Tension was thick in the air, people dreading the battle that was to come. Sooner or later, Death Eaters would arrive, and everyone knew it all too well.

You, a skilled Auror and Metamorphmagus, were the twin sister of Moony - or Lupin, but you and your fellow Marauders called him otherwise.

Locust was your nickname - you were an annoying thing, but goddam you were cute. You’d come with Lupin to Hogwarts, to help, of course.

After talking with George and Fred, and conversing with McGonagall, you’d gone back up to see Lupin, and to your surprise, he was hugging Tonks.

“Locust! Long time no see.” Tonks grinned, her hair turning a light shade of yellow.

Lupin smiled, his eyes tired. “You shouldn’t have.”

Tonks sighed. “Teddy’ll sleep till dawn and snore like his father. It’s you who needs me tonight.”

No. No, she really shouldn’t have. And you knew it.