Sometimes I think that a requirement for gaining the leadership of an organization results in a complete lack of common sense. That the examples are more extreme in the Wizarding world merely exemplarize that common sense is anything but and that magic can be quite illogical at times. Given the issues that have made our attempts to express ourselves and our interests it does show how magic seems to create either shepherds or sheep. The sheep at least have some use while the shepherds are likely to get all the sheep killed. - Hermione on the migraines the various leaders gave before they had enough and squished the current shepherd trying to make them sheep.

Morning had come and the signs of the pair having cum long into the night were evident in both their state of position as well as the state of the bed and the air reeked of their arousal. As it was it was a Hogsmeade weekend as they could not go they were going to have to see if they could get a favor out of their Dora even if she hadn't completely accepted being theirs yet. As had become their habit since Hermione rarely spent the night in her own room, the pair had out of convenience and comfort started to strip when they entered the room and regardless of how far their nightly escapades went they always awoke nude in each other's embrace with various signs of excitement and always feeling more rested than they had in their own beds at their houses.

They woke and as they were unsure how long before the older years left for Hogsmeade and they for their first extra class went about their day in while a longer manner than most days was shorter than most weekend mornings. Hermione stirred first and raised Harry with him soon losing himself in her favorite start to the day or second as the case may seem. A short time of Harry's lapping of his morning honey and the pair went to the shower. Without the time constraint of a class as early they spent some time just furthering their exploration and searches for sweet spots on each other. It seemed with each day that they learned more about themselves and each other.

Dressed in casual clothes the pair made their way down toward the commons. Hermione had half wanted to simply find her room and ask her there. Harry was certain that action might set them back and with the back step they had dealt with the day before they were unwilling to let things become more difficult to their plan. As it was they managed to find her as she was entering to head to breakfast though as most on a Hogsmeade weekend would take a lighter breakfast to enjoy some of the food in town.

"Hello delicious Dora," Hermione said as she leaned into Tonk's ear having crept up quieter than a mouse. "How was your night?"

Memories of her night after leaving Penny's room flashed through her mind. It had been a major shock that she had done what she had and was scared that if Penny had not been so lost in believing she was experiencing a waking wet dream would have done far more. That Hermione popped up behind her and whispered in that voice she had used so well to arouse her to being willing to try almost anything was a sudden shock.

'Bloody hell,' Tonks thought as she tried to get her sudden racing heart under control. 'Last night was a shock but having that minx leaning in on me this early is not good. If I hadn't heard Penny saying what a wonderful dream she was having I would have been seriously worried. Hopefully she passes last night off as some new kinky dream or I am in some trouble. Still I am somewhat amazed that she hadn't simply decided to show me everything when she started to demonstrate how to best use your fingers to cum. Part of this trepidation that I feel around these two is that they were able to take me and I was eager! Sure they may not have penetrated me but they used me just the same. Why mum did you try to make me feel that this was wrong?'

"Really Tonks," Harry said from the wall to her side. "It is rather rude to simply ignore people who say hello. Now can't you say good morning or at least hello like a good girl?"

That caused Tonks to swallow harshly at the sudden way her stomach dropped at that. A memory of her father with her bent over on his knees with her bare assed came to mind. That had been what he said she should be. A good girl didn't get her bare ass spanked, but then again a good girl didn't cum from her father spanking her ass until it was red and inflamed. A shudder passed through her and she felt her body begin to respond to the memories as well as Harry's presence. Thankfully for once neither of them commented out loud about her reaction.

"Good morning, Harry," Tonks said with as much confidence as she could muster while not trying to draw attention to either her reactions or give then any further incentives. "Good morning Hermione. Did you have a good night's sleep?"

"Most definitely," Hermione purred from where she was so close to embracing Dora. "Then again I have been having the most fantastic nights here. So was your night good as well?"

"It was quite pleasant," Tonks said fighting a blush as she recalled her actions both in Penny's room and when she had returned to her bed and the exhausted sleep that her further personal explorations had caused. "So what are you two up to on this rather pleasant Saturday?"

"Well there is an optional class on Care for Magical Creatures offered today," Hermione said as Harry simply observed Dora's reactions. "Ma... Harry thought it might be useful to better understand proper animal care considering that we both plan to have a slightly less than average companion with us next year."

