"Don't remind me." Clare sighed. Just then, a gong sounded. "Well, time for
class!" Hermione said brightly and picked up her satchel. Clare sighed and
followed, as did the boys.
All four were very surprised -along with the other Hufflepuffs and
Gryffindors- when their teacher was a spry, young woman with bubblegum pink
hair in curls. She had a cute little nose, Ron noted, and she reminded him
of a certain girl....
"Tonks!" Clare cried gleefully and ran to give the woman a hug. The woman
looked a little confused for a second, then her eyes lit up. "Clare! I
didn't know you would be here. Mum said you were transferring, but I didn't
know you were coming to Hogwarts!"
"I'm glad I did! What with you teaching here and all."
Recognition dawned on Hermione, Ron, and Harry. Tonks was the
Metamorphmagus that had stayed in Grimmauld place with them when they were
there before school. Ron was about to say something when Harry elbowed him
hard in the stomach.
"Oi! What y'do that for?"
"Remember," He hissed, "we aren't supposed to know about the Order of the Phoenix." Ron nodded. Clare was still chatting to Tonks, and didn't notice the discreet display. Tonks glanced up at the rest of the glance, the realized something-she was supposed to be teaching!
"Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Professor Tonks, though you can just call me Tonks, I don't mind. Come in, have a seat."
When the rest of the class filed in and settled down, Tonks began the lesson.
"Today we are learning about Metamorphmagus. They are wizards with the unique ability to change their features. It just so happens that I am one." She screwed up her faced, then with a pop, changed her bright pink hair into thick, black, hair that went down to her waist. The performance was met with many "Oohs" and "Aahhs." and come squeals from the girls, mainly Dallia Morton. She raised her hand.
"Can you become a Metamorphmagus?"
"Yes, you can, but it takes around 10 or so years of work, and some people just can't do it." Dallia fell back in her chair, looking disappointed.
"Now, please put away your quills and parchment, we will need your wands now. We are going to be learning how to detect and identify and Metamorphamagi."
Students smiled to each other when they put their things away. It was fun having an interactive D.A.D.A. teacher, as they did not last year.
"Clare, since you have done this before, come up please." Dallia wasn't the only one to look at Clare with envy. Tonks turned to the rest of the class and smiled.
"Everyone will get to do this, so don't worry. The incantation is 'Aperio Caecus' Which will detect that there is a Metamorphmagus in the area. Your wand should glow green. Please demonstrate." She turned to Clare, who sighed but flicked her wrist and said "Aperio Caecus!" Her wand glowed a brilliant green. "The second part of the spell is forcing the Metamorphmagus back into his or her normal state. The incantation is "Pedem Referre Etiam Ducere." Again Tonks screwed up her face and turned into a stout woman with frizzy black hair, and she resembled Umbridge quite a bit. Was it just Ron or did she wink at the class? Clare took out her wand and with another flick, said "Pedem Referre Etiam Ducere!" Tonks trembled, then started to melt slowly back into her former self, but stopped half way, leaving a grotesque picture. "As you can see," said Tonks in her misshapen form, "you must say the spell with force. Again, Clare." Flushing, Clare repeated the charm, which now successfully transformed Tonks back into Tonks.
The entire class worked on the spell, going up one by one and trying it on Tonks. Mostly everyone got it on his or her third or fourth try. Tonks dismissed the class with no homework, luckily.
"Oi! What y'do that for?"
"Remember," He hissed, "we aren't supposed to know about the Order of the Phoenix." Ron nodded. Clare was still chatting to Tonks, and didn't notice the discreet display. Tonks glanced up at the rest of the glance, the realized something-she was supposed to be teaching!
"Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Professor Tonks, though you can just call me Tonks, I don't mind. Come in, have a seat."
When the rest of the class filed in and settled down, Tonks began the lesson.
"Today we are learning about Metamorphmagus. They are wizards with the unique ability to change their features. It just so happens that I am one." She screwed up her faced, then with a pop, changed her bright pink hair into thick, black, hair that went down to her waist. The performance was met with many "Oohs" and "Aahhs." and come squeals from the girls, mainly Dallia Morton. She raised her hand.
"Can you become a Metamorphmagus?"
"Yes, you can, but it takes around 10 or so years of work, and some people just can't do it." Dallia fell back in her chair, looking disappointed.
"Now, please put away your quills and parchment, we will need your wands now. We are going to be learning how to detect and identify and Metamorphamagi."
Students smiled to each other when they put their things away. It was fun having an interactive D.A.D.A. teacher, as they did not last year.
"Clare, since you have done this before, come up please." Dallia wasn't the only one to look at Clare with envy. Tonks turned to the rest of the class and smiled.
"Everyone will get to do this, so don't worry. The incantation is 'Aperio Caecus' Which will detect that there is a Metamorphmagus in the area. Your wand should glow green. Please demonstrate." She turned to Clare, who sighed but flicked her wrist and said "Aperio Caecus!" Her wand glowed a brilliant green. "The second part of the spell is forcing the Metamorphmagus back into his or her normal state. The incantation is "Pedem Referre Etiam Ducere." Again Tonks screwed up her face and turned into a stout woman with frizzy black hair, and she resembled Umbridge quite a bit. Was it just Ron or did she wink at the class? Clare took out her wand and with another flick, said "Pedem Referre Etiam Ducere!" Tonks trembled, then started to melt slowly back into her former self, but stopped half way, leaving a grotesque picture. "As you can see," said Tonks in her misshapen form, "you must say the spell with force. Again, Clare." Flushing, Clare repeated the charm, which now successfully transformed Tonks back into Tonks.
The entire class worked on the spell, going up one by one and trying it on Tonks. Mostly everyone got it on his or her third or fourth try. Tonks dismissed the class with no homework, luckily.
