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The house was as quiet as could be, the only noise that could be heard was the soft breathing of Nymphadora from where she lay on the sofa. Getting Dora down for her nap had been no trouble for once, but now Andromeda needed her to wake up. "Dora, it's time to get up baby." Andromeda said gently, kneeling beside the small child, trying to wake her from her sleep. Nymphadora had been asleep for two hours, which was how long she usually slept, but Meda didn't want her sleeping so long that she wouldn't go to bed later on that night. They had been up before Ted had left for work, and she really wasn't up for saying awake too late tonight. Rubbing gentle circles on Nymphadora's back, Andromeda repeated "Dora, It's time to get up." once more, and Nymphadora stirred slightly, looking at her mother for a moment before closing her eyes again. Figuring it would be safe to let Dora sleep a little bit longer, Andromeda got up and walked to her room to get her purse and wand from her nightstand. She then brushed any tangles from her hair and straightened her skirt out. Once her appearance was okay, she made her bed since she neglected doing so that morning. Andromeda knew it would have to be done sometime, and what's a better time than now?

Once her bed was made Andromeda left to try and wake Nymphadora again, making sure she had her wand this time. In the sitting room, she got back on her knees beside her daughter. Going back to rubbing Dora's back gently, Meda asked "Dora, do you want to go get some ice-cream?" and, at the mention of ice cream, her eyes popped open and Dora nodded, rubbing at her eyes. Picking Dora up, Andromeda told her "Go potty, and then we'll leave." smoothing Dora's white dress in the back. Promising Nymphadora something sweet always worked. Andromeda would probably regret it later in the day, When Dora was even more wound up than usual, but a trip to Florean Fortescue sounded like a good idea. Though she really didn't take Nymphadora into Diagon Alley too often, Andromeda figured they needed a day out and away from the house. Sure, they went for walks but it was never too far from home and they didn't stay out too long. Their trips into Diagon Alley were even shorter, Andromeda never knew who she was going to run into, and the last people she wanted to see were some old Slytherins. They weren't very thrilled with her right now, and hadn't been for a long time. Showing up with her half-blood daughter would just reopen old wounds, and quite possibly, make things even worse.

Letting Nymphadora go off and use the bathroom, Andromeda made sure Dora had something to play with and drink in her purse. She was turning lights off when Dora came out and said "Mummy, I'm done." to which she turned around and said "Alright, let me turn these last few lights off and then we'll go." Swooping down to kiss Dora on her forehead. Well, apparently Nymphadora wasn't in the mood to wait any longer because she started whining "No, I want Ice cream now!" while looking like she was about This irritated her a little bit. Dora was still a little sleepy, and she could tell. It was the only time her daughter would get whiny. Andromeda was not having it "Stop acting like that Dora." She told her firmly, that didn't work. So she got down to Nymphadora's level and told her "I need to turn the lights off, now stop or we're not going at all." Dora stopped for a moment and asked "No ice cream?" and Andromeda said gently "Not if you don't behave yourself." She really meant it, Andromeda really wasn't in the mood for one of her fits. This seemingly worked because Nymphadora huffed "Sorry Mummy." and Andromeda was able to turn every light in the house off. 

Now that everything was set, Andromeda grabbed Dora by the hand and went to the fireplace. Out of the small, dusty, black bag that sat on top of it, Andromeda grabbed a handful of the powder in it. She picked Nymphadora up before stepping into the fire, telling her daughter to close her eyes, clearly saying "Diagon Alley!" before quickly dropping the powder. Instantly she found herself stumbling slightly out of the fire. Andromeda's main concern was not dropping Dora while trying to maintain her own balance. After she was sure she could keep her footing, Andromeda set Dora down and opted for holding her daughters hand instead. "Stay with Mummy, alright? I don't want you to get lost." she instructed and Dora, always wondering what sort of reaction she could get out of her mother, asked "Would you miss me?" This question caught her off guard, but Andromeda gave her a simple "Of course I would." As an answer. Dora seemed satisfied with her reply because she happily exclaimed "Let's get ice-cream Mummy!" Trying to pull her mother in the direction of Florean Fortescue's. Andromeda laughed as she allowed her daughter to lead her to the ice cream parlor, it seemed that she wanted something nice and cold. Once they were able to get inside Andromeda told Florean "We'll have two strawberry ice-creams, please. And some napkins if you will." and waited for the wizard to hand them what they wanted. When he handed her the two cones Andromeda led Nymphadora to one of the tables and gave her one of the cones, which she sat there quietly eating. As Andromeda enjoyed her own she looked up in time to see Nymphadora change her hair to match her cone. It had been a nice, natural shade of blonde before. Andromeda sighed, she knew the subtle hair color wouldn't last long, but there was nothing she could do about it.



