Challenge: Ilfracombe
Word Count: 100
Note: this is yet another snippet from the Motherless Child series, where Snape and Lupin marry and adopt a young werewolf. Their son, John, is about ten.
“Dad? Papa? I thought Aunt Ginny was married to Uncle Harry!” John was, of course, fascinated by the Kiss and its aftermath. “Why were they - “
“That's their concern, love,” said Remus. He ducked as Angelina's Weasley lobbed a hex at his sister, who was hovering just out of range and shouting about living her own life for a change. “Adult life can be complicated - “
“And dangerous,” said Severus, automatically deflecting a stray bat bogey. Someone was yelling nonsense about “worse than Ilfracombe,” which did not apply since there were no dragons or Muggles.