Disclaimer : I do not own anything of the Harry Potter universe, it all belongs to JK Rowling, I just love writing about the fantastic universe she presented us.

The next day at Hogwarts, all the fifth and seventh years got an owl with the results from their tests. Harry hadn't opened it yet, but had just put it in his trunk, waiting to open it. On the last day of school and the day after that on the Hogwarts Express, Harry tried to spend some time with Ron and Hermione, but also with other members of the DA, but he warned them he would go on his own again if they started about what happened.

He had to ignore Hermione a couple of times, but luckily Ron had shut up about it. All in all, he enjoyed the time he spent with his friends and realized he had missed it. They played some exploding snap and talked about their exams or general things that had happened at Hogwarts.

During the train ride, Harry had trouble keeping his excitement under control. He knew their plan by heart and hoped that everything would be fine. He needed to plaster a neutral face so Ron and Hermione wouldn't get suspicious.

"Why haven't you opened your letter yet Harry" Hermione asked.

"I wanted to wait till I was at the Dursley's, could be a way to cheer me up" Harry replied "Since I have the feeling I didn't batched it up"

"Are you going to be okay there mate?" Ron asked.

Harry nodded "They mostly ignore me and I can use the peace and quiet to think about things" he told them.

It was a little after six that they arrived at Kings Cross Station. Giving a hug to both Hermione and Ron and promising he would write them, he went to search his relatives, for the part of their plan that he dreaded the most.

Once appearing on the muggle side of the platform, Harry could see uncle Vernon standing out in the crowd because of all the place his large body needed. Dragging his trunk towards his uncle, he was met with a scowl.

"Follow me boy, I don't have all day" Vernon growled.

Harry just bit his lip and a shiver went through his body. He didn't say a thing but followed him to the car. He had to drag his trunk in the car whilst holding Hedwig with him. He was squished in the back seat, since his aunt was sitting in front and his cousin next to him.

When they had left the area of Kings Cross Station, Harry mustered all his courage and said "Uncle, could you stop please, we need to discuss something"

Vernon being too shocked that Harry had actually spoken up to him, did what Harry had asked.

"WHAT" he roared once he was at the side of the road "How dare you to disturb me"

"I'm sorry uncle, but I think this will be beneficial for both of us" Harry coyly said, trying to mask the fear he felt.

"What do you mean!" Vernon demanded, his head coloring red.

"I have a proposal, so I will be out of your hair in less than an hour, for the entire summer"

A smile creeping up his uncles face told Harry he was in the clear "So, what do I do" he asked almost to friendly.

"Drive to this address, all will be explained and executed there" Harry told him, while he gave his uncle a slip of paper with the address.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the address, even though it just showed abandoned warehouses.

"Why are we here?" Vernon demanded.

"We're here to meet a friend of mine, who will help us get rid of each other" Harry told him and got out of the car. He had put Hedwig's cage on the ground and had started to pull out his trunk.

"You take that bird, I'll take that trunk" Vernon grumbled.

Harry nodded, when he saw that his aunt and cousin weren't moving he said "They'll have to come"

Vernon motioned for his wife and his son to follow him and he followed Harry entering a warehouse.

"Good to see you Harry" Tonks called out when she saw him enter the building.

"Nice to see you too Tonks, ready?" Harry asked.

"Yes, you three might take a seat" Tonks told the Dursleys, pointing towards a sofa in the middle of the abandoned warehouse.

"What is the meaning of this, if you are setting me up" uncle Vernon growled.

"No. We just have to do to a few things so they don't know I'm not in Surrey this summer so they can't force me back, alright?"

Vernon nodded to his cousin.

"You will have to take this pendant with you and leave it at the house and you also have to take this vial. This is my blood, it will make sure the wards around the house don't fail so Dumbledork isn't notified" Harry explained.

"Is that all?" his uncle asked, his two other relatives were just staring at them.

