If there was one thing Teddy Lupin hated, it was being normal. All his life, he was taught that being different was okay. Not having parents and having bright hair was okay. He accepted his differences both gracefully and proudly. Wearing this proudness and gracefulness on his sleeves, he grew up not caring what people thought. He wasn't living to impress anybody, he was living to make his life worthwhile for his parents. His ways of looking at things and expressing himself landed Victoire Weasley right in his arms. That and they had fancied eachother for what felt like ever.

The past two years of dating Victoire Weasley was some of the best times of his life. She was everything anybody could ever want, and because of this he knew he was lucky. Although sometimes, he didn't quite know why. He was normal, orphan Teddy Lupin. Okay, maybe normal isn't the right word to describe him. Standing at 6'2, he had shockingly bright turquoise hair and sometimes wore a ring in his lip. Shaking his heads of his own appearance, he continued his way to the front door of Shell Cottage, where Victorie was currently waiting for him. After knocking on the door two times, a small blonde figure opened the door.

"It's about time you got here, what took you so long?" Victoire asked, shutting the door. Oh how he loved when she would get all fired up.

"Sorry, I had to help Gran around the house a bit before I leff." He quickly kissed her on the lips and proceeded to take his jacket off. It was quiet as he hung it up, and after he was done doing so, he turned around to see Victoire with her hands on her hips. "What?"

"Please tell me we're not going to meet up with my parents while you wear your hair that color or that ring in your lip."

Teddy frowned. "I thought you liked the ring. And this is my favorite hair color, you know that."

"I do, love. This is just a big deal tonight."

Tonight was the night they were planning on telling Victoire's parents that Victoire and Teddy were engaged. Let's just say both of them had high hopes it was going to go smoothly.

"I know it's a big deal, but I don't understand why I have to change what I look like. They've known me since I was bloody born, I don't think what I look like is going to make a difference. My appearance has nothing to do with whether or not they're going to go along with our plan."

Victoire's cheeks got red. "I don't know why it's such a big deal for you to change to your normal self. Oh, thats right, I haven't even see what you look like without your Metamorphagus powers going." From then on, it was war.

"Don't you dare change the subject. I shouldn't have to change what I look like to get your parent's approval."

"You already bloody have it! Just make yourself look normal for one night!"

"So now I'm not normal?" They were face to face, temper to temper.

Her long, blonde hair shook as she waved her arms around. "You know thats not what I meant! I meant that you can't turn your bloody hair a normal color for two bloody hours so that things will work out for us! You won't even do that for me, Teddy!" He took note of the tears forming in her eyes.

He took a deep breath and sighed. "It's not that easy, Vic."

She didn't say a word as the tears fell down her freckled cheeks and onto the floor.

"Nobodys even seen me 'normal' before. Not even Gran. I don't think my parents saw me 'normal' before they died."

"I just don't know why you won't show anybody. Or me for that matter." The words came whispered from her lips as she twisted her engagement ring.

He looked her in the eye. "I look so much like both of them when I do it, I can't even stand it. I don't like looking like them because then I have to think about them. When I think about them, I get into this depression sort of state when I feel bad that they died. I start thinking that I'm the reason they died."

"Why would you ever think that? They died because they loved you and wanted you to have a better life. Not so you could feel upset because you look like them."

It was quiet for a few moments while there was a war raging in Teddy's head. He could do two things at the moment. He could show Victoire what he really looked like, or he couldn't and have her guessing and upset for awhile, possibly forever. Such a simple thing like showing what you look like was proving to be difficult as fist fighting a hippogriff. He came back down from his inner-battle and looked at Victoire. Pretty little Victoire. Victoire who had been with him for two years and had shown him nothing but complete love. Victoire who deserved more than him, but chose him anyway. Victoire who deserved to see what her fiance really looked like.

"If you really want to see, I'll show you."

Her eyes shot up from the floor and connected with his. They had dried quite a bit, and it looked like she had stopped crying. "You're only doing this because I gave you the guilt treatment. I shouldn't of done it, you don't have to show me. The connection between you and your parents is your personal business, not mine."

"No, I'm going to show you." Determination was running high.

"Teddy do-" But she was too late. He had already closed his eyes and started the process. When he opened them, he looked at the girl he loved.

"There. Normal Teddy Lupin. Rare occurance if you ask me."

Not a sound came out of her mouth, she just kept on looking at Teddy.

"Are you okay? I don't look that much different but I gue-why are you crying?"

Tears raced down her face as she smiled. "Oh, Teddy, you have freckles." She then flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "I don't even care that we fought before or that you don't want to look 'normal' for my parents, you have freckles. You have freckles and I love you. I love you so much."

And that night, she kissed every one of those rarely seen Teddy Lupin freckles.

"Normal is beautiful, Teddy."

I've had this idea for about a week now, and finally got around to writing it. I love this so much, I think it's so cute. Woop for Teddy/Victoire!

Oh & I think maybe when Tonks was at her 'normal state' that maybe she had freckles. And what did Teddy look like 'normal'? I imagine him having his dad's brown hair and brown eyes, but Tonks' freckles. I think this balances out because he's more like Tonks personality wise than Remus but more Remus looks-wise than Tonks.

I also think this would take place during the Summer of the WPL Book.

Happy reading! (: