"An Auror in Love: The Diary of Nymphadora Tonks"

Disclaimer: still don't own anything! And the name of the Auror in the tent with Tonks is a girl at my school, LOL. I couldn't think of any other names!

Chapter 2: work and embarrassment

June 25

Auror cubicle

10:00 AM

Well, I did promise I would write later but this is later than I had thought. Sorry, I just got so bogged down with work last night after the meeting! Anywho, the meeting went fine. Except that I probably shouldn't have chanced so many pitying glances at Remus. He caught me a few times and I wonder how long it will take for him to realize that Sirius told me that story. It's just so sad! I've always hated Slytherins, always picking on innocent little children. I was in Gryffindor so they picked me on too. They said my name was funny. That's about when I started asking people to call me Tonks.

Anyway, I got loads of work. Moody and Kingsley think that because I am young and exuberant that they can just load on the work and I won't care! Well, they're wrong. I was up until midnight last night finishing those reports and cases. Sometimes I wonder why I ever became an Auror.

Tent

1:00 PM

Now I remember why I became one. The fieldwork! I'm in a magically invisible tent in Little Whinging with this other Auror, Val Martyka. It isn't very interesting work though, Fudge is getting more and more suspicious of Harry and we're just supposed to watch his house for signs of magic. I don't know why he's wasting our valuable time with his personal paranoia. How stupid. But it sure beats paperwork!

Grimmauld Place

5:00 PM

Just waiting for dinner to be ready now. The minute I walked in, Remus was walking down the stairs! How opportune! I smiled at him and he gave me an embarrassed little smile, put his head down and rushed to the kitchen. He is just so cute!

I wonder if a girl like me could ever hook up with a guy like him. I mean, he's so intellectual and shy. And I'm more of a street-smarts gal and very outgoing. Where he's graceful I'm clumsy. I don't know if we would be able to click. I heard somewhere that opposites attract.

Grimmauld Place

8:00 PM

Well, forget that saying. You'll never believe what just happened. It's so embarrassing I don't know if I want it in writing. Okay, here goes.

After a delicious dinner, I'm thinking of going upstairs to take a shower. I announce this to the room and everyone gives me murmurs of assent. And then I see a face in the crowd, Sirius. He has that marauder grin on his face and I should have taken that as a warning. But I was foolish and relaxed…and in need of a shower.

So, I walk up the stairs, whistling so I don't hear the water already running. I grab my clothes, still whistling and approach the door. Well, by now the water must have stopped but I didn't notice. Curse my habit of whistling! I open the door to the sight of…………………….Remus. Starkers. Completely naked. I was shocked at first and extremely embarrassed so I covered my eyes but my brain goes, "hey, did you just see that? Are you dense? You had the best view on the planet!" despite this true statement from my subconscious, I apologize and back out of the bathroom. As soon as I close the door, I smile though because he is not lacking in any sense of the word.

Then I go downstairs, to calm my nerves and my hormones. And whom do I find sitting in the sitting room? Sirius, my darling cousin. And what does he say?

"Hey Tonks, see anything interesting up there?"

I promptly hit him with a pillow.

"You knew, didn't you? That's why you had that stupid grin on your face when I announced I was taking a shower. Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't I stop whistling?"

"What?"

"Nothing. Look, you, my dear deluded cousin, have a problem."

"What?" he repeated. "Just because I like to amuse myself by meddling in others love affairs, I have a problem?"

I thought for a moment. "What makes you think that Remus and I even have love affairs for you to meddle in?"

"Oh come on! How dense do you think I am? Don't answer that! I see the way you look at him and he doesn't call me his confidant for nothing."

"He's talked to you about…about…. me?"

He nodded. "Well what has he said? Tell me!"

"Nope, nothing doin'. The other half of being a confidant is shutting up about what you've heard!"

"Oh, you prat."

"Go on, go back upstairs, and open that door again!"

"Shut up." I spat at him, while hitting him with the pillow again. But I did go back upstairs. I went in my room and picked up the clothes I had picked out before. I was not going to go near that bathroom for the rest of the night; I would take a shower tomorrow. So, I threw those clothes back in a random drawer and pulled out a T-shirt and shorts instead to sleep in. I figured I might as well turn in and end this evening sooner rather than later.

But you know, fate has a way of grabbing you, no matter what you're doing. And by golly it wasn't gonna let me and Remus get away that easy. As soon as I undressed, Remus walked in. I couldn't believe it. He immediately closed his eyes and turned away, looking quite flustered.

"Remus! What?" I exclaimed.

"You left your Auror notebook downstairs, I was just bringing it to you."

"Who told you to?"

"Sirius, why?"

I bristled. "Look, just give me the notebook." I wrapped a robe around myself, walked toward him and took the notebook from his outstretched hand. He turned around, but still had his hand over his eyes. "Remus, you can uncover your eyes now, I'm covered."

"Oh no, it's not our night and I am not taking any chances! Goodnight, Nymphadora."

And with that, he walked out the door and down the hall to his room. So, in a matter of, oh, twenty minutes, I saw Remus naked and he saw me in my knickers. I don't think he'll come near me now! He probably thinks I'm cursed! When, in reality, it's all Sirius' fault! Damn him.

A/N: what do u think of this chapter? It's starting to go somewhere now, right? Please review!