"No" Tonks said "The last part is that I put a spell on you three, so that if they come posing questions, you will answer them and they will believe you. That way they won't bother you"

Uncle Vernon shuddered with the thought of being placed under a spell, but grumbled "Just get this over with so this freak is gone"

Tonks nodded trying not to explode from the anger she felt from their treatment of their cousin. She performed the spell, leaving the Dursleys feeling very warm and fuzzy for a moment. After that Harry shoved them the vial of blood and the pendant in his hand.

"That is all" Harry said "I hope never to see you again"

It only took the Dursleys a minute to leave the warehouse after that, not once looking behind them. The moment they were out of sight, Harry collapsed on the sofa, feeling very groggy.

Tonks was at his side immediately "You alright?"

Harry nodded, but admitted "I've just never stood up to him like that before and it scared the hell out of me"

"Are you ready for the next stage, I would prefer to be in a safe place as soon as possible" Tonks said.

"I thinks so" Harry said and he tried to get up. He almost lost his balance, but Tonks was just in time to grab his hands.

The feeling that went through their bodies after the contact, almost let Tonks release Harry so he would fall on the ground, but she held on and felt the feeling lingered through her entire body.

"What is happening" Harry asked when he looked at their hands.

Tonks also looked down at their hands to see them glowing. Flabbergasted, Tonks said "I don't know", before her eyes opened in shock.

"What is it?" Harry questioned.

"I'm not sure, but I might have a…" Tonks stopped her sentence midway. "What did you feel when I grabbed your hands and how does it feel now?"

Harry blushed, but he tried to overcome his nervousness and said "First I felt like a shock went through my entire body. Now, I feel comforted, warm I guess" The moment he had spoken his words aloud, he ducked his face, blushing.

"Harry, could you please look at me" Tonks asked. Harry looked at her so she said "The first moment, I felt like my body was shaken awake, now I feel safe and…"

Tonks face changed as she was in deep thoughts "Take a seat Harry, we have to go over a few things I guess before we can leave. Please bear with me and answer as best as you can, alright?"

Harry nodded, so Tonks asked "Tell me about your accidental magic"

A confused look crept over Harry's face but he answered none the less "I once made glass disappear at a zoo and set a boa constrictor loose on my cousin. When I was hunted by my cousin and his friends in third grade, I was cornered, until the next thing I knew, I was on the rooftop of the school. I also made the wig of my teacher turn blue and…"

Harry paused. "You can tell me Harry" Tonks urged him.

"My aunt was mad because my hair always looks so unruly, so one evening she cut it all off, leaving only my fringe. I was so mortified that night that I would have to go to school with such hair, but the next morning, my hair was like it normally was" Harry told her and absentmindedly began to rub his arm where his uncle had fractured his bone as a result.

He was so lost in thoughts, that he didn't see the brilliant smile on Tonks' face.

"Harry! Harry!" Tonks finally managed to get his attention back "I know what this means"

"You do?"

"Yes and it will help us a lot with going away from here" Tonks said with a broad smile.

"How?" Harry questioned, a bit baffled with Tonks' response.

"There is one thing that is harder to explain, so I'll do that later, but the second thing is that I think you might be like me, a metamorphmagus"

"You're kidding me, are you? Shouldn't I be able to change my hair then, like you?"

"Harry, there are no spells that make hair grow back. Thera are spells that alter your appearance for a limited amount of time, but normally a witch of wizard isn't supposed to be able to let their hair grow. Tell me, how long has it been since you've been at the hairdresser?"

Harry stared at her for a moment "Since I was ten years old I guess"

Tonks almost bounced on the sofa "Sorry, it's just, metamorphmagi are really rare, I've never met any before you"

"Do you really think I am a metamorphmagus" Harry asked her a bit insecure.

When Tonks nodded he asked "How is it then that you are able to do the things you can, but I can't?"

