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Chapter 12: You Have Been Warned!

As Harry crept into his dorm and slipped under the covers he breathed a sigh of relief. No one was awake in the house and he didn't wake any of his room mates up. For the next hour or so, he lay in bed thinking about the founders and how they had reacted to his life story.

Gratefulness was as close a description as he could come, to his own feeling. Gratefulness that they did not think him a fool for trying to save Sirius. Gratefulness for not thinking him weak for missing Dumbledore. Gratefulness for their indignation at the treatment the Dursley's heaped upon him.

Perhaps the biggest thing he was grateful for was their willingness to help him beat Voldemort. That without any hesitation or question, they threw their lot in with him, determined to put their own lives on the line to help rid the world of evil.

A groan coming from the other side of the room indicated that Dean was waking up, with Seamus and Neville soon following. Seeing that Harry was already awake, they grunted greetings before blearily staggering for the showers.

Harry grinned at Ron who was still sleeping soundly. Grabbing his pillow he made his way quietly over before whacking the pillow down hard on his face.

"What the…?" Ron bolted upright, almost smacking his head on the headboard of the bed. Harry nearly fell over, he was laughing so hard. Ron glared at him, "If all you wanted to do was wake me up couldn't you just have yelled at me?"

Harry shrugged, "It never works, you sleep through it. Besides this is much more fun!"

Ron growled at him before asking, "And why may I ask are you in such a chipper mood? It is 7 in the bloody morning!"

Harry grinned, "Dunno, just feel really good for a change. Anyway get up, I am hungry and want to go to breakfast. You can have your shower afterwards."

With a grumbling Ron in tow, Harry marched downstairs and straight into Ginny who looked like she was about to come up and say hi.

She was startled slightly, "Oh, Harry! I didn't think that you would be up at this time

He smiled wryly at her, "And you were of course coming to gently wake me up?"

She blushed slightly, obviously embarrassed at being caught out, but she replied sweetly, "Of course."

Ron spoke up from behind him, "Make sure you use a bucket of ice water next time Ginny."

She looked at him in confusion but Harry explained, "I woke him up using my pillow this morning, so he is a little grumpy."

"Don't you mean hurling you pillow right onto my face?" Ron asked, still scowling.

Ginny started to laugh, "Did he go bright red like he normally does when someone wakes him up abruptly?"

Harry nodded also staring to laugh while Ron's ear tips went pink again. Hermione came down the stairs asking, "What is so funny?"

Ginny replied, "Oh, Harry was just entertaining me with the story that is Ron being woken up in the morning!"

Understanding flashed over Hermione's face and she struggled to hold in an amused smile. Ron saw it however and glared dangerously at her saying, "Don't you dare say a thing Herm!"

She raised her hands in mock surrender before replying, "I was simply going to say 'let's go to breakfast' I never dreamed of saying anything else!"

Harry nodded in agreement and the four of them made their way down to the great hall. Plopping down on the Gryffindor bench he immediately started to pile his plate full of pancakes.

Ginny started to eat before turning to Harry, "You know, you never told me what happened to you during the eclipse last night that made you go so quiet. For some reason I just couldn't keep my eyes open last night, but my curiosity has not been diminished."

Harry shrugged his shoulders, "Look, nothing really happened. I just had a good opportunity to think through some things."

Ginny shook her head, "That isn't good enough Harry. Please, just tell me!"

Harry looked into her big brown eyes and felt himself melt inside. Realising that this was the perfect time to tell them all that he was going to be moving into Phoenix's Nest he sighed slightly nodding, "Oh very well, I suppose I would have to tell you tonight any way."

Ron and Hermione immediately turned their full attention to him, and Ginny didn't break eye contact. "I found a room yesterday which I am going to be using."

"Using? As in to do your homework and stuff?" Hermione asked, her forehead creasing slightly.

"No, as in to sleep and to live in." He clarified, "I discovered it on my walk, there is this beautiful painting that I had not seen before and I lent against it and it opened. Inside was this beautiful bedroom and table. It is perfect for me, so as soon as lessons are finished for the day, I am going to be getting my gear and moving in there."

"But Harry, that is against the rules!" Hermione burst out, somewhat aghast.

He shrugged, "So? Since when have I ever cared about the rules before? It is what I need." He grinned cheekily, "Especially if Ginny is planning on waking me up each morning with a bucket of ice water!"