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Word Count 991 words
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Going outside of his home was not one of Adrian's favourite things to do. The world was very large and easy to get lost in. He hated getting lost. Hated getting lost with a passion. So most of the time he put up a large fuss about going out unless it was to get something that he wanted. Now was such a time that he did want to go into the big, scary world of Diagon Alley. Luckily his parents where with him as this was a very important 'going out'. He was going to attend Hogwarts next year and would need the books and his wand. Which could not be received by hanging around at home. So for once, Adrian was indeed excited about leaving the house. This had delighted his parents to no end as he showed so much anxiety towards anything that might lead him to get lost, even with his pet kneazle, Mittlenacht.

At this moment, Adrian was alone but fortunately not panicking. His parents had left him to go and sort out some bank details but he had a pile of books, a new wand, ice-cream and Mittlenacht with him so Adrian felt secure. He was not lost. His parents would come back for him.
"You know, you'll have to help me a lot at Hogwarts. I can't risk getting lost there, imagine what people would think!" Adrian told her as he took a bite of mint with chocolate chip ice-cream. The coldness of the ice-cream hit him and he gave a slight shudder, palming a knut in his hand and working on a trick to make it look like he had summoned the coin from thin air, before passing it through a table where he would show the coin and then hold it, blow and it would appear as a sickle.

The trick was easy to start off with, he had it palmed and just slipped it out and between his fingers with a sudden movement. The next part was reasonable simple as well, he pretended to place it in his other hand but actually palmed it in the first and banged his second hand on the table while having his first hand under the table. Then he would withdraw the knut and hold up both hands revealing that the first had the knut and the second was empty. All of that he could do perfectly but the next bit required work. He had to clench his hand, slipping the knut into a pocket in his sleeve, while leaning forward to blow, his other hand collecting the sickle from a pocket on his side and slipping the coin into the empty clenched hand and spreading out glitter to distract viewers while he was blowing on the hand. All of this had been thought up by Adrian.

He got up to the point where he was about to place the sickle in his other hand when he stopped.
"No, not enough distraction. Need to be more flamboyant, keep their gaze away." He muttered to himself while Mittlenacht offered a meow of support. Taking another scoop of ice-cream, Adrian's cold blue gaze suddenly flickered around the people here, noting that two more people had entered, a mother and daughter. He didn't take much notice of them until the girl's hair changed colour and the boy frowned. That was some trick and he bet it was useful but she was younger than him. How did she do it? The two were sitting near him and Adrian's eyes flickered between them and the stuff he had with him.

Making up his mind, Adrian shifted around the table so he was closer to the pai, moving the bags so they remained close to him. Then he twisted around on his seat so he was facing the two. While some things may daunt him, Adrian had never worked up a fear of speaking to strangers.
"You'll have to forgive me for interrupting what must be a lovely meal, kind madam but I could not help noticing that your child's hair has changed colour. That is quiet some trick and I am afraid that I am not as well versed as I would hope to be. I would be most grateful if you could share your wisdom and tell me how such a marvelous feat could be managed by one so young." His training in etiquette had not been wasted and Adrian drew on it now as he spoke, expecting an answer in return for his question.

