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[fallenstar-andromeda]

Location: Tonks’ Home

Date: Beginning of the 1998 Hogwarts Year

Andromeda knew it was silly and cliche to be upset when your children left to gain their education, but she couldn’t help it. Her and Ted had just seen Dora off, watching her little hand wave goodbye from the window of the Hogwarts Express had sent Andromeda into a fit of tears that had yet to cease. “What are we going to do without our baby here everyday?” She looked over to Ted, as she plopped herself down on the sofa. He was handling it surprisingly well and she felt like she was being hysterical. 

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[ofblackdaffodil]

When: 2nd of February 1982 With: @tednotteddy​

          Her divorce had been, much like her wedding, a very public affair. Narcissa had hated the whole thing, of course ( most of all the implications that she might have been after something other than her son’s safety. She had felt entirely unable to protect him during the war, she wouldn’t allow herself to be made to feel that way now that it was all over ). Still, the fact remained that the blonde was now either a disgrace tainted by another life or a newly eligible heiress, depending on who you asked. Both titles felt entirely reductive and heart-wrenching, and she knew it would be a while before her reputation in the United Kingdom became something she could live with ( something she did not mind exposing Draco to ). The decision to move to France for now was a careful one, considered due to family ties with the country and her own personal needs, despite how rushed it might seem to on-lookers. 

         There was, however, one thing to do before she left. If she truly wanted to do what is best, it started by letting her sister know she was leaving. Andromeda deserved as much. Except Andromeda was not home, and she was left staring awkwardly at Edward Tonks. « I know we are not on good terms, » a massive understatement, « but I thought I might let Andromeda know I am leaving the country. Do you happen to know when she will be back ? I can drop by then. » She was carefully inspecting her nails, still unsure what to make of the man ( unsure what her separation meant about her beliefs ).