So here's chapter 2. Hope you like it.

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Tonks awoke early the next morning, wondering if she would meet Sirius, James or Remus before class started. She dressed quickly, and changed her hair colour a few times before settling on the same blonde that she had worn yesterday. She ran down the stairs and ran towards the portrait, but her foot got stuck in the rug and she went flying forwards. She quickly got up, trying to avoid another reason to get made fun of.

She exited through the portrait and ran down the Grand Staircase, and amazingly, she didn't fall or trip over. She entered the Great Hall, and luckily very few people had arrived yet. She sat down at the Hufflepuff table, picked up a piece of toast and ate it thoughtfully. She thought about the Christmas Ball and how she probably wouldn't go, considering no one had asked her and she didn't have a dress. She was so lost in her thoughts that she jumped out of her seat when someone tapped her one the shoulder.

"Morning cousin." Sirius sang, helping her up. "How are you?"

"I was fine, but you came and I nearly had a heart attack!" Playfully hitting him.

"Ouch, that hurt Nymphadora." He moaned, rubbing his arm.

"Don't call me Nymphadora, or else it will really hurt." She threatened.

"Okay Tonks. Won't happen again. So, what have you got first?" He asked, grabbing a piece of toast and stuffing it into his mouth.

"You pig." She joked. "I've got Transfiguration. You?"

"We've got Transfiguration too. That's strange, I've never seen you in our class before." Remus said, looking confused.

"That's because I always sit at the back, and you sit at the front so McGonagall will notice you, and then you get in trouble." She laughed, fixing her hair.

"Got that right." James said proudly. "We're going to class now, you want to walk with us?" James asked, flicking bits of food at the Slytherin table.

"Yeah, okay." Tonks grabbed her bag and the four of them made their way to Transfiguration. About halfway there she asked. "Where's your friend Peter?"

"Oh, him." James replied flatly. "Don't know. We don't really like him anymore, he made fun of you so Sirius punched him in the face."

"W-why was he making fun of me?" She asked, felling hurt.

"He said that you couldn't stand up for yourself when the Slytherins had you up against that tree." Remus said.

"Like he can talk." Sirius said. "The little toerag legged it."

"A-and you punched him?" Tonks asked, feeling pleased that someone had finally stood up for her.

"Yeah, there was blood everywhere, it was quite funny." Sirius replied, a grin spreading across his face.

She gave him a hug and said, "Thank you." to him.

"Just helping a family member." Sirius replied before adding. "A sane family member that is."

She started to laugh and before they knew it they were outside of Transfiguration.

The bell hadn't rang yet, so they hung about outside when Lily Evans appeared.

"Alright Evans? Fancy going-" James started but she cut him off.

"No, no, no and no! I will never go out with you." She replied to James, she looked at Tonks and said. "Hi, I'm Lily, who are you?" She asked.

"Hey, I'm Nymphadora Tonks, but please just call me Tonks. I absolutely hate my name." She replied, smiling at the red head.

"Oh I know who you are! You're the Metamorphmagus in Hufflepuff." She finished.

Tonks waited for it, but it didn't come. "So you don't think I'm a freak?" She asked.

"No, you're not a freak. In fact you sound like a really nice person." Lily said kindly.

"You're probably the only person that doesn't think that."

"We don't think you're a freak, dearest cousin." Sirius interjected.

"C-cousins?!" Lily choked out. "You and him are related?! You poor, poor girl." She joked.

"Hey Evans! Don't be so mean." Sirius said, giving her his famous sad eyes.

Before she could reply, professor McGonagall came out of the classroom in her dark green robes, her hair tied up into a bun. She waited for the class to line up and she lead them in, and they all went to sit in their seats.

"Tonks!" Lily said. "Come and sit next to me!"

Tonks walked towards her and sat down in the empty seat next to her. They got out their books, quills and ink.

"So Tonks, have you got a dress for the Christmas Ball yet?" Lily asked, playing with her hair.

"No. I actually don't think I'm going to go. No ones asked me." She replied.

"That doesn't matter! No ones asked me either. I haven't got my dress either. I was actually going to go into Hogsmeade on Saturday and get one. Do you want to come? Please say you'll come." Lily begged until Tonks gave in.

"I suppose, can't hurt. Why don't you ask James Potter? I think he likes you." Tonks replied smiling at her new friend.

"I would never ever go out with James Potter. He's arrogant and a prat." Lily replied.

"He and his friends were nice to me yesterday when the Slytherins had me against a tree." Tonks said.

"Had you up against a tree?! I hate Slytherins. James helped you?" She questioned.

"Yeah, well Sirius and Remus helped me too. Why don't you give him a chance?"

"Because he probably doesn't even like me. He probably keeps asking me just so he can boast to his friends. Anyways, what have you got next?" Lily asked.

"Potions. My worst subject." Tonks replied.

"So have I. Can I see your timetable a minute?"

Tonks handed her timetable to Lily and minutes later Lily returned it to her.

"It looks like we've got five classes together today." Lily told her.

"Cool."

"Excuse me. Quiet please." Professor McGonagall addressed the class, and it immediately fell silent. "Today, you won't be needing you books." The class broke into chatter. "Gryffindor! Hufflepuff! Silence please." Once again the noise stopped. "You won't be needing your books today because we are going to learn the art of dancing."