A/N: Sorry but I just had to throw Tonks' nan into this cos I love my granny! But don't worry Draco&Hermione will be in the next chapter!

Chapter 2: Nan

Tonks crashed back into her apartment with a loud pop of apparition and stumbled to her feet, barely missing pushing over a large set of expensive china. Dammit she didn't even drink anything and she stumbled around like a drunk sailor! No wonder everyone thought she was a klutz and didn't take her seriously. She recalled with fresh horror how long it had taken before anyone volunteered to take on the mission with her. Did they really think she was going to get them killed?

Thank god Sirius had volunteered. Though Tonks had a feeling her cousin would do anything to alleviate his boredom, especially something reckless. Remus, on the other hand, had to be practically coerced by Dumbledore to be part of the mission with her and Sirius.

Tonks blushed as she remembered it. Remus had seemed so unenthusiastic about the whole thing. Although she couldn't deny she loved the idea of spending so much time with the reserved former professor. Dammit, Remus must really NOT like her if he had to be forced to spend time with her. Which was plain embarassing considering how much she was looking forward to it. Even if Sirius was there, budging into things. Sirius would probably cause mayhem or else tease her endlessly once he figured out his cousin had a thing for Remus.

Tonks sighed loudly as she removed her heavy leather jacket and kicked off her combat boots. One of the shoes accidentally flung a bit too hard and hit the wall with a sharp thud, nearly knocking over the framed portrait hanging on the wall. In it the portrait of her late Granny Flora Tonks creaked open an eye, awaking from her nap and stared back at her grandaughter disapprovingly.

"Sorry Nan, okay?" Tonks rolled her eyes.

What on earth had she been thinking when she let her mother give her the portrait as a Christmas present. More like Christmas torture. Though of course if she tried to get rid of it, her mother would know because she had the connecting portrait of her grandad. Who was a nosy bastard who kept a vigilant tab on Nan's portrait. And family gossip. The two portraits were nosy old tattle tales.

Nan sat up straight in her rocking chair and collected a ball of yarn, which had fallen off her lap during her nap. Her thick liver-spotted hands began to wind it up the ball of yarn until it was in one neatly tied bundle as she fixed a beady, disapproving eye on her granddaughter.

"So Nymphadora where have you been this evening?" Nan asked in her Mancunian accent.

"At a meeting." Tonks smirked cheekily. Despite the sourpuss mood she was in, she was still abominably happy about working with Remus. So it was hard for her to control her smile.

"The Order?" Nan asked snoopily, her suspicions raised by Tonk's smile.

"Yessss," Tonks enunciated and clicked on the telly to try to distract herself, "But don't expect me to answer anymore questions cause it's highly top secret!"

But she smiled even wider, knowing the portrait would now ask her even more questions. Which she would answer, because she felt like talking about the mission. And to be honest, the only other person Nan would blab too was Grandad's portrait. So it was safe. Still she liked to torture the old woman's curiosity.

"Now Nymphadora!" Nan began to complain, "You know you can trust me with your deepest secrets! It's not like I didn't change your nappies when you were still in swaddling clothes!"

"Yes," Tonks cringed at the imagery, "But this time it's a little different," she gloated and stretched herself out languidly on the lime green couch, "Now I've been given my first mission for the Order."

Nan burst into an excited smile. "Oh my goodness, congratulations Nymphy! Oh I'm so proud of you! and so soon after your graduation from auror academy...Oh your parents are going to be so proud when I tell them..." her nan continued to lavish praise on her for a whole two minutes and Tonks nodded her head approvingly for she could use the ego-boost. Especially when Nan normally criticized her messy lifestyle choices. But suddenly Nan's happy praises stopped abruptly.
"Wait," Nan said, "What kind of mission have you been given? It's not dangerous is it?"

Tonks winced. She didn't really want to make Nan worry. "I'm not sure what you were expecting when I became an auror, nan, but technically speaking no mission is 100% safe."

Nan gasped in horror like she'd just said she was about to go bungie diving without a cord.

"BUT," Tonks said quickly to alleviate her nan's fears, "I won't be doing the mission alone. Two other...um...aurors are going to help me." She omitted that it was actually her fugitive cousin Sirius and a werewolf who were going to help her. Because that would make her worry more.

"Oh thank goodness! You had me worried there for a second," Nan exclaimed, poking one of her knitting needles into a green ball of yarn.

"Nah, I'll be fine," Tonks smirked to herself. Actually she'd be more than fine, she'd be in Remus' company constantly. Well...also Sirius who was a bit annoying. Her thoughts became distractedly naughty as she thought of all the situations she could come up with where Remus might accidentally fall in love with her. Maybe as she infiltrated Malfoy Manor and her evil uncle Lucius tried to kill her and Remus had to come to her rescue, then madly french kissed her as they ran away from the manor. On a galloping white horse.

"Tonks are you listening to me?!" Nan's voice pierced her thoughts.

"Erm, yeah what'd you say?" Tonks blinked obliviously.

Nan repeatedly loudly, as if Tonks was suddenly deaf. "I said hold on, I'm just going to pop over to your grandads and tell them!"

Tonks groaned as Nan disappeared from her portrait to go blab at grandad's portrait.

Maybe she shouldn't have said anything at all. Tonks went to her minifridge to grab out a bottle of wine and poured herself a goblet, barely missing spilling a drop onto the white carpet.

Nan reappeared again in her portrait, a few minutes later, more excited and happy than ever, her hands clasped together. "I've just told them! They're so proud they nearly shouted! They say they want you to come over for dinner to celebrate, Hermione's coming too!"

"Hermione?" Tonks asked.

"Yes, your little sister! She says she's going to come over! And she's going to bring over her new boyfriend!"

Tonks practically spat out her wine. Since when did Hermione have a boyfriend?

"Who's her boyfriend?" Tonks demanded.

"WE DON'T KNOW YET!" Nan shrieked, "BUT ISN'T IT EXCITING?!"

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Next chapter: Guess Who's coming to dinner (with Draco Malfoy, Hermione's BF)!

But it's not what you expect, there's a surprise!

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