I know this one is SOOO much shorter, but i just need to get this chapter done with. you will notice that there is an A/N in the middle. it is pretty self explanitory. i'm not too pleased with this, but i have no more patience for it. the end part is just because i felt so bad leaving you will basically nothing. so i hope you will forgive me.

the whole motion part is how my youth group begins and ends things, so i wanted to just bring that in a bit. i made up Tonks's middle name. i had alot of fun researching it and picking the most attrocious (sp?) one.

one more thing: i'm pretty sure i'm going to up the rating so i have more flexibility. there's some fluff (well, a bit actually) at the end. hope you enjoy!

again, sorry for the wait, but here it is! the long awaited CHAPTER 8!!!!!

Disclaimer: anything familiar is JKR (baiscally the first half). i'm still not her. not in the 6ish weeks since you've last heard from me. regardless........onwith!

"So, we need nine other people to go with Remus, Tonks, and Mr. Weasley as Harry's Advance Guard. Moody, we most certainly need you, and Kingsley, Aurors are always good. Now we need four more. Hestia, Emmeline, Dedalus, and Elphias. I think that will suffice. No Sirius, you may not come."

"But why Dumbledore?" Sirius said.

"Sirius, please don't make me feel like we are back at your years at Hogwarts after you and James got caught doing something. You may not come because, it is much too dangerous. You are the most wanted person in the Wizarding World." Dumbledore said calmly. Sirius growled.

"Sirius, relax. You'll see Harry later tonight."

"Fine, but if I don't see him by nine, I will leave to come and find you."

"Sounds like a deal." Remus said, shaking Sirius's hand.

"Good, so Sirius, you will stay here, and we will be here at 8:30. Now, I still have matters to attend concerning the next year, and protection, and the Order. I will see you all later." Dumbledore said, walking swiftly from the room.

"Advance Guard, we need to plan." Moody said, getting up and motioning to the eight others.

***

Mr. Weasley, Moody, Emmeline Vance, Dedalus Diggle, Kingsley Shaklebolt, Elphias Doge, Sturgis Podmore, and Hestia Jones, Tonks and Lupin stood on the lawn of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place.

"On the count of three. Remember the signals, red sparks: we have ten minutes. Green sparks: we need to go. Now, on our way to Little Winging. One, two, three." Moody growled.

There was a rush of wind as nine brooms took off. About forty-five minutes later, the Advance Guard walked up to the back door of number four Privet Drive. "Alohamora!" Kingsley muttered and the lock of the door clicked.

"Be very quiet, and try not to touch anything." Moody said. The group of wizards and witches crept into the house, and were doing very well at not making much noise, when an all mighty crash was heard form the back of the pack.

"TONKS!" Moody cried. "Reparo!"

"Sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to!" Tonks wailed.

"It's ok Nymphadora, and anyway, now we don't have to worry about being quiet. Harry will know we're here." Remus said, a smile playing on his lips.

"Oh no, I ruined it!"

"Oh shut it, girl. Come on let's go." They all trouped down the hall. They stood around the foot of the stairs, when the silhouette of a tall, lanky teenage appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Lower your wand, boy, before you take someone's eye out," Moody said in a low growling voice.

"Professor Moody?" Harry said uncertainly.

"I don't know so much about 'Professor,'" Moody growled, "never got around to much teaching, did I? Get down here; we want to see you properly."

"Professor, but he didn't do much teaching? Remus, I'm confused." Tonks whispered to Remus.

"I'll explain later, ok?" Remus muttered back. "He doesn't trust Moody. Hold on." Tonks nodded. "It's all right, Harry. We've come to take you away."

"P-Professor Lupin?" Harry said disbelievingly. "Is that you?"

"Why are we all standing in the dark?" Tonks said. "Lumos! Oooh, he looks just like I thought he would. Wotcher, harry!"

"Yeah, I see what you mean, Remus," Kingsley said. "He looks just like James."

"Except the eyes," said Doge. "Lily's eyes."

"Are you quite sure it's him, Lupin?" Moody said. "It'd be a nice lookout if we bring back some Death Eater impersonating him. We ought to ask him something only the real Potter would know. Unless anyone brought any Veritaserum?"

