#para:ted

[franklongbottxm]

Friendly Return? || Tank

The storm just seemed, weird to Frank. Although, it probably didn’t help that he and Alice had been all dressed and ready for the party they thought of attending. Then the storm came in and kind of blew away all of their plans. However, the young couple was more than capable of being able to keep themselves entertained while they had to wait out the storm inside. It was almost as if the first amount of time in a while when Frank felt semi normal. He didn’t have to worry about being around people, acting like everything was okay with himself and that he had nothing to worry about. It was time where he could just be and spend time with Alice. His wife had been there for everything that had happened throughout the year. All of the highs and every low that had shown up. This low was lasting longer than the others, but Frank had to hope that he would get through it soon enough.

Standing out on his back patio, Frank was watching the dark clouds that had been moving around the sky. It was odd to see that the storm had stopped, but these clouds were still hanging around. Almost made it seem like something bad was coming. Walking back inside, he had set his coffee back on the kitchen counter before walking through to his living room. It was the sound of his dogs barking that had brought his attention to the being standing in his house. “Bloody hell!” He cursed as he looked up at the figure. It took him a moment, but finally he realized who it was. He felt himself freeze a bit as he tried to think of how this could be happening. Was he still sleeping? The being in his living room looked so real. Almost as if they were. “Ted? No... It can’t be. Your-” His voice cut off. If this was dream, he wasn’t enjoying it. 

@gxldendearbxrn

[bothlionandfox]

15 June 1979 || Let Truth Be Thy Aim || Fabian & Ted || The Ministry of Magic

The office was completely, eerily empty when Fabian arrived that morning.

Odd. Lazy though some of the lads in Games and Sports undoubtedly were, the real fitness fanatics, who were always up at the crack of dawn for early morning exercise, could usually be counted on to beat him into work.

He didn’t think anybody but MacFarlan, who was giving witness against Dolohov, was supposed to be attending the trial. Nobody wanted a pack of ridiculous broomheads mucking up legal proceedings.

He advanced towards his desk warily, eyes darting back and forth suspiciously. He wouldn’t put it past his coworkers to have set some sort of humiliating trap for him. They’d done it before. And he couldn’t afford to have his hair turn fuchsia or go temporarily blind when he’d promised he’d be on hand inc case something went wrong with the trial.

He reached his desk unharmed, only to find a piece of purple cardstock pinned to the contract for the Venetian Quidditch team he’d been working on the day before. Curious, he leaned closer to read.

Prewface-

Down at the pitch – bring your bat

xoxo

As soon as he’d finished reading the note, the blasted thing burst into his flame, consuming the contract with it as it dissolved into ash.

Those useless bastards! Of course they’d skipped out for a spot of Quidditch before lunch – with MacFarlan out of the office and the rest of the Ministry busy with the trial, it wasn’t like anybody would miss them.

The fact that Fabian would’ve undoubtedly been out playing with them if he hadn’t needed to be at the Ministry that day made him feel even more righteously indignant.

Too annoyed with his coworkers and feeling too sorry for himself to rewrite the contract (he'd make Lowell, the one probably responsible for the prank, do it when he made it back - served him write for destroying the original), Fabian instead pulled out from under his desk the miniature bat and bludger set he’d received for his birthday last year. After prodding the ball with his wand to get it moving, the vicious thing sprang to life, hurtling towards him as though trying to knock his head off.

He swung his bat, deflecting the vicious little thing with ease, feeling a bit better. Anxious about the trial and annoyed with his colleagues, he needed to blow off a bit of steam.

He’d fallen into a steady rhythm of easy thwacks at the ball when he swung a bit too hard sending it off a bit too far, towards the still open office door.

Just as the bludger tore through out of the room, he heard the distant ding! of the lift doors opening from out in the hallway.

He was out of his seat, bat still clutched in one hand, before he even had a chance to wonder who the person might be. “Fuck – WATCH OUT!” he bellowed, charging into the hallway.

[malevolentmalfoy-blog]

A Friendly Chat

What the fuck happened to everybody over summer break? This was the question Lucius asked himself over and over again, yet no matter how many times he asked himself the answer was never clear. Some people were beginning to think they were better than him, and others were degrading themselves and hanging around with filth. In Bellatrix’s case, she had fucked the degrading piece of trash, and that just could not go unpunished. So, here he was walking down the various corridors of Hogwarts where some third years had said they last saw the mudblood. Finally he spotted him, “Mudblood? I mean Ted," he smirked deviously, “I hear you’ve been busy."

[andromedatheblacksheep]

A Second Christmas || Tedromeda

That whole morning was a bit hectic. Andromeda didn't know what to wear or how to do her hair; after a while, she decided that there was no need to fix her hair, her preferred choice was to run her fingers through her hair and keep it natural. After spending a fair amount of time deciding what she was going to do with her hair, Andromeda noticed that she still wasn't dressed. She rummaged through her closet until she found a dress that would fit the day nicely. The dress was covered with white polka dots with a dark red surrounding. The sleeves reached the top of her forearm and made it a little above the knee. She covered her legs with dark pantyhose and wore her favorite pair of dark boots to match.

