The Search Is On!

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Tonks looked up at the moonlit sky. The stars glistened like diamonds high above her, it was truly beautiful. Tonks sighed at the beauty of the beautifulness. The air was perfectly fresh and she took a deep breath as she took everything in. She decided she had to get a moving, she couldn’t stand here all day admiring beauty. She walked for miles and miles past glorious landscapes, but never grew tired, until finally she was there. She looked on in wonder at her destination. She had made it. The Valley of Contentment. She entered excitedly. Everyone here was happy; the birds, the bugs, the trees. Yes, this place had its name for a reason. Tonks continued walking, she was at complete peace with herself and her surroundings; the joy here was contagious. She wanted to laze around and just gaze at this beautiful place but she had come here on a mission. She was searching for something, and after what felt like days of endless, but happy, hunting she found it. There it was, The Fountain of Wishes. The pitter patter of her feet echoed as she ran towards it. She sat beside it and leaned over, closing her eyes ready to make her wish. The trickling of the fountain grew faint until there was no sound at all. Had her wish came true?

Slowly Tonks opened her eyes, to find she was in her bed. It had all been a dream!! How sad. She wanted to be able to ask somebody Why for this dream!? But THECUTESTGIRLEVA was not in her bed. "Oh! THECUTESTGIRLEVA is not in her bed!" She went to the Great Hall. "Hello, Great Hall." she said as she glumly entered. She saw THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD. "My goodness, I see THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD!" She stood on the Hufflepuff table and dramtically cried "KRYSTAAAAAL!!"

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To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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I smell a conspiracy!

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Krystal strolled slowly into the Great Hall. She was glum, yes, very glum. She had not spoken with Tonks, Lillian, OR Alice. It was horrible to not talk to them. It made for a glum day. Sitting down, for once she didn't feel like talking to anyone in Ravenclaw. They weren't as fun as those darn Hufflepuffs. Looking around she noticed that she was getting odd looks from those she usually talked to.Slowly, she looked back down. "I miss Tonks." She said into her breakfast. Suddenly, she heard that familiar voice yelling her name. Instantly she looked up and a smile spread across her face.

Jumping up on top of the table, she flung her arms out wide and yelled "Tonnnnnnkkkkssss!" Jumping off the other side of the table, she ran towards that loveable girl. "TONKS! It is so hard to go a night without speaking to you! I was oh so glum!" She said not noticing her voice was still quite loud. "But, you are here now! SO a little less glum!" She said. Of course she was still glum and going through Alice and THECUTESTGIRLEVA withdrawals, but her Tonks fix was being taken care of.

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When Tonks heard that all too familiar voice screaming out her name, such a state of euphoria took over her that she nearly fainted. Her face lit up, some might say brighter than the sun, and she leapt off the Hufflepuff table landing on her feet, just like a cat. She started running, slow-motion style, towards THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD. She ignored all the rude remarks the Slytherins felt necessary to shout out, and all the odd looks from the Ravenclaws, she ignored the Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs who were laughing at them, in fact she ignored everyone except THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD. Right now, getting to her best friend was the only thing that mattered.

When she reached the girl, she pulled her into an embrace, as if she hadn’t seen her in a month. “Oh I know! It’s so unfair that these dorms must keep us apart at night!! I thought I was going to die of glumness without you!” At this point, a very savage and not copper Slytherin yelled for the pair to get a room; but still Tonks ignored them, they were just jealous of the Female marauders close-knit friendship. Pulling out of the hug, she then let out a sigh. “If only EPICCOOLNESS and THECUTESTGIRLEVA were here, then there would be no glumness at all! Just glad….I know! Let’s go on a mission to find them! We’ll need equipment! Get what you need and meet me back here in…oh, 5 minutes?”

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To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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I smell a conspiracy!

