SO, I got the idea to combine my stories "Raising The Rainbow" and "A Ready Made Spy". Some parts will be identical to the other stories, but with changes)
A formal warning: This story will contain abuse, non-con/rape, death, dark themes, it will not contain graphic descriptions of such.
*****And I don't own HP, or the excerpts you see below*****
It's literally just a reworking of a Ready Made Spy with Kingsley and Alastor instead- however, differences ahead!
Kingsley woke up a few times throughout the night. She was restless, despite the Dreamless Sleep Potion, but he couldn't blame her, and he hadn't wanted to carry her all the way back to the room she shared with Remus after she had fallen asleep during their conversation.
He got up when he heard someone moving around downstairs, and figured Remus and Alastor had returned from the patrol. He headed downstairs, where Sirius was at the stove, making breakfast. Remus and Alastor were sitting at the table, still wearing their cloaks.
"How is she?" Alastor asked.
"Still asleep. Anything noteworthy from patrol last night?" Kingsley asked.
"Nothing." Remus said. "No activity at all. Seems suspicious to me."
"Perhaps there's a reason for that, perhaps Dora knows." Sirius said.
"Do you think she told them anything?" Remus asked.
"No."
"Absolutely not."
Kingsley and Alastor had spoken at the same time. "I don't think I'd blame her anyway." Kingsley continued.
"Do you think she should face the Order so soon?" Sirius asked. "They're going to ask-"
"She's stubborn, she'll only answer what she wants to answer." Alastor said.
Sirius nodded. "So, what should we do?"
"About what?" Remus asked.
"What you saw last night." Sirius answered. "Has she said anything about it?"
Remus shook his head.
"Not to me." Alastor said. "Kingsley? You said you spoke to her before she fell asleep?"
"She didn't say much about what happened."
"But she said something?" Remus asked.
"She didn't say what they had done." Kingsley said, still feeling guilty that he was lying to them. "She said Bellatrix and Rodolphus were in charge of getting information from her."
"I wonder if Bellatrix would tell us if we found her..." Sirius said. "After all, Bellatrix likes to boast."
"I think that counts as reckless, Padfoot." Remus said. "And weren't you saying you wanted to be less reckless so you could help Harry more?"
"Moony, look at who you're talking to." Sirius said. ''I went after Wormtail for betraying James and Lily. I'll go after the bastard that raped my cousin too."
"We don't know that's what happened." Alastor said harshly. "Black, let's go, we need to be on patrol soon."
"We'll meet at the Burrow at noon." Kingsley said, standing. "Remus, make sure Dora eats something."
It hadn't been so bad when they first arrived at the Burrow. Molly had been the first to approach her, and when Molly had grabbed her in a hug, she hadn't pulled away- she felt safe and comforted. Hermione had also taken the opportunity to congratulate them on their marriage because she had arrived while Tonks had been gone.
And then the meeting began, and as she expected- most of the Order seemed to want to know about the meeting and her escape first. She was sitting next to Remus, staring at the table. She could feel everyone's eyes on her, waiting for her to tell them what she had learned, but suddenly her nerve seemed to be failing her, suddenly she couldn't speak, because she knew what the immediate reaction would be. They would think she told them.
"You-Know-Who knows about Saturday." She finally muttered, without looking up.
"Did you tell them?" Fleur asked.
She looked up, glaring at Fleur. "I didn't tell them anything!"
"But you just said-" Fleur began.
"I didn't say I told them, I just said he knew!"
"I assume it was mentioned during the meeting, then?" Kingsley asked. "Who told You-Know-Who?"
"Snape."
"How does Snape know?" Sirius asked, leaning forward.
"I don't know." She said. "He didn't say anything about decoys, he just said that's the date we're moving him."
"He didn't say who told him?" Arthur asked.
She shook her head. "He said he has a source." She said. "Which means there's a betrayer among us."
"How did they figure you out?" Alastor asked. "Did you drop any part of your morph?"
She shook her head. "I don't know. He just knew. Maybe he used Legilimency-"
"You didn't feel it, though?" Sirius asked, and she shook her head. "Maybe the same person who told Snape about this Saturday also managed to tell him that you'd be there."
"We make a new plan, then-" Alastor began.
"They don't know about the decoys." Tonks repeated. "And maybe there's a chance that they'll think it was some kind of false trail."
"We'd be risking the entire mission-"
"We don't have time for a new plan." She said. "They don't know about the safe houses, they don't know about the decoys. We can still confuse them."
"What else did they know?" Alastor asked.
"Nothing related to the mission." She said.
"Related to the Order?"
"They know that Remus and I got married, they know that we think that they've infiltrated the Ministry- which we know is true. We can't move Harry using any other method, but it does sound like he's planning to take Harry as we move. No matter what we do, there's going to be a fight." She said. "And- I don't know if she's been declared missing yet, but Charity Burbage is dead."
