Why is Tonks clumsy?

tonks_op tonks_op at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 30 21:56:02 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 111659

Lawless <sunflowerlaw at c...> wrote:
> > Maybe Tonks as we know her...is a disguise.  OR...Tonks spends 
> > so much time in disguise that she can't easily adjust to her 
> > "original" body.
> > 
> > Men and women have different centers of balance.  If you suddenly
> > turned a man into a woman, he would, theoretically, have to get 
> > used to the lower center of balance, and vice-versa. 

vidar_fe:
> This is a very good theory. It's so simple, and yet explains 
> everything. However, I don't think she necessarily has to change 
> her gender. If Tonk just changes the general shape of her body, 
> could that possibly be enough to put her off balance? Let's say, 
> for instance, a significant increase / decrease of weight?
> 
> Look out for the fat lady! :-)


Tonks here:

Ok folks, I couldn't let this one pass now could I?  I am a little 
off balance because I am not using my cane.  (Some of you will know 
what I mean.)  And who are you calling a fat lady!! 

As to my character in the books. I am not a male. If you were a 
young lady with a name like Nymphadora, for God sakes, would you 
want anyone to know that!!!  Think of what it would be like in 
school, the teasing
  oh, I don't want to remember those days!! I 
got enough teasing at Hogwarts because I am a half-blood with out 
the name too.  WHAT WAS MY MOTHER THINKING?!
 (well maybe we know 
what my mother was thinking!!... but we won't go there
)

The author probably made me a klutz because is adds to my charm.;-)  
Also as some of you have said, it may well be a clue in book 6 and 7 
when someone is a klutz you might know who it is really is
 but 
there might be a bit more to it than that.  Someone could pretend to 
be Tonks while not being her so that you will think it is Tonks .. 
er I mean me.

And it is very difficult to balance when you are always changing 
around.  Kinda like trying to balance on one foot all of the time.

Tonks_op









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