Not mine, blah blah - are you surprised?
Tonks dived behind the couch, hoping she would be able to take cover in case Moody decided to throw a couple of Jinxes before she had a chance to explain. Moody always attacked first, that way no questions needed to be asked later.
"Prove to me that you are indeed the real Nymphadora Tonks" Moody snarled from somewhere on the other side of the couch.
"Ummm...how about I think you are a biased undeserving useless excuse for a auror?" Tonks yelled across the room.
"Now I know for sure that you aren't the real Tonks" Remus said, sounding still confused "the real Tonks would never say that to Moody"
"I believe she actually would" smirked Tonks "as I recall, those were the EXACT words I yelled at him after-"
"Your first auror test" interrupted Moody "for now, I trust that you are the real Tonks, and I intend to discover what is wrong with your pathetic excuse for brains later this evening but at the moment we have a rather urgent situation at the ministry"
Upon arrival at the ministry, Tonks saw there were three captured death eaters, with tied hands, being held at wand point in the hallway. She scanned their faces... Don't know, don't know - and oh joy - the death eater on the end was Rookwood.
"These death eaters were captured only moments ago, and with so many aurors on duty, we need you to help relieve the shortage" began Moody.
"Ah great to see you, Tonks" Charles said, from the other side of the hall " Would you mind taking Rookwood here and filling out the proper paperwork?"
Moody and Lupin both tensed upon hearing Rookwood's name. But before Tonks could answer Percy appeared.
"May I have a word with her first?" asked Percy smugly as he ushered Tonks off into an empty office, giving Tonks time to think the situation over. Percy couldn't really be bad enough that she'd pretend to be in love with Rookwood, could he?
"Nymphanididoria" Percy began but Tonks grabbed the collar of his shirt and held him against the wall.
"Never call me that again. Call me Tonks, or don't talk to me at all" she hissed through clenched teeth.
"Awww" Percy said as good as he could while being held " I'm so happy you're letting me call you by a nickname. I had no idea you felt so intimate towards me, you can't seem to keep your hands off of me"
Immediately Tonks let go of his collar, trying desperately to wipe her hand off on her robes. Rookwood was looking better every second. In fact, it was all she could do not to run out of the room and throw her arms around him. Anywhere but here...
"I had no idea you wanted things to progress so quickly" Percy continued
"Percy" hissed Tonks "I-
"Sorry to interrupt, but could you carry this on later, we need to get this paperwork filed" Moody growled from the doorway.
"Hurry it up - I want to get out of here and into Azkaban - as far away from that nut as I can" snarled Rookwood, inclining his head towards Moody.
'It's now or never. Morph eyes so that they are glazed : check. Make sure Percy is looking: check'
"Anything you want.. Stud-muffin" said Tonks, batting her eyes towards Rookwood. "Let me show you to my... personal office"
Moody had a sudden coughing fit, Charles dropped the file he was holding, Percy turned a white-ish-blue and Rookwood appeared to have stopped breathing. The other two death eaters eyes widened as Tonks put her arms around Rookwood and led him to her office.
After she had closed the door to her office, Rookwood immediately tried to back away from her.
"Awww sugar" Tonks said sweetly " are you okay? You look tense - maybe I can give you a massage?" She asked a she moved closer.
Rookwood had nothing but fear in his eyes as he tried desperately to move away from Tonks, hands still tied behind his back, as he backed up into her desk.
'Don't overdo it. Eyes back to normal: check'
"Ok so lets file this report.." Tonks began normally, thoroughly confusing Rookwood who was in the process of trying to roll over the desk to get away from her.
Five minutes later, Tonk's report filing was interrupted by Charles, who informed her that upon Percy's request, she was clearly under too much stress and thus acting strange, and therefore was to be given a different job. She would replace one of the aurors stationed at Hogwarts to watch over the students.
'Hundreds of screaming children, or Percy - children please'
Unfortunately Tonks was also informed that Percy would be at Hogwarts too, to keep an eye on the aurors there, and make sure everything was to "ministry standards".
After leaving a somewhat relieved Rookwood and a pitiful looking Charles, Tonks flooed into Hogwarts.
'Avoid Percy at all costs'
Tonks wandered through the halls, students were so used to having aurors, none of them paid any notice to her. She didn't like revisiting the memories that were flooding back into her mind after being in the all too familiar corridors that she had been through before. Lost in thought, Tonks was oblivious to Peeves, who had taken the opportune moment of her lowered defenses to pour a bucket of - well she was unsure of what it was - but it looked disgusting - all over her head. Upon realizing that the substance had no visible effect on her, only the fact that it was extremely sticky, much to her dismay she tried to get rid of it but no luck.