The red haired girl blushed deeply before protesting, "But how will you get there? I mean if it is after curfew, you can't exactly go wandering the halls every night just to go to bed. And what about the rest of us?"

Harry shrugged, "Well, as to getting there, I was going to be getting Fawkes to flash me there. And, please don't take this the wrong way, but the room is going to be just for me. I want someplace to be by myself, to think."

Ginny started to turn red, always a dangerous sign, and he hastily assured her, "I will be in the Gryffindor common room for most of the time, but for sleeping and times when I really do need to be by myself I will go to that room."

Ron eyed him, "Are you at least going to show us where it is?"

Harry shook his head, "N-No, for starters I am not sure if I could find it again, as the second time I went to find it the painting had gone. See I had gotten Fawkes to flash me out of it because time had passed and I was worried that you might come looking for me." He lied smoothly.

"Harry…" Hermione started, her voice growing soft with anger, "Ron and I are Head boy and girl, we can't just let you break the rules so easily. If you do this, I will have no choice but to report you to McGonagall. I do not want to, but it is my responsibility and I must take it seriously."

Ron was awkwardly looking at his eggs while Ginny glared at the girl. Harry merely nodded his head, "Yes, I expected you might say something like that Hermione. Good thing for me, you won't be able to prove anything. See, if I truly am flashing, you won't know where I am going to. Tell on me if you must, but it won't do any good, as I will still be going to my room."

Hermione looked stumped, obviously having expected that her threat would be enough to curb his enthusiasm. Ginny sighed, "Harry, please don't do this. I do not like the idea of you being in a place where we can't find you. What happens if something goes wrong, or trouble starts. We won't know where you are!"

Harry smiled comfortingly at her, "Gin, I have Fawkes. He will take care of me, and if trouble occurs he will get me as quickly as possible!"

"Harry, I am asking you not to do this, please!" she begged.

He sighed and shook his head, "I am sorry Ginny, but I have to do this. I know that I get moody, and all it takes is time for me to move past it. I am sick and tired of biting your heads off for no reason. Frankly I do not know how you have put up with it as long as you have."

Ron butted in, "Mate, we honestly do not care anymore. 'Cause you have been doing it for so long, we are used to it now."

Harry grinned at him, "That may be, but it isn't fair to you." Looking at their downcast faces he said, "Look, it isn't the end of the world you know! I am not leaving Hogwarts, which was my other option. You will see me every meal, every lesson and most evenings. It is just when we are asleep and sometimes when I am not feeling good, that you won't. Frankly I don't see what you are so against it!"

Hermione replied, "Because we have always helped you when you were moody. Now if you are running away during those moods, how will we comfort you and help you?"

He smiled at her, "You shouldn't have to Herm. Besides, I won't exactly be by myself, Fawkes will be with me. In fact it will be his permanent home now, hence why I am calling the place Phoenix's Nest."

Hermione gasped, "Phoenix's Nest? You found it?"

Harry inwardly winced, forgetting that Hermione knew most of the myths surrounding Hogwarts. He forced his face to look confused, "Huh? What are you talking about?"

She rolled her eyes, "Harry, Phoenix's Nest was supposed to be a room that the Founders built to house them when they wanted to retreat from the world."

He shrugged, "Your knowledge never ceases to amaze me Hermione. However, there is not enough room in there to house any more than one person, and the name only came to me when I saw Fawkes nestling down into the coverlet on the bed."

Ginny giggled, "Oh he must have looked so cute!"

Harry nodded, grinning back at her. Hermione merely sighed, "Very well, must just be a coincidence. Still, I wish you would reconsider, it isn't a good idea for you to be separated from the rest of the school body."

He shook his head, "But that is the brilliance of it! If the school is attacked, I won't be putting anyone's life in danger because I won't be around anyone at night time!"

Ron sighed, "And the hero raises his head again."

Harry glared at him, but Ginny interrupted, "There is no way that we can dissuade you from this is there?" Harry shook his head so she continued, "Very well, you must promise that you will not continue your search for the horcruxes without me." Ron and Hermione nodded vigorously, obviously having shared the same thought.

Harry smiled, "Very well, if it will make you feel better, I will not search for them without you." He said this looking directly into Ginny's eyes, making her see that he was serious."

