#inure

Write between one to three paragraphs (or more, if you’d like!) on the prompt given.

“Inure”– to accustom to accept something undesirable; to become of advantage (Merriam-Webster)

verb become accustomed to something unpleasant or unwelcome

“Morning, father,” you greet Snape, as you walk in the kitchen in the morning, your head messy enough to get lost there.

“Wash your face,” he murmurs, rolling the sleeves down to hide the old Mark that is left on his hand despite the war being long over.

“You know I can easily inure to the Mark, right?” you ask him quietly, and Snape freezes. “I mean, I will get used to it without even trying.”

“I don’t think you have to accustom or harder, Y/N,” he rolls the sleeves down and return to making breakfast. “Wash your face before the breakfast is ready.”

“I do love you no matter what happened before,” you shrug your shoulders, heading out of the kitchen. “And I think you should feel safe enough around your child to not hide your own hands.”

verb | in·ure | \i-ˈnu̇r, -ˈnyu̇r\

to accustom to accept something undesirable <children inured to violence>