Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter in anyway shape or form; I just own the computer I type with and my own little ideas for twisting everything around.
A/N: Hi all, sorry about the long wait but my second beta got bogged down in real life and has only just finished up this chapter, I hope you all enjoy it and leave lots of reviews. Also some of you said that I shouldn't give Harry an extra weapon because they thought it would make him too powerful and such, well I'll say this now that the weapon is a backup only, he'll only us it when there is no chose or his wand is taken away from him.
By the way those of you are wondering what won the vote, it was the gun and I'll also have a few others that Harry has taken to collecting as everyone needs a hobby and Harry's is collecting weapons and armour for this story I think would be nice don't you all agree?
Enjoy.
Chapter 8: New Mission.
"I never noticed how many burn marks there are in the roof, until now." Tonks said, after being thrown across the training room by one of Mad-Eye's spells, the aged Auror who was meant to be retired but had been pulled back long enough to give Tonks a year of intensive training; he laughed at her joke as he limped over to look down on her prone form.
"Your power is fine Trainee, as is your range of spells. It's your dodging and shielding that needs work." Moody said, looking over his shoulder and pointing a finger at SF, who had been sat to one side watching the whole match. "You front and centre, now it's your turn to get beaten up."
Tonks rolled to her feet and slowly moved to the seat at the side of the room and taking up the book SF had been reading. Marking the page, she flicked back to her own spot, whilst watching SF's progress out of the corner of her eye as he squared off against Moody.
"Right then you little pup let see what you have learned since your last match." Moody said, giving his wand a flick as he gave a small bow to SF, the wolf returned the bow before jumping forward, the few shadows in the room lanced out to attack Moody from all sides. The old Auror flicking his wand, a shield come into being and took the full force of the hits.
"You haven't learned from last time I see." Moody said, flicking his wand to dispel all of the lances that had been ramming into his shield, his magical eye circled around in its socket as he looked for SF who had vanished from sight. "What! Where did you go?" He demanded, after he had completed a full circuit of the room and not been able to see any trace of the young wolf with his magical eye.
Moody took a moment to scan the room his eyes looking everywhere, only to come to a stop when he looked at his own shadow, which was overlapping a block of stone that had been left over from Tonks' match; the sight of this single thing quickly had him jumping as best he could away from this overlap.
It was too late however as SF came flying up out of his own shadow, the wolf's jaws locking around his wand arm and bitting down hard; Moody had said it was a no-hold-bars fight to try and bring him down, save all spells designed to kill or cause long-term damage.
Moody grunted in pain as he felt the bones brake under the force of the bite, he brought his other hand around to slam his walking cane into SF's side, sending him sliding away with his own wand, making him curse, he thought he still had a strong enough of a grip on it to stop that from happening.
Tonks couldn't help but laugh a little as SF stood off to one side, Moody's wand hanging from his mouth along with a few drops of blood escaped from his jaws; whilst Moody brought his injured hand close to his body looking over the bit marks closely.
Moody pulled sharply back with his injured hand, SF pulled back just as sharply, as he nearly felt the wand leave his mouth. Moody stopped what he was doing when he saw the white teeth start to dig into the wood of his precious wand; Tonks looked closely and could see a thin wire connecting the wand to Moody's wrists.
"I didn't know you knew that trick, sir." Tonks said, from the side watching the pair closely as SF started to pull backwards, slowly trying to break the line between Moody and his wand, without damaging the wand.
"I know a lot of ticks, like this one for example." Moody said, pulling his hand back sharply to pull SF forward out of the shadow he was moving towards, his cane coming down a moment later as every surface suddenly gave off a low light, enough to make the few shadows in the room vanish. SF pulled back sharply in pain as he let go of the wand and shook his head against the headache that had already started to developed from the sudden bright lights.
Tonks watched as Moody quickly stunned SF and tied him up with two quick flicks of his wand, "I'm sure that could be considered extra low even for you sir." She said softly, moving to SF's side and quickly had him untried and all lights in that area dimmed to let him recover a little.
"No such thing Trainee, by the time I'm done with you both he'll be fine in a bright room with no shadows and you'll be able to take on and win a fight against odds of five to one if I have my way." Moody said, looking down at SF who finally got to his feet, shaking his head a little he went over to where he had been reading before he sat down and starting to think over his little problem of beating Moody.
"Well I hope you can keep on training them while they are on the field Mad-Eye, I need to send Trainee Tonks and Shadow Fang back to Hogwarts again as those damn Dementors crossed the line and now Albus won't take no for an answer, either some Auror's who can cast a Patronus go to keep those Dementors in line or they go, Tonks here is one of the few we have who can cast that spell." Amelia said all of a sudden, startling Tonks but not Moody or SF as both had either smelled her the moment she entered the room, or in Moody's case his eye had seen her on one of its many sweeps of the room.
