Disclaimer: Not mine...although, I wish Tonks was mine. She's my favorite!
The Brotherhood
~~~ Chapter Seventeen ~~~
"Didn't Remus say that she'd come to us?" Harry questioned.
"Not really. He just mentioned Dora. Since she isn't coming to us, we're going to go to her," Sirius answered.
"But in the Ministry of Magic, Sirius? This plan is not going to work," Harry protested.
Sirius sighed. "Fine. Stay here then."
Harry immediately climbed to his feet. "I'm not going to let you and Ginny break into the Ministry without me!"
"Then come, will you?" Ginny joined the conversation.
"You have your cloak?" Sirius asked. He was in what he called his 'auror' mode now, from when he had been an auror before being sent to Azkaban.
"Always," Harry replied reluctantly.
"Good," Sirius murmured. He turned to Ginny and put a glamour charm on her, changing her appearance to the one she had used before in Diagon Alley.
Harry stepped forward and allowed Sirius to put a charm on him too.
Placing a final charm on himself, Sirius turned to the fireplace. "Let's go,"
Sirius flooed to the Ministry first followed by Harry and then Ginny.
The Ministry was its usual busy place and Harry felt anxious as they walked casually through the crowd, acting as if they belonged there. Harry had to admit, it seemed to work. Nobody gave a second glance.
Still, as the trio entered an empty elevator, Harry couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.
On the next floor, the doors opened again and a very familiar person entered.
Ginny tensed up as Arthur Weasley greeted them. "Good morning,"
"Morning," Sirius returned casting a casual glance at his companions.
"You don't work here, do you?" Arthur asked, studying them.
"I work in the auror department. This is my niece and nephew. It's 'bring your kids to work' day in the department," Sirius stated, his voice completely calm.
Harry marvelled at how good of a liar he was.
"Really? I had no idea. Oh, here's my stop. See you later," Arthur left as the doors slid open.
Ginny let out a breath and closed her eyes in relief as the doors closed again, leaving the three of them momentarily alone.
"Bring you kids to work day?" Harry repeated incredulously.
"He believed it, didn't he?" Sirius retorted.
"Yea, but what happens when he starts realising that nobody else brought their kids?"
"By that time, we'll be long gone," Sirius answered.
"Maybe," Harry muttered under his breath.
The doors slid open once again, this time to the auror department and the three of them exited.
Sirius walked up to the front desk and asked, "Excuse me, can you tell me where Auror Tonks' office is?"
"Right around the corner, third door on the left," the receptionist answered in a dull voice. "Should I inform her you're coming?"
"That won't be necessary. She's expecting us," Sirius answered before walking away from the desk, and going around the corner. Harry and Ginny followed.
Coming to the door that the receptionist had said, Sirius knocked once softly before opening the door. As the three entered the room and closed the door behind them, Tonks looked up, watching them carefully.
"Do I know you?" she asked, reaching for her wand.
"I'm sure you do. I believe our little wolfy friend mentioned us coming?" Sirius replied.
Tonks' eyes widened almost comically.
She sent a spell at the door, locking it and making it soundproof before she went any further.
Sirius, seeing this as a sign, discarded his glamour charm and Harry and Ginny followed suit.
Tonks studied them. "So you're it then, the Trio of Traitors?" she asked.
"Is that what they call us now?" Ginny murmured.
"Of course it's us, cousin. Who else would break into the Ministry with only a glamour charm or two for protection?" Sirius answered.
"Only you, obviously. I wasn't expecting you here. I thought you'd come to my home," Tonks stated.
"Seeing as I have no idea where you live, that was a problem," Sirius told her.
"Remus could've told you. He knows," Tonks commented.
"Why would Remus know? I thought you didn't know each other very much?" Ginny asked.
Tonks gave her a strange look. "Didn't he tell you? We've been dating for nearly three months now," she answered.
Sirius' eyes widened in shock.
Harry smiled, "That would explain those 'previous connections' he mentioned."
"Previous connections? That's it? I'm going to have to have a word with that man," Tonks nearly growled.
Sirius chuckled.
A sudden knock on the door made them all freeze. Tonks gave them a sharp look and Sirius replaced the glamour charms in a hurry as Tonks took down the silencing charms and unlocked the door.
"Tonks, Moody wishes to speak to you. Something about…who are you?" the auror who was at the door asked, eyeing the three who were standing on the far side of the room.
"They're friends of mine. They were just leaving," Tonks explained before quickly scribbling down something on a piece of loose parchment and handing it to Sirius. "I'll see you guys tomorrow at three, alright?"
"Of course," Sirius replied, winking. He strode past the auror with a slight incline of his head, Ginny and Harry following.
Harry had tensed up once again. In the relaxed office of Tonks, he had almost forgotten that they were deep in enemy territory.
A/N - Yay, Dora is now in the story. Review and let me know what you think. I've noticed that the number of reviews were up but then each chapter I've gotten less and less and less making me down around 4 or 5 reviews a chapter. Wouldn't it be cool if every single person who read it gave a review? That's like 450 reviews! Even if it's just a few words of encouragement to post fast, I still appreciate them.