Thicker Than Water

by Alohaemora

They were as different as thirteen people could possibly be, but they were family, and blood runs thicker than water. Thirteen chapters for the thirteen children in the Weasley clan; fifty words apiece.

1. Loyalty: Teddy

I. Loyalty: Edward Remus Lupin

17 April 1998

Teddy was the loyalty. He was the patriarch, the ultimate father-figure. He was the one with the answers. It was his low, soothing voice that kept their sanity intact. It was his twinkling gray eyes that lit up their lives. And it was his strong arms that kept them united.