 She kept her window open all morning, waiting for the owl to come in and by 9AM, when it hadn't arrived, Andromeda opted to putting some eyeliner on. Not a lot though - she didn't want to look like a slag in front of his parents; just a respectable amount. 

She felt too nervous to eat anything so she just paced back and forth in her room, checking her bag to see if all the presents were still there - which they obviously were. She made sure the morning she got back from Romania to get everything she needed for Ted and his family; she even decided to get Greta something just in case. 

Every few minutes, she looked out the window. What if Ted forgot that today was when he was supposed to send the owl? No, that couldn't be it. Of course he would, that would be absurd. But the worrying thoughts kept on coming back and hitting her like waves. Maybe he decided that it was too soon to meet his parents. They hadn't been together for a long while, so of course that was probably why. Then, she heard a small flutter and turned around. A tiny owl appeared by her window, carrying a small letter. Finally. Thank Merlin he didn't forget. Now her stomach could stop turning and the worry inside of her would finally die - except it didn't. She only became more nervous at the thought of finally meeting his family. Guilty at the same time for not telling him about Romania and sad because he wouldn't properly be able to meet hers for a while, if not ever. 

She read the letter over and over again, just making sure she got the location right before putting on her coat and getting her purse-like bag on her arm. She concentrated for a minute on the place where Andromeda was supposed to go and in what seemed like a half of a second, she was in a small alley way. Nausea hit her hard and for a minute, Andromeda felt like she was about to throw up and lose her balance before catching herself on a wall and bending over, just to have it all come out- after a few minutes of trying and nothing coming out, she took a few slow breaths and stood up straight.

Just turn right at the corner of the alley and the pub will be there. She started walking ahead, another tight knot forming - but this time it was in her chest. Andromeda started feeling nervous about meeting Ted for the first time in so long, even though in all honesty, there was nothing to worry about. It was all just nerves after all. 

Andromeda turned the corner and the first thing she saw was a small pub, the windows were tinted so she couldn't see much inside. The cold from the snow was starting to get to her so she tried to hurry as much as possible to get inside while managing her thoughts at the same time. What would she say to him when she saw him? Andromeda was at a total loss of thought. She came to the front of the pub door and took a deep breath before opening it. When she first looked inside, the pub wasn't all that magnificent; a few people here and there. 

Her eyes wandered around the pub for a minute, when she didn't see Ted at the table that they were supposed to meet, she automatically headed for the bar at the back. Almost immediately, Andromeda noticed the only person sitting there. Ted. She felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest. He obviously didn't notice her, seeing as he didn't turn around while she was walking over - he seemed to be immersed in a conversation with the man working the bar.

Slowly, Andromeda made her way behind Ted and gently tapped his firm shoulder. 

[andromedatheblacksheep]

One too many drinks || Ted&Andromeda

“Miss Andromeda, please go back to your room,” The house elves had kept begging her, but Andie was in no state to go anywhere. She just wanted to stay in the kitchens. She was drunk and sobbing, “No, please, leave.” She asked the elves. They kept asking her and asking her, but she didn’t want to leave. She wanted to cry and cry and cry. She had finished off her second bottle, any more and she might be so sad that she would start laughing. The elves looked very worried. Andromeda had not been in the best state, ever since that afternoon. 

She had told Ted Tonks her feelings for him, she was an idiot. “You’re so stupid, Andromeda,” She told herself, “Keep your mouth shut, that’s all you bloody had to do!” She cried some more. The girl had absolutely no clue why she was so heartbroken. Maybe it was because he was the only chance she had from leaving that shit family, this bullocks life. She felt stupid, selfish and she just wanted to die. Maybe she could over do it on the whiskey? Maybe that would help.

She took another bottle from her purse and another elf came up to her, she was sitting in the corner of the kitchen. “Miss Black, I don’t think that’s very wise of you,” The small elf started, “We’ll have to tell a professor or a prefect.” Andromeda opened the bottle and started sipping it, “No, no, please,” She hiccuped, “Don’t tell anyone, just l-leave me alone.” Andromeda didn’t need to get into trouble. Her sisters would find out, she would get a howler, it would be absolutely horrid, but it didn’t matter because everything was going to shit anyway.

“Why did I do that?” She said in between sips. Her eyeliner was everywhere, all she wanted was to go back in time and make sure it never happened. “I need a- a time turner!” She smiled, the alcohol definitively had gotten to her, “But I can’t do that, he loves Mary, and, he doesn’t fancy me. He hates me now.” She felt the need to stop talking, she knew the elves were listening, she felt like she was making a fool out of herself. She couldn’t stop.

