-Chapter 2-

~Sorting~

Once everyone of the first years were lead into the chamber outside the Great Hall Tonks' nervers began to kick in finally as the threat of being placed in Slytharin loomed over her head as she stood next to Charlie who seemed unfased by the soarting cerimony as he looked around like most of the other first years.

Taking a breath Tonks tryed to calm herself and she managed to calm down enough to look around her but her hair turned stark white as a Gohst floated through the wall making all the first years jump, but the ghost merrly looked over the students and his eyes falling on Tonks, her hair stood out like a sore thumb being so white, the ghost floated down to her making her take a small step closer to Charlie.

"If I'm not mistaken you must me Andromeda's daughter, you look very much like her when she was younger."

Tonks couldn't find her voice for a moment as the ghost of what seemed to be a man dressed as a friar looked her over.

"um yes sir, she's my mother, I'm Nymphadora Tonks but call me Tonks please."

She watched as the friar smiled at her and her nurves relaxed slightly her hair slowly turning back to brown.

"ahh a metomorphagus, I do hope you don't fallow your aunts' footsteps, your mother was rather sweet for being a slytharin I myself think she should have been in hufflepuff but the hat had other plans it seems"

Before Tonks could speek he was called away by a pair of other ghosts and Charlie glanced down at her.

"That was the fat friar, Bill says he's the ghost for Hufflepuff house."

He looked at the doors leading to the Great Hall as he spoke and again before she could say another word the doors opened and they were led into the hall filled with other kids at four long tables and adults whom she guessed were the teachers sat at tables in the front overlooking the students tables and just infront of that sat a stool with an old tatterd hat sat upon it as the women in long green robes stood beside it.

One by one they were called up to be sorted into their houses, Charlie was called up some where in the middle and placed into Gryffindor almost instantly, and before long Tonks heard her name called.

"Tonks, Nymphadora"

called the teacher in the green robes and Tonks slowly made her way to the stool gritting her teeth at her first name as sat down.

The hat sank over her eyes and she took a deep breath all the noise outside was dround out but she could hear one voice, the hat? yes the hat's voice rang in her ear quitly.

"hmm where to put you? you have a cleaver and cunning mind but your heart is courages and your soul is loyal"

Said the voice and the only thing going through Tonks' head was 'not slytharin please not there'

"hmm not Slytharin, cunning and sneeky those people they could help you achive your goals and come out on top, hmm interesting..."

the hat trailed off and slowly the noise from the hall came to her ears.

"Beast be HUFFLEPUFF!"

called the hat and Tonks felt her heart leap with joy as the hat was lifted off her head to reavile shot and slightly spikey bubble-gum pink hair as she walked over to the table that was clapping loudly and cheering for her, two girls made room beside them for her as they commented on her hair.

Once things calmed down and they were eatting Tonks looked over at the Gryffindor table catching Charlie's eye and he smalled at her mouthing 'you did it' before he went back to eating.

Tonks felt happier now the only thing nagging her was in the very pitt of her stumach, would her mother be upset that she was in a diffrent house than the rest of her family?