Title: Lesson
Rating: T
Character(s): Andromeda, Teddy
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 376
Notes: This collection will feature Andromeda in a mother and grandmother role. There will hopefully be fifteen chapters.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: March Event - Mother's Day - Prompt: A woman teaching her child something
"I'm not going!" Teddy yelled.
Andromeda didn't get angry. Teddy wasn't one to yell, and when he did, something was really bothering him. "I thought you liked Victoire. Why wouldn't you want to go with her?" she calmly asked.
He turned away and crossed his arms over his chest. "Not telling you."
Andromeda took a deep breath. "If you don't agree to take her, there's a good chance she'll take another boy. Do you really want that to happen?"
Teddy's shoulders slumped. "No."
"Then why did you say you wouldn't take her?" she asked gently, realizing she broken through his defenses.
"There's going to be dancing," he sullenly stated.
Andromeda's eyes widened as understanding dawned. "Oh. And let me guess. You don't know how to dance?"
"She'll be lucky if I don't break her foot by stepping on it one too many times," he retorted.
"So, if you could dance decently enough, you'd go?"
"Yes," Teddy slowly answered.
Andromeda gestured for him. "Come here."
"Huh?" he uttered as he took a step back.
"I'm going to give you a dance lesson. I'm not going to let you lose the girl because of a reason as silly as not knowing how to dance. So, come here," she ordered.
Teddy opened his mouth, probably to say no, but Andromeda didn't let him. She briskly strode to him and pulled him. "First of all, usually the guy will lead, but since I'm teaching you, I'll lead. You put one hand on my waist and the other takes my hand in a gentle, but firm, hold."
Teddy followed her initial instructions.
"You look into your partner's eyes and you move. There are a lot of different steps you could do, but the most basic is moving either in the shape of a square or even simply side to side."
Teddy haltingly followed Andromeda as she led him through the most basic dance. He felt stiff, but as time went on, he slowly loosened as his comfort level grew.
She knew when he took Victoire out, he'd be fine. As long as he relaxed, he wouldn't break any toes.
And when the two of them got married, Teddy would tell everyone it was because his grandmother gave him a dance lesson.