femgenficathon

Title: Mumbai (to the modern tongue)
Author: justholdstill
Fandom: Harry Potter
Character: Nymphadora Tonks
Rating: PG (for mention of character death)
Word Count: 1, 651
Prompt: #71. I’ve never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It’s probably because they have forgotten their own. - Margaret Atwood.
Summary: The owls come. They bring scrolls of parchment; Nymphadora Tonks, some say – others, Tonks. One, in a loose, pretty script on blue lined paper, reads simply, Dora.
She keeps all. She answers none.

A/N:My thanks to aurieal and myherodrowning for the betas. Also, I didn't really end up using the prompt for this story; it was an idea that sprang fully formed into my mind, so I followed my instinct. Hope you enjoy. :)

( Her first few weeks in the city are difficult and bright and confusing – even with translation spells her grasp of the language is limited at best; she knows a few simple words, yes and no, thank you, the words for tea and sweets, and how to ask directions to the market. )