Chapter 3 -Diffrent-

Dear mum,

Well the school isn't bad but it makes me miss home, it's crowded with kids from all kinds of families.

I miss you and dad very much but I've made friends with two boys just on the train ride over here, one is older than me, his name is Bill, but hes really kind and has offerd to help me find my way around even if we are in diffrent houses...on that note I hope you are stitting down because I have some news for you."

Tonks paused in her writting looking at what she had so far and imagened her mother sitting in her arm chair by the fire place her sewing or a few other letters in her lap as she read the letter from her daughter and as she would read that she was in Hufflepuff house Tonks was unsure how her mother would react but continued to write.

"I was sorted into the Hufflepuff house and before that I was reconized by one of the ghosts that are here in the castle he knew you and aunt Bellatrix and aunt Cissy but some how he knew I was born to you, probbly from my hair being the same color as yours at the time.

love you lots

Nymphadora"

Tonks gentaly petted the family owl giving it some food before the letter and she sent it off watching the brown owl fly off before she grabed her bag and hurryed down from the owlry.

As she was making her way to the great hall she ran into Bill who chuckled as he steadyed her from falling on her backside.

"woh careful there Nymphie try to watch where your going and not whats in your head."

Tonks looked up at Bill and her hair shifted from a bright bubblegum pink to a vivid and lively electric blue, a color she favored to wear around him and Charlie.

"But the things in my mind are so entertaining compaired to out here,"

She chuckled and gave him a smirk that made her gray eyes shine with trouble

"Besides maybe I was thinking of you."

She tryed to styful a giggle that bubbled up as she watched him shake his head a faint blush coloring his cheeks.

"Cheeky today arnt you? At any rate shouldn't you be on your way to the dungons for potions class by now or something?"

Bill's tone was gentle as he tryed not to laugh as her hair shifted back to pink after becoming orange at her joke.

"Nah I have plenty of time to get there."

She smiled at him rocking on her heels and he sighed messing up her hair.

"Alright just don't be late again I'm running out of excuses for you."

He said as he turned to leave waving at her over his shoulder as he left.

Once Bill was gone Tonks sighed hearing a group of Slytharin kids walk through the corridor infront of her, the girl in the front of the group looked over at Tonks and made a discuseted face.

"I'm surprised they letba freak like you in here, just look at that hair your like a walking Freak show."

The girl laughed as did the kids she was walking with and Tonks gritted her teeth taking her wand from her pocket and going to the girl sticking it in her face the tip aimed between her eyes.

"Shut up or I'll hex you into next year!"

Tonks' voice was harsh and thratening but the girl just laughed.

"Aww did i hurt the little freak's feelings why don't you cry to your blood trader boys."

That was the last straw, Tonks could swallow any insultes they hurrled at her but the moment they insulted Bill or Charlie she became relentless even though she knew the two Griffindors could hold their own she wanted to protect her friends.

"Potrifacis Tottalis!"

The spell escaped Tonks' lips in a harsh growl and the girl was sent flying across the hall coming to a stop on her back side dizzily infront of professor Mcgonagall who looked at Tonks furmly crossing her arms over her chest.

"Nymphadora Tonks your actions were not only dangerus but out of line 50 points from Hufflepuff and a detention for you with professor Snape adter dinner."

Her tone was cold and left no room cor Tonks to argue with her so she just put away her wand and nodded her hair turning mousy brown.