“He’s fine on his own, with Mary Macdonald,” Her name was so bitter coming out of Andie’s mouth, “Beautiful, perfect, muggleborn, Mary Macdonald.” Andromeda was never jealous and never, ever cared about blood status about now. She wished that she was a muggleborn. She wished with all her heart, but one thing Andie knew for sure was that wishes never, ever came true. “You had to have been born a Black, didn’t you Andromeda?” She cursed her family name, her whole family, her mother, father, sisters. “This is shit. Absolute fucking shit. I don’t bloody deserve all this.” 

The elves looked genuinely worried for her now. The head of the kitchen walked over to Andromeda and took the almost empty bottle, “That is it Misses Black, no more. Leave, you’re disrupting the kitchen.” She started sobbing again, “No stop, please, give it back, please.” She refused to move. Her pride got in the way, it always did. She always needed to stand up for herself. “I’m sorry, I just,” She broke into quiet sobs and hiccups. 

“Misses Black we are go-” Then the head elf stopped and looked, the kitchen door had opened and someone came in. She wasn’t sure who it was but she sure as hell didn't want to know either. 

[andromedatheblacksheep]

Doubtful || Ted&Andromeda

The assignment was coming to an end and Andromeda was extremely frustrated. Delwyn was perfect! Absolutely brilliant Hippogriff, she understood when people spoke, she reacted well to situations and she also knew how to feed herself, except there was one major downfall. She refused to fly. They had been trying to make her fly for what seemed like ages, Andromeda didn't know what to do. She was starting to feel discouraged. Maybe Della wasn't meant to fly. That wasn't it though. Andromeda knew that Delwyn could fly, she just didn't want to! That was really bringing Andromeda and Ted down. The two of them had no clue what to do anymore.

Andie walked through the forest to the meeting spot. It had been easier and harder for her to talk to Ted. They were at ease with each other, they were almost proper friends actually, but when James asked Andromeda to the dance, he started acting differently. Not completely differently, but different enough for Andromeda to start noticing. She tried to ignore it and shrug it off, but it kept bothering her. She got to their area in the woods to find Ted was already there. She got to the living area and put her bag down, then went over to Delwyn to say hello and pet her. 

Della was starting to get really, really big. Her head was at the same height as Andromeda's, "Hi, Della," She said, grinning, "You're going to fly today aren't you?" She asked, well, sort of begged. When Della squawked in protest, all Andie said was, "I know you are, Della." And then, she headed towards Ted.

"Right," She started, "Do you think she's going to?" She could hear the doubt in her own voice. "I just think," Andie started, "That she hasn't really found her reason to fly. Obviously she doesn't want to fly for food." She shook her head, "What do you think?" She wasn't sure what to think anymore. She just hoped that Delwyn would start flying. 

[andromedatheblacksheep]

Lazy Sunday || Ted&Andie

Andromeda had nothing to do, well, she had her homework to do, but she didn't particularly want to do it. She also needed to check up on Delwyn. Those were the only two things on her mind, even if it was early in the morning, Andromeda decided to get dressed, take her bag with ink and parchment and her two textbooks and go to Della. Andromeda quietly walked out of her dorm and out of the dungeons, she noticed a couple of students walking around, so it mustn't have been that early. 

Once at the forest, she saw some of the kids also assigned going to check on their animals, but that didn't really affect her. She walked to where Della's small area was and then quietly to the small living quarters to start her homework, Della was still asleep so she decided to keep quiet and not wake her until she needed feeding. She opened her charms textbook and started her assignment about reviewing charms she had learned in her sixth year. Then she also had to write more up about great wars. It would be a long day and she wished she was Delwyn, sleeping, comfortable without having the worry of passing classes. 

A couple of hours past and Andromeda found herself not even caring about her homework and playing with Della, she had already fed her some fresh meat, which was always a most disgusting job, now, she was playing a sort of tag with Della, well, more like chasing each other around. "Come on, Della," Andie taunted, standing by a tree, "You can't catch me, can ya?" She laughed, but Della was serious about this game, "C'mon, have some fun!" Andie laughed, Della's serious face was priceless. 

[andromedatheblacksheep]

Bumping In || Ted&Andromeda

Andromeda was rushing, she needed to talk to the house elves. Bellatrix had put her in charge of food because the elves obviously preferred Andie, that had shown in the girls last visit to the kitchens. Andromeda was in her party dress and her heels, it was kind of hard getting by like that. Kids that were heading to bed who weren't from Slytherin gave her weird looks, no one really knew about Cissy's party except Slytherin house and the occasional Marauder. 

She walked down the hallways, some portraits were admiring her dress and others were soundly falling asleep. One portrait stopped her to tell her she looked well, Andromeda smiled at the portrait of a 13th century woman in a bonnet. When she turned around though, she didn't expect to walk straight into a wall. The girl almost tripped over herself but caught herself.

When she looked up at who she was about to bump into, she saw it was none other than Ted Tonks, in his robes, probably  "Oh, sorry, I wasn't, uh, looking," She looked down and straightened her dress out, then looked back up at him, a small embarrassed grin coming over her face.