Title: Walking under the new moon
Author: Full Moon Girl
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything you could recognize. That does not mean I don't want to own Lupin.
The street was desert. This was logical, the temperature was low and and the rain hit London rooftops making a deafening noise. The neighbourhood was not one of the finests in London. That fact did not matter too much to Nymphadora. She was a capable auror, maybe a bit inexperienced and a bit clumsy, but an auror after all. She could defend herself if the bad guys appeared. Now she was in a cheap neighbourhood in London following her supperior orders. Between two houses in Grimauld Street Tonks was supposed to read a note. She turned upside down the pocket of her black trousers and finally found the paper, crumpled between a bubblegum wrapper and some money.
"The headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix are situated in number twelve of Grimmauld place". But there was not a twelve number. Tired of these games she gave a kick to a big rock. After rubbing her foot and cursing a lot a house began to appear between the number eleven and the number forteen. Number twelve of Grimauld Place.
She went to the door and touched the doorbell after giving a nasty sound to the frame symbols, pureblood emblems and other signs along those lines. Grabbing her wand very she thought in what kind of person could open the door of that kind of house. Judging the state of the house, it could be a Death Eater, the Adam's butler or an attractive and kind man that would not find annoying her constant landings. Maybe this last option was the least probable, but not for that the least desirable.
The person she expected to find had not a warm smile and red hair. Molly Weasley opened the door. She had been in a few of the Minister parties with her husband Arthur. But more significant than that, she was Charlie's mother, one of the few people whom she could be herself, a real friend, and a partner in their mischeives. While she was asking herself what was Molly doing here, the woman took her to a dismail living room and she have to lean on an armchair to not land in a dusty covered sofa with a drawing that sometime ago was sumptuous. Gradually her eyes began to get used to the almost inexistent light and realized it.Tonks was not alone. Not knowing what to expect she grabbed her wand tight and waited for the man in front of her to identify.
"My name is Remus Lupin", he said, as simply as you could say the latest gossip to a friend. His voice was hoarse. Seeing that Nymphadora continued grapped to her wand the man keep on talking."I suppose Kingsley has not filled you with the totality of the business taking place here. It is really better that way. But if I leave my wand in the table I would like you to listen to me, please". He left the wand in the table with a soft movement, but Nymphadora really did not have all with her. This man, with his shabby clothes, and his light brown hair that appeared gray in some places was in Nymphadora's opinion pretty skilled. But he also gave her and odd sense of security. Believing herself protected by the poor light, but unaware of the advantage that his werewolf condition gave Remus she examined the man: he was not old, however this man had gone through a lot. There was a big scar that started in his neck and travelled under his shirt. His blue eyes could speak althoug he didn't want to. Decided to believe this man and his eyes would not hurt her she concluded her exam with a playful smirk and sit on the sofa. "Well, I will hear what I am supposed to".
"You will be informed of the recent events that have ocurred in Hogwarts", saying that the man sit as well.
"Are you refering to the death of one of the champions of the Three Wizard Tournament and Voldemort's return?"
"Yes, I would like to know your opinion about this theme and if you share Dumbledore's view on the matter", he joined his hands and waited for her respones. It seemed like this would condition future events.
"I'm with Dumbledore in this, if he says Voldemort has returned, i will believe it". She said it with no hesitation, Dumbledore was a important figure for her when she was in Hogwarts, like to other students, but her insecurities, her ocasional problems with her gift make Dumbledore's help very special to young Tonks.
"In that case my task is to ask you if you would like to join the Order of the Phoenix. I don't really know if you know about its existence in the First War, but the objective of the Last Order, as it will the objective of the current Order is to fight against Voldemort and his followers", Remus waited for her reply, while the witch assimilated the information given.
"I will join", she said firmly, maybe earlier than Remus would have liked.
"Before you give a rushed answer, I will like to make some things clear, altough given your current job, it coud be considered unnecesary: your life will be in danger in every moment. It could be the first day or the last and you could be landed on the floor with a lifeless expression on your face. If after that you still want to join you have to know that the current Minister position will make your job in danger if this is found. I have been informed of how passionate you are about your job, so if you want to reconsiderare, when you cross that door", and he pointed to the hall's door that Nymphadora could barely see, "your memory will be erased".
"I still want to join", she said with a serious expression on her face.
Altough he considered her too young to be in the Order Lupin smiled."Well then there is some information that maybe you will enjoy: Sirius Black, your mother's cousin had been proven innocent and is at the present a member of the Order. He is upstairs if you want to meet him".
Nymphadora went in shock: Sirius was innocent and she could see him again. To Nymphadora, Sirius was the cool cousin that would come to visit sometimes, but he never made fun of her for being a little girl, and encouraged her in the practice of her metamorph powers.When the news of his crimes came public Nymphadora could not and would not believe them."Can I see him now?".
The eagerness in her voice touched Remus' heart. So Sirius still have people who loved him. Some things can't be changed. Dazed by the joy that would represent to Sirius the acceptation of one of the few family members whom he care, Remus whistled.
In a second, Sirius was downstairs. He and Tonks stared at each other for a bit and then the young witch clinged to his neck, like she used to do when she was a little girl. An avid observer could have seen the watery glittering in the eyes of the ex-convict.
Not wanting to intrude in the emotional meeting, Remus left silently leaving the two cousins together.
The sound of the door make the two people came back to the reality. They talked for a long time with a delicious tea provided by Molly. After their long talk Tonks went back to her flat, feeling like yesterday was a few years ago. Meeting his cousin, becaming part of the Order, she was overwhelmed. Her last thoughts were to the first man speaking to her, Remus Lupin, it seems that she was not the only one with an outlandish mother. However she had heard that name before, well she could ask him tomorrow in the first oficial meeting of the Order. She had to sleep if she wanted to have a decent aspect tomorrow at work.
Author note: First attempt to a Remus/Tonks history. It will be fantastic if you leave a review because I don't know if this is fine or horrible. And you will get a cookie. Thanks for reading and reviewing if you do it. Like you will have realized now english is not my native language. So if you can beta me I would be very grateful.