Moody gave a nod and looking at the pair as they stood behind him, SF sat with his back straight watching them both closely, "You two got lucky, you need to get some field work before your final year but that don't mean you're free of my control. Get back to that flat of yours and pack your bags, I want you both back here and in Amelia's office inside of an hour now get!" Moody barked at them both, Tonks took a hold of SF's collar as both of them vanished from sight, sinking into their own shadows.
"Should have stated that they had to go by normal means and not use Shadow Fang's powers to speed things up." Amelia said, leading Mad-Eye out of the room and towards her office, Moody gave a smile to her in answer, the look clearly said he had something planed for their return trip.
A good half hour later Amelia was explaining to Moody where he would be staying in Hogwarts, as Albus had already arranged rooms for the half dozen Auror's that Amelia could spare, for his request for extra help in controlling the Dementors. Tonks tumbled out of the fireplace, a few moments after she had told him which floor the Auror's would be bunking if they didn't have a place nearby.
"Where's that wolf of yours, girl?" Moody snapped, looking up from his hip flask which he had been taking a drink from, his eye narrowing at the lack of Shadow Wolf and bags on the young trainee, who had only turned nineteen a few weeks ago.
"He's bringing most of our stuff." Tonks said calmly, not rising to Moody's bait. Looking over at Amelia as she took a seat, she said, "If you don't mind me asking Madam, why are we being sent in now and not when the Dementors were first sent to the school?"
"The first Quidditch match was attacked by the damn things, despite their orders not to enter the school grounds no matter what, as such all events and trips into Hogsmeade are to be over seen by the whole Auror team being sent to make sure they stay in line. Otherwise you and Shadow Fang are to carry on your training under Mad-Eye here and any other Auror who decides to show you a few tricks of the trade, any questions?"
"No Madam Bones." Tonks said as she gave a small smile. She then reached down and seemed to get ready to pat something, at the same moment SF rose up out of her shadow as her hand touched his head, a few boxes that he had been standing next to appeared all around him.
"Now that you are here Shadow Fang, you can take that lot to Hogwarts to the rooms you both had before. Then you're to meet up with the team in the Great Hall to report in to Albus." Amelia said calmly, SF gave a nod and vanished again with the few boxes.
"Trainee, I want you with Shadow Fang at all times as in his current form he can't cast any spells but his skills might come in handy in dealing with any problems" Amelia said, looking Tonks in the eyes. The young woman nodded, as Amelia returned the nod as Tonks got to her feet, "Also if you should catch the man we talked about a few months ago, I want you to bring him to me and not the Dementors, no matter what the Minister or anyone else said understood."
"Yes, Madam Bones." Tonks said with a smile, as she moved to the fireplace to floo to Hogsmeade, quickly starting for Hogwarts not long after that.
Back in the office Amelia looked at Moody, making sure that both his eyes were on her and spoke in a calm manner. "I want you to help her catch Sirius Black and bring him to me, before the Dementors or any of the Minister's lackeys understood."
Moody blinked once, before he gave a nod moved to the fireplace to floo to Hogsmeade himself, before he left he turned to Amelia, "I'll do that for you as my repayment to you for saving me life all those years ago." Amelia nodded to him as he vanished in a cloud of smoke and flames.
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That night all of the students were greeted by the sight of a half dozen Auror's, two of which they remembered from the other year, namely Trainee Tonks and Second class Auror Reilly. Only one other Auror stood out from the rest, the scars and wooden leg being a dead giveaway of one Mad-eye Moody the other Auror's how ever were unknown.
A few of the students were starting to wonder where Tonks partner was as it was so rare to see the two apart, it was when Minerva and Albus walked in with SF only a few steps behind them both, a slightly upset look on his face. Something that had many of them asking what could get under his skin.
Albus looked over the students for a moment, before looking over at were the Auror's where when a low growl was heard coming from the Wolf. The sight of SF standing next to Tonks, whilst looking at Reilly, who had been sat next to her, whilst Remus was sat on her other side. Between the two men, Reilly was being viewed as a bigger threat to Tonks in SF's books.
"I told you he would take offence at you sitting next to me Reilly, so please move." Tonks said calmly looking, at Reilly with slightly narrowed eyes. Ever since she had helped with the capture of the Basilisk a few months ago, Reilly and a number of the other anti women Auror's had lightened up towards her and had gotten a little too friendly for her liking.
