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Chapter Ten Resemblance

Sirius starred at the young boy. Sirius felt as if we looking at a very young Remus Lupin. Seeing his friend's son standing before him brought tears to Sirius' eyes as he saw Remus in every inch of the boy. Teddy looked up at Hermione who smiled down at him and nodded her head. He let go of her hand and walked over to Sirius. He was nearly next to Sirius when he tripped over his own two feet and landed in a heap at Sirius' feet. As Sirius kneeled down to help the young boy, Ted looked up at him with a wolfish grin as his hair turned electric green. At that moment Sirius couldn't help but laugh. The young boy might look every bit as much as his father, but there was no doubt that he was his mother's son. He proved this further when Sirius helped him up and he began to talk.

"Wotcher! I'm Ted Remus Lupin. But everybody calls me Ted. I'm named after my grandfather and father. They're both dead now, as well as my mother and grandmother. But that's ok because I know that they look after me and are proud of me and I have mommy to look after me and love me. I also have a lot of aunts and uncles who love me to. I have a friend called Victoire. She's three years old and her mommy is gonna have a baby soon. I'm five years old and I hope that someday my mommy will have a baby too." Sirius looked up at Hermione, who was blushing at what Teddy was saying.

Sirius smirked, deciding to have a little fun at Hermione's expense.

"Would you now?"

Teddy looked up at him and flashed him a bright smile, one he hadn't seen on Remus' face in years.

"Oh, yes! I'd love it if my mommy had a baby. I've always wanted a baby brother and a baby sister. Do you think my mommy will have a baby soon?" Sirius laughed at the young child's bluntness, definitely seeing a bit of Nymphadora shining through. Before Sirius could reply Hermione had walked over to the two.

"Teddy, sweetheart. Why don't you go wash up for dinner, ok?" Teddy nodded and hugged Hermione's leg quickly and then ran towards the bathroom. Hermione turned to Sirius, still blushing madly.

"I'm so sorry! Ever since he found out that Fleur was pregnant he keeps asking me when he can have a baby sibling too."

"What do you tell him?"

"I tell him the truth. I don't honestly know if I'll every have a baby, so we'll have to wait and see." Sirius looked at Hermione strangely.

"Why? Don't you want kids?"

"What? Of course I do. I just don't know if anyone wants to have one with me." Sirius looked at Hermione as if she was mad.

"Who wouldn't want to have a baby with you?" Hermione looked at him as if he was the mad one.

"Are you crazy? Look at me? I'm a bossy, know it all bookworm with frizzy hair and no curves!" Sirius realised that Hermione honestly didn't see herself as she really was. Sirius stepped closer to Hermione and raised her chin so that she was looking him straight in the eyes.

"Hermione, I am looking at you and I don't see any of what you just said. You know what I see?" Hermione shook her head. She felt as if she had lost her voice as she starred into his clear grey eyes.

"I see a breathtakingly beautiful young woman, who has seen and done way too much in her young life. I see a confident, sexy and independent woman who would do anything to protect those she cares for. So don't let me ever hear you say such filthy lies again. Do I make myself clear?"

Hermione was lost in his eyes and only nodded before quietly whispering. "Crystal clear."

Sirius then realised how close they were. He looked down at Hermione's lovely face and realised that he could count the few freckles that graced her nose. As he moved his eyes from her nose to her lips he noticed how full and soft they looked. His raised his eyes to hers and immediately got lost in their warm depth. He felt drawn to the young witch and he couldn't help himself as he bent his head down a little closer to her lips. Hermione raised her head gently, realising how close their lips were to meeting when there was a sudden bang!

The two pulled apart quickly as if being pulled out of a dream. They didn't look at each other as they ran to investigate the noise. They found Teddy in the bathroom covered in a big fluffy towel that he had obviously pulled off the railing next to the sink. In doing so he knocked over the metal storage unit and had sent all the soaps and other toiletries flying.

"Ted! Are you alright hunny?" Hermione asked as she bent down to her son.

"I'm sorry mommy. I tired to be careful, honest I did, but everything went flying and…" Hermione picked up the small boy and carried him out of the bathroom. She waved her wand and the room fixed itself back into place.

"See hunny? Everything is as good as new!" Hermione soothed the young boy and Sirius could clearly see the deep and endless love Hermione possessed for the child and he knew that Remus and Tonks would be proud to know that their son was loved so much.

"Mommy, who's this man again?" Hermione turned to look at Sirius as she placed Ted into a chair in the kitchen.

