One word: physics.
That's right. If it wasn't for stupid physics I'd be updating like no tomorrow. Turns out though that I'm practically failing the stupid subject so now I'm stuck with two tutors and an insane amount of homework. Oh yeah. And somone stole my wallet on tuesday. Containing about I dunno 100 bucks? Yeah. I hate my life -_-
But. You guys are in luck. Because I got pissed off that SweatDeamon was pwning me in our update war and I thought that I must update! So. Here's the next chapter. Expect spelling errors, grammar problems, random words used in the wrong places and "definantly" used instead of "definitely" (could never spell that stupid word and Word auto corrects it to "definantly")
The story about the Deathly Hallows was a story told to all wizarding children, good or bad. Even Vic and Roy had been told it at one point or another.
And Teddy, being the godson of none other than The Boy Who Lived had heard it for years. It was simple. Three brothers had cheated Death by building a bridge over his river. Although displeased that he'd been cheated three new victims, Death decided to grant each of the brothers their own powerful magical item.
As the story went, the oldest brother: Antioch Peverell was granted the Elder wand: the most powerful wand in the world. The middle brother, Cadmus Peverell was granted the Resurrection Stone with the ability to revive the dead. Finally, the third brother: Ignotus Peverell was given the cloak of invisibility, a cloak that rendered the wearer invisible and never lost its power.
And that was just the cloak that Teddy needed. Being a rightful descendant of Ignotus himself he felt like he should own the cloak until James or even Al was at least old enough. Harry had frowned at this at first but when Teddy had said that they just needed it to avoid some bullies hanging around the movie theaters he'd reluctantly agreed.
Teddy owed it to the story for this development….but still, he hated the story.
It was a stupid story.
As Teddy remembered it, Antioch was murdered for his wand and Cadmus killed himself when he brought back his wife only to realize that she did not like to be in the living world. Ignotus lasted a bit longer for he hid under the cloak until he was an old man before going off to meet death on his own terms.
But if you thought about it…they had cheated Death already without the objects by building the bridge over his river right? So why did they need them in the first place? Why was it that people killed for these artifacts? That wars had been fought and lives ruined for three stupid little things. Were they really that powerful? Could you really be a master of death if you had them? Everyone in the story had died in the end anyways….
"Well if worked for Harry," Teddy thought to himself but deep down he didn't believe it…..and he didn't think that a magic hater like Roy believed it either.
"My question is: If it really was the strongest wand in the world why couldn't Antioch just banish Death with it?" Roy muttered as they climbed the stairs of Harry's house towards the attic.
"Hmm. Didn't think of that," Vic whispered back, giving Teddy a nudge when Harry, several steps ahead of them spoke up.
"Here we go, watch your step," Harry said as he opened the door to the attic, "it should be around here somewhere," he muttered as they made their way through the dimly lit room. It was a lot cleaner than Teddy had imagined but still had a rather eerie feeling.
"What do you think?" Harry asked, taking out a dusty old cloak from one of the many trunks stacked against the wall.
"Looks cool," Vic said casually although his eyes showed doubt this old piece of fabric really held any secrets.
"Does it still work?" Teddy asked, bouncing on the balls of his feet in excitement.
Harry gave him a smile before throwing the cloak around his shoulders. Instantly, his entire body disappeared leaving just his head.
"WHOA!" Vic shouted, eye bulging, "That's AWESOME!"
Roy gave him a quick nudge to get him to quiet down but Harry just laughed and handed the cloak over to his godson.
"I want it back by the end of the summer," he stated clearly and Teddy frowned, "But- But.."
"No buts. If your dad saw you with that thing he might flip. Who knows what trouble you'll get into if you brought this to school," Harry said patting a scowling Teddy on the head before closing the trunk and leading the boys back downstairs.
"What? And he thinks we're going to be safe using it now?" Vic whispered and Teddy fought back a rather wicked grin.
"Thanks for the cloak Harry. I promise not to tell dad," Teddy said as he gave his godfather a hug and shoved the cloak into his pants pocket.
"Good. You boys don't go looking for trouble and I'll see you next week," Harry said with a wink as they said their goodbyes and headed out the door.
"Next week?" Roy asked questioningly and Teddy nodded, "Yeah. It's Harry's birthday. Mrs. Weasley's throwing a party at the Burrow and you guys get to come!"
Teddy watched as a barrage of emotions filtered through Roy's face before it went back to its neutral state, "I dunno Ted," he said slowly and Teddy sighed. Roy and Mrs. Weasley had never been on the best of terms once she'd found out that Roy and Vic were the sons of Death Eaters.
"I'm sure she's gotten over it by now," Teddy said but even Vic shook his head, "Yeah but it's your godfather's birthday. We're not even family Ted," he said, "Besides, next week's the Summer Fair. We need to go if we're gonna make enough money for the rest of the school year."
Teddy sighed in sad defeat, he never liked the idea of his friends leaving for the other half of the summer but he guessed it couldn't be helped. He had been thinking of going with them but the idea of spending four weeks in an unfamiliar part of the country without his family didn't seem like a good idea…and since Teddy was still pretty clueless about the Muggle world he feared he'd just get in the way.
