A/N
Let the fun begin! Simple introductions to start with, the story will involve itself soon enough. Until then, keep predicting people!

Disclaimer I don't own anything, Teddy would have parents if I wrote Harry Potter 

August before the start of Teddy's Seventh Year

'Teddy, feet.'

Teddy Lupin slid his feet off the kitchen table without looking up from the Daily Prophet he was reading. Ginny Weasley sighed at him, she always had to remind him to keep his grubby shoes off the table.

Teddy had grown to be taller than Harry over the past year. He was a very lean boy, but seemed to have inherited broad, stocky shoulders. The Potter's suspected that was from the Black side of the family, Sirius Black had always been quite broad.

However, no-one failed to recognise the resemblance between Teddy and his father. Teddy possessed the same qualities as his father, he was quiet, but carried a sinister streak in him, he would be a Marauding mastermind in a moment's notice. His brown/grey eyes sparkled when he smiled, much like his father's and his default hair colour was the same light brown of Remus.

I say default hair colour because Teddy is half-metamorphmagus, obviously inherited from his mother. His hair colour, and hair colour only, changes at will, generally in reflection of his emotions at that time, which was particularly annoying when he spoke to a girl he liked…

Teddy was also half-werewolf, although nobody other than his extended family, teachers at Hogwarts, and his two best friends (twins Jackie and Darcy O'Brien) knew of this. At the full moon, Teddy would carry a heavy headache and would suffer some extreme amounts of pain. He physically transformed slightly, but only to the extent that his complexion changes slightly, hair grew on his hands, that kind of thing. I was Teddy's curse, but one he had gotten used to over time.

'Mornin' all.' Harry Potter said, yawning as he came into the room. Harry was exactly the same as he always had been, although he was sporting a small goatee that Teddy was sure the Marauders would find quite amusing if they could see it. I was quite ridiculous.

'Morning, dad.' Said the voice of 10 year old Albus Potter, who came hurtling through the doorway clutching a rather shiny broomstick, pushing his father out of the way in the process.

'G'day, dad,' yelled 13 year old James Potter, who followed, 'Give it back Albus, before I curse you to high heaven!'

'You will do no such thing, James.' Said Ginny, eyes blazing, 'Albus, give your brother back his broomstick this instant! Do you realise how much that cost?'

Albus reluctantly handed James back the broomstick, muttering something about having a quick go.

James replied with a snide about how Albus wasn't a strong flyer anyway (which was relatively true). He ran a hand through his red hair and his face split into an ear-to-ear grin.

James Potter was, for want of a better word, a hybrid between James Potter snr and the Weasley Twins. Needless to say, he was a slight problem child. He possessed Weasley-red hair, in the same messy style as his fathers, with freckles surrounding his amber eyes, which were identical to that of his Grandfather. He got on very well with Teddy, and was a superb flyer. He was, not to the family's surprise, a beater, like the twins, for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, that Teddy was also a part of. He was tall and strong, often making for an unfair match-up when he fought with his smaller, thinner younger brother.

Harry was about to stop the argument from going any further before he was stopped in his tracks by a brown tawny owl flying through the open window. It was unmistakably a Hogwarts owl. Two letters fell on the kitchen table, one addressed to Teddy and another addressed to James.

James swiped up his letter, and ripped it open, while Teddy reached forwards and carefully opened his own.

He had the general '1st of September' letter, a letter stating that no new books are needed for this year, and a smaller envelope, that seemed to be weighed down slightly.

Teddy opened it slowly and out fell a gleaming Red and Gold badge with 'Quidditch Captain' emblazoned on the crest of his house. Teddy's mouth gaped, he couldn't believe it. He had figured that Darcy O'Brien would get it, she was the seeker on the team, and he was less vocal than his good friend. Teddy smiled meekly and turned the badge over in his hands.

'What's that, Ted?' James asked, grinning, he already knew what it was.

Many eyes turned to him as he held up the badge. Cheers erupted from James and Ginny, while Albus asked what the fuss was all about. Harry walked over to his Godson, smiling from ear to ear, and took the badge from Teddy to have a look.

'We are very proud of you, Teddy' Ginny said, 'Wait until Charlie finds out!'

'Wait until George finds out you mean!' James said. George always had a soft spot for Teddy and James, and James was correct in saying that George would be pleased.

'Ill send an owl to all of the Weasley's from work,' Harry said, 'It's about time I go.'

Harry strode over to Ginny, gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

'Albus, go and get your sister so she can say goodbye to your father.' Ginny said.

Albus nodded but Harry cut him off at the door, 'It's ok, Gin, I'll go and wake her up. Ted, can I have a word a minute?'

Teddy nodded and left the room, leaving the paper on the table.

Harry shut the kitchen door behind them, and stood in the hallway, fishing out something from his work satchel.

'I have something for you.'

Teddy's brow furrowed, just like his father's used to. Why couldn't he just have given it to him in the kitchen?

'Aha! Here it is.' Harry said, pulling something out with triumph, 'I found this at Grimmauld Place so very long ago, and have forgotten to give it to you.'

Harry handed a folded piece of dirty parchment to his godson smiling.

Teddy turned it over in his hands, eyebrows threatening to get lost in his long fringe.

'It's not a prototype map is it?' Teddy asked, a slight hurt in his voice. Teddy had always felt bitter about Harry giving the Marauder's Map to James when he started Hogwarts. Teddy was a Marauder's son, not James. He felt guilty about feeling like this, and his hair darkened in colour as he wished he never had said what he just did.

Harry paused, but answered, 'No it's not. It is, in my opinion, more exciting.'

Yeah you are just saying that. Teddy thought, 'What is it then?'

'Just tap the map and say 'I need to know everything', it's purpose will become clear after.' Harry said, eyes shining.

Teddy nodded and followed instructions. Immediately, ink spread across the front side of the page until it looked like the front of a book.

Messers Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs are proud to present…

The Marauder's Guide to anything of any importance.

Researched by the Marauders, written mainly by Moony, although Padfoot and Prongs…helped. Sorry Wormtail.

Teddy remained confused at this point, wondering if his hair was going the traditional peach that he did when he was confused.

'I can see blatantly that you are confused. All you have to do is tap the inside of the folded sheet and state something you wish to know about. There hasn't been anything Marauder or Hogwarts related that hasn't come up with an entry so far. I thought you might like it, considering your love of books,' Harry said fondly. Teddy just stared blankly at the guide, 'I really had better go now, have fun with the guide. To hide it like the map, state 'Enlightenment achieved', alright? Not as catchy as the map, I know.'

Harry sped off up the stairs. Teddy just continued staring at the page, not sure what to make of it.

How is THAT more exciting than a map?