She relaxed and smiled, "Good, well, I am still not happy about the situation but at least I know you won't be leaving alone again."

He kissed her on the top of her head, "No, never again."

Hermione looked at her watch, "Yikes! We have to get to class. I really don't want to be late for Professor Tonks!"

Ron snorted, "Oh please, I doubt she would do anything to us for being late."

Harry raised an eyebrow, "I wouldn't be too sure of that Ron, after all she is the cousin of one of the Marauders."

The red haired boy gulped and hastily crammed down the last of his toast.

Saying goodbye to Ginny, the trio made their way to the Defence classroom, where most of the class was already waiting outside. The class was quite large considering it was the NEWT level Defence class, and most of the students were Gryffindors. In fact, every seventh year Gryffindor was in the class, as well as most of the Hufflepuffs. Harry was quite surprised that there were not many Ravenclaws in the class. Unfortunately, several Slytherins had decided to take the subject, though Harry couldn't understand how Crabbe and Goyle managed to get in.

Harry gave friendly greetings to the now awake Neville, Seamus and Dean who were discussing their new teacher.

"So Harry, do you have any idea what this lady will be like?" Dean asked.

He shrugged, "Well, she is still quite young, so expect lots of energy. She was Sirius Black's cousin, so expect the unexpected, and she is an auror so expect talent and toughness."

At the mention of Sirius Black, Seamus paled, "Why isn't she is jail then?"

"Whadda mean?" Ron asked angrily.

"Well if she is the cousin of a notorious mass murderer she is obviously going to be bad!" he said confidently.

Harry clenched his fists in anger, but Hermione hastened to interrupt, "how can you say that Seamus? You don't know anything about her! She is one of the nicest and most caring people I know!"

"You know her?" he asked, obviously surprised.

"Sure, she is a part of the ormgphf!" she broke off finding Harry's hand over her mouth.

He glared at her, "Information should not be given away freely Hermione! Think about who is around us!"

She looked and saw many Slytherins and immediately went bright red. Nodding to Harry, she had her mouth released and turned back to a bemused Seamus. "Well, let's just say that we know she is trustworthy. Besides, I can guarantee that we will learn an awful lot this year."

"That is certainly true!" A voice rang out from behind them.

They turned, quite startled, to see Tonks striding towards them, still sporting her black hair and chiselled face. She surveyed them all before gesturing to the door, "Inside but do not bother sitting down."

Harry felt a chill of excitement run through him realising that they would probably be having a practical lesson. Sure enough as soon as she had entered, Tonks waved her wand and all of the tables and chairs stacked themselves at the side of the room.

She turned around and pierced the group of seventh years with a serious stare, "Being your NEWT year, I will be teaching you the most difficult defensive and offensive spells in my arsenal. As you can imagine, being an auror, I have had to be in situations which are life-threatening and will be running this classroom as if we are in the real world. Any fooling around and you will leave and not be allowed to return. You have been warned."

The class was extremely quiet as she read out the roll, everyone looking nervously at each other except for the trio who were quite relaxed in her company. After a moment of silence in which she surveyed the class, she smiled gently, "You don't need to stand to attention. I am not going to bite your heads off for relaxing, only for disrupting my class."

Immediately, the class wilted with relief causing her to laugh slightly, "Now, before we begin today's lesson, I need to ask, is there anyone here afraid of getting hurt?"

Everyone looked at each other out of the corner of their eyes, obviously debating on how to answer. There was a gasp of amazement when Harry put his hand up confidently. Tonks smiled at him, "Harry, you fear getting hurt eh? Care to enlighten us as to the reason why?"

He shrugged, "If I am hurt it means that I am operating at less than my peak efficiency. Basically I am a threat to everyone around me. You said that his classroom is to be considered the real world, well, in the real world I have got a madman after me and I need to be at the top of my game."

Tonk's forehead creased before she sighed and smiled, "Well done Harry. For the rest of you, if you aren't afraid of getting hurt, then you are a fool. Fear makes you cautious, fear makes you careful, and more importantly, fear can save your life. People who do not fear are not brave, they are simply stupid."

"But…"Seamus interrupted quickly breaking off as she turned on him.

"I do not like people interrupting me Mr….?"

"Finnegan Ma-am"

"Well, Mr Finnegan, you obviously have something to say, so say it."