"They talked about her?" Kingsley asked, and she shook her head.
"She was there, they must have taken her prisoner." She said. "She was killed during the meeting."
"Did they mention dropping her body somewhere?" Arthur asked. "We should return it to her husband."
Tonks felt sick as the image of the snake wrapping its body around Charity's lifeless body flashed through her mind, and she closed her eyes.
"Dora, are you alright?" Kingsley asked.
"There's no body." She said, opening her eyes after a long silence.
"What do you mean?" Bill asked. "What'd they do to her?"
"Do you remember the snake that attacked Arthur?" She asked, and most of the Order seemed confused for a moment. "Well, it was there. At the meeting."
"Did it attack her?" Molly asked, and Tonks shook her head.
"How did Charity die, Tonks?" Hestia asked gently.
"Killing Curse."
"And the snake, what did the snake have to do with it?" Sirius asked.
Remus exhaled beside her. "Dora, you said there's no body. And if the snake was there..."
"Oh, Bloody Hell." Sirius whispered. "The snake- it ate her, didn't it?"
"Yes."
"And what happened to you?" Alastor asked. "They clearly tried to torture information out of you-"
"I didn't tell them anything." She snapped before she could stop herself. "I kept my silence-"
"Alastor, I think she's going to keep her silence." Sirius said, and she glared at him. "I'm sorry, Dora, but we're concerned."
"I got tortured with the Cruciatus by my own Aunt, I got stabbed and beaten." She said, suddenly feeling angry. "All for information they already had. Is that what you want to know? Or do you want more details? Perhaps you want to know that Bellatrix didn't act alone-?"
"We want to know that you're okay." Sirius said.
She stood, pushing her chair back. "Let's send you to Malfoy Manor for two days, see if you're okay afterwards." She said, turning and leaving the Burrow.
"Dora!" Remus called, following her outside. He must have jogged to catch up to her when she continued walking, because his hand grabbed her arm a second later. Immediately and without really thinking, she spun and slapped him, and then froze.
"Remus, I'm- oh my God." She said, clapping her hand to her mouth as he released her arm.
Remus seemed startled for a moment, but didn't seem angry with her. "It's alright, Dora-"
"No, it's not! I just hit my husband!"
"Dora, I know something happened, something you don't want to admit. And it has you a little... on edge." Remus said. "And I understand that. What I don't understand is why you don't want to tell me. Whatever it is, Dora, you can tell me."
She didn't speak.
"I shouldn't have grabbed you like that." Remus said. "And I'm sorry."
She sighed, staring at the ground. She couldn't say the words, she couldn't tell him.
"We are right, aren't we?" Remus asked. "The bruises, they aren't just from you getting beaten, are they?"
She shook her head slowly. "I already told Kingsley, but- I-"
"Who was it?"
"Rodolphus." She whispered, tears stinging her eyes. "I'm sorry, Remus- I tried to-"
He walked forward, wrapping his arms around her tightly, resting his cheek on her hair. "Don't apologise, you've done nothing wrong." He said. "We'll get through this. Whatever you need, you just tell me.''
For a fleeting moment she wanted to push him away, but the familiar feeling of his sweater against her cheek, the way he always smelled of chocolate and books and the scent of his aftershave...
She wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his chest, sobs shaking her body- but it was alright, she was safe, she was with Remus.
Somehow, Remus knowing seemed to help Tonks. They spent the rest of Friday and most of Saturday alone. Sirius didn't bother them, and Remus didn't tell him he had found out that they had been right. He didn't want to yet, it wasn't his place to say anything anyway, but he felt like their silence may have confirmed it for Sirius. Remus assumed Kingsley may have told Alastor, because Alastor was in a foul mood whenever Tonks wasn't around, but became uncharacteristically(for Remus, anyway) more cheerful when she was around.
They only left their room a few times, because Alastor and Kingsley insisted she leave her room a couple of times because they were concerned she was becoming depressed, but the rest of the time they simply stayed with each other.
He helped her heal her bruises, something none of them viewed as a priority before- but now he thought it was extremely important to do that. Otherwise, she'd have to spend weeks watching as the bruises faded and he hated the idea of her having to see the physical evidence daily.
Once the bruises were healed, they simply spent the time together, talking about everything except for what had happened. They had talked about it a little bit while he healed her bruises, but once the bruises were gone, so was the conversation.
Remus was happy to comply, if she didn't want to talk about it, he couldn't stand to bring it up. If she needed to talk, she would.
She fell asleep before taking a Dreamless Sleep Potion, and Remus feel asleep shortly afterwards, only to wake up to her crying out. He woke up to see her sitting up, her shoulders shaking slightly, and sat up as well.
"I'm sorry, it was just a nightmare." She said quietly. "Go back to sleep."
