Mutual respect

~two~

There was an Order meeting that night- there was most nights- but this one seemed important, Summer had heard Ginny and Hermione talking about it. It sounded as though in the last few meetings many people had volunteered to go on some sort of mission. Though Summer didn't know what as she'd only briefly heard snatches of their conversation and had never met many of the order members but by the sound of it Potter had gotten himself in trouble, again! And they were going to... save him? She wasn't sure what from if that was the case but either way Harry Potter was coming to Grimaud Place. Summer didn't really know how to feel about this after all Potter saw her brother die if Potter had gone alone it wouldn't've happened but then she couldn't blame Potter for Ced's death. She curled up in the corner of her four poster and desperately tried to sleep as she considered the best ways to act around Harry.

No sleep came, but Summer had decided what to do about Harry she would act like she was currently, words wouldn't come to her anyway therefore she could say nothing. But Potter himself he could say a lot and she heard it all,

Hermione was with Ron in the room that would soon be shared between the two boys, Summer had overheard them talking about how angry Harry must be due to the fact his owl, they assume on his orders, attacked them. She figured Ron and Hermione were going to try and explain to Harry that they couldn't say anything to him via their letters due to the face Dumbledore had made them promise, she also figured they were hoping they could explain with out him blowing up in their faces this didn't happen. The first thing she heard was a shriek that sounded very Hermione like coming from down the hall followed by a lot of babbling then she heard the door close and everything became a bit more muffled until the volcano that was Mr Potter's temper blew up that is "SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE MEETINGS, BIG DEAL! YOU'VE STILL BEEN HERE, HAVEN'T YOU? YOU'VE STILL BEEN TOGETHER! ME, I'VE BEEN STUCK AT THE DURSLEYS' FOR A MONTH! AND I'VE HANDLEDED MORE THAN YOU TWO'VE EVER MANAGED AND DUMBLEDORE KNOWS IT - WHO SAVED THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE? WHO GOT RID OF RIDDLE? WHO SAVED BOTH YOUR SKINS FROM THE DEMENTORS?"

Summer rolled her eyes slightly staring at the ceiling and shaking her head that boy seriously needed to learn to control his temper. As Harry was still yelling at full volume Summer took the opportunity to sneak up to Buckbeak. Pulling her duvet back she slipped her feet into her slippers and headed to the door easing it open slowly ever so slowly so's not to make a sound, then she stepped out onto the hall and closed the door in the same manner she'd opened it in. She then crept soundlessly up the stairs and eased open the door to the main master bedroom of the house and there sat Buckbeak nickering gleefully as he saw her Summer relaxed slightly and went to the four poster the Hippogriff lay on, climbing up next to him and curling into his side she fell into an uneasy slumber.

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Summer shot awake, the sound the door creaking open alerted her to another entering the room. Looking up to see a young pink haired woman she didn't recognise facing her, Summer got out her wand pointing it at the woman who, smiled casually at the girl before her jokingly raising her hands above her head as she said "unless your planning to break you're silence for me that's going to be useless I don't believe you learn non verbal spells 'till 6th year." She smirked slightly and walked forwards "I'm a member of the Order" The Woman said "and Sirius took me aside at the end of the meeting and asked me to talk with you" Summer lowered her wand slightly but then flicked it and a black ribbon shot out the end manipulated by the wand which moved as though tracing letters in the air it formed a question, Why?, The woman shrugged "Dunno," She answered fairly honestly "Probably 'cause I'm the youngest female adult in the house?" she didn't sound to sure of herself but nodded at the ribbon which still hug in the air "Nice trick and non verbally I can see why your top of your year, I'm Tonks by the way" She smiled at the girl in front of her as Summer moved her wand again tracing more letters manipulating the black ribbon into forming them, I'm joint top, actually with Hermione there was a pause then before the wand moved and the ribbon once more morphed into the letters the girl willed it to and I'm Summer Eve Lupin, but you already knew that.

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Tonks had found her way into Summer Lupin's heart and now after slowly breaking down the girl's barriers she would be saying goodbye as she headed off to Hogwarts for another year, but that wasn't for another day for now she sat with her as she opened her Hogwarts letter they had come really late that year.

Summer still wasn't taking but she was spending more time reading and communicating with Tonks via her ribbons, it had helped she was spending less time stuck in her head with Cedric's lifeless eyes but now it was almost time for her to leave for Hogwarts again and she wasn't sure if she was ready as she stared down at the letter in her lap, Tonks rubbed her back soothingly and said "I think Molly wants all the equipment lists so she can buy everyone's stuff before tonight so you can be packed and ready come tomorrow morning", Summer let out a breath and performed the silent incantation she had got so used to these past few weeks the ribbon that shot out off her wand was definitely a lighter shade than the previous black can't I go shopping with you and Pa? I know Sirius can't leave or I'd invite him too Tonks laughed lightly at this "I've gotta go into work so I can have the time off to escort you in the morning" on seeing Summer's face though she said "I'm sure your Pa'll take you though, and it might be nice for the two of you to spend some time alone after all you haven't really done anything together these hols" Summer nodded slightly will you ask him for me? the woman nodded with a grin and said "I'll be right back I'm sure he'll say yes" and with that she left.

Summer stared at the letter then cracked open the wax seal she needed to get it over and done with, out of the letter came the usual wad of papers plus two shiny badges one read Prefect and the other Quidditch captain.