-Nineteen Years Later-

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The woman with pink hair walked through the door to the welcoming that she knew quite well by now:

People were scrambling all around, pots and pans were flying everywhere, a hairy man had his feet propped up on the table and was being scolded by a red-haired woman. On the floor, an angry-looking cat flew between people's legs, adding to the madness. All through this, the all-too-familiar voice of a howling mad-woman screamed on.

Tonks brightly shut the door and gave the crowd before her a cheery, "Hello!" A man with long, black hair set down his cup of tea and the morning paper, five children of different shapes and sizes, but sporting the same red hair, looked up and muttered their "hellos", and the woman previously scolding the man rushed up to her urgently.

"Tonks...glad you could make it...here, sit down...eat." The woman practically shoved her into a chair, and with a wave of her wand, set a plate before her. Tonks picked up her fork, but obnoxious snickers stopped her.

"Well, what's so funny!?"

"Nothing...but, Tonks, you never told us about your 'liking' for the younger generations..." came Fred with a smirk.

Tonks had an idea of what he was talking about, but ignored it for the moment, and instead got up to help Remus Lupin shut the curtains on the howling portrait of Mrs. Black. She sat back down to eat, but-

"Well? Aren't you going to tell us why Oliver was here looking for you-"

She quickly replied, "Awww, I bet he was going to ask me about Quidditch! We share an interest there, and I told him if he needs help over the summer-"

"-with roses!?" Everyone around the table started laughing. George added, "Plus, he's already been signed as a pro-why would he need your help?"

Tonks stood up, knocking over her chair as she did this, and sputtered,

"For-your-information-laddy-I-am-a-good-Quidditch-player-and-I- will-take-you-on-right-now-if-you-don't-beleive-me."

"Ooooh, sounds like a challenge, George", said Bill. Tonks turned to him, apparantly noticing him for the first time.

"Bill! When did you get here?"

"Just this morning...figured I'd stop by for a bit, got nothing better to do this summer..."

The whole Weasley family went stiff at this and pretended to look busy. Ginny whispered to Tonks, "Bill, um...lost his job."

"Bill can, um....hear you." said Bill, who was right next to her. He sighed and explained,

"Damn goblins got new management...they've gone strictly all-goblin, and thereby decided to sack all wizards." He made a face, and George piped in,

"Oh, and Bill, don't forget, they sacked witches, too..."

"...meaning he gets to spend more time with precious Fluer." finished Fred. "She's not in the Order, too damn ignorant to know about it, but from time to time she'll stop in for a meal."

"Yeah, the freeloader!" steamed Ginny. Her mother, however, said,

"Of course, we're always happy to feed our company. And Fred! George! Don't dare label her 'too ignorant to know'...need I remind you that-"

"We're too young to be in the order, still." finished the twins in mock authority.

"Oh, please don't let us start this again!" said Remus.

The man previously reading the paper, in clear attempt to change the subject, spoke now for the first time, "How about that Quidditch challenge now, George?"
Tonks smiled and said,

"That's right...almost on!" George laughed and replied, "Sure. Any day. But be warned-I've improved since last year."

"Aw, I see, we're a bit over-confident now, are we?" said Sirius slyly. "Just know that, as shameful as it is to admit, ever since she was old enough to pick up a broomstick, she's kicked my ass at the sport." Tonks said with a grin,

"I remember those days-"

Fred then interrupted,
"Well, no offense, dear Padfoot, but it's slightly unfair to judge one's skills in comparison to your Lesser ones..."

"Meaning I'm a lousy Quidditch player?!" demanded Sirius and Tonks at the same time. Bill stood up and said excitedly, "Looks like we have a declaration of War! Let me be a captain?"

So those who could Apparate, did, to the Burrow. With the exception of Molly, who stayed back to watch the-

"Children?! We're not! Come on, I wanna go home to watch them play-"

"NO, Ronald," came Molly wearily. It's not wise to leave the house unattended, you know that...and the fact that Sirius left...scares me. You already know this!"

"But, Mum, the Burrow's far away from everything, he'll be fine, and so will we!" protested Ginny. Her mother just sighed, and said with a leave- it-alone-already look,

"No."

That had been enough.

-At the Burrow-
"Captains, shake hands!" said Remus. Tonks and George crossed the dewy lawn and shook firmly, forced looks of importance on their faces, although it was obvious that each was trying not to crack a smile. Remus continued,

"On your mark...get set..." he blew a whistle, and they were off.
Crap, people, I'm sorry, but I just don't feel like explaining Quidditch in detail. Just assume they're all flying around and stuff, and I'll leave the rest to JKR.

All of a sudden-

A Bludger zoomed by, clipping Tonks's ear. She reached her hand up to check for injury, when Fred gave a loud,

"Heads up!!"

The Bludger had flown back and finished off the job.

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