Ok so let's get some info out of the way first:

-Takes place during the '70s when The Marauders were at Hogwarts

-Tonks is in Gryffindor, because it makes my life easier

-Tonks has an older brother in my fic because........I wanted her to have one.

-She's a year behind the boys.

Disclaimer: None of the characters that you recognize belong to me; they belong to JK Rowling.

So here we go; my first HP fic. :) Hope you like it.

Sleep. Ah, blissful sleep. Is there really anything better? If you say no, I agree. If you say yes, then that was a rhetorical question. My mum says that I'm going to sleep my life away, but what does she know. Speak of the devil, that'll be her thumping up the stairs right now I reckon. "Nymphadora!" Damn it all. "Get up now, you're going to be late." Why does she insist on calling me that? Because she's the one who gave me that wretched name. She's the only one who calls me by my horrid first name; no one else would get away from me alive if they did. Even my dad has the decency to call me Dora, and my older brother Adam calls me Tonks, which is weird coming from him considering it's his last name too. Tonks. If everyone just called me that the world would be a better place, but one Andromeda Tonks aka my mum refuses. "Did you hear me?!" Yes woman I did, now hush up.

The door creaks as it opens just a smidge. "Dora, the train won't wait for you, I'm sure you're aware of that." I grumble and throw my pillow across the room, knocking something off the wall. "Brilliant, Dora," my father chuckles. "Is she up yet, Ted? My dad turned to yell down that hall, "Yes she is Dromeda." I sit up and glance at the clock; 10am. Joy I have to be on that train in an hour, I'm lucky I packed my trunk last night. It's that glorious time of year again, kids; back to Hogwarts. I'm in my 6th year now and honestly it has gotten to be a blast, but I owe that to The Marauders. I barely saw them all summer, except for that week in late July when it was disgustingly hot everyday that week; we spent every day in James' pool. I really missed them to be perfectly honest.

I threw on some clothes and hauled my trunk downstairs.

"Ready now, eh?"

"Yes, mum," I grumbled. "Let's go!"

"Oh now you're in a hurry. Before you wouldn't even drag yourself out of bed."

"Let's go!," I repeated, letting my dad take my trunk.

"What's the rush?"

"I miss the guys, that's all," I glanced up at the ceiling.

"Ah, I see."

"Can we go please!"

"Alright, alright."

"Merlin, your knickers are in a twist this morning, sis," Adam was eating breakfast at the table.

"Don't be a git, Adam. You're all done with Hogwarts, have been for two years, so shut up," I shot back.

He rolled his eyes at me, and went back to his breakfast.

"Shall we, ladies?," Dad extended his arm out the door.

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King's Cross was as busy as it is every year. I raced ahead of my parents, through wall and onto the platform, only managing to knock over one person in the process; I was having a good day. I jumped up and down amongst the sea of people until I saw that familiar mussed up hair. I decided to move closer before I screamed, "Jamie!!" He turned around and opened his arms to me; I gladly leapt into them and squeezed him tightly.

"Hey, Nymph," I scowled. "We agreed, I let you call me Jamie, I get to call you Nymph."

"Oh yeah I forgot."

"Sure you did."

"Where's everyone else?"

"Well I saw Wormtail a bit ago, but I couldn't tell you where he ran off to," he smirked. He knew I what I was really asking and it wasn't about Peter.

Just then I got a light smack upside my head.

"That's not something you do to family, Padfoot," Jamie mock scolded. I turned around and elbowed my cousin gently in the ribs. "Hello to you too, Sirius." He slung his arm around my neck, and gestured that the three of us walk. "That was a love pat, Nymphadora." I heard Jamie laugh, as my hair turned bright red, "Don't call me, Nymphadora, Sirius." All he did was chuckle, "I have to do it, because you get so mad every time." I scowled at him as we continued to walk. We stopped and leaned up against a pillar, but not before I tripped some guy, sending his briefcase flying. I blushed, but Jamie and Sirius just laughed.

I gazed out at the swarm of people. It's 10:40, where is he? I was oblivious to the two boys yammering next to me as my eyes scanned the crowd. "Looking for someone, dear cousin?," Sirius asked as he nudged me. "That's a dumb question isn't it, Padfoot? You bloody well know she is," Jamie chuckled. I did my best to ignore them, when Peter came up to us, all cheery and excited. I smiled at him and clapped him on the back, he wasn't all that annoying. What was going on in my head had gone relatively unspoken until Peter leaned against the pillar, "Where's Moony?" I saw Jamie and Sirius exchange grins out of the corner of my eye. Why I ever told those two was beyond my comprehension. "Haven't seen him yet, Wormtail," Sirius finally answered.

I had to see him before we got on the train; he'd be in the Prefect's compartment, and I wouldn't see him much, though he did try to come back and sit with us as often as possible. It dawned on me then, Jamie was made Head Boy this year, so he wouldn't be sitting with us either. I was stuck with my cousin and Peter, great.

I saw my parents chatting away with another couple so I ran over to say goodbye to them, then proceeded to return to my place against the pillar. On my journey back I knocked over a little kid, who proceeded to cry. "Didn't get any less clumsy over the summer, Dora?" Ah, that voice. I turned and smiled up at him, "Remus!!" I threw my arms around him, and cringed as the kid continued to cry. The little boy's mother glared at me as she came to collect her child. Remus pushed his sandy blonde hair out of his face with one hand as the other rested on my back. Was this too long of a hug? I pretty sure it was, so I let go. I stared up at him smiling. Ok now I look like a freak, say something! "Uh, we've been looking for you," I said, nodding as I pointed over to the boys against the pillar. "Thought you weren't coming, Moony," Sirius said as he reached us. "Couldn't find the lock for my trunk," He said shoving his hands in his pockets.

"So, our last year, crazy huh?," Jamie had a faraway look in is eye. I glanced around to see if Lily Evans was near, that's usually when that look appeared, but she wasn't. "Not for Tonksie, here," Sirius poked my arm and I punched him. "Don't remind me," I sighed. The whistle for the train blew and the five of us headed inside.

I saw numerous first years crying as they desperately waved goodbye to their parents from the compartment windows. We bid goodbye to Remus and Jamie, though my eyes followed Remus' arse until I couldn't see him anymore, I'm a teenager what do you expect of me? Sirius, Peter, and I plopped down on the seats in an empty compartment. I had a feeling it was going to be a long ride.