After Serenity left, Nymphadora just sat there, unblinking. She didn't know what was so interesting about the wall in front of her. It just was. Before she was angry, sad, and annoyed, but now, she was just depressed. That's why she didn't notice the dark shadow looming towards her. She didn't even notice when the dark shadow sat beside her. Only when the shadow tapped her on the shoulder, she jerked her head up, startled, and looked towards it, surprised to find out that it was her professor, Severus Snape.

Why would Snape be here? Nymphadora thought. This was the Kitchens, not the dungeons. The Hufflepuff shook her head and inclined her head to her professor, showing him that she was listening. Snape started,

"Nymphadora, one of your classmates, Clearwater I believe, has told me that you were here and asked me to help you, for lack of a better word." Nymphadora nodded, she wasn't even mad at Serenity, she could understand where she was coming from. But why go to Snape and not her head of house? She could have gone to any of the Head Of Houses, but she chose Snape. Of course, if Professor McGonagall, she probably wouldn't have listened to any word she could have said. Snape extended his hand and helped Nymphadora up. Snape indicated the Hufflepuff dormitories and she started for them, but she hesitated. She wasn't really sure if she wanted to be in her dorm with her only company being Anna. Just because she had realised her mistake did not mean she was ready to admit it. She was still a Black after all. She would apologize after some payback.

Eventually.


It took her only 7 words for her to rush to Professor Snape.

"My name is not Tonks, It's Nymphadora."

Tonks looked so unemotional, so not Tonks, that Serenity was scared half to death. She ran to the Potions Master and asked him, no begged him to help her best friend. He had agreed and walked out on her, leaving her in the cold dungeons, but Serenity didn't mind. No, all that mattered at that moment was to go and help her friend. After Serenity was sure Snape would help Tonks, she had gotten out her 2 way mirror used it for the first time this year.

"Annabelle Vance" She called Anna on her mirror and sat down, silently pleading for Anna to pick up. She took up a sigh of relief and told her.

"Anna, listen to me, Please. We need to do something, I think Tonks is ill or something!" She whispered.

Annabelle answered, "Why would you say that Serenity?"

Then Serenity told her everything she could about the situation, how Tonks was more annoyed and aggressive than usual. How she couldn't morph at all anymore. At the end of her rant, tears were spilling down. Serenity whispered to her and asked if the group could meet up at the kitchens, it would give her enough time to calm down and not look like she was crying, since they didn't do a video call. She then rushed to the kitchens, ready to solve the problem, it was only 7:30, they would have to finish before 11 since Charlie would have Astrology and every student except for the Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs would not be allowed to out of their dormitories.


After Severus had helped Nymphadora to the Library, he sent out his Patronus out to all the Had of Houses. He told them to tell them to meet him at the Headmasters office. He ordered the Patronus to make sure it wasn't seen by Albus Dumbledore, and if it was seen by anyone, including Albus, then the voice would change. He then walked out of the Hallway and towards the Office, where he waited impatiently for the others to arrive. Then as if he had summoned them by force, Pomona Sprout came up the stairs followed by Filius Flitwick. Professor Sprout looked like she had just come out of the Greenhouses, which was probably true, considering what she did daily.

A few minutes later, Minerva McGonagall came up the stairs. She didn't look tired at all and looked like she had taken her time. Snape rolled his eyes and beckoned the teachers over. He told them about Tonks and everything that has been happening to her. After his rant, for lack of a better word, all the teachers were staring at him with concern, though he knew the concern was not for him, but for Tonks. He told them,

"I don't care if you aren't going to help me, but I plan to knock on the Headmasters door and demand him to help me with Nymphadora." Minerva and Filius looked at each other uncertainly, but Pomona jumped up and came by Severus.

"I agree with Severus, Tonks seems so sad, and no Hufflepuff should be depressed liked that." She exclaimed and looked at Filius and Minerva with glowered at them. Filius finally said,

"Oh alright, I shall help you, Severus, I still remember Druella, and no granddaughter of hers should be so discouraged." Minerva looked at Severus and finally nodded.

"Very well, I'll help Severus, I guess you'll need my lungs, considering..." Minerva trailed off into a mutter. Severus rolled his eyes and he motioned them over to the door, they would have to go in the present on a different topic, such as Quidditch for Severus and Minerva and Charms for Filius and Pomona. Severus smirked, it was so much fun to irritate Minerva.

Severus strutted forward and knocked on the brass door, tapping his foot impatiently. He was going to go there, politely ask the Headmaster if he was going to help Nymphadora, and walk out of there. If his plan went according to plan, then no one would get hurt and Nymphadora would be alright by next Thursday. If not, Severus didn't really know what he would do to the Headmaster.

Let's just say it won't be pretty.