looked all over the neighborhood, nothing.

Finally, at around 2, I took put a hat on Anna's head, strapped her into her Snugli and Apparated to the Ministry. At the front desk, I said, "Hello... My name is Remus Lupin, and I'd like to report a missing person."

"Please go to office 142." I nearly ran down the long corridor.

When I reached office 142, I banged on the door. "Come in," a friendly woman's voice said. I entered.

"Hello, my name is Remus Lupin and I would like to report a missing person."

"All right, Mr. Lupin. I'm Eliana Rhys. Please sit down, I need to ask you a few questions."

I sat. Eliana Rhys smiled. "All right, Mr. Lupin. What is the name of the person you'd like to report as missing?"

"Her name is Nymphadora Tonks-Lupin."

Eliana Rhys wrote it down. "Her age?"

"Well, she's 25..."

"All right. What does she look like?" I showed her a photo of Nymphadora.

"But her hair might be different," I said. "She's a Metamorphmagus."

"All right." She looked surprised. "What was she last seen wearing?"

I described her pyjamas. "All right, we'll put out an announcement. Thank you Mr. Lupin. We will contact you if anything comes up." I thanked her and walked out of the office.

By the time I got home, the Weasleys and Sirius were waiting for me, so the announcement must have played. "She'll be all right," Mrs. Weasley assured me, handing me a cup of tea. "Now, let me see that baby."

By 8:00, the search warrant ("London witch reported missing. Nymphadora Tonks-Lupin was last seen sometime last night by her husband. Mrs. Lupin was last seen wearing a pink pyjama top with pink polka dotted pyjama pants. Mrs. Lupin was last seen with short violet hair, however, she is a Metamorphmagus so it is subject to change. Any information on the whereabouts of Mrs. Lupin can be reported to Eliana Rhys in the Department of Missing Wizards") had played numerous times with no avail. Anna was getting restless, so I tried to put her to bed, but she wouldn't go down. Finally, I brought her downstairs with me to cuddle until she fell asleep. Downstairs, Mrs. Weasley was planted in front of the radio, the kids were nowhere in sight and Sirius was pacing fretfully. When Mrs. Weasley saw me, she sighed and said "Oh, Remus. It will be okay, love." I nodded and sat down.

"I'm frightened, Molly," I said. "What if she never comes home?"

"She'll be home soon, love, I promise."

That's what she thought.