Ted + 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 31-42 omg.
1. How did they first kiss?
Their first kiss was at the policeman’s ball, the one Ted had been asking her to for years. Her mother would have been terribly ashamed (besides the fact that she was with Ted at a muggle ball and had given up her family name), for after years of ballroom dancing lessons Andromeda was a wreck. It was the nerves. She was entirely out of her comfort zone, meeting Ted’s family, and with Ted. What little grace she had was gone, and she was constantly apologizing for stepping on his toes. And then he had kissed her. She had known for awhile that perhaps they weren’t entirely platonic. But with that kiss she realized just how far gone she was.
3. How did the relationship start?
It began with a slipping grade. She wasn’t even all that far behind. It was the difference of an A and an O. Her mother, however, would not have seen it so generously and Andromeda would not risk Druella Black seeing that mark. When she had approached McGonagall, her only option had been being tutored by Ted. A muggleborn. First, he was a nuisance. Then she got to know him and realized he was wonderful. Time passed and he came to mean the world to her. Somewhere between then and now, the line between friendship and perhaps something deeper started to blur. It was as the muggle novel says: she was in the middle before she knew she had begun.
6. Do they get married (or equivalent)?
They do. Exactly how long they had been together is a subject for debate, given the gradual shift between friendship and romance. But it was after Hogwarts, while they shared an evening and talked about everything they hoped for the future, for each other. Who it was that said the words is up for debate, but it was one of them who finally said it. Let’s get married.
When Andromeda broke her engagement to Rabastan, she swore that she would never have children. The Black legacy should end with them, she had said. But truthfully, she was scared to death of becoming her mother. Scared that she would hurt the very person she loved so completely. It was meeting Ted’s mother that changed her mind. Ted’s mum showed Andromeda what family and motherhood could be, outside of what she had seen. After that, she loved the idea of having her own, of redeeming a little corner of her family by raising a child with the love and care that wasn’t given to her. When Ted and Andromeda had Nymphadora, it was very much planned and very much wanted.
9. Do they act different in public and at home?
Andromeda is more reserved and likely not naturally inclined to pda, something Ted likely tried to respect at first. Except, after years of not being able to show that she cared about him, Andromeda loved being able to show her affection in front of hers; always holding his hand, kissing his cheek, finding little casual ways to touch him. She is probably more affectionate in public than in private. At home, Ted is probably the more affectionate one. It was likely confusing for him, until Andromeda finally explained that she just never grew tired of being able to care about him publicly.
Andromeda is a very clingy sleeper, which is probably a good thing since she is also a terrible blanket and bed hog. She grew up in massive and luxurious bed that were made for her by servants. She wasn’t used to having to share these things. On most nights, however, she ends up wrapped around Ted (but still with all the blankets).
31. What do they do when they’re away from each other?
Andromeda was never able to write to Ted in the summers that she lived at home - rightfully so, considering the time her mother had intercepted the letter she had tried to send to Sirius. So when she was at Hogwarts, Andromeda was absolutely terrible about sending him owls. Her poor owl certainly got its exercise, considering Andromeda would write to Ted with every inane thought and question that came to mind now that she finally could. This was in spite of the fact that she could always just wait until the next time they saw each other. After Hogwarts, the two kept up this habit. They regularly wrote letters to each other whether they were apart for a night or a few days. Very few days would pass when they would not write to each other, and if they couldn’t send owls they would give the letters to the other when they saw each other again.
32. Do they have nicknames or pet names for each other?
Ted calls her Dromeda, which is a habit left over from when they very young. Andromeda doesn’t like anyone else to use that name but him. She is not very much for pet names herself, but she has been known to call him love and sweetheart on occasion.
33. How do they refer to the other in public? how do other people refer to the other? (i.e. “my partner”, “ask your father”, ”dad and papa”, ”how’s your wife?”, etc)
They are that insanely irritating couple that is always talking about ‘my wife this’ or ‘my husband that’. Constantly. It gets to the point where Frank and Dorcas make fun of them for it. See this.
34. Who is more likely to pay for dinner?
Ted enjoys paying for dinner with Andromeda, loving being able to take her out publicly and being able to show people that she is with him. Andromeda, however, also loves to pay for their dinners. Mostly because she drained her bank accounts before she left her family, and she takes great pleasure in using her parents’ money to take Ted on dates.
35. How often do they go on dates?
They are definitely that couple that has a set date night - even though sometimes that date night has to be a little less adventurous, especially after Dora is born. But Kingsley certainly gets plenty of time with Dora, babysitting, while these two have their date nights.
36. Typical date night? out or at home?
Early on in their relationship, especially the first year or so after Hogwarts, they do have to have most of their dates at home - what with the whole ‘number of people who have sworn to kill them’ thing. This only becomes more of the case once Dora is born (albeit with a slightly decreased risk of murder). The two are very creative about planning dates at home that are still special, fun, or romantic. They’re the sort to have a picnic, to try to learn to paint, or to build a blanket fort in their living room.
37. Do they celebrate birthdays, valentine’s day, anniversaries?
Ted tends to make a bigger deal about birthdays and Valentine’s day, but both of them love celebrating their anniversary. Neither of them are at all the sort who would forget it, and definitely tend to get each other gifts that are personal to their story together.
38. What would they get each other for gifts?
They tend to have two kinds of gifts. The ‘I was doing other things and saw this ridiculous and entirely random thing that made me think of you’ gifts, and the more personal gifts that have real meaning to each other.
39. How do they spend christmas and new year’s (or equivalent family gatherings)?
Christmases are usually spent with Ted’s family, which amazed Andromeda at first because of how much fun Christmas at the Tonks is. New Years they tend to spend at home or with friends.
Neither of them are much for swearing, which they thought would translate to being great around Dora. This did not happen in reality. They still argue over who it was that 4 year old Dora learned ‘arse’ from.
41. What would they do if the other one was hurt?
Both of them are absolute wrecks about the other getting hurt, needing to see the other and see for themselves that they are okay. Absolutely terrible about hovering and caring for them until they’re better. Andromeda is the one, though, that would go more on the war path should someone hurt Ted.
42. What are little gestures they do for each other?
There are so many little gestures. The small touches they give to the other when they pass, the letters they give to each other, the letters they save, the funny little things they pick up while they’re out just because ‘they made me think of you’. Ted got into the habit of making the bed if he gets up last, because he knows Andromeda prefers a made bed. Andromeda bakes his favorite things before he gets back after being away, so the house smells nice and they’re waiting for him when he gets home. Their relationship is built on these little things.