"Why go for the ordinary when there is the extraordinary to experience?" Harry asked with a slight smirk as he noticed the subtle hints in Tonks actions. "So what about you are you going to Hogsmeade?"

"Yes," Tonks admitted but felt a sigh of contentment that there was one place that the two couldn't follow her for another two years. "I think it will be nice to spend more time taking in the sights than I have in previous trips. There is so much to explore that I might still be finding new things even in my NEWT year. So what is your interest in the village?"

"Was wondering if you couldn't post something in the village or purchase some things that we are shall we say unwilling to risk being owled to us here?" Harry asked with a knowing voice. "I assure you that it is only a simple business proposition and not something of a more questionable nature..."

"Well that wasn't what I expected you to ask me?" Tonks said with a faint hint of disappointment tinting the air. "Although I suppose it is something easier to answer. I just hope that you two aren't doing anything illegal or too dangerous."

"Ah but it seems that far too many enjoyable things are frowned on if not outright illegal," Hermione whispered into the shuddering girl's ear. "It's not like we are asking you to strip naked and be led on a leash around the school now is it?"

'Morgana's ass fucked by a centaur,' Tonks thought as the image Hermione invoked came to mind. 'I don't know what scares me more that she thinks and tells me things like that or that I seem to get wet and need a quick moment to get back together when she does so. At least she didn't start plunging a vibrating dildo inside her without regards to my needs... what am I thinking? Calm down and as soon as they leave go back to the room and Jill off some of this excess heat that is being brought up! Now if they don't try to seal this agreement with a kiss I most likely will be both disappointed and relieved.'

"Really Hermione," Harry chided from where he noticed the obvious signs that Tonks was experiencing. "Hinting that Dora here wants someone to own her and that she is interested in being led around like a pet teasing all the boys and girls that she isn't theirs to touch but allowing them to look to their little perverted heart's content. Really now for shame, even if they would be likely to use the image of her nude body crawling along the hallways with her ass moving just so to fuel many a Jack and Jill off session. Even if she does look tempting enough to hoist to ones lips and eat that does not mean that you should embarrass her like this..."

It was obvious to Hermione that this was Harry's attempt at teasing the girl who they had gotten a hesitant nod to have as a willing kissing participant. Given that with enough prods like this that it was likely that she would break down and beg them for something more satisfying than her own fingers that it wasn't that bad of a plan. Still as amusing as it was working the girl up enough that she ran off to get some relief from the excitement that they provided, it was not the eventual goal. Hermione was while reluctant to not simply drag the girl to a room and tear her clothes off and ravage her slowly beginning to hope that Dora didn't let the game go to long before she accepted their help in her release. That was in part due to the fact that both realized that until she was willing to come to them for her cums that asking her to help with theirs would be counterproductive. Even if she was thinking about the future situations such as Christmas and Anne's plan to get them all deflowered if not decherried in other ways.

'Like I cannot see that if she wasn't wearing panties she would be dripping on the floor,' Hermione thought as she watched with hungry eyes the body so close to hers that she wanted almost nothing more than to wrap herself around her and drag her to the ground for some mutual lingual explanations. 'A shame that we are still both technically virgins as I am sure that a good long screw would have screwed her head back on straight. Still it is fun to get her worked up and teasing her is amusing in its own way. Is it wrong that for once I want to say screw patience, now lick me like yesterday morning again?'

"Harry," Tonks said as she swallowed and resisted the urge to ignore the public setting and just get a quick release. "I am not really that embarrassed considering that it does a girl good to know that she is attractive even if the fantasy is not that normal. Just try not to say things that are too extreme..."

"Like what?" Hermione whispered into her ear. "That I am tempted to see what color your panties are and how that color changes from your arousal?"

"Not now Hermione," Tonks chided the far to close girl while trying to get things under control. "Now back to business! What is it that you two want me to get and why don't you just owl order it?"

"I don't trust the school not to have at least some mail filtering in case something excessively dangerous, rare or interesting let alone something on the banned list would be confiscated," Harry said as he watched Hermione move mimicking the girl with only the slightest hairs of space between the two. "Add to that the matter of our more developed relationship certain things are a bit less likely to be ordered to be delivered here."

