Disclaimer: Do I own Harry Potter? No I don't, It belongs to the tremendously gifted JK Rowling
Author:
Flaire Delacour with Faith
Title: Lust is a sin…especially for a werewolf

Summary: A War is brewing involving Harry, Voldemort and several Horcuxes but this isn't about that…this is about the young Auror named Tonks and the werewolf named Remus…and what they do while the Cat's away…so to speak.

Remus Lupin had never really wanted to live in the house of his dead best friend, it was something he really detested and made his stomach growl at the mere thought. But since anti-werewolf activists had burned down his house not long ago, he didn't really have anywhere else.

It was still the headquarters of the order of the phoenix, despite Dumbledore's death and the loss of the mascot who had long since flown away. But Harry was eminent that they continue what Dumbledore had started and since he was James' only living friend Remus had decided he look over Harry, as Sirius would have done if he hadn't died.

Said male was now sat in the study of twelve Grimmauld place, listening to the chattering from a meeting in the kitchen, which he should have been involved in but found himself in a mourning mood as was usual as he stared at the tapestry of the Black family tree which he'd managed to grab from Kreacher, restore back to its original form and hang on the wall next to a portrait of Sirius' brother Regulus, who continued to grin and smirk as though he were alive.

Remus heard someone enter the room and turned to look at the doorway to see Harry stood, looking more grown up than his seventeen years but still solemn over the loss of Dumbledore, Sirius and of course his parents who he had never managed to get over no matter how much he tried to convince everyone that he had.

"Hello Harry...how was the meeting?" asked Remus quietly as he watched the young male stare at the Black family tree as he did whenever he entered the room.

"It was ok, you should have been there... we could have done with some advice..." said Harry running a hand through his messy black hair immediately reminding Remus of James, though James had only seemed to have done that gesture when Lily was around which had become something of a signal amongst the other marauders.

"What do you need advice about Harry?" asked Remus, watching Regulus' portrait pull a silly face which had been exactly his nature when he was alive.

"I know where another Horcux is, I need Ron, Hermione and Ginny to come with me. The others are going to keep looking...but I'll need someone to watch the house while we're gone..." said Harry.

"Oh, Well I thought I would stay... It seems the only thing I can do to repay you for letting me stay here." Said Remus.

Harry smiled, and for a moment Remus saw James' carefree personality shinning through...unfortunately Harry never had that childhood. He'd grown up so much faster than if he was a regular muggle child.

"Of course you're going to stay Remus but recently Tonks has seemed a little down...I was going to suggest she stay...but if that's too much trouble for you..." began Harry when Remus shook his head.

Since Dumbledore's funeral Remus and Tonks had been keeping their distance. There weren't enough hours in the day for them to date...or do what normal couples do. So they'd let the relationship fall, though Remus had known it was for the best he knew Tonks was upset that it had failed so early on.

The scene in the hospital wing after Snape and Draco disappeared still seemed to haunt Remus' dreams, Tonks' reassurance that she loved him despite everything...but it just wasn't to be.

"No…. It's OK Harry. It's your house... you can let whoever you want stay here..."smiled Remus reassuringly, though deep inside he knew it would make things all the more awkward between them.

"OK...Well I'd better go tell Tonks the good news..." Said Harry with a slight smile before he left the study, leaving Remus alone to stare once again at the Black family tree, at the spot that his friend Sirius took up amongst all the others.

Harry appeared back into the kitchen where Tonks and Ginny were sat talking; Ron and Hermione had mysteriously disappeared as they often did which came as no surprise to Harry.

Their relationship had begun to move a lot faster than he would have usually expected from his friends...but they had four years of arguments to make up for and they struggled to find time alone with the search for Horcuxes becoming all the more intense.

Harry stood beside Ginny's chair and kissed the crown of her head as she listened to Tonks talking which caused the female Weasley to smile. Ginny had managed to persuade Harry after an awful lot begging, pleading and big eyes for them to continue going out...well that and for her to help him, Ron and Hermione.

At first Harry had repeated 'No' over and over, but she'd slowly begun to wear him down until at last he'd said yes after asking all five Weasley brothers if it was ok. Ron and Bill had been the ones to say no but were easily persuaded, Bill by Fleur and Ron by Hermione, which made it easy to agree with Ginny.

"So...My dear Harry is it Ok for me to stay here with your guardian?" asked Tonks with a wink, though the mere implication caused Harry to shudder with disgust before nodding reluctantly.

"Thanks for doing this Harry...I'm sure with a little persuasion I can drag Remus out of the study." Said Tonks, running her hand through her electric blue hair, which seemed an immense change from her signature bubblegum pink.

"Its no problem Tonks...come on Ginny, we'd better start packing and see if we can find Hermione and Ron." Said Harry.

Ginny nodded though cast a reassuring smile at Tonks as she stood up, and Harry's arm snaked around her waist. The young couple soon left the kitchen and Tonks sighed as she felt all her confidence leave with them.

She knew Remus had had his reasons for letting their very small relationship fall apart as soon as he had but he had never explained to her why it had to be that way. It seemed like He wanted to cut himself off from everyone, he was hardly at order meetings and spent most of his time, eating, sleeping and otherwise in the study, staring aimlessly at the black family tree.

Harry was becoming more and more worried about the health of his guardian and it wasn't helping his own stress about the Horcuxes he still needed to find. Which was why Tonks had decided to do them both a favor and try and find out what was wrong with Remus and why their relationship fell apart at the same time.

Tonks got to her feet and walked to the counter, where she leaned over the sink, long black hair soon came into view and she sighed. No matter how confident she tried to be it always wore off and resulted in the black hair and stormy blue eyes that showed her distress.