"Well, if you are afraid of getting hurt, doesn't that make you a coward? I mean you are going to run away from anything that poses any sort of danger to you!" he said.

She raised her eyebrows before turning to Harry, "Harry, how many times have you faced You-Know-Who?"

He shrugged, "More times then I care to remember Professor."

"I see, and how many times have you faced his followers?" she pressed.

He eyed her, "A few times, though most of the time I was trying to get away."

"Yes I realise that, but if one of your friends was in trouble, would you run in the other direction?"

He blushed, "No, if I have a fault it is the whole 'saving people thing' it has gotten people I love killed." He stared at the ground, trying to unclench his hands while Hermione put a hand on his shoulder.

Tonk's eyes showed pity, "Tell me what you did when Bellatrix killed your godfather. What did you do?"

Harry breathed in sharply at the memory, "I-I chased her and tried to curse her, but it didn't do any good and she tried to curse me back. Voldemort then turned up and tried to kill me."

There was a flinch around the room at Voldemort's name but Tonk's ignored it, "So you didn't run away from her but towards her? The most dangerous Death Eater alive."

He nodded and she turned back to Seamus, "Do you call Harry a coward Mr Finnegan? Do you think that he purposely runs away from danger?"

Refusing to make eye contact Seamus shook his head and she continued, "and yet Harry blatantly admits that he is afraid to get hurt, even giving reasons why."

"Well Harry has never shown any sort of fear in the face of getting hurt so I would say he is lying!" Seamus burst out, looking annoyed.

Harry growled in anger and thrust his hand forward where scars glittered white, "I DO NOT TELL LIES Seamus. Just because I do not run away doesn't mean I am not afraid!"

Tonks nodded, "To be brave Mr Finnegan, one must fear and conquer it. One of the first training exercises when we become Aurors is to bring us face to face with our fears. I do not mean shoving a boggart in front of us and let us deal with it. I mean, place us in a situation where are fears are real and we must face them head on."

She looked around at the class who were all starting to look fearful before sighing, "I am not telling you this to terrify you, but to make you understand that fear is not something to hide behind. It can help you, but only if you do not let it control you. To that end, today's lesson will be a practical one. I want each of you to think about your worst memory and stare into this bowl. If you do not think of your worst memory, then the magic won't work, so be honest with yourself." She gestured to a silver basin that was next to her.

"And then what?" Ron asked, looking curious and somewhat apprehensive at the same time.

Tonks smiled evilly, "This room will take on the characteristics of the surroundings of your memory, and you will duel me in that situation. Now before you get too worried, I will not be using the harsher spells that I know. However, I do invite you to use everything you have got, the only exception being the unforgivables. Though I doubt any of you would be able to cast them anyway." Harry saw her eyes flick to his briefly before turning back to the class.

The class were looking both excited and terrified at the thought of duelling their teacher, who they could already see was competent. Finally Parvati raised her hand, which Tonks noticed straight away, "Yes Miss…?"

"Patil Professor, um, is this duel assessable? Are we being graded on how well we duel you?"

Tonks shook her head, "No, this is purely so I can gain an understanding of your personality type, skills and strength of mind. Now, I will be calling you forward one by one, the rest of you I want you to be sitting over by the door so that you are out of the way. It might be an idea to place some of the desks in front of you if you aren't confident in your shielding abilities. I have no idea how large or small the room will become, so literally, expect anything!"

She grinned, "Alright, let's begin! Neville Longbottom!"

Looking sad, but not scared Neville strode forward and stared into the bowl. Immediately it took the form of the St Mungo's permanently disabled ward. He stared immediately towards two beds at the window before turning away and facing Tonks who was looking at him with a mix of curiosity and sympathy.

All at once she exploded into action Neville only just managing to raise a shield to block the first onslaught of shields. He tried to dodge away, but was not quick enough and Harry could see that he was relying solely on his shield to save him.

However, it soon became obvious that Neville was finding his feet, and was starting to return spells, forcing Tonks to dodge quickly. Suddenly, she sent two spells in a different direction, straight towards the beds that Neville had glanced to before.

Terror and pain suddenly appeared on his face and he blocked those spells before realisation crossed his face. Unfortunately, he was not quick enough to turn back to Tonks and block the stunning spell that she had sent at him.

