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 morning, Harry and Tonks awoke at approximately the same moment and enjoyed a good morning snog before they started with their morning ritual of going on a run and then eating breakfast downstairs at the hotel.

After breakfast they headed back up to their room and placed themselves in the all too familiar armchairs. Tonks handed him a little mirror before they started.

"We're going to start with repeating what you can already do, alright?" Tonks asked.

Harry nodded and concentrated on lengthening his hair until it was shoulder length. After waiting for a minute, he concentrated again on shortening his hair again until it was only a few millimeters long.

"That was a very good beginning, now try to change your hair color" Tonks instructed.

Harry did as she asked of him and first matched his hair to her lime green and holding it like that, before he changed it to fire red, then going to yellow, brown, light grey to end with purple. Each time he did a change, he held it for a moment before he went to another one.

"Alright, now you should try to change your hair color and lengthen or shorten your hair" Tonks told him.

"Okay, I'll try, should I do them separately or try them at once?"

"You should start with doing them separately, you can later work on doing them at the same time"

Harry listened to Tonks and started with shortening his hair and after that he had to concentrate very hard to change the color to dark brown.

"Good, now try to hold it as long as you can" Tonks said.

Harry was able to hold his hair like that for almost thirty minutes before it changed back to his longer dark blue hair.

"Right, now I'm going to order room service and while we are eating, you will hold a change to your hair, but better only one change" she told him.

Harry smiled and answered "A nice burger and fries would be nice"

After Tonks had placed the order she said "You are doing really well. I wished I had such a rapid progress when I was younger"

Harry pulled her in his lap. "Like you said, you were younger, so you didn't have such a good control over you magic. I also have the advantage that I know Occlumency, which you were right about, really helps with learning the changes and holding the changes. But most of all, you didn't have such a good instructor as I have" and he kissed her passionately.

"You are right" Tonks had to agree "I'm really glad that you are learning so fast, I hope we'll be able to leave London soon. I have the feeling something bad is going to happen"

"I know, I also have that feeling, which isn't strange since Voldemort can go in the open again"

They talked a bit more about the movements they had been able to deduce from Voldemort from reading the Daily Prophet every day. It was the only job that Hedwig had, since Harry's friends hadn't written him once in the entire two weeks that had passed.

When the food arrived, they took place at the table and before they started eating Harry changed his hair so it was sandy brown. In the beginning he had trouble combining eating and holding his morph and he had sometimes change his hair back to the sandy brown again, but near the end of the meal it started to go a bit better.

"That was really difficult" Harry told Tonks when they had finished and were in their armchairs again.

"I know, in the beginning I tried this as a little kid I was able to take one bite before my hair changed back again. I needed two months until I accomplished what you did in one meal"

Harry smiled before Tonks instructed him again to change his hair color and length and to hold it as long as he could again. That time, Harry was able to hold it for an hour and a half and he only changed it back since he started to get bored.

"Alright, now I want you to hold morph of two parts and read one of your new books. Try to hold it as long as possible and still process the information you read" Tonks assigned him.

Harry did as he was told and he started reading a book about dueling techniques while his hair was orange and shoulder length. He was able to do so for twenty minutes before Tonks noticed that his hair went back to his shorter dark blue.

Tonks alerted Harry to this and Harry changed back to the longer orange hair. Over the course of the afternoon, Tonks had to point this out two times more and after that Harry noticed it himself. The time before he changed back also started to lengthen and when it was dinner time, Harry had read his book and could hold the two part morph for forty minutes before he changed back.

Calling it a night, they went to get some dinner and then did their evening run.

The following two weeks passed in similar notion, only Tonks added changes in hair style, thickness of hair, color of eyes, shape of his nose, shape of his mouth, color of his lips and shape of his ears. They also started to change more and more things at the same time and holding this morphs longer and longer. At the ending of those two weeks, Harry could hold a multi parted morph for three to four hours while performing another activity

Deciding that a field trip was in order, Harry and Tonks left the hotel that morning, to go for a long walk. When they had left the hotel after breakfast, they went in the first dark alleyway they got too and Harry changed his appearance and so did Tonks. Once they were done, they both had dark brown eyes, dark brown hair and had changes some of their features to resemble the other's. Anybody that would really look at them would think they were siblings.

