Harry was devouring his breakfast after his morning workout and run. When he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in" Harry said, him mouth still half full of food.

"Wotcher Harry" Tonks smile as she gazed the room. Remus followed close behind her.

"Tonks… Moony… what are you doing here?" Harry wiped his face and started towards them.

"Wow, what a greeting, you really know how to make a girl feel welcome Harry" Tonks said in feigned hurt.

"Sorry Tonks, I was just shocked. I didn't think anyone was to know where I was. How are you feeling? I am sorry about you getting hurt, it was all my fault and I'm sorry about Sirius" Harry had to stop there. He could feel the tears threatening to emerge. He looked away quickly hoping the neither had noticed.

He had been looking at the opposing wall when he heard Lupin start laughing. Curiosity got the better of him and he turned to see what had Lupin in such a state. He noticed that Tonks was giving the laughing man a glare that could have made your blood turn cold.

"Slow down Harry" She put her hand up towards Harry and started to look back at Remus. "Since Moony is just going to stand there laughing let me explain. First, it wasn't your fault and I never want you to utter those words again. As for why I am here, it is two fold. I am still recovering from that night and I am almost back to normal. QUIT LAUGHING REMUS. I am so recovering! Minister Bones and Dumbledore thought it might be good for me to take a little time off from full time duty. They suggested I do some bodyguard and training work, so here I am at your service" Tonks made a mock bow and quickly tripped over her own feet, making Remus' little bit of composer falter into a full fledge laughing fit. Harry went over to help Tonks up but she was already making her way over to Moony. With out warning she placed a tickling charm on him. He was writhing in pain on the floor and Tonks had a very satisfied grin on her face. Noticing Harry had more to say she turned on Remus once again and placed a silencing charm on him.

"So Madam Bones won the election" Harry looked over the shoulder of Tonks to the man now curled up in a ball on the floor. She caught the disapproving look from Harry and removed the charms.

Once Moony regained his composure, He turned to talk with Harry, "In a landslide, Tonks don't you have something else for Harry" He cautiously looked at the vixen that had hexed him, not wanting to endure her wrath again.

"Oh yeah, here you go Harry" Tonks said while pulling out a few sheets of paper from her robes and pushing them towards Harry.

Harry looked over the papers and for the first time, in a long time, was happy. He realized the new Minister was keeping to her word to him. There clutched in his hands were his permit to use magic and another to learn apparition. He looked up at Remus and Tonks who seemed just as happy as he was about it.

"This is great! What else happened? Who is going to take her old job?" Harry fired off every question that was popping into to his head.

Watching Harry pacing around the room in excitement reminded Remus very much of James. Anytime James was working on a particularly extravagant prank he would pace. "She appointed Kingsley to the spot" He stood still entranced with the similarity.

"Maybe he can help get Sirius cleared since he was the one looking for him" Harry's mind was working overtime. He couldn't seem to stop moving. He started pacing again until Tonks replied to him.

"Give her time Harry, Minister Bones is doing everything she can to fight Voldemort. She is even in talks to allow aurors to use the Unforgivables, if they are used against them"

Remus, wanting to get Harry back into the excitement of it all, turned to Harry "So Harry should we show Tonks what you been up to so far." Harry smiled at the old werewolf. He knew Tonks would not be expecting him to have advanced as much as he had. Remus was obviously planning something in that Marauder mind of his.

"Okay" Harry just hoped he would be in on the joke and not the focus of it.

They made their way through the castle to the empty classroom. Harry helped stack the desks back up against the walls, he no longer crushed them…. well, at least most of the time.

"Remus if this is all you have been teaching him, I sure hope he happens to be in a class room when he is attacked!" Tonks joked.

"Oh, I wouldn't call what I'm doing teaching. It's more like guiding. At some times I feel like I am just along for the ride." Lupin shook his head at the young Auror. Then that gleam came back into his eyes and her turn around to Harry. "Harry, why don't you run Tonks through one of our work outs"?

Harry caught on to where Remus was going and obliged willingly. "Okay, why don't we start with Dueling? Is that okay with you, Tonks?" Tonks nodding her head and took her stance.

Remus counted down " 3, 2," Remus shot Harry a quick wink and Harry intentionally jumped the gun.

Harry hit the unsuspecting woman right in her arm. Tonks immediately hit the floor in fits of laughter. The same charm she had used on Lupin earlier was now her own torture. Harry looked over to Lupin proudly. Harry could see the look in Moony eyes was the same. As they watched her laughing herself to the brink of tears, Lupin moved over and said the counter curse. They were not expecting what came next.

