[HPforGrownups] Re: What about Tonks? Evil or good?

[Helen R. Granberry]

No: HPFGUIDX 97453

>From vmonte:

> So what do you think the chances are that Tonks will morph into 
> another character 
> If she is evil will she morph into Voldemort, or one of the 
children, 
> to lure Harry into a trap?  And will someone realize that it is her 
> when she falls down a flight of stairs?


>From aj:

Oh, that's so funny!  :D

Alternately, some have wondered whether she will, on the side of 
good, impersonate one of the Order or Harry or his friends, and take 
a hit.

aj

>From Helen (LizardLaugh):

I think aj's scenario is more likely, but I would hate it if Tonks actually
died *sobs*. 

I don't think Tonks is evil, for a few reasons:

1. It would be too obvious. She can change her appearance, we already know
that. This raises everyone's suspicions, but because it does, it's much more
likely a red herring. There may be ANOTHER Metamorphmagus who is evil
(Bellatrix and Narcissa are likely candidates), but it won't be Tonks. She's
there to introduce the concept, and she may turn up to be someone unexpected
later, but my bets are on her impersonating someone good and taking a hit,
impersonating someone good or neutral to watch out for Harry,  or
impersonating someone bad and acting as a spy for Dumbledore. 

2. Her background... she's a half-blood like Harry. She takes her Muggleborn
father's name as her given name over her more pure blood sounding first
name. She's been disowned by her pure blood family.  If she were gung-ho for
Voldie, somehow, I don't think she'd be going by name she got from her
Muggle side. 

3. She was seriously injured in the battle at the DoM by Bellatrix. 

4. JKR says she likes her. While she may like *writing* characters she hates
(like the Dursleys), she still doesn't like the characters. I think if Tonks
were a bad character, JKR would have answered the question with a simple
'she's hanging around'. 

My gut feeling on Tonks is that she is good. She was introduced in OotP to
introduce the concept of Metamorphmagi. Because of what we have seen with
polyjuice and Animagi, I am betting dollars to doughnuts that there will be
at least one (probably more than one) other Metamorphmagus in the story. In
fact, my money is on two more -- Harry and one of the Black sisters
(Bellatrix or Narcissa). I think Tonks may be 'hanging around' as someone
else, but I think she will do it to watch out for Harry or serve the Order. 


Helen