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-Chapter 2-

Things Go Bump in the Night

Out of the crowd leaving the Weasley's was Remus and Tonks. Together they walked down the dirt path, hand in hand towards the wooden gate at the end. They had passed good wishes onto Bill and Fleur before departing with the other guests. The sky above there was a deepest black, twinkling with distant stars on the warm summer night. A lot of the exiting wizards were stopping by the broom shed to pick up their brooms, and in small groups were departing into the inky sky. "So, where are we going to?" asked Remus as he mounted his own broom besides Tonks.

"Well, Hogsmeade is closest," said Tonks as she raised her broom up a little from the dirt path, "So you could always stay at mine and then go on home tomorrow?"

"Good idea," said Remus with a smile, before he nudged his broom and it rose off into the air. Tonks followed suited, flying close besides as the pair ascended into the dark sky.

The two figures silently descended into Hogsmeade in the early hours of the morning. There was a slight crunch of their boots hitting the earth as they landed and moved to descend off their brooms. They had landed in a little side street that led off the main cobbled street of Hogsmeade and into a little row of crooked houses that were stationed extremely closed together. The roofs were pointed and tall and arched eerily over the little narrow street below. The street was relatively silent, there were distant creaks and soft rustles that carried with the passing breeze. Tonks, carrying her broom, walked on towards one of the houses, reaching the front door and tapping it three times in separate areas. The door unlocked and swung open.

Tonks walked in first, alighting the corridor as she pointed her wand at the old rickety chandelier on the hallway ceiling, which instantly burst alight it's candles in small flames. The light cast a gentle glow over the hallway, illuminating the wooden floorboards and the red and cream wallpapered walls. A rickety looking staircase meandered up to the next floor on their right whilst two doors led off the hallways to their respective rooms.

Remus, who hadn't ever visited Tonk's home before looked around curiously before he spread a delighted smile and looked down at her, "How very pleasant."

"Well, it's close to Hogwarts," said Tonks as she began to remove her travelling cloak, "I'm going to be stationed there next year. Quite a few Aurors are.. especially after what happened."

"Then perhaps I will see you more often," said Remus, his smile brightening, "Minerva has welcomed me back to the school for the Defence Against the Dark Arts class. What did she say? Ah, 'I don't care if parents don't want a werewolf in the school. I demand for a competent teacher in such times.'"

Tonks smiled as she stepped over to him, comfortably settling her arms around his waist, "That's really good news. I know you loved that job."

"I turned it down at first, because of the werewolf thing. But she was very determined to make sure the students are fully equipped."

"It makes sense."

Remus spread a gentle smile as he kisses her on the cheek during which he held her in a comfortable embrace. But he suddenly stopped and pulled back, "What was that?"

Tonks pulled her head back from his, blinking curiously up at him, "What was what?"

"There's something outside," Remus slowly plucked his wand from his belt looking cautiously over his shoulder. Tonks also retrieved her wand, stepping carefully back from the door as she held her wand ready. "It appears we are being followed.."

"By who?" whispered Tonks, still holding her wand directly on the door.

"Let's find out," replied Remus quietly as he flicked his wand once. The door unlocked and swung open towards them gently. Out on the dark street, a figure could be seen, cast in shadows by the leaning houses. "Stupefy!" A blast of red light shot from Remus's wand tip and flew across the front garden of Tonk's house. But the figure in the road was too quick and ran away down the street with an angry growl.

Tonks quickly pushed past Remus, staggering out onto the road with her wand outstretched, "Stupefy!" she shrieked, her own blast of red light zooming across the lonely street. But the figure had just Disapparated from the end of the street and Tonk's spell just knock over a few dustbins which rattled as they tumbled onto the cobbles. "Damn it!" she cried, clenching her fists as she slipped her wand into it's special Auror holster on her hip.

"I'm sorry, Tonks. That was my fault," Remus walked down the short path, opening the gate to reach Tonk's side.

Tonks looked round in surprise at Remus, "Your fault? How?"

"The wizard following us is a werewolf known as Zev Silverpaw. He's in league with Greyback." Remus looked down To Tonks with a frown, "They appear to have discovered I am a spy. And have been tracking me for several weeks. Minerva says I will be safe at Hogwarts. But it won't be long until Greyback will come after me himself. He believes I am a traitor to werewolves."

"You mean they want you dead?" gasped Tonks, looking horrified.

"They want me more than dead. They want me destroyed." Remus slowly took hold of Tonk's arm and guided her back into the safety of the house. "I have been meaning to tell you this. But things have suddenly got very dangerous for me. Eventually, it won't just be the Werewolves who want me dead, but Death Eaters too. And they'll be happy to kill any Order members or Aurors on the way."

Tonks pressed the door shut behind her, staring up at Remus. She frowned and spoke in a low whisper, "Remus Lupin. If you think that I am going to give you up now just because of some mangy mutt called Greyback then you have another thing coming!"

Remus couldn't help but give a small smile to her reaction, "That is exactly what I had expected. Which is why I am all the more glad that you will be stationed at Hogwarts this year. I believe Alastor will be there too."

"And what if this endangers the school?" asked Tonks quietly. It was worrying to ehar that a hunted man was going to teach at Hogwarts. Werewolves and Death Eaters could be swarming if the place if the Aurors weren't careful.

But Remus sighed and nodded slowly, "That's something I don't want to think about.."