They walked around through London hand in hand, doing some window-shopping when Harry felt his body tense like he was in danger.

"We should get out of here" Harry told her in an urgent voice.

Tonks had felt it too, but in a lesser degree. Harry's voice however made her see the gravity, so they ran to the nearest deserted street where Tonks apparated them away.

When they arrived at their destination, Harry had the urge to leave again, but Tonks held his hand firmly and said "Fight the sensation that you should leave, it's normal"

She pulled him with her towards a nice house that showed up after walking for two minutes. Before she knocked on the door she explained "This is where I grew up, my parents live here and I did so too until I started traveling after Sirius' death. My parents know part of what we are doing and have performed an oath not to reveal anything to anyone"

Then she knocked the door and it was opened by a woman that resembled Bellatrix Lestrange a bit. Harry even pulled his wand out until Tonks laid a hand on his shoulder which relaxed him.

"Nymphadora, what are you doing here?" her mother asked her.

"We needed to go somewhere safe fast and this was the first place I thought off" Tonks explained.

Her mother nodded before she looked at Harry. She took her wand which made Harry tense again.

"Relax, she's going to key you to the wards, so that sensation of wanting to leave will disappear" Tonks informed him.

Harry nodded, so Tonks' mother proceeded. The moment she was done, Harry was more at ease and was able to relax a bit.

"Please come in" Tonks' mother told them.

Once inside and in the sofa Harry said "I'm sorry for my reaction Mrs. Tonks, you reminded me of your sister I'm afraid"

"I understand, you aren't the only one young man" Tonks' mother told him. "Would you two like some tea?"

"That would be nice mom, thanks" Tonks answered.

While Tonks' mother was in the kitchen Tonks first said "I'm surprised you were able to hold your morph through all of that stress"

Harry smiled and went with his hand through his shorter hair.

"Now, I think we should stay here for the day, until we have some more information if something happened. And I think we should tell my mother, and probably my father this evening, about you and about us. They are both skilled Occlumens"

Harry looked her deep in the eyes before he responded "That's fine by me and since they have performed an oath, I know I can trust them. Of course, the fact that they are your parents and that you trust them helps too."

When Tonks' mother returned with the tea and some cookies, Tonks said "You're probably wondering what has happened in the last weeks and why I'm here now?"

"Yes, but I didn't ask since I didn't know if you wanted to tell me" her mother answered.

"Since we both know that you will protect our secrets, we don't mind telling you some things. I should first start with the introductions. Mom, this is Harry Potter, Harry, this is my mother Andromeda Tonks"

Andromeda was shocked so she didn't immediately responded to Harry when he held out his hand and politely said "Nice to meet you ma'am"

She was pulled out of her stupor when Tonks gave her a little nudge "I'm sorry, I was just surprised and confused. It's nice to meet you Harry" and she shook his hand.

"You probably know me better like this" and Harry went to his natural form.

This shocked Andromeda again for a few seconds before she nodded. "You're also a metamorphmagus?"

"Yes ma'am, but I only figured out this summer and Tonks is helping me to control my morphing"

"It seems like you're making really good progress and please call me Andromeda" she told him.

Harry smiled and first went back to his dark blue hair and bright blue eyes that he preferred "I have a good teacher"

"Yes well, mom do you remember when you read the book I got from the ministry?" Tonks questioned.

"I believe I remember most of it yes" Andromeda answered and the wheels already started turning in her head.

Tonks took a deep breath before she said "The part where they talked about the bonds appears to be true, even though you were skeptic about them"

Andromeda looked at her daughter and then at Harry, who looked a bit uncomfortable. She took a while to process what her daughter had just told her. Her face went from questioning, to shock, to amazement. "Are you happy" was the first thing she asked Tonks.

"I've never been happier before" Tonks earnestly answered.

Andromeda nodded "This is a lot to take in"

"I know mum, we've had a bit more than four weeks to adjust to this, but I still remember the initial shock" Tonks said.