Tonks sprung up off the floor tackling and disarming them both in one sweep. As she sat pinning them to the floor, she smiled triumphantly.

"I am an Auror you know. And now that I have your wands you are most definitely in trouble, but what to do with you? You think you are so smart trying to prank me. I think you both could do with a little teaching. Well, now you'll pay the price." She quickly sprung up from on top of them and threw their wands back at them. Then quick as a flash of lightening she took a dueling stance. " It hardly seems fair. Two against one, but I will try and go easy on you!"

Harry and Lupin just looked at each other with fear in their eyes, "Um, maybe we shouldn't of done that" were the last words Harry said before the duel started. The duel went on for a half hour before Tonks wore them down and Stupefied both of them with in minutes of each other.

Panting and exhausted, they grabbed up some extra chairs and sat down to catch their breaths.

Remus looked over at a worn out Harry and laughed, "One of the major rules to being a Marauder is don't get caught! I fear I forgot to tell you that one."

Harry gave him an appalled look, "It would have been nice to know that before I got, no we got our buts kicked by a girl"

"I'm a woman! and what exactly is that suppose to mean…by a girl" Harry could see the playfulness in Tonks eyes but apologized anyway not wanting to risk it.

"Absolutely nothing, I have not doubts you can kick my ass. I sure don't want to go through that twice in the same day!" Harry was now laughing and was soon joined by the other two.

They sat there chatting for a while about the other types of training he was doing. He told her about the work out schedule he was trying to abide by. She was surprised that Harry had wanted Muggle training equipment. She had always preferred it to wizarding work out spells and was glad she might have a partner to work out with now. She was, however, startled when Harry told her how early he woke up each morning.

"Blimey Harry, I'd like to work out with you sometime but anyone that tries to wake me that early get a nasty little hex. When they tried to prank me in Training by dumping cold water on me, I believe the medi-wizards said it took that poor guy 3 days to stop itching. Just a warning, in case you or Moony over here get any more ideas." Tonks really hoped she got her point across. She hated to be woken up before 9. She usually didn't drag into work till around lunch.

Harry felt like he had one of the best weeks of his life during the following week. He had fallen into a very hectic schedule that had allowed him to keep his mind from grieving for those he had lost and the prophecy. He was so busy he rarely even missed his friends. On those rare moments when he wanted them around, He would remind himself about what them being around him meant. Danger. He did not want his friends to be put into that anymore. He had to train, fight and beat Voldemort then he could live his life. Of course, that is if he lives that long.

Every morning after waking up he would either run till he had run at least two miles, at times he would push himself to three. Harry would then spend time working out with the weight machines. Tonks either ran or worked out with Harry everyday. She never talked much in the mornings. She would say hi and be polite but Harry never pushed it any further knowing that she was not a morning person. He liked having someone around, even if she didn't talk much. It made the workouts easier somehow. The fact that she was an extremely attractive woman didn't hurt. She was in very good shape due to her years of Auror training. Harry would try and push himself to stay up with her pace.

Moony had come by one morning to work out with them but quit after an hour.

"Bloody hell, I am way to old for this. I'm going to go get some coffee and read in my room. You to have a great time killing yourselves. I think I will stick to the wizarding way of working out." He turned with a smile to head back out.

Harry flew everyday with Tonks and most of the time Remus would join them. Tonks had been a chaser when she played at school, so they would spend time passing the Quaffle back and forth and shooting at the empty hoops or at Moony when he would decide to play. Harry found that chaser came quite easy for him, figuring he might see where Ginny really wanted to play. Maybe he would just play as a chaser this year.

Harry still worked everyday on his dueling skills. Tonks and Remus dueled Harry everyday working on his power, accuracy, and quickness in decision making and avoiding the spells. He was becoming much better, but when he would get cocky, Tonks would flatten him in an instant. This only made him more determined. He knew he had a lot of work ahead of him and it wasn't just going to drop in his lap, he would have to work for it.

The days continued as such. Harry continued his Occlumency lesson with Dumbledore. Dumbledore felt that by the time his birthday arrived he would be able to sufficiently block his mind enough to be inducted into the Order, if he still wanted to. Harry doubled his efforts on his Occlumency at his newfound encouragement. He would be able to know everything that the Order knew.

