Chapter 4
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Forced To Turn
"TONKS!!' yelled Remus for the thousandth time that night. Yet again there was no reply, like every other time he had tried. He frantically started searching the area dedicated to him. Already he had searched her house which looked abandoned for at least a week, then her work which told him she hadn't been to work for days, along with Arthur Weasley he had asked her Auror friends, but to no success did they find new information. The other Order Members busied themselves in looking for her all over England, even searching Hogwarts on Dumbledore's command.
"Lupin there's no hope, Moody said that we should go back to head quarters!" shouted Arthur for the third time, hurrying after a frantic Remus.
"No, we have to keep looking, she must be somewhere" he rasped losing his breath, "It's not like she vanished out of thin air."
"Apparently she has and we must go back to head quarters to discuss that!"
"How could I sit around knowing she could be anywhere, talking about where she could be and what could be happening to her, when I could be doing something about it!" Remus tore through the small bushes glancing around in panic, expecting to see Tonks lying on the floor of the forest they were now searching, dead.
"Remus STOP" yelled Arthur grabbing his friend by the shoulders and shaking him roughly. Lupin looked him in the eye dangerously, but his anger subsided as he started to calm down a bit.
"What?"
"Listen lets just go back to head quarters and see what the others have found, they might have found her by now who knows, but I do know that if we don't return right away they'll start searching for us as well, and we want to focus on finding her not us!" exclaimed Arthur sweating as he caught his breath.
Remus looked defeated for a moment, but his glare returned to a scowl as he agreed reluctantly.
"Hang in there Nymphadora, I will find you!"
Number 12 Grimmuald Place:
"We still can't find her Dumbledore!" said a very exasperated Molly hurrying into the kitchen of number 12 with Bill at her feet.
Dumbledore's calm features bore a troubled expression; this calmness hid his true thoughts which were worry and concern for one of his friends. Remus's face was pale white as he looked up and heard what Molly said. He was now sitting next to Sirius on the moth eaten couch, other order members kept popping in and reporting back to Dumbledore. Lupin and Sirius were forced to stay behind, Remus because they all said he needed some rest, since it was only another week till full moon, and Sirius because it was to dangerous for him to be spotted. Both men were extremely unhappy about this; however it allowed them to hear everything that went on.
"Where is Severus?" said Dumbledore suddenly, his brows frowned.
"He's still trying to find out what's happened to her like the rest of us" she said immediately, her hands shaking.
"Ok Molly, you should get some rest for tomorrow; it's going to be a big day."
Mrs. Weasley only nodded, looking as if this was one thing she could not do, staying up all night and stressing over the girl she had come to treated as one of her own. As her foot steps died in the Hallway, Sirius stood up, which Dumbledore completely ignored.
"Albus we already know the Death Eaters have gotten her, so why not go straight to them," he spoke clearly and loudly enough so his voice echoed around the room for a bizarre reason. "Have you even told Andromeda and Ted yet?"
Dumbledore sighed and took a seat, "No…I have not told them, the best thing to do right now is to go and find out where she is and if she is safe, only Severus can tell us-"
"Damn Severus" snapped Remus, "By the time he returns, she'll be dead, we're wasting our time sitting around here doing nothing!"
"We can not just go and bombard into a flock of Death Eaters, it would be a suicide mission Remus" explained Dumbledore calmly, "the only thing we can do however is to remain calm and find out information, then we must act once decisions are made."
Remus grumbled unhappily as Sirius took his seat next to him again. He sat there silent as the dead, to nauseous to speak two words, he was afraid that if he opened his mouth the smallest bit, he might chuck. He was so worried!, and even though he knew others also carried this worry; this felt more personal for him. If only his last words to Nymphadora hadn't been so unpleasant. If only he had told her his true feelings, everybody had either ignored the poor girl, or had underestimated her.
For over an hour they all waited, without a word from another one of the Order members. They remained silent, lost in their thoughts of the unpleasant horrors which might be befalling Tonks, and each man in that room felt regret in their heart. Finally…
"We've found her!" someone yelled, the kitchen door flew open to present the shrieking of Mrs. Black, and a dozen Order Members, all jammed in the door way. In the middle was Snape, who was crammed up against the door frame looking very unhappy. With one big heave they were free, and all of them rushed to Dumbledore with the new news. Arthur and Charlie rushed to shut Mrs. Black up again before joining the rest in the kitchen. Remus and Sirius jumped to their feet, running over the other members gathered around the battered table.
"The Death Eaters have got her Dumbledore!" hissed Snape instantly, panting and massaging his ribs, "I went to see them and they've got her prisoner, trying to torture information from her, about us."
Remus swallowed back the bile that was rising up his throat, "Then we must go and get her!"
Dumbledore looked into space, lost in deep thought.
"Do you think, Tonks will tell them anything?" Bill asked from one of the chairs.
Dumbledore shook his head, "I do not think so but…Nymphadora Is strong, maybe sooner or later, after enduring weeks of endless torture and the horrors that will befall her, I don't really know. We have to get to her first, before she could do such a thing."
"I agree, let's go and find them…right now" snapped Sirius, impatient to get there before anything else happened to her.
"Not so fast" said Dumbledore calmly, "We need to plan first, then-"
Both Sirius and Remus started. "We need to go and get her, to make sure she's safe, now!" snapped Remus.
"Remus, Sirius, please try to understand that marching into the Death Eaters hideout would be a suicide mission, which would see none of us alive. If we want to rescue her we will have to stay alive and plan. I am only asking you to both trust me, just a while longer on this" said Dumbledore calmly over the two men's protesting.
Sirius and Remus wisely shut their mouths, coming to a conclusion that this was the best way to rescue her safely.
"Yes, as I was saying, firstly somebody will need to go and tell Ted and Andromeda now that we know she is still alive. Remus and Sirius, since you both have had a long break and you both know the two of them considerably, both of you can go and tell them the news" said Dumbledore pacing around the room, "Sirius don't get yourself seen again, It'll be a lot more trouble for us, and that Is one thing we don't need."
They both nodded their heads and listened as Dumbledore continued.
"Severus, I need you to return to the Death Eaters and keep an eye on Nymphadora, update us when you have learned anything new" Dumbledore said, Snape nodded in acknowledgement and strode out the door, his cape billowing out behind him.
"Moody and Kingsley" Dumbledore turned to the two men standing a little away from the rest, "I need you to alert the Ministry of Nymphadora's disappearance, tell them the Death Eaters have got her and are holding her captive, this could work to our advantage. Though don't tell them of the Order of course."
"Don't worry Dumbledore, we'll sort all that out" growled Moody, he limped after Kingsley who was already walking up the staircase, the two of them disappearing as the door squealed shut.
"Alright the rest of you look tired, go and rest and report to me after a couple of hours, Remus and Sirius…get a move on."
The rest of the Order members shuffled out of the room, yawning. Sirius grabbed Remus and dragged him out of the house. Once they were on the street Sirius turned to Remus.
"Do remember where Andy's house is?" he asked.
Remus thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"Right, let's go side on" he said bluntly. Taking his friend arm, Sirius turned on the spot roughly pulling Remus with him and disappeared.
"Don't worry Nymphadora, I'm coming, just a little longer!" thought Remus, as he felt the sensation of being squeezed through a tube.
A:N/ Ok I know this took a long time for me to post up, but if you dont know, I'm in the middle of my Final Exams (its a pain in the butt), and I'm trying to study, but I managed to squeeze this one in. Once they're over, I think in about a week or two, I will update frequently, promise!
But anyway tell me what you think of this chapter! R & R!