It Is How You Say It
Title: It Is How You Say It
Word Count: 100
House: Slytherin
Challenge: What is in a name
Her father used to sing her name in his soft northern accent. Mother pronounced each syllable as if it each was a word unto itself. NYMPH-A-DOR-AHHH.
Either way, Tonks grew to hate her name.
Saying it could cause an explosion of red hair and black eyes to emerge. She seethed each time someone made the mistake.
Yet when Remus whispered "Nymphadora" in her ear and ran his lips down her cheek, he silenced her protests with a kiss.
It was then Tonks learned sometimes it was not what you were saying that was so important, but how you said it.
Word Count: 100
House: Slytherin
Challenge: What is in a name
Her father used to sing her name in his soft northern accent. Mother pronounced each syllable as if it each was a word unto itself. NYMPH-A-DOR-AHHH.
Either way, Tonks grew to hate her name.
Saying it could cause an explosion of red hair and black eyes to emerge. She seethed each time someone made the mistake.
Yet when Remus whispered "Nymphadora" in her ear and ran his lips down her cheek, he silenced her protests with a kiss.
It was then Tonks learned sometimes it was not what you were saying that was so important, but how you said it.