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Krystal smiled idiotically and hugged her best friend back tightly. "I think I'm going to start sneaking into your dorm at night!" She said nodding many times. She had ignored all the crude comments from the Slytherins because, ya know, Tonks was much more important than those nasty no good doers. Everyone seemed to be staring at the two girls and Krystal laughed as she hugged. "We are so good at getting attention!" She said laughing and pulling back slightly to look at her friend. "Glumness has subsided slightly, though the lack of Alice and THECUTESTGIRLEVA has made me rather sad!"
Krystal stuck her tongue out to the Slytherin table at the get a room comment. "You know you enjoy watching!" Krystal said before immediately hitting her forehead with her palm and laughing. "Yes! A mission!!" She said nodding. "Okay five minutes!" She said and turned running towards the Ravenclaw common room. There was some essential things in her room to go on a mission, especially a mission with Tonks to find Alice and THECUTESTGIRLEVA. Slamming open the door to her room, she ran towards the foot of her bed and threw the chest open. Throwing clothes and other belongings everywhere, she grabbed her giant hoodie and a magnifying glass, because she knew the footprints would be needed and quickly stuffed a few more, less important, belongings. Standing up she looked around proudly. "I am ready!" She said running back out the door and quickly made her way back towards the Great Hall.

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As THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD ran off to find all the special-agent gear she needed, Tonks done the same. Moving straight to her trunk, she dug down far into the left corner, where she kept all her very professional spy equipment. First she pulled out a magnifying glass. Every spy had one of those. Next her Sherlock Holmes style hat and pipe [Her parents didn’t know about these, since they had banned her from watching such shows and reading such books long before she came to Hogwarts. Of course it took a lot more than banning to stop the almighty Tonks!], and finally she pulled out a rather delightful muggle device. A set of walkie-talkies. Satisfied that she had everything she needed, she soon made her way back to the Great Hall.

Hearing her friends call, a grin spread across her face. “I too am ready!” she called, before filling the gap between them. People were staring again, whether it was because of the pair yelling or because of the hat that now sat firmly on her head, Tonks didn’t know; and neither did she care. “Now then, this is very important! We need an Alias, a special secret agent name!” Rubbing her chin thoughtfully, she finally came up with the perfect name. “A-ha!” She exclaimed, as her pointed finger shot up into the air. “I will now be known as Agent Green, and you can be Agent Red!” Content with their new spy names, Tonks rolled down the space between the dining tables; before setting herself into a hiding position behind an occupied chair. Looking back to where THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD stood, she signaled for the Ravenclaw to follow suit.

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To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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I smell a conspiracy!

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Seeing her best friend come down the stairs, she couldn't help but smile wide at the oncoming adventure. In fact, Krystal could hardly stand still with her excitement. "Code names?" She asked and put her hand to her chin to start thinking. At Tonks' words she snapped her fingers and nodded. "Tonks, has anyone told you that you are a genius in the past half hour? If not, well everyone around us fails completely.

Krystal smiled as she saw Tonks in full spy gear. "God we are SO cool Tonks! We shall solve the mystery!" She said shaking her fist. Then seeing Tonks walking off and motioning for her to come along she quickly caught up to her Hufflepuff friend. "Agent Green. COME IN AGENT GREEN! OVER!" She whispered as she slid along the wall. These spy names were perfect for the pair, more than anyone knew. Hiding briefly behind a statue, she held the same position and peeked around. "Agent Green. Coast is clear. I repeat. Coast is clear. Over." She said and slid from behind the statue and around the corner.

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As she sat perched, the dark haired boy who was sat in the chair she was hiding behind looked down at her with a puzzled expression, in which Tonks just replied, “You didn’t see anything,” whilst waving her arms about in front of her face. Then as quick as a flash she was gone leaving the boy even more baffled than he already was.
She had now managed to successfully conceal herself behind the same statue her friend had moments before her, and just as she was about to ask how the coast was, her buddy’s voice came out of the walkie talkie and answered that very question.