Tonks merely blushed when he said relationship and tried not to stutter as Hermione's closeness once more impacted on her. The two were enjoying their game with the slightly older and most definitely attractive girl, but it was going to get late and if they didn't want to miss breakfast and allow Tonks time to deal with the frustration they oh so willingly created before heading even more distracted to town they would have to cut it short. A true pity that they couldn't take advantage of the day, but such was life. The slow wearing down of Dora's resistance was enticing and they were well aware that they were already savoring what they felt was the inevitable conclusion of her letting them in and the reverse as well.

""It really is not that big of a deal," Hermione reassured the girl she was so enticingly not touching. "It is not like we are asking for an alibi while arranging for the dark and light dimwit two to be seen in the astronomy tower before having... an accident."

'I worry that I would go along with that already at this point,' Tonks thought as she felt the soft breathing of Hermione brushing her already flushed neck. 'Malfoy is an ass as well as that Weasley being a complete waste of space. More like that one would result in this situation of the Lions and Snakes continuing for more generations. As much as I dislike the drama of those two houses, it is nice not to have to get involved in their idiocies. Still if I want to be a Prefect and hopefully Head Girl than I need to deal with dimwits like those. If Cousin Draco was a year older the ass would likely imply that being his mistress would allow for me to remove the stain on the Black honor. The Weasley twit amazes me that he is related to Charley, Bill or the Twins still with that rule stickler Percival around there is a comparison of dogmatic obedience. At least they are not constantly teasing or worse using very explicit euphemisms to explain things or telling stories that are nothing but barely concealed descriptions of such acts.'

"Yes it is best to have some level of trust before such a thing would ever enter our minds," Harry said with a very sinister spark to his eyes. "Still considering the two consider each other their opposite rival and nemesis since neither managed to attract more than indifference from me, it would be so fitting if they dealt with each other and left everyone else out of their bizarre mating dance."

Tonks turned a completely putrid shade at the thought of those two ever being friends let alone anything more as she noticed that while both were obviously as revolted and defiled by the thought it was obvious that something else was there. The dark humor radiating from the pair made that certain. The Hermione seemed suddenly filled with a feeling of satisfaction about the idea was quite horrifying.

'Not going to think about it though it would work as a damn good thought to kill the mood if these two get me wound up again,' Tonks thought as she tried to drive that image from her mind. 'Though considering that those two are so concerned about annoying the other... Maybe if it was a prank to make the school believe their arguments were their way to divert attention from their feelings for each other...'

"Yes it would be definitely satisfying to see their families' reactions," Hermione said with a sudden chill inducing voice. "Now there are a few things on the list to get and a package or two to pick up but we are more than happy to provide the money for you to purchase as well as a decent compensation for spending some precious time working when you could be having fun. So do you want to seal the deal?"

That particular phrasing brought a sudden flip flop to Tonks' stomach. It seemed that the two while more than able to be serious at times liked to flirt with each other and add her to the back and forth teasing. Considering that she had been as prim and proper as possible after her trauma and thus seemed to hide her developing body unconsciously, it was a nice change to have someone compliment let alone flirt with her especially after the horrible job that seemingly most of the male population had done when they found out about her gift.

"Seal it how? Tonks asked as she licked her lips in anticipation.

"With a kiss of course," Hermione answered as she moved from behind her to where her lips were barely avoiding touching Tonks' cheek. "That is if you want to seal the deal properly of course..."

"Ye," was as far as Tonks got before her lips were silenced by a far less than chase kiss.

"Hmm," Hermione said as she pulled away and curved back behind Tonks. "You taste a bit spicier this morning and I like it. Now Harry, are you ready to do your part?"

"Of course," Harry said with a purely predatory gaze that did nothing to settle the already nervous girl's body. "Now relax and enjoy..."

With that Harry kissed her. No to be more accurate the kiss was a conduit for Harry to pour his lust directly into her as he let his passion out for a moment. Tonks pressed herself against him as Hermione supported her as her knees trembled and toes curled as she leaned in and responded to the kiss. Tonks felt Hermione's tits pressed into her back while the girl rubbed herself against her ass in addition to Harry pressing into her and his arousal obvious against her heated skin feeling him as if the cloth was not even there.

"Don't think that I am done," Hermione said indignantly spinning the girl between them to kiss her again. "I may like to nibble a bit but a quick taste is not enough right now!"

