Dear Remus,

It's…Teddy. I guess I should call you "dad", but I'm not sure if I can do that….Well, Harry is making me write this letter on the anniversary of your death; he says it'll make me feel better. I don't know why, you'll never read this. It won't fix the fact that I never got to know you; that I grew up without a dad or a real family. I mean, I love Harry and everything, but I don't think it's the same. But what would I know, right?

So, like I said, Harry told me that it might help me if I wrote this letter to you. He said he did it when he first lost everyone after the battle. He kinda forced me to do it, says I've been acting like an angsty git lately, and that I always do around this time. So now I'm here with this stupid quill and this piece of parchment writing a letter to my dead father.

So I guess I'll start with the small stuff. I'm fourteen now, turning fifteen in a month. I've just finished my fourth year at Hogwarts, top of my class. The professors said that if I stayed out of trouble, I could be prefect easily. It's too bad that'll never happen. It's too much fun getting into trouble.

They say a lot of things about me, and I've heard most of them. They say I'm exactly like you, in looks and in persona. That I'm like a mini you, only a little more mischievous. You should've seen some of the stuff I've done; the headmaster said my pranks would make Fred and George proud….Is Fred up there with you? Tell him I said thanks for the joke shop. It's like a true home to me.

So I spend the summers with Harry, mostly, and the holidays during the year with Grandma Tonks. She always tells me so many stories about you and mum, how brave you were and how you died so that I could live in a better world. You sounded like a real hero, and sometimes I worry—no, I know that I'll never live up to the standards you've set. You and Dora, you were brave and courageous. You were the hope for millions of people; even if they didn't know it, you were there for them.

I wish you could be here for me.

I wish you were here, so I wouldn't feel like an outsider in what's supposed to be my family. I wish you were here so that I could have heart-to-hearts that weren't awkward. I wish you were alive, so that my family wouldn't look at me and get tears in their eyes because I look like you. I wish I could have a real father who could be here for me when I needed him, who would tell me I was turning out just like him and could talk me through whatever I was going through. I know it's not your fault you're gone, but I need a dad, and you're not here for me.

Harry is a great god-father, but he's not what I need. He gives me a home and a place to stay. He's given me two of my best friends who are like brothers. But he can't offer me the true love that comes with being a dad. I can see it in his eyes when he looks at James and Albus, but it's not there when he looks at me. That little glint in his eye is gone, like a light switch he's turned out. Ginny is more loving, she's like a mother hen. The same goes for Grandma Weasley. Well, she's not really my grandmother, but she treats me as if she is. Harry is the father figure in my life, and he's not good enough.

God, I… I'm sorry. I'm sure you wanted to hear how happy I was and that it's okay that you're not here, but it's not. Yeah, I can do well at school where I have distractions. Plus, at Hogwarts I feel closer to you. You've walked those halls and sat at those desks. It's like I can feel your presence. But, here, back with Harry everything comes crashing down. I'm living with someone who knows more about you than I do. He knows what you look like from memory, he doesn't have to rely on pictures. He knows what your voice sounds like, and he knows what it's like to be taught by you. You've given him advice and you've helped him through some of the toughest times of his life. You've given him what I need from you.

I didn't know you, but I miss you. I know I'll never be half the man you are, but I still hope that you're proud of me in some way.

Sincerely, Teddy Remus Lupin.

So this is the first time I've done something like this, or an HP fic for that matter. I would love it if you left a review telling me how I did. Feel free to gush, flame, whatever. :) Oh, and this was written at 2 in the morning, so sorry for any mistakes. :L