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Severus was walking through the streets of London as he made his way towards the Movie theatre.
He was bored as the raid had ended just yesterday and their next call was a week later. It meant he will have seven days of no tension for himself and his projects. Thankfully his occlumency was well for now.
He shouldn't get overconfident though. He remembered that the Dark Lord had only tried a little surface legilimency. If the Dark Lord had searched deeper, there was a chance that he would have not been able to occlude. He needed to make his occlumency better than it was now.
He passed through a tea shop and scanned the surroundings like he usually did out of habit.
His eyes went through the faces of different men and women who were present there. His eyes however stopped a little at the figure of a woman in her early twenties who was eating ice cream with her daughter. The face was familiar to him and he saw a forced smile which was etched at her face.
The reason behind the said forced smile was known to him as too was her identity.
The face which was so similar to her elder sister. Andromeda Tonks nee Black, the middle daughter of Cygnus and Druella Black. The younger sister of Bellatrix Black.
Severus calmly inspected the pair of daughter and mother. He pitied them. Losing her husband had been a terrible blow to Andromeda as it was evident from her drowsy eyes and dark circles present beneath her grey eyes. Perhaps she was grieving for her husband, he thought inwardly.
He honestly didn't knew the killer of Ted Tonks. There were no rumours of it even amongst the Death Eaters.
He looked at the dark brown hair of hers as well as the patrician beauty of Blacks. Even after being a mother, her beauty had not lessened. Her bust was fully developed and Severus felt tempted by it for a second.
Severus didn't knew what he should do at the moment. Should he go and offer condolences to her and walk out or exploit this chance to have a metamorphmagus in his arsenal.
He wasn't interested in the matters of Andromeda Tonks. What he wanted were the powers of her daughter Nymphadota. The powers of a metamorphmagus or simply shapeshifting.
The powers which he wanted to replicate for him.
He measured the pros and cons of this situation as he settled for the discreet route.
He purchased an icecream as he gently sat next to the table of little Nymphadora and Andromeda.
He calmly ate his icecream looking discreetly at the pair once or twice. Andromeda was not the wiser one as she failed to notice his discreet gaze.
He waited patiently as his disguise of blonde hair and modified features didn't dropped for a second. He gently got up a minute later after they left the shop. He paid the amount not bothering to reply to the shopkeepers thanks at the purchase.
Walking casually to an empty alley, he once again changed his features. This time he sported red red hair and pug shaped facial features. There was no need to simply change his facial features once again.
He discreetly walked behind the pair and followed them casually.
It was time to start his experimentations.
A Day Later...
Andromeda looked around the cloth shop where she had entered to ask for work.
"I am sorry Mrs Tonks but we don't have need for employees," the owner of the shop Mr Weiss spoke up with a sad look on his face.
Andromeda's face didn't moved an inch from her calm state as she solemnly nodded to the owner and walked away with little Nymphadora.
She had hoped to find a job in the muggle world by which she would be able to take care of Nymphadora. The magical world was out of reach as her family would have her killed along with Nymphadora if they ever learnt of her return to magical world. The muggle world may be foreign to her but atleast it kept Nymphadora safe.
"Mummy, where are we going?" Nymphadora asked from besides her as she looked at her mother.
"We are spending our day out Nymmie," Andromeda spoke warmly as she looked at the face of her daughter which immediately lit up at her words. Andromeda's heart clenched painfully. Nymphadora was too young to understand what had happened recently. How could the little girl understand that her dear father was dead. That she won't be able to call her daddy anymore and ask for hugs.
"Mummy, ice cream!" Nymphadora said eagerly as she looked at the ice cream stall at the distance. The ice cream designs on the stall captivating her attention.
"Wait a little Nymphadora," Andromeda stated with worry in her tone as Nmphadora started to run to the direction of icecream shop with eager steps of her small legs.
Nyphadora was however not going to listen to her mother. In her childish eagerness she failed to notice her steps. Her infamous clumsiness making her fall.
Andromeda who was ten steps behind her looked helplessly and a little scared as she saw her daughter falling to the road.
However before she could fall Nyphadora was suddenly grabbed by the person who was walking besides her.
