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 the stories of Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin. Special appearances by Sirius Black, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and the Weasleys. All chapters are inspired by a quote from the Harry Potter books.
"And this is Nymphadora–''
"Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus," said the young witch with a shudder. "It's Tonks."
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page 49
In Which Tonks Meets The Order
"Are you ready to go Tonks?" Kingsley called from outside of Tonks's flat. He was inspecting the hallway where he was standing.
"Yes, I'm coming, I'm coming!" Tonks yelled from inside. She opened the door and walked out next to Kingsley, staring at a strand of bright pink hair. "Should I go with short or long hair today?"
"It doesn't matter to me," Kingsley replied, in his deep voice as they began to walk out of the building.
"Short it is!" Tonks announced, concentrating on changing her hair length. "Are you ready to walk?" Kingsley raised his eyebrows.
"We are not walking to headquarters," Kingsley argued, crossing his arms across his chest.
"Why not?" Tonks asked innocently, attempting to walk down the street, Kingsley grabbed the back of her cloak to hold her back.
"No way, Tonks, it's fifty miles away! Come on, we're apparating," Kingsley insisted. And with a CRACk he disappeared.
"Fine, fine," Tonks said reluctantly, rolling her eyes. And with another loud CRACK Tonks disappeared as well.
Kingsley and Tonks arrived at Number 12 Grimmauld place only a second later. The outside was dirty and unkept. Had Tonks not seen the house magically appear before her, she wouldn't had believed that Dumbledore picked a house that looked like this, for headquarters. Kingsley tapped the front door with his wand, and grabbed hold of the handle. He pushed open the door and held it open for Tonks to enter first.
Tonks and Kingsley walked cautiously into the empty hallway, looking around at the various Slytherin references, such as serpents.Tonks thought that it looked a bit creepy and eerie. She heard voices coming from below them, so they walked to a staircase that was leading downstairs. Light was illuminating under a door, so Tonks and Kingsley assumed that it was where the meeting was being held.
Kingsley entered first, cautiously walking down the stairs, into the kitchen. Kingsley smiled back up at Tonks, and motioned her downstairs. Tonks attempted to walk down the stairs, but ended up tripping, and falling down the stairs instead.
No one, thankfully, realized that she had made a fool out of herself on her first Order meeting. Everyone else was too busy shaking hands, talking, and laughing. Kingsley, who noticed Tonks sprawled on the floor, grabbed her hand to help her up. Tonks got to her feet and dusted off her robes. She noticed an old friend standing in the corner, a bulging blue eye zooming around quickly.
"Catch any dark wizards lately, Mad-Eye?" Tonks said, smiling, and walking up to him.
"I let one get the better of me," growled Mad-Eye. "You'll here more about that in the Meeting, I'm sure. Nice hair." Mad-Eye's magical eye zoomed up to Tonks's bright pink hair.
"I made it this way, just for you Mad-Eye," Tonks said, flashing Mad-Eye a big smile, who rolled his eyes, and hobbled away. Kingsley walked back to Tonks, to tell her that the meeting was going to start in a couple minutes.
Tonks sat down at the big wooden table in the middle of the room. Kingsley joined her and soon everyone had been seated, with Dumbledore standing at the head of the table. Tonks looked around at the various faces; there was Bill Weasley, who she went to school with for a bit, his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, complete with their ginger hair and freckles, but that's all the people that Tonks could really recognize. That was, until her eyes landed on a man with long, black, hair, who was chatting with a man who looked rather sickly and poor. For the first time in her life, Tonks had seen her cousin, in the flesh. She had seen a couple pictures of him before he was sent to Azkaban. Her mother would have up photos of him all around the house when Tonks was little. But, before Tonks could say hello to her cousin, Dumbledore began talking to begin the meeting.
"I understand you all know why you are here," Dumbledore said, quite calmly. "Voldemort has returned," there were a series of shivers around the table. "I welcome you all into the Order of the Phoenix to fight against the side of evil, but be warned, this is a dangerous job. But, luckily for us, we have a head start. I believe that Voldemort," another series of shivers circled the table. "Will not pose himself as an immediate threat, as no one is supposed the know that He has returned. However, our positions must be very secretive. But, before I get to that, I think that we should all get to know each other, after all, we are going to be working together." Dumbledore motioned to a pink-cheeked witch, that was sitting on his left, who smiled.
"I'm Hestia Jones," the witch said, sweetly and smiling. "I used to be a Healer at St. Mungo's but, after Emmeline Vance invited me to join the Order, I decided that my talents might be better helped fighting and stopping You-Know-Who."
"I'm Emmeline Vance," said the stately-looking witch who was sitting next to Hestia Jones. "I was a part of the original Order, and once I was told we were to be reuniting, I had no hesitation."
The introducing continued in this matter, going around the table. Tonks slowly began to realize that she was the youngest person there. She briefly regretted deciding to go with her pink-spiky-hair look.
Coming back from her thoughts, she realized that it was her cousin's turn to introduce himself.
"I'm sure all of you know who I am, if you've read anything in the Daily Prophet," Sirius said, slightly smiling. "I'm Sirius Black, the "murderer" of Peter Pettigrew. This is my old home, that I offered up for headquarters. By the way, I apologize for Kreacher's rude behavior in advance. Oh, I'm also Harry Potter's godfather," Sirius finished. The room seemed a little shocked, more or less it was because a "murderer" was sitting in the same room as them. Sirius turned to his friend sitting next to him.
"I'm Remus Lupin," Remus said. He looked like he was finished speaking until Sirius seemed to nudge him in the ribs. "The werewolf," he said quietly. Tonks, was shocked. She had never met a werewolf before, but by the look of Remus she would have never guessed. He didn't look like the typical werewolf stereotype. The type who was always angry and violent. In fact, he looked quite the opposite. No one sitting at the table seemed to have a problem with this, except for a greasy-haired man who sat in the shadows. He looked utterly repulsed once Remus had announced that he was a werewolf. People continued introducing themselves, and before long it was Tonks's turn to speak.
"Hi, I'm Tonks," Tonks said cheerfully.
"She prefers to be called Nymphadora," Mad-Eye said seriously, interrupting her. Tonks flashed him a scowl.
"Actually," Tonks said, slowly. "It's Tonks. I'm an Auror in the Ministry. And I'm a Metamorphmagus." Tonks concentrated on her appearance and felt her hair reach past her shoulders. There were a series of gasps from around the room while Tonks changed her hair back to how it was before. "And, that's about it." Tonks finished. She caught a glance from Sirius who smiled, looking proud.
"How old are you?" Emmeline Vance asked curiously, an eyebrow raised.
"I'll be twenty-four this December," Tonks answered. There were a chorus of groans from those who wished they were that young. Tonks attempted to smile, even though she suddenly felt like she wasn't meant to be here. She felt too young, and too inexperienced. She was only eight years old the last time Voldemort was on the rise, and now she was getting ready to fight against him. Dumbledore seemed to sense Tonks's immediate apprehension, as he smiled at her to relieve her worries.
A/N: Alrighty, so Tonks and Remus FINALLY meet...they'll have a bit of one on one chapters later on...