HEYYY! So I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who gave their opinion in my authors note that I posted a couple of weeks ago. I really appreciated all the suggestions.
As you will see after this that I have decided to skip up to Tonks' fifth year, and if you didn't see the post last week, it is because I felt that this fic wasn't going anywhere.
I hope you enjoy and thank you so much for your support.
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I couldn't believe that I was already going into my fifth year at Hogwarts. The time had gone so fast, it was like I blinked and it was here. Remus, James, Sirius, Peter and I were still the best of friends. All five of us had become successful animagi. Remus was a howling werewolf, James was a majestic stag, Sirius a massive dog, Peter a scavenging rat and I was a big grey wolf. It had been a great couple of years and I couldn't wait to go into our fifth year.
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At least I thought that until James reminded me about O.W.L's. The boys and I were at James' house for the holidays. We were starting in a couple of weeks and all of us wanted to catch up one last time. My hair today was styled into waist length, magenta coloured and I loved it! I was wearing, as it was summer, denim short with a black tank top that showed a bit of my stomach with black high-top converse with a red tartan flannel wrapped around my waist. The O.W.L's were going to be a pain, but I knew I would get through them. I had my boys.
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Today was the day, the day I would apparently go into living hell. Oh well, I would try to enjoy myself. I was at the train station with my parents waiting for Remus, James and Sirius to arrive.
"Ted! Look at our baby girl! She is so old now, going into her fifth year! Nymphadora, you need to stop growing!" My mum said hysterically.
"Mum, stop worrying! I'm going to go on the train now." I said slowly. "I'll visit for Christmas, I promise this time. I love both of you!" I said while I walked towards the train. I was just getting settled into a compartment when Remus slams open the door and flops himself onto the seat next to me.
"You ok?" I asked him.
"Great, thanks," He replied sullenly.
"Haha, you're funny." I laughed sarcastically. "Now tell me what is actually wrong."
"Well, I got my letter for being a prefect last week, and I hadn't been able to contact anyone since then, so I told James and Sirius a couple of minutes ago and they keep making fun of me, and I am sick of it!" Remus ranted. "But, anyway, how are you?"
"Congratulations Rem! That's brilliant! You've wanted that since our first year!" I congratulated.
"Thanks Tonks!" Remus said happily. James and Sirius then decided to walk into the compartment.
"Hi boys! How are you both?" I asked while giving Sirius a hug.
"Great! As usual I spent most of my time at James' as my parents are still going on about old Volde."
"Ha, yeah, it was great. We both played Quidditch all summer." James replied. "Remus? Don't you have to get to the Prefect meeting?"
"Oh Merlin! Sorry guys, I have to go!" Remus sprinted out of the room at full speed.
"That's not like Rem to forget something that important." I pondered
"Yeah, but I bet it's because he was distracted by a certain someone…" Sirius fake coughed my name.
"Ha ha, very funny," I said sarcastically while my face burned up.
"Oh, look who's blushing!" James teased. We chatted the rest of the time until the food trolley came up to our compartment door just as Remus had come back from the Prefect meeting.
"What would you like from the trolley dear's?" We all distributed out orders; I was getting a pile of Bertie Botts Every Flavoured Beans, Remus got Chocolate Frogs, and James and Sirius got basically everything to share together. We ate the lot and then I went off to get changed as we were about to arrive. I spotted Lily in one of the compartments on my way to the loo. She was sitting next to Alice Longbottom, who was in the year above us both, she was also in Gryffindor. I poked my head into the compartment.
"Hey Lily, hey Alice," I sat down opposite them.
"Hey Tonks," They both said together.
"Did you have a good summer?" Lily asked me.
"Yeah, it was good, how was yours?"
"Good," Lily replied.
"Lily and I were actually just talking about you…and a certain someone." Alice said.
"Yes, a certain someone being the other Gryffindor Prefect." Lily said whilst I groaned.
"Remus? What about him and me?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
"Well, you two seem to be quite cosy all of a sudden…" Alice suggested. Something had actually happened over the holidays when the boys and I were at James'.
*Flashback to the summer holidays*
I was sitting on the Potters' couch reading my advanced Defence against the Dark Arts textbook, doing some summer homework, and I got the feeling that someone was watching me, so I look over and see Remus leaning on the archway from the kitchen into the living room. He had gotten quite tall and lean, skinny, but not unhealthy. His green eyes had started to sparkle even more and his lushes brown hair looked so soft.
"Hey Rem," I said softly. "What are you up to?"
"Not much, just waiting for James and Sirius to get back from playing Quidditch outside." The Potters' had an outdoor Quidditch Pitch, which Remus never used as he hated the sport.
"Uh well, you can sit with me? I was actually stuck on something about the theory of the summoning charm." We sat on the floor leaning against the wooden coffee table and chatted about classes and Hogwarts. We were both casually leaning in closer and closer with each word when suddenly we found ourselves almost nose to nose. Remus was still leaning in, as was I, the electricity running high, when suddenly we heard a crash in the kitchen. We both jumped up, knocking our heads together. We ran into the kitchen and saw Sirius clutching his head and James clutching his sides from laughing so much.
"What happened?" Remus asked.
"Well, we tried to get a frying pan from the cupboard above the sink and suddenly it slips out of my hand and Padfoot here just happened to be standing beneath it, and hit him right on the head!" James laughed even more, if that was possible.
"Oh, ok," I said, looking at Remus awkwardly.
"Yeah, ok," He said.
"Did we miss something?" James asked suspiciously.
"Haha, um no," I said, while hurrying off to the bathroom for an escape.
*Flashback over*
"Alice, what are you talking about?" I said trying to keep a straight face. "Anyway, I must go get changed, see you once we arrive!" I hurried off. I seem to do that in embarrassing situations…
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Hey guys! So I know, I know, I suck and stuff, but I wasn't feeling this fic for a bit and then suddenly all this assessment piles on. But I am really sorry, and it's my school holidays soon and I am planning to upload a bit more frequently. Sorry again, but thank you very much to those who have been patient in waiting.
I love you all!
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