Hermione kissed Tonks feeling the girl burning as her body flushed and her pulse quickened. She felt their warm wet sexes barely separated by their skirts and in Tonks case a rather translucent and skin tight pair of panties. She felt Tonks jump against her as Harry obviously was pressed against her and like she had earlier teasing the girl's sensitive neck.

With great reluctance they pulled away from the panting girl before throwing them into their own kiss. It was to that sight that the slumped and panting Tonks became first aware. Knowing that if she stayed that the two would likely take her there and then, she darted back to her room. As soon as she got there she noticed two things. One was a roll of parchment stuffed between her tits and the other was that she looked different.

'Oh god I shifted when they were kissing me!' Tonks thought in shock. 'These clothes are stretched and stink! Right a quick shower and a change of clothes and I should be ready for breakfast and then town.'

So saying Tonks neglected to look at the list as she stripped before starting to head for the shower. Her skirt hit the floor with ease while her blouse was stretched from her shift. Her panties were even worse stuck to her skin and clinging to her sex. That she couldn't just slide them off and had to peel them off had been embarrassing. She still noticed the fact that she was tender from where she had been spanked hard. After a quick shower and feeling less stressed and smelly, she looked over the list. Most of it was reasonable. The last few items that were made to sound completely innocent were not.

'Bloody hell,' Tonks thought in shock. 'A leash, collar and a plug for a tub as well as a crop may seem innocent but with those two... damn just when I was relaxed those two ensure I stay frustrated and flustered all day. Oh bugger me he wants me to get a few items that are going to draw stares, restraints and the like as well as a paddle in addition to the crop. At least the potions ingredients don't seem to out there.'

While Tonks dealt with the pair's stimulation and sensations, the pair had reluctantly parted as while they may have little care using Obliviation on anyone who saw them doing more than kissing and perhaps a grope in the common was too much of an inconvenience as a memory charm was easily detected the sooner to the event as possible. No the pair had left the tower and after a quick wave got some relief and mutual extra morning delights in a nook in the wall.

As they waited for Tonks to come down before heading out as well as heading to their elective class, they reminisced on what they had just done and the steps forward to what they had planned. Suffice it to say that they were both really hoping that Tonks delivered what they had requested as they would really like to have more options available.

'Well that was exciting,' Hermione thought as she ate her third breakfast. 'Though first breakfast went as expected, second was different as normally this would be second breakfast. Still Anne is going to go wild to try that position. Sure sixty-nineing is fun but being held like that was such a loss of control. Tonks better come back with those toys! Some good sharp stimulation is needed as well as some preparation for Christmas or it will hurt too much to be enjoyable.'

'In-fucking-credible,' Harry thought as he made a neat yet rapid devouring of the food in front of him, 'and I thought that dream of three girls going down on me or the time I had Alice sitting on my shoulders while I ate her with Anne kneeling and sucking me was hot. Neither of those seemed as hot as that well maybe the three girls but really the feeling of Hermione supported by me and in complete control of her like that! Now I see why Alice goes spare when Anne goes completely obedient and I can't believe I never noticed before well besides how hot Anne went when I was involve in her being helpless while being ravished.'

With the two consumed with reflections and planning they could be forgiven for the fact that they didn't detect Tonks until her scent was practically on them. Sitting next to the two Tonks ate her meal with a growing sense of concern over her shopping trip. If any of the boys made the connection there was a risk of them thinking she was easy and taking her. Reminiscing on how it never seemed that there was any negative gossip about Hufflepuffs she momentarily reminisced when the hat chose Ravenclaw over Hufflepuff. The hat had said she would make a good one and that she would really enjoy her time there.

'I do wonder what the hat meant by that,' Tonks thought as she unknowingly teased with her motions. 'Still if I don't get them the things on the list they will likely punish me and if I do they will likely ravish me. That could be either a win-win or a lose-lose situation. If it hadn't been for Penny I would have felt very ashamed this morning. Still they are not making it difficult to even attempt to be discrete.'

"So looking forward to the village?" Hermione asked Tonks between eating at a less than model speed and amount. "Personally seeing what an entirely sole magical village looks like is tempting and to contrast it to the alleys is an experience that I sadly have to wait for. You would be nice enough to tell us some later, wouldn't you?"

"Sure I don't mind helping out," Tonks said suppressing the shiver under the protective glare that Harry cast over the table, "although you really will need to experience it to appreciate it."

