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Word Count - 360
Minutes Past Midnight
"I have to go, baby," Tonks murmured softly, brushing the blonde wisps of hair away from her girlfriend's face. "Duty calls."
Fleur groaned quietly. "Today is your day off," she replied, reaching a hand out to take a loose hold of Tonk's red Auror robes.
"There's going to be a raid," Tonks replied, rubbing their noses together. "They want all hands on deck. Harry just sent a Patronus."
Fleur pouted prettily, and Tonks kissed it away because she loved that pout but if Fleur kept it, Tonks was liable to climb back into bed.
"Come back safe," Fleur told her, blinking wide eyes at her, a serious look on her face. "I will be angry if there is a single hair out of place on your head."
Cracking a smile, Tonks kissed Fleur's temple. "I'll be sure to tell Harry. You know he's more scared of you than the criminals we catch."
"As it should be. I love you."
"I love you too."
…
Harry caught Fleur as she stumbled up the corridor of Saint Mungo's.
"Where is she?" Fleur demanded through her tears. "Where is my Dora?"
"They're working on her," Harry told her, his own eyes glistening with tears. "They're doing their best to save her life."
Fleur buried her face into Harry's chest, sobbing.
Harry held her tightly, his own fears about Tonks life gripping him. Tonks had been his training Auror at the Ministry, and his friend for even longer.
He felt guilty, because it was his fault that she was there. It was supposed to be her day off, and he'd called her in because he wanted more bodies in the fray that was sure to come. He'd never have believed that Tonks would be the one caught by a stray curse.
"She'll be okay," he whispered. He wasn't sure if he was trying to convince Fleur or himself.
…
They called time on Nymphadora Tonks life at three minutes past midnight.
Fleur felt like they'd called time on her own life at eleven minutes past midnight when the Healer delivered the news that the woman who owned her heart had taken her last breath.
Written for;
Character Appreciation - 7. Auror
Showtime - 46. Time
Amber's Attic - TonksFleur