Andromeda was suddenly filled with relief. Nymphadora had always been clumsy. Andromeda personally thought that it was because her daughter was a metamorphmagus.
"Careful little one," a soft voice spoke up to Nymphadora as Andromeda hurriedly made her way to her daughter and the stranger.
"Nymmie, don't be so rash," Andromeda admonished her daughter. She turned to look at the stranger who had saved her daughter from falling.
He was a handsome boy around 18. His black eyes were filled with amusement at the whole situation. He was taller than her by some inches and was around 6 feet in height with a well built muscular torso which was evident from his blue shirt which he was wearing.
"Thank you Sir," Andromeda thanked respectfully to the boy who had saved her daughter.
"It was nothing Ma'am. Your daughter was just a little excited. But then again most of the kids are for ice cream," Severus said with a small smile on his face. Thankfully his wandless tripping charm was not caught on by anyone.
"They are," Andromeda added with a small smile to the stranger.
"Thank yuu," Nymphadora said in her childish voice as she looked at the uncle who had saved her from falling.
"Your welcome little one. Would you like an ice cream?" He spoke slowly, crouching to meet the eye of the child who became excited at the propect of ice cream.
Nymphadora nodded her head excitedly at the prospect of ice cream. It was summer time as of now and the heat had its effects on even a little child.
"Excuse me Ma'am but may I treat you both with an ice cream?" Severus asked with a small smile looking at Andromeda Tonks.
Andromeda frowned inwardly at the offer. The boy was courteous and she didn't smelled anything fishy with his behaviour. It seemed that he was speaking genuinely. She had never missed the discreet looks men usually throwed on her. She was still young and was very beautiful with the Black family patrician beauty. She didn't saw even a single gaze of lust or want in the boy's eyes when he had looked at her.
Andromeda nodded at the boy's offer as she smiled in acceptance.
Severus smiled at her and simply walked with little Nymphadora to the ice cream shop with Andromeda in tow. He was not blind to Andromeda's beauty or her curvy voluptuous figure which was so seductive. However he didn't wanted to be too interested in her beauty as it will give the impression that he was a pervert. He needed to take things slow for the moment.
If he wanted to have her as a willing bedpartner for him. Then he needed to take things carefully with her. Afterall the patient are always rewarded.
Severus bought three icecreams in total for them. One chocolate flavoured for little Nymphadora while two vanilla ones for him and Andromeda.
After Andromeda introduced herself did he finally tried to indroduce himself.
"I am Severus Prince," he spoke with a small smile looking at her when she finished introducing herself and Nymphadora.
Andromeda was little surprised at the name of the boy. She remembered a boy called Severus who had arrived in Howgarts during her sixth year. A halfblood boy in her house.
"Did you by any chance, studied in a school in Scotland?" She asked discreetly and a little vague in front of the muggles.
From what she remembered the boy had forged a reputation for being excellent in his studies and had a muggleborn Gryffindor as a friend. She couldn't say confirmed that he was the same boy. Though this man infront of her, too had same black eyes as him.
"I did studied in a boarding school in Scotland. It was quite a magical experience for me," Severus replied with a small smile as he showed a little surprise in his face but confirming her doubts after a moment of silence on his part.
"I see," was the only reply from Andromeda at that. She wasn't sure what to believe. Did the boy really didn't knew her or was he simply playing at it? The question bugged her very much.
"Let's take a seat," Severus offered as he saw an empty table. Andromeda simply nodded as she took a seat with Nymphadora at her side. Her posture was immediately on alert. He would be a fool to try anything here in the presence of so many muggles.
"I am sorry for you loss Mrs Tonks," Severus spoke calmly as he looked at her with a nod.
Andromeda nodded back. She had heard the same thing from many other people till now but none understood her pain.
"I did recognize you when I saw you. Though I didn't knew that you had a daughter too," Severus continued gently as he looked at the pair of mother and daughter. He confirmed her suspicions of familiarity.
"I am sorry that I can't say the same. The last time I saw you. You were barely 12 years old. You have changed much Severus," Andromeda commented with a small smirk on her face as she looked at her junior who too was in Slytherin.
Severus simply smiled at her words as he continued making small talk with her over different things.
