Righty... New fic. I really shouldn't upload new stories while others are still on the go, but anywhooo... R&R purlease :) And please don't flame me if I've spelled some things wrong or got some details mixed up. This is just a draft really.

Disclaimer:- I own none of JK Rowlings orig characters. Only the new ones. :)

THE ADVENTURES OF TEDDY LUPIN


Teddy stared out of the window of the Hogwarts express as it pulled out of the station. His godfather had come to see him off on his first day, along with Aunt Ginny and his Grandmother and they all stood, waving, on the platform. Teddy sat in an empty compartment and felt a pang of homesickness in his stomach already. He slumped further into his seat and sat quietly, feeling very alone.

He'd been so excited about going to Hogwarts. His grandmother had bought him an owl (he'd named it Flint) and Harry had fulfilled his role as coolest-Godfather by buying him the latest broom to take with him.

"Make sure you make the team one year, ey?" He'd said with a wink as he handed over Teddy's new broom.

But now, as Teddy watched the countryside fly past him, he wished he was back home. He hadn't really thought about whether he would know anyone or not, and now he wished he'd made at least one friend before he got on the train.

He hadn't really met any other people his age. He had spent most of his life playing with his many cousins. Of course, he'd grown up being the centre of attention, until the first mini-Potter came along. Closely followed by numerous Weasley children. Being the oldest, he ruled the roost and he never really felt the need to make any friends his own age, being naturally very quiet.

He missed his Nana Tonks. He missed his Aunt Ginny. He missed his Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione. He missed his young cousins, Albus, James, Lily, Rose and Hugo. And he especially missed his Godfather Harry. Teddy knew that all these Uncles, Aunts and cousins weren't directly related to him by blood, but since his own parents had passed away, they had all adopted him into their family. They were family.

Suddenly the door to his compartment flew open and a dark haired boy flew in, slamming the door behind him. He rested his back against the door, breathing heavily, with a triumphant grin etched on his face. He noticed Teddy looking startled in the corner and nodded at him.

"A'right?" He said, voice heavily accented. "I'm Vlad. Vlad Turkorovitch. Wassyourname?"

"Teddy." Replied Teddy, blushing. He didn't know if the boys behaviour was normal, but didn't want to ask, in case he was called stupid. Vlad seemed to read his thoughts.

"I'm hiding from a couple of third years. They were being all big-headed and stuff, so I threw my Fanged Frisbee at one. It bit him on the nose and they all pulled out their wands. I legged it." There was a sound of voices from the corridor. "Hide me!" cried the boy. Diving under Teddy's seat. Almost immediately, the compartment door flew open again. Three, large Slytherins stood in the doorway.

"You seen a Russian kid?" asked one, menacingly. Teddy shook his head innocently. This seemed to satisfy the three and they stormed off down the corridor, swearing. Vlad crawled out from under the seat.

"Thanks." He grinned at Ted and turned to leave the compartment. After checking that the corridor was clear he turned. "You coming or what?" he asked.

"Coming where?" Teddy was stunned.

"To my compartment. You're not going to sit here on your own are you?" He grinned again. For the first time, Teddy returned the grin and followed the boy along the corridor, leaving his trunks behind.

"Tad-ah!" cried Vlad sliding forth the door to reveal an already messy compartment. "Guys, this is Ted, he just saved me from those ugly Slytherin mugs. Teddy, this is Augustus Snitch and Jeremy Buck." He gestured to a smiling blue-eyed blonde boy and a pasty boy with untidy brown hair. "Sit." Vlad ordered and Teddy complied.

"Hiya." Said the blonde boy. "Jeremy yeah? Call me Jez. You new this year as well?" Teddy nodded. "Same here. We all are. I've known Gus for yonks." He nodded towards the brown haired boy who was struggling to comb out what looked like grease from his hair. Teddy looked quizzically at Gus.

"It's my mum." Gus said, noticing the look from Teddy. "She always does my hair all slicked back like. It's awful! That's why I'm getting it all out, before we get to Hogwarts. Don't want to give the impression I'm a sissy."

"His family's a pure blood." Explained Jeremy, "Very proper. You'd have to be to call your kid Augustus!" He laughed, Teddy and Vlad joined in.

"Don't!" complained Gus, "It's not my fault. My mum's a nightmare y'know?"

"Yeah, I know. I've met her!" Jez rolled his eyes.

"Well, since we're talking family's I suppose you'll want to know why I'm not in Durmstrung." Said Vlad, light-heartedly.

"I was wondering." Confessed Jez, with a quizzical look.

"Well, I live in Russia. Hence the accent," He winked at Teddy. "But I got a letter from Hogwarts as well as Durmstrung. My mother said it must've been a mistake, but Dad said that as he was British himself, I would automatically be put forward for both schools. In the end it was my decision. So I chose Hogwarts." Vlad bit the head off a chocolate frog, "And lucky for you lot that I did." He grinned cheekily at his three classmates.

"Wow." Said Gus, "Russia. How d'you manage to get here then? I mean, to London?"

"Mum works in the Ministry in Russia. She got a Portkey all set up. Of course she was disappointed I didn't chose Durmstrung. But hey." He shrugged.

Jez turned to Teddy. "Right, Ted. Your turn. You know our life stories, now we want to know yours."

Teddy opened his mouth to speak but at that moment the compartment door flew open.

"Anything from the trolley dears?"

The compartment was all of a sudden filled with the chatter of voices and exchanging of money as the snack trolley was almost emptied. Five minutes later, all four boys were well stocked up with sweets.

"So, you were saying Ted?" said Gus through a mouthful of Bertie Botts every flavour beans.

"Umm," Teddy didn't know what to say. He looked down at his chocolate frog card and smiled. He'd got Harry Potter. He already had about ten of him. "Well, Harry Potter's my Godfather."

That definitely got the desired effect. The compartment went silent. Vlad was the first to speak.

"Seriously? The Harry Potter? I mean, I saw him on the station… but… your Godfather?"

"Yep." Teddy felt immensely proud to be sitting there all of a sudden. "My parents were…" He stopped. Should he tell the boys who his parents really were? If they knew he was part were-wolf would they still want to know him?

"Who were your parents Ted?" Asked Jeremy. "They must have been friends of Harry Potter alright!"

Teddy couldn't lie. He replied in a small voice, expecting to be avoided by these boys from then on. They surely wouldn't want to be friends with the son of a werewolf.

"My parents were Nymphadora and Remus Lupin." He mumbled sadly.

"Lupin?" Cried Gus, "You're a Lupin? Your dad was Remus Lupin the werewolf?"

"Teddy Lupin. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think Jez?" asked Vlad.

"You mean… you… you don't mind?" Teddy was astounded.

"Mind about what Ted?" Asked Jeremy, "Is there something you're not telling us? Have you got bad B.O problems, or are you a squib or something?" The three boys laughed as Teddy gaped.

"No, I mean, mind that I'm a part werewolf?"

"Mind? Teddy why would we mind? You wouldn't come to Hogwarts if you weren't safe. Do you change into a wolf then?" Jez was eagerly interested.

"Yeah, do you howl at the moon and stuff?" Vlad suddenly hoisted his head into the air and howled to an imaginary moon. Gus and Jeremy followed suit. Teddy laughed and joined in.

Soon all four boys were laughing together. Jeremy smiled at Teddy.

"You probably think we're batty, don't you." He asked, grinning.

"No! You're the coolest people I've met!" Teddy blushed at his little outburst. Vlad put an arm around his shoulder

"Likewise Wolfy, likewise."

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