"Cheer up Ted, We'll get you a souvenir," Vic said with an encouraging slap on the back.
"And now's not the time to think about that," Roy said, pointing in the general direction of the bus stop with the bus just making its way up the road.
Teddy got the message and immediately nodded, "Right. We're on a mission!"
And, when the bus arrived, Teddy and his friends boarded it with an air of familiarity as they headed back to the computer store.
By the time the three had managed to get back across the city to the little computer store the sun was starting to set. In a few more hours Teddy and his friends would have to go home for dinner and pick up the laptop from where they'd dropped it off at Victoire's house along the way.
"Sagittarius III here we come," Vic whispered when they were back outside the entrance.
"Do we all really fit in this?" Roy asked frowning at the cloak as Teddy withdrew it from his pocket.
"No. You stay here because we need someone on lookout," Teddy told him before grabbing Vic, "and you come with me," he said as he threw he invisibility cloak over their heads.
Roy heard the distinct sounds of footsteps rounding the corner of the shop before fading off. No doubt they were heading towards the back of the shop.
"They're gonna get caught if they step like that," Roy muttered to himself before leaning his back against the shop window and taking out his Rubik's cube.
On the other side of the building Teddy and Vic had just reached the back entrance.
Not wanting to trip any alarms they ignored the door and went right to the nearest window leading to the basement.
"You know how to pick locks right?" Ted asked and Vic nodded, crouching low and digging into his pocket for a paperclip.
Teddy watched with impatience as Vic worked his magic on the lock, feeling an odd sense of pride as he heard the telltale click of a lock opening.
"Let's go," he whispered as the two boys grabbed onto the window and slowly opened it outwards.
"This isn't going to work," Vic muttered when the window was fully opened and Teddy frowned in agreement. They couldn't both climb through the window while still under the cloak and they couldn't risk taking it off and putting it back on.
"You go wait back with Roy and I'll finish up then," Teddy said and Vic nodded.
If anyone looked towards the side of a small computer store they might have seen a young boy suddenly appear out of nowhere and run towards the front of the store…but no one would have believed it anyways…
Teddy nodded to himself once he was inside the building and took a few seconds to observe his surroundings. Inventory was scattered throughout the basement, labeled boxes were stacked on top of each other while other items had their own designated shelves against the wall.
It was neat, tidy and surprisingly organized and some part of Teddy's mind told him that he could get millions out of this deal but he shook himself.
He wasn't stealing. He'd paid for the game so technically he was just getting his due.
So, before he lost his nerve Ted quickly scanned the shelves along the wall. If he was lucky he'd be able to find where the owner put the video games and save him the trouble of going upstairs.
"It's got to be around here somewhere," Teddy thought to himself as he quickly scanned the shelves and the labeled boxes.
"Not that one. Not that one…THERE!" Teddy gave a happy little jump in excitement and almost tipped over a stack of boxes beside him.
In a panic he grabbed the boxes before they fell and righted the stack before taking a few breaths of relief.
"OK. Ted. Almost there."
The game was nestled in the corner of the far wall on the middle shelf. Its red packaging stood out amongst the other darker colored game boxes around it and Teddy had the vague feeling that it had been misplaced. But it didn't matter.
Being extra careful to step around any obstacles on the floor, Teddy held his breath, stood up on his toes and just managed to nick the side of the box so that it tipped over the edge and fell into his waiting hands.
With a happy smile Teddy quickly weaseled the game under the cloak so that it would disappear from view. The cameras probably saw the game disappear but at least they wouldn't be able to pinpoint the cause for the "theft."
And so, running quickly back to the opened window, Teddy was in the middle of pulling himself. He'd done it. He had the game. They could go home now and show it and the new computer to his parents.
And then someone coughed.
Teddy froze. Eyes as big as saucers and heart in his mouth as he turned around to find the owner of the shop coming down the stairs behind him.
The man, still in his attire from the morning, wore a face of irritation as he adjusted the glasses on his worn face.
"Oh shit," Teddy breathed, transfixed as the shop owner casually walked past the rows of boxes and straight towards him.
Teddy muffled a silent, frightened squeak as he shuffled away from the window.
"He can't see me. I'll be OK. He can't see me," Teddy told himself, quickly moving away from the window; backsliding against the wall and heart hammering in his chest as he went.
But what if he could see him? Invisibility cloaks don't last forever and this one had been in use for ages. Deathly Hallow or not it had to wear off eventually right?
The shop owner was getting closer.
Teddy squeezed his eyes shut. Panicking but not knowing where else to go. Surely making a break for it would only make situations worse.
If he got caught he'd be sent to Muggle prison or at least some sort of school for misbehaving kids. Either way his parents would kill him and Harry would be so disappointed. He'd only wanted a video game!
The shopkeeper had by now reached the window and Teddy was too frightened to do anything else but watch.
"Don't turn around don't turn around please don't turn around," Teddy insisted but the shop owner did nothing more than slam the window closed with an ugly glare.
