"Wad obb-ess?" Scorpius asked, looking up from his book at the new word.
"Iz seekit." Nova moved her head in a wide circle. Hermione bit her tongue to keep from laughing. She was certain her daughter had only been trying to roll her eyes, not her entire face. "Daddy sezzed, ou loon."
Scorpius shook his head. Hermione was very proud that he had an idea that context wasn't quite right. "Mummy? Wad obb-ess?" he asked again.
"Obsessed," Hermione articulated the word carefully. "It means thinking about something a lot and paying a lot of attention to it."
"Bah hab obbsessed speckle books?" Scorpius asked after thinking about his new word for a moment and how to use it.
"Hm," she contemplated that for a moment, tapping her chin. "Yes, I think you could say that you are obsessed with special treasures. Nova is obsessed with the color purple, and Lyra is obsessed with--"
"Cimming!" Both twins chortled together. Lyra certainly was obsessed with climbing.