“Good work, Agent Red. Stay where you are, I’m now joining you. Over.”
With her back firmly against the wall, she too slid around the corner to join her friend in the deserted corridor. Just then, laughter could be heard, and it was getting louder by the second. “Somebody’s coming! Quick, disguise mode. We must pass ourselves off as a normal, Hogwarts student.” With that she hid her walkie talkie, hat and other gadgets into her robe and nodded at Krys to signal they were go. She then proceeded to walk down the corridor, like a normal student would.

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To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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I smell a conspiracy!

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Waiting for her partner in crime to reply she sighed quietly hearing her voice. "I thought I'd lost you Agent Green. Don't scare me like that. Over." A cheeky smile appeared on her face as Tonks joined her around the corner. Listening to her friend she nodded quickly hearing the laughter. "They cannot ruin our undercover mission! Whoever they are!" She whispered shaking her fist a little. Copying Tonks she hid everything in her robes nodding in return walking along with her.

As they walked, like normal student, Krystal watched as two males came into view after rounding a corner. "The subjects are in view Agent Green." She whispered quietly not making eye contact with the boys. Studying the boys carefully she knew she didn't know these particular boys all that well, which was good. That meant they wouldn't stop to chat. Tonks and Krystal really had no time at this moment for small talk. As the boys came nearer Krystal watched them carefully through the peripheral vision she had mastered. Waiting patiently for the boys to pass she glared at them willing them to walk quicker.

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The boys seemed to be walking painfully slow; from observation it looked like one of them seemed to be telling some kind of funny story, or joke. One of the boys, the smaller of the two, appeared to be doing most of the talking where as the other listened intently. Every now and again, the boys would take a pause from their walking whilst the story teller, it definitely was a story, would make some kind of hand gesture, before they would continue walking once more. Tonks was walking at a slow pace, staring at the boys wishing they would hurry up and get their tale finished so they would resume walking at a normal speed. Every now and again she bumped into THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD as she walked, muttering “sorry” each time. Luck had it, that the odd knock here, and a step on the toe there, was the worst misfortune to befall her that morning; her usual clumsiness keeping itself at bay.

A small grin spread across Tonks’ face, finally, could this be?... ha! Yes! Punch line! Both boys were curled over laughing now, the bigger slapping his friend on the back letting out a ‘No way!’ in between his fits of giggles.
Any other day Tonks might have wanted to know what they had been discussing to get such a gleeful reaction; yet today she and THEBESTGIRLINTHEWORLD were far too busy. Besides, from the hand gestures and the odd snippets of conversation; Tonks had deducted that somebody had managed to fall into the black lake, and then get out, only to fall in again. She was explaining this to Krystal, when, at last the boys finally disappeared out of site. “About time!” she complained, with an impatient sigh. “Come now, Agent Red. We’ve wasted enough time.” She continued at their previous slow pace, gazing at the ground as they walked.

It was then that they came to the end of the singular corridor. Stood before them was a looming staircase which, for now, was stuck still in its place. An empty corridor lead off to their left, whilst another forked off to the right. Tonks crouched down and scrutinized the floor once more, a small smile playing on her lips. “They went left!” she exclaimed, before dragging Agent Red down the vacant corridor. Her eyes remained stuck to the ground as they travelled, and every so often she would mumble about this being ‘too easy.’ “Just look here, Agent Red!” she was pointing down at the floor, which was by no means clean from the morning traffic racing to the Great Hall for breakfast. Tonks stopped walking, and bent down to explain her findings.