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Eden sat in the sitting room, drinking her coffee, looking out the window and enjoying her day off. It had been a busy week at the hospital; lots of families visiting and lots of new patients. Today she wanted to relax and enjoy herself. Eden got up and tidied up a little here and there so her mother wouldn't have a lot to do when she came back. Finally, she went into the kitchen to do the dishes and came across a pile of books, Raven's new books, and she made up her mind. After she was done, she went upstairs and knocked softly on her sister's door even though she knew it was useless, when her sister was sound asleep, knocking just wasn't going to do it. She sat down on the bed and shook her sister gently "Good morning little bird, rise and shine". Raven stirred and groggily replied "Morning". Eden smiled at her grumpy little sister knowing she wouldn't be grumpy for very long "How about we go to Florean's for some ice cream? take a walk through the alley? Visit a few shops? What do you think?" Raven's eyes lit up instantly and Eden watched as her sister jumped out of bed and began to get dressed. Eden smiled at her little sister, it was sometimes hard to believe that Raven was 16 now. 

Twenty minutes later, Eden and Raven were standing in front of the fireplace. Eden went in first and shortly after they were standing in the Leaky Cauldron. The entered Diagon Alley and made their way to Florean Fortescue's. Eden asked "I'm having chocolate, Rae what would you like?" Raven answered "Pumpkin please". They got their ice cream and found a table. As they sat down, Eden's eyes scanned the ice cream parlor. Among the customers, she noticed a mother and daughter. Eden recognized the mother as Andromeda Tonks; she had been a year younger than Eden at Hogwarts. She wondered if she should go say hi. She knew it probably hadn't been an easy time for Andromeda after marrying Ted Tonks. Andromeda was a Slytherin and her family had been too fond of being purebloods to accept her choice in husbands. As Eden watched them, she saw the little girl's hair color change from blonde to a rather startling shade of strawberry pink. Raven broke Eden's reverie "Did you see that Eedie, that little girl's a Metamorphmagus, quite a nifty gift",
Eden looked at her "It is, especially now I suppose, I know her mother, she went to school with me" and Eden told Raven Andromeda's story. When she was done, Raven urged her to go say hello. Eden was about to get up, when she noticed the boy seated next to Andromeda was talking to her, she hesitated for a moment, then decided she would wait a bit before going to talk to her. 


        

**Note: I play both characters; Eden and Raven. 

Eden is wearing this
Raven is wearing this

 

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After a moment or so Nymphadora let up on her ice-cream some, apparently having brain freeze from eating it too quickly “Mummy, my head...” Dora had all but whined, causing Andromeda to chuckle and tell her “Then slow down eating it,” gently. Without very much surprise at all Nymphadora asked “Why?” to which she answered “Because if you eat it too fast your head will hurt.” Dora just said “Oh.” And returned her attention to her ice-cream once more, much more slowly than she had before. From somewhere in the parlor she heard a girl say "Did you see that Eedie, that little girl's a Metamorphmagus, quite a nifty gift", but she didn’t turn to look where it had come from, she was used to people pointing it out once they realized what Dora was. What caught her attention when another woman, whose voice was very familiar. She heard the woman’s voice telling the girl her story. Now she took a chance to look at the two who weren't sitting that far from her, and recognized Eden’s face, but couldn't put a name to that face. She remembered that the other woman was the year above her though.

Not long after hearing the conversation between the two females a small boy, who looked like he had not yet begun Hogwarts, asked her "You'll have to forgive me for interrupting what must be a lovely meal, kind madam but I could not help noticing that your child's hair has changed colour. That is quiet some trick and I am afraid that I am not as well versed as I would hope to be. I would be most grateful if you could share your wisdom and tell me how such a marvelous feat could be managed by one so young." in a manner so polite she knew he had to come from a pure-blood family, though she wasn't sure whether she knew his family or not. Looking at her daughter, who was currently eyeing the boy with curiosity, now sporting dark hair that was very similar to the newcomer’s, Andromeda smiled saying “It’s not a trick, Nymphadora’s a Metamorphmagus.” Softly, used to questions from younger witches and wizards who inquired as to how someone so young could freely change their appearance “Her control isn't that great, and it usually changes to match her mood or how she’s thinking, but once she gets older she’ll be able to change her appearance at will.” She added on.

