I'm with hrymfaxe: you need another poll choice that says 'Yes!' :D
As for canon Tonks, JKR kept it apparently simple - Tonks looks down and mousey, Molly's worried, Hermione has a valid but something of a red herring theory why - so even Harry would notice and we would as readers in turn think, ooh, mystery! But I think there are plenty of hints that this was far from a simple case of girl losing boy and girl is upset.
I've always interpreted the tea and sympathy line as Molly having heard Tonks out with her fears regarding the mission facing Remus, and the frustration of their personal situation with his "We can't be together but I look and sound really miserable throughout HBP as well" stance (oddly, he doesn't get the stick for this that Tonks does!). I certainly think she doesn't want to look at Dumbledore because she's angry.
Order members are dying now, not simply having near misses like Arthur, and Fudge makes a point of saying how low morale is at the Ministry after the death of Amelia Bones while the Aurors are out each day trying to run down Voldie and his followers. No wonder Tonks looks "drawn" when Harry sees her here with all this going on - she'd be a fool not to. So, yes, I'm all in favour of your Tonks having and showing complex emotions at this point; it's something I believe she must have.
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Date: 2011-07-31 10:21 pm (UTC)As for canon Tonks, JKR kept it apparently simple - Tonks looks down and mousey, Molly's worried, Hermione has a valid but something of a red herring theory why - so even Harry would notice and we would as readers in turn think, ooh, mystery! But I think there are plenty of hints that this was far from a simple case of girl losing boy and girl is upset.
I've always interpreted the tea and sympathy line as Molly having heard Tonks out with her fears regarding the mission facing Remus, and the frustration of their personal situation with his "We can't be together but I look and sound really miserable throughout HBP as well" stance (oddly, he doesn't get the stick for this that Tonks does!). I certainly think she doesn't want to look at Dumbledore because she's angry.
Order members are dying now, not simply having near misses like Arthur, and Fudge makes a point of saying how low morale is at the Ministry after the death of Amelia Bones while the Aurors are out each day trying to run down Voldie and his followers. No wonder Tonks looks "drawn" when Harry sees her here with all this going on - she'd be a fool not to. So, yes, I'm all in favour of your Tonks having and showing complex emotions at this point; it's something I believe she must have.