"I had to practice a lot to control this. Often parents place a spell on the child when they are younger that stops the changes. It is possible that you still have this spell on you if your parents had placed it on you. Your hair would have grown back since you were I so much destress and it was to a point that was familiar for you" Tonks told him.

Tonks let everything sink in a little bit before she said "We should get going now, but we should go to Gringotts first. I'll place a spell on you so you're not that recognizable, alright"

Harry nodded before Tonks set to work. She placed the spell on Harry, so now he had sandy brown hair and dark brown eyes. She then let Hedwig out of the cage and shrunk the cage before placing it in Harry's trunk, which she then also shrunk and she made it weightless.

"Come on, I'll side-allong you towards Diagon Alley, from there on we go to Gringotts immediately" Tonks told him.

Again Harry nodded before Tonks grabbed his hand again and he felt himself being squeezed through a tube.

Quickly releasing each other's hand because it started glowing again, Harry asked "What was that?"

"I apparated us here. It's the easiest way, now come on" Tonks urged him.

Walking quickly towards the large white building, they couldn't help but notice that the Alley was almost deserted.

Once arrived at Gringotts, they went to a free goblin before Tonks spoke "We would like to discuss some things in private and a warded room would be nice"

The goblin nodded before he got up and motioned them to follow him. They walked through a maze of corridors before they stopped and entered one of the doors.

"My name is Slicktooth, what can I do for you Mr. Potter and Ms. Tonks?"

"First we want to look into Sirius Black's will. Since Harry should be the largest beneficiary, he should be able to execute it" Tonks spoke while she looked the goblin directly in her eyes and taking Harry's hand.

The goblin's eyes opened very wide seeing the glow on their hands and responded "Very well, I will be back in a few minutes with the will"

Tonks turned towards Harry "Can you explain to me the difference you feel when we touch and when we don't? It's important that you describe it very detailed to me"

Harry turned almost crimson but nodded and tried to focus. "I feel different than on the train. I have a feeling of loss when I don't touch you" His head turned even more red, but Tonks silently encouraged him to say more. "When we touch, if feel very a- attr…" Harry couldn't say the word.

"It's alright, you feel attracted to me don't you". Harry nodded but looked at the ground instead of at Tonks.

"Did you feel like this before today" Tonks asked tenderly and she took his hand into hers to give him the comfort he needed to answer.

"I've always thought you had a great personality and you are very attractive" Harry managed to say. Tonks wanted to say something but he continued "I've always noticed when you were in a room at Grimmaulds and the last month and a half, you are the only reason I'm still sane I think"

"Do you trust me?" Tonks asked him after a moment of silence.

"More than anyone else" Harry admitted.

Tonks closed her eyes for a moment to try and calm herself, since what she felt was almost overwhelming. Opening her eyes again, she carefully placed her hand on his cheek and was amazed by what she felt before she moved her face towards his.

The moment their lips touched, they were entirely engulfed in white light and the overwhelming feeling they both got from the kiss made them faint.

Thirty minutes later, Tonks was the first to wake up and she noticed that instead of sitting on a chair, she was laying on a sofa. Opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was Harry lying next to her on the sofa, with a relaxed smile on his face. What shocked her the most was that he now had dark blue hair, instead of his usual black. She carefully went to sit up and placed his head on her lap.

"How are you feeling Ms. Tonks?" Slicktooth asked who was sitting on a chair a little further.

"Overwhelmed" Tonks said, while she tried one again to get her feelings under control.

"It was quite the power surge our wards stopped" the goblin told her. "We have never had one like that and you are also one of the firsts to faint"

'My apologies" Tonks told the goblin.

"That's not necessary. Gringotts was happy to accommodate"

Slicktooth wanted to say something else, but that was the moment that Harry started moving. It was only a few seconds later that he opened his eyes.

"What happened" he asked groggily.

