'Teddy' … Chapter 4 – Remus

The rest of the day passed quickly. But by the time dinner started in the Great Hall, Teddy's bag was weighed down considerably more than when he picked it up that morning due to the homework he had been given that day. McGonagall had given them ten inches of parchment to write about a switching charm, something they had done previously but still found difficult.

Dinner wasn't very enjoyable either. Dewey was in a bad mood since his Arithmancy lesson. He was hoping to become a healer for St Mungo's for which you had to take Arithmancy, but the truth was that he was awful at it. But still, Teddy was looking forward to tomorrow as he had double Defence Against the Dark Arts first!

"Got double Defence Against the Dark Arts tomorrow!" said Teddy trying to cheer Dewey up. This was the only class they had together as nearly the whole of his year had taken it.

Dewey grunted and started playing with the food on his plate.

Then James said, "Oh, lighten up Dewey. It's not the end of the..."

But the rest of his sentence was lost as two fourth year boys (Teddy guessed) interrupted.

"When are the quidditch trials?" demanded the boy on the right to Teddy. He had completely forgotten that he had been made quidditch captain. His badge had come in the post during the summer and had stayed locked in his trunk since.

"Um, well, I haven't decided yet but they'll be soon. OK?"

The boy on the left gave him an evil glare and said, "I wonder why they put you in charge? I think I'd be better as quidditch captain than you. Your obviously not very organised and..." Teddy had just used a silencing charm on him stop him from talking.

"I'll sort it, OK? And if you don't like it, go and take it out with Professor Sprout, she's over there! Or are the two little boys to scared of her?" he said putting on a mock babyish voice. The two boys stalked away conversing in quiet whispers and sat back down at the Hufflepuff table.

"Why do the younger ones always think they're better than you?" Dewey muttered, he seemed to be in a better mood now. Teddy had no idea why but he was laughing and joking with them all the way back to their dormitory until they fell into a sweet sleep about quidditch and potions!

The night passed quickly. By the time Teddy woke up, the autumn light was shining through the small gap in the hangings of his four poster bed. The thin beam of light was just enough to check his watch. It was seven o'clock. Teddy wasn't in any mood to go back to sleep, so he decided to take a walk before going down to breakfast.

He dressed and made his way through the winding passageways, out of the tall barrel-top shaped gap in the wall and up into the entrance hall. It was surprising quiet so early in the morning. He checked his watch again and saw that it had been a quarter of an hour. He started to walk up the marble staircase, stopping here and there to talk to the paintings which surrounded the walls. He kept walking until, without meaning to stopping at Trelawney's classroom at the top of one of the towers.

Teddy had taken divination in his third year and had carried it on until he could drop it in his fifth year. Trelawney had always liked him. She seemed to always be predicting his future saying that he would do this or that, but she was hardly ever right.

"Hello my dear," came a dreamy voice from behind him. Trelawney was standing behind him holding some, what looked like, herbs.

"Oh, hello Professor!" said Teddy taking in her eccentric look. She was wearing three shawls (the one on top was green, underneath that was light blue and the bottom one was a maroon colour), a long dark purple dress underneath the shawls and her usual big spectacles.

"Teddy. I have missed you in my lessons. You have not been there to be my example. Even now I can tell what you need to know, that you will be happy if you want to be, yet you do not want to be happy with the love you have so long wanted. Your future is odd, yet clear. Watch your step Teddy. You may just be in the wrong place at the wrong time."

And she climbed up the silver ladder and out of sight. Teddy pondered her words and found something he must do. He walked very fast, almost at a run to the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. He stood outside the portrait and waited.

He heard a group of girls giggling and then the portrait swung open.

Victoire was with a group of her friends but Teddy was determined to do this. He stepped out and kissed her and as their lips broke apart, he said "I love you."