Not Going Anywhere

by hmweasley

Tonks has been proving herself since she first revealed that she'd be an Auror only to be faced by sceptical classmates. Years later, a full-fledged Auror, she's supposed to be past that, but joining the Order of the Phoenix is another reminder of just how inexperienced she still is. Luckily, she's not ready to give up yet.

36. Chapter 36

A/N: Sorry this is so short! I wanted to include the funeral, but I didn't want another chapter that was just retelling stuff that happened in HBP.

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Tonks wasn't sure if pink hair was the most conventional choice for a funeral. It was odd, perhaps, that on such a somber occasion, she was finally able to change her appearance to anything she wanted.

She was saddened by Dumbledore's death. Of course she was. She knew that whatever was about to come would be a million times harder without Dumbledore there leading the charge, but as she sat there at the funeral holding Remus' hand, she didn't feel the same overwhelming sense of sadness that she'd felt over the past year. The sadness that came with Dumbledore's death was of a different sort, and one that she knew she could navigate with Remus at her side.

When she gave his hand a squeeze, he turned and smiled at her briefly. It was muted, considering the occasion, but she could tell that it was genuine too. She gave him a smile of her own before turning back to the front where Dumbledore's tomb laid.