And another drabble for the Hopscotch Challenge, again no Western, but now with an actual pairing!
Nymphedora sits in the living room of her cousin, Sirius, waiting for the new guests. She has been told that Arthur and Molly's children will be here, along with another guest, and she looks forwards to meeting them. She likes her work as an auror, and the secret work for the Order, but all of them are so serious. She knows that it all is very important work, but sometimes, at rare moments, she just wants to share a few jokes with them.
The door opens, and in comes Molly, her hair as red as carrots and visibly tired. It must be hellish to try to keep so many children in order, no matter what she says. Behind her follow two boys, who must be their twin, and another boy, who to be honest, appears a little dim. But behind him, another girl. She looks wonderful, with wild brown hair and a special look in her eyes. Immediately Tonks feels drawn to the girl, even if she is so young. She follows her with her eyes, and then she is met by the girl's. She smiles, and soon both smile.
They watch each other, even as the unknown girl keeps walking. She suddenly bumps into the boy in front of her, and he screams as he falls: "Hey! Watch where you're going!"
"I'm sorry, I was a bit distracted", her voice is beautiful too. So wonderful. Dora can't help feeling happy, just seeing her.
"Well Hermione, you always say that I should pay more attention, but you really should too."
It looks like a small argument might start, and she decides to intervene before the girl, Hermione, gets angry. She would hate seeing her angry. And so she does what she always does. She blows up her nose to the size of a balloon, and alters her voice to a very high pitch: "Hi!"