Looks Can Be Deceiving (Nymphadora Tonks x Reader)

Chapter Four: O.W.L

June,1,1990

As they grew closer to the end of the year there was less time to prank, and more time to studying. Tulip was the only one that really hunkered down to study. She wouldn't even leave the library unless Tonks or Y/n pulled her away and even then she complained till she was back in the library.

"Tulip, come on. I have to go home in a few weeks." Y/n smiled. Tulip looked up from her work, "I know it's just, we have our O.W.Ls this year and I have to nail them." She said. "You need to loosen up a little bit, or you'll get a bad grade." Y/n smiled, grabbing tulips hand and pulling her from her work. "I don't think that's how it works ." Tulip said, trying to pull herself from y/n grip. "No, that's definitely how it works."

As y/n and Tulip joined the students in the great hall Tonks couldn't help but notice a ping of jealousy when she saw y/n and Tulip holding hands. Of course Tonks knew they where like sisters, but still the jealousy didn't subside till y/n let go of tulips hand and took her seat next to Tonks. "So Nymphadora, what is on your agenda for today?" Tulip asked, Tonks's Hair changed from purple to a light shade of pink. "Don't call me Nymphadora." She said. Tulip looked from Tonks to y/n and back to Tonks. "She calls you Nymphadora." Tulip said and Tonks sighed. "Ya, and I tried to tell her to stop." She said. "No you don't." Y/n laughed. Tonks rolled her eyes as her hair turned back to purple. "I do in my head." She muttered.

Y/n dragged Tonks and Tulip to the DADA class room to wish the teacher good bye, nobody knew why but he was resining after only a year of working. "He was boring why do I have to say goodbye?" Tonks wined. "Because He's been the best teacher we've had for DADA for years." Y/n said, tulip was going more valentraly now and it was only Tonks that she had to push/pull to the class.

"Professor Dave's." Y/n smiled. "Ah, Miss Y/l/n, what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked. "We wanted to bid you good bye." Y/n smiled, Tonks watched as her demeter changed and she got smaller, or so it seemed. "Ha, Tonks, you where quite the trouble maker this year." He said, Tonks grabbed y/n and smiled. "Aren't I always." She said with a sarcastic smile. While tulip said bye to the now former Professor, Tonks scanned y/n's face. She had a look of realization on her face, but was shock out of it when Tonks pulled me from the class. "What was that?" She asked, clearly worried. "Saying Bye to the DADA teacher is a marker of time for me, it lets me know how close I'm getting to the end of the year. I just never realized I was that close." Y/n said. "Well whats so bad about home?" Tonks asked, tulip tried to stop her but it was to late. "Nothing really, it's just I'll miss you guys." Y/n smiled, it was obviously a fake smile, but Tonks didn't push it.

Tulip wouldn't leave y/n alone for the rest of the day, she had to make sure she didn't do anything that would hurt her. Tonks didn't understand why she was being dragged around by tulip to stay with y/n but she didn't mind it either. Having come to the conclusion in the last couple of months that she likes y/n, as more then a friend. Y/n had come to the same conclusion, but she wasn't as excepting of her emotions as Tonks was because she didn't want to make Tonks carry the burden of her trauma.

June, 10,1990

   Y/n quickly ran to Professor Flitwick.

"Professor." She said half out of breath from running all the way to the castle from the black lake, Tonks her and Tulip where all sitting there and having a good time when Tulip started to have breathing problems. So y/n ran as fast as possible to the castle where she ran to Professor Flitwick.

  "Yes Miss Y/l/n?" He asked. "I think Tulip is having an asthma attack." She said quickly, grabbing the short Professor and dragging him to Tulip.

   "Oh dear are you ok?" He asked, running with his stubby legs to Tulip. Tulip wasn't able to speak when Flitwick grabbed out the L shaped inhaler and handed it to Tulip. She took a few puffs before handing it back to the Professor. "Thank you y/n." She breathed. Y/n let out a breath she didn't know she was holding before giving Tonks a small smile.

June,16,1990

Y/n smiled as she laid in bed, looking up at the ceiling. Tonks slowly creeping her way into her mind. Her pink hair changing from blue to purple. Her laugh when ever they would suck-seed in a prank. Her look of terrier when she had turned y/n's hair blue on April Fouls.
   After a moment of just Tonks stuck on y/n's mind. Her mother creeped in, her look of hatred when ever she would even look in the direction of y/n. The closet that she would surly be locked in when she got home for the summer. Having all her freedom taken from her. 
       Suddenly an idea came to her. "I could ask Tonks." She said, sitting up quickly.  Tulip sat up from the bed next to her. "That's a great idea, then you wouldn't have to see your Mum." Tulip smiled. "I'll ask her tomorrow." Y/n smiled before laying back time and finally being able to clear her mind enough to go to sleep.

June,17,1990

Jumping up from her bed, y/n quietly but quickly got ready for her day. Running down to the great hall and hopping to catch Tonks. She ran up on Tonks as she tripped over seemingly nothing making/n laugh. "Tonks!" She exclaimed, making Tonks turn around and smiled. "Yes y/n?" She questioned, stopping so y/n could catch up. "I-I was wondering I-if I could come to yours for summer?" Y/n said, trying to catch her breath. "I could ask my mum, did you ask yours?" She asked. Y/n nodded, even though she hadn't actually talked to her mother. Not that her mother would care. "Than I'll ask, that would be so much fun. We could prank my parents and play in my tree house." Tonks said with a big smile on her face. Y/n smiled and grabbed Tonk's arm before they marched to the great hall.

  "Tulip, I didn't Study!" Y/n exclaimed while her and Tonks begged for her notes. "You should have studded." Tulip said, folding her arms with a smug smile on her face. "Please!" Tonks begged. "No." Tulip said, walking away from the girls.

  After they had taken their O.W.L.S they where all fairly confident that they had done a good job. Tulip was more then confident that she had done a good job however.  Tonks has gone to the owlery to send a letter to her mother.

  June,18,1990

"Did you ask your mother?" Y/n asked Tonks. "Oh ya, should get a response tomorrow." Tonks said, y/n nodded with a smile. They sat down next to Tulip and smiled, not noticing Dumbledore standing ready to give a speech.

"May I have your attention please!" Dumbledore called, Tulip, Tonk's and y/n instantly looked up at him. "There is a myth going around that there are cursed vaults through the school. I'd like to clarify there is no such thing." Dumbledore said, Tulip looked startled by this. "There is to a such thing, a cursed vaults." Tulip said, Tonks and Y/n gave her a concerned look. "Tulip, there just a myth." Y/n said, Tulip shook her head. "No there real and I'll prove it." She said before walking away and leaving y/n and Tonks in the great hall.