"They’ve definitely been this way! See here, these are most definitely THECUTESTGIRLEVA and Alice’s footsteps! I can tell. Note the straight ridges from Lillian’s shoes, and the little circle prints from Alice’s? Most of the footprints are going the opposite direction, towards the Great Hall, yet theirs are walking away from it; suggesting they have already been there and, for some reason left. And if that’s not enough to sell it, look here! You see this little line? That’s positively the trail left by EPICCOOLNESS dragging her bag as she walked, oh, they walked by the way! This should mean they were in no sense of danger, which is a relief. If they were running, the strides would have been bigger, and since you generally run on the balls of your feet, we wouldn’t be left with the full print of of shoes which you see before us. But back to the bag trail; I know it belongs to EPICCOOLNESS because you can see the markings from her home made ‘I heart Slughorn’ key ring. This key ring is very unique, and thankfully hasn’t been sanded down too well, meaning it is probably the only one to make a mark such as this. We know they passed this morning, because the house elves would have cleaned the floors during the night, leaving the floor spotless.” Having finally finished, Tonks was feeling pretty proud with her findings, in fact, one might even call it arrogant.

[KRYSTAL MARIE HARGREAVES]

To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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I smell a conspiracy!

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Staring at the boys in front of her, Krystal's eye seemed to twitch as she tried to stay out of their line of vision. Not caring to pay attention to which one was doing which, Krystal narrowed her eyes sending her willpower to the boys to hurry them along. Something was wrong in TonksTal world and these boys were acting like nothing was wrong! How rude of them! Fighting the urge to jump out and shake her fist angrily at them, she sighed softly rolling her eyes looking over to Tonks everytime she ran into her. "Agent Biscuit, calm yourself. Soon.. the time will come. Patience.. Food.. I'm hungry.." Hearing her words getting away from her she hit her palm lightly against her forehead. How could her mind be wandering at a time like this? It couldn't, she needed to keep herself focused! Glancing over at her partner in crime, a confused look came across her face as her friend smiled.

Raising an eyebrow she looked back to see the boys giggling.. Yes giggling. Rolling her eyes she let out a dramatic sigh. Listening quietly to Tonks explaining the story she had been too careless to even try to hear, she laughed a little. "Watch out Agent Biscuit, you just might have a run for your money in the clumsiness department." She said snickering a little watching the boys disappears waving her hands angrily after them. Nodding her head once she watched the ground closely eyeing it carefully. "Good idea Agent Biscuit, there has to be clues somewhere!" She continued walking a few more steps staring at the ground concentrating as hard as her mind would let her.

Coming to the fork in corridors she stood up straight putting her hands on her hips staring down each of the corridors for a few seconds. Tapping her chin lightly she narrowed her eyes once more looking down each way. Both were empty, but one was hiding a secret... But which one! Getting lost in her own thoughts staring intently down the hallways. She didn't have to stare long before Agent Biscuit found a crucial clue. Kneeling down next staring at the spot Tonks was pointing at. Nodding she listened carefully staring at the footprints. "Yes. Yes. These are definitely theres. You can tell! Good work Agent Biscuit! Off we go!" Pointing along the way of the footprints and bag line. "Quick! What is down this way. Where could those two have gone of their own free will?"

Starting to walk down the deserted hallway she started down following the crooked line of Alice's bag. Suddenly stopping she held out her arms to stop Tonks whenever she were to try to walk past her. "By golly I've got it! I've figured it out!" Snapping her fingers she jumped around for a second. "They've gone to find Slughorn! If we were to continue this path it'll eventually take us to the dungeons.. To Slughorn's office! Agent Biscuit, we have to hurry!" She said lowering her arms taking off down the hallway at a run as fast as she could carrying her spy things fumbling about to keep a hold of them. Turning various corners she stopped putting her hand on the wall outside the staircase leading them to the dungeons trying to catch her breath back. "We've made it. All of our training will and hard work has been nothing until we start to walk down these stairs." She said taking the first step cautiously.