Reviving him quickly, she smiled and helped him to his feet, "Well done Neville, you fight very well. I was impressed that you adapted to the situation quite quickly. Obviously you need to be more focussed on your own safety rather than those around you, but your reaction was not unexpected. One thing I will say for you to improve on is to become quicker on your feet so that you do not rely as heavily on shields. They are great for light spells, but the harsher and darker the spell, the harder it is to block."

He nodded slightly and returned to the class, with the Gryffindors giving him a round of applause. One by one Tonks called up the members of the class, and duelled them in turn. Most of the Hufflepuffs were knocked out pretty quickly, but the Ravenclaws managed to put up a bit of a fight.

Harry was pleased to see that all the members of the DA were more focussed on the duel than their surroundings, which seemed to be the biggest distraction for all of the other people. Aside from Pansy Parkinson (much to Hermione's surprise) and Blaise Zabini, the Slytherins barely blinked before they were taken out.

Harry felt very bad when it was Ron's time, as the room took the shape of Aragog's lair, complete with giant spiders. However, he was surprised that Ron didn't actually pay that much attention to them. In fact, the only time he even looked at them, was to send one of the spiders flying towards Tonks to give him time to duck behind a rock. She complimented him quite strongly for using what he had to try and beat her.

As the duels progressed, the class was becoming more and more amazed at Tonks. She didn't seem to be even remotely tired, and was beating everyone without raising a sweat. After a while, Harry realised that he would be chosen last, and was not sure exactly how he felt about this, but still watched each duel carefully, analysing her movements to see if there were any weaknesses that he could exploit. Needless to say, there were none and he was very nervous when she finally called his name.

Walking over to the bowl he stared into it, a dark room swirling in his consciousness. Immediately the room changed in to a huge circular space with a dirt floor, brick walls and an empty archway in the centre of the room.

Tonks looked startled for a moment, before something flashed before her eyes and she stared at Harry. So did the entire class, with Hermione giving a little gasp and Ron paling dramatically.

Harry refused to even look at the archway, and decided to take the offensive with Tonks still staring at him strangely. "STUPEFY!" he shouted, while ducking away.

Tonks raised a shield, surprise evident on her face before a mask slipped over and she started methodically attacking him. Harry was impressed and startled by the power that she put into her spells, having never duelled with her before. However, considering her relations, he realised that he should have expected that she be powerful. She did after all, manage to fight Bellatrix and hold her own for a good 10 minutes in the real arch room.

All this flashed through his mind as he ducked behind the archway to avoid being hit with a stunning spell. Even just being in a replica of the room was causing him to lose focus, and he growled softly to himself, blocking out the memories that were threatening to overtake him.

Tonks suddenly waved her wand over herself and promptly disappeared. There was a gasp from the class as Harry realised that she had disillusioned herself. Hissing slightly, he raised a shield and listened carefully, knowing that her only weakness was her clumsiness.

An idea popped into his head, and quickly he conjured several snakes, "Spread out and find the disillusioned person. Tell me where she is!" he commanded, before levitating himself on top of the arch and balancing carefully.

"She is to your right master!" one of the cobras hissed.

Immediately Harry pointed his wand towards where she was hidden and yelled, "INCENDO!" Flames roared to life in a semi-circle, trapping Tonks. At least, Harry hoped she was trapped, but he trusted the senses of his snakes. He started hurling spells into the area beyond the spells, using the high ground that he was on to methodically sweep the area with stunning spells.

Suddenly, the flames were extinguished as an enormous bang reverberated through the air. The resulting shockwave was enough that Harry lost his balance and fell off the arch. Slamming hard into the ground, he gasped slightly, rolling away from the flames.

Seeing a red beam of light speeding towards him, he hurled himself to the side, just missing it before returning fire in the direction that the spell came from. Not hearing a thump that would indicate his spell found its target, Harry found himself becoming frustrated. He hissed out orders to his snakes, trying to get them to find her, but they suddenly disappeared and before he could conjure more, a barrage of spells erupted from his left and he quickly raised a shield to block them.

Well at least I know where she is. Harry thought to himself, as he dodged. For the first time since Tonks had gone invisible, he heard her say something but before he could decipher what it was, an incredibly bright light erupted all around him.

Blinded, he stumbled backwards, trying to keep his shield raised, but before his eyes could clear, he felt something slam into him and the world went black.

