Written for Chocolate Frog Cards Challenge: Mirabella Plunkett - Write about a relationship between a witch or a wizard and another species.
Words: 186
Not Today
"Remus, have you seen this?" Tonks asked, pouring over an article in the Daily Prophet.
"Do I want to?" Remus replied with a sigh, knowing what the Daily Prophet's reporting was like these days. They claimed to tell the truth, and Remus supposed there were occasionally facts hidden in the dribbles they passed off as journalism.
"It's about Sirius. They've actually written him an obituary."
If Tonks hadn't been looking at the article, she'd have seen him stiffen, his shoulders rising slightly as his face paled.
"That's a no, then," he said, his voice suddenly terse and restrained.
For a man who'd spent a lot of time recently shielding his emotions, he sure picked the best times to reveal them.
Tonks sighed, her resignation at distinct odds with her bubble gum pink hair. "They've admitted his innocence. They say Aurors are searching for Peter. It's something, Remus."
"Yeah, sure it is. Shame he's dead."
Tonks threw the newspaper onto the table and turned away from him. Sometimes, she was able to break through his walls. Sometimes, they had real conversations, about things that mattered.
Not today.