nymphadora tonks

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Private to Leanne

How's Fred doing?

Private to Pansy

Would you like to have a bit of girl time soon?

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Family

I love you all. I just really wanted to say that.

( Owl to Fred )

My condolences to everyone.

Hexed against Students

She was younger than I am.

Private to the adults close to Ernest

Everyone holding up okay? I'm so sorry.

Private to Remus

How are you doing?

Private to Ernie

I can't say much beyond what's already been said, but I'm sorry. Your father was brilliant. If you need anything at all, I'd like to help.

Happy Birthday, Neville!

I feel like I should have brilliant words of wisdom, but Professors Lupin and Tonks beat me to it! Will you lot settle for good luck and I'm pulling for you?

Really, I hated school when I was here. I mean I loved my mates and even my teachers, but studying? Having to sit still? Not for me. So I never thought I'd be teaching! Yet, I loved it. I absolutely loved it.

Thank you for that. Some of you I will see back in my class next year. Others, I fully expect to meet up with in Diagon. This isn't goodbye to anyone, but merely, to be fully cheesy, see you later!

[private to dad]

Will you help me bake a cake for Draco's birthday? I could do it myself, but I thought it might be nice to do it together.

[/private to dad]

[private to self though her parents and remus might read]

Better pedigree? I ---- I thought we were past that. I am not rich or of favorable blood status and I thought ---

I love him. I love him as much as I love Ginny and Hermione and Harry and Hannah and ----

He doesn't.

I think I'm more nervous than my students as NEWTs approach. Now, I realise there has been plenty of excitement around here, but, for fifth and seventh years in particular, don't forget what's coming and how it impacts your future.

Now, if you excuse me, I really need to do my laundry before it gets up and walks away! Yuck!


[ginny]

How's the eye?

[/ginny]

Hello, everyone! We're back from our trip and much better for the wear, I reckon. How's everyone doing? Did everyone have a splendid holiday? I appreciated all the gifts and cannot wait to take Hermione and Ginny out on that girls day. Penny and I have some girl time coming too, don't we?

Back to Hogwarts soon. And the Ministry, unfor--- Can't wait to see the smiling faces of my students!

Happy Christmas, loves!

[hexed to parents, professors, and remus]

I don't want to teach anymore.

[blocked against percy and other supporters of the ministry's raiding DE homes for obvious reasons within]



I confess I do NOT understand this business the Ministry is engaging in. Sure, I support Kingsley and he MUST have good intentions, but, honestly, some of these are widows. We have already been through their homes once. What are we trying to prove? We're suspicious and unforgiving? It seems so...heartless to me. I am sure someone out there is reading this and thinking I'm being too idealistic, but I am not. I know the world isn't one happy place and won't ever be PERFECT, but...it can be a place where people co-exist. I BELIEVE that. I have to otherwise I wouldn't be an auror.

It simply isn't fair to the poor families. They deserve a chance to recoop as well. We can't push forward if we never work on acceptance and forgiveness.

Happy Birthday, Hermione!

[hexed against students and malfoys, but viewable to the trio + ginny + hannah + over 18]

SHE HAS A JOURNAL??!!?? Oy, I KNOW I shouldn't care. I haven't in my 24 years, but having to READ what she writes? I mean I can ignore HER entries, but her comments? To others? And I know she'll tell Draco not to---

[scratch outs]

I hate that I've let this get to me. It's not like we're family.

Well, the ball was fun, yeah? I didn't have to pull TOO many couples apart which is always a good thing. Funny, I always hated when Professor McGonagall did it in my day. Ah well. I can see the point now. Though it was sorta frightening how many third years tried snogging out on the grounds. When I was that age, I cared more about the Weird Sisters and my perfecting my spit-ball aim. That's right. Never let a Weasley tell you differently --- I hold the title in spit-ball.

It's funny working here and working for the Aurors too. I just couldn't give either up, you know? I'm really loving teaching though. I used to be so bored in classes, but now I can try and reach those students. Show them learning and fun are NOT mutually exclusive. Aw, Mum and Dad? You proud yet?

[private to remus]

Love, I think I might stand a chance of not being the world's worst teacher. Maybe old McGonagall didn't make a mistake after all?

[/private]

Hugs and loads of kisses,
Tonks!!

[hexed to every female at hogwarts]

Wotcher! Know what this old bird did? Secured a tent out on the grounds so we can all get ready for the dance together! Absolutely everyone's invited so I hope to see you there!

Hugs & kisses,
Tonks!!!

[very private to self]

He had to remind me, did he? Not that being back here doesn't bring back all those memories anyway. Daughter of a mudblood. Daughter of a blood-traitor. Oh, that's Nymphadora. Her blood's dirty. Her mum's a bint. Last year was different. Patrolling didn't leave me much time to reflect and now --- I don't care about them one bit. I hated hearing my mum crying every time her blasted sisters' birthdays came around. And I remember that owl coming back when Draco was born. I didn't realise what it was then, but seeing Mum sobbing with that little bear in her hands...she still HAS that bear. And the note. Dad saying they were just happy tears over a nice present ---- parents think their children absolutely naive don't they? But I knew. I always knew she missed them. They don't deserve someone like my mum. Who disowns their own family over something so TRIVIAL?

He has her chin. Which means he has mine too I guess. I don't much think about it usually, but...he's one of my students and I can't just FORGET we happen to be related thanks to some freak of nature. And he's still a child whether he wants to believe it or not. Just like Harry and that lot. Sure, they've all seen horrid things, but they are still YOUNG and they still don't have all the answers. Blimey, I sound like an old maid myself now! But watching them all fight over such petty things...we just fought a war here.

War does terrible things to people. Look what it did to Professor Snape. Look at the lives lost or those driven to insanity --- at the end of the day, people matter. Not stupid blood. It clearly wasn't enough to hold the Blacks together so why are we fighting wars over it?

I feel sorry for the children.

Wotcher! I for one think these things are bloody brilliant! Oy, I'm a professor type now so I shouldn't say bloody should I? I actually REALLY like my classes. The kids are brilliant and it is so fun watching them master the stuff.

Now, some of you are being real grouch types so can you PLEASE smile and remember the world is HAPPY now? Oy, I don't want your faces freezing all mad-like.

( hexed to remus )

( private to self )



Lots of hugs and tons of kisses,
Tonks!!

( all about tonks! )