Nymphadora stands there and professes that she absolutely cannot dance, that if she does, she will probably do him permanent damage. It seems as though he might be feeling a little impatient with her, but in reality, he relishes the little arguments; for these were the trivial kind that one may have with a loved one, the kind that can always be forgiven and in turn forgotten.
She finally relents as he says he has a way and steps forward. Her toes become visible from underneath the hem of the long skirt she had worn to her mother's latest party looking like little grapes with the deep purple colour she has painted them. He smiles and she stands gently on his shoes as they twirl around the empty, silent room.
Nymphadora's toenails are usually coloured brightly as well, her favorites being that purple colour she received from Ginny a Christmas ago, and the bubblegum pink that matches her hair. He likes to sit beside her and read while she paints them, listening to her hum whatever was heard on the radio the night before incredibly out of tune. He likes the simple joys that are so easily taken for granted, and which one side of him feels he does not deserve.
Her feet, like her hands, are so small that if she wasn't so clumsy with them, she could scarcely be heard walking up behind you. She always wears huge boots to cover them when she goes out; but when at home, she walks around barefoot throughout the entire house, even in the wintertime. This he finds entertaining, as well as ethereal.
The floors of Grimmauld Place get exceptionally cold during the winter, and though Nymphadora seems immune to it as she gallivants around the kitchen or hallways, when she goes to sleep that's a completely different matter altogether. With a hatred of wearing socks while sleeping, she insists on sliding her cold toes underneath him for warmth. He pretends to hate it, frowns as she does so because it's expected, but in reality he savors that. It means companionship, a reminder that he has someone who holds him throughout the night, even if their cold toes are freezing his ankles.