Dear Dora,
It's easier writing a second letter. I'm not crying anymore, I think my tears are all dried up. I'm not sad either; I just feel really empty right now.
So…you named me after your dad, right? Gran told me, said he was a great man and that I would be one too. I'm not too sure about that, though. You were great, dad was great. Me? Not so much. I doubt I could ever do what you two did.
You know, Gran has a bunch of pictures of you around her house. She almost always has to point you out though; you have a different face in every picture. I inherited that from you, do you remember? Gran said I've been changing my hair color since I was born. I like blue, but I usually keep it sandy, like dad's was. It makes me feel closer to him.
I wish I could feel closer to you. But at the same time I don't.
On the day you died, you were supposed to be with me. You were supposed to stay out of trouble and make sure I was safe. Yeah, I know the stories. Grandma Andromeda told me everything. If you had just stayed out of the battle and watched over me like you were supposed to, I wouldn't be writing this stupid letter! But no, you had to go and join in, get yourself killed.
You chose to leave me behind. Did you really not care if you came back to me? You may have been an auror, but you're supposed to put your family before your job. I know you were worried for Remus, but no matter what, he would've died either way. If you had just stayed home, I might've been able to live a little more normally.
I haven't found it, but Harry's told me about this mirror, The Mirror of Erised. He said it shows us our hearts deepest desires. I want to find it, and sit in front of it for days on end. I know what I'll see. I'd see dad, just dad.
I'm sorry. You decided to leave.
Sincerely, Teddy Remus Lupin
Here's chapter two. Liked it? Loved it? Hated my interpretation of Teddy? Review please! :)