Reilly was about to say something about SF and were he could go, when suddenly his own shadow seemed to reshape and form a long chain that pulled him out of the chair and into the one at the end of the table. SF gave a nod of approval before jumping up into the seat, letting Reilly's shadow return to normal a moment after that. Reilly gasped for breath for a moment, before going for his wand only to find Moody's pointed at him.
"You weren't planning of cursing one of my apprentices, were you?" Moody growled. Reilly quickly took a seat, the thought of taking on the legendary Mad-eye Moody in a fight, was not something he wanted to contemplate.
Albus gave a small cough to get everyone's attention, before calmly addressing the student body, "As you can see we are playing hosts to these Auror's, they are here to make sure what happened at the Quidditch match doesn't happen again. I am sure many of you have noticed that young Nymphadora has returned as part of this team, as has her current trainer Mad-Eye Moody. So welcome back Nymphadora and Shadow Fang, as well as Auror Reilly."
There was around of polite clapping from most of the students. Tonks was shooting looks at Albus, he had a feeling that her stare, if at all possible, would kill for using her first name. Moody gave a small cough and looked at her, when she started to reach for her wand to hex the Headmaster.
Albus quickly went on to welcome all of the other Auror's to the school, also warning the students that the Auror's would have the same powers as any of the Professors. After he finished talking, everyone settled into their meals, SF calmly ate his dinner whilst watching Remus out of the corner of his eye, there was something off about that mans scent.
Remus meanwhile was talking calmly with Tonks, who seemed to be enjoying hearing what he had to say about teaching, his own eyes flicking to the wolf at Tonks side; having a feeling he had seen a wolf of similar shape and size before this day.
Tonks however was being as polite as she could be, although she thought he was a charming sort of guy he was a little too old for her. He had to be over fifteen years older than her and although she known it was common in the Wizarding world to marry someone either younger or older then you by a few decades, she wasn't planning on getting into a relationship with anyone older or younger than her by any more than five years.
About half way through the meal Minerva moved up behind Tonks and SF, placing a hand on the latter's head whilst looking at Tonks calmly, "Tonks we have found a spell that might be able to help Shadow Fang here a little, we don't know what it's going to do fully to him but it should help him in getting in touch with his human side a little more,"
Tonks looked up hopefully, but also looked at SF when he lowered his head a little, nosing his snack a little as if to say he didn't care either way. Minerva carried on before Tonks could say anything to her partner, "If you both want to try out this spell; then come to my office after dinner. The Headmaster and I will try the spell and see what happens, but so you both know, the spell will not harm you in anyway, Shadow Fang."
Tonks nodded and leaned in close to SF, rubbing the back of his neck softly when Minerva moved away and spoke softly to him, so that no one else would be able to hear; well nearly no one, as Remus' hearing was very sharp and Moody had enough enchantments on him that it would be impossible for a fly to fart in the same room as him without him hearing it.
"We'll head up there after dinner boy and then decide once we both have looked at the spell, I'm not going to chance hurting you without knowing all of the details."
SF nodded and went back to his meal after giving Tonks a little nip on the neck, who smiled and kissed his forehead softly whispering that she wasn't going to let anything happen to him, if she could help it.
After dinner the pair calmly left the table and started for Minerva's office, taking a moment to say hi to Hermione, who came rushing up to them, her hair now looking tame and she also had a light layer of makeup. Lavender and Parvati gave little waves of hello from there spot, waiting for Hermione to rejoin them.
"Tonks, I wanted to say thank you for that advice last Christmas, now I have real friends and know what you meant by knowledge being nothing compared to real friends." Hermione said smiling up at Tonks, who smiled and pulled her into a quick little hug whispering how glad she was for her and that she better get going now, adding that she would see her around.
Hermione nodded and watched as Tonks left the Great Hall and melted into a shadow as she took a hold of SF's neck. Hermione knew that they had used one of his powers to help speed up there travel to wherever they were going, giving a shrug of her shoulders she ran back over to Lavender and Parvati.
Tonks didn't even break stride as she came out of a shadow, down the hall from Minerva's office, with SF only a step or so behind her. They were greeted by the sight of Minerva and Albus entering the Deputies Head's office ahead of them, the pair paused long enough to let Tonks and SF catch up and gave a nod of greeting before they entered the office taking up a seat a few moments late r.
"Ah nice to see you both decided to come along for this little test, first let me say thank you both for coming back to help keep the Dementors in line. I don't care what the Minister said; those things are drifting closer to the school whilst both claim that the things are still at their posts and haven't moved at all." Minerva said from behind her desk, a large book open before her as she looked at the pair across from her.
Tonks gave a small smile and spoke softly whilst looking over at SF, "The least we could do after all the help we got last year, although I have no idea how helpful my Patronus is going to be, as I haven't cast it at a Dementor yet."
