Who: Andromeda and Ted Tonks (and don't forget Nymphadora!) What: Puppy shopping! Where: The Tonks home / a pet shop When: Afternoon, March 6th Why: Andromeda's resistance has been completely warn down. Rating/Status: G/In Progress
"If you're not ready in one minute, the pet shop is going to be closed and we'll have to wait another week to bring home our puppy!"
It wasn't strictly true, and generally Andromeda didn't believe in lying to her child; however, she knew that if she didn't say something dramatic, Nymphadora would spend the next half-hour trying to decide on the perfect hair-colour for puppy-buying. And Ted, excited as he was for this trip- almost more excited than the six-year-old herself- would indulge her, just as he usually did. So, a little white lie was necessary to get the two of them moving.
Sometimes being The Mother was no fun.
Sighing a little, Andromeda straightened the cushions on the chesterfield, glancing over her shoulder expectantly, as she was sure to see her neon-haired daughter come pounding down the hallway any second now with her father in tow.