Just when it seemed like I wouldn't make it… here it is!

This fic was written in response to the Forum Wide Competition. This week's challenge consists in choosing two characters and writing a fic where the two of them appear. But at least one of the characters must be on my house, in this case Hufflepuff. And for the sake of both the competition and this fic Teddy Lupin will be my Hufflepuff character featuring our dear Harry Potter! =D amongst others.

Big, Big thanks, to J.K.R. obviously for providing us Harry Potter :D and to Ariana Ethaitriusfor being my amazing Beta ^-^

~Little mystery Box~
-Overprotective-

"Scorpius Malfoy?" Asked the blue haired wizard in bewilderment.

"Yup." The man sitting next to him agreed, in resignation. "They're roommates, so it really is no surprise they ended up being friends." Harry added, seeing as his Godson still couldn't believe it.

"Yeah, but… Scorpius Malfoy? I mean, seriously, with all the stories you and Uncle Ron tell one would think he would avoid him as much as possible." Said Teddy Lupin slightly less shocked than before but still looking suspiciously at the blonde boy that was running in the garden happily next to two other kids that looked around his age.

The two men were sitting in a very large-looking sofa in the living room of the Potter manor. They were both facing to the garden now watching as two eleven year old boys and a ten year old girl were playing quite happily outside.

"Well, you know Al…" the oldest man began.

"Yeah, he's always been a little weird." Agreed Teddy as he shrugged his shoulders almost lazily, as he was not really paying attention to his godfather.

"Teddy!" Ginny Potter tells him off from his back.

The blue haired wizard seemed surprised to be told off for which he looked up quickly, only to find his Aunt Ginny coming out of the kitchen and making her way to sit next to her husband. Realizing what he was being told off about. The blue haired man stared at his godfather as if waiting for him to agree with what he had just said. The said man only sighed without being able to hold a little smile down.

"Well, he's always been… different." Harry finally agreed.

"It's not like I don't love him and all that stuff, but you've got to admit his obsession with cinnamon bubble-gum is just not normal, Uncle Harry..." Added the youngest man with his gaze still fixed on the garden.

At this statement Harry couldn't help his laughter and not even Ginny could help a little smile as she sat next to her husband. Teddy smiled a little as well but he wasn't paying much attention to the conversation as his gaze was fixed upon the blonde who was now talking –or more like listening- to the only daughter of the Potters.

"He seems to be pretty friendly with Lily." Said the metamorphmagus and his hair seemed to darken a few shades.

"Yeah, they're getting along pretty well." Said a cautious Harry as he noticed the anger arising in his godson. "Nothing to worry about though." He added noticing his previous statement hadn't soothed the man at all. If anything, he seemed even more infuriated by now.

"I don't want him anywhere near Lily..." He stated as if the fact that he had said it out loud would make his wish come true.

"Well, it seems like he's going to be spending quite a long time over here and you know Lily is always thrilled by the idea of making new friends, let alone if those said friends can provide her any kind of information respecting Hogwarts." said the oldest man smiling tenderly as he thought of how eager his only daughter was to start her education in the famous wizardry and witchcraft school.

"Yeah, well, we'll have to do something, I won't admit that boy any near my Lils..." Said Teddy already thinking of all the possible ways he could torture the blonde boy without getting caught.

"Excuse me?" Said Harry jokingly offended, but truth was that he was actually enjoying himself. "Your Lils? Last time I checked she was still my daughter." he added ironically.

Teddy Lupin was staring deeply at the three smiling kids in the garden when he heard this statement, he turned to his Godfather -so quickly it was a surprise his neck didn't snap- and then sent him a shocked look as if he had grown a second head.

"Whoever said she wasn't?" he finally asked a little flustered.

Both adults laughed under their breaths.

"What's so funny?" Asked the young man not understanding one bit of what was going on with his aunt and uncle.

"For a Hufflepuff fellow you are really over protective, Teddy." Said Ginny mildly amused by the man's behavior her husband nodded in agreement.

As all response the boy just stared at them firmly, blinking more times than a normal person would.

"Overprotective…?" Finally asked the blue haired man, slowly seeming as he didn't really understand the meaning of that word. "I'm not being overprotective!" He then continued lively "Lily is a perfectly amazing girl and he's a perfect jerk -that much is obvious- and we all know that if they hang together so much he'll end up falling for her and then break his heart and then I'll
break his bones, so I am not being overprotective, I'm just anticipating the facts. If I'll end up doing it anyways, I may as well do it now that no heart has been broken yet." If there had been any trace of sarcasm or irony in his voice both adults may have had found this rather funny.

But as there wasn't whatsoever both parents were now potentially worried for the safety of their son's friend. Ginny and Harry shared a worried look and just as Teddy started rambling about all the ways he could avoid Azkaban Ginny leaned over her husband.

"Isn't he supposed to be all nice and friendly?" She asked in a very low voice. Harry's eyes seemed like they may pop out any second as he stared deeply at his Godson.

"And then I could use the same spoon to take his…" He murmured under his breath shakily with devious eyes but -luckily- Harry didn't find out what it was that he was going to use the said spoon for as a very disheveled Lily Potter rushed inside the house and sheltered herself in his arms.

"Lily, Honey, what's wrong?" Asked Harry concerned, as he gently caressed one of the girl's hair braid.

Suddenly coming out of his mad-like state Teddy turned to the little red haired girl, with worried eyes and he moved closer to her. Ginny also moved closer to the girl not without sending a glance towards the two eleven year olds that were now walking towards them with perplexed expressions upon their faces.

"Lily, what's wrong?" Asked the blue haired wizard tenderly.

The little girl sobbed a few times, before taking her face away from her father's chest. Then she pointed out at the two boys.

"They were picking on me..." She whined, a tear running down her cheek.

"That's not true!" Protested both boys at once.

At this statement Teddy took his gaze away from the girl and sent Scorpius a murderous look.

"They told me I can't play with them and told me that I was silly and weak." Said Lily in a rush when she noticed all the looks were settled on the two boys.

"We didn't say that!" Replied Albus angrily as he sent his younger sister a shocked look.

"You did!" She cried out.

"Guys, why won't you let Lily play with you?" Harry asked earnestly. Teddy just kept staring at the blonde.

Both boys shared a look before turning to glare at the girl that was hugging her dad tightly.

"We didn't-" They started to reply in unison again and Harry sent them a stern look.

"Let her play."

Both kids opened their mouths to complain but fell silent and nodded.

As the three kids walked away to the garden again Teddy could have sworn he saw Lily stick her tongue out at the two boys.

Xxxx

What do you think?

Personally I could have liked it more but it's better than nothing.

Go Hufflepuff! ^-^

Gii~~~