"That is an interesting and accurate observation," Harry commented getting a sudden neck snap form the rest of the house do to his chronic tendency to be silent with any one besides Hermione and the teachers, "that is also true about other things as well. Still we can look forward to a nice day outside learning while you go traipsing about a village and explore to your heart's content."

"I do have to come back in time for the night you know," Tonks chided to hide her discomfort at the attention so soon after her shift. "Still it might be nice to have someone to talk to things about."

"We like talking with you to Tonks," Hermione said with a slight smile. "You need more friends than those Quidditch girls after all..."

"I think I may have a few new ones," Tonks said with a blush. "It is a shame that my year seems to be as small as it is, well not as small as the year between ours at any rate."

"Well you do need to get going soon," Hermione said with a sad smile. "Just keep an eye out alright?"

"Sure thing Hermione," Tonks said when she stood to leave. "Now try not to go too overboard with studying alright."

"I am sure that I won't go too overboard," Hermione said with a laugh. "Still I do tend to give anything I work on full attention."

"I am sure you do," Tonks said with a wistful smile of her own. "Now get going before your late!"

"Same to you," Harry said glaring at the table in his hope to get his point across. "Stay safe!"

As the three parted the throat of a particular seventh year shuddered and he knew that the Metamorphmagus was definitely off limits and hoped that some of the younger and less observant boys would get the point. Sure a Metamorph was one hell of a fantasy but the risk to being castrated at best and something far more unpleasant at worst far outweighed that. Loosing ones balls and ability to extend the family made one a useless thing in the world and having the entirety cut off without a numbing charm was a thing to fear. Sadly he failed to notice how several of the fifth, fourth and third year boys ignored the protective glare and thought they had nothing to fear from a firstie even one who resulted in the vanishing of You-Know-Who.

While most of the students were out of the castle either in Hogsmeade for the third years and up and the younger years distracted with things such as the second year Ravenclaws once more descending on the library like locusts now that there was some free time and lack of people to fight to get what books were normally already in someones hands, Headmaster Dumbledore decided to finally have time to meet more in depth on the Troll or the complete vanishing of it.

"Severus, Minerva, Pomona, Filius," he said gesturing for them to sit in the four chairs provided in his office. "Sit down sit down. Now I am sure you all know why I called you here today."

"Of course Albus," Severus said with a sigh of frustration. "There is however no evidence that I have found for how a troll could have gotten in though evidence of something with a troll's strength wandering the halls that night is certain. Have there been any other signs that you found to clear this up."

"You seem rather terse than usual Severus," Pomona said wondering what had got the man riled up this time. "Is there something else that is troubling you?"

"Why Pomona one would think that a Hufflepuff like yourself would really care?" Severus asked his voice dripping with sarcasm. "To be honest, I wonder why we sent the students back to their common rooms when the Great Hall was a better place to keep them safe irregardless of the fact that my students live in the dungeons where the troll was supposedly spotted. Really now, why would I be irritable about that?"

'Really questioning why I care,' Pomona thought in sorrow. 'A puff is a puff and we now when one needs to get rough, but we like it better when one gets enough. So is it any wonder that I feel worried that everyone is too tense. Some of my puffs will need some more help to embrace their true Huffleslut selves.'

"I am sure that you are not implying that any of us were willing to send the children to danger let alone their possible deaths over which house they are in," Minerva chided Severus. "I will admit that while we can be quite determined to win our competition that does not mean that winning by the rivals dying would be anything short of disappointing."

"I am sure that is not what Severus means, Minerva," Albus said trying to steer the meeting back into order and his control. "Now as we have evidence of the Troll somehow getting into the school it means we need to once more check for lost or new passages into the school. Argus will be doing this and will need some assistance in finding the more elusive passages. Now as it approaches nearer to half the year gone is there any interesting things about the students of concern or interest?"

'He always does this every year,' Pomona thought with a wave of disgust at how many promising students were pushed into what others viewed as their best intentions and interest. 'At least it shows why Hufflepuff stands united together although I will have to admit to some of the first years as interesting. Two of the girls this year so show much potential to be true Hufflepuffs and wouldn't the rest of the staff be disgusted by what that means. Susan and Hannah show those signs as well as being an excellent pair although Megan already has so much potential given Gwenog's inclination and it was quite a good time. Still considering the sudden shift in behavior after their flying lesson and what I was able to entice out of Xiomara, I think that the pair are likely going to gravitate to having a somewhat exclusive instead of the standard relationship of fun and games.'

