The life of one Teddy Remus Lupin is said to be very much like his godfather. Orphaned at a young age, raised by a relative, and said to resemble his father. What people don't realize is that, of the two, Teddy Lupin is the lucky one. Canon pairings, no slash, no AU, hopefully no OOC.
A/N: Now I now that those of you who have subscribed to my stories are going, "Oh great, she's started another one that she won't finish!!" I apologize for those of you following Marauder Days. I ran into some writer's block when it came to Peter's chapter, so I thought I'd take a break and write this Teddy fic. I've been wanting to write one about him for a while. For those of you who really liked The Chosen Daughter, I apologize, but I will not be finishing that one. I haven't updated it for a while, and it completely ignored Deathly Hallows. If one of you wants to take it off my hands, I'd be glad to give over the nonexistent plot, OC's and the files on my computer. As for my Pride and Prejudice fics, I hope to get back to those at some point, but I don't think it's going to happen in the near future.
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize is the property of J.K. Rowling. I only own the finer points of the plot and any OC's.
Life of a Lupin
Christmas 1998, nearly nine months after the Battle of Hogwarts.
An old, rusty gate creaked as a gray-haired woman entered the graveyard carrying a baby in her arms. She was heading in the direction of two graves set apart from the rest. They looked new and very well cared for. The stones read:
Remus John Lupin
March 10, 1960-May 2, 1998
Beloved son, husband, and father
Marauder and War Hero
Nymphadora "Tonks" Lupin
April 4, 1973-May 2, 1998
Beloved daughter, wife, and mother
War Hero and our little "Dora"
Tears filled the woman's eyes as she knelt before the graves. Snow was falling slowly.
"Happy Christmas, Dora and Remus. You'll never believe how big Teddy's getting," she said sadly, "he's looking more and more like his father every day. Except that he's a metamorphmagus like you, Dora. His favorite hair color is usually blue," she said with a sad smile. Christmas wasn't the same without you though. I don't know if you two can hear me, but I miss you both terribly. Molly Weasley is a great friend though. Losing her son was very hard for her. We've been comforting each other. Harry's been absolutely wonderful too. He offers to take Teddy off my hands when he's not busy with Auror Training. I know that Teddy will be well cared for in the future."
With that, Andromeda Tonks pulled her wand out of her purse and conjured two Christmas wreaths.
"Happy Christmas, Dora and Remus," she said again sadly, placing a wreath next to each headstone. With that, she scooped up her belongings and Teddy and headed for home.
A/N: I don't like how short this chapter is, but I decided to end it here. I'm not going to cover every year of Teddy's childhood. It'll probably only be big events like birthdays and Christmases until he gets to Hogwarts. I'm not going to say what house he'll be in yet.