"This man sweetie is Sirius Black. He was a very good friend of your mother and father's." Ted looked at Sirius and then asked him.

"How'd you know my mother and father?"

Sirius sat across from the young boy as Hermione waved her wand and dinner appeared before them.

"I went to school with your father. He was one of my best friends. Your mother and I are actually cousins." Ted smiled at that.

"So does that mean we're cousins?"

Sirius nodded. "Yes, I suppose it does. You look so much like your father Ted yet you act just like your mother. What colour of hair do you normally have?"

Ted thought for a moment before he closed his eyes and showed Sirius. Ted's hair became a sandy blond colour and he had amber eyes.

"I like this colour, because it's like my father's." Sirius nodded, with the hair and eye colour Ted certainly did look an awful lot like Remus. Ted appeared thoughtful while the trio ate dinner and every now and then he would look up at Sirius. Finally when dinner was done and Hermione stood to clear away all the dirty dishes Ted asked Sirius a question.

"Sirius? Were you dead?" Sirius looked at the young boy in shock and Hermione stiffened.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because your picture is on mommy's wall and only dead people are on mommy's wall. It's our way of honouring them in death, isn't that right mommy?" Ted looked at Hermione. Hermione nodded unsure how she and Sirius were going to deal with the questions he no doubt had for them.

Sirius nodded slowly at Teddy and he turned to Hermione, asking her silently if it was all right to continue. Hermione smiled sadly and nodded. Sirius turned to Teddy again and spoke.

"Yes son, I was what you could call dead. However, I never died. I was somehow trapped between the living and the dead."

Ted looked at Sirius and slowly asked him.

"If you came back does that mean my mother and father can come back?" Sirius looked at Hermione who had tears in her eyes. She knew this would be one of the questions he would ask. Sirius looked sadly at the young child and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but no they can't. I'm an exception and as much as I wish they could I'm afraid they can't come back." Sirius expected the child to cry or yell but he just nodded his head and was calm.

"That's ok. I guessed as much. It's ok really, I mean I have a wonderful mommy right here who takes care of me and who loves me!" Sirius smiled at the child. He was showing wisdom and maturity way beyond his years, highlighting that he is Remus' son. Ted got up of his seat and walked over to Hermione who gave him a warm hug and a loving kiss on his forehead.

"Mommy, can you and Sirius tuck me into bed tonight? Please?" Hermione laughed as he attempted to give her puppy eyes.

"Of course my love. Now off with you. Go and get ready while I talk with Sirius." Ted smiled and gave his mommy a quick kiss on the cheek before hurrying up to his room to get ready for bed.

"Well."

"Well."

Hermione and Sirius both didn't know what to say. Both were thinking about the almost incident earlier but didn't know how to breach the topic.

"I suppose we better hurry and go tuck him in before he gets all hyper on me and never goes to sleep." Hermione laughed as she led Sirius to the blue room he was in earlier. Ted was sitting up on his bed, a grey wolf sitting next to him. Sirius sat on the edge of the bed and reached for the toy.

"Now what's this here?"

"That's moony! He's a werewolf. Don't be afraid though, because werewolves aren't as bad as people believe them to be. People are just afraid of what they don't know or what they don't understand. Right mommy?" Ted looked to Hermione for approval and she smiled at him.

"That's right love. Now I believe it's time for you and moony to get some sleep." Hermione tucked Ted in and Sirius placed moony next to Ted who wrapped his arms around the toy. Hermione bent down and kissed Ted on the forehead whispering.

"Goodnight my love. Sweet dreams." Ted yawned and hugged moony closer as he said.

"Night mommy. Night Sirius. I love you both." Ted closed his eyes and was soon sleeping. Sirius sat there at shock at hearing the young child. He couldn't believe he said that he loved him. Hearing it warmed his heart and caused Sirius to smile brightly.

"Good night young moony." Sirius stood and left the room with Hermione. as they made their way into the living room Hermione noticed the sparkle in his grey eyes. She recognised that sparkle before, she had seen it many time in the Weasley twins.

"Oh no you don't Sirius."

Sirius turned to Hermione trying to look innocent.

"What?"

"I know that look. There is no way you are turning my son into a Marauder."

Sirius smirked at Hermione who just gave him a stern one that would make McGonagall proud.

"Hermione, I hate to break it to you. But with who his parents are? How can he be anything but a marauder?"

Hermione looked at Sirius and laughed. Sirius laughed to as they both thought of the young boy sleeping peacefully down the hall, imaging all sort of mischief and pranks he could be doing in the future.

After all, Sirius thought, he doesn't just have to resemble his parents.