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.
Sometimes, however, the visitors stayed to help, Tonks joined them for a memorable afternoon in which they found a murderous old ghoul lurking in an upstairs toliet...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page 118
In Which Tonks Learns Of A Professor
A week after Tonks and the rest of the Advance Guard rescued Harry from the Dursleys, Tonks decided to help the cleaning brigade at Grimmauld Place. The previous days she had been on lookout with Kingsley and Mad-Eye, stationed in Hogsmeade. It had been dull watches, nothing out of the ordinary happened, so Tonks convinced Mad-Eye to let her have a day off.
When Tonks arrived at the Order headquarters, she found Mrs. Weasley, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry in the drawing room, attempting to conquer a swarm of Doxies.
"Hello dear!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed, when she saw Tonks enter the room.
"Need some help?" Tonks offered, as she picked up a pair of gloves and a bottle of Doxycide.
"Yes, Tonks, that would be lovely," Mrs. Weasley said, while positioning Tonks in front of some old moldy curtains.
"You all remember what to do, I trust?" Mrs. Weasley said. The group of kids and Tonks murmured a 'yes'. Mrs. Weasley nodded her ginger haired head grimly, and pulled back the curtains. Flying, beetle-like doxies, pelted out from the folds, and attacked the cleaning squad. Tonks immediately began to spray her Doxycide, in all directions, praying that she had hit one.
After the exhausting task of dedoxying the drawing room, Mrs. Weasley announced that they needed to conquer a ghoul that was lurking somewhere upstairs. The group trooped up three flights of stairs in order to reach the correct floor.
"What have you been doing lately, Tonks?" Ginny asked as they were marching up the stairs.
"Nothing exciting," Tonks replied. "Look out assignments and other things along those lines."
"Do you know what Snape has been up to?" Harry asked curiously.
"Sorry Harry, but that's top secret," Tonks said. "Snape would be killed in an instant if word leaked out."
"Not like that's a bad thing," Ron said, grimly. Tonks laughed.
"Believe me, I don't like him any more then you do, but he's a necessity part of the Order," said Tonks.
"At least you don't have to be taught by him," Ron said.
"I was, actually," Tonks replied. Harry and Ron exchanged glances. "He began teaching a few years before I came to Hogwarts. He didn't like me much, probably because I always broke every vial I got my hands on." Tonks smiled in reminiscence.
"Did all your Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers quit teaching after a year?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, it was pretty weird. The Dark Arts Curse, we all used to call it. I'm guessing it has been keeping up on tradition?"
"Yep," said Ron. "Quirrel, Lockhart—"
"Lockhart?" Tonks asked, surprised. "Gildory Lockhart?"
"That would be the one," said Harry grimly. "Why?"
"I just know a nephew of his is all. Works with me in the Ministry. Right annoying little thing, too," Tonks said, smiling.
"Guess it runs in the family. Then after Lockhart, we had Lupin—" Tonks tripped on a stair as Ron said this.
"He was a Professor?" she asked, pulling herself up off the stairs.
"The best we had," said Hermione. "It was a shame he left."
"He never told me," said Tonks, wondering now why he hadn't.
"Of course not," cut in Mrs. Weasley. "Remus does not talk highly of himself. Quite the opposite really." Mrs.Weasley frowned. "The poor man, he's been through so much." Tonks had no idea what Mrs. Weasley was talking about. Tonks knew that Remus was a werewolf, but for some reason, Mrs. Weasley seemed to hint that his life has had much more troubles then his lycanthropy.
"Right, well, let's find that ghoul," said Mrs. Weasley, changing the subject. "Split up, and if you find it, give a shout."
The group of six split up into pairs. Tonks and Mrs. Weasley were busy looking through dressers and drawers when they heard a shout from the bathroom. Tonks and Mrs. Weasley darted out of the room, to the bathroom where Ron and Harry were standing, looking quite disgusted.
"It—er—got itself stuck," Harry said. Tonks peered into the porcelain bowl to see a hideous blue monster that had lodged itself in the toliet. The ghoul was bearing it's teeth mencingly at the cleaning clan.
"Well, this certainly is interesting," Mrs. Weasley mused. "I suppose we should stun it now and get it out of here."
The ghoul was trying to wriggle itself free, but to no avail. The only part of his body the ghoul managed to get free was his arm, which grabbed every object near itself and began pelting the group with everything for toothpaste to bars of soap.
Everyone in the bathroom darted into the hallway, quickly shutting the bathroom door. Tonks had toothpaste splattered on her face and robes, as did almost everyone else near her.
"You know, I've seen you in various disguises, but one that involves toothpaste is most definently new," said a voice from behind Tonks. Tonks spun around to come face to face with Sirius, who was attempting to stifle his laughter. " A ghoul too much to handle for an Auror, the Boy-Who-Lived, and the Weasley clan?"
"You try then," Harry dared his godfather.
"Fine," Sirius agreed. "I've handled much worse things then a ghoul." Tonks watched as Sirius pushed open the bathroom door and disappear.
Instantanously there was pounding noises heard from outside the bathroom door. And within a few moments, Sirius reappeared, covered in toothpaste, with a toothbrush stuck in his hair. Tonks wore a satisfied smile on her face.
"Not a word," Sirius warned, as Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Tonks, and Mrs. Weasley were trying to stifle their laughter.
A/N: I know this is going slow...but I wanted to make sure I get in all these important quotes before things start picking up and chapters are a month apart. Anyway, there will be more Remus and Tonks action, just be patient!