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"The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers." — Marshall McLuhan.
Teddy Remus Lupin
He's always been Teddy, not Ted.
Whenever people first meet him and call him by his real name, he always tells them flatly, "It's Teddy."
He's never really thought of himself as "Ted".
To him, Ted is the brave Muggle-born who boldly refused to give in to the corrupted Ministry of the Dark regime. Ted is the man who managed to survive for months on the run from the forces of the Dark Side. Ted is the hero who ended up being slaughtered by Snatchers, refusing to surrender to the very end. Ted is the only one who can bring Grandma Dromeda, one of the strongest women he knows, to tears.
He's not Ted.
He's just Teddy, Teddy Remus.
He's not Remus either. Remus is one of the infamous Marauders, one of the creators of the famed Marauder's Map. Remus is the best friend of James Potter and Sirius Black. Remus is a prominent member of the great Order of the Phoenix, renowned for his courageous undercover missions and awe-inspiring duels. Remus is one of Harry Potter's favorite teachers, the man who taught him how to produce his signature Patronus. Remus is a werewolf, but one who refused to let his illness define him. Remus is a legend.
He's not Remus.
But he keeps this name.
He keeps this name because Remus is his father, the father he will never know. The father that will never read stories to him, never tuck him into bed at night, never teach him how to fly, never see him off on Platform 9 ¾, never have man-to-man talks with him, and never tell him, "I love you."
The name is all he has.
So he's Teddy Remus. Teddy Remus Lupin.
It's a name to be proud of, he thinks. It's a name he likes.
Especially when Victoire calls him her little "Teddy Bear".
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Update 8/2/13: I edited some grammatical and stylistic stuff, as well as the sentence on Remus's werewolf aspect.