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Chapter 10

"Hey, Nymph-" greeted Sirius cheerfully before an arm flew to his hand.

"Sirius!" Squealed the girl. "How many times have I told you not to call me that?"

Sirius laughed good-naturedly and grinned. "I'm just joking, Nymphadora."

She gave a good slap around the back of his head and fixed him with a warning glare. "Shut up... and I won't hesitate to strangle you to death next time," warned the girl, looking at him sternly with opalescent greenish- blue eyes.

"Anyway, Tonks meet Reine," said Sirius, emphasizing on the word 'Tonks'. I grinned at the girl and extended my hand.

"Hi!" She greeted enthusiastically in a high-pitched voice as though we were old friends reunited. She shook my hand firmly and ardently as though I was some big celebrity. "How are you? I've never seen you before, do you go to Hogwarts?"

She had a very high voice and she spoke faster than most people. Her face was alight and eager, as though nothing could ever make her moody.

"I'm going there for my seventh year," I replied, nodding my head slightly. Never have I met anyone like her. But she was nice and very friendly and not to mention highly energetic.

"Oh I see," she replied. "I'm just in my second year." She bobbed her head as she brushed a stray strand of violent pink hair away from her eyes.

"The others got to know her just last year, she's my erm... let's see, what's it again Tonks? Second cousin...once removed I think," explained Sirius, scratching his head with a finger. "Anyway she's helped us quite a bit, haven't you Tonks?"

Tonks grinned sheepishly and returned to her ice cream. James arrived a while later carrying a small tray with three sundaes. He passed the glasses to us and put the tray aside.

"What y'all taking about?" He asked, settling down next to Sirius.

"Tonks," said Sirius as if it explained everything.

"Oh, hi! Didn't see you there," said James.

"How can you not notice me? Am I not noticeable enough?" Asked Tonks in a mock hurt voice. "Do I need to make my hair a shade pinker?"

We laughed.

"What kind of things did she help you with?" I asked as I spooned some ice cream into my mouth.

"Pranks mostly," said James. He paused to think. "Well, all of it."

"Yeah, remember that time?" Asked Sirius. "Tonks changed into Filch and scared those first year Slytherins half to death!"

"What do you mean changed?" I asked. I was confused. How could she change into someone? Of course I've heard about potions that could change your physical appearance to that of another's. But something tells me that this little girl isn't a normal witch.

"I'm a metamorphmagus," said Tonks proudly. "Hey, that took a lot of painful metamorphing you know... You guys should've paid me."

"Did anyone tell you Tonks?" Asked James excitedly. "I was made Head Boy!"

"No..." she gasped, her jaw dropping.

"You better believe it... From now on, it's James Potter, Quidditch Captain of Gryffindor and Head Boy of Hogwarts," he grinned egoistically. "And top student of the year, almost forgot about that."

"Why would anyone make you Head Boy?" Asked Tonks quizzically.

"Because I'm so qualified," he said arrogantly. "Besides, I have excellent leadership qualities you probably didn't know about."

"Right," she muttered.

Tonks adjusted herself on her seat so she could face them easier when she accidentally knocked her spoon from her sundae glass to the floor.

"Oops," she said, bending down to retrieve it. She placed the spoon on the table and looked back at them.

"Do you need another?" Asked Sirius.

"No, I'm done with that anyway..." she said with a small wave of her hand. "Do you really think pink's my colour? Or maybe purple?"

She squeezed her eyes shut tight and her hair turned purple from the roots right to the tips.

"And I think I look better with short hair," she mused and her hair shortened considerably.

"Here's a thought Tonks," said Sirius in an intelligent voice. "Why not brown, black or blonde like the rest of us?"

"Where's the fun in that?" She asked, looking revolted. "Oh yeah, what's up with that running away thing Sirius? Mum's really shocked! Anyway, I gotta go. It's gonna rain... and momma wants me home by four. See you in school! Bye Reine!"

We waved at her as she disappeared into the crowd, the top of her bright purple hair prominent amongst the sea of browns and blacks.