Seeing someone she may, or may not have, run into through out her Hogwarts years brought back many memories. Being married to Ted was wonderful, he was amazing and she loved him more than words could describe, but life in general had been tough at first. She was used to having everything her heart desired, grew up in a manor, and had more money than she knew what to do with. Not that that had really meant much to her, Andromeda wouldn’t trade what she had now for anything. Still, it would have been nice to have what she once had when they first started their married life. Living with her husband’s family at the very beginning was not what she considered an ideal situation. When they were finally able to get their own home Nymphadora came along and at first it sort of stressed her out, but everything had seemed to work out in the end. Now they were able to live rather comfortably, things were considerably better, financially, than they had been then.



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Word Count 588 words
(Sorry it's not the great, or as long as I would have hoped but I'm in a bit of a rush.)
Inspiration New
Outfit Andromeda & Dora are wearing this.
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Ever curious, Adrian was further amazed when the child's hair once again changed and this time it seemed to match his own. He was delighted that she seemed to have responded to his presence and he was grateful that the girl's mother answered his question. A Metamorphmagus... he did not believe that he had heard such a term before and Adrian sincerely hoped that he would be able to learn more about such talents once he attended Hogwarts.
"It sounds like a marvelous ability to have and I am certain that it will prove most useful. You must feel honoured to have such a charming and gifted daughter," Adrian replied politely, still fascinated with it.

"I have just realised that I have not introduced myself, please forgive me for my rudness," The boy started, realising that through the woman's talk he knew the girl to be called Nymphadora and yet he had not spoken his.
"My name is Adrian Frewin, it is a pleasure to meet you both," He introduced before appearing to pluck a knut from the air before placing it in his other hand (a movement that he did not complete) and with a slight twist of his body, he managed to turn himself so he could place the second and empty hand down on the table with some force while having the hand with the knut directly underneath. The trick should make it look like he had summoned the coin from the air before transporting it through the table.

With a dramatic movement of his hands, Adrian revealed that the coin was in the hand that had been underneath the table and not the hand that it appeared to be in. Frequently Adrian would introduce himself with a trick. The child enjoyed showing off, especially if he could trick other wizards and warlocks into thinking that he had just performed wandless and non-verbal magic. His blue eyes flickered over the two of them, searching for any clues as to how they found his trick and he offered them a warm smile.
"I trust that I have not interrupted you," He added, again remembering his manners. He should not force his company on others, that was one of those things that they had told him to avoid. Always ask if you were unsure.

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Eden sat with her sister, eating their ice cream, and watched as Nymphadora's hair once more changed color, this time to match the little boy's. Raven was talking about her plans for her first Hogsmeade trip while Eden's mind had wandered off back to school. She remembered that Andromeda had been a Black before she married Ted Tonks, but she was different from her family; Andromeda had two sisters, Narcissa and Bellatrix, both cold and proud. Andromeda was different; she was much nicer and warmer. Eden hadn't dealt with her much in school, but the few times she had, she had wondered at how different Andromeda was from her siblings. 
Eden heard the boy say "I have just realised that I have not introduced myself, please forgive me for my rudness"
She realized that Andromeda probably didn't know the boy and figured she would probably not be interrupting if she went over and said hello. She looked to her sister "Raven, come one, we'll go say hello" 
Raven smiled and got up. Eden led the way towards Andromeda's table. She smiled at Andromeda and said "Hello, I'm not sure you remember me, My name is Eden Barros. We were at Hogwarts around the same time. This is my sister Raven. I do hope we're not interrupting" Eden realized she was rambling on a bit, and she really hoped she wasn't imposing.  

       

**Note: I play both characters; Eden and Raven.

Eden is wearing this
Raven is wearing this