A/N: Thanks for reviewing the past chapter. I hope you continue to review the rest of the story at it goes along. Criticism is greatly appreciated and would really help out a lot.
I'm really new to this so I was hoping you'd help me about Teddy Lupin's development as a character. Am I too fast is his transactions? Is the kid I'm trying to portray a little too unrealistic? His feelings I mean? Thanks for all the comments! It really helps out a lot!
Rachel: I love seeing you in the middle of the night brining that coffee into my room. I know you're reading this right now. Thank you so much for the support.
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"Teddy!"
"Uncle Harry!" Five-year-old Teddy tore across the living room and practically pounced on Harry who was by the door. Fortunately, Harry managed to balance himself before he fell backwards. "I thought you'd never come!" he exclaimed.
Harry laughed. "A promise is a promise," he said. He carried Teddy to the kitchen where he found Andromeda making tea. "I'm sorry to drop by so late. The meeting I had ended later than I thought it would," he said apologetically.
Andromeda smiled at him. "Oh it's nothing to be sorry about, Harry," she said. "Go on to the living room and have a seat. I'll be right out with the tea." She looked at Teddy's very jovial look at the sight of his godfather. He's always this happy when Harry comes around to visit him. Harry had not yet failed to do so once a week.
Teddy slipped down from Harry's arms and pulled him to the living room. "Look what I can do," he said. Harry followed behind him. Teddy climbed onto the couch and stood on it. "Granma is very proud of me now. One," he began counting, "two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!" Teddy jumped up and down excitedly. "See? See? See?"
"Ted Lupin!" scolded Andromeda when he spotted him. "Get down from that couch. Look what you've done to it. I had just made it spotless clean this morning." Indeed the couch was now very soiled because of Teddy's sneakers.
Teddy jumped down. "Sorry…" he said. He looked at Harry. "Uncle Harry, will you be the one to tuck me in tonight?" he asked. Harry looked at his watch. It was indeed late and Ginny would be upset if he missed dinner, but he couldn't resist Teddy. He nodded. Teddy jumped for joy. "Uncle Harry's going to tuck me in! Uncle Harry's going to tuck me in!"
"Why don't we play a game first before I tuck you in tonight?" suggested Harry after tea when Teddy led him to the bedroom. Teddy nodded and pulled his hand even harder. Harry laughed. "I won't go anywhere, Ted!" he said.
Harry watched Harry as he began collecting toys he wanted to play with. Teddy took out his Hogwarts Express model train. He rummaged his toy chest and pulled out a teddy bear. Teddy stumbled across the room and grabbed his wolf stuff-toy named Moony (Harry named it because he was the one who gave it to Teddy when Teddy was just one).
Teddy walked over to Harry. "I'm going t Hogwarts," he explained. Harry tilted his head. "That's Mummy," he said, pointing to the teddy bear. Harry slowly figured out where this was getting to. "This is Daddy," Teddy said, holding up the wolf stuff-toy. "They're going to see me off the Hogwarts express because I'm eleven now."
As Harry played with Teddy, he wondered if Teddy knew that his father was werewolf. Teddy animatedly made a story of how his parents would take him to Diagon Alley and buys him his first wand then sees him off at King's Cross when September first comes along.
"It's time to go to bed," said Harry, ending the game. He set aside the teddy bear and carried Teddy to the bed. Harry looked at Teddy, who was smiling. It broke his heart knowing that neither Remus nor Nymphadora couldn't do this for Teddy, although he understands how much they love Teddy. Harry sat on the bed and stroked Teddy's hair. "Now you have sleep dreams," he whispered, pulling up Teddy's blanket to his chin.
Teddy's sleepy eyes began to close. As Harry stood up, Teddy said, "Uncle Harry, can you tell me a story about Daddy again?" he asked. Harry looked at him. "Granma doesn't know too much about Daddy like you do," Teddy added.
Harry sat back down on his bed. "You really should go to sleep right now," he whispered. Teddy looked a little stubborn. Harry sighed. "All right, just one." He thought for a moment, and then smiled. "We met your dad in a very strange way. Your dad was sleeping then. Me, Uncle Ron, and Aunt Hermione had not where else to sit so we found a compartment that he was in and decided to sit there. Suddenly, I began having trouble. It was your dad who saved me, and at the end, gave me some chocolate so I'd feel well. Your dad was one of the bravest men I ever knew."
Teddy had fallen asleep before Harry ended the story. Harry smiled and stroked his hair one last time before getting up and leaving the room. He met Andromeda on his way down from Teddy's bedroom.
"He asked for a story again?" asked Andromeda. Harry nodded. Andromeda sighed. "Sometimes I don't know what to tell him anymore. He asks for too many stories about his parents that I've somehow strained them all and told him almost everything a child his age could understand."
Harry just smiled. "Don't worry, Teddy enjoys it even if he hears them over and over again." He looked at the picture of Mr. and Mrs. Lupin that hung on the living room wall. "His picture of his parents' will never fade if those memories given to him are carved right into his mind. He'll be able to cope with it and slowly understand his situation," he assured Andromeda. "I have to be on my way now," he said and Apparated away.
Andromeda went to see Teddy. He always had a very adorable sleeping face. Although he was very young, Andromeda knew that Teddy knows how different he is. Being a metamorphagus, Teddy changes his hair color every once in a while, but this wasn't the reason the neighbors didn't want to mix with him. They knew about his father, Remus Lupin, to be a werewolf and they're afraid that Teddy is one as well so they do not let their children play with him.
Teddy doesn't talk to about this though. He finds fun on his own chasing the butterflies. Many times Andromeda found him alone in the park, but he seemed to be contented with the swings without anyone with him.
Andromeda knew that she will never learn what Teddy truly feels. Since he was able to walk and talk, all Teddy would do was smile and laugh. He rarely complains that he is bored. Andromeda is happy at the same time worried what Teddy is really harboring inside of him. But for now, maybe it's best for him to keep that adorable smiling face as he sleeps, or so Andromeda thinks so.
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A/N: There you go for the second chapter. Thanks for all the support! I hope to see you at the next chapter and please review if this one is good or bad. Thank you.
