amusement.
The Potions Master took a step towards Harry only to trip on a rug and go sprawling to the ground next to Harry.
"Tonks? Is that you?"
"Yeah it's me," she replied as she changed her face bad to its usual heart shape. "I figured your relatives would be more willing to leave you here alone with one of your kind if they thought you were stuck with someone who despises you more than they do." She explained as they got up and brushed themselves off.
"Thank Merlin for that," said Harry. "For a second I thought Dumbledore was insane considering how my extra lessons with Snape ended last term."
"So," said Tonks with a smirk. "Are you going to get some pants on or do you plan on being in your skivvies all day? Not that I mind of course," she quickly added.
Harry blushed and attempted to respond but could only manage a quiet stutter before he decided to skip the witty response and run upstairs to get the best pair of Dudley's castoffs he owned. When he arrived back downstairs he saw Tonks throwing off the oversized black robes onto a chair and was pleased to note she was dressed in a Weird Sisters shirt and tight jeans. He took a deep breath and walked down the stairs.
"There's not much to do apart from the chores, I'm going to hurry up and get started -"
"Don't worry about them, we'll just go out tonight and quickly finish them with a few spells. And don't worry about that neighbor, I already obliviated him into thinking you already helped him."
"Wait," said Harry curiously. "What do you mean by us going out and finishing the chores with magic? I turn 17 next summer, remember?."
"Oh, I can't believe I forgot to tell you, Dumbledore had the underage restriction removed for you so we can train all summer. He even convinced Fudge to let you have an apparition license, although that one took a lot more convincing."
Harry stood there in stunned silence while he processed this new information.
"Hello? Earth to Harry," she said as she waved a hand in front of his eyes. He smacked her hand out of the way as he cracked a grin.
"Now that you're back I though we'd have a little duel so I can see what I need to teach you. Come on, lets go into the backyard."
Harry just nodded and followed her as if in a daze. 'Finally,' he thought to himself. 'I can practice magic and I've got an Auror for a teacher.' He suddenly realized something.
"Tonks, what about your Auror duties? Aren't you supposed to be tracking down Death Eaters or something?"
"Nope," she said with a grin as they walked to opposite sides of the yard. "I got a few weeks leave after I got injured. As soon as I heard Dumbledore wanted to have you trained a bit I volunteered."
"Thanks"
"No problem, and don't worry about any muggles noticing anything strange, Dumbledore came here last night and cast a few anti-muggle and protection charms. Now, are you ready?" Harry nodded. "At the count of three."
"One"
"Two"
"THREE!"
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