a beautiful mess

Random question- how do you envision Hermione's twins with Antonin?

I imagine them as almost smothered with love. Alexei and David were born premature, to an incredibly harassed father and a worn out mother. Antonin spent the first three years of their lives jumping every time they moved, scared in case they got hurt. 

Alexei (older by ten minutes) is adventurous and brave, he loves life at his Grandfather’s farm, chasing after the animals and making a general nuisance of himself. He and Yax made fast friends, the two bonding from the moment their hands touched after he was born. 

Alexei is a bit of a dreamer, dragged along by Perdita into whatever scheme the waif-like blonde has come up with. His family, extended as they are, want to protect that side of him, the side that none of them got to have. 

David is quieter, not shy, just a homebody. He was his mother’s shadow when he was younger, preferring to be perched on her hip than anywhere else in the world. He laughs at her stupid jokes, inherited her curly hair and has the same relationship with Severus that none of the rest understand. By seven he was already adept at potions prep, helping out his uncle in his shop. 

He is methodical, unassuming and bright, taking the best parts of his parents while still being wholly his own person. He emulates his father wherever possible, watching as the taller man crowds his mother whenever they go out, and tries to do the same.

Despite their differences, they boys are best friends, leaning on each other the way they have learned to from watching how the adults around them interact and take comfort from each other.