Tonks' eyes rolled as he affirmed that it was actually a poisonous duck set free in the Ministry and that just wasn't some absurd excuse for a reason that they would gather out here. She stifled a touch of a laugh and looked across the room, relaxed now that the subject was changed.
"Bloody hell. And I thought that was just a ruse or something. Bloody ridiculous, a poisonous duck. They should let us go for the day, would be more productive than just standing here." She announced quietly, that being the only discomfort with the ministry she felt alright with expressing in public.
And she did want to go home. A long afternoon nap sounded wonderful at the moment.