A five month pregnant Nymphadora Tonks was rummaging through the closet in her room, trying to find her diary where she had written everything since she was nine. Remus was sleeping on the bed after an unplesant meeting with some Death Eaters.

Dora frowned as her hand reached something made of leather, buried deep inside Remus's clothes. She took it out and glanced at the shiny cover of the album. Written on it, clearly in Remus's handwriting, were the words:

Ephemeral

Not all things last forever. And we may not last forever too. So here are the collected memories from our lives, brought together by your very own: Remus John Lupin.
Memories from 1960 to 1981!

"Oh," Dora breathed, and her hand brushed against the comb beside her foot, which hit the wooden bed, hard. Dora winced.

"Dora?"

Damn, Dora cursed her maladroitness and looked up at Remus, who was staring at her with his concerned amber eyes.

Remus's eyes dropped to the album in her hand. "Erm, I made that," he saud lamely. Dora giggled as she sat beside him, opening the album.

"Can I?" She tilted her head cutely. Remus chuckled and said:

"Help yourself." The first picture Dora saw was an image of Remus, with his parents at..IS THAT PARIS?

"My parents." Remus nodded. "Hope and Lyall Lupin, and we're at Paris, yes. We had to meet my aunt who lived there."

Dora's eyes finally came away from her in-laws and she found herself grinning at the sight of the Marauders. There was Sirius, with his signature smirk and long hair, beside him was a very good-looking guy exactly like Harry: except with hazel eyes.

"Is that..?" Dora trailed off.

"James Potter." Remus's eyes glazed up for a moment before he smiled sadly.

Dora nodded as she flipped the page, and now saw five girls, grinning broadly at the camera. One of them had Harry's emerald eyes, the other had Neville's friendly face and one was very clearly Emmeline Vance.

"Lily Evans Potter, Marlene McKinnon-soon-to-be-Black, Alice Prewett Longbottom, Dorcas Meadowes and Emmeline Vance," Remus sighed.

"Soon-to-be-BLACK?" Dora gasped, covering her mouth.

"She was engaged to Sirius but your lovely aunt, Bellatrix, killed her whole family," Remus said with a bitter look.

Hands shaking, Dora looked on to the next picture where a young, teenage Remus was holding her. She looked about two or three.

Remus's face lit up with a smile at this one. Giggling, Dora flipped the page and found herself staring straight at Lily Evans Potter and Remus. They were near the lake and Remus was chasing her, his hair neon green and she was laughing.

"She was a nice prankster," Remus said, as though lost in the memory. Nothing much interesting until Dora saw a picture of Lily and James Potter as teenagers, kissing on the astronomy tower.

"Just after they started dating." Remus's eyes were sad and downcast. "Taken by ol' Mr. Padfoot."

The next page showed a picture of Sirius and Marlene McKinnon, cuddled up near the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room.

"Taken by James," Remus told Dora. 

"I can't believe Sirius once used to be this," Dora breathed.

Remus laughed without humour. "He was the life of the group, Nymmie. Dramatic attitude, saucy hints, constant flirting and jokes. He was James's brother in a way. Well they are cousins, pure-blood stuff you know. Sometimes, I miss him. So freaking much."

"Same," Dora breathed as she kept her head on Remus's lap. "They destroyed so many of us. Dad, Sirius, Aunt Cissa, The Potters, Harry, The Weasleys, The Longbottoms, US."

"We'll win," Remus said with an air of confidence he rarely displayed. "We have to, Dora. Harry will avenge James and Lily's death. He may not show it, but he has a spark inside of him that demands revenge for the death of his parents."

They just didn't know how accurate that was...

A/N: Right, talking about Jily and Sirius in past tense can be a sensitive topic for me...kindly excuse me while I go and take my daily dose of Jily fluff from FF.net...take care and stay safe.

Love,
Aurora:)