"There are some that show a minor talent to be less than pathetic in the Art," Severus began as was his usual demeanor on the matter. "As for the young snakes, Malfoy appears to be the likely leader in the coming years although that is not surprising considering his father's instruction."

"Ah anything on our most famous student," Albus asked wondering if Severus had finally put the enmity with James to rest, "and any chance that he takes after Lily in the field?

The sour look and haunted eyes flashed before he regained control and said, "While the boy is at least passing in ability, the rest of his skills in potions seem influenced with practical experience. Experience that a muggle raised wizard should not have. Despite his looking like his father I will reluctantly admit that he has inherited at least some of Lily's potential. That he seems unconcerned with acting anything like Potter is at least an explanation of why he was not sorted into Gryffindor."

"Severus," Minerva said her eyes flashing in indignation. "What are you trying to say about my lions?"

"They tend to rush in when they should think," Severus said in a droll voice. "Far too many of your students cannot and will not accept difference from what they believe. Add to that they seem intent to attack my Slytherins does not lend me much reason to sympathize with your students who are far more like jackals than lions."

"Enough," Dumbledore broke in interrupting the eternal argument between the two. "Now Minerva is there anything about this year's Gryffindors that are interesting and any showing talent in transfiguration?"

"The Gryffindors this year I am sad to say don't seem as promising as I had hoped," Minerva said with a disappointed sigh. "The girls so far are not very intellectually interested in their studies nor are the boys that prone to either. Despite the talents of the parents Longbottom does seem to lack the usual daring that most of the house is known for. The youngest Weasley lacks the direction of his brothers as well as a very low attention span. Sadly none of them show any real interest in transfiguration."

"So this year's Gryffindors seem like more dunderheads than normal," Severus said with a resigned sigh. "I suspected as much as not a one seems even capable of doing more than not melting a cauldron though Longbottom seems to be more likely to melt or explode one. The girls will likely find some husband and either turn out a large number of even more incompetent children or likely due to a lack of any usable talent end up as workers in Knocturn or worse."

"Severus," Minerva said sharply. "We are to educate them not belittle them!"

"True Minerva," Albus said while looking disappointed at Severus. "While you are entitled to your opinions Severus some will disagree with you strongly to them. While I find it a pity that most of the younger generation seems far too interested in flashy instead of practical and useful magic that does not mean that they are completely without talent."

"One cannot take inferior ingredients to create a superior potion, Headmaster," Severus said with a scathing tone barely keeping civil and complacent with his role as a subordinate. "I stand by my position on this year's Gryffindors are the most inept at potions that I have ever seen. What is worse is when I have to deal with whatever mistakes their absentminded actions cause. On his first potion, Longbottom put porcupine needles in while it was still on the flame! I do not get how I should respect someone who fails to read and follow the simplest of instructions that even Crabbe and Goyle followed without a problem. Now while they may be my Slytherins they do need a bit more deft hand in bringing them to task."

"My Severus it seems that you have a few students that seem to be disappointments," Pomona said with a sly purr. "While those two show a complete lack of natural talent in Herbology quite unlike young Mr. Longbottom that does not mean that they are completely addled even if those two families tend not to be the brightest wand in the box."

"Yes we all know of the legendary and typical attributes of the Crabbe and Goyle families," Filius said with a slight chiding tone to his voice. "Now as we have covered the other houses you will likely wish to know about my first years. They are doing rather well though it seems that some of them will need time to adjust to being so far from home. In particular there is the rather shy Su Li in this regard. While my house may not be the most adventurous or confrontational of houses that does not mean that they are completely willing to be walked over by either or your houses, Severus Minerva. I take it that you wish for me to add my thoughts on young Mr. Potter as well although Minerva did not give you a view on the boy in her field."

"Quite," Minerva said as she looked at her colleagues. "Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger show an extensive amount of theoretical knowledge on the subject though Mr. Potter seems to have inherited his father's skills in the field though Ms. Granger seems to be a near second in class. The rest of the Ravenclaws are having similar results though I fear most will never truly understand the magic to the same level as those two do. I do find myself believing that they are both holding back in what they are capable of. If I didn't know better I would say that they both practiced extensively the first year spells as they show little to know problem in using them. While Mr. Potter is courteous in class he does seem to be quite distant from the rest of his year mates save Ms. Granger. It would appear that they were friends before and seem to have decided it was safer to keep that friendship than explore other people."