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Stopping abrubtly, Tonks let out a "Hey!" in a mock-offended tone at Krystal's comment about her clumsiness. She then let out a giggled and continued walking once more. They were half way down the corridor when Tonks walked right into Krystal's outstretched arm. It threw her back slightly, and she felt herself go off-balance. There was a small moment in time, though it felt much longer, where Tonks's arms were flailing about trying to grab onto thin air. And then the inevitable happened. The ground became closer and closer until... smack. Her face met the floor; 'nice to see you again, Tonks's face.' the floor seemed to say, though for Tonks it was quite the opposite. She quickly jumped up, and gave her face a quick rub. She turned to face her bestie, about to demand what the meaning for this was when Krys came up with the most likely solution to their mystery. "Agent Potato, I could kiss you." That was it. She had most definitely solved it. "Has anyone told you you're a genius lately? Because you are." This was one of the many reasons why out of all the people at Hogwarts, Krys was her agent-partner.

"I don't know why I didn't think of it." she murmered to herself, shaking her head. It seemed so obvious now. Alice was involved, of course they had gone to see Slughorn! Still, this only brought on more questions. "I can think of a hundred reasons why they would go and see Slughorn, but which one is it? And more importantly, why weren't we invited? We would never say no to going to see Slughorn!" Tonks often made the mistake that everyone was as obsessed with Slughorn and she and Alice were, and she tended to forget that Krystal wasn't quite as enthusiastic when it came to Slughorn. No, Erikson was more down her street. "What if it's a surprise! My birthday is in eight months, maybe she was going to tie Slughorn in a bow and place him at the foot of my bed for when I woke up as an early gift?" Tonks stood lost in the daydream for many moments before finally shaking it off, and getting back to business. Just like Krys, she broke into a run until they reached the destined stairs.

She watched as Agent Potato took that first step into the unknown. She was a brave lady. "This is it. This is what we've been waiting for. We have nothing but to keep going." And then the time had come. She had to make that move, and take that step. She inhaled deeply, and closed her eyes before placing her foot on that first stair. She hesitated for a moment, as if waiting for the stairs to swallow her up, before she let her feet fall into that familiar rhythm of travelling down stairs. She felt her heart beating fast, banging repeatedly against her ribcage. Was it because she'd been running? Or was it just the anticipation of what was waiting down this corridor? She lowered her voice to her whisper, though it seemed pointless since her beating heart was sure to give her away. "Just a few more steps. We need to be ready for whatever is waiting behind that door." She signalled to Slughorn's office door; further behind which she knew laid his bedroom [behind that blasted, impossible-to -open, door] - and even deeper within, his secret swimming pool.

[KRYSTAL MARIE HARGREAVES]

To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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Shaking her head, Krystal let out a quick laugh at Tonks' mock offense. Looking back as she felt the force of Tonks' body stopped by her arm as Krystal slowly turned to look at her friends' outstretched, flailing arms. Her eyes widening a little she couldn't figure out if she should grab her friend to stop her from falling, or just take in this sight that could have amused even Professor McGonagall. Krystal had decided to reach out and grab her friend, alas, it was too late. Tonks had fallen to the floor just in time for Krystal to make an over-exaggerated gesture to grab her and keep her standing making Krystal almost lose her balance as well. Gasping as Tonks hit the floor, Krystal felt her eyes widen in disbelief as she jumped back up seemingly unharmed. "Agent Biscuit, please tell me you're okay. I can't handle this investigation by myself!" She said quickly watching her friend rub her face. Krystal could no longer hide the smile that she had so carefully bitten her lip to prevent and broke out with a big grin, though that could now be blamed on Tonks' praise.

"If I'm a genius Agent Biscuit, you're the smartest person in the world!" She quickly retorted before tapping her chin and looking around the corridor thoughtfully. Hearing Tonks' statement about him being at the foot of her bed in eight months Krystal quickly shook her head and waved her hand in front of her friends' face snapping. "Agent Biscuit! Agent Biscuit! Snap out of it!" She said before taking off down the hallway silently shaking her head at her friend. This was normal, though, so it didn't bug her. She just needed to keep Tonks on the same page until Alice and Lillian were found and they were all together once again. Smiling at the thought of the Female Marauders being reunited made her run even faster down the halls reaching the stairs quite out of breath, but making herself go on.