It was then that Andromeda's look rested on their hands. "I see you are wearing an engagement ring?" She asked a bit uncertain.

This time it was Harry who answered "You are correct. I didn't want to assume because of this bond that Tonks wanted to marry me and I also didn't want her to miss out on the experience of being asked"

Andromeda smiled and addressed her daughter "I can see why you are happy" before she turned to Harry again "I'm really glad to hear that you aren't taking this and Nymphadora for granted. It assures me that she is in good hands"

"I will definitely do my best to treat her like she deserves" he said with a smile.

Tonks grabbed Harry's handed and gently rubbed it. "You are probably wondering what we are doing her?"

"You could say that" Andromeda agreed.

Tonks explained in short what Dumbledore had done, neglected and hidden and also informed her mother of their plans to leave the country, so Harry would be away from Dumbledore's grip. When she was done explaining Andromeda was shocked by what she had found out and was proud of her daughter that she wanted to help Harry, even before the bond started to form.

"As for what we are doing here at this moment" Harry picked in "We were testing my ability to hold a morph and were walking through London when I got the feeling that something wasn't right. I informed Tonks about this and we sought a point where we could safely apparate as fast as we could"

"It was good thinking. I'm glad you came here" Andromeda told them.

"Would it be alright if we stayed a while, maybe even overnight until we are certain it is safe to return to where we've been staying" Tonks asked.

"Of course, your father will be glad to see you, we've both missed you and he'll be happy to hear about the last two months" Andromeda assured them. "Now I should get started for lunch"

"Could you use some help?" Harry asked.

"If you don't mind working muggle way, we prefer to do it that way since our appliances are from the muggle world and sometimes react funny if we use to much household spells"

"No of course not" Harry said.

"Why don't you take on your previous morph while you're helping my mom, I'll prepare my bedroom at the time" Tonks suggested.

Harry nodded and started to change his appearance back to the brown hair with brown eyes and then turned to Andromeda.

"Follow me" she told him and led him to the kitchen while Tonks went upstairs. "You can start with cutting those vegetables in little pieces"

"Alright" Harry said and he took a cutting board and a knife and started with his task. At the same time, Andromeda was preparing the lamb while looking at the skill that Harry showed while preparing the onion, carrots and celery.

When Harry was done cutting the vegetables he asked "Is there anything else I can do?"

"Do you know how to separate the pulp from tomatoes?" she asked him.

"Yes, shouldn't be a problem. Are you by chance making Shepherd's pie?"

"I am" Andromeda answered, a bit surprised that he deducted that already.

Harry smiled and started taking out a pan and after filling it with water put it on the stove for the water to cook. After that he took the tomatoes and started carving them at the bottom. Once the water cooked, he placed them in the water for a few seconds until he saw the peel coming lose and then got them out of the water again. He then carefully peeled the tomatoes, before quartering them, removing the pits and cutting them in even blocks.

"You've been in a kitchen before" Andromeda remarked.

"I have, I started cooking for my relatives when I was five years old. When I was seven, I prepared all of their meals" Harry told her.

Andromeda merely nodded, not knowing what to respond to that before she asked "Could you prepare the potatoes too? Then I can start cooking the vegetables and meat"

"Of course" and Harry already started to take everything he needed to peel the potatoes and cut them.

When he was finished, Andromeda was still at the stove stirring in the pot, so Harry put the potatoes on the fire and then started to collect the kitchen gear they used so he could do the dishes.

Andromeda only noticed what he was doing when he was already with his hands in the water. "You didn't need to do that"

"I know, but I don't mind doing so" he answered with a smile.

Harry was drying the last cutting board when Andromeda was putting the two layers in a baking dish before placing it in the oven.

"Thank you very much for your help. It was nice not to cook on my own for the change" Andromeda told him.

"It was my pleasure"

"If you want to see what's keeping Nymphadora, her room is the first on the right when you are upstairs" Andromeda informed him.

"Thank you" Harry replied and left the kitchen to take the stairs. Once upstairs, he turned to the door on the right and knocked on the door.

When Tonks opened she asked "Is everything alright?"

