A/N: Hi! I'm so sorry it took this long to update...But I'm slow writer and I got stuck several times. I try be faster next time...Oh, I almost forget...Thanks for LOVELY rewievs! :)

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Chapter 2

Nymphadora Tonks stood in a alley somewhere in London. Her head was spinning with thoughts. It wasn't odd because only twenty-four hours ago she was dying in the boredom... And now she was waiting the one certain person to retrieve her to her first meeting in the secret society. Life can change quickly, can't it?

"Order of the Phoenix... " she murmured.

She started reminisce what had happened after they had left the Ministry;

First: `the safer place` had turn out to be, surprise, surprise, the Moody's house.

Second: Kingsley and Moody had confirm her doubts. You-know-who had returned. (She had breathed deeply, though she had been almost sure the things were like she had doubt. But hearing the truth was still hard.)

Third: They had asked her to join the secret society named Order of the Phoenix. Society that was run by Albus Dumbledore. Society that fight against Voldemort and his death eaters. Society that was persecuted by Ministry and which could risk her job. (Not mention about her life.)

Fourth: she had accepted invitation.

Fifth: they had agreed that Moody would retrieve her next evening from inconspicuous place (Yeah, Moody wanted that she waited him dingy and smelly alley. Park or something like that was no question...) at six p.m. So, now she just waited Moody to come.

Oh, and by the way: Sirius Black, the notorious mass murderer and her mother's cousin, was innocent and member of the Order.

While Tonks mused all this, a clattering sound approached her; Clunk. Clunk. Clunk... She looked up and saw Mad-Eye who looked grumpy as usual.

"Wotcher", she said.

Mad-Eye eyed her suspiciously and demanded her prove that she was Nymphadora Tonks indeed.

After interrogation, they exited the stinky alley and she started follow him through streets of London. They walked couple minutes in silence until Mad-Eye suddenly stopped.

"You know," he started "that you have to be one hundred percent sure about this."

"I am," she said at once.

"Are you absolutely sure?" Moody looked at her with both his eyes. "If you want back off, you have to do it now."

"No, I'm sure about this. I want to join." she said with honest certainty in her voice. Moody nodded approving and growled:

"That's a good thing, lass. I don't have to sweep your memory after all."

About ten minutes later they arrived to a small square, which was surrounded with dreary houses. Tonks looked around. The place didin't really seem very inviting: the houses were in bad shape and there lay piles of garbage in front of them. But it sure was an insuspicious place for a secret society. Mad-Eye led her near two houses, which she noticed to be eleven and thirteen. There was no number twelve. She was just about to ask something when Moody thursted her a piece of parchment and said:

"Read it."

Tonks looked at the parchment. It said: The Headquartes of Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London. She had hardly finished reading when Moody grabbed the note away and set fire to it.

"Now think of what it said", he grunted. She did, and almost instantly the houses eleven and thirteen started move when a new house between them pushed them aside. In a couple of seconds there was another house ( which was equally rundown as the other houses) in front of Tonks and Moody. In a plaque on its doorpost was number 12.

"Wow, that was pretty cool," Tonks said cheerfully. Mad-Eye grumbled something, strided the worn stone steps to the door and tapped it with his wand. And so, with the metallic clicks of the propably at least from a several locks, they were in the house.

In short, the house was creepy. Tonks almost shuddered when she glanced around in a dismal foyer, which was enlighted with old-fashioned gas lamps. The whole foyer (and most likely the whole house) was decorated with slighty varying tones of poison green. Snake form seemed to be dominant in door handles and in other furnitures. Impressive dark wooden stairs ascended to the upper floor. There were also several doors in ground floor.

Tonks turned to Mad-Eye and asked:

"Isn't this place a little odd for the Order of the Phoenix...? You know, all this gloomy greenness and -Are those house elf's heads? Yack, gross! Anyway, doesn't this place bring in mind-"

"Dark wizards?"

Tonks turned around and got face to face with Sirius Black. She was about to cry out before she remembered he was innocent. Sirius smirked.

"Yes, this beautiful house is my heritage from my dear parents," he said with fake nostalgia. "I gave it to Order for use. So.."

Sirius held out his hand.

"I'm Sirius Black, which you seemed to notice." He grinned. "And you must be-"

Suddenly they heard a door open. All three turned look at the front door; there was a man who was taking off his cloak. Tonks noticed he was quite young though he looked tired and had gray in his thick, brown hair.

"Moony's home!" Sirius exclaimed.

The man looked up, and now Tonks saw he had beautiful, intelligent amber eyes. He smiled.

"Oh, hello! Sorry, I didin't notice you right away", he said looking at Sirius and Mad-Eye. Then his eyes reached Tonks. Still smiling he said:

"You must be the new member?"

Before Tonks could say anything, Mad-Eye answered for her:

"Yes, this is Nymphadora Tonks-"

"That Nymphadora Tonks?" Sirius cut in. "Andromeda's daughter, little Nymphie? Why didin't you say anything before, Mad-Eye?"

Mad-Eye grumbled only one word: "Safety."

While Sirius shaked his head to Moody's precautions (in a way that resembled much Tonks), the man with amber eyes held his hand out to Tonks and said smiling:

"My name is Remus Lupin. Nice to meet you, Nymphadora."

"It's nice to meet you too, Remus" she said shaking his hand and anserwing his smile. "But, please, don't call me that."

"Pardon?"

"Don't call me Nymphadora. It's a horrible name! I can't still understand what the heck my mother was thinking when she named me that..."

She shuddered and Remus chuckled.

A/N: I really intended to contiune this chapter, but I finally decided leave it there, because I got stuck. Well, thanks for reading, hope you liked it and leave a comment. See you in next chapter! :)

-Rottana