Title: Story Time
Rating: T
Character(s): Ted/Andromeda, Nymphadora
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 369

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 mother reading a story/singing a song etc

"Tell me a story," Nymphadora ordered, a pout already forming on her lips.

Andromeda shared a look with Ted.

He rubbed her shoulders. "I'll get ready for bed while you take care of Nymphadora."

"Why am I always the one to read the stories?"

"Because you tell the best stories, Mum," Nymphadora chirped.

"You heard her; now get to work," Ted commanded with a gentle smile on his lips.

Andromeda moved to sit on the bed and smiled when Nymphadora cuddled close, her hands going to Andromeda's shirt and playing with the soft fabric.

"Okay, once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl. And her name was Celeste. Do you know why her name was Celeste?"

"Because she was born on the night of the full moon?" Nymphadora questioned.

"Good guess, but no. It was because when her mummy first laid eyes on her, she thought she saw the moonlight shining from Celeste's eyes."

"That's weird," Nymphadora decided.

Andromeda laughed at how her daughter scrunched up her nose in distaste. "Maybe. Anyways, Celeste was beautiful, but she wasn't like most girls. She didn't wear dresses or play with dolls. And she made friends with boys a lot easier than she made friends with girls."

"That sounds like me," Nymphadora pointed out.

"Does it? What a surprise," Andromeda gushed. "Anyways, while most girls only cared about getting married, Celeste differed even there. She wouldn't mind meeting a guy and falling in love one day, but it wasn't her main focus. All she cared about was helping people. And that was why she decided she wanted to be either a Healer or an Auror one day. She couldn't decide which one to be, though. She could follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Healer, or she could follow her own path and choose the dangerous job of Auror. What a hard decision it was for Celeste."

Nymphadora laughed. "Mum, you're not going to trick me into choosing Healer. I know you don't want me to become an Auror, but when the time comes to make the decision, it will be my decision to make. Not yours. Nice try, though."

Andromeda sighed. "Well, it had been worth a try."