"Yes, but we've finished preparations and the dish is in the oven so your mother send me here" Harry explained.

"Well, come in. This is my room, I was cleaning it a bit since there was quite some dust and was just finishing to change the sheets" Tonks told him.

"I like your room" Harry said after looking around for a bit.

"Thank you, now could you help me with these sheets, I'm not that good at this" Tonks asked.

Harry smiled and instead of helping Tonks, he just took over and finished changing the sheets himself. "Lots of practice" he informed her when he saw her looking at him.

"Thank you for helping, I couldn't have been here for another ten minutes and I still wouldn't have been able to do it right"

"You're welcome, but you can always thank me with a kiss" he teased.

Tonks not minding at all to do so, pulled him closer and started the kiss softly only to deepen it until the kiss became quite passionate.

When they parted again out of breath Harry said "That would count as a thank you, now we should probably head downstairs"

"Probably, come on" and she grabbed his hand and pulled him after her.

When they entered the kitchen Andromeda looked at them with a bemused smile. She had never seen her daughter interact with someone like she did with Harry and she found it really fascinating and nice to watch.

"How much time do we have left before lunch" she asked her mother.

"Still about thirty minutes" Andromeda informed them.

"Do you mind if we train his morphing a bit while we wait"

"No of course not" and Andromeda followed them to the living room.

Before Tonks started she asked "Did he kept up his morph the entire time?"

"Yes, he actually did. I already forgot, sorry"

"Alright, perfect" Tonks said before she started going through different changes in his appearance.

Tonks instructed, Harry followed the instructions and Andromeda just observed.

"You're getting a lot better at this" Tonks told him when they had gone through most of the morphs and gave his a short kiss, only then realizing again that her mother was in the same room.

"I won't tell you off for kissing your fiancé" Andromeda informed her daughter with a chuckle. "You're old enough not to need that anymore"

Harry blushed because of the encounter and Andromeda and Tonks chuckled because of his discomfort. Luckily, Harry was then saves from more scrutiny when a bell in the kitchen went.

"Alright, take a seat at the table" Andromeda told them.

Both Harry and Tonks did what she said and when Andromeda was in the kitchen, Tonks said "What morph are you going to take for lunch?"

"How about this?" Harry asked before changing his hair so it stood upright and was blond, while his eyes took on a blue/grey color, his nose also changed and so did his ears.

"Perfect" Tonks complemented him "but boring"

"You're right, is this better?" and he changed his hair to purple.

"Much better" and she leaned in for another kiss.

When the kiss had ended Harry said "I'll try to keep this morph up as long as possible after lunch"

"Good idea, let's time it"

That moment, Andromeda came back with the Shepherd's pie and started piling the food on their plates. Both Harry as Tonks loved the home cooked meal, since it was a world of difference than hotel and restaurant food they had been eating for the past month.

After lunch they helped clearing the table and then Harry and Tonks took a book and started reading. Harry was reading a book on curses that Tonks had from auror training, while Tonks was reading a book on healing.

Harry was engrossed on his book when Tonks noticed her mother looking at them, so she looked up. Her mother made a sign so she would follow her to the kitchen. Tonks laid down her book and did so. Harry did notice, but he just gave her a smile and continued reading.

Once she was in the kitchen, Tonks saw that her mother had already put a pot of tea ready.

"You can ask away, I'll answer what I can" Tonks told her mother.

Andromeda nodded "It seems like you've found yourself a good one this time?"

Tonks couldn't help but smile and agreed with a nod "Not only because he's a metamorphmagus like me and because of the bond, but he also respects me and values me and not what I can become"

"He's got a lot of past with him and you're six years older, doesn't that scare you?"

Tonks thought for a moment how she would reply "Harry has even a harder past that you expect mom, but I also know of his entire past and saw it all with my own eyes. I find it horrible what he has gone through, but it made him the person he is"

Andromeda smiled "And as for the age?"

Tonks chuckled "He's mentally older than he is and I'm younger than I am, so that isn't a problem. On the part of experience in a relationship we each have probably as much experience as the other."