The last thing she needed would be for students to see her like this - her job might be in jeopardy - an auror who couldn't get purple slime off her clothes? She quickly took off down a deserted hallway which was leading her to the dungeons, absolutely no students there... until she came to a dead end, with a door on the side. Hearing foot steps she pressed herself into the shadows up against the door.
"Oh wait until you meet my girlfriend, Sir," Percy's voice drifted towards her.
'Oh no. Eeew. The only thing worse than being in the dungeons covered in slime - Percy- and there is no escape'
The door behind Tonks opened and she lost her footing, but her arm was grasped by a hand and dragged into the room. After her eyes had adjusted to the lack of light in the room, Tonks realized she was back in her former potions classroom, and that Snape was standing in front of her.
"Why did you drag me in here?" Tonks demanded.
"So Mr. Weasley won't find you" stated Snape as if it was the most obvious reason in the world.
"And you are helping me out because?" Tonks snorted.
"There is enough slime in the dungeons without Mr. Weasley drooling all over you. I had to listen to him talking about how great you were throughout my entire breakfast this morning and the thought of him going on about you outside my classroom door while I attempt to mark papers is not something I wish to experience. Speaking of slime, it seems you encountered Peeves on your way down here" Snape smirked.
Tonks had completely forgotten about the slime, which was still clinging to her robes. She could hear Percy coming closer to the door, and decided that she'd prefer being in her old classroom than being outside with Percy.
"Can I use your shower?" Tonks asked.
Snape just stared.
"To wash off this slime, you know" Tonks continued.
Snape was still staring.
"Or I could go into your storeroom and probably end up breaking a lot of important and expensive potions ingredients while I wait for Percy to leave" Tonks continued.
"I suppose there isn't anything you can break in my shower, as I certainly refuse to allow you into my storeroom. I need to see Poppy over some potions she wanted me to make - the headmaster was planning on stopping by, so if you see him, tell him I'll be gone only momentarily. Don't' go near anything breakable." Snape muttered as he strode out of the classroom.
Tonks could hear Snape talking to Percy and another person she didn't know and decided to go have a shower right away in case Percy and the other man came into the Potions classroom. Going to use snape's shower was not something tonks was looking forward to, but then really she wanted to get rid of this slime - and - come to think of it, does snape even use his own shower? With that hair probably not.
After finally getting all the purple slime off, Tonks realized, as she stepped out of the shower, she had left her shirt on a empty shelf in the room outside the bathroom. Putting on a dark green Slytherin towel, Tonks peeked outside the door. The coast was clear and the room was empty. The last thing she needed would be for snape to see her in his rooms wearing a towel - a Slytherin towel nonetheless. So Tonks dimmed the candles in the room and started to make her way to the shelf.
Unfortunately for Tonks, with the room being so dark she was having a hard time seeing where she was going and tripped over a chair finally landing on something smooth. Still holding onto the towel, tonks realized she had fallen onto Snape's bed.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW"
Trying to get off of the bed Tonks became tangled in the sheets along with the towel she was still wearing and she was still struggling when the rest of the candles re-lit.
"honestly Severus, why must you have your rooms so dark? You know-" Dumbledore stopped as he came around the side of the bed, noticing Tonks wrapped in Snape's bedding.
Tonks pulled the towel more tightly over her body, making sure most of her skin was covered. But Dumbledore had already covered his eyes with his hands, his face turning bright red.
"I had no idea I would be interrupting anything. When Severus said he was busy this evening, I had no idea he was serious, I thought he was just making up excuses in order for him not to attend the feast this evening" Dumbledore continued, hands still covering his eyes.
"Can't you knock? If you tell a word of this to anyone I'll tell Minerva you saw me wearing nothing but a towel" screeched Tonks "wait till I-"
"You know what, it seems I've changed my mind, I'll come visit Severus later-"
and Dumbledore ran out of the room before Tonks could throw anything at him.
Finally able to disentangle herself from the sheets, Tonks changed and went to sit in the potions classroom where she met Snape, who was sitting at his desk.
"Have you seen the headmaster recently?" questioned Snape over a pile of second year papers.
"Erm- why?" muttered Tonks
"I ran into him in the corridor just moments ago and he told me that what he previously wished to discuss was no longer important and that I am excused from the feast this evening-"
Tonks closed her eyes and held her breath waiting for him to continue.
"-And that if I missed breakfast tomorrow he wouldn't mind. He's made me attend every event in the great hall since I started working here, but now suddenly he's changed his mind.." finished Snape.
Tonks froze and started turning white. 'Oh no. Albus thinks there's something going on between Snape and me after what happened earlier. Eeeew'
"Tonks?" asked Snape, staring at her.
"I need to go and - er- talk to Albus about something" Tonks muttered, avoiding his eyes.
And with that she flew out of the classroom.