(AN/)So sorry for making you wait! I've been working on this other fic, The seven sins of Harry, so it's been hard for me to update this one...

I've thought about the lemon thing, and I've decided that instead of putting one directly into this fic, I'll make a one-shot when I'm done with this, it'll bind to this story and will feature Harry and Tonks in one of their 'detentions'.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed!

Rumours

It was a Hogsmeade weekend; Harry was on his way to Tonks office for a little 'chat' before he left with Ron and Hermione. Harry chuckled when he thought about the stuff that had happened to his two best friends during the last week; apparently, the rumour about their little passion orb 'accident' in the common room had spread across Hogwarts pretty fast. Most of the Gryffindors had rounded Luna up and demanded to buy a copy of the picture she took of them. Also, thanks to the rumours, the Passion orbs had become very popular; and what better way to use them than on the two 'lucky love-birds' that had unintentionally started the trend?

Nowadays Ron and Hermione never came closer to each other than six feet, always making Harry stand between them.

"Harry! Harry, wait!"

Harry turned around and saw Cho Chang come running towards him. 'Now what?' Harry thought.

Cho stopped about three feet from him, looking a little hesitant. "I…I just wanted to say…I'm sorry about what happened last year…" She looked down. Harry spotted her curly haired friend Marietta Edgecombe standing at the end of the corridor, obviously waiting for Cho. Surprisingly, she still wore a balaclava.

"…and…I was wondering…" Cho continued. "…if we could just pick up where we…left off?" She looked up at Harry hopefully.

Harry furrowed his brows. "I thought you were seeing Michael Corner."

"Oh, well…" Cho looked down again. "We broke up…it didn't work out."

Harry sighed and shook his head. "I'm sorry Cho, but…" He struggled a little with words. Should he tell her that he was actually together with Tonks? No way! Well, he had to say something. "…I already have a girlfriend."

Cho's head snapped up and she stared at him. "Who?" She asked.

Harry smiled slightly. "Secret."

Cho scowled. "Come on!" She pleaded. "Tell me, please?"

Harry sighed, still smiling. "I can't tell you," He said. "I don't think she'd like the attention."

"Attention?" Cho frowned.

"Think about it," Harry said patiently. "What do you think the press would do if they found out about me having a girlfriend?"

"But I swear I won't tell anyone!" Cho said desperately. "Not even Marietta!"

"Now why do I find it hard to believe that?" Harry asked sarcastically.

"Harry, pleeeeease!" Cho said, ignoring his comment. "Ifyou don't tell mewho it is then I'll burst with curiosity!"

Harry looked at Cho with slight amusement; she really couldn't stand being rejected and then not know who had outstriked her. "I'll let you guess." Harry smirked.

Cho pouted childishly, but then she sighed. "Hermione Granger?" She guessed.

Harry snorted. "Come on, haven't you heard the rumours about her and Ron?"

"Yes, but that was all about those strange orbs." Cho frowned. "So it isn't Hermione then."

Harry smiled and shook his head. "No."

Cho thought for a moment before guessing again. "Ginny Weasley?"

"Nah, she's with Dean." Harry said.

"Loony Lovegood?"

"Her name's Luna," Harry pointed out. "and no, it's not her."

Cho scowled again. "Then who?"

Harry smiled. "If you can't guess, I can't tell."

Cho sighed.

Harry glanced over at where Marietta was standing; a couple of Slytherins just walked by her and told her some snide comment about her balaclava, making her look down in embarrassment.

Harry sighed. "Hey, Edgecombe!" He called out. She looked up, looking startled. "Come here!" Harry waved her over. Cho cast him a questioning look.

Marietta looked hesitant, but she walked over to them anyway, staring at the floor.

When she reached them and stood silently next to Cho her eyes still locked at the floor, Harry took out his wand.

"Take off that thing." He motioned towards the balaclava covering her face.

Marietta looked up quickly; she glanced at Cho who was staring with a slightly warning expression at Harry.

Marietta looked down again. "I…I'd rather not."

Harry shook his head, smiling reassuringly. "Don't worry, I'm not a Slytherin you know."

Marietta looked up. Harry took a step towards her and carefully reached out for her face and gently removed the piece of cloth, revealing the small dots that had formed the word 'sneak'.