"I agree that the two are definitely long term friends from before and that while Mr. Potter I will admit has a very defined knack in charms there seems to be something about the way that he weaves his spells that as loath as I am to admit it puts me on edge," Filius said with a frown. "I do get the feeling of being not unlike a mouse being stalked by a cat when he is near. Have any of you noticed the general space the other students pets give the both of them though Mr. Potter more so?"

"I had noticed a feeling of unease when I was in my animagus form for my first class," Minerva said with a frown. "Though he obviously has experience in caring for cats as he was more than willing to allow me to relax. Has anyone else noticed that he rarely smiles and seems quite cold to anyone other than Ms. Granger?"

"Why must we focus so much on Potter?" Severus asked in part disgusted by the renewed attention the boy was receiving. "While I have admitted he is passable in skill there is no real reason for all the attention! Are you trying to make him as big headed as a celebrity as I had first believed he would be? I will admit that at times he reminds me too much of Sirius Black though lacking so far any inclination to pranks. Still if we focus too much of the students attention on him he will eventually despite his so far tolerable behavior get addicted to his fame and likely use it for his own ends. His closeness to Ms. Granger seems to bring out a calming influence."

"You almost sound like you are comparing her to Lily with the way that she kept your own youthful mistakes from becoming as disastrous as some feared," Pomona said with a small smile. "Do you suspect that he has anywhere near the level of dangerous spells and potions in his repertoire as you did as a first year?"

"I will rather reluctantly admit that I wonder why he is not in my house at times," Severus hedged as he felt the others circling him mentally in a manner quite like a shark. "He is obviously driven to something and as loath as I am to admit it I have concerns that he would go down the same paths of other similar students..."

"Comparing him to yourself again, Severus?" Pomona asked as she reveled in the verbal banter with the normally close lipped Slytherin. "It would seem that you have noticed that he is regardless of his wants a person that the public and people will pay far too much attention to. I am amazed that we have not been inundated by requests from the Prophet as well as other media sources to interview him now that he is no longer in seclusion."

"I was actually more concerned if he had a growing following similar to some other charismatic figures in the past," Severus acidly replied. "Now perhaps you would have heard of them Grindlewald ring a bell or perhaps even the Dark Lord? It is known that both drew people to them and used their charisma to sway their followers. I take it that is also your concern Albus? You wonder what effects the curse had on him. It wouldn't do to have one Dark Lord vanish to be replaced by one that is far more charismatic and already has far too many gullible and impressionable children willing to die or likely even kill for him! How much farther could He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named have gone if he had the same publicity and entrenched loyalty that child has?"

"While I am somewhat I admit concerned over what the long term effects of the curse have been," Albus said slowly and in as reassuring a voice as he could, "I must admit that no one has survived being struck by that curse. Oh others may have had it intercepted but none have been struck and lived let alone reflect the attack back at the caster. No I will say that I was worried enough to ask for a favor..."

"You had someone watching him?" Minerva said with a relived sigh. "I have been quite concerned over the years but you always say that it was best that he grow up without the fame twisting him. It is quite reassuring to know that if he was in any real danger from any of the Death Eaters that managed to worm their way out that you had someone to alert you."

"So Filius is there a reason that you as well as Minerva feel somewhat apprehensive of our young Mr. Potter?" Albus asked as he had yet to see the boy outside meals and began to wonder about arranging a meeting.

His hopes of the boy being inquisitive in a Gryffindor enough manner to seek out what was on the third Floor and thus chide and interact with the boy had not occurred. He also had wondered if when he had heard about the troll if the boy would deal with it, but due to his lack of presence had put that off. He had eventually been able to infer that the boy had in a very Hufflepuff manner been consoling his friend. He felt a sense of unease at the notion of a vengeful Potter unleashing his rage in a prank on the two, but squashed it as the boy had shown no signs of taking after his Gryffindor father in that manner.

