Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it does not belong to me. A much shorter chapter then the last. I hope you don't mind.

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Harry left the train hesitantly realizing that he would be going into a situation he really knew nothing about. He was being taken into a home with strangers. Even though he had a relatively friendly meeting with them and Flitwick spoke highly of the family, it was still nerve racking. He did not have experience with anyone but Flitwick and a few of the duelers being overly nice. The last time he had thought he escaped a bad situation was when he entered Hogwarts and it didn't really work out for him.

Still, he got off the train knowing he didn't really have a choice. A part of him was just happy to be leaving Hogwarts even if it meant that he was walking into an unknown situation. Especially as he had even managed to gain a black eye on the train ride.

The Black eye was the first thing that Marcus Flint noticed when he spotted him. The much older student approached the kid who flinched back. Marcus ignored it used to the boys nervous demeanor over the last month of school. He just forced the kid to look up looking over the newest injury. "Nasty shiner." Harry shrugged. "Hex back...then they'd be too afraid to touch you," Flint said. "Cause not fighting back clearly isn't helping."

Harry was knocked into and Marcus kept him from falling. "Th -thanks for the catch."

There was no further argument on the need for him to fight back. The older students always said that though they knew he wouldn't lift his wand. "Need you to knock Pucey down a peg, bastards getting smug always winning," Marcus returned easily.

Any further conversation was interrupted as the Tonks's spotted him. "Harry," Ted said making his way towards him.

Tonks skipped beside her father before tripping and Ted caught his daughter as his wife just shook her head. "H-hi," Harry said hesitantly.

His hesitance was ignored by the hyperactive auror trainee. "Ohhh you are so cute," Tonks squealed hugging him much to his absolute shock.

"NYMPHADORA," both her parents warned knowing their daughter could be overwhelming to them but to a small abused boy she'd likely be terrifying.

"What, he's adorable. Come on Baby brother, we are going home, and I bet we can convince them to take us out for loads of sugar and nonsense."

Harrys eyes widened in shock at the fact that this person he had never met addressed him as baby brother. Before he could say anything, some of the others from the school came over. "Oy Potter," Adrian said reaching him. "You coming to the competition in two weeks' time? I want another chance to duel you...and watch you kick Edmunds arse."

He glanced to Ted and Andromeda since before, he had just really needed Flitwicks permission, but he wasn't sure if they would let him duel. "I...I d-dont know if I'm allowed."

"Of course, you are, we've already been writing to Filius to talk about you continuing training," Andromeda returned. "I believe he's already signed you up."

Harry gave them a shy smile. "See you then kid," Adrian returned. "Maybe you will earn me a bit more money."

Marcus socked him in the shoulder. "See, smug," Marcus returned as the two walked away.

"they your friends," Tonks asked since she had seen he two Slytherins around and they were not usually that nice to anyone.

Harry shrugged still not really sure they were friends yet, "w-we are f-friendly but I don't think really friends...they are nice to m-me though."

"Awesome," she said as they left, and ted helped harry get his trunk. They did in fact stop for ice-cream shocking him as he was unused to being involved in a family outing. When they were finished, they went to their house, it was a fairly private two-story house. A bit unique in coloring but otherwise nothing really special but even just once entering, he found it felt more welcoming then the Dursleys. Mainly because there was no cupboard under the steps. He may have liked his old room because his uncle couldn't fit inside but being shoved in there was never pleasant.

Ted led Harry upstairs levitating the boy's trunk with them, "we set up this room for you," he said turning on the light.

Harry looked at the room shocked, first it was a real room, with a real bed and a nice one similar to the one he had at school. There was a dresser, a closet, a desk and a table beside his bed. Far more then he had been expecting. "It's not much," Ted said. "We figured we would wait till you came home to decorate it. We will go shopping so you can fill it with things you'd like."

"It is perfect," Harry whispered amazed, already he was better off than at the Dursleys. He just hoped it remained like that. "thank you so much I love it."

It said something to the man how little he was expecting if the boy was so happy to have this. "We will decorate it better later."

Tonks came skipping into Harrys room knocking on the open door. He caught her as she fell. He had learnt almost on the first day that if there was something to trip over she would find it. "Thanks," she said fixing herself. "Come on Harry."

He looked at her confused but let her drag him down the steps to the living area where there was a pile of board games. He was hesitant about what that could mean. He recognized the games of course. Monopoly, Sorry, Trouble, The game of life, Pictionary, chess, checkers, cards, Harry could remember seeing his uncle go and play games with Dudley, family game night which they had bi weekly and he'd watch from his cupboard, the door open since they needed someone to get them snacks. He remembered looking so envious at them, wanting to take part but he wasn't allowed and got beat for daring to ask. Would it be the same here? The Tonks seemed too nice for that but he wasn't always the best judge of character.

"I said ask him not drag him," Ted chuckled at his daughter's enthusiasm. She never grew up. "Sorry about Dora, she's a bit excitable."

"Its board game night," Tonks said happily not at all bothered by her father apologizing on her behalf. "Of course, he's joining us. Right Harry. You get first pick of the board game."

"W-what," Harry asked surprised a little overwhelmed by the surprise situation.

"We are playing board games," Ted explained seeing just how overwhelmed he seemed to be. "We try to do it at least once a month if not more, as long as our schedules work out. During the summers when Dora came home we tried to make it once a week. We pick a game and get together as a family and play. Do you like board games?"

"I-I've never played," He admitted. "Th-the Dursleys n-never let me j-join g-game night," he admitted blushing slightly.

"Everyone plays here," Tonks offered. "Even mom and she despises playing board games most of the time. You know what's the best part of being the youngest Harry? You always get first pick. Sometimes we get to play two or three games a night if there's time. If you don't know the rules we will teach you. Dad had to teach mom because these are muggle games for the most part and she never played them growing up like we did."

Harry nodded as Andromeda joined them with snacks. He chose Trouble causing Tonks to grin happily, "I loved this game growing up," she offered her smile infectious as they all started playing, Harry won to his surprise. He expected them to be angry but they just congratulated him and Tonks chose Monopoly for the next game.

They made sure to offer him the food and remind him he could take whatever he wanted since they could tell he was still hesitant even though he had a constant smile on his face.

Over all, Harry was loving it. This was by far the greatest time of his life. Two weeks of family. Even if it ended he would be just be happy to have had the opportunity to see what it was really like. Tonks, seemed to go out of her way to do things with him, play board games and even kick a football between them (though she ended up falling more than not). During board game nights, they played everything from exploding snap to monopoly. Her dad as a muggleborn had a lot of muggle influences giving him the opportunity to do things he had not even been able to dream of doing as a child living at the Dursleys.

The Tonks of course noticed his hesitation, how he'd always look as if he was doing something wrong when he took a chocolate frog they offered or won a game but they just congratulated him and offered to play again. Knowing it would take more than two weeks to get him use to them. Still, two weeks was all it took for them to fall in love with the shy boy. They all hoped that he would like it with him since even after such a short time, they dreaded the thought of him ever leaving. He was very quickly becoming a large part of their family.