Kingsley/Andromeda
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Kingsley Shacklebolt/Andromeda Tonks |
| Alternative name(s): | Kingdromeda, Kingsley/Andromeda, KS/AB, KS/AT |
| Gender category: | het, m/f |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | rare |
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Kingsley/Andromeda is the het rarepair involving Kingsley Shacklebolt and Andromeda Tonks from the Harry Potter fandom.
Canon
Kingsley Shacklebolt and Andromeda Tonks do not have any notable interactions in canon. However, it is highly likely that they knew each other, since Andromeda and her husband Ted Tonks were allies of the Order of the Phoenix, and her daughter Nymphadora Tonks was an Auror and a member of the Order of the Phoenix with Kingsley.
Fandom
Given the dearth of canon information on either Kingsley Shacklebolt or Andromeda Tonks outside of post-publication interviews and JKR’s writings on Pottermore, fans of this rarepair enjoy a lot of creative freedom and flexibility. Andromeda and Kingsley are often assumed to be close in age and are portrayed in fanworks as having gone to Hogwarts around the same time, though usually in different houses. Kingdromeda is usually a side pairing. It is most often written as a post-canon development after the Second Wizarding War and Ted Tonks’s death. As such, fandom depictions often have elements of angst and emotional hurt/comfort, with Kingsley comforting Andromeda over her husband’s death and helping her move on. Kingsley may also help Andromeda raise her orphaned grandson, Teddy Lupin.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Saying Yes by starfishstar, rated Teen: At 17, Andromeda Black thought being in love was everything. At 57, Andromeda Tonks knew better. Yet the first time Kingsley Shacklebolt asked her out, she surprised herself by saying yes. (2013)
- turncoat: in defense of andromeda tonks nee black by dirgewithoutmusic, rated for General Audiences: When her little cousin Sirius got disowned too, years later, Andromeda sent him a fruit basket. (2014)
- To Rise in Perfect Light by Lunamionny, rated Teen: Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night - From the poem ‘The Old Astronomer’ by Sarah Williams. Andromeda’s story of love, loss and learning to live again. (2020)
Archives and Links
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Andromeda Black Tonks works at Archive of Our Own
- Andromeda T. + Kingsley S. works at Fanfiction.net
- andromeda x kingsley tag on Tumblr