the lion and the badger | n. tonks

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Lyra clutched the letter tightly in her hands, tears streaming down her face as she read the letter over and over again.

She had barely known the boy, yet here she was, sitting at the kitchen counter with tears streaming down her face.

"I'm going to murder that man." said Tonks, and Lyra got up, stopping her from walking out of the front door.

"We're not going to murder someone." whispered Lyra, wiping away her tears.

"Aw, why not?"

"Because I don't want you in Azkaban."

-

A few days later, Lyra and Tonks were sitting at the kitchen counter when Remus suddenly entered.

"I'm seeing my husband tomorrow and apparently we have to stay at his place." said Remus, opening the fridge.

"Why does the meeting have to be at one o'clock? I wanted to enjoy lunch." said Tonks, frowning.

"Be happy you're home; I still have to work six hours." said Lyra, and Remus closed the fridge.

He opened the apple juice and began drinking it. He then shrugged and walked out of the house as both Lyra and Tonks stared at him as he left.

"Did he seriously just come over for apple juice?" asked Lyra.

"Seems like he did." said Tonks.

A few minutes later, Lyra began making dinner and after dinner, they played a board game together. When they finished playing, they got ready for bed and went to sleep.

Lyra felt like she had only slept for a solid minute before her alarm woke her up and she turned it off. She got up and put on her work clothes before going downstairs.

She quickly ate some breakfast before she headed out and went to work. St Mungos Hospital was almost empty when she arrived, apart from a few Healers and patients walking around.

Her shift began a few minutes later, and for a few hours, she worked without even bothering to take a quick break.

When her shift ended, she quickly went home and changed into jeans, one of Tonks her shirts and her leather jacket before going downstairs.

Tonks handed her a sandwhich and Lyra put it into her mouth as she put on her shoes and they left the house.

"Barely got time to enjoy lunch." mumbled Lyra as she got on the broom behind Tonks and wrapped her arms around Tonks her waist.

Tonks flew off, and Lyra rested her head on Tonks her shoulder as they flew through the air.

It wasn't long before they were at Grimmauld Place and the meeting started.

"Can't we just kill him with a gun?" asked Lyra, and Dumbledore sighed.

"No." he said.

"Posion?"

"Also no."

"A knife?"

"No."

"A broomstick? I'm sure Oliver would love to be the one to kill him with a broomstick."

"Again, no."

"A car?"

"Lyra, I want you to be quiet the rest of this meeting." said McGonagall, looking at Lyra, who nodded.

Lyra sat there quietly for the rest of the meeting, playing with her rings.

The meeting eventually ended as everyone except for Molly, Arthur, Sirius, Remus, Lyra, and Tonks.

"Still think we should just murder him with a gun." whispered Lyra, as Tonks chuckled.

"And where are you going to find a gun?" asked Tonks, looking at Lyra.

Lyra shrugged and continued playing with her rings till Tonks took her hand. Lyra smiled slightly.

"I need to go see Rachel." whispered Lyra, and Tonks nodded.

Lyra left the house and immediately began running, making her way towards the spot she was supposed to meet Rachel at. Once she got there, Rachel was already waiting for her.

"All your favourite flowers got put into one bouquet, so now we just wait for the big day." said Rachel, as they began walking.

"Thank you for helping out." said Lyra, smiling at Rachel.

"You're welcome." said Rachel.

They walked around for a bit before entering Rachel her apartment building and walking up the stairs to the top floor.

They entered and Katherine was sitting on the couch, holding a orange cat in her lap and she got up once she noticed Lyra and Rachel entering.

"Hello, Freddie." said Lyra, and the cat meowed in response.

Rachel walked away and Katherine put Freddie down. Katherine hugged Lyra before pulling away from her.

"Two cameras, a small one and a big one. Both are good." said Rachel, entering the room again and holding two cameras in her hand.

"The small one is not that small." said Lyra, looking at the cameras.

"Doesn't matter, the only thing that matter is the fact that it's smaller than the big one." said Rachel.

"The big one." said Lyra, and Rachel nodded.

"A month left till you're going to get married, but you won't have a legal marriage license obviously." said Katherine, wrapping an arm around Lyra.

"Doesn't matter, me and Tonks will get that marriage license in the future."