I know that Remus doesn't wear glasses but I like it that way. He just seems like a character who would wear them. Sorry it took so long but in my defense my beta had it for like 2 weeks.
Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter do you really think I would be writing about the hot guys in it?
Thanks Kate for betaing.
Tonks woke after a fitful night's sleep. She had fallen asleep on the couch while looking at the photo album. Her dreams were littered with screams and crying from various people she thought she had already lost. Sunlight struggled to get in through the thick curtains. Rich, wavy, brown hair rolled down Tonks's back. She slowly rose from the shabby couch. Her rich, amber eyes scanned the room, looking for some hidden meaning, some great solution that could make Sirius suddenly come back to her, so that life could have a shimmer of brightness in it on the dark horizon. Molly quickly bustled in the room. Her plump face seemed to have aged dramatically in the short year she had been here. Her eyes still tried to retain some of the warmth and love she used to have but it seemed forced and fake, like she was to tired of having to be the ever optimistic one.
"Oh good, you're up" the tittering mother said. "You have just enough time to grab some toast and Apparate to the office. Tonks, Shacklebolt is going to tell the press that Sirius died today. It, of course, isn't going to be the truth. I hope that no one implies anything with you and him because of your blood relation. Are you going to be ok?" Molly said with a nervous nature attached to every word.
"Thanks, Molly, I'm not hungry though. I am just going to head to the office. Don't worry about me I will be ok." Tonks murmured dejectedly.
"Molly, Ron is having trouble catching Pig, stupid little ball of fluff. If you can come help us we can trap him and get him down." Remus's proper, tired voice floated into the room.
"I don't know who is taking it worse, you or Remus. It seems like you lost the only family member who truly understood you. He lost both his best friends to the hands of a vicious murderer. Both of you are worrying all of us sick. I wish I could do something to take away your pain, but I am only human." Molly commented as she left Tonks to capture the idiot owl.
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"She could use someone to talk to, Remus. I think you could help her get through this. She's still so young and so much like you. I just don't think she feels like she belongs." Molly said as she and Remus trodded down the dilapidated hallway. The old rug beneath their feet still shows the deep red that is the home of dancing golden figures. Remus looked over the rail and saw Mundungus Fletcher sneaking into the kitchen.
"At least she's able to get a job and keep it." He answered solemnly.
"Bloody hell, Pig, come down." Ron's agitated voice broke the tense silence.
"Ronald Weasley, what would your father say?" Molly scolded as she and the depressed Remus came into the room.
Pigwidgeon was twittering around the old study far out of even Ron's reach. The two people who were allowed to use magic during the summer drew their wands and began shooting stunning spells at the annoying hyper-active owl, which only excited him more.
"Next time he needs exercise just let him out of a window." Remus sighed after he finally hit the brown ball of energy.
"Yeah." Ron mumbled, embarrassment painting his face redder than his hair.
"We were thinking of trying to get Harry next week." Molly told the two. "Dumbledore was afraid it would be too traumatic for him to come to the memorial and he wants to wait until the news of Sirius's death has calmed down. Arthur and I both think it would be better for Harry here."
"Awesome, Mum." Ron expressed excitedly. "Do you want him in my room or in Buckbeak and Sirius's?"
"I think your room would be best for all concerned." Remus spoke up from the corner. His shoulders were slumped as he leaned against the wall. His robes showed a brown rather tight shirt. His khaki pants hit evenly at the top of his sensible black shoes. Some strands of hair fell delicately in his gray eyes making him look younger, if not his age. As his heavy head lifted, his piercing eyes became spotlights on Molly when he spoke with a sad laugh playing between the words, "Who would want the task of cleaning out his room?"
At these words, the eldest Weasley child came to the door to say he was going to Diagon Alley. "Anyone want to come with? If anyone does come I need to stop off at Knockturn Alley and get a book on a certain type of curse that is befuddling us. There is this tomb that has the curse on one of the doors that when touched begins to wither your hand up by removing all the water. If you try to continue you become completely dehydrated and your skin begins to flake off while you are still alive and then your bones disintegrateas you die slowly. It is obvious it has a sustaining spell on it but that is all we really know." Bill said smoothly.
"Yeah, I'll come. I want to get Harry a birthday present." Remus spoke up as he walked towards the tall curse breaker. "He's coming in the next fortnight, correct?"
"Correct." Molly replied.
Remus sauntered to his room. Once he was out of sight, Molly told Bill in a worried, motherly voice "Watch him, the full moon is close and he is having a hard time now that the realization has hit that Sirius and James are gone."
"Right, Mum." Bill said while lacing up his dragon boots.
"Floo or Apparation?" asked Remus coming back into view.
"Apparation. The floo network is having problems." Molly informed them both.
With a loud crack, Bill and Remus were at Knockturn Alley. Almost instantly, a drunken prostitute came stumbling out from the shadow. Her curly auburn hair was matted with a mixture of dirt and grease. Her breath reeked of fire whiskey as she threw her arms around Remus' neck. "Hi, I'm hic Sadie." Her dull gray eyes became very serious "You looking for a good time?"
The look Bill shot Remus could have made even Snape laugh. "Well, Remus, are you?" The long-haired Weasley joked.
"Excuse me, Miss." Remus said, blushing while he unwound the girl's arms from his neck. As he and Bill walked away from the embarrassing scene, Remus commented, "No matter how poor I become I will never wear that short or that sheer a robe."
Thanks to my reviewers: Always Hopeful (I LURVE YOU), nycgrl, Anima Lorraine (I LURVE YOU TOO), SarcasticMsEm, Lupin's Chic I love you all.
