The Changes

Chapter 25

Taking Action On Dumbledore

"Tonks get ya backside over here now," said Moody, shouting into the fire, so much that they managed to hear him. It was late at night and Tonks had probably been in bed, he pulled his head out looking amused. Moody seemed too really like Tonks' he was treating her like his daughter or something. It was actually rather sweet to see really, especially a man like Moody doing it.

"She'll be here in a few minutes," said Moody there was an odd twinkle in his eye.

"You really are fond of her aren't you?" asked Harry, Tonks was one of those people you couldn't hate. She always made everyone laugh, she was a very bubbly woman and well liked. It surprised Harry to hear Shacklebolt's words; he was being down right nasty. He wondered if it was apparent at Order meetings. Judging by Moody's defence he didn't think so.

"Yes, she's like a daughter I never had," said Moody simply, moving out of the way of the fire. He didn't want to end up sprawled out on the floor, or Tonks to get hurt either.

Shacklebolt grimaced at that, causing Harry to suppress his smirk.

"What's up? Are you aware of what time it is?" asked Tonks, her bubbly self nowhere to be seen. She was in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt that showed her midriff. She had a robe on, that wasn't closed. She had trainers on though, so she had at least put something on before coming through the floo. Her wand was in her waistband of her shorts, if Harry had been into women he would have noticed just how gorgeous she was. Ron though on the other hand was almost drooling. His eyes hadn't left her legs since she entered, Harry smirked…it seemed as though his 'brother' liked someone. Which meant he was going to get to tease him.

"Hermione Granger is sleeping with Dumbledore, we need him taken care off - tonight." stated Harry.

"Oh that's just sick," said Tonks, Harry snickered she was nothing if not honest.

"They want you to morph into Dumbledore and take his place," said Shacklebolt.

"What?" asked Tonks her eyes going huge; she had never done such a thing before - never mind morphing into a man.

"You can do it, all you need to do is look extremely happy to see everyone, eat in the Great Hall, look smug…call me up to your office all the time, twinkle your eyes…its only for a month and two weeks." said Harry encouragingly.

"I've trained you for situations like this, you know Dumbledore, and you attended Hogwarts. I've got complete faith in you lassie," said Moody.

"I will always help you," said Minerva, she needed Dumbledore out of the school before other children were hurt by his evilness. Poor Hermione, she had been manipulated and turned because of him. She failed to realize it had been her parents who had paved her way to this. They had made sure she respected and listened to adults and authority figures.

Tonks looked around the room, before they landed on Moody, and she got this determined look in her eyes. Closing her eyes, she morphed in front of their eyes into Dumbledore. Robes and all. It was rather freaky; his glasses were on her nose too.

"Well?" asked the Tonks Dumbledore sounding exactly like him.

"Wicked," said Ron, sounding a lot like his younger self, which hadn't happened in a long time.

Harry laughed again.

"Now we just need to get Zarek is that right?" asked Harry curiously.

"Aye," nodded Moody, clonking back towards the fire and asking for Zarek to come through.

"What's wrong? It's three in the morning?" asked Zarek, looking tired; there were bags under his eyes. Tonks was back to her normal self, she didn't want to look like Dumbledore when there was no reason for it.

"There's someone in need of help, she probably needs it against her will, she's sleeping with Dumbledore…and she probably thinks what she's doing is right, she needs to get out of that notion." said Moody.

"What age is she?" asked Zarek looking green.

"Seventeen," said Harry, Ron, Severus, and Minerva together.

"I will need parental consent to take her from Hogwarts," said Zarek, he wasn't about to be arrested for kidnapping thank you very much.

"Actually that's not true, as Head of House I get guardianship of them, its up to me what happens to them during the school year. Especially the Muggle Born students, their parents sign the form agreeing for their child to attend, and until the holiday's I have the say what happens to her." said McGonagall. "I shall sign the consent forms for her, by the end of the year she will be off age - and you can keep her there if she hasn't changed. If she's not changed you can say she's a danger to herself and it's within your rights."

"She's right," agreed Severus.

"Then sign this," said Zarek summoning the necessary paperwork, that came flying through the floo. "You owe me one Alastor."

"No I don't, this makes us even," smirked Moody, he had saved the man's life after all.

"Damn, I was hoping you wouldn't remember that," said Zarek good naturally.

"I remember everything," said Moody smirking in amusement.

"I know don't remind me, now go get her for me," said Zarek.

"Why don't you go and get a room ready for her, and meet up back here in fifteen minutes." said Minerva.

"Good idea," said Zarek, floo'ing out of there.

"Who's taking Dumbledore to Nurmenguard?" asked Harry.

"I am," said Moody a sneer twisting his lips it seemed almost permanent.

"What about food?" asked Ron, "Not that I mind starving him…he will need food." he doubted Gellert Grindelwald would share; he almost laughed out loud at the thought. He didn't want the others to think he was insane so refrained from doing so. He was actually getting really, really tired.

"I'll make sure a house elf does it," said Moody.

"I'd suggest Dobby," said Harry innocently, that house elf seemed too really like him; perhaps he'd get some elfish revenge of his own.

"Who's that?" asked Moody baffled.

"A House elf, he's bound to me," explained Harry.

"Alright we can deal with that later, right now we have got to move, you two go to your beds you have classes tomorrow." stated Minerva grimly. She didn't want them in the line of fire.

"We want to see Dumbledore taken down," said Ron shaking his head.

"Do as your head of house asks," said Severus grimly he didn't want anything happen to Harry or the child. Dumbledore wouldn't give up easily, but he hoped it didn't come to fighting.

"Fine," grumbled Ron.

"Night," said Harry, and they left back to their common room and to get some sleep.

Severus, Minerva and Moody stalked through the halls of Hogwarts, with one goal in mind. It helped having the Marauders map; they knew they had the upper hand. The oddest thing about it though, was they could feel Hogwarts, feel her, sense her as if she was protecting them. Helping them.

"Wait a minute…who's the father of Harry's child?" asked Minerva and she stood stunned - it finally hitting her properly for the first time. She had a feeling she knew, since when Moody asked if they wanted the sex. Both Severus and Harry had nodded their head. Plus he wasn't shocked by the news, and they hadn't looked uncomfortable when Harry had planted himself in front of her.

"Don't ask questions you don't want the answer to," grunted Moody, he had put a silencing spell on his leg, so it no longer making clunking sounds every time he moved it. He personally was very happy for them, it made him realize perhaps you can do what needs done and have a relationship too. It's something he hadn't done and he regretted it sometimes. He had regretted it along time ago, then that had brought Tonks into his life. She was like the daughter he didn't have, he'd do anything for her and she didn't even know it. He'd defend her till his last breath, he was also very proud of her and her decisions.

"Can you feel that?" asked Severus. Ignoring McGonagall's mutters and astonished red faced look she had going on.

"Hogwarts, aye," said Moody.

"It's never did this before…I've felt it but never to this extent." said McGonagall wide eyed.

"You don't think you've been made Headmistress do you?" asked Severus cautiously.

"It's possible," said Moody nodding his head.

"Impossible!" said Minerva; it didn't work like that did it? The Ministry always decided who would be headmaster, and then they'd take over the wards. Its how it always worked, then again magic was magic.

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