Regaining consciousness, Harry squinted looking straight up into Tonk's smiling face. Grabbing her hand he was pulled to his feet. Swaying slightly, he realised that his shoulder was hurting quite badly and his eyes were watering, still in shock from the blinding spell.

"Harry? Are you ok?" She asked, concern evident in her voice. "You fell pretty hard on your shoulder, when you came off the archway. I wouldn't be surprised if you have some major bruising later on."

He nodded, "Yeah I am ok I think. Though my eyes hurt a bit."

She nodded, "Yes that is to be expected, especially since you wear glasses which would focus the light even more into your eyes."

She turned back to the class who were starting to come forward, awe written on some of their faces. "Well, that marks the last of today's duels. I wish to thank and congratulate all of you for facing situations that you dislike and still manage to function relatively efficiently. Obviously some were better than others, but that is not important. I now know how you all operate and can teach each of you to play to your strengths."

She paused, "I hope you all paid close attention to that last duel. Because I was disillusioned, you probably couldn't see, but Harry very nearly beat me. I was trapped quite sufficiently and was being forced to block multiple spells. The idea of using the archway as a viewpoint was especially clever, and I am extremely impressed. Especially since I personally know what that archway means to Harry." She smiled sympathetically at him and he looked at the ground.

One of the Ravenclaws spoke up, "But he used dark magic! I mean…" the girl turned away blushing. Harry, knowing what she was talking about merely looked at her in interest.

Tonks however was glaring at her, "Miss…?"

"Christensen, Sharlotte Christensen ma-am"

"Well, Miss Christensen, what magic are you referring to?"

"He was talking to snakes! Everyone knows that it is almost the darkest form of magic! After all, it was what made Salazar Slytherin famous and we all know he was the darkest wizard of them all!" She responded, refusing to look at Harry.

He wasn't sure if it was his imagination or not, but he thought he heard a muffled cry of disgust and he smiled, realising that at least one of the founders was watching him. He gave a quick and covert glance around the room before winking his eye.

Tonks however, was more focussed on the Ravenclaw girl, "You were obviously here for the Chamber of Secrets incident? Weren't you?"

She nodded.

"Then you were already aware of the fact that Harry was a parstletounge. Yet it was he that stopped the basilisk from killing everyone. Does that sound like a Dark Wizard to you?"

Sharlotte was blushing deeply, "N-No Ma-am"

Tonks sighed, "because so many dark wizards use certain types of spells, they have been looked down on by most light users. However, all spells have useful applications, as Harry demonstrated. His snakes helped him, and if he had been in a real duel, they probably would have saved his life. If I can give you a piece of advice Miss Christensen, do not be so quick to judge those who are going to be fighting the darkest of people using 'dark' spells. They will most likely be the ones to save your life and not be slaughtered in their first fight. If it makes you feel better to know, the ministry has declared that the aurors can use the unforgivables in a fight against the Death Eaters."

This was news to most of the class, and several looked horrified. Blaise Zabini merely looked interested, "Have you used any of them Professor?"

She looked at him seriously, "yes, and I will leave it at that. For your homework, I want each of you to write half a scroll of parchment on your duel and things you should improve on for next time."

Most were surprised at the small amount but no one was going to say anything as they were too grateful.

As they turned to leave Harry heard Tonks call out, "Mr Potter could you please stay behind?"

Harry nodded and gestured for Ron and Hermione to go on without him before walking back up to her, "Yes Professor?"

She grinned at him, "Please do not call me that when we are alone Harry. It makes me feel too old."

He grinned back at her, "I must admit I like the black hair. Did McGonagall say that you couldn't have pink hair while teaching?"

She grimaced and nodded, "Yeah, something about being too over the top for a Professor. Anyway, I just wanted to privately congratulate you, your duel was very impressive. Remus had said that you were talented, but I never imagined how ingenuitive you could be during a duel."

"Thanks Tonks."

"I am certainly looking forward to cultivating your skills, you are going to be a match for anyone that comes along once I am through with you!" she playfully punched him in the shoulder and he laughed. "Anyway, you best be off, I am certain that McGonagall wouldn't want you to be late for Transfiguraton."

Harry's forehead creased, "I am surprised that she is teaching both it and being Head at once. She must be very busy."

Tonks nodded grinning again, "She is at that! So try not to annoy her."

Harry snorted before saying farewell and heading out the door.