"I'm sure you will do fine dear, but I believe we are here to help your friend and partner here, I know you very well Tonks and I thought you would like to read the spell we found, before doing anything." Minerva said with a friendly smile as she pushed the book towards them, a rare thing for anyone, both leaned in and starting to read, after Tonks took out his glasses and pushed them onto his nose.
Albus and Minerva sat back and watched the pair read the spell in full detail. SF seemed to like the idea behind it but the fact that it had never been tested, going by the information in this book did make him a little nervous. Tonks was also in the same boat as him with regards to the information, but the thought that they could communicate much easier than they could now, was too good a chance to pass up.
"What do you think boy? Could make it a lot easier to communicate and get along with the others in training, also we can finally talk to each other with more than a few written notes you can do." Tonks asked, looking at SF, who seemed to be thinking it over very carefully.
After a few moments SF looked at Tonks and then gave a small, nod moving up to her and rested his head in her lap the look in the eyes carried the silent message that he agreed and would have the spell cast upon him.
Minerva smiled at Tonks when she gave a nod as if to say to go ahead, SF looking at her as she raised her wand and seemed to concentrate on the spell for a moment, her wand gave a slight flick and a quick few words later a glow seemed to cover SF's head.
There was a few moments of silence after the glow had faded away, SF looked at everyone for a moment before moving his jaw around a little, before giving a guttural coughing sound in the back of his throat. Shaking his head he looked at Tonks and then seemed to think about something before opening his mouth and managed to half bark half growl out a single word, "Tonks"
Tonks smiled at SF and dropped down to her knees hugging him around the neck whispered into his ear softly, "I'll help you remember how to talk again, real soon SF and then we can sit back and get to know each other really well." SF nodded into her neck and once again and gave a little nip on her neck to show his thanks.
Both Minerva and Albus watched the pair and couldn't help but smile a little at how much affection they showed each other, both of them not saying a word as they left the room not paying them any mind, as Tonks sounded out words to SF who would try and say them back his jaw however was going to prove to be a problem for talking but he would adapt the two Professors were sure of it.
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Name: Sirius Black
Gender: Male
Age: 33
D.O.B: April 20 1959
Eye Colour: gray
Hair Colour: Black shoulder length
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 188lbs 85kgs
Physical Fitness: Average 5/10 (Tested on Leaving Hogwarts)
Spell Knowledge: Average 6/10 (Tested on Leaving Hogwarts)
Spell Power: Above Average 8/10 (Tested on Leaving Hogwarts)
Special Abilities: Bear-like black dog (Unregistered) Charms expert, Prank Master, Dark Arts specials.
Weakness: Quick temper and bad habit of going off half cocked, also hangs onto grudges a little too well.
Rank: none (Emerged to be a squad leader in the Order of the Phoenix)
Next of Kin: Cousins Narcissa (Black) Malfoy, Andromeda (Black) Tonks, Bellatrix (Black) Lestrange, Second Cousin Nymphadora Tonks.
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One of the four famous Marauder's from Hogwarts, Sirius Black left Hogwarts thirteenth in his class and had a very bright future in any field he could have wanted. A year out of Hogwarts, he served as best man at the wedding for his best friend and Leader of the Marauder's James Potter and Lily Evans nee Potter.
A few years into the first war against Voldemort, Sirius proved to be very skilled and a master of many spells bringing in a number of Death Eaters for the reward money towards the end of the war. Sirius also always made time to be with the only family members he liked that of his cousin Andromeda Tonks and her daughter Nymphadora.
With his impending Godfather hood, Sirius started a pranking war on all of his friends and family, as well as his enemies many a Death Eater coming in with rabbit ears and extra or backwards limbs and it only got worse at the end of the nine months with a two or so month parred off, interrogating all Death Eaters caught by either the Ministry or the Order over the disappearances of Lily Potter. Only calming down when she appeared and gave birth to the Potters heir a few months later, Sirius remaining at her side where ever possible, when James wasn't able.
Sirius a year later was believed to the be named the Potter Secret keeper and betrayed them to Voldemort some say for power others say for the safety of his only remaining good aligned family the Tonks, but it is unknown which or why he did as such, the next day after the Potters death he was caught after killing Peter Pettigrew a third Marauder and a number of Muggles, although it was never proven if he really did these things.
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A/N: OK then people I hope you all enjoyed that chapter and Sirius profile and also the results of the poll, the Silver Talon hand gun, personal favourite and also it well have a few little enchantments on it but those well be surprises for later on, also the next profile I have already sorted out… next time we have Lily Potters.