Andromeda nodded "I had noticed as well, about the mental age, I mean. You are really prepared to leave the country with him? Leave your life here behind you?"

"I am mum. The rumors that are printed in the prophet are true, there was a prophecy that says that Harry needs to kill Voldemort, or he's going to be killed by him, but nobody thought about giving him training. I'm not going to let him confront Voldemort without the skills to defeat him"

This shocked Andromeda, since she hadn't suspected this "And of course Dumbledore knew about this, had Harry in his school for five years, but didn't prepare him"

"You are correct. He informed Harry mere hours after the death of Sirius… I hope you now understand why we have to leave?"

"I do, but I hope you understand that training him will be difficult, since he can't perform magic for the next year"

"That will probably not be the case" Tonks said and she started to blush "Once we are intimate, we are legally married since our bond will be completed then. That will make Harry emancipated and able to perform magic"

"Of course, I hadn't thought about that. Do you think you are close to that point?"

"I think so yes, we lived together for the past month and we have grown comfortable around each other. Our relationship has also evolved since the beginning and I think we are both ready for it" Tonks explained.

Andromeda nodded and smiled "I'm glad to hear that you are considerate of the other about this. I'm not going to ask any more embarrassing questions. Now tell me, how did he propose?"

So Tonks started to tell her mother about how their time together had gone and only stopped when Harry stood in the doorway with his wand in his hand.

"Someone is approaching the house I think" he said.

Andromeda looked on the clock and said "Don't worry dear, that should be my husband Ted"

Harry relaxed and put his wand back in its holster "Sorry"

Tonks walked to him and softly rubbed his back, which helped him calm down before the front door opened and Ted Tonks entered.

Ted appeared in the kitchen and asked "Who do we have here?"

Tonks made her hair shift to her typical bubblegum pink for a moment before she hugged her father.

"Sorry Dora, I hadn't expected you to be here"

"No problem dad, I would like you to meet Harry Potter, Harry, this is my father Ted" Tonks said.

"Nice to meet you sir" Harry said politely while he shook the man's hand.

"Nice to meet you too" Ted answered, but it was clear that he had a lot of questions.

"Why don't I inform you father of everything dear, you two can go and relax some" Andromeda suggested.

"Thanks mom" Tonks said and she didn't need to be told twice to disappear from the kitchen, pulling Harry behind her.

They went to sit in the sofa together, Tonks laying her head on Harry's shoulder and closed her eyes a bit. Harry absentmindedly went through Tonks' hair, while he started to relax again by the comfort of her body against his.

"How did you know that someone was approaching the house?" Tonks asked.

Harry thought for a moment "I'm not sure, it was as if I felt magic that I didn't recognize, coming closer"

"That could come in handy if you have this too in a battle, we should look into it after we have settled down" and she let out a yawn.

Harry just nodded and also closed his eyes. The relaxing feeling they got from each other made them fall asleep on the couch.

When Andromeda was finished explaining everything to her husband, they went to the living room, only to see Harry and Tonks asleep, Harry with his arm protectively over Tonks and Tonks laying on his shoulder and holding his waist.

"She looks happy" Ted noticed.

"I've never seen her more happy and I'm certain of it that he will not hurt her"

Ted smiled "She deserves it, after her previous relationships, I didn't think she would find someone who liked her for who she is, not like those jerks she was with"

"I know and the fact that he's also a metamorphmagus will help with this too" said Andromeda

"I just wished they didn't had to leave, it would be nice to see her happy"

"That might be true, but you should also understand why they are doing this"

"I do, it's just hard to let her go" Ted answered. "I've always been there for her, we have always been there for her, but I have the feeling someone else took that place now"

"And that is a good thing Ted, come on, let them sleep some while we prepare dinner" Andromeda suggested.

When it was dinner time, Andromeda softly went to the living room and woke up her daughter "It's time for dinner Dora"

"What, oh, I'm sorry we fell asleep"

"No problem, why don't you wake Harry and then come to the kitchen" suggested Andromeda.

Tonks nodded and when Andromeda had turned around towards the kitchen, Tonks softly started to place kisses on his cheek and neck. When Harry opened his eyes, he captured her lips with his and they enjoyed a slow kiss.

