This is my entry to HPMHealth (Harry Potter Mental Health) fest. The fest is over and the reveals are out, so I am now free to post my piece. I'll try to post a part every few days (actually though!) and I hope you'll enjoy and maybe leave a review. :)
Title: Things Were All Good (Yesterday)
Author: PenofaPhoenix (Isabel)
Prompt #12
Main character(s)/pairing: Andromeda & Teddy, gen.
Mental health issue: Alzheimer's Disease
Additional prompt: Although he has his godfather and his friends, a 16-year-old Teddy doesn't know how he's going to be able to go on as he watches the woman who raised him slowly slip away.
Rating: T
Spoilers: slightly AU; Character death
Summary: Through a series of letters to Remus, 16-year-old Teddy Lupin accounts Andromeda's slow deterioration into the clutches of Alzheimer's disease. / It's hard to watch someone you love slowly slip away, but when she's all you have left? It's unbearable.
Word Count: 4376 words
Author's Note: The title of this piece is a reference to "Afire Love" by Ed Sheeran, which is a phenomenal song that happens to be about Alzheimer's. Go have a listen to the song and let me know what you think! Also, Alzheimer's disease is sometimes shortened to simply Alzheimer's or AD. Many thanks to my beta H for basically being an amazing human being, and to Prae for hosting this fest! It was definitely something a little more challenging to write (not fluff!) but wonderful overall.
