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Disclaimer: The following characters belong to J.K. Rowling, and this story derives from her original works, storylines, and world. Please do not sue me, I can barely pay tuition.

Warnings: NA

Making Matches

It was not unusual for their lazy Saturday mornings to start with tiny hands and feet pressing into their legs as Teddy climbed into their bed to join them. His ability to use magic to get himself out of his crib should be more concerning than it was to them, frankly, but since their bed seemed to be his primary and most frequent destination this seemed manageable—routine, really.

At that point of their little routine, Remus usually said hello to Teddy and asked the toddler how he'd slept before slipping out of bed, ceding his spot and his pillow and blankets to his son.

He'd wander over to the kitchen, start the coffee, and throw something into the oven for it to become breakfast. Today, that something was blueberry scones—Dora's favourites—which he'd gotten quite good at speedily mixing up with a handful of kitchen spells.

He also poured out some chocolate milk into Teddy's current favourite sippy cup since the little boy got jealous of their coffee and hated feeling left out. He made his way back to their bedrooms with beverages for all in hand, but indulged himself by leaning against the doorframe for a moment and watching the scene before him.

Dora had kicked off the blankets and was laying in bed in her red sports bra and fluffy, snowflake-patterned pajamas. Teddy was sitting on her stomach and giggling. She kept one of her hands on his tiny hip to keep him steady, but played with his hair with the other.

"What's this?" Dora asked, pointing to Remus' emerald green pillowcase. "What's this? Oh!"

When she said it, her hair darkened to reflect that colour. Teddy giggled.

"Mama coh-loor," he said, reaching for her hair.

"That's right, baby," she cooed back. "Can you do that? Can you do this? Look? Look, Teddy…"

She drew his attention back to the pillowcase and he studied it for a minute before turning back to her. She raised a hand and fluffed out his hair, currently his prefered shade of turquoise. For a moment Dora's hair changed to mirror his, then she looked at the pillowcase and touched it, making that adorable "Oh!" sound before her hair turned back.

Teddy giggled and his hair became a delightful, airy, light green.

"Well done baby!" Dora said with a look of surprise that was only barely masked by a smile. She lifted him into the air and he giggled. "You're a little mintier than planned, mind you, but you're definitely in the green family!"

"He did it," Remus said with a grin. "He controlled it!"

"You're so good," Dora said, smiling as she poked Teddy's nose. "You're so very talented, Mr Lupin…"

Remus deposited her coffee on her nightstand and kissed the top of Teddy's mint green head before handing off the chocolate milk. Dora sat up, scooping up Teddy against her and drawing her legs closer to give Remus room to sit.

"Have you been trying to teach him how to control it long?" Remus asked.

"Not really," Dora said. "And he can control it, already. He drifts to that turquoise he likes all the time, tries to match the Weasleys when we're in a crowd of them. I just thought it'd be good for him to start understanding that he can and should do it at specific times for specific things before he hits kindergarten age."

"That's good thinking," Remus said. "The thought had never occurred to me."

"I never got to go to Muggle primary school because I was a bit too… kaleidoscopic," Dora said. "It was quite lonely. But if we can get Teddy to stick to one colour a week during the school year, I can handle seeming like an irresponsible Mum who dyes her son's hair far too often."

"I'll be the one dyeing his hair every other week," Remus reassured her. "I'll take some of the blame."

She smiled at him and kissed the top of Teddy's head as he gulped down his chocolate milk. When her lips touched his hair, her own curls took on a matching mint green shade too.

Stacked with: MC4A; Winter Bingo; Shipping War

Individual Challenge(s): Cuppa; Rainbow Focus; Small Fry; Gryffindor MC; Hufflepuff MC; Brush; Times to Come; Old Shoes; Themes & Things A (Family); Themes & Things B (Joy); Ethnic & Present; Tiny Terror; True Colours; Rian-Russo Inversion; In a Flash

Word Count: 685

Shipping Wars

Ship (Team): Remus Lupin/Nymphadora Tonks (Technicolour Moon)

List (Prompt): Fall Big List (Morning Routine)

Winter Bingo

Space (Prompt): 3A (Mint)