They took him at random times each day out on the grounds. Remus would poke the knot to freeze the Whomping Willow they would take the passageway into the Shrieking Shack and then head outside to practice apparating. Scared of splinching himself, it took Harry awhile to actually try. After finally calming himself down and focusing on the spot he wanted to be with a loud CRACK Harry was now standing on that exact spot.

" Holy, Shit! I did it!" Harry eyes wide with excitement. Tonks and Remus were laughing at how excited he was. For them it was old hat, they were proud of him but neither realized just how nervous he must have been until now. Trying a few more times, Harry was getting the hang of it. Though once or twice, he would lose his concentration and land either too hard or about two feet off the ground.

After a great day at the shack, they arrived back in the castle to see a very solemn Dumbledore standing there with a hand full of papers. Dumbledore handed the papers over to Harry.

"Harry I think you might want to read these," Dumbledore said sadly.

He cautiously opened the first letter. It was an official pardon for Sirius stating he had been falsely imprisoned for all those years and was not a murderer or a Death Eater. Harry's hands began to shake as tears escaped his eyes. He turned his head and handed the letter over to Remus. The second one was a wanted sign for Peter Pettigrew that showed both his picture and his animagus form. Even the sight of him on paper infuriated Harry. He threw the second letter over to Remus. The third was The Last Will of Sirius Black leaving all of his personal and all Black Family belongings to Harry James Potter. Harry knew this would happen but was still shocked at the sight of the official looking parchment. It made it seem so final. Harry's Heart stopped; the fourth one was a personal letter. It had the unmistakable handwriting of his Godfather on the front. Harry stared at the letter willing himself not to completely breakdown in front of everyone. The only thing written on the outside in Sirius's scrawl was the word Harry. He forced himself to open it.

Harry,

First off my name is Sirius Black and I am your Godfather. Your father was one of my best friends. I promise you I am not the murder I am accused of being. That is the reason I escaped from Azkaban, you are in danger. If you are reading this letter it means I have been killed or kissed, if the Dementors have found me.

There is a boy in your school his name is Ron Weasley. He has a pet rat, but the rat is really a wizard named Peter Pettigrew he was also at one time a friend of your father. It was he who was the secret keeper for your parents not me. He betrayed them to Voldemort.

Please take this letter straight to Dumbledore and have him contact Remus Lupin, He can verify that Peter was an animagus and that it is him.

Harry I am sorry that I have never met you and that you lost your family at such a young age. I am responsible for that. I convinced your father that it would work.

Please find it in your heart to forgive me for making such a huge mistake.

Love,

Sirius Black

Harry just stood there with tears streaming down his face not caring that anyone was watching, it didn't matter right now. He felt like he was going to be sick. The knot that had been forming in his stomach was now slowly making it's way into his throat. It finally hit. Sirius would never be back; he was gone forever.

"Here" said Harry thrusting the letter towards the adults gathered around him "read it I don't want to have to repeat it" his voiced cracked at then end but no one seemed to notice. Harry was trying to gather himself. The knot was now lodged back in the pitt of his stomach. He was pushing his grief down but all that replaced it was anger and guilt.

After all three had read the letter they all stood in an uncomfortable silence. Tonks finally broke the silence with a small sob as she reached out and grabbed Harry "I am sorry Harry but it will get better"

"Will it" Harry said in an unbelieving tone. Harry stared up at the three adults in front of him.

"Yes Harry, time can heal wounds that nothing else in this world can heal. Everyone that fights against evil loses loved ones. I am sorry that you have had such loss, at such a young age" Dumbledore looked down at Harry. Harry could see tears threatening to fall from the old man's eyes. He looked his age. Which made Harry even sadder.

Lupin decided to be the next to speak up, "Harry Sirius always said he wanted to go fighting. He was so full of life that was really only one way he would of wanted it. He will just be upset he didn't take Peter or Bellatrix with him!" Lupin looked back at Harry and hoping his words brought the young man some comfort.

Harry knew they were trying to comfort him but it just wasn't working. He gathered what little composure he had left and made to go up to his room. He turned to the adults before leaving, "Thank you. If it is okay with you I think I will just go up to my room. I would like to be alone right now"

All three of them nodded before Dumbledore spoke once more in a grandfatherly voice "Remember Harry, we are all here for you if you need anything at all"

Harry nodded and turned to head into the castle. The three of them all sat there wondering the same thing. How can someone so young be able to handle so much?