Sadly his notions were not entirely inaccurate as while young Harry was not one to use pranks as his preferred method of behavioral modification that did not mean that the shear embarrassment that could be unleashed would not curb such behavior. Still if he would listen to what Filius was about to say there might have been a chance to change things from the path they were on. Sadly Dumbledore could not see that Harry was far more entrenched in the true darkness than Tom had ever been. The main difference was that while both would kill for their goals there was a measured and meticulous manner to Harry's efforts while Tom was far too loose in his applications of pain and death to grasp the subtleties of life.

"It is hard to quantify Albus," Filius said while deep in thought. "The closest I could describe it was when one is confronted with a truly dangerous and powerful magical creature. There is just something about the way that he and Miss Granger to a lesser extent walk that sets me to edge. They move better than most duelists let alone Aurors. If they had a decent number of spells they would be far more likely to be able to dodge most spells. Surely you have noticed that as well Minerva that they seem almost as graceful as you have been after..."

"My animagus transformation," Minerva finished as some disturbing thoughts came to mind. "While I may acknowledge that they both show far more talent and knowledge of my art than most, there is no way that an eleven year old could complete that transformation. Still there is something that makes me feel far more uncomfortable around them when I am in my form. The best way I would say unlike Filius was the time I was first learning and was being chased by dogs as if they were less likely to think of me as anything of interest yet something of use."

"I still believe that you are putting too much attention on the boy," Severus said as he thankfully hid a wince. "While I may grudgingly admit that he is talented in some areas, pointing that out would ostracize too many of the imbecilic hormonal twits and I believe that is far from your goals."

"While I admit that like most of you I held the belief that he would be a Gryffindor like his parents I am grateful that he is in Ravenclaw and has at least one friend," Albus said with a sigh trying to get the meeting back on track. "It would not do for him to waste his potential in the manner that I fear could have happened. So we are left with a mystery to unravel though perhaps questioning him directly would shed some light into the matter."

"Mark my words Albus," Filius said with an uncommon seriousness. "He may be as intelligent and inquisitive as any other Ravenclaw, but he is far more driven than any Slytherin or Gryffindor I have seen in many a year while as sad as I am to admit it he has already shown a more than fanatic level of Hufflepuff loyalty even if it is only to those he trusts. If only we could get some information on why he is how he is to get a better grasp on how he will respond. He may be my student and thus under my protection but he makes me feel that it is almost the other way at times. He will learn and with the level of power he is already showing will likely be one of the strongest as well as fiercest fighters of his generation. I know that none of us care to discuss in house matters, but I will admit that while my house has had few and far between the same problems that one of our students managed through sheer will to intimidate everyone to be silent on what it is. From what little I was able to gather our young Mister Potter has little love for bullies or others who misuse their power or authority."

"If there was an incident of such concern, why did you not bring it up earlier?" Dumbledore asked in interest. "Surely if it was as important it would be necessary in case the incident was repeated or crossed house boundaries."

"Short of Verisiterum or Legilimency both of which are rather against policy and most times law to use on minors there is no way to get the students involved to say more than to avoid annoying let alone angering Mister Potter," Filius admitted with a very heavy sigh. "Suffice it to say the rest of the matter is being handled in house and the Prefects are delighted that none of them had to explain to me why points or detentions were given. Add to that some of the less desirable attitudes still persisting have been squelched is rather comforting."

Sadly the rest of the meeting began to delve into other matters. As it was nothing about the Tonks incident was discussed or even inferred. In fact none of the heads or even headmaster really knew what happened just that some of the Ravenclaws had acted in an inappropriate manner and that the Prefects were considering what had happened as punishment enough. Nothing more needed to be said of the matter and as Albus had his assessment of the first years and Potter and his friend in particular he was more than willing to let the meeting end so that he could let his mind drift and reflect while sucking on his lemon drops. Even if any of them had been interested to investigate as nothing had been actually done there would have been nothing to do. Besides the laws were rather lax on what rights a non-pureblood woman had even at the best of times. With that in consideration the most likely event would have had no real repercussion save perhaps a mild rebuke. If the girl had a patron or some other form of influence and protection, only then would things have been considered to be done. Sadly it was still a time when without the protection of someone else the half blood and muggle born women had to defend themselves. With that in mind, is it any wonder that two of the most powerful females in history seemed to be very skilled in combat and violently able to protect themselves even if almost a millennium later they were considered a shy bookworm and a well meaning softy?