"This won't hurt a bit." He lifted his wand and pointed it at her face. He muttered some counter-curses, making the dots disappear step by step. When he lowered his wand her face was still a bit pale around the area where the spots had been.

"The paleness should disappear in a couple of days," Harry said and stuffed his wand back in his pocket. "Some make-up should be able to cover it 'til then."

Marietta touched her face and gasped when she noticed the spots were gone. She smiled at Harry for the first time ever. "Thanks."

Cho stared at Harry, her mouth agape. "How did you do that?" She asked disbelievingly. "Not even the healers at St. Mungos could cure her."

Harry shrugged. "I'm not top of my Defence against the dark arts class for nothing," He said. "When I find out about a curse, I like to look up the counter-curse, especially when any of my friends knows the original curse." He scratched his chin thoughtfully. "I still haven't found anything against Ginny's bat-bogey hex though."

Cho narrowed her eyes at him. "Didn't you say last year that you thought it was a great idea to hex Marietta?"

"First of all; I didn't say it like that," Harry pointed out. "And like I said; I'm not like the Slytherins, I know how it is to be pointed at and laughed at."

Cho's face softened.

Suddenly Harry felt a tug at his arm. He turned around and saw a purple haired girl grinning at him. She wore Hufflepuff robes; sheseemed to be about sixteen. Harry had never seen her before, but her grin was somewhat familiar. Her eyes were bright blue. She giggled when she saw Harry's quizzical expression. She closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again they had turned deep green, only Harry saw it though. She winked at him andhe grinned.

He turned around and almost laughed out loud at Cho's shocked expression. "I'll see you later." And with that the purple haired girl took Harry's hand and led him away from the two dumbstruck Ravenclaws.

When they were out of earshot, Cho turned to Marietta. "Who was that?" She asked.

Marietta shook her head. "I have no idea." She said. "It didn't look like professor Tonks."

Cho's eyes opened wide. "What?"

"Oh, come on Cho." Marietta rolled her eyes. "You saw them before the start of term feast, didn't you?"

Cho looked down.

"Everybody's been thinking they were a couple," Marietta continued. "But since no on saw them together after that, the rumours died out almost completely," She looked down the corridor were Harry and the purple haired girl had gone off to. "And it seems like it's nothing between them after all."

Harry looked around to make sure no one was around, and then he stopped and turned to face the purple haired girl.

He held up a finger. "Two questions;" He said. "How come you never told me you used to be a Hufflepuff, and why are you looking and dressed like a sixteen year old Hogwarts student?"

Tonks raised her eyebrows at him, smiling. "What? Something wrong about me being an old Hufflepuff?"

Harry shook his head. "No, it's just that I always imagined you to be a Ravenclaw, or at least a Gryffindor."

"And why is that?"

"Well, since you had good marks enough to become an auror," Harry said. "and you were brave enough to join the order."

Tonks crossed her arms and turned her nose up, still smiling. "We Hufflepuffs are both brave and smart," She said. "just not as much as Gryffindors or Ravenclaws."

Harry smirked. "What about the second question?"

"Huh?"

Harry rolled his eyes; she definitely was a Hufflepuff. "Why do you look like a sixteen year old schoolgirl?"

Tonks smirked. "Well," She started. "Since both Ron and Hermione knows about us now, thanks to my 'oh so amusing' sister, I thought I'd join you guys on the Hogsmeade trip."

Harry raised his eyebrows. "How are you gonna get past Filch? If you're going incognito you'll have to be listed to get out of the grounds."

"That won't be a problem!" Tonks beamed. "Just make sure to meet me outside The three broomsticks!"

Harry stared at her, but then he smiled and said "So we'll se you then?"

"Yup!" Tonks said and gave him a peck on the cheek before hurrying off; she stopped in mid-track and turned to smirk at him. "By the way," She said. "there are other 'reasons' as to why I dressed up like a schoolgirl." She winked at him before hurrying off again.

Harry just stared after her, mouth agape, but then he shook his head, smiling.

'Well,' He thought. 'This is sure to be one hell of a Hogsmeade trip.'

"So, where to first?" Ron asked as the three of them entered the village of Hogsmeade.

"The three broomsticks." Harry said at once.

Hermione raised an eyebrow at him. "Why?" She asked. "We just had breakfast, don't tell me you're hungry."

Harry shrugged, smiling. "I just fancy a butterbeer." He said simply.

"Alright." Ron shrugged.

