Teddy Lupin sat innocently on his grandmother's lap. He was completely oblivious to the ceremony going on around him. Crowds of people sat in a cemetery all dressed in black.
His hair was the brightest thing there. The one and a half year old would gurgle every once and a while but even he knew the seriousness of the gathering.
The funeral of Nymphadora and Remus Lupin.
Harry Potter stood up and made a speech about the both of them,
"Remus was the best professor I ever had and an even better friend. He was an inspiring person but was still as clueless as ever at the love coming from his wife. He didn't even know that the woman who would later become his wife adored him with all of her heart, ignoring his furry little problem as Sirius would say. Which is kind of stupid as his wife is the loudest, clumsiest and bubbliest person I know. Tonks could trip into your heart by just looking at you. She is the only Auror to be accepted straight out of Hogwarts before our year which proves that she was as brave and clever as anyone, probably more so.
"They are both the bravest people I know and are going to be dearly missed by everyone, including their little boy, Teddy," He raised a locket that belonged to Tonks,
"To Tonks and Remus!"
At the mention of his mother's preferred name, Teddy perked up,
"Mama?" Andromeda looked down at her grandson and sighed,
"Shh, Teddy,"
"Mamaaaa! Dada!" Everyone looked around at the big noise coming from the baby; Andromeda tried soothing the little boy but he just burst into tears.
All of the adults there bowed their heads in sympathy. Hermione buried her face in Ron's shoulder and Ginny grabbed Harry's hand and nodded at him. Harry squeezed her hand and walked quickly over to the crying child.
He opened the locket and knelt next to Teddy,
"Look Teddy, It's you, mummy and daddy," Sure enough, inside the locket was a picture of Remus with his arm around a pink haired Tonks who was holding a very small Teddy who was sporting bright turquoise hair.
Teddy's eyes cleared quickly and he traced a chubby hand over the happy faces. He giggled and closed his fingers around the locket and pulled it from Harry's grip. Harry smiled,
"Good boy,"
Soon after Teddy's outburst the ceremony was closed.
Later that evening once Teddy was put to bed, at the burrow, Andromeda found that everyone else had retired early as well except for Molly,
"Evening Molly,"
"Good evening Andromeda. Are you alright?"
"Yes I am coping," Molly saw the steely pain in her eyes,
"How's Teddy?"
"He doesn't understand properly. But I think he knows that their gone. When he gets older, he will feel great loss,"
"The poor child, why did they have to die?"
"Because life is un fair," Molly heard Andromeda's voice crack; the tears were fast approaching. Andromeda put her hand over her mouth and sobbed. Molly shuffled quickly towards her friend and gave her a hug. She soothed Andromeda,
"Shhhhh, Let it out Annie," Tears streamed down her face, smudging her mascara, which made her look oh so much like her cousin, Bellatrix,
"Rem-us…Nym…ph…a….d-Dora…and T-Ted. I…'ve lost s-so muchhh," More sobs escaped her.
"Shh, it's alright Andromeda, it's alright," Ron then chose the wrong moment to come and get a glass of milk.
His eyes widened. Molly lifted one hand off Andromeda's back and used it to shoo her son back to bed.
'Why was life so unfair?'
Sorry for the shortness…they get longer! 3