Slowly stepping onto the first stair, Krystal pushed her back up against the wall flattening herself out as much as she possibly could. "Soon, my flattening abilities will match those of Sir Reginald." She whispered quietly taking a few more of the steps quickly before stopping and looking around. As Tonks flew past her Krystal scrambled after her as quietly as she could crawling up the stairs quickly in order to catch up with her friend. "The moment of truth.." She whispered more to herself as she slowly slid against the wall towards the door motioning for Tonks to follow her.As she slowly slid her feet along the wall she got to the door putting a finger over her lips. "If they're in there.. We need to make sure before barging in. Okay Agent Biscuit?" She whispered as quietly as she could before putting her ear to the door closing her eyes as she listened.

Pushing her ear as hard as she could bear against the door she scrunched her face listening. Hearing the muffled voices behind the door her eyes flew open wide as she nodded. "Did you hear that Agent Biscuit? That must be Alice in there! There was talk of taking a shirt off! It's out moment! We have to move! Now!" She whispered urgently moving away from the door. Slowly drawing her wand, she motioned for Tonks to do the same as she held it out as if someone or something was going to attack them as soon as she opened the door. Feeling her hands shake she jumped up and down trying to stay quiet shaking her hands out trying to get all the tension out of them. Standing readied she slowly reached for the door handle just stopping short. "Agent Biscuit, are you ready for the moment of truth. The moment that we have been working towards for our entire life?" She said quickly with a much more dramatic tone than was needed. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath in, opening her eyes as she exhaled she quickly grabbed the door handle and opened the door holding her wand out dramatically and looking around the office. "What have you done to Alice and Lillian, Slughorn! We demand to know where they are!" She screamed into the room staring as she narrowed her eyes.

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Tonks dusted herself off, and quickly proceeded to act casual. "Absolutely fine, Agent Potato. Not a scratch on me. Are you sure you're okay? Your arms seem to keep having spasms!" She stared at her friend in mock seriousness. "You're not on drugs are you? You haven't lost control of your arms, or think your fingers are sausages I hope!?" Using lumos to lighten her wand, she shined her make-shift torch into Krystal's eyes and checked the dilation of her pupils - she'd seen police do this on muggle cop shows. "Hmmm, all looks fine there." She finished with a nod, before a grin spread across her face.

Upon hearing the Ravenclaw's compliment, her smile grew even wider. "Oh stop it, you'll make me blush! I am pretty smart though, right?" Krystal never did anything to deflate Tonks's head, but in her eyes that wasn't a bad thing. And that wasn't the only good thing about Krys, she also had a very special way of keeping Tonks on track when her mind would so frequently tip-toe onto other matters, such as Professor Slughorn. Had anyone else brought her out of her daydream they might have gotten a light push or at the very least some rude words, but as it were, Krys was one of the only people who had the power to do this without annoying Tonks.

Ever-so-slowly, Tonks crept after Krystal and pushed her ear silently to the door, so she too could listen. Just like her friend, she also heard a voice! A voice that sounded female, and what other females would be in Professor Slughorn's office if not Alice!? Certainly not horrible nurses who liked to poison her students, Tonks was sure. Following suit, Tonks got her wand at the ready, gripping so hard that ridges started to cut into her skin - but she didn't care, this was far more important, and if she was to drop her wand now the entire operation could be ruined. So much work and preparation had gone into this mission, and in that moment, Tonks felt like it was always going to end this way, as if this path was already set out for them long before they were even a gleam in their father's eye. "I was born ready, Agent Potato." She whispered back to her friend. Tonks gave her buddy the nod, the symbol which signalled the go ahead. Time seemed to stand still in those next few seconds as Krystal's hand turned ever so slowly on Slughorn's knob. She didn't even dare blink in fear of missing something, in fear of giving whatever was waiting behind that door the upper hand.