Hermione looked at Harry with slight suspicion but said nothing as they walked along the snow-strewn streets of Hogsmeade.

As the famous pub came into sight, they spotted a young Hufflepuff student leaning against the wall next to the entrance with an all too familiar cat in her arms. When she spotted the three friends she smiled and waved at them.

Ron frowned at her. "Who's that?" He asked.

"Yes, who?" Hermione turned to Harry with raised eyebrows and a sly smile.

Harry blushed and coughed.

"Wait," Ron said as they got closer to the girl. "That cat…." His eyes widened. "What's Tonks sister doing with a Hufflepuff?"

Hermione rolled her eyes and Harry smirked.

They came to a stop outside The three broomsticks as the girl walked up to them. She dumped the cat in Hermione's arms and pulled Harry into a long kiss.

Ron's eyes widened as he stared at the snogging couple. He cast a glance towards the cat in Hermione's arms, then looked at the girl who's lips where locked with Harry's.

"Tonks?!" He asked disbelievingly.

Tonks slowly broke away from Harry and waved at Ron. "Wotcher Ron!"

Ron stared at her, mouth hung open.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Honestly Ron, it took you this long to figure out it was her?"

Ron blushed as Tonks and Harry burst out laughing.

"Are we gonna stay out here all day, or are we going to get a drink?" Electra asked impatiently.

The three broomsticks was totally packed, but they found a couple of seats by the counter in the far end of the pub. As they made their way to their seats, people were staring at them, or more likely, they where staring at Harry and Tonks, holding hands. A lot of males were actually gawking at Tonks while the girls stared at her enviously. Harry and Tonks looked at eachother and smirked.

As they sat down, Hermione let Electra down on the counter. Madame Rosmerta came over to them to take their orders, when she spotted Electra she shook her head and said "I'm sorry dears, but pets aren't allowed in here."

"Seriously Rosmerta," Electra said with a roll on her eyes. "Is that a way to treat one of your beast customers of all time?"

Madame Rosmerta's eyes widened as she stared at Electra. "Electra?" She asked. "Is that you?"

Electra smiled. "Yup."

"Oh dear Merlin!" Rosmerta exclaimed. "I haven't seen you in seven years, I read about how you became a cat after you left Hogwarts!"

Electra chuckled. "Well, what can I say?" She said. "Life is life."

"Well then, what would you dears like?" Rosmerta asked as she smiled at them.

"A java with a shot of fire whiskey." Electra said at once.

"I'll have a butterbeer." Ron said.

"Likewise." Hermione said.

"A butterbeer sounds nice." Harry nodded, smiling.

"Ditto." Tonks said, also smiling.

Madame Rosmerta raised her eyebrows as she looked at Tonks. "Tonks?" She asked. "Are you here too?"

Tonks blushed and smiled sheepishly as she glanced around nervously. "Yeah," She said. "but will you please don't tell anybody who I am?" She asked hopefully.

"Why not, dear?" Rosmerta asked, confused.

"Well," Tonks blushed and glanced at Harry who looked slightly hesitant, but then he nodded at her. "Harry and I are sort of….together." Tonks said and looked down.

"You are?" Rosmerta asked, surprised. Suddenly she smiled brightly. "Well that's wonderful!" She exclaimed.

Tonks looked up, wide eyed. "You think?"

"Why of course!" Rosmerta said. "I was always so worried about you when you never came here with any boyfriends, I thought you looked alone, you was always so serious in becoming an auror you never seem to be interested in boys." She smiled sadly and looked at Harry. "And as for young Harry here, I believe a girlfriend is just what he needs."

Harry and Tonks blushed as Rosmerta walked off to get their drinks. Hermione, Ron and Electra all smirked at them.

At this time, Ginny, Luna and Dean Thomas walked into the pub. They spotted Harry and the others by the counter and Dean kissed Ginny goodbye before walking over to sit with Seamus and Neville. Ginny and Luna came over and sat next to Harry and Tonks.

"Hi girls." Electra said and strolled over to them along the counter.

"Hello." Luna said dreamily as she began scratching Electra behind the ear.

Ginny smiled slyly and raised her eyebrows at Tonks. "Professor Tonks, I presume?"

Tonks laughed nervously and Harry scratched the back of his head. Thankfully, they were spared from further embarrassment as Madame Rosmerta came over with their drinks.