"Harry, what form does your Patronus take?" said Lupin.

"A stag," said Harry nervously.

"That's him, Mad-Eye," said Lupin. Harry began walking down the stairs, stowing his wand in his back pocket.

"Don't put your wand there, boy!" roared Moody. "What if it ignited? Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know!"

"Who d'you knows that lost a buttock?" Tonks asked interestedly.

"Never you mind, you just keep your wand out of your back pocket!" growled Mad-Eye. "Elementary wand safety, nobody bothers with it anymore…" He stumped off towards the kitchens. "And I saw that," he added irritably, as Tonks rolled her eyes at the ceiling.

Lupin held out his hand and shook Harry's.

"How are you?" He asked, looking at Harry closely.

"F-fine…I'm—you're really lucky the Dursley's are out…" He mumbled.

"Lucky, ha!" Tonks said. "It was me that lured them out of the way. Send a letter by Muggle post telling them they'd been short-listed for the All-England Best-Kept Suburban Lawn Competition. They're heading off to the prize giving right now…or they think they are."

"We're leaving, aren't we?" he asked. "Soon?"

"Almost at once," said Lupin, "we're just waiting for the all-clear."

"Where are we going? The Burrow?" Harry asked hopefully.

"Not the Burrow, no," said Lupin, motioning Harry towards the kitchen; the little knot of wizards followed, all still eyeing Harry curiously. "Too risky. We've set up headquarters somewhere undetectable. It's taken a while…"

Moody was sitting at the kitchen table swigging from his hip flask

A/N: So I'm just getting bored of re-writing JKR's wonderful works, so I'm going to stop here. You all know what happens next, but if you don't, there are 2 things you can do. 1 is to read chapter 3 (the advance guard) of OoTP, or I'll just summarize. Tonks goes with Harry to his room to collect his things, they leave, Mad-Eye tried to freeze them all. Then they get to headquarters, Tonks wakes up Mrs. Black (again), and Harry sees Ron and Hermione while the adults go into the meeting. This is where I'll resume.

"Oh good, Molly you're back. Now we may begin. Severus, if you would be so kind." Dumbledore said as Molly returned to the kitchen, closing the door with a click behind her.

"So, picking up from where I left off last time we had the joy of meeting. We are doing a good job at protecting the prophecy, but we must not let this get to our heads. The Dark Lord is just waiting for the right time to, pounce – for lack of a better word. Don't let down your guard, whatever you do. And before Alaster interrupts me, I know what he will say, and I will say it instead. Remember, Constant Vigilance!" Snape said smoothly, and slightly condecendling.

"Thank you Severus, those were my words exactly." Moody said. Snape responded with a curt nod. Tonks drifted off for the rest of the meeting, not realy paying attention to the rest of Snape's report. Most if it seemed to be talking about what he was doing for the Order and what we weren't doing.

"Well, if there's nothing else, do I have a mtion to ajourn this meeting of the Order of the Phoenix?" Dumbledore said with authority. "The chair recognizes Remus Lupin."

"I, Remus John Lupin, move to end this meeting of the Order of the Phoenix."

"Do I have a second? The chair recognizes Nymphadora Tonks."

"I, Nymphadora Tonks, second that motion."

"All in favor?"

"Aye!" everyone at the table said.

"So moved." Dumbledore stated, tapping his wand on the table. There was the scraping of chairs as everyone got up to leave.

"You are welcome to stay for dinner if you like." Mrs/ Weasley said over the conversations.

"Dora, may I talk to you for a minute?" Remus said, blushing slightly.

"Of course," she answered, following him into the sitting room.

"Nymphadora," he began. "I-I'd like to…" he faltered. Her ryrs never ceased to mesmerize him. His heart was thumping in his throat. Though they had already said they loved eachother, the idea of asking her out for the first time was still daunting to him.

Tonks looked into his chocolate brown eyes, and saw the tenderness and love that was there. The butterflies in her stomach were fluttering, as she had some idea what this talk was about.

"What is it Remus?" she asked him gently.

"Would you come to dinner with me tomorrow night?" he questioned softly, reaching for her hand.