"Why the hell is the window open?" the shop owner complained, clicking the lock back into place with a key from his pocket. He then turned, muttering something about annoying boys and alarms as he went back the way he came and mounted the stairs.
Teddy stared in mild relief that he hadn't been caught but the relief turned into despair when he realized that now he had no means of escape.
Now he had two options. Re-open the window again…or leave with the shop owner.
Teddy glanced despairingly at the locked window. He wasn't Vic, he couldn't pick locks for his life and breaking the window was not the brightest idea so, checking to make sure that the computer game was still with him, he ran silently through the basement and up the stairs.
The shop owner was still there, busy locking up and re-arranging the merchandise under the counter.
Holding his breath, Teddy silently tip toed past the man and made a beeline for the door. Now all he had to do was wait. The shop owner would surely leave sooner rather than later seeing as it was already pretty late.
Nevertheless, Teddy swore his heart would only start beating again when he was safely out of here.
He took a quick glance out the window and noticed, to his dismay that Roy and Vic were no longer standing by the shop. In fact, Teddy couldn't see his friends at all from his position.
He was startled out of his thoughts from another cough by the shop owner behind him.
Apparently the man was done and was heading towards the door.
Teddy swallowed. This was it. He'd have to get this just right.
"I can do this."
The shop owner reached for the door and Teddy tensed. It felt like everything was happening in slow motion as the door opened and the shop owner stepped out.
"Not yet. Not yet…"
Then, just as the older man stopped to grab his keys from his pocket Teddy moved. Quickly and silently he scurried past the door.
And by the time the shop owner had found his keys, turned back around and closed and locked the door with a definite click, Teddy Lupin was already halfway through the small parking lot, heading for the nearest tree.
As he sank to the ground in obvious relief behind the tree he watched the store owner quickly get into his car and drive away.
And it was about there when Teddy quickly took off his cloak and gave a huge shout of triumph.
"Quiet down Ted, someone's gonna hear you!"
Ted paused in his own little victory dance to look up at the tree from where he'd taken sanctuary behind.
"Hey Ted," Vic said with a cheeky grin from his position amongst the branches.
"How'd you get up there?" Teddy asked as Vic jumped down to the ground.
Vic shrugged, "Did you get it?" he asked excitedly instead.
Now it was Teddy's turn to grin as he took out the game from under his shirt and pasted it to Vic with an air of triumph.
"COOL!" Vic shouted only for a rock to come sailing from an unknown source and hit him square between the eyes.
"OW!" Vic shouted, rubbing his bruised head, happy mood quickly dispersing.
"Quiet down. Someone's gonna hear you."
Teddy turned to find Roy making his way towards them.
"Where'd you come from?" Ted asked and Roy gave him a shrug.
"Doesn't matter. Let's get out of here. We'll celebrate later," he said, grabbing his scowling brother and leading the group towards the bus stop.
"You didn't have to throw it so hard," Vic muttered and Teddy muffled a giggle at Roy's indifferent shrug.
"I figured your head was hard enough."
"It's about time you boys came home!" Tonks complained when Teddy and his friends finally appeared in the fireplace.
"WE GOT IT!" Teddy shouted, holding the laptop box over his head and waiving it ecstatically in front of his mother's face.
Tonks sighed at her son's obvious excitement.
"Go give it to dad and get changed. Dinner's getting cold."
Teddy didn't let his mother's indifference get the better of his happy mood.
"Come on," Vic said, bullying Teddy down the hall and towards the family room.
"Dad!" Teddy shouted and Remus on the couch, looked up from the book he was reading.
"GUESS WHAT?" Teddy shouted once more.
"You got the computer," his father replied casually.
"How'd you know that?" Vic asked from behind his friend and Remus gave the boys a smile, "I heard you the first time."
Teddy grinned before running up to his father, proudly displaying the laptop box and the game in its crisp new packaging.
"Got the game too I see," Remus observed as he opened the box on the couch and took out the shiny new laptop.
"YEAH!" All the boys shouted in unison and Remus gave a small smile.
"Let's set it up!" Teddy said, bouncing on the balls of his feet excitedly but Remus shook his head.
"You boys get ready for dinner before your mother goes in a rage," Remus said, waiving the boys out of the living room with a hand.
"Aww daaad," Teddy whined. "Can't we just set it up first?"
"Go."
With an obvious grumble Teddy stalked out of the living room with his friends to get changed and ready for dinner.
And by the time they had finished their night rituals and gone back into the living room, Teddy and his friends found the laptop all set up on a desk in the corner and Remus was fast asleep on the couch once more.
"How'd he do that?" Vic asked, rushing over and staring at the configured laptop like it was made of diamonds.
Teddy beamed, "Cuz he's my dad. Now come on. Put the game in Roy!"
Just because it's winter break doesn't mean I can garantee that I'll update more. I'll usually be at friends houses doing physics and english projects -_- But I'll try my best.
Review! It'd make my life a little bit happier (wow. I sound emo) :P
PS: SweatDeamon. I'm not actually pissed XD