Teddy Lupin was playing Quidditch with his friend Victorie at 4 in the morning. No one minded that Teddy was out because it was a full moon, which made him extremely restless. Victorie had snuck out to help him feel better. Their cries of laughter rang out across the Quidditch field. Teddy was trying to score through the large hoops with the quaffle while Victorie was trying to defend them. Believe it or not, as talented as Teddy was at playing chaser, Victorie was also quite a talented little keeper. That and the fact that the pretty 14 year old is quite almost worshipped by the good looking most-of-the-time-turquoise-haired-but-tonight-brunette-haired-like-it-always-is-on-a-full-moon 15-soon-to-be-16-year old. He can barely concentrate with her around.
It was going great; they were having lots of fun, Teddy threw the ball towards the hoop, scoring quite a few points, but Victorie was blocking quite a few of the quaffles herself .
"Your pretty good, Vic," He told her when they were safely on the ground,
"Oh don't worry Teddy-Bear; I know, It's you we need to work on,"
Teddy laughed and he blushed, if his hair was coloured like it normally is, then it would probably take on a pinkish hue.
"Thanks Vic, glad to see that your tongue is still sharp,"
She rolled her light blue eyes and smiled,
"Ha-ha, very funny, at least I have a functional brain underneath my hair, unlike someone I know who has a head only full of Turquoise and hot air,"
He grinned wolfishly,
"Oh that's it, you're gonna get it now,"
With a high pitched squeal, Victorie kicked hard off the grass and flew up into the air with Teddy in close pursuit. They flew around giggling and laughing for a while, but then the happiness disappeared.
It disappeared when Tonks came running outside and skidded to a halt directly underneath the two kids on broomsticks.
"TEDDY! COME DOWN! NOW!"
His broom stopped moving and his head snapped to the panicked tone of his mother. Her normally pink hair was flashing different colours. She caught sight of a slightly frightened Victorie and shouted,
"VICTORIE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? GO HOME! TEDDY COME DOWN NOW! I'M NOT JOKING! NOW!"
Teddy flew down with Victorie. She looked absolutely terrified. Tonks was never this angry or urgent. She'd never shouted at Victorie before, they'd always gotten along well.
Teddy looked apologetically at Vic,
"Vic, go home," She nodded tearfully and ran off towards a little cottage just over the hill.
"Mum? What's up?"
Tonks didn't answer; she just grabbed her eldest son's arm and dragged him inside.
"Mum? Speak to me!"
She ignored him again and picked up her squirming 7 year old daughter while still holding her son tightly.
"Mum? What's happened?"
Ignored again. She just dragged them both towards the fireplace, while muttering about not being able to apparate in this state of mind.
She grabbed some floo powder and shouted,
"Kettlewood House!"
Teddy opened his shut eyes and coughed to see his grandma standing there waiting for them.
She nodded at Tonks and threw her arms out to be passed the younger, protesting 8 year-old Andromeda. Tonks practically tossed her to her mother.
Teddy was still confused,
"Mum? Is it dad? Please tell me!"
She just grabbed his arm again and pulled him back to the fireplace.
"St. Mungos!" She shouted.
Teddy opened his eyes when they arrived and half groaned- half shouted and ripped his arm from his mother's shaking grip.
"MUM! ANSWER ME!" He took a deep breath and said in a more even voice, "Why are we here?"
She spun around and practically growled at him. He was taken aback with what he saw, this was the first time that he'd looked at him mother properly that evening.
She had tear tracks down her face and there were more tears swimming in her eyes, threatening to spill. Her lips were trembling and her hair was a mousy brown. She gathered her bearings slightly, and mumbled to herself,
'God, I wish Remus was here right now,"
Teddy walked up to his mother and shook her shoulders,
"Mum, please tell me, I need to know,"
She was shaken out of her thoughts and just said,
"I'll show you,"
She practically ran to the receptionist,
"Err, Aurora Lupin,"
"Room 408,"
"Thank you,"
She sprinted down the hallways and Teddy had to make huge strides to keep up with her. Tonks stopped at the door labelled '408'.
She turned to Teddy,
"Ted, brace yourself,"
Without further warning, she flung the door open and ran immediately to the bed side.
The sight he saw was far worse than he imagined.
There, in the bed, was his little sister, his 10 year old, innocent, bubbly, cheeky little sister.
"Rory," He whispered. He dropped to his knees next to her.
She was unconscious and her face was covered in some ugly scratches and blood. She looked so small in comparison to the huge bed that she was laying on.
Tonks shuffled on her knees so she was right next Teddy, she snaked her arm protectively around his shoulder and pulled him closer to her,
"She was attacked by Fenir Greyback, the werewolf. We think that he wanted revenge on your father,"
Teddy's eyes which were previously swimming in tears were now hard and angry,
"Where is the Bastard?"
Tonks gasped slightly,
"Teddy!"
"No, Fenir Greyback may be the one who hurt her, but Dad was the cause for it. It's his fault that my little sister could be dying,"
"Teddy don't say things like that, your father does nothing but protect us all, and Aurora is NOT dying, how DARE YOU SAY THAT!"
Teddy realised his mistake, he just argued with his mother on something that was so important to her.
Nymphadora Tonks-Lupin wanted, no needed her son to support her when her husband couldn't. But even he failed his mother.
"Mum, I'm sor-"
She wouldn't take her eyes off her daughter's face,
"Theodore, go wait outside,"
He didn't question her authority, he just got up, and made his way towards the door. Just before he left, he heard his mother sob,
"My baby, my beautiful baby,"
Teddy couldn't stand it anymore, he collapsed onto a chair outside the room and started crying uncontrollably, his body wracked with sobs.
Later that day, Teddy woke up with a crick in his neck. There was light outside the windows, so he sat up straighter in the uncomfortable chair he was in.
It can't have been much later because Remus Lupin only just limped around the corner. Teddy regarded him stonily, he'd obviously just transformed back, he moved like every move hurt, had a pale face and dark circles underneath his eyes.
"Teddy, what happened?"
"Go in and find out," His tone was icy and his hair was red.
Remus took one more look at his son and ran/limped into the small hospital room.
Teddy just heard a cry of sorrow and anger from his father before the door swung shut.
So sad and depressing… x