"It's on the house." She smiled at them as they all thanked her heartily.

Unfortunately, Harry and Tonks were to be further embarrassed by the next question.

"Do you two ever use racks when you shag?" Luna asked casually.

Harry choked on his butterbeer while Tonks sprayed out a mouthful on the counter. "WHAT?" They both exclaimed.

Electra chuckled and began lapping at her cup of java.

"I asked if you two ever use racks when you shag." Luna repeated with raised eyebrows.

"Luna!" Hermione exclaimed. "That is a highly inappropriate question at the time!"

"Then could you perhaps advise me of a more appropriate time?" Luna asked her.

Hermione opened her mouth to speak, but closed it as she realized she didn't exactly know when such a question would be appropriate.

"So," Ginny grinned at the two furiously blushing love-birds. "Have you ever used racks?"

Tonks stared at her for a couple of seconds while Harry seemed to take great interest in the label on his butterbeer. After a moment Tonks looked down, smiling sheepishly.

"Uhm…once or twice." She murmured.

Luna smiled and held her hand out towards Ginny who groaned and handed her a galleon.

Ron furrowed his brows. "Where do you learn this stuff about racks and things?" He asked and took a swig from his butterbeer.

Luna shrugged. "I have a big collection of adult entertainment magazines."

This time it was Ron's turn to choke on his butterbeer, Hermione smacked him on the back trying to help him.

Luna had a thoughtful look on her face. "I wonder if anal sex hurts."

"Only the first time." Tonks said, but quickly clamped a hand over her mouth when she realized what she had said and everybody raised an eyebrow at her.

Harry coughed loudly. "So, Ginny," He asked, trying to change the subject. "how's your relationship with Dean going?"

Hours later they were all walking down the streets of Hogsmeade, simply chatting about stuff; how Electra became a cat, stuff that happened during Harry and Tonks' road trip, about Snape being a git, and so on and so forth. Unfortunately, Ron and Hermione had forgotten about the fact that they had to walk not too close to eachother; this of course resulted in them being hit by a passion orb thrown by a fourth year Ravenclaw, making them end up in another unwanted snogging session.

After a lot of laughing, and a lot of blushing and glaring on Ron and Hermione's part, they began walking again. Suddenly however, they ran into Malfoy and his pack of Slytherins.

"You got a new girlfriend, Potter?" Malfoy sneered with raised eyebrows as he, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson and Theodore Nott stood in front of them. "What, the professor ditched you or something?"

"Ignore him." Tonks whispered as Harry clenched his fists when they walked past them.

"I'm surprised Potter," Pansy Parkinson sneered. "even you could get someonebetter thana Hufflepuff bimbo slut!"

At that statement, Tonks whirled around and glared at Parkinson. "What did you say?" She asked through clenched teeth.

Parkinson smirked. "I called you a slut." She stated.

Tonks started to walk quickly towards the Slytherins, anger evident in her eyes.

"I bet two galleons that Tonks hits the ground first." Luna whispered to Ginny.

Ginny looked at Luna with a frown, but then she smirked and said "You're on."

The next second Tonks tripped on her own feet and fell to the ground, making the Slytherins explode in laughter.

Ginny shut her eyes tightly and counted to ten as Luna smiled and held out her hand in front of her.

"Petrificus totalus!" Harry shouted, his wand pointing straight at Parkinson whose arms and legs stretched along her sides as she fell to the ground, stiff as a board.

"Harry!" Hermione squeaked as Malfoy gaped at his petrified girlfriend before taking out his wand.

Ron quickly whipped out his own wand and shouted "Expelliarmus!" Making Malfoy's wand fly out of his hand.

Very soon there were several cries of 'impedimenta', 'expelliarmus' and several other hexes and curses. Within minutes, Crabbe was standing immobile in midair, Goyle's brows were reaching down to his chin, preventing him from seeing, Nott was stunned and Malfoy who had been the unfortunate one to be hit by Ginny's bat bogey hex was flapping around helplessly in the air. Ginny's hair was a little muffled up and Ron was sporting goblin ears.

"Uhm…is it safe to get up?" Tonks muttered sheepishly and looked up at Harry who smirked and said "I think we should get back to the castle."

(A/N) Not that funny, I know, but the fun will REALLY begin in the next chap!

I'll try to be quicker with the next update...if you be nice and review, that is...