"Is that all? You were fretting about asking me to dinner?" she said with a hint of a grin.

"Erm, yes. I haven't down this is years."

"Aww, Remus, of course I'll come to dinner with you."

He pulled her in for a hug and breathed in her scent. "Wonderful. How about five thirty at my place?" he said to her hair.

"There's nothing I'd rather do." She answered, her head nestled in his chest. She could stand here and losten to his heart beating for ever. The heart pounded out the rhythmic proof that he was there, alive – and that he was hers. He smelled just right as well – like cheap cologne with a bit of must and that distinct 'Remus' smell that she couldn't describle for the life of her.

He moved his hand from the small of her back to her chin, slowly lifting her head to meet him in a kiss full of love. The kiss got more and more passionate and the couple had to sit down. Tonks's hands threaded themselves into his greyigng hair, while he ran his hands through her thick hair, which was aurburn today. The need ofr oxygen finally overpowered their love, and they were forced apart, both breathing heavily.

She rested her forhead on his and nuzzled his nose. He smiled at her and pulled her into one of his special 'Remus hugs' that he saved just for her. She took a deep breath, and was forced to face reality.

"WE'd better get back. They'll be wondering where we are." She said quietly.

"I know. I wish we didn't have to though."

"It's alright, we'll have tomorrow. We can go back to my flat and just hang out. Get to know eachother better."

"That sounds perfect. I can't imagine a better way to spend my evening. But you're right. Now is not that time for that. Let's get back. I love you Nymphadora." He said mockingly.

"Remus, you may call me Dora, but not Nymphaodra."

"Yes Ma'am," he cheecked. "But one thing…when you seconded my morion, you didn't give your middle name. do you have one?" he asked curiously.

"Yes, I do." She said, hoping he wouldn't ask the inevitable question.

"What is it?"

She groaned.

"Is it that bad?" he asked, chuckling.

"Worse. It's terrible."

"Aww, come on tell me." He said as he began to tickle her.

"No Remus, stop, pelase!" she cried.

"Never! Not until you tell me."

"Okay, okay," she gasped. "are you ready for this?"

"Uh huh."

"Vulpecula."

He burst out laughing.

"See, I knew you would make fun of me!" she said, burying her head in his chest.

"Dora, what's it with your family and outerspace? Bellatrix, Sirius, Andromeda, Vulpecula!"

"I know I know! That's why I don't use it. Ever."

"Ookay. It would be worse."

"Oh yeah, how?"

"your name could be," he stopped, trying to think of a horrendous name of a constellation. "got it, you could be Camelopardalias. Or Cassiopeia."

"The first one you said isn't even a name!" She said, laughing.

"Yes, well, Vulpecula isn't one either." He told her with a grin on her face.

"Remus John Lupin, you are so dead!" she creid, and tackled him to the floor tickling him with no mercy.

And that is how Mrs. Weasley found them when she came to get them for dinner.

"Remus, Tonks, dinner is ready," she said, smiling at the sight of the two on the ground.

"Thanks Molly, we'll be down in a sec." Tonks said. "Come on you, we need to be downstairs." She pulled Remus up to a standing position.

"My my, your hair is all frazzled. I wonder what your dear old cousin will say about that." Remus said when he got a good look at her.

"Well it's not as if mine is theonly hair that's in disarray. I wonder what my dear old cousin, as you so politely put it, will say about this." She retorted.

"There's only one way to find out." He told her, winking. "Let's go see."

Remus put an arm around Tonks's waist and pulled her close. "Come on sweetie, let's go she what Sirius has to say." He said, planting a small kiss on her lips before leading her towards the wonderful smells that was Molly's cooking.

again, i'm sorry if this didn't live up to your expectaions. it didn't live up to mine. i hope you enjoyed tonks's name and the flirty/fluff between tonks and lupin. the next chapter will be the date and getting to know eachother. then i might have a full moon thing, what do you think? from what i can tell, chapters will be getting shorter from now on, but hopefully be up quicker (a good comprimise, no?).

school is starting again soon, so we'll see how much i can write then. until next time! ~mangotango101

PS: as always, review!!!!