A/N: This chapter was quite fun to write. Hehe 'It's not funny' 'oh but it is'

Chapter 14:

'I'm really sorry' The Doctor said to Professor Dumbledore for the millionth time since the incident with Draco Malfoy.

'Professor' Dumbledore waved a dismissive hand at the Doctor. 'Stop worrying about it. Every teacher makes mistakes'

'You don't see every teacher turning students into ferrets' The Doctor replied.

Dumbledore tried to hide his laugh, but was unsuccessful. The Doctor stared at him. 'It's not funny' He insisted.

'No it's not' Dumbledore said, but still was smiling.

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'You turned him into a ferret?' Rose giggled.

'Rose stop laughing' The Doctor told her. 'It's not funny'

'Oh but it is' Rose insisted, still laughing.

'It really isn't' The Doctor replied. 'I could've lost my job'

'No you couldn't have' Rose said, trying to stop laughing now. 'Dumbledore wouldn't have let you lose your job over it. Not when he knows why you're here'

'It's still not funny'

'Yes it is'

'Well Harry was certainly enjoying it'

Rose laughed again. 'I'll bet he was.' She stopped laughing, and worked towards justifying The Doctor's actions 'Malfoy sounds like nothing but trouble, sounds like he was asking for it'

'Oh yes' The Doctor relaxed. 'He stood there, looking at me and said "Professor, please turn me into a ferret and make me fly up and down" and of course I had to do as he asked'

Rose burst out laughing again, and the Doctor finally gave in and laughed.

'That's more like it' Rose commented. 'It's good to see you smiling again'

'Well…' The Doctor said 'You gotta take the good with the bad, smile while sad, love what you've got' He winked at her 'and remember what you had' His smiled wavered only slightly, as he though of Jenny 'People lie' He paused for a second, and quickly added 'Ok, so right now it's me doing the lying, but never mind' He smiled innocently at her. 'Things go wrong, we just have to remember life goes on'

Rose looked at him like he was crazy then burst out laughing. 'Sounds like something from one of the magazines I used to read' She told him.

'It…erm…sort of is' He replied, and diverted his eyes from him.

'When were you reading my magazines, and more importantly why' She was having trouble keeping a straight face, but was determined to get an answer.

'It was ages ago…'

'Keep going' She told him.

'Before my regeneration'

'Keep going'

'Not long after I met you…'

'Yeah…?'

'And I wanted to know what when on in your little teenage-y human mind' He finished.

'If I was out there right now I'd probably slap you' Rose told him, but her smile told him she wasn't serious.

'No you wouldn't'

'No I wouldn't' She agreed. 'But you really have to stop insult humans'

'But you do have little minds'

'And without our little mind you'd have died, several times' She reminded him. 'Firstly with the Nestene Consciousness. Then with the Gelth in 1860. Then with the Slitheen in Downing Street…'

'I would not have died in Downing Street'

'Then with the editor and the jagra-thingy'

'Jagra-thingy? Rose Tyler, how long have you been travelling with me? Jagrafess' The Doctor questioned.

'Not long enough' She replied. 'Then in 1987.' Rose paused here, she knew the Doctor knew it was her fault he was almost killed then, but she also knew he was too kind to point it out. 'Then with the Daleks, in the year 200100. Then…'

'Ok I get the point' The Doctor said. 'Your little human minds come in helpful, from time to time'

'And I haven't even go on to this regeneration yet' Rose continued. 'There was…'

'Ok Rose. I get it' The Doctor tried to sound serious but couldn't stop smiling. 'But you have to admit, you'd be dead a few times over too without my big old alien mind'

'The operative word being old' Rose teased.

The Doctor opened his mouth in horror 'I am not that old, thank you very much. For my people 900 is actually quite young. And age equals experience'

'That would suggest my Mum has more experience than me' Rose commented.

'Some people live more in 20 years than other do in a hundred' The Doctor quoted what he said when he and Rose tackled a human who tried to hold back death.

'Yes they do.' Rose agreed.

'Jackie just didn't' The Doctor commented.

'Oi, that's my Mum you're talking about'

'And you are more like her than you think'

'Yes I am. I could slap you' Rose told him.

'I'd like to see you try'

'When I get out, you annoy me and you'll be asking for it'

'Oh I'm scared' The Doctor joked.

'You should be' Rose warned. Then went serious. 'So what's the next step?'

'The Triwizard Tournament starts soon' The Doctor replied.

'Let me know how it goes' She paused and giggled. 'And let me know if you turn anyone else into a ferret.'

'It isn't funny' The Doctor lamely tried to insist.

'Yes it is. I just wish I'd been there' Rose replied.

'I'll see you later Rose' The Doctor said. 'Hopefully you'll be in a less strange mood'

'Me strange?' She called after him 'You're the one turning people into ferrets'

She heard him laugh as he turned out of the room.