"I fell in love in the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once." -John Green. When Nymphadora Tonks meets Remus Lupin, he's spent 13 years learning that letting people in only causes pain. Her determination to break down his walls, however, may just match his determination to keep her away. Goblet of Fire era RLNT.

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." -Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the wake of Dumbledore's death, a defeated Tonks struggles to continue fighting for what seems to be a lost cause.

When Remus tells Tonks he'll catch her if she falls, they both know he's not just talking about dancing. But when a distinct lack of constant vigilance leads to Tonks' capture by Death Eaters, will she fall before Remus can catch her?

"Her life was a series of four word phrases." A look at the life of one Nymphadora Tonks through 87 four word phrases and the moments surrounding them. Mostly Remus-centric.