Tonks looked at the goblin a bit at loss. Slicktooth understanding this started "What you have went through here was the second step of a bonding process. It happens sometimes that two people have a bond, which shows itself by glowing when the two parties involved touch each other. This is the first step in the bonding. The second step, is when both parties decide to act on their feelings and kiss. I will leave the third step for Ms. Tonks to explain to you on another time. You two share a special bond, since you two are both metamorphmagi. This makes the bond even stronger because there is much more in common and a lot more magic involved. Once the third step of the bond is completed, you would be seen as a legally married couple, which would make you Mr. Potter emancipated"

"So if I'm correct, I have a bond with Tonks, which is two thirds completed. If the bond is completed entirely, I will be seen as an adult in the wizarding world. And it is confirmed I'm a metamorphmagus?" Harry tried to recapitulate.

"It is definitely confirmed that you're an metamorphmagus" Tonks smiled before she conjured a mirror for him and let him

When Harry looked in the mirror, he saw his facial features hadn't changed to much, but his hair was dark blue instead of black and his eyes were clear blue. What shocked him the most was that his scar seemed to have disappeared.

"What do you think?" Tonks asked him.

"Wow" was all that Harry managed to make out. For a moment he wanted to lean closer to Tonks, but he seemed to change his mind at the last thought.

Tonks, noticing this hesitation, leaned forward and kissed him again softly, before resting her forehead against his.

"You alright?" she asked a bit worried.

"I thinks so, I'm not dreaming am I?" he asked her.

"No, you're not. How are you feeling?"

"I don't know, it's so much. Are you alright?" voiced Harry his worries.

Tonks smiled "I'm fine, just overwhelmed. I had heard about this phenomena before but I could have never thought…"

They were staring in each other's eyes when Slicktooth coughed a little to make his presence known again.

"Sorry Slicktooth" Tonks recovered first.

He chuckled "That's alright. Are you ready to read the will your godfather left you? Or do you wish me to sum it up for you?"

"Could you sum it up?" Harry asked.

"Of course. In short, he left you everything, except Grimmaulds Place 12, which he gave to the order. 1 million galleons for each Andromeda and Nymphadora Tonks and also for the Weasley family, but I can assure you, this is only a small part of your inheritance. You also inherited some properties and some stock holdings, but you will only be able to access this when you are 17 or emancipated"

Harry nodded "Is there a way to keep it from the Weasleys that I asked for the will being executed for the moment?"

"There is, we can keep everything disclosed for four months after the death of the testator. You would be able to access it and Ms. Tonks here too, because you were at the original reading" Slicktooth informed them.

"That would be perfect" Harry told the goblin.

The goblin nodded and got out two pieces of parchment "I need your signatures to make the transfer, you Ms. Tonks are able to sign as guardian of Mr. Potter because of the special circumstances"

Tonks signed both the papers and Harry his after which Tonks asked "Is there a way we can get galleons, but also muggle money without having to come into the bank every time. It will be quite difficult at some times to do so"

"There is. We have developed in the last years a wallet, that will give you the amount of money you need, in every currency. You just have to hold your hand on it and think about the amount you want. In case of large amounts, there will appear a note that they can tap so the money will be transferred to their vault or a muggle credit card will appear" Slicktooth informed them.

"What is the cost to have such wallet?" Tonks asked.

"20 Galleons a month per wallet and single amount of 100 Galleons for making them" Slicktooth said.

"We both want one, keyed to the vaults we have access too"

"Very well, I will need a drop of blood from both you and Mr. Potter to key you to each of your wallet, by doing so you also sign the contract to pay 20 Galleons a month"

Both Harry and Tonks completed the procedure before they were handed the wallet, which they both placed in a safe place. After thanking Slicktooth for his time, they left Gringotts with their wallets and Harry with a folder that contains everything Sirius has left him.

They left Diagon Alley trough the Leaky Cauldron towards muggle London.

"Do you want to grab a bite?" Tonks asked Harry.

Harry absentmindedly nodded, so after walking a couple of blocks, they entered a little pizzeria and took a table for two.