Harry sighted as the kiss ended "Give me a minute to calm down before we join your parents"

Tonks chuckled and cuddled him while Harry used his Occlumency to keep his body in control. When Harry was ready, he kissed her forehead and got up out of the sofa.

They entered the kitchen hand in hand and Tonks said "Sorry we fell asleep"

"No problem Dora" her father assured her. "Now let's sit down so we can eat"

While eating dinner Harry asked "Has there been any new today?"

"No not yet, but if there is an Evening Prophet, it should arrive around seven" Andromeda answered.

They ate while Ted told them about his day and Harry and Tonks told a bit about London. They were just done with dinner when an owl entered the kitchen and dropped a paper. Ted quickly payed for the paper and opened it.

"it seems that there was an attack by death eaters on a muggleborn that lived in London. Apparently he had stopped a death eater attack a few weeks prior and Voldemort hadn't liked that really" Ted told them after reading the front page.

Tonks nodded "We will stay here this evening, so we don't accidently run into auror"

Her mother smiled and ushered them out of the kitchen and back into the living room.

"Would someone like to have a glass of wine?" Ted asked.

"That would be nice sir" Harry answered, while Tonks also answered affirmative.

"You don't have to call me sir, it makes me feel older than I actually am" Ted chuckled before he went to get a bottle of wine and four glasses.

They settled themselves in the sofas and both Harry and Tonks continued reading in their books. Harry even had to borough a book from Tonks since he had gone through the two books he had in his backpack.

Before they went to bed that evening Andromeda said "I'm not sure if you are doing it consciously, but good job on holding your morph"

Harry looked at her surprised. "I take it you didn't do it consciously, which is even better" Andromeda said.

"No I actually forgot about it" Harry admitted.

"That's good process" Tonks said excitedly "You've been holding your morph for nine hours without doing this consciously"

Harry smiled and thought about the difference he felt about the morph "It's a little bit like my shields, like I used to have trouble applying spells but eventually found how to hold them without paying attention to it. It feels the same"

"I believe Nymphadora is a bit jealous, she needed more than three years to figure this out" Ted laughed.

"Just a little bit" Tonks admitted. "But I'm glad he's progressing this fast"

"Well, we should go to sleep, or I definitely should, since I have to get up to go to work tomorrow" Ted told them.

"I think we will go to sleep too, it's been a tiring day" Harry admitted.

They all said their good nights and Harry and Tonks made their way to Tonks' childhood room. Tonks just transfigured their clothes into pajamas and they both got under the sheets.

The next morning, Harry and Tonks woke up again bright and early and the first thing that Tonks noticed was that Harry was still in his previous morph.

"If you want you can change back to your blue hair" Tonks remarked.

"Wow, I'm still in my morph" Harry said "I guess I really found the trick to do this"

"Yes, it seems so" Tonks said with a smile and laughed when Harry shook his head and went back to his preferred form.

"You think that was funny, don't you?" Harry asked and started to tickle her, which made Tonks laugh even more and she tried to tickle back, which only worked after a couple of minutes, but she didn't continue tickling him but kissed him instead.

After a while they stopped "We should get ready and go downstairs" Tonks reluctantly said.

Harry nodded and got out of bed, Tonks performed a quick Scourgify and refreshing spell on both of them after changing their pajamas again so they were presentable to go downstairs.

"Good morning" Andromeda and Ted greeted when they entered the kitchen.

"Good morning" they both replied.

They ate a quick breakfast, but before they could get up clean the table, Andromeda stopped them "I have something for you two. It's something I've worked on the last two months"

Andromeda then gave them a little wooden box "It's a communicating box. I used the principles of a vanishing cabinet and altered them. That box has a twin, that we have, so if you want to send us a letter, you just have to put it in the box, activate the spell and it will appear in our box"

Tonks teared up a bit and hugged her mother "Thank you, that's great"

The goodbye after breakfast was with a few tears from Tonks and promises from Harry that he would take good care of her, before Tonks apparated them to a neighborhood alley in London from where they took the underground towards the hotel.