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Remus left 12 Grimmauld Place after a long visit with Sirius. He was glad to visit his friend, but it was getting late and to be honest he was a bit drained from the interaction and needed some time to relax. He apperated home and decide to shower and get ready for bed, but before he could even head to the bathroom, Tonks flooed into his chimney.
"Remus." She said smiling, "I think I found a new lead on some rogue wizards, we gotta go discuss it." Remus pinched the bridge of his nose and groaned.
"Can't you tell anyone else? Don't you have Auror friends?"
"I want to be the first to catch them, and besides, you are my best friend." She grinned. Remus and Tonks had grown to be very close friends, but she always wanted to drag him to different bars and pubs to talk about crazy jobs she did. But Remus would always end up caving and tagging along, and today was no different.
"Fine." He muttered.
The two apperated to the Leakey Cauldron and, of course, it was bustling and brimming with activity. Tonks dragged Remus to a table. She was just buzzing with excitement.
"Ok, I'm going to get us some drinks, you wait here." She said standing up, "Same thing you always get?" Remus smiled and nodded as Tonks scampered into the crowd to the bar. Remus put his face in his hand and gave the room a cursory glance until he was abruptly snapped out of his head.
"Remus?" A voice asked. A voice that was so familiar. He turned his head to see ______ standing at his table. He knew them from school as they were in his year, but it had been almost fifteen years since he had seen them.
"______." He stood up as they hugged him warmly. They had matured in appearance since their Hogwarts years and they wore very professional and prestigious robes.
"It's been so long since I've seen you." They said, "I heard about the whole Dark Arts job mishap." Remus felt his chest sink. They definitely knew about his condition, and he wasn't in the mood to be looked down on.
"It's ok." ______ said quickly, seeing Remus' reaction. "I actually know a lot of werewolves, and I actually dedicated my work to preventing injustice towards them." Remus looked at them shocked.
"You dedicated yourself to werewolves? Why?" He realized how blunt that came out and stuttered an apology before ______ began to laugh.
"No, no, you're good." They giggled. '' My father was infected after fifth year and was arrested after causing damage to a muggle home." Remus recalled overhearing a Lilly and Frank comforting _____ about their father in the school library. "He was unfairly convicted, and I couldn't do much for him then, but I decided to become a ministery lawyer to try to correct any future legal slander of werewolves." Remus smiled at his former classmate.
"That is very noble of you ______. " They smiled back and Remus could see their cheeks redden slightly. Suddenly, Tonks appeared holding two drinks.
"You wouldn't believe the shit going on at the counter, some guy-" She noticed ______ and her eyes widened before a sly look grew on her face.
"Remus. Why didn't you tell me you were seeing someone?" She mockingly scolded. The two in front of Tonks exploded in flustered disagreements that boiled down to 'no! Well it's not that I wouldn't.' And 'We are just catching up, and I would want to move it so fast- If we were together of course.'
Tonks was rolling from the two's ridiculous display.
"You guys are a riot. I'm only joking." She said placing the two glasses on the table.
"Well I better be heading out." ______ said.
"Oh, it's alright come have s seat with us, the more the merrier." Tonks said, but ______ only held out her hands in polite protest.
"Thank you Tonks, but I was just heading out. It was good seeing Remus I hope we can see each other again soon." They waved as they walked into the crowd and disappeared from view.
"You know ______?" Remus asked sitting back down.
"Of course." Tonks said sitting with him, "She works with the Aurors in the ministry all the time. They also are rumored to have a thing for werewolves, but I guess you can be the judge of that." Remus' face flushed at the last line. Tonks again began to cackle to his misfortune, but began to tell him about her new lead. He listened as attentively as he could, but ______ was in the back of his mind. He recalled fancying them quite a bit in school, but knew his condition would make dating a struggle so he ignored his feelings, but thinking back, ______ did seem to desire hanging out with him as much as they could. Wiether ______ liked him back then was to be determined, but he began to feel this spark in his chest over ______ that made him want to be a bit more than recognized just aquatences.