Without talking too much, they both ordered a pizza and something to drink before Tonks put up a privacy ward so nobody would hear them talking.

"Knut for your thoughts?" Tonks offered.

Harry blushed but asked anyway "What needs to happen for this bond to be completed?"

"The first step is by initiating contact, the second step is by kissing, the third step is through intimate contact" Tonks carefully said.

The blush only increased on Harry's face but he tried to ask "Have you ever… I mean did you"

Tonks took his hand and looked him in the eyes "A bond can only be made when the two who are destined for the bond have never been intimate with another person before"

"Oh…" was the only thing Harry could make out.

"I might be older than you Harry, but I have almost no idea when it comes to relationships" Tonks admitted. "Does it bother you that I'm six years older?"

"No it doesn't. Will all this change to our plans?"

"I'm not sure Harry, but we could take advantage of some things. I would wait to leave the country, to make it more difficult for them if they start the search. It's not like anyone can recognize you or me for the moment" Tonks said with a smile.

"That's alright for me. We might be able to go to Diagon Alley to get some books on the subjects we need" Harry suggested.

"And we also have the time to make us some muggle papers, so we can take a plane or something like that"

It was silent while the waitress brought them their pizzas, but eventually Harry asked "What do we do now?"

"I suggest we find a place we can stay for the moment, a hotel or something. While we are there, we can reevaluate our plans"

Harry nodded "I think I should try and master this morphing thing a bit before we leave"

"It would make it near impossible for anyone to track us then" Tonks said.

"Why do you think I have taken this hair color an eye color?" Harry asked.

"I don't know, but I know I like it" Tonks said while the blush crept on her cheeks.

After dinner, they wandered around a bit in London in the search for a hotel. Once they had found one that could host them for a couple of days and up to a few weeks, they made their way upstairs so they could give in to a very tiring day.

Entering the room, Harry immediately saw the first problem "Euhm Tonks, there's only one bed here"

Debating with herself for a moment, Tonks just said "Then we'll have to share, I'll stay on my side, you stay on yours, alright?"

Harry just nodded, not knowing what else to do.

"I'll take the bathroom first, maybe you can unload some clothes already, since we're going to stay here a while" Tonks suggested.

Harry was unpacking some things from his trunk, thinking about how his day had passed. Hours ago he was on the Hogwarts Express with his friends thinking he was returning in September, now he was bonded with Tonks, in a hotel, sharing a bed and they were making plans to leave the country.

He had fished out some of Dudley's old pajamas so he could change quickly when Tonks came out of the bathroom. He had put away all of his clothes and rearranged his trunk when it was finally Harry's turn. Quickly changing and getting ready, he was out in the bedroom in a few minutes.

When he got out, Tonks was already lying in bed with his fifth year defense book. Harry quickly went to grab something from his trunk.

"Tonks, do you think you could…" Harry said while he held out the letter with his OWL results.

"You haven't opened it jet?"

"No, I felt like I had to open it with you" and asked "Can you open it?"

Tonks nodded and took the envelope from him, before opening it.

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Pass Grades Fail Grades

Outstanding (O) Poor (P)

Exceeds Expectations (E) Dreadful (D)

Acceptable (A) Troll (T)

Harry James Potter has achieved:

Astronomy A

Care of Magical Creatures E

Charms O

Defense Against the Dark Arts O*

Divination D

Herbology E

History of Magic P

Potions O

Transfiguration O

*Highest mark for Defense Against the Dark Arts since beginning of the OWL's

"You did great Harry, seven OWL's" Tonks said while she passed the parchment to Harry "And you patronus must have surprised the examiner if you got those marks.

"I wished is could shove this into Snape's nose, to bad I won't be going back"

"That's true, now get into bed, I won't bite" Tonks said.

Harry was still smiling from his OWL's when he got under the covers of the bed. Tonks nicely on the right side, while Harry was laying on the left side.