"Do you want to talk?" Remus asked, and she shook her head, laying down again. He lay down as well, sighing softly. "If you ever need to, Dora."
"I know, Remus."
He lay there, alternating between being absolutely destroyed at the idea of her being assaulted in such a horrible way, and being absolutely furious that it had happened and found himself hoping that Rodolphus would make an appearance during the mission. If Tonks was right and they knew about it, there would be Death Eaters for sure, and he desperately hoped Rodolphus would be one of them.
And while Remus never considered himself to be willingly violent, he just might make an exception for Rodolphus Lestrange.
Remus had barely helped George to the couch and backed away when Tonks and Ginny entered the living room. Remus turned to Harry, grabbing him by the arm and dragging him into the kitchen.
"Remus!" Tonks cried, following Remus as Ginny rushed to the couch.
"What creature sat in the corner the first time that Harry Potter visited my office at Hogwarts?" Remus demanded, giving Harry a small shake. "Answer me!"
"Remus, what's wrong with you?" Tonks demanded.
"What creature, Harry?" Remus demanded again.
"A—a Grindylow in a tank, wasn't it?"
Remus released Harry, falling back against a cupboard. "I'm sorry, I had to check." Remus said. "Someone betrayed us, Dora. Voldemort knew that you were being moved tonight and the only people who could have told him were directly involved in the plan. You might have been an impostor, Harry."
Tonks looked hurt and a little angry when Remus spoke.
"Dora, I didn't mean-"
"It's fine." She said stiffly. "Only people directly related to the plan could have possibly told him."
There was a noise in the yard, and Tonks turned, heading for the yard. Kingsley and Hermione were rushing across the yard. Harry and Remus must have followed her outside, because Harry and Hermione ran to each other and threw their arms around each other.
Remus quickly passed Tonks, holding his wand at Kingsley, who raised his as well. "The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us!"
"'Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.'" Remus answered. Kingsley turned his wand on Harry. "It's him, I've checked!"
"Alright, alright!" said Kingsley, stowing his wand back beneath his cloak, and finally accepting a hug from Tonks. "But somebody betrayed us! They knew, they knew it was tonight!"
"So it seems, but apparently they did not realize that there would be seven Harrys." Remus said, as there was another flash of blue and Fred and Arthur appeared. Immediately, Arthur seemed to realise something must be wrong, as he and Fred rushed to the house, searching for George. Arthur shoved Kingsley's wand out of the way before he could even ask a security question.
"I'll prove myself once I've seen that my son is safe!" He snapped, and Kingsley lowered his wand.
"Harry, did you and Hagrid find the portkey alright?" Kingsley asked, and Harry nodded.
"Yeah, but Hagrid and Mad-Eye didn't really say whose house it was, it wasn't a Muggle's was it?" Harry asked.
"It's technically mine." Tonks said. "I just haven't been there for nearly twenty five years. Kingsley, what happened to you?"
"Followed by five, injured two, may have killed one." Kingsley said. "We saw You-Know-Who as well, but he left after a while. He can-"
"Fly, I saw him too." Harry said.
"So he left to follow you." Kingsley said. "What about you, Remus? Where's George?"
"Followed by four, didn't get a chance to injure or kill, I had to keep George on the broom, he was losing too much blood."
"Too much blood?" Hermione asked, frowning. "What happened-?"
"He lost an ear." Harry said.
"...An ear...?"
A broom materialised above them, streaking towards the ground. Sirius and Ron landed, Harry and Hermione rushing towards Ron as Sirius walked towards the adults.
Remus raised his wand, pointing it directly at Sirius' chest. "When Sirius Black was in fifth year, who did he ask to go to Hogsmeade with him for Valentine's Day?"
"I asked no one, I spent the day with you, because it was full moon the next day." Sirius said. "We did, however, go to Hogsmeade together, but I don't think it was a very romantic date."
Remus lowered his wand. "What happened to you? You should have been back-"
"I killed Rodolphus." Sirius said.
"What?" Tonks asked, shocked. "You killed someone?"
"Not just someone, Dora." Sirius said. "And after what he said...''
"What did he say?" Remus asked, although he wasn't sure he wanted to know.
"He asked if you were able to smell him on your whore." Sirius said. "After that, I may have accidentally cast a Killing Curse."
"Accidentally?" She asked quietly.
"Accidentally, on purpose." Sirius said.
"He deserved a lot worse, Dora." Kingsley said.
"You knew, then?" Sirius asked, and Remus and Kingsley both nodded. "I wish I had done worse. I should have hit him with a Crucio, let him fall to his death. Bloody bastard, what kind of sick son of a-"
"Can we not talk about this right now?" Tonks implored as Harry, Ron and Hermione walked over.
Sirius looked like he was going to continue insulting Rodolphus, but instead threw an arm around Harry's shoulder. "I'm glad you're alright, Harry." He said. "So, did you hear the news? Moony here finally married Dora."