Tonks a traitor? was: Is Lupin is James

[mizstorge]

No: HPFGUIDX 109878

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, sophierom <sophierom at y...> 
wrote:
> Lissa wrote:
> "We've already had one masquerader.  And we have
> Tonks.  (Who all's got bets on her being the traitor
> this time?)"
> 
> Sophierom:
> 
> Ooh, I haven't heard this theory before. <snip> I hope Tonks isn't 
> a traitor, but I'd be interested in hearing some
> evidence pointing her in that direction.  Any takers?

Miz Storge' replies: Don't know about anyone else's ideas either, but 
I don't trust Tonks.The idea was first presented to me by my Dear 
Husband. His reasoning goes like this: 
- We know half-breeds can be as vicious as full-bloods since we have 
Tom Riddle's example and dear Tonks is half-muggle on her dad's side 
and a Black on her Mum's side (darkest of the dark wizarding clans). 

-We know she's a metamorphmagi and that would certainly come in handy 
for being a traitor. 

-The best evidence, however, is the battle at the Ministry of Magic. 
Tonks shoots one spell, and it goes over the head of the target. Then 
she has a brief scuffle with Bellatrix and conveniently falls down 
several tiers and conveniently hurts herself enough to get out of the 
fight. 

-We know she's clumsy - but how did someone that clumsy get to be an 
Auror in the first place? Or is her clumsiness a way to hide 
activities which members of the Order might find suspicious? During 
the battle at the Ministry, was she just trying to preserve her cover?
As for her tripping at Grimmauld Place, awakening Mrs. Black's 
portrait, was she actually looking for something - some magical 
heirloom perhaps?

Maybe she's just a ditsy girl, but I'm very sceptical!