As she jumped into his room, Tonks couldn't help but think about how easy it had been to get in. She and Alice had tried on numerous occasions to gain access to this room, and never once had it been as simple as turning the door handle. Panic washed over her, what if they were walking straight into a trap!? They hadn't considered this before, both quick to praise each other on their own sheer brilliance. Could their own self-confidence, their cockiness if you will, be the kink in their armour? Their biggest flaw!? Whether a trap or not, Tonks had no choice but to face what was coming, like any good spy would. "We mean it Slughorn, you know I love you, but if I find you've hurt a single hair on their precious heads!" She laced her voice with as much threat as humanly possible. It felt so foreign coming out of her mouth, when aimed at her favourite Professor. Of course she'd screamed at him before, but always with words of love. Still, her friends came first and she needed to know they were safe before she'd calm down, though she couldn't help adding, "And please can I touch your hair!?"

Tonks had expected some form of retaliation, whether denial or admittance or rejection, she just expected something... not once did she expect this. The room was completely empty! But how was this so? They'd specifically heard voices just moments ago. Even the portraits on the walls were empty. Something was very wrong, and her fears of a trap came sprinting back to her. "Agent Potato... nobody is here. You don't think we've been lured here, do you?" Glancing around the room, Tonks had finally voiced her fears as she stood waiting for something to happen, wondering if at any moment they might be ambushed.

[KRYSTAL MARIE HARGREAVES]

To the sky and beyond, quick comrade!

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Krystal stared at her friend trying her hardest not to laugh as loud as she ever had. "My poor arms are experiencing some spasms. I'm sorry you had to get in the cross fire of their unintentional want to hurt and smack something Agent Biscuit." She said as seriously as she could possibly could manage at the current situation. "On the bright side, my fingers are NOT sausages, so that is definitely good news! Her face breaking into a smile at her own words letting Tonks medically examine her well being for the moment. "Tonks, when have you ever seen anyone do that in the wizarding world? Also, when is it not my duty to make your head bigger than it already is? Who am I to ruin your self confidence? No one! I am only here to make it much better!" She said suddenly laughing a little at her best friend.

Nodding slowly she kept her eyes on the door as she slowly turned the knob before jumping in the room after Tonks looking around making a loud squealing noise holding her hands in a defensive position in front of her. Hearing her friends' threat she hid a smile as best she could looking around the room waiting for some sort of spell to be hurled her way, but there was nothing. Turning her head, she moved her body out of it's defensive position and relaxed as she turned a slow circle. Unconsciously face-palming at the end of her friends' threat about touching his hair she shook her head letting out a dramatic laugh. "Looks like asking to touch his hair has completely scared him away." Holding her wand as she spun carefully looking at every corner of the room in turn.

Starting to feel like she was going insane she lowered her wand, her face moving into a look of pure confusion. "We're not crazy. There was people in here. Wasn't there Agent Biscuit?" Speaking softly she took a few more steps into the room away from the doorway jumping a little as it shut behind her. The soft slam of the door causing her to look at it as if it was alive and meant to startle her at this dramatic moment in her life. All she needed right now was- that was when Tonks said it. Lured. "Agent Biscuit, you're not saying this is a trap, are you?" Her voice full of caution as she not dared look over to her friend in what could possibly bring her worst fears to life. They were the conspiracy fighters. They were the ones who solved mysteries around Hogwarts, although solving all of them would be impossible and they knew this.

Stepping as quietly as she could to the center of the room she quickly pointed her wand straight forward looking around the deserted room. "I think you are right Agent Biscuit. I honestly think that you are right. There is something fishy about this. I can't quite place my finger on..." Suddenly getting an idea she snapped her fingers spinning around quickly looking at Tonks excitedly. "SLUGHORN'S POOL!" Slughorn has that hidden pool under his desk! Tonks, they could have fled in there!"

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