All for him

Chapter 1

July 1993

The prospect of falling in love. Tonks never understood it. How fairy tales told her that everything was possible for true love. But Tonks didn't have to search in books to see a story like that. She knew one in real life, the one about her parents. How many times Tonks had heard how her mother gave up everything for love, how her father fought for her. 

The idea was there. Was it real? Tonks didn't know at that precise moment. But soon she would find out. 

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The image was beautiful and at the same time painful for Tonks. That was the feeling her parents could bring to everyone. The long desire to have something like that. Real and pure love.

"No... No... Ted stop!" Andromeda shouted pretending to sound angry. But Tonks knew she was holding a smile. He was trying to grab her waist. Smiling.

"Ah, come on... I know you like this song" Ted insisted "C'mon Dromeda. Dance with me..."

"I'm busy" 

Tonks smiled holding the cup of tea on her hands. She adored when her father was in a good mood, which happened most of the time. 

"I just called..." Ted sang "C'mon..." he said "To say I love you..." he continued singing to the tune.

'I just called to say how much I care'

Stevie Wonder. 

Tonks' father had the most amazing music taste. She was thankful she had learned it from him. 

"I just called to say I love you..." Ted sang while grabbing his wife from her waist, her laughing as he did so. 

"And I mean it from the bottom of my heart" Tonks finished singing under her breath. She sighed taking a sip of tea.

Her parents were now dancing along the kitchen. Both smiling like fools. 

"Aaaarggg!!" Tonks grabbed her belly in pain. 

"What is it Dora?" Andromeda asked worried. They had stopped dancing. 

"Nothing" Tonks answered casually "I just think I got diabetes because of you"

"Very funny" Ted smiled

"Honestly is not normal for parents to behave like that" Tonks continued "Why don't you hate each other like normal parents. You should be divorced by now or be hella boring"

"Just be thankful we are cool Dora" Andromeda said a bit embarrassed. 

"Now...you behave like a normal creepy mom" Tonks said smiling. 

Ted laughed at that. They were silent after that. Ted went to change the record. Andromeda took a seat eyeing that morning's Daily Phophet. 

Tonks was thinking how boring would it be to go to work today. They didn't send her on cool missions yet. Only do boring things like be guardian of important wizards or organize files. Moody had said that she needed to try and not be too clumplsy. She was waiting to finally classify as an auror. 

Suddenly her mother gasped, dropping her cup of tea to the floor. Tonks jumped. Ted came running. Andromeda certainly looked pale. 

"What happened Dromeda?" Ted asked worried. 

"Si... Sirius... He escaped..." her mother cried covering her face with her hands. Tonks looked how her father sighed. 

"Who is Sirius?" Tonks asked "Scaped from where?"