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.

"Nearly failed on Stealth and Tracking, I'm dead clumsly..."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page 52

In Which the Definition of a Gryffindor Boy and Girl are Established

Tonks couldn't sleep, and she couldn't figure out why. She had tried everything from staring ceiling, to counting dragons. Maybe she couldn't sleep because she wasn't staying at her own home tonight. Mrs. Weasley, along with Ginny and Hermione, had convinced her to stay the night so that she could stay for breakfast. Tonks always seemed to sleep in when she had been invited previously.

Tonks sighed loudly and sat up in the luxurious bed. Of course, everything in the Black household was luxurious. She could make out the silver serpent-shaped candle holders along the wall. It gave her a creepy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Not wanting to be in that room any longer, she decided to get a snack from the kitchen.

Her journey down the stairs was an eventful one: she tripped twice, but caught herself before she made any noise, and she stubbed her toe by accidentally kicking a wall. By the time she reached the bottom floor, she was out of breath. Tonks saw light illuminating out from underneath the kitchen door. Hoping that there wasn't a Death Eater inside, helping himself to a bottle of Firewhiskey, she opened the door.

Luckily for Tonks, a Death Eater wasn't helping himself to a drink. Instead, Remus Lupin was sitting at the table, looking intently out a window at the pitch black sky. Tonks had only spoken to him on a few occasions, which were never long enough to spark an in-depth conversation. He wasn't wearing his usual shabby robes, but a plain white shirt and trousers, looking very solemn. At the sound of the door opening, Remus turned his head slightly to see was entering.

"Oh, hello Remus," Tonks greeted, while she walked into the kitchen and closed the door behind her.

"Hello Tonks," Remus said politely, tearing his eyes away from the window. "What brings you down here at one in the morning?"

"I could ask you the same question," Tonks said, heading over to the refrigerator. Remus laughed quietly.

"Couldn't sleep?" he asked her. Tonks smiled and nodded her head. "Me too."

"Do you always sit at the kitchen table and stare out the window when you can't sleep?" asked Tonks, who was busy taking out a cup of yogurt from the refrigerator. Remus laughed again.

"I sit in the drawing room and read on occasion," Remus replied.

"Well, may I accompany you and stare out the window?"

"It'd be a pleasure," said Remus, pulling out a chair next to him. Tonks sat down, and peeled the top off of her yogurt cup.

"You were a Gryffindor boy, weren't you?" Tonks asked, looking at him.

"What gave me away?" Remus asked, innocently.

"You said you like to read," said Tonks nonchalantly, pushing her now, red, hair out of her eyes. "And you look like Gryffindor boy." Remus raised an eyebrow.

"And what does a Gryffindor boy look like?" asked Remus.

"You," Tonks replied, who was now licking off the lid of her yogurt.

"You were a Gryffindor girl, weren't you," Remus asked, looking back out at the night sky.

"And what makes you think that?" Tonks asked. "You can't say I look like a Gryffindor girl."

"I wasn't going to say that," said Remus. "You're an Auror, that takes intelligence and bravery, and your personality is that of someone in Gryffindor." Tonks smiled, as she dunked a finger into her yogurt. Remus raised his eyebrow again. Tonks realized how silly she must've looked, a yogurt covered finger in her mouth.

"Sorry, I've always eaten yogurt this way, since I was little" apologized Tonks, who wiped her finger on her pink pajamas.

"It's not a problem," said Remus, smiling. "We all have our little quirks."

"Well then, what's yours?" Tonks asked, looking at Remus.

"I always have a stash of chocolate with me," Remus confessed, as he stood up and walked over to the stove.

"Impressive," Tonks said, dunking her finger back into her strawberry yogurt. "If I ever have a craving for chocolate, I'll just come find you from now on."

"Then I'll make sure I have extra," said Remus, who turned his back on her, and used his wand to fill a teapot with water and heat it up. Tonks realized how frail looking he was, the scars were clearly visible on his skin. He was tall too, at least five inches taller than herself. Tonks was also beginning to realize how attractive he looked. Not in the same way as Bill or Sirius, but there was a certain charm and mystery about Remus Lupin that would make any girl swoon.

"Tea?" Remus asked, turning back around.

"That'd be great," Tonks said, adverting her gaze to the yogurt in her hand. They both went silent for a few moments, before Remus decided to start the conversation up again.

"Why do you dislike your first name?" he asked, while taking down two mugs from a cabinet.

"Nymphadora isn't exactly the most normal name around, and I'm not normal as it is," said Tonks.

"Normality," said Remus, walking back to the table with a mug in each hand. "Something we're both looking for." Remus handed her a mug which slipped through her fingers and smashed on the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" Tonks apologized over and over. "I'm so clumsy!"

"It's fine," said Remus, who flicked his wand. All the pieces of the shattered mug cemented themselves back together. Remus took the mug and filled it up with some more tea. This time Tonks made sure to take it carefully.

"How old were you...when you got bitten?" asked Tonks, suddenly regretting what she had asked because it seemed very personal. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked," Tonks apologized. Remus shook his head.

"It's okay," he said, sitting down. "I was six."

"Oh," was all Tonks could think to say. After all, what do you say to someone once you've found out they have been a werewolf for practically all their life. She was overwhelmed with an incredible amount of pity for the man that was sitting next to her.

"I'm sorry," Tonks said sadly, after what seemed hours.

"Don't be," said Remus, who began to sip his tea, and look out the window, once again. "It's just a disability in my life."

"Well, werewolf or not, you've made great company," Tonks said, sipping on her tea. "And the tea is fabulous."

"You're excellent company as well, Tonks," Remus replied. He smiled and then added, "Even with your quirks."

A/N: Wahoo a bit of RL/NT action. Reviews are always nice..