The Untold Stories of the Order of the Phoenix
This is a collection of the stories we never got to read about the Order of the Phoenix. Focuses around Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin and their stories. Special appearances by Sirius Black, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and the Weasleys. All chapters are inspired by a quote from the Harry Potter books.
"You and Tonks are related?" Harry asked, surprised.
"Oh yeah, her mother, Andromeda, was my favorite cousin," said Sirius, examining the tapestry closely. "No, Andromeda's not on here either, look—"
He pointed to a another small round burn mark between two names, Bellatrix and Narcissa.
"Andromeda's sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks, so—"
Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughed sourly.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page 113
In Which Tonks Finds Photos
Tonks was sitting in her white bedroom. She was attempting to clean before she took up her new job of being a member of the Order. That, and Kingsley was constantly reminding her that soon she wouldn't be able to make it into the bathroom because of the junk that was in the way. Which was pretty true, Tonks had tripped over five items within the time span of thirty seconds, in order to brush her teeth. But whichever reason she had for cleaning, it led Tonks to toss around old items and wondering whether to keep them or not.
At the moment, the lime-green, haired Tonks was looking through a cardboard box full of various photos, the WWN was singing music in the background. Many of the photos were of herself and he family, but on occasion she ran across a photo that would flood her with memories, good and bad.
Tonks picked up a photo with three little girls in it. Tonks recognized the girl on the right as her mother. Dark hair, and a heart shaped face, very similar to how Tonks looks naturally. The teenager on the left, Tonks figured, was her aunt Bellatrix. In the photo she looked very carefree, her black hair pulled up into a messy ponytail, and a wide smile was on her face. That was very contrary to how she looked now. There wasn't a smile on her face anymore, most likely because it is very hard to hold a smile in Azkaban. The middle girl, in the photograph, had shoulder length blonde hair. Presumably this was Tonks's other aunt, Narcissa. All three girls in the photograph looked happy, of course this was before they knew what being pure-blood meant.
No doubt, Tonks's two aunts, Narcissa and Bellatrix, were still in contact with each other but, Tonks's mother had been completely forgotten in family affairs. It was all about blood– pure-blood. Once Andromeda tainted that, her entire family disowned her. But, the tables eventually turned in favor of Tonks's mother. She was neither a Death Eater herself, nor her husband.
Tonks put the photo down and picked up the one under it. This picture was taken at a wedding, a few years ago. A nineteen year old Tonks was waving and smiling, next to a thirty-three year old Kingsley Shacklebolt. Tonks could remember that day well; she wasn't in the wedding, but she sat as close to the front as possible, and took loads of pictures. Tonks loved weddings, whether that meant watching them or being in them. Tonks was her parents' only child, so they were anxiously waiting for her to meet the right man, and to have Tonks be married off.
The next photo that Tonks picked up, was one of her, in her school robes. She must've been in her fourth year or so. Back then, she didn't have many friends. Sure, she had a couple, the girls who shared the dormitory with her, and a few other boys in Gryffindor. Most of the time, she was the girl in the corner chucking dungbombs and stink pellets into the middle of the room. Most people found her annoying and immature, but Tonks felt like that was one of the only ways to have fun. She got relatively good grades in most of her classes. She had barley scraped enough O.W.L.s to continue achieving the career of an Auror.
The last photo she picked up was probably one of the most recent picture taken. Tonks, with long brown hair, was standing holding a certificate. Three men surrounded her. One was Kingsley, another had a bulging blue eye and a chunk out of his nose, and the third looked almost like a lion. The certificate that Tonks was holding read "Certificate of Achievement in Auror Training". She had became an Auror no more than three months ago, and Tonks had been very disappointed in the job. Her training was more entertaining than the job itself. Now she knew, it's only because the Ministry is trying to cover up Voldemort's return.
Sighing, Tonks put down that photo as well. She realized that she was never going to get her cleaning done if she didn't stop reminiscing. She shoved the cardboard box under her bed, and moved onto the closet.
She looked around at her empty closet all of its contents were spread throughout her flat, and realized that one day she might not even come back here. Being in the Order meant that there was more adventure, but it came at a high price. Tonks honestly didn't know exactly what she was getting herself into, and what exactly was going to happen.
"Accio," Tonks muttered to a pair of jeans that were hanging on a bed post. When the jeans were in her hand, she realized that she had no hangers. In fact, she thought, she hadn't seen a hanger in over a year. Shrugging, she dropped the jeans back on the floor.
A/N: Very short, I know. Probably the shortest chapter you'll see. And for all